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(5) The Dutch king has revealed that for more than two decades, he has held down a part-time second job alongside his royal duties. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands said that he recently ended his role as a regular "guest pilot" after 21 years with the national airline's fleet of now-outdated aircraft. As a guest flier, the king worked about twice a month, always as co-pilot. He will now retrain to fly the bigger Boeing 737s as the old planes are being phased out of service. The 50-year-old father of three and king to 17 million Dutch citizens calls flying a "hobby." (6-1) It lets him leave his royal duties on the ground and fully focus on something else. "You have an aircraft, passengers and crew. You have responsibility for them," the king said. (6-2)"You can't take your problems from the ground into the skies. You can completely change focus and concentrate on something else. That, for me, is the most relaxing part of flying." (7) Willem-Alexander said he is rarely recognised by passengers. Very few people pay attention to him as he walks through the airport in his airline uniform and cap.
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预览三道题各选项,由选项中的 aircraft、plot和 piloting skills可初步推测,新闻内容与飞行有关。 第5题和第6题各选项主语均为he,再结合第7题各选项中的his和him可进一步推测,该飞行员为男士。
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5. What does the report say about the Dutch king?
D)。(详解)新闻开头提到,荷兰国王透露说,他20多年来除了履行自己的王室职责之外,还一直从事着 份兼职。因此答案为D)。
6. Why does the king say he likes flying?
B)。(详解)新闻中提到,这位拥有3个孩子和1700万子民的60岁的国王视飞行为爱好,飞行使他将王 职责留在地面上,全身心投入另一件事。之后引用的国王原话中提到,这对他来说是飞行最令人放松 的部分。也就是说,在飞行时他可以转移注意力,并得以放松。因此答案为B)。
7. What does the king say about passengers at the airport?
C)。(详解)新闻最后提到,荷兰国王威廉亚历山大说,很少有乘客能认出他。因此答案为C)。