题目内容
18.A twenty-three-year Dutch student has enjoyed a short but unexpected holiday in Dubai.Mr Frank Vreede,a business student,had taken a part-time job at Schiphol Airport to help pay for his(41)B,He worked as a baggage handler.Last Friday night after a(42)Aday in the university library preparing for his final exams,Frank was (43)C a plane at the airport.He was waiting for the next baggage truck to arrive and he felt tired.He decided to have a(44)D rest,so he sat down in the hold of the plane and shut his eyes-just for a moment.
(45)A,while he was sleeping,the plane took off.An hour later,Frank(46)Cand was shocked to discover that the plane was in the air.(47)B was a terrible noise from the engines,and he tried not to(48)D It was dark,uncomfortable and very,very cold.Frank knew he could not (49)Bin the freezing temperatures.It was an impossible situation.
He decided to make as much(50)D as possible.He hit the ceiling of the baggage hold and shouted at the top of his voice.(51)A a passenger heard the noise and called a flight attendant,who immediately informed the pilot.(52)Cthe captain understood what was happening,he ordered hot air to be pumped into the hold.
When the plane arrived at Dubai International Airport,an ambulance was waiting to take a very(53)D and frightened Mr Vreede to hospital.(54)C examined him,but he was unhurt and was allowed to leave after a few hours (55)Bspread quickly about this"stowaway".The managing Director of one of Dubai's top hotels offered him a free room for the weekend."He must have wanted to come to Dubai very much if he was prepared to travel in the hold!"(56)A the MD.
"(57)D been so kind,"said Mr Vreede."I'm really enjoying my stay in Dubai and I'm getting a lot of rest,so I won't fall asleep on the job again."He also(58)Cto his boss for sleeping at work (59)A working,and promised it would not happen again."Next time,I'II catch a(60)Bflight!"said Mr Vreede.
41.A.business | B.studies | C.flights | D.exams |
42.A.tiring | B.boring | C.lazy | D.sad |
43.A.boarding | B.repairing | C.loading | D.sweeping |
44.A.good | B.quiet | C.full | D.quick |
45.A.However | B.Therefore | C.Besides | D.Otherwise |
46.A.set up | B.threw up | C.woke up | D.looked up |
47.A.It | B.There | C.What | D.That |
48.A.risk | B.anger | C.bother | D.panic |
49.A.guarantee | B.survive | C.challenge | D.involve |
50.A.sense | B.progress | C.fortune | D.noise |
51.A.Luckily | B.Generally | C.Actually | D.Usually |
52.A.Unless | B.Though | C.Once | D.Since |
53.A.sleepy | B.greedy | C.hungry | D.cold |
54.A.Workers | B.Passengers | C.Doctors | D.Pilots |
55.A.Diseases | B.News | C.Fear | D.Lies |
56.A.joked | B.cried | C.whispered | D.replied |
57.A.Nobody's | B.someone's | C.Anyone's | D.Everyone's |
58.A.applied | B.contributed | C.apologized | D.appealed |
59.A.instead of | B.in spite or | C.in case of | D.except for |
60.A.local | B.regular | C.delayed | D.cheap. |
分析 本文讲述了一个在机场做装卸兼职的学生在上班时在货舱中睡觉,而飞机起飞了,在飞机飞行过程中得救的故事.
解答 41-45BACDA 46-50CBDBD 51-55ACDCB 56-60ADCAB
41:B 考查名词,business生意';study研究,学习;flight航班;exam考试.句意:Mr Frank Vreede是一个商业系学生,依靠做兼职支付自己的学费.根据句意选B项.
42:A 考查形容词,tiring累人的;boring无聊的;lazy懒的;sad悲伤的.语境:上周五的晚上,Frank渡过了疲劳的一天,准备期末考试.根据preparing for his final exams可知选A项.:
43:C考查动词,board登船;repair修理;load负载;sweep打扫.语境:他正在准备装飞机.根据下文提到的"He was waiting for the next baggage truck to arrive and he felt tired."可知选C项.
44:D考查形容词,good好的;quiet安静的;full满的;quick快的.语境:他决定快速休息一下,坐下闭目养神一会.根据文中提到的"…so he sat down in the hold of the plane and shut his eyes just for a moment.可知选D项.
