9. It was said that her daughter drowned in that lake.

8. China and Japan will be likely to increase communication next year.

7. After the earthquake, some children became cold and distant.

6. Butterflies feed on the flowers of garden plants.

5. The prisoners were treated well by their guards.

4. She said it in a whisper, so I didn’t hear.

3. Yesterday evening, I saw a car bang into a tree, but no one was injured.

2. There were seven deaths and 13 injured in this accident.

treatment, whisper, deadly, distance, feed on，bang into, drown, work out, be likely to，make progress

1. They say they are making progress in preventing pollution.

　　 As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was　 1　 slowly but unsteadily through the air, and although the passengers had　 2　　 their seat belts, they were suddenly 3　 forward. At that moment, the airhostess appeared. She looked very 4　 , but was quite　　 5. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she informed everyone that the 6　　 had blacked out and asked if any of the passengers　 7　　 anything about machines or　 8　　 how to drive a car. After a moment’s thinking, a man got up and followed the　　 9　　　　 into the pilot’s room.

　　 Moving the pilot aside, the man　 10　 his seat and　　 11 carefully to the demanding　　 12　　 that were being sent by　　　 13 from the airport below. The plane was now　 14　　 close to the ground, but before the passengers got their　 15　　 , it soon began to　 16　　 . The man had to circle the airport several times to become　 17　　 with the controls. But the danger had not yet passed. The plane was　 18　 　towards the airfield. It shook violently as it touched the ground, but　 19　　 . Outside a crowd of people rushed forward to congratulate the “pilot”　 20　　 a perfect landing.

1. A. moving　　　 B. running　　　 C. taking off　　　　　 D. landing

[解析]选A。指飞行。

2. A. had　　　　 B. taken　　　　　 C. tied　　　　　　 D. fastened

[解析]选D。动词tie意为“系”，fasten表示“系紧(安全带)”。

3. A. put　　　　　 B. thrown　　　　　 C. taken　　　　　　 D. suffered

[解析]选B。由于飞机不稳，乘客们突然向前，而put forward意为“提出”。

4. A. beautiful　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　 C. weak　　　　　 D. pale

[解析]选D。脸色苍白。

5. A. skilled　　　　　 B. thin　　　　　 C. calm　　　　　　 D. worried

[解析]选C。句意为：尽管她看起来脸色(因紧张而)苍白，但十分镇静。

6. A. airman　　　　　　　 B. engineer

C. rider　　　　　　　　　　　 D. conductor

[解析]选A。首先理解句中的black out的意思是“晕过去”，airman的意思是“飞行员”，再根据下文就不难选出A。

7. A. mastered　　　　　　　 B. knew

C. understood　　　　　　　 D. learned

[解析]选B。懂得，知道。

8. A. in fact　　　　　 B. in time　　　　　 C. at least　　　　　　 D. at last

[解析]选C。至少，最低要求。

9. A. way　　　　　　 　B. instruction

C. host　　　　　　　　　 D. girl

[解析]选D。根据airhostess得知。

10. A. took　　　　　　 B. sat　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　 D. held

[解析]选A。take one’s seat意为“坐在某人的座位上”。其他搭配不对。

11. A. looked　　　　　 B. spoke　　　　　　 C. listened　　　　　　　 D. said

[解析]选C。listen to倾听。

12. A. introduction　　　　　　 B. instructions

C. calls　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pictures

[解析]选B。instruction意为“指示，指令，命令”，符合句意; introduction意为“介绍，导言”，不合句意。

13. A. air　　　　　 B. telegram　　　　　 C. television　　　　　　 　D. radio

[解析]选D。by radio意为“通过无线电”; by air意为“乘飞机”; by telegram意为“用电报”。飞机是通过无线电与地面联系的。

14. A. gradually　　　　　　　 B. luckily

C. merely　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. specially

[解析]选A。根据句意应是gradually(逐渐地), 其他选项不适合。

15. A. spirit　　　　　 B. breath　　　　　 C. favor　　　　　　 D. prayer

[解析]选B。get one’s breath意为“喘过气来”, 是固定短语。

16. A. fly　　　　　 B. shake　　　　　　 C. climb D. fall

[解析]选C。此句句意为：飞机不久开始向上攀升。只有climb表示此意。

17. A. satisfied　　　 　　　　　　　 B. helpful

C. familiar　　　　　　　　　 D. well-known

[解析]选C。熟悉操作。

18. A. followed　　　　　　 B. guided

C. kept　　　　　　　　　 D. carried

[解析]选B。飞机被引导飞向机场。

19. A. carefully　　　　　　 B. dangerously

　 C. slowly　 　　　　 　D. safely

[解析]选D。从结果可知是安全的。

20. A. on B. at　　　 　　 C. in　　 　　 D. with

[解析]选A。congratulate sb. on sth. 意为“祝贺某人某事”, 为固定短语。

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