Travelers’ tales
Every year, a magazine called Executive Travel organizes a competition to find the best airline of the year. Travelers from all over the world are invited to vote (投票) for the most punctual(准时的)， the safest and the friendliest airline. The competition also invites them to tell their most horrible stories during their travels. Now let’s read some travelers’ tales of bad flying experiences.
One traveler shared his story which happened on a certain African airline. Even if some passengers had boarding cards, they couldn’t still get the seats. They complained and shouted at the airport. Finally, the flight attendants solved the problem by setting a funny rule. Those passengers who ran fastest around the plane twice could get the seats at last.
An overbooked flight that was going from Heathrow Airport to America gave another traveler a bit of a shock. Dressed only in trousers, a shirt and socks, the traveler had been allowed by the flight attendants to leave the aircraft to see if he could get a workmate aboard. But when he returned a few minutes later, he found the plane closed up and about to start moving --- with his shoes, wallet, passport and luggage on board. He knocked heavily on the door and then was allowed to get back inside.
Luggage is also a rich source of horror stories. There was the unlucky traveler who left Chicago where the temperature was minus (零下) 11 degrees centigrade. He was going to attend an important meeting in Dallas where the temperature was as high as 26.7 degrees centigrade. Unfortunately, his suitcase had gone to Los Angeles and wasn’t able to him before the meeting. So he had to ______________________________________________________________________. 88. Whom does Executive Travel invite to take part in the vote?
89. Why couldn’t some passengers with boarding cards still get the seats on the African airline? 90. In the second tale, why did the traveler leave the aircraft? 91. How did the traveler get back inside the aircraft later?
92. Where could the traveler possibly find his suitcase in the last paragraph?
93. What can be filled in the blank of the last sentence to make the tale complete(完整的) and reasonable(合理的) 【Please design two different endings】(本题3分)
（要求： 按照最后一段提供的信息，请在横线上，设计二种不同的故事结尾情节，来补全
文本，设计内容必须具有完整性和合理性） 【答案】
88. Travelers from all over the world.
89. Because those passengers who ran fastest around the plane twice could get the seats at last. 90. To see if he could get a workmate aboard. 91. Knocking heavily on the door. 92. Los Angeles.
93. ? So he had to buy himself new clothes and went for the meeting straight.
? So he had to call the administrative staffs of the airport for the help, and bought a ticket for the suitcase so that it could be sent back as soon as possible. 【分析】
88. 从文中第一段第二句和第三句可知。Travelers from all over the world are invited to vote (投票) for the most punctual(准时的)，the safest and the friendliest airline.
89. 从文章第二段第三句和第四句可知。Those passengers who ran fastest around the plane
twice could get the seats at last.
90. 从文章第三段第二句和第三句可知。Dressed only in trousers, a shirt and socks, the traveler
had been allowed by the flight attendants to leave the aircraft to see if he could get a workmate aboard.
91. 从文章第三段最后一句可知。He knocked heavily on the door and then was allowed to get
back inside.
92. 从文章最后一段第三句和第四句可知。Unfortunately, his suitcase had gone to Los Angeles
and wasn’t able to him before the meeting. 93. 按照题目要求合理发挥即可。
Ⅶ. Writing(作文) （共20分）
Writing a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “ I have grown up”.(请以“我已经长大了”
为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
（注意： 短文中不得出现考生姓名、校名及其他相关信息， 否则不予评分。）
提示：我们经过了四年的初中学习生活，或多或少在某些方面长大了、成熟了。请结合自己
的1-2 个经历，谈谈你在哪个方面体现出长大了、成熟了，并有何感悟。
I have grown up
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I have grown up
After three years’ life in the junior high school, I has changed a lot and felt that I have grown up. On one hand, I learn to study by myself by finding my own ways. I start to realize the importance of study in the class and after the class. On the other hand, I become more patient to my family and other people around me. I will consider things in their shoes and try to treasure kinship and friendship. Growth is a process of challenges and changes, but I will face it bravely.