Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet fighter pilot in Viet Nam. After 75 missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb parachuted down into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison.
One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man from another table came up and said “You’re Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Viet Nam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!”
“How in the world did you know that?” asked Plumb.
“I packed your parachute,” the man replied. “I guess it worked”. Plumb assured him, “It sure did. If your chute（降落傘） hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t be here today.”
Plumb couldn’t sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, “I kept wondering what he looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat, a bib in the back, and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said ‘Good morning. How are you?’ or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was ‘just a sailor’”.
Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds(傘罩) and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn’t know.
Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes.
小題1:Why didn’t Plumb say hello to the sailor each time he passed him on the Kitty Hawk?
A．He thought the sailor was just an unimportant man.
B．He didn’t like him at that time.
C．He was very busy then.
D．He didn’t know him well then.
小題2: What did the sailor do on the Kitty Hawk at the Viet Nam War?
A．weaved clothes for the pilots.B．repaired the wooden table in the ship.
C．helped the jets start.D．packed the parachutes for the fighter pilots.
小題3: What does the writer think we should do?
A．We should help each other if they are in trouble.
B．We shouldn’t look down upon the sailors.
C．We should be thankful to others’ help.
D．We should be honest to our friends.
小題4: Which is the best title for the passage?
A．A story about a sailor.B．Who pack your parachutes?
C．Don’t forget your past!D．Never forget your friends!

小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:B

小題1:推理題：從第五段的句子：‘Good morning. How are you?’ or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was ‘just a sailor’”.可知Plumb認(rèn)為水手是不重要的人。選A。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：“I packed your parachute,” the man replied.可知這個水手是折疊降落傘的。選D
小題1:推理題：從最后一段的句子：We may fail to say hello, please, thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason.可知作者認(rèn)為應(yīng)該對幫助過的人表示感謝。選C
小題1:文章最后一段點題：As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes.選B。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

In 1987, while serving as the public affairs officer at Fort Bragg, I would frequently visit the local high schools to speak to the students about the Army. As a lieutenant colonel(中校), I found it particularly rewarding to talk with the teenagers about the benefits of military service, if only for a few years of their lives.
During one of these visits, I reported to the secretary in the principal’s office to let her know that I was here for the third-period class. I was a little surprised when she told me. “The principal would like to see you before you go to the class.”
As I entered his office, I was greeted by a gentleman who appeared to be in his late thirties, and he welcomed me with a smile and a handshake. “You don’t remember me, do you?” he said.
I looked closely at the face again and could not recall where we may have met before.
“You were my company commander in basic training at Fort Jackson in 1970,” the principal said.
“Let me help you out,” he suggested. “You gave me a three-day pass to go home and see my newborn baby.” I immediately remembered the incident!
“Yes,” I said. “I remember now.” It was the only three-day pass I had issued because the soldiers were on their way to Vietnam immediately after they finished training. But I knew if I did not let him go home to see his son and something happened to him, I would regret denying the opportunity he had to be with his family.
“Come on, Colonel. I’d like to introduce you to ‘the baby’. He’s in your third-period class. By letting me go see him, you gave me a reason to stay focused and to come home safe from that war. Thank you , sir.”
It was the most rewarding class I had ever given, and I had no problem in telling the students about the bonds of friendship and the values that Army life can provide…and that can last a lifetime.
小題1: In the writer’s opinion, talking to teens about the Army is       .
A．a(chǎn) forced taskB．a(chǎn) pleasant thing
C．a(chǎn)n unavoidable dutyD．a(chǎn)n embarrassing experience
小題2: Why did the principal want to see the writer?
A．He wanted to send his son to the Army.
B．He felt sorry for causing the writer trouble.
C．He was disappointed at the writer’s lecture.
D．He intended to express his thanks to the writer.
小題3:The underlined part in the text suggests that       .
A．the son may dieB．the son may become ill
C．the soldier may die in the warD．the soldier may be hurt in the training
小題4: What might be the most suitable title for the text?
A．A soldier remembers.B．A principal thinks
C．A baby growsD．A lecture continues

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