2014 届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解 <br />1.Poor weather. Technical difficulties. These are some of the typical causes of <br />cancelled trains and planes. But sometimes, the excuse can be a lot more trivial. <br />Just recently, passengers waiting for a train to Peterborough heard the following <br />announcement, “For reasons beyond our control, we regret to inform passengers <br />that the 13:46 Train to Peterborough has been cancelled. The next train will be <br />arriving on Platform in approximately 36 minutes.” <br />Oh, well, another delayed train, thought most passengers. But a couple of them <br />decided to enquire further. Incredibly, they were informed that the real reason for <br />the non-arrival of the train was that the driver refused to do his job because his seat <br />was wet. <br />“A wet seat? That’s got to be a joke,” said one passenger angrily. “I wouldn’t <br />normally complain if the train is just a bit delayed, but this was unbelievable, ” he <br />added. “What really made me angry is that this driver refused to get in the train,” <br />said another passenger. “He probably went off for a cup of tea after that!” she <br />added. <br />A spokesperson for the rail company apologized for the incident, but said the <br />driver couldn’t sit on the damp seat, and wouldn’t be able to drive the train standing <br />up. The spokesperson went on to explain that the seat had become wet after water <br />entered through an open window when the train was being cleaned in a “train <br />wash” <br />In another transport-related incident, a flight from Chicago to Frankfurt made an <br />emergency landing in Canada after the pilot spilled his coffee. Apparently, the spilt <br />liquid caused the plane’s radio to send out “transponder code 7500”, which is used <br />to inform ground control that there’s been a hi-jacking ( 劫 机 ). After landing in <br />Toronto, the 255 passengers crew members were put up in a hotel for the night, <br />then flown on to Frankfurt the following afternoon. “What a disgusting trip!” said <br />one tired passenger after the painful experience had ended. <br />So, does your job have the potential to cause such disorder? <br />67. Why did the driver of the train refused to do his job? <br />A. His seat was damp. B. His pay was low <br />C. The weather was terrible D. His coffee was spilled <br />68. The underlined word “trivial” in Paragraph 1 means “____”. <br />A. damp B. unimportant C. emergent D. convincing <br />69. The flight made an emergency landing in Canada because “__”. <br />A. the plane was hijacked B. the plane engines went wrong <br />C. the pilot ran out of coffee D. the plane’s radio sent out a wrong signal <br />70. Which of t...
