Our airplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out ___1___ it on trolleys and being loaded from ___2___ the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and ___3___ it. Over the loudspeakers we were ___4___ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk ___5___ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to ___6___ the seats they wanted. I was ___7___ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked ___8___ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt ___9___ we took off and tried to ___10___ my nervousness.

After an hour’s flying I ___11___ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed ___12___: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” one of the hostesses made a ___13___ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but ___14___ cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___15___. Suddenly, the plane ___16___ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ___17___. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to ___18___ pills for airsickness and ___19___ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had __20___ to get above the storm.

1. A. at    B. over    C. to       D. above

2. A. inside     B. beside C. behind       D. under

3. A. arrived   B. entered       C. climbed      D. flew

4. A. asked     B. noticed       C. announced  D. told

5. A. out  B. inside  C. in       D. by

6. A. fetch      B. hold    C. keep   D. get

7. A. impossible     B. possible      C. unable D. unsuitable

8. A. prettier   B. stronger    C. smaller     D. heavier

9. A. before    B. after   C. until   D. when

10. A. smooth B. forget       C. correct       D. drive

11. A. noticed B. looked       C. watched     D. realized

12. A. on B. up      C. out    D. in

13. A. general B. similar       C. common     D. sharp

14. A. smiled  B. spoke  C. added  D. acted

15. A. at  B. about  C. on      D. with

16. A. shake    B. shaken       C. shook  D. shocked

17. A. edge     B. line     C. side   D. wing

18. A. give out       B. give off      C. give up      D. give back

19. A. save     B. cool    C. persuade     D. comfort

20. A. succeeded             B. flown      C. planned    D. managed

Our airplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out ___1___ it on trolleys and being loaded from ___2___ the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and ___3___ it. Over the loudspeakers we were ___4___ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk ___5___ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to ___6___ the seats they wanted. I was ___7___ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked ___8___ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt ___9___ we took off and tried to ___10___ my nervousness.  

After an hour’s flying I ___11___ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed ___12___: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” one of the hostesses made a ___13___ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but ___14___ cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___15___. Suddenly, the plane ___16___ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ___17___. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to ___3___ pills for airsickness and ___19___ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had ___20___ to get above the storm.

1. A. at            B. over             C. to               D. above

2. A. inside         B. beside          C. behind            D. under

3. A. arrived       B. entered            C. climbed          D. flew

4. A. asked         B. noticed            C. announced             D. told

5. A. out          B. inside           C. in               D. by

6. A. fetch          B. hold             C. keep            D. get

7. A. impossible     B. possible           C. unable         D. unsuitable

8. A. prettier       B. stronger          C. smaller           D. heavier

9. A. before        B. after            C. until            D. when

10. A. smooth     B. forget          C. correct           D. drive

11. A. noticed     B. looked                C. watched          D. realized

12. A. on         B. up               C. out              D. in

13. A. general       B. similar                C. common         D. sharp

14. A. smiled      B. spoke           C. added             D. acted

15. A. at          B. about           C. on               D. with

16. A. shake        B. shaken                C. shook             D. shocked

17. A. edge         B. line              C. side             D. wing

18. A. give out    B. give off          C. give up           D. give back

19. A. save         B. cool             C. persuade         D. comfort

20. A. succeeded     B. flown                C. planned          D. managed

完形填空：

阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中， 选出一个最佳答案．

(A)

　Everyone told me to make my travel preparations early， but I thought I had plenty of time． I had no idea how much there was to do and I waited too long before I began getting ready．

　First， I had to apply for a passport (护照) and visa (签证) because I was going to 　1　I had to get several inoculations (预防注射) at 2 office． Then I needed to drop by the bank and get some traveler's checks．(支票)

　　3　， there were many things 　4　at home． I had the phone disconnected (断开) and the dog 　5　the kennels (窝)， but I almost forgot to have the milk and newspaper deliveries stopped． The postman had to remind me to leave my forwarding address at 　6　office． I know it would have slipped my mind if he hadn't mentioned it．

　The day I was supposed to leave． I realized I still hadn't received my passport and visa． I simply couldn't believe the time 　7　to quickly． I was really afraid I would be left behind．

　Fortunately， the mail was delivered early and my passport arrived． 　8　I got to the airport， they were already calling my flight． I just barely had time to make it． As soon as I sat down 　9　， I remembered that I hadn't taken my camera， but it was too late to worry about that． I would have to buy another one if I wanted to take pictures．

　I did have a wonderful time during this trip, but the next time I plan to travel, I'm going to be sure to start preparing 　10　to avoid all the last minute problems．

(B)

