Question

Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight __1__ before setting down. High desert winds had __2__ the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be __3__ the city for a few minutes waiting to __4__. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened __5__ there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．We11，that few minutes turned into about forty－five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) __6__ by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt __7__ and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，that's not a good thing to have happen in a(n) __8__ space because it only __9__ to increase the discomfort of the situation.

About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very __10__.There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be __11__ noticed.Every passenger simply held on for dear life...except one. A __12__ was having a good time! With each bump of the __13__， he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight. As I observed this，I __14__ that he didn't know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his  __15__. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grown－ups have learned from __16__.He was __17__ the ride  because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having  understood this，I took a deep breath and __18__ back into my seat，pretending I was __19__ on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even  __20__ to  giggle once or twice，much to the chagrin(懊恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.

1. A. mistake　　B. delay　　C. change 　　D. wind

2. A. forced     B. warned  C. swept      D. reminded

3. A. watching  B. visiting  C. circling     D. crossing

4. A. arrive     B. enter  C. stop         D. land

5. A. if       B. though  C. because      D. while

6. A. light    B. pale    C. easy         D. quick

7. A. sick     B. nervous  C. angry      D. afraid

8. A. empty   B. narrow  C. secret      D. open

9. A. happens  B. continues  C. fails     D. serves

10. A. quiet   B. hot   C.  dirty        D.  crowded  

11. A. partly  B.  gradually  C. shortly  D. clearly

12. A. pilot   B. baby  C.  guard  D.  man

13. A. seats         B.  passengers

C. flight         D. airplane

14. A. realized  B.  hoped      C.  agreed       D.  insisted

15. A. health   B. safety        C. joy           D. future

16. A. teachers  B. books       C.  experience    D.  practice

17. A. learning   B.  taking    C.  missing       D.  enjoying

18. A. sat       B. lay         C. went          D. rode

19. A. nearly     B.  finally    C.  really        D.  suddenly

20. A. attempted  B.  managed   C.  wanted      D.  decided

Answer 1

1. 解析：选B。根据 “High desert winds...to close all but one runway”可知，因沙尘暴关闭所有的跑道，只留一条，故应为延时降落。

2. 解析：选A。因为沙尘暴迫使(force)机场关闭跑道。warn警告；sweep打扫，席卷；remind提醒，均不符合题意。

3. 解析：选C。飞机在等待降落的过程中应该是绕城市盘旋，故应选C。watch用于动态的场面；visit参观，拜访；cross横穿，均不符合题意。

4. 解析：选D。根据上下文句意可知，飞机要绕城市盘旋几分钟以便等待着陆。

5. 解析：选C。句意为：我们被告知仍在座位上坐好，系好安全带，因为飞机可能会有几次颠簸。此处应为because引导的原因状语从句。

6. 解析：选B。make...pale by comparison使……相形见绌，此处用以强调飞机在空中极不稳定。

7. 解析：选A。句意为：像过山车一样的剧烈运动使旅客恶心而不得不用呕吐袋。sick恶心的；nervous紧张的；angry生气的；afraid害怕的。

8. 解析：选B。此空前的that指的是using airsickness bags，也就是发生在飞机上狭小空间内的呕吐，因此选用narrow(狭窄的)，后面的space指的是飞机内部空间。empty空的；secret秘密的，均不合题意。

9. 解析：选D。在这种情形下本来就很难受，在飞机上呕吐使得这种难受更加强烈。serve意为“起……作用，用作……”。

10. 解析：选A。根据后文中“a sense of anxiety and fear”可知，人们都很紧张、焦虑，在这种情形下飞机上的人一定是静悄悄的。

11. 解析：选D。飞机上的焦躁不安，应该是能够很明显的被观察到，故选clearly。

12. 解析：选B。此处应是“baby”，和下文“we grown－ups”形成对比。

13. 解析：选D。由文意可知，飞机的每一次颠簸让孩子体验坐过山车一样的感受，孩子发出咯咯的笑声。

14. 解析：选A。句意为：我通过观察，才意识到这个孩子并不知道他应该害怕或是担心自己的安全。

15. 解析：选B。此处表示，为他的安全担心。

16. 解析：选C。成人都是从孩子时代过来的，是成人的亲身经历让他们知道孩子不知道什么是害怕和担心。

17. 解析：选D。因为孩子不知道害怕，自然是在飞机的颠簸中享受坐过山车般的快乐。

18. 解析：选A。sit back into my seat意为“坐回到我的座位上”。

19. 解析：选C。句意为：我坐回到我的座位上，假装真的坐上了过山车。nearly几乎；finally最后；suddenly突然，均不符合题意。

20. 解析：选B。句意为：我甚至咯咯地笑了一两次。作者应该是真的笑出了声，才让邻座的手拿呕吐袋的人懊恼。managed to do做成了某事。