【中级类英语听力】29

In preparation for takeoff, please ensure that your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright and stowed positions. We ask that you please fasten your seatbelts at this time and secure all baggage underneath¹ the seat in front of you or in the overhead compartments³. Please turn off all personal electronic devices, including laptops and cell phones. Federal Aviation Regulations require customers to comply with the lighted customer information signs, other posted signs and crewmember instructions. Please observe the FASTEN SEATBELT and other lighted signs until they have been turned off by the Captain. The NO SMOKING sign will remain illuminated⁴ for the duration of the flight and smoking is prohibited throughout the cabin and in the lavatories⁵. All lavatories are equipped with smoke detection systems and Federal Law prohibits tampering⁶ with, disabling, or destroying these systems.

1. In preparation for take-off, carry-on items should be placed under the seat in front of you or in what area?

 In the overhead compartment²

 On your lap

 All luggage and carry-on items must be checked in 

 Airlines prohibit carry-on items

 

2. What department requires customers to comply with aviation rules?

 Federal Bureau of Investigation⁷

 Central Intelligence Agency

 Federal Aviation Administration

 Federal Communications Commission

 

3. What is absolutely prohibited for the duration of the flight?

 Smoking

 Drinking alcoholic beverages

 Eating 

 Walking

1 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

2 compartment   

n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间

参考例句：

• We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
• The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。

3 compartments   

n.间隔( compartment的名词复数 )；（列车车厢的）隔间；（家具或设备等的）分隔间；隔层

参考例句：

• Your pencil box has several compartments. 你的铅笔盒有好几个格。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The first-class compartments are in front. 头等车室在前头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 illuminated   

adj.被照明的；受启迪的

参考例句：

• Floodlights illuminated the stadium. 泛光灯照亮了体育场。
• the illuminated city at night 夜幕中万家灯火的城市

5 lavatories   

n.厕所( lavatory的名词复数 )；抽水马桶；公共厕所（或卫生间、洗手间、盥洗室）；浴室水池

参考例句：

• But there would be no public lavatories in a quarter like this. 可是在这样的地方是找不到公共厕所的。 来自英汉文学
• The lavatories are at the rear of the cabin. 盥洗室在机舱的尾部。 来自互联网

6 tampering   

v.窜改( tamper的现在分词 )；篡改；（用不正当手段）影响；瞎摆弄

参考例句：

• Two policemen were accused of tampering with the evidence. 有两名警察被控篡改证据。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• As Harry London had forecast, Brookside's D-day caught many meter-tampering offenders. 正如哈里·伦敦预见到的那样，布鲁克赛德的D日行动抓住了不少非法改装仪表的人。 来自辞典例句

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。