Question

Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.
　　One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.
　　On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(電梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.
　　There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.
　　Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."
小題1:Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.

A．interesting

B．terrible

C．happy

D．unhappy

小題2:Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.

A．about twenty hours	B．nearly two days
C．one week	D．more than sixty hours

小題3:When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____.

A．was cold, weak, hungry and tired

B．wouldn't work there any more

C．said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

D．went home at once

小題4:Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____.

A．it was broken	B．it was the weekend
C．it was in an office	D．it was a holiday

小題5:In the lift, there was_________.

A．water

B．beer

C．telephone

D．nothing

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇短文描述了發生在英國的一個故事。格雷厄姆科茨在一個假日期間被困在了電梯里面，不吃不喝，度過了兩天，直到同事們上班來才出來。
小題1:根據第二段One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates.描述,可知選B.
小題2:根據第三段　On Saturday, May 24, 1986,……No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.及下文描述，可知他一直從周六呆到下周二，故選D。
小題3:根據短文描述，一個不吃不喝兩天的人，只能是又冷又弱，饑餓又困乏。故選A。
小題4:根據Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England.描述，可知選D。
小題5:根據短文第四段描述，電梯里面什么也沒有。故選D。
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