45:A考查连词,however然而;therefore因此;besides况且;otherwise 否则.句意:然而,当他睡觉时,飞机起飞了.根据语境,此处表示转折,故选A项.
46:C考查短语,set up建立;throw up扔掉;wake up醒着;look up向上看.句意:一小时后,Frank醒来,吃惊地发现飞机在空中.根据语境可知Frank睡着了,此时醒来了,所以选C项.:
47:B考查代词,it它;there那;what什么;that那个.句意:发动机发出可怕的噪声.这里考察there be这个固定句型,故选B项.
48:D考查名词,risk冒险;anger生气;bother打扰;panic惊恐.句意:他尽量不害怕.根据下文提到的"It was dark,uncomfortable and very,very cold.可知选D项.
49:B 考查动词,guarantee保证;survive生存;challenge挑战;involve 涉及.句意:他知道他在这种寒冷的空气中不能生存下来.根据下文提到的"It was an impossible situation."可知选B项.
50:D考查名词,sense感觉;progress进步;fortune财产;noise发出声音.句意:他决定尽可能多地发出声音.make noise发出声音.根据"He hit the ceiling of the baggage hold and shouted at the top of his voice.,可知选D项.:
51:A考查副词,luckily幸运地;generally概括地;actually确实;usually 通常.句意:幸运的是一个乘客听到这个声音,叫来飞行人员,飞行人员立即通知了飞行员.故选A项.
52:C考查连词,unless除非;though虽然;once-旦;since自从.句意:一旦机长明白所发生的事,他命令飞机往货舱注人热空气.根据语境选C项.
53:D考查形容词,sleepy睡着的;greedy贪婪的;hungry饥饿的;cold冷的.语境:当飞机到达机场后,急救车等待着带又冷又害怕的Frank去医院.根据语境可知货舱内很冷,故选D项.
54:C 考查名词,worker 工人; passenger乘客;doctor医生;pilot飞行员.句意:医生检查他的身体,但他没有受什么伤害,过了数小时后被允许离开.故选C项.
55:B 考查名词,disease疾病;news新闻;fear恐惧;lie谎言.根据语境可知许多人知道了这件事,把它当作一个新闻,故选B项.
56:A考查动词,joke开玩笑;cry哭泣;whisper低语;reply回应.句意:"如果他准备通过货舱来旅行的话,他肯定是非常想来迪拜旅行,"这个经理开玩笑地说.根据语境选A项.:
57:D 考查代词,nobody没有人;someone某人;anyone任何人;every-one每个人.句意:每个人都那么善良.根据语境可知选D项.
58:C考查动词,apply申请;contribute有助于;apologize道歉;appeal 要求,有吸引力.句意:他也因为工作时睡觉向他的上司道歉.apologize to sb for sth因为某事向某人道歉.故选C项.:
59:A考查短语,instead of代替;in spite of尽管;in case of以防;except for除了.语境:Frank因为上班睡觉而道歉.根据下文提到的"…promised it would not happen again."可知选A项.
60:B考查形容词,local当地的;regular有规律的;delayed耽搁的;cheap 便宜的.句意:下次,我肯定会坐正常的航班.这里与他在货舱进行比较,故选B项
点评 本文是一篇人物故事类完形填空,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.

A. | after which | B. | after that | C. | in which | D. | in that |
A. | look through | B. | make sure | C. | figure out | D. | get through |
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to(43)C; he opened the door to the basement(地下室),and flames (44)C out.Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911from his bedroom."I felt (45)A because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,"he explains.
But the phone didn't work,and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway,he was (46)C by a wall of flames.Sibson realized he was trapped(困住).
Sibson's house was three kilometers (47)B the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be (48)A.
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson's neighbor,Huggons.He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm (49)Ahis ears.He jumped out of bed,took his (50)C and flashlight,and headed down the hillside toward the (51)A.That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911,and the operator warned him not to(52)C the house.But Huggons said,"There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson (53)Cand die in that fire."
"Anyone there?"Huggons called out.Then he heard"Help!I'm trapped!"coming from the second floor balcony(阳台).He entered the house,but soon had to run back to catch his(54)B.