　Rice was original (原来) a plant that only grew in warm areas． There was 　11　when it was considered to be very valuable food in cold areas． Now ice 　12　， and grows not only in warm areas but also in cold areas． Rice is one of 　13　foods of the human being． There are three groups of rice eaters in the world． The biggest group is that of those who 　14　rice． Most of them live in the Far East． These people number more than 1, 000 million—about one third of the world population． They usually grow their own rice． To them rice is even more important than wheat is 　15　of Europe and North America． China is the biggest of all the countries 　16　people live on rice． Well over 400 million of the Chinese are riceeaters． So are most of 　17　living in the Far East． They number more than 600 million． The next group is 　18　people who eat rice from time to time． They live in the towns and cities of West Africa, parts of Latin America，and Asia． To the third group 　19　the people who live in countries in Europe and North America, there rice is eaten only as a special dish． 　20　rice have grains that are from 1/5 to 2/5 of an inch long． Many people like the long grain rice better, and so its price is 21 than that of the short grain rice in the world market． Rice is often polished (磨光) before cooking so food may 　22　． But it loses much of its vitamins (维生素) through polishing． How to make 　23　richer is a very useful subject of study．

　People began to 　24　this problem in the early part of the twentieth century， when some scientists thought of adding vitamins to rice． 　25　we now have what is called “enriched rice” (营养米)．

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后人1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最　　 佳答案。　　

　　    "Fire! Fire!" What 1 words to hear when one wakes up in a strange　　 house in the middle of the 2 ! It was a large old wooden house and my　　 room was 3 floor. I jumped 4 bed, opened the door and stepped out into　　 the passage. It was full of thick 5 .　　 　　I began to run but 6 I was still only half-awake, 　　 7 of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction(相反方向). The　　 smoke grew 8 and I could see flames(火苗) all around. The floor became　　 9 under my feet. I found an open 10 and ran into a room to get to the　　 11 . But 12 I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft　　 and I 13 down. The thing I had fallen over was　　 14 a bundle (包袱) of clothes and I picked it　　 15 to protect my face from the smoke and 16 .　　 Just then the floor broke under me and I fell to the floor　　 17 with pieces of 18 all around me.　　 　　I saw a flaming doorway 19 , put the bundle over my　　 20 and ran. My feet burned terribly, but I got through. As I reached the　　 21 air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin　　 22 , I nearly dropped it in my 23 . Then I saw a crowd gathered in the street. A woman shouted. When she saw　　 me, she came 24 madly.　　 "My baby! My baby!" she cried. The crowd cheered as she took the　　 bundle out of my arms. I had 25 her baby. I was a hero.　　

 1. A. terrible　　B. usual　　C. sad　　  D. funny　　　　［　　］  2. A. hotel　　   B. day　　  C. night　　D. room　　　　 ［　　］  3. A. on the top　　　　　　  B. on the ground 　　C. on the　　　　　　　　  D. out of the　　　　　　   ［　　］  4. A. into　　　　B. out　　  C. out of   D. in　　　　   ［　　］  5. A. smell　　   B. smoke　　C. fire　　 D. water　　　　［　　］   6. A. when　　　　B. as　　   C. though   D. unless　　   ［　　］  7. A. instead　　　　　　　　 B. because   　　C. as a result　　　　　　 D. thanks　　　　　　　　   ［　　］  8. A. thinner　　 B. hotter   C. thicker  D. larger　　   ［　　］  9. A. cold　　　　B. hot　　  C. cool　　 D. shaken　　   ［　　］ 10. A. door　　　　B. window   C. wall　　 D. floor　　　　［　　］ 11. A. door　　　　B. window   C. wall　　 D. floor　　　　［　　］ 12. A. after　　   B. when　　 C. before   D. until　　　　［　　］ 13. A. sat　　　　 B. fell　　 C. looked   D. took　　　　 ［　　］ 14. A. as　　　　  B. like　　 C. likely   D. being　　　　［　　］ 15. A. out　　　　 B. up　　   C. away　　 D. off　　　　  ［　　］ 16. A. heat　　　　　　　　　　B. hot  　　C. fireplace　　　　　　   D. smell　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 17. A. over　　　　B. below　　C. behind   D. beside　　   ［　　］ 18. A. clothes　　　　　　　　 B. fire　　  　　C. burning wood　　　　　　D. burning building　　　　 ［　　］ 19. A. ahead　　　　　　　　   B. in front of  　　C. outside　　　　　　　　 D. inside　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 20. A. chest　　   B. eyes　　 C. face　　 D. neck　　　　 ［　　］ 21. A. hot　　　　 B. dry　　  C. wet　　  D. cold　　　　 ［　　］ 22. A. shout　　   B. call　　 C. cry　　  D. smile　　　　［　　］ 23. A. happiness   B. sadness  C. hurry　　D. surprise　　 ［　　］ 24. A. running　　 B. going　　C. falling  D. arriving　　 ［　　］ 25. A. taken　　   B. carried  C. saved　　D. looked for   ［　　］