2014届高考英语二轮复习30天系列练习高考倒计时第6天.docVIP

倒数第6天(5月31日) Time was running out，and Mark Dickinson wasnt sure whether hed get to see his dying 2yearold grandson one last time.A long line at Los Angeles International Airports 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 grandfathers presence. “I was kind of panicking(惊慌)because I was running late，and I really thought I wasnt going to make the flight，”Dickinson said. Thats 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 cant tell you how much I appreciated that.’And he said，‘No problem.They cant leave without me anyway，’”Dickinson said. Dickinsons grandson，Caden Rodgers，suffered a head injury in an accident.Dickinsons 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 didnt get the chance. Most airlines would punish any staff member who holds up a flight.However，a Southwest spokeswoman said the pilots actions were exemplary. “You cant 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 dont 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 Airports security checkpoint had kept him from getting to his gat