高中英語閱讀理解練習100篇 Power failure

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New York, 10 November 5:27 pm, yesterday. Biggest power failure in the city's history.

Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and 22nd floors of the Empire State Building. "There were twelve of us. But no one panicked. We passed the time telling stories and playing word games. One man wanted to smoke but we didn't let him. Firemen finally got us out."

"It was the best night we've ever had," said Angela Carraro, who runs an Italian restaurant on 42nd Street. "We had lots of candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles on their trays. The place was full and all night, in fact, for after we had closed, we let the people stay on and spend the night here."

The zoos had their problems like everyone else. Keepers worked through the night. They used blankets to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm. While zoos had problems keeping warm, supermarkets had problems keeping cool. "All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted," said the manger of a store in downtown Manhattan. "They were worth $50,000."

The big electric clock in the lobby(大廳) of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started ticking (滴答) again at 5:25 this morning. It was almost on time.

1.Throughout the period of darkness, Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were ________.
A. nervous B. excited C. calm D. frightened

2. In what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro?
A. She had a taste of adventure.
B. Burning candles brightened the place.
C. Business was better than usual.
D. Many people stayed the night in her restaurant.

3. How long did the power failure last?
A. Nearly 12 hours. B. More than 12 hours.
C. Nearly 24 hours. D. More than 24 hours.

閱讀答案

1. C。文中提及 Martin Saltzman 以及其他11人被困在帝國大廈21層至22層之間的電梯里，他們無一人感到驚慌，通過講故事、做文字游戲來打發(fā)時光，故應選C。

2. C。文中提及 Angela Carraro 在42層開了一家餐館，停電時餐桌上點燃了許多蠟燭，侍者們用托盤支起蠟燭，餐廳滿員(the place was full)，故應選C。

3. A。文章引語中提及下午5點27分停電，至次日早晨5點25分曼哈頓鬧市中心的一家旅館大廳的電子鐘開始發(fā)出滴答聲，并調(diào)侃說大鐘幾乎準時，故應選A。