Question

A businessman had been on a long flight between meetings. After a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(漩涡). Please be    1    your seat belt is fastened.”

As the businessman looked around in the aircraft, it became obvious that many  passengers were becoming a bit    2   . Later, the voice said, “We are so sorry that we are unable    3    the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us.”

Lightning    4    the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a _  5    moving around on an ocean. One moment the airplane was    6    on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash. All the passengers were upset and scared. Some were praying. The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would    7    it through the storm.

Then, he suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously the storm meant    8     to her. She was reading a book and everything within her small world was    9    and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would    10    again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her    11   . All the adults were scared half to __12___, but the great child wasn’t afraid at all.

The businessman could hardly believe his eyes. When the plane finally    13    its destination, he asked why she had not been afraid. The child replied, “Because my Daddy’s the pilot, and he’s flying the plane to take me home.”

There are many kinds of storms that    14    us physically, mentally and financially. And many storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and    15    out planes into uncontrollable movement.

Let us remember: Our Father is the pilot. He is in control and taking us home. So don’t worry!

1.A. quick            B. sure              C. true               D. worried

2.A. excited           B. curious           C. happy             D. nervous

3.A. to serve          B. to take            C. to finish            D. to produce

4.A. broke out         B. lit up             C. came across        D. gave off

5.A. bird             B. boat              C. plane              D. person

6.A. lifted            B. squeezed          C. knocked            D. dropped

7.A. make            B. get               C. carry              D. finish

8.A. something        B. anything           C. everything         D. nothing

9.A. funny            B. easy              C. moving            D. calm

10.A. lie              B. read              C. play              D. smile

11.A. book            B. world             C. story             D. body

12.A. death            B. cry               C. smile             D. madness

13.A. came            B. arrived            C. got               D. reached

14.A. wound           B. warn             C. trouble            D. kill

15.A. reduce           B. throw             C. make             D. destroy

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述一次飞行中遇到风暴，飞机很危险，很多人都怕的要死，但一个小女孩却很镇定，因为她的爸爸是飞行员，她相信自己的爸爸。

1.考查形容词：A. quick快B. sure确定，C. true真实的，D. worried担心的，请确保安全带系好了。选B

2.考查形容词：A. excited兴奋的，B. curious好奇的，C. happy快乐的，D. nervous紧张的，很多乘客都很紧张。选D

3.考查动词：A. to serve服务，提供，B. to take 拿，C. to finish完成，D. to produce生产，从前面的句子：“We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(漩涡). 可知选A

4.考查词组：A. broke out爆发，B. lit up 点亮， C. came across 遇到，D. gave off散发，闪电点亮了黑暗的天空。选B

5.考查名词：A. bird 鸟，B. boat 船，C. plane飞机，D. person人，飞机就像在海洋里面穿行的船。选B

6.考查动词：A. lifted举起，B. squeezed 挤压，C. knocked敲D. dropped掉落，有一会，飞机被推到可怕的气流上面。选A

7.考查动词：A. make使得，B. get 得到 C. carry运送，D. finish完成，很多人担心是否能使飞机穿越风暴。选A

8.考查代词：A. something某个东西B. anything任何事情C. everything一切，D. nothing没有什么，显然风暴对小女孩不意味着什么。选D

9.考查形容词：A. funny滑稽的，B. easy 容易的C. moving 感动的，D. calm冷静的，她的小世界的事情是平静的有序的。选D

10.考查动词：A. lie 躺，B. read读，C. play玩D. smile微笑，有时她闭上眼睛，有时有开始读书。选B

11.考查名词：A. book书，B. world世界，C. story故事，D. body身体，担心和恐惧不在她的世界里。选B

12.考查名词：A. death死亡，B. cry 哭，C. smile微笑，D. madness悲伤，所有的成年人都吓得要死。选A

13.考查动词：A. came来，B. arrived 到达，有宾语要接介词at或in，C. got和to搭配是“到达”D. reached到达“及物动词”，当飞机最后到了目的地。用及物动词，选D

14.考查动词：A. wound 受伤，B. warn警告，C. trouble使…陷入困境，D. kill杀死，又很多风暴在身体上，思想上，经济上带来麻烦。选C

15.考查动词：A. reduce 减少，B. throw扔，C. make 使得，D. destroy毁坏，风暴会把飞机扔进难以控制的境地。选B

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