Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight route from Boston to Los Angeles when a flight attendant asked an urgent question over the loudspeaker： "Does anyone on board know American Sign Language?" Clara, 15 at the time, pressed the call button. The flight attendant came by and explained the situation. "We have a passenger on the plane who's blind and deaf," she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldn't understand what he needed.
Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help with her dyslexia （读写困难）and knew she'd be able to finger spell into the man's palm. So she untied her seat belt, walked toward the front of the plane, and knelt by the aisle （过道）seat of Tim Cook, then 64. Gently taking his hand, she signed, "How are you? Are you OK?" Tim asked for some water. When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat.
She came by again a bit later because Tim wanted to know the time. On her third visit, she stopped and stayed a while. "He didn't need anything. He was lonely and wanted to talk," Clara says. So for the next hour, that's what they did. She talked about her family and her plans for the future （she wants to be a politician）. Tim told Clara how he had gradually become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman.
"Even though Tim couldn't see her, she looked attentively at his face with such kindness," a passenger reported. "Clara was amazing," a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. "You could tell Tim was very excited to have someone he could speak to, and she was such an angel. " Tim's reaction: "Best trip I've ever had."
24. Why was an urgent question asked over the loudspeaker?
A. The attendants wanted to learn American Sign Language.
B. The attendants couldn't understand the passenger.
C. The attendants wanted to use American Sign Language.
D. A special passenger wanted to learn American Sign Language.
25. What did Clara do on the second visit to Tim?
A. Clara asked for some water for Tim. B. Clara stayed with Tim for an hour.
C. Clara shared her life story with Tim. D. Clara told Tim what time it was.
26. Why did Tim Cook keep asking for help?
A. He needed someone to talk to. B. He was interested in Clara's future plans.
C. He was afraid and lonely on the plane. D. He wanted to share his experience with Clara.
27. Which of the following words can best describe Clara?
A. Polite.        B. Outgoing.        C. Thoughtful.         D. Energetic.
 
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了乘客Clara Daly贴心帮助乘客的故事。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“The passenger seemed to want something, but he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldn't understand what he needed.” 这位乘客似乎想要些什么，但他独自旅行，乘务员不明白他需要什么。可知紧急问题是乘务员听不懂乘客的表达。故选B项。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。第三段“She came by again a bit later because Tim wanted to know the time.” 她过了一会儿又来了，因为蒂姆想知道时间。从乘客想知道时间可以推断Clara第二次来是告诉他时间。故选D项。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。第三段On her third visit, she stopped and stayed a while. "He didn't need anything. He was lonely and wanted to talk," 他很孤独，想谈谈。从乘务员的话可以看出他不停寻求帮助的原因是他想找个人进行交谈。故选A项。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。从全文克拉拉不停的帮助乘客，满足乘客提出的各种需求。且根据最后一段一位乘客的话：“Even though Tim couldn't see her, she looked attentively at his face with such kindness”尽管蒂姆看不见她，但她还是很亲切地看着他的脸。可知克拉拉非常为他人着想。故选C项。