Question

Mr Johnson didn’t have an experience of travelling in a plane before and he read a lot a 1. air accidents, so one day when a friend offered to take him for a ride in his own small p 2. , Mr Johnson was very w 3. about accepting. Finally, however, his friend promised him that it was very s 4. , and Mr Johnson boarded the plane.

His friend started the engine and began to taxi(滑行) onto the runway of the airport. Mr Johnson h 5. the sound of the engine. He was extremely frightened and c 6. his eyes.

After a minute, he opened t 7. again, looked out of the w 8. of the plane, and said to his friend , “ Look at the people down there. They look as small a 9. ants, don’t they?” “Those are ants,”answered his friend. “We’re s 10. on the ground.”

 

Answer 1

1.about

2.plane

3.worried

4.safe

5.heard

6.closed

7.them

8.window

9.as

10.still

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了Johnson害怕乘坐飞机的事情，他因为从来没有坐过飞机并看了一些有关飞机事故的报道，因此害怕乘坐飞机。有一天，却在朋友的劝导下上了朋友的飞机并闹出了一个笑话。

1.

2.句意：所以又一天当朋友邀请他乘坐自己的小飞机时，Johnson先生很害怕没有接受。结合句意和首字母提示，可知答案为plane。

3.句意：所以又一天当朋友邀请他乘坐自己的小飞机时，Johnson先生很害怕没有接受。结合句意和首字母提示，可知答案为worried。

4.句意：最后他的朋友向他保证安全，他才登上了飞机。结合句意和首字母提示，可知答案为safe。

5.句意：Johnson听到了发动机的声音。时态是一般过去时，结合句意和首字母提示，可知答案为heard。

6.句意：他非常害怕并闭上了眼睛。结合句意和首字母提示，可知答案为closed。

7.句意：过了一会，他睁开眼睛向窗外看。结合句意和首字母提示，可知答案为them。

8.句意：过了一会，他睁开眼睛向窗外看。结合句意和首字母提示，可知答案为window。

9.句意：他们看起来像蚂蚁一样小，对吗？as…as“和……一样”，可知答案为as。

10.句意：我们还在陆地上。结合句意和首字母提示，可知答案为still

考点：词语填空。