Question

Everyone, please imagine, a big explosion breaks out as the plane takes us high in the sky. The plane is full of smoke and the engine sounds scary. Two minutes later, the engines are turned off. We are now sitting in a plane with no sound. And we can see: Life is over.

That really happened. In January 2009, I had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York.

Now let me tell you the three things I learned when the silence came.

First, I thought about all the people I wanted to reach out to but didn’t. I thought about all the experiences I wanted to have but never did. I no longer wanted to put off anything in life. Second, I really regretted the time I wasted on things that did not matter. I decided to remove negative energy from my life. Third, I realized, wow, dying was not scary. But it was very sad just because I only wished I could have seen my kids grow up.

Fortunately, I was given the gift of a miracle of not dying that day. I was given another gift, with which I was to see into the future and come back and live differently.

About a month later, my wife and I were at a performance by my daughter, not much artistic talent. Yet, I’m crying. I realized that above all, the only goal in my life was to be a good father.

Audience, again, imagine the same thing happening on your plane. How would you change? What would you get done? And more than anything, are you being the best parent you can?

Thank you.

1.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Air crash is always a tragedy.

B. What I learned from the air crash.

C. Life is a miracle as we imagine.

D. How to become a good father.

2.When does the idea “Life is over” come into being?

A. Exactly during the explosion.

B. When the plane was full of smoke.

C. Before the engines sounded scary.

D. When the engines were turned off.

3.What is the author’s final goal in life?

A. Never to put off anything in life.

B. To remove negative energy from life.

C. To see his daughter grow up.

D. To be a good father.

4. What type of writing is this text?

A. A speech on one’s air travel experience.

B. An emergency crash-landing guide.

C. An introduction of an adventure novel.

D. A safety training for air passengers.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。作者以演讲的形式叙述自己在一次飞机迫降中得以幸存，并从中学到了一些人生道理。但后来在一次观看女儿表演中，作者有了新的领悟，即：人生最重要的目标就是做一个好爸爸。

1.。本文并非以飞机事故本身作为主题，而且也没有得出飞机事故是悲剧的结论，故选项A错误。作者在飞机迫降中得以幸存是事实，但不是文章主旨，因此不能做为标题，故选项C错误。作者在文中提到了要做一个好爸爸，但并没有说怎样做，故选项D错误。根据文章内容，从作者在飞机迫降过程中学到的人生道理以及事后观看女儿表演有了新的感悟可知，该题正确选项是B。

2.。根据第一段“…the engines are turned off. We are now sitting in a plane with no sound. And we can see: Life is over.”可知，该题正确选项为D。

3.。从文章第三段“Now let me tell you the three things I learned when the silence came.”可知，选项A、B、C都是作者在飞机上觉得生命即将结束时学到的人生道理，并不是作者最终的人生目标。由倒数第三段 “I realized that above all, the only goal I have in life is to be a good father.”可知，该题正确选项是D。

4.。根据文章开头“Everyone, please imagine…”，第三段“Now let me tell you…”，倒数第二段“Audience, again, imagine the same thing…”，以及结尾处“Thank you.”可以看出，本文是以演讲的形式叙述作者一次空中旅行的经历，故选项A正确。选项B意为“紧急迫降指南”，选项C意为“一部冒险小说的介绍”，选项D意为“飞机乘客安全培训”都是不正确的。

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