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　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."

1.Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.

A．interesting

B．terrible

C．happy

D．unhappy

2.Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.

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

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

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

5. In the lift, there was_________.

A．water

B．beer

C．telephone

D．nothing

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B    

2.D   

3.A  

4.D      

5.D

【解析】

1.根據第一段第三句Others think it is terrible.可知

2.根據“On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work.”和 “No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.”可知在電梯里呆了六十多小時。

3.根據With nothing to eat or drink,可知他又餓又渴。

4.根據Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England。可知。

5.電梯里什么也沒有。