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阅读理解 reading test 试卷编号： 1209 考试时间： 60 分钟 满分： 100 分 Part 1 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice) (Each item: 2) Directions:Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog. Two similar-sounding English words caused trouble for a man who wanted to fly from Los Angeles to Oakland, California. His problems began at the airport in Los Angeles. He thought he heard his flight announced, so he walked to the gate, showed his ticket, and got on the plane. After flying for twenty minutes, the man began to worry. Oakland was north of Los Angeles, but the plane seemed to be heading west, and when he looked out his window all he could see was ocean. Is this plane going to Oakland? he asked the flight attendant (服务员). The flight attendant was shocked. No, she said. Were going to Auckland-Auckland, New Zealand. English is not the only language with similar-sounding words. Other languages, too, have words that can cause mistakes, especially for foreigners. Auckland and Oakland. When similar-sounding words cause a mistake, probably the best thing to do is just laugh and learn from it. Of course, sometimes its hard to laugh. The man who traveled to Auckland instead of Oakland didnt feel like laughing. But even that mistake turned out all right in the end. The airline (航空公司) paid for the mans hotel room and meals in New Zealand and for his flight back to California. Oh well, the man later said, I always wanted to see New Zealand. 1. The main topic of this passage is __D______. A. mistakes made by people in airports B. troubles experienced by foreigners in a new country C. difficulties had by people when taking a plane D. problems caused by words that sound alike 2. She told him the plane would arrive in ____B____. A. Oakland B. Auckland C. Los Angeles D. California 3. The man realized something was wrong when __C______. A. he landed in O