【听英文对话做选择】航班因为恶劣天气延误

原文：

Hello. Passengers of flight 17 bound for Caracas, with stops in Atlanta and Miami. The departure gate has been changed to 30B. Also, there will be a slight departure delay due to inclement¹ weather outside. The ground crew is in the process of deicing the wings in preparation for departure. It also looks like the flight is slightly overbooked, so we are offering complimentary² round-trip tickets to a few passengers willing to take a later flight. We should be boarding about a quarter to the hour. Thank you for your patience.

 

1. Who is probably making the announcement? 

A. a pilot 

B. a flight attendant 

C. a ticket agent 

D. a ground crew member

2. What is the ultimate destination of the flight? 

A. Atlanta 

B. Miami 

C. Caracas 

D. Lima

 

3. What change has been announced? 

A. the flight number 

B. the gate number 

C. the arrival time 

D. the boarding time

 

4. What are the current weather conditions outside? 

A. It's raining. 

B. It's cloudy. 

C. It's hailing. 

D. It's windy.

 

5. What time will the plane depart? 

A. 9:50 AM 

B. 12:15 PM 

C. 4:05 PM 

D. 8:45 PM

 

正确答案：

1. a ticket agent

2. Caracas

3. the gate number

4. It`s hailing.

5. 8:45 PM

 

1 inclement   

adj.严酷的，严厉的，恶劣的

参考例句：

• The inclement weather brought forth a host of diseases.恶劣的天气引起了种种疾病。
• They kept on going,even through the inclement weather.即使天气恶劣，他们还是执意要去。

2 complimentary   

adj.赠送的，免费的，赞美的，恭维的

参考例句：

• She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school.她对他们的学校给予高度的评价。
• The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service.这家超市提供免费购物班车。