After one more (55)D inside the house,Huggons gave up and (56)Caround back.
The wind parted the smoke just (57)C for him to catch sight of Sibson.But there was no way to get to him.He (58)B the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder.He took it over to the balcony and (59)CSibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still (60)A when he tells the story."I was alone that night,"he says."Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life.It was Huggons."
41.A.before | B.while | C.since | D.until |
42.A.on | B.over | C.in | D.through |
43.A.hide | B.wait | C.check | D.escape |
44.A.moved | B.gave | C.exploded | D.went |
45.A.safe | B.worried | C.glad | D.tired |
46.A.burned | B.shocked | C.stopped | D.covered |
47.A.beside | B.off | C.across | D.along |
48.A.fruitless | B.disapointed | C.false | D.regretful |
49.A.struck | B.missed | C.touched | D.passed |
50.A.coat | B.basin | C.phone | D.key |
51.A.noise | B.road | C.smoke | D.danger |
52.A.search | B.leave | C.enter | D.damage |
53.A.call | B.roll | C.scream | D.sigh |
54.A.attention | B.breath | C.ladder | D.flashlight |
55.A.stay | B.chance | C.thought | D.attempt |
56.A.climbed | B.looked | C.circled | D.jumped |
57.A.clear | B.open | C.enough | D.fit |
58.A.led | B.shone | C.put | D.drove |
59.A.persuaded | B.kicked | C.pulled | D.forced |
60.A.thankful | B.nervous | C.surprised | D.proud. |
"You are employed,"he said."Give me your e-mail address,and I'll send you the application to (43)A,as well as the date when you will start."
The man replied,"But I don't have a (44)D,neither an email."
"I'm (45)C,"said the HR manager."If you don't have an email,that means you do not (46)C.And anyone who is not existent cannot have the job."
The man left with(47)B.He didn't know what to do,with only $10in his(48)C.He then decided to go to the(49)D and buy a basket of tomatoes.He then sold the tomatoes in a door-to-door round.In less than two hours,he(50)A to double his capital.He repeated the operation three times,and returned home with 60.
The man realized that he can (51)B in this way,so he started to go(52)A every day,and returned later.Thus,his (53)Bincreased with years.Soon,he bought a cart (手推车),then a (54)D.He had his own fleet of delivery vehicles 5years later.Now the man is one of the biggest(55)A retailers (零售商) in the U.S.,selling vegetables and fruit.
He started to plan his family's future and(56)A to have a life insurance.He called an insurance broker (经纪人),and chose a protection plan.When the conversation was (57)C,the broker asked him for his email.The man replied:"I don't have an email."
The broker answered (58)_D,"You don't have an email,and (59)B have succeeded in building a business empire.Can you imagine what you could have been(60)D you had an email?"
The man thought for a while,and replied:"An office boy at Microsoft!"
41.A.examined | B.interviewed | C.comforted | D.called |
42.A.sign | B.quiz | C.test | D.symbol |
43.A.fill in | B.put down | C.write with | D.break up |
44.A.basket | B.house | C.dictionary | D.computer |
45.A.glad | B.sure | C.sorry | D.confident |
46.A.live | B.lie | C.exist | D.know |
47.A.hope | B.regret | C.doubt | D.interest |
48.A.book | B.bag | C.pocket | D.box |
49.A.station | B.bank | C.restaurant | D.supermarket |
50.A.managed | B.pretended | C.decided | D.seemed |
51.A.settle | B.survive | C.escape | D.react |
52.A.earlier | B.more cautiously | C.harder | D.less carefully |
53.A.health | B.wealth | C.luck | D.fame |
54.A.telephone | B.toy | C.radio | D.truck |
55.A.food | B.book | C.tomato | D.drink |
56.A.decided | B.refused | C.preferred | D.failed |
57.A.interrupted | B.recorded | C.concluded | D.corrected |
58.A.angrily | B.politely | C.quickly | D.curiously |
59.A.somehow | B.yet | C.therefore | D.furthermore |
60.A.unless | B.until | C.though | D.if. |
When she came home,she sensed something (23)C.Had someone got in?The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no(24)C of forced entry (进入).Had anything been taken?She went from room to room,(25)D,and found her camera and spare watch missing.
