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Thirty years ago I worked in a company. My job was to sell the cars. I was young and strong and I had been to most parts of the world and I spent one fifth of my time in the trains or planes. I liked such a life and sometimes I called myself "traveler".
But one day I got into trouble. It was a cold morning. It blew heavily and the ground was covered with thick snow outside. I was still in bed though it was nine. I finished a long journey the day before and decided to have a good rest. Suddenly the telephone rang and my manager told me to fly to New York to take part in an important meeting. I had to get up and after a quick breakfast I hurried to the airport. The taxi went slowly and I missed the first flight. I had to take the next one. It meant I would wait for nearly five hours in the waiting-room. But five hours later a passenger said the information showed there was a bomb (炸弹) in our plane and the policemen were looking for it. And another five hours passed and most passengers lost their patience before we were allowed to get on the plane. At the entrance each passenger and their baggage (行李) had to be examined. A young man who seemed a soldier shouted at the policemen at the entrance, "If I had a gun in my baggage, I would shoot you two hours ago!"
1. The writer called himself “traveler” because he ________ .
A. sold cars for his company
B. liked trains and planes
C. travelled to many parts of the world
D. liked travelling in foreign countries
2. The taxi went slowly because _________ .
A. there was much snow on the road
B. it was very cold that morning
C. the driver didn’t know he would fly to New York
D. the manager told him not to hurry
3. He spent nearly _______ hours in the waiting-room that day .
A. five B. seven
C. eight D. ten
4. The young man became angry because he ________．
A. wouldn't be examined
B. had a gun in his baggage
C. waited for a long time at the airport
D. hated the policemen at the entrance
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。作者的工作是卖车，他一直在世界各地奔波，所以他称自己为“旅行者”。接下来，作者在文中介绍了一次出差在机场的经历。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段I had been to most parts of the world and I spent one fifth of my time in the trains or planes.一句可知作者去过世界上大部分地区，并且五分之一的时间是在火车或飞机上度过的，所以他称自己为“旅行者”。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段It blew heavily and the ground was covered with thick snow outside.一句可知当时刮着大风并且地上的积雪很厚。因此可以得出出租车行驶缓慢的原因在于路上积雪太多，故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段It meant I would wait for nearly five hours in the waiting-room.和And another five hours passed and most passengers lost their patience before we were allowed to get on the plane.两句可知作者在候机室等待了至少十个小时。故选D。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。文中提到most passengers lost their patience before we were allowed to get on the plane.登机前大部分乘客失去了耐心。因此可以推断出这个年轻人是由于候机时间太长而发怒的。故选C。
