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a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack,
which was very full, but he didn"t have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he
checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and
a small package.
"Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you
can find him easily," Tony said. "You don"t have any luggage, right?"
"Only this backpack," Brian answered. "You said I could bring one carry-on bag."
"That"s right, one carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip."
"Thanks."
Is Brian a criminal (犯罪)? Not at all. He is an air courier. And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to
Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries.
Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often,
the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package
with an air courier, but it is quick.
Every year about 80, 000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel
is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isn"t for everyone. But if you have very little
money, can be flexible (灵活的) about your travel plans, and don"t mind wearing the same clothes for a week,
it can be a great way to take a vacation!
B. Because that made him easier to be recognized.
C. Because his backpack had no room for his clothes.
D. because he did not have any luggage with him.
B. organizes international flights for tourists
C. travels around the world with cheap tickets
D. delivers papers and packages to foreign countries
B. it is flexible
C. it saves time
D. it grows fast
B. cannot take any luggage with him
C. has to wear two pairs of jeans
D. saves little money from the travel
B. suggests an ideal way to travel
C. argues against the air-courier travel
D. tells us about a developing business
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核心考点
试题【阅读理解。 Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. contents B. taking C. carefully D. plastic E. packaging F. declined G. freely H. typical I. contracts J. registered | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reading comprehension. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard. "I"ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!" Richard used to boast. "And you"ll be sorry you knew me," George would reply "because I"ll be the best lawyer in town!" George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse. Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (竞争对手). Perhaps he missed him? George was very interested in old dictionaries, He"d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished-the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading. "Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia." | |||||||||||||||||||||
1. George and Rivhard were _____ at school. | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. roommates B. good friends C. competitors D. booksellers | |||||||||||||||||||||
2. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance? | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. He envied Richard"s marriage. B. He thought of Richard from time to time. C. He felt lucky with no rival in town. D. He was guilty of Richard"s death. | |||||||||||||||||||||
3. George got information about Richard from _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. a dictionary collector in Australia B. the latter"s rivals Dylans C. a rare first edition of a dictionary D. the wrapping paper of a book | |||||||||||||||||||||
4. What happened to George and Richard in the end? | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. Both George and Richard became millionaires. B. Both of them realized their original ambitions. C. George established a successful business white Richard was missing. D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it 1 me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I"d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. 2 , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was 3 explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there 4 they talked on and all I could think was, "I"ve 5 ." I"d been so well respected; 6 I was of no value. For six weeks, I was in a very 7 place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could 8 things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的) in everything 9 me. Then in late June, my youngest son"s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he"d been very sad when I 10 the same final, so he was 11 when I told him I"d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me 12 him on was unbelievable. From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son"s ban-I 13 went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so 14 . My life had been so much devoted to 15 for so long and I felt 16 that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world. 17 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose-I was someone"s mum! I felt a sense of being 18 again. Now I feel more positive about my professional 19 and I"m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how 20 it is to achieve real balance in life. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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