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1、湖北省2020高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（63）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AMEXICO CITY: A jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun was briefly hijacked as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday. The hijackers released all passengers shortly before federal police stormed the plane, and the crew emerged unha
2、rmed moments later.Police, who did not fire a single shot, led as many as eight handcuffed men away from the airplane, which was isolated at the end of a runway in an area designed for emergencies. The hijackers motive was unclear, though Mexican news media initially identified them as Bolivians dem
3、anding to speak with Mexican President Felipe Calderon.US, French and Mexican citizens were among the 112 passengers and crew on Aeromexico Flight 576, according to a US official who had been briefed on the situation. The official was not authorized to discuss the case and spoke on condition of anon
4、ymity.Mexicos transportation and communications secretary, Juan Molinar, said there was no bomb on the airplane, although some passengers said one of the hijackers held a package that resembled an explosive device, and a bomb squad (拆弹小组) was later seen near the airplane.He did not immediately ident
5、ify the hijackers or speculate on their motive.“Various people who participated in the act have been detained and we are investigating,” Molinar said.The attorney generals office said it was opening an investigation into terrorism and kidnapping but did not specify how many people could be charged.M
6、exican news media initially reported the hijackers were Bolivian, but Bolivias ambassador to Mexico, Jorge Mancilla, said Mexican authorities had no evidence that was the case. Mancilla said sources told him they could be Colombian or Venezuelan. Several passengers told reporters they did not notice
7、 a non-Mexican accent.Passenger Rocio Garcia told the Televisa network that the pilot made an announcement after landing in Mexico City that the airplane was being hijacked. Passengers said the hijackers never communicated with them directly.“These were scary moments,” she said.She said she saw one
8、of the hijackers whom she described as a well-dressed, older man.“He looked fine, like a normal passenger,” she said.Passenger Daniel Hernandez said he saw a hijacker carrying a Bible.1From the first paragraph we can conclude that _.A. the hijackers lost their way at the last momentB. the hijackers
9、didnt prepare for their actionC. the hijackers surrendered before the police firedD. the hijackers just wanted to play a trick on the police2From what Juan Molinar said we can learn that _.A. several Mexicans were involved in the hijackingB. passengers succeeded in stopping the explosionC. a frighte
10、ning bomb was found later on the airplaneD. police were still trying to identify a possible bomb3What may be the first step taken when the hijacked plane landed?A. They abandoned the plane at the end of the runway.B. They kept the plane away from other planes.C. They asked the crew to control the hi
11、jackers.D. They gave a sudden attack at the hijackers.4The hijackers, as some passengers described, _.A. stayed calm and appeared noble, educatedB. were all well-dressed American old menC. all came from Colombia or VenezuelaD. were good at bargaining with the policeBWarning: reading too much Cindere
12、lla to your daughter may damage her emotional health in later life. A paper to be developed at the international congress of cognitive psychotherapy in Gothenburg suggests a link between the attitudes of women abused by their parents and early exposure to the wrong sort of fairy tales. It says girls
13、 who identified with Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast were more likely to say in destructive relationships as adults.The theory was developed by Susan Darker Smith, a psychotherapist at the University of Derby. She interviewed 67 female abuse survivors and found that 61 put up
14、 with severe abuse because they believed they could change their partners with patience, composition and love. The same view was taken by male survivors who had been abused as children. Hardly any of the women in a control group, who had not experienced abuse, thought they could change their partner
15、s in this way.These women and men said they would leave a relationship rather than put up with abuse from a partner. Ms Darker Smith found the abused women were much more likely to identify with Cinderella and other submissive female characters in fairytales, who were later rescued by a stranger pri
16、nce or hero.Although most girls heard the stories, damage appeared to be done to those who adopted the characters as role models. “They believe if their love is strong enough they can change their parents behaviors,” she said. “Overexposure in children to stories that emphasize the transformational qualities of love may make women believe they can change their partners.” For exampl
