题文
Poor weather. Technical difficulties. These are some of the typical causes of cancelled trains and planes. But sometimes, the excuse can be a lot more trivial.Just recently, passengers waiting for a train to Peterborough heard the following announcement, “For reasons beyond our control, we regret to inform passengers that the 13:46 Train to Peterborough has been cancelled. The next train will be arriving on Platform in approximately 36 minutes.”
Oh, well, another delayed train, thought most passengers. But a couple of them decided to enquire further. Incredibly, they were informed that the real reason for the non-arrival of the train was that the driver refused to do his job because his seat was wet.
“A wet seat? That’s got to be a joke,” said one passenger angrily. “I wouldn’t normally complain if the train is just a bit delayed, but this was unbelievable, ” he added. “What really made me angry is that this driver refused to get in the train,” said another passenger. “He probably went off for a cup of tea after that!” she added.
A spokesperson for the rail company apologized for the incident, but said the driver couldn’t sit on the damp seat, and wouldn’t be able to drive the train standing up. The spokesperson went on to explain that the seat had become wet after water entered through an open window when the train was being cleaned in a “train wash”
In another transport-related incident, a flight from Chicago to Frankfurt made an emergency landing in Canada after the pilot spilled his coffee. Apparently, the spilt liquid caused the plane’s radio to send out “transponder code 7500”, which is used to inform ground control that there’s been a hi-jacking (劫机). After landing in Toronto, the 255 passengers crew members were put up in a hotel for the night, then flown on to Frankfurt the following afternoon. “What a disgusting trip!” said one tired passenger after the painful experience had ended.
So, does your job have the potential to cause such disorder?
小题1:Why did the driver of the train refused to do his job?A．His seat was damp.B．His pay was lowC．The weather was terribleD．His coffee was spilled小题2:The underlined word “trivial” in Paragraph 1 means “____”.A．dampB．unimportantC．emergentD．convincing小题3:The flight made an emergency landing in Canada because “_______”.A．the plane was hijackedB．the plane engines went wrongC．the pilot ran out of coffeeD．the plane’s radio sent out a wrong signal小题4:Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A．Wet seat, Canceled Train!B．Spilled Coffee, Emergency Landing!C．Small Incident, Big Disruptions! D．Innocent Driver, Angry Passengers! 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
恶劣的天气、技术原因，这些是火车车次、飞机航班被取消的经典理由。但有时候，取消车次或航班的理由也未免太牵强了。
小题1:根据第三段“the real reason for the non-arrival of the train was that the driver refused to do his job because his seat was wet”可知，火车司机罢工的原因是司机座位是湿的。根据第五段“couldn’t sit on the damp seat”可知，damp与wet同义。故选A。
小题2:根据第一段“Poor weather. Technical difficulties...But sometimes...”和第三段“because his seat was wet”可知，除了天气、技术上的原因，有时候，延误或取消的原因是微不足道的，从第三段的例子也能看出。故选B。
小题3:根据倒数第二段“the spilt liquid caused the plane’s radio to send out “transponder code 7500”, which is used to inform ground control that there’s been a hi-jacking (劫机)”可知，洒出来的咖啡导致飞机的无线电发出错误的信号。故选D。
小题4:A、B只是众多例子中的两个，太过片面；D项“司机无辜 乘客发怒”是不正确的总结，火车司机仅仅因为座位是湿的就拒绝开车，是不负责任的行为。故选C。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Poor weather. Techni.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
