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With my hands and knees on the floor of the airplane, I was searching for an old lady’s missing hearing aid during the flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. It occurred to me that this may not be the most dignified posture for a Buddhist nun（修女）.
Ihad seen the old lady from the seat in front of me as she walked up and downthe passage with a flashlight. I asked a few times what was wrong, but shedidn’t answer at first —– she couldn’t hear me. She was wearing a woolen coat.Judging from her accent, she came from Eastern Europe.
Doyou know what hearing aids cost? Thousands, especially for the new tinyhidden-in-the-ear type she described. It takes a long time for an appointmentto make new one and many doctor visits to get the thing adjusted right.Therefore, my dignity seemed less important than finding that hearing aid. Buthow does one find a tiny black object in a shadowy jet cabin ?
Thelady wasn’t even sure where or when she had lost it. At one point, a couple offlight attendants did a random search around the lady’s seat; I wasn’timpressed. They left suggesting that she search the seat of her previousflight! My flashlight turned up all kinds of small objects, bits of plastic,broken pieces of headphones. The old lady said that she gave up. Yet Icouldn’t. After we landed, as passengers streamed past us, I insisted that thelady move aside while awaiting her wheelchair. Then I got into a real down anddirty search among the dust under her seat and on the floor.
Look! A little peanut-sizedshiny black object caught the light of my flashlight in a floor crack near herseat. What a rush. “I found it!” With great astonishment and gratitude, the oldlady responded, “I haven’t the words to express my thanks!”
21. Why did the author put her hands and knees on the floor?
A. She is a religious Buddhist nun.
B. She helped the old lady look for her hearing aid.
C. She fell down from her seat.
D. She wanted to stand out among the passengers.
22. What do we know about the old lady?
A. She ignored the author’s question on purpose.
B. She is an American.
C. It was not difficult for her to get the hearing aid at all.
D. She lost her hearing aid by accident.
23. Where was the hearing aid found?
A. Close to the old lady’ seat.
B. On the previous flight.
C. On the wheelchair.
D. In another jet cabin.
24. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To present the love from all people on board.
B. To teach us how to find the lost thing.
C. To tell us a story about kind help.
D. To warn us to be more careful
BBAC
21.本题根据文章第1段With my hands and knees on the floor of the airplane, I was searching for an old lady’s missing hearing aid during the flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. 他在帮一个老人寻找丢失的听力助力器。
22.本题主要是文意理解题，根据文章ACD于原文都无根据。所以从首段飞回洛杉矶可知，这位老妇人是一个美国人。
23.A little peanut-sized shiny black object caught the light of my flashlight in a floor crack near her seat. 最后一段 说了助听器在座位旁找到了可知A最佳。
24.本题主要是文意理解题，根据文章讲了一个帮助别人寻找助听器的故事，我的就是向人们传达一个友善的帮助。可知C最佳。
21.本题考查了对文章的理解。
22.本题考查了对文章的理解。
23.本题考查了对文章的理解。
24.本题考查了对文章的理解。
21.文意理解题。根据文章第1段With my hands and knees on the floor of the airplane, I was searching for an old lady’s missing hearing aid during the flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. 他在帮一个老人寻找丢失的听力助力器。
22.文意理解题。根据文章ACD于原文都无根据。所以从首段飞回洛杉矶可知，这位老妇人是一个美国人。
23.文意理解题。A little peanut-sized shiny black object caught the light of my flashlight in a floor crack near her seat. 最后一段 说了助听器在座位旁找到了
24.文意理解题。根据文章讲了一个帮助别人寻找助听器的故事，我的就是向人们传达一个友善的帮助。
21.对上下文的联系不清致误。
22.对文章的细节理解不清致误。
23.对文章细节理解不清致误。
24.对文章大意把握不清致误。