I hate traveling by air ______ you usually have to wait for hours before the plane takes off.

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We cannot feel speed. But our senses let us know that we are moving. We see things moving. We see things moving past us and feel that we are being shaken.
We can feel acceleration, an increase in speed. But we notice it for only a short time. For instance, we feel it during the takeoff run of an airliner.
We feel the plane’s acceleration because our bodies do not gain speed as fast as the plane does. It seems that something is pushing us back against the seat. Actually, our bodies are trying to stay in the same place, while the plane is carrying us forward.
Soon the plane reaches a steady speed. Then, because there is no longer any change in speed, the feeling of forward motion stops.
56. We can feel that we are moving by _____.
A. watching things move past     B. feeling the speed
C. feeling ourselves being shaken  D. both A and C
57. In the second paragraph, the underlined word “ acceleration” means _____.
A. an increase in speed     B. a steady speed
C. any kind of movement   D. the movement of a plane
58. During the takeoff of a plane, we feel that we are being _____.
A. thrown forward        B. pushed back against the seat
C. lifted out of the seat     D. pushed down into the seat
59. We feel the plane’s acceleration because our bodies gain speed _____.
A. just as fast as the plane      B. faster than the plane
C. more slowly than the plane   D. before the plane
60. This feeling stops when _____.
A. the plane stops climbing            B. the plane lands
C. there is no longer a change in speed   D. we begin to feel speed

Ladies and gentlemen, please remain ________ until the plane has come to a complete stop.

A. seated B. seating

C. to seat D. seat

A beautiful woman took a plane on business. She found her seat and sat down next to a young man. The man was just thinking of making a few dollars on the plane. When he saw the woman, he got an idea.

“Hey! Would you like to play a game?” he asked the woman. “No, thank you. I just want to take a nap (打盹),” the woman answered. “It’s really easy. All you have to do is to answer the questions that I ask you. If you don’t know the answer, you give me five dollars. If I don’t know the answer to your question, then I’ll give you five dollars.” “No,” the woman still refused. “OK. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I’ll give you five hundred dollars. How about that?” the man said. Then the woman became interested and decided to join in the game.

“OK. How many moons does Jupiter (木星) have?” asked the young man. The woman reached into her purse and took out a five-dollar bill. “What goes up the mountain with three legs and comes back with four?” the woman asked. Then the young man took out his computer and searched the Internet for an answer. Minutes later, the young man handed five hundred dollars to the woman.

After a few hours, the young man really wanted to know the answer to the question. So he asked the woman, “What is the answer to your question?” The woman reached into her purse and handed the young man a five-dollar bill.

Why did the man ask the woman to play a game?

A. He wanted to show his kindness.     

B. He wanted to have a pleasant journey.

C. He wanted to earn some money from it.

D. He wanted to make friends with the woman.

How much did the woman get at the end of the story?

A. $ 500.        B. $ 5.    C. $ 10.                 D. $ 490.

What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The woman told the man the answer to her question.

B. The woman gave the man’s money back to him.

C. The woman asked the man another question.

D. The woman didn’t know the answer, either.

We can learn from the story that the woman is ______.

A. clever        B. friendly      C. polite         D. honest

My 9-year-old daughterAnd I were flying from our home in Carolina to spendA week with my husband in Florida.We were__ _About the trip because we hadn't seen him for five months,And __  her Dad terribly.
As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight, the plane was totally__ . Because we did not get our boarding passes until we__ At the gate, KallieAnd I could not get seats togetherAnd were __  by theAisle（过道）. IAsked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with KallieAnd me, __  we could be together. They __  , saying they thought they should stay in theirAssigned seats.
Meanwhile,A motherAnd her three children were inA _   several rowsAhead of us. There had beenA mistake in their boarding passes,And _  the whole family had been split up. The passengers in her row_   refused to move elsewhere. She was very__ About the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody__   to help her.
There wereA troop of Boy Scouts(童子军) on __  . Suddenly the Scout leader stood upAnd said, "Ma’am, I think we can help you." He then __   five minutes rearranging his group so thatAdequate space was __   for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfullyAnd without _  ,And the mother's relief was obvious.
Kallie, however, was beginning to panicAt the _   not being next to me. I told her that there wasn’tAnything I could do. __  , the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, __   to meAndAsked, "Would youAnd your daughter like our seats?" __   to himselfAnd the Scoutmaster. We traded seatsAnd continued our trip, very much relieved to be togetherAnd watch the scenery from Kallie’s window seat.

1.A．worried B．excited C．anxious D．eager

2.A．loved B．considered C．imagined D．missed

3.A．full B．crowded C．empty D．overweight

4.A．reached B．arrived C．landed D．knocked

5.A．divided B．blocked C．separated D．connected

6.A．in case B．even if C．as if D．so that

7.A．prevented B．refused C．agreed D．promised

8.A．panic B．hurry C．rush D．seat

9.A．however B．otherwise C．therefore D．instead

10.A．too B．even C．ever D．also

11.A．concerned B．curious C．particular D．content

12.A．suggested B．offered C．provided D．supplied

13.A．duty B．watch C．board D．spot

14.A．took B．cost C．paid D．spent

15.A．convenient B．available C．probable D．comfortable

16.A．permission B．excuse C．apology D．complaint

17.A．thought B．end C．feeling D．sense

18.A．Immediately B．Puzzlingly C．Clearly D．Amazingly

19.A．turned up B．turnedAround C．turned out D．turnedAway

20.A．sticking B．keeping C．waving D．referring