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　　Time was running out，and Mark Dickinson wasn't sure whether he'd get to see his dying 2yearold grandson one last time.A long line at Los Angeles International Airport's security checkpoint had kept him from getting to his gate on time.

　　His grandson Caden would be taken off life support in a matter of hours in Denver，Colorado，with or without his grandfather's presence.

　　“I was kind of panicking(惊慌)because I was running late，and I really thought I wasn't going to make the flight，”Dickinson said.

　　That's when a pilot from Southwest Airlines stepped up and held the flight at the gate until Dickinson arrived.The pilot was standing by the gate waiting for him when Dickinson arrived in socks，so rushed that he just grabbed his shoes at security and ran through the boarding gate.

　　“I told him.‘Thank you so much.I can't tell you how much I appreciated that.’And he said，‘No problem.They can't leave without me anyway，’”Dickinson said.

　　Dickinson's grandson，Caden Rodgers，suffered a head injury in an accident.Dickinson's wife called Southwest and asked them to hold the plane.After the flight，Dickinson said，he wanted to thank the pilot again for his sincere display of sympathy(表示同情)but didn't get the chance.

　　Most airlines would punish any staff member who holds up a flight.However，a Southwest spokeswoman said the pilot's actions were exemplary.

　　“You can't hold a plane for every late customer，but I think we would all agree that the pilot absolutely made the right decision，”Southwest spokeswoman Marilee McInnis said.“I don't think you could ask for a better example of great service for our customers.It gives you a sense of pride that our pilot took such an action.”

　　【语篇解读】 对于航空公司来说，乘客就是上帝。

　　1.What caused Dickinson to arrive late?

　　A.A terrible accident on his way to the airport.

　　B.Too many passengers in the airport.

　　C.A panic at the airport.

　　D.His old age and slow movement.

　　解析 事实细节题。“A long line at Los Angeles International Airport's security checkpoint had kept him from getting to his gate on time.”说明当时过安检的人很多，影响了他按时登机。

　　答案 B

　　2.The underlined word “exemplary” in the seventh paragraph means “________”.

　　A.admirable

　　C.sympathetic B.blamable D.shocking

　　解析 猜测词义题。从上文的however以及下文航空公司发言人的话中我们可以看出“虽然一般情况下

　　飞行员是不能这么做的，但对于特殊情况下飞行员的特殊处理公司是理解和支持的。” 答案 A

　　3.It can be inferred from the passage that the pilot ________.

　　A.could receive a big reward

　　B.could have lost his job

　　C.could escape punishment

　　D.wouldn't do it again

　　解析 推理判断题。从最后一段中的“It gives you a sense of pride that our pilot took such an action.”可以看出“公司对飞行员的做法是感到自豪的。”所以应该不会处罚飞行员。

　　答案 C

　　4.What's the main idea of the passage?

　　A.The man's wife called the airline and asked them to hold the plane.

　　B.Many airlines would punish a staff member who holds up a flight.

　　C.A pilot holds up a flight for a man going to see his dying grandson.

　　D.The pilot's action makes one proud to work for Southwest.

　　解析 主旨大意题。本文讲述的是某航空公司的一位飞行员因为一位特殊的迟到乘客而推迟飞机起飞的感人事迹。

　　答案 C