19．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（尼姑）．
I had seen the old lady from the seat in front of me as she walked up and down the passage with a flashlight．I asked a few times what was wrong，but she didn't answer at first--she couldn't hear me．She was wearing a woolen coat．Judging from her accent，she came from Eastern Europe．
Do you know what hearing aids cost？Thousands，especially for the new tiny hidden-in-the-ear type she described．It takes a long time for an appointment to make a new one，and many doctor visits to get the thing adjusted right．Therefore，my dignity seemed less important than finding that hearing aid．But how does one find a tiny black object in a shadowy jet cabin（機艙）？
The lady wasn't even sure where or when she had lost it．At one point，a couple of flight attendants did a random search around the lady's seat； I wasn't impressed．They left suggesting that she search the seat of her previous flight!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 I couldn't．After we landed，as passengers streamed past us，I insisted that the lady move aside while awaiting her wheelchair．Then I got into a real down and dirty search among the dust under her seat and on the floor．
Look!A little peanut-sized shiny black object caught the light of my flashlight in a floor crack near her seat．
What a rush．"I found it!"
With great astonishment and gratitude，the old lady responded，"I haven't the words to express my thanks!"
26．Why did the author put her hands and knees on the floor？C
A．She is a religious Buddhist nun．
B．She fell down from her seat．
C．She helped the old lady look for her hearing aid．
D．She wanted to stand out among the passengers．
27．What do we know about the old lady？C
A．She ignored the author's question on purpose．
B．She is an American．
C．She lost her hearing aid by accident．
D．It was not difficult for her to get the hearing aid at all．
28．Where was the hearing aid found？B
A．On the previous flight．
B．Close to the old lady'seat．
C．On the wheelchair．
D．In another jet cabin．
29．According to the last two paragraphs，what is the old lady's attitude towards the author？D
A．Respectful． B．Doubtful． C．Supportive． D．Grateful．
30．What is the purpose of the passage？A
A．To tell us a story about kind help．
B．To warn us to be more careful．
C．To teach us how to find the lost thing．
D．To present the love from all people on board．
分析 本文是故事類閱讀．講述了作者在飛機上遇到一個丟失助聽器的老太太，作者費盡九牛二虎之力幫其找到助聽器的故事．
解答 26．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章的第一句話"With my hands and knees on the floor of the airplane，I was searching for an old lady's missing hearing aid"可知：作者是在尋找老太太丟失的助聽器，故答案選C．
27．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章的第二段"I had seen the old lady from the seat in front of me as she walked up and down the passage with a flashlight．I asked a few times what was wrong，but she didn't answer at first--she couldn't hear me"可知這位老太太無意之中丟了助聽器，故答案選C．
28．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章的倒數(shù)第三段"A little peanut-sized shiny black object caught the light of my flashlight in a floor cracknear her seat"可知：在老太太的座位附近找到了助聽器．故答案選B．
29．D 推理判斷題．A．Respectful受尊重的；B．Doubtful懷疑的；C．Supportive支持的；D．Grateful感激的．根據(jù)文章最后一段的---With great astonishment and gratitude，the old lady responded，"I haven't the words to express my thanks!"可知老太太無法用語言表達自己的感激．故答案選D．
30．A 主旨大意題．A選項：告訴我們一個熱心幫助的故事；B選項：警告我們更細心一些；C選項：教給我們?nèi)绾握业绞サ臇|西；D選項：向來自飛機上的人展示愛．通讀全文可知本文講述的是一個熱心幫助人的故事；故答案選A．
點評 本文是一篇故事類閱讀．閱讀故事類文章時，應注意把握主旨大意，弄清主要情節(jié)，立足文章的內(nèi)容揣摩作者的態(tài)度和意圖，根據(jù)文章的情節(jié)展開合理的想象．