The following Thursday,she went out at her usual time,but didn't go to the club.(26)C,she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,(27)Dherself in through the back door.She settled down to wait and see what would (28)C.
It was 4o'clock when the front doorbell rang.Mrs.Clarke was (29)B tea at the time.The bell rang again,and (30)A she heard her letter box being pushed open.(31)C the kettle (壶) of boiling water,she moved quietly (32)A the door.A piece of wire (金属丝) appeared through the letter box,and then a(33)B.The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆形旋钮) on the door lock.Mrs.Clarke raised the kettle and (34)C the water over the hand.(35)D was heard outside as the (36)D fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back,which was (37)A by the sound of running feet.
It wasn't long (38)A the police caught the thief.And Mrs.Clarke was greatly (39)B at the club for her successful (40)B.
21.A.by | B.to | C.with | D.for |
22.A.lonely | B.alone | C.away | D.busily |
23.A.terrible | B.uncomfortable | C.unusual | D.bad |
24.A.information | B.show | C.sign | D.sight |
25.A.looking | B. examining | C.searching | D.checking |
26.A.Therefore | B.However | C.Instead | D.Again |
27.A.pushing | B.letting | C.pulling | D.leading |
28.A.appear | B.follow | C.happen | D.do |
29.A.cooking | B.making | C.burning | D.serving |
30.A.the next moment | B.for a while | C.in time | D.at once |
31.A.Putting down | B.Laying aside | C.Picking up | D.Taking away |
32.A.towards | B.away from | C.from behind | D.near |
33.A.knife | B.hand | C.letter | D.key |
34.A.used | B.dropped | C.poured | D.covered |
35.A.A sad voice | B.A strange noise | C.A low shout | D.A sharp cry |
36.A.key | B.kettle | C.door lock | D.wire |
37.A.followed | B.caused | C.produced | D.ended |
38.A.before | B.since | C.until | D.when |
39.A.surprised | B.praised | C.encouraged | D.supported |
40.A.self-satisfaction | B.self-protection | C.self-respect | D.self-service. |
One day I made an appointment with him,but I (44)D about it until some three hours later.I jumped on my bike and rode (45)C to his home,all the while(46)C about how poorly he must think of me.His wife (47)D the door and I made a(n)(48)A immediately,but I could tell that something was(49)B.She paused and then told me her (50)A had just died.Then she apologized for not having had time to (51)D me.I left her home wondering if somehow my (52)B to keep the appointment had (53)D him so much that he died.
Some thirty years later I told this (54)C to a friend.I said that though I had long since realized that my (55)D had nothing to do with his (56)A,I could not help wondering if I could have made a (57)A had I shown up on time.My friend said that my not being there was probably meant to be,(58)Bthe situation would have been too painful for me.Hearing her say that was like a huge wave hitting me and lifting this heavy weight I'd been (59)A for years.Now whenever I think of that kind old gentleman,I think too of the(60)C words of my friend.
41.A.shows | B.tasks | C.reports | D.promises |
42.A.believed | B.followed | C.admired | D.missed |
43.A.just | B.still | C.also | D.even |
44.A.talked | B.learned | C.cared | D.forgot |
45.A.carefully | B.happily | C.quickly | D.safely |
46.A.complaining | B.knowing | C.worrying | D.hearing |
47.A.locked | B.closed | C.held | D.answered |
48.A.apology | B.excuse | C.offer | D.suggestion |
49.A.special | B.wrong | C.strange | D.funny |
50.A.husband | B.master | C.boy | D.friend |
51.A.warn | B.persuade | C.encourage | D.inform |
52.A.stopping | B.failing | C.expecting | D.deciding |
53.A.bored | B.surprised | C.puzzled | D.disappointed |
54.A.secret | B.history | C.story | D.lesson |
55.A.change | B.problem | C.slowness | D.lateness |
56.A.death | B.health | C.life | D.experience |
57.A.difference | B.deal | C.choice | D.plan |
58.A.unless | B.since | C.if | D.so |
59.A.carrying | B.supporting | C.reducing | D.losing |
60.A.long | B.big | C.kind | D.clear. |