2. Bad weather. Planes are designed to fly through most severe storms. However, in June 2009, an Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed during a bad storm over the Atlantic Ocean.

七．B

　　 In the early hours of March 8, a Boeing 777 took off from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its destination was Beijing. But for unknown reasons, it never arrived there.

　 There were 239 people on the Malaysia Airlines flight, including 154 Chinese. As of March 13, 12 different countries, including Malaysia, China, Vietnam and the US, were searching for the plane.

　 The disappearance is an “aviation (航空) mystery”, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, the head of Malaysia’s Civil Aviation Authority, said on March 10.There was no clear sign of a crash by March 13.

　 Between 1-2 hours after takeoff, the plane suddenly lost contact with people on the ground. The weather was clear, and the pilots didn’t make any calls . No evidence was found in the area where the flight last made contact. People are also talking about a possible hijacking (劫机).

　 International police agency Interpol confirmed on March 9 that at least two passengers on the flight had used stolen passports to get on board. “We are looking at all possibilities,” said Malaysian Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein. The incident is now being called simply a “plane disappearance”.

　 So, what are some possible causes of a plane disappearance? An AP story provided a summary.

1. A failure of the plane’s body or its engines. However, even if both engines stopped working, the plane could still glide (滑翔) for up to 20 minutes, giving pilots time to make an emergency call.

2. It was with that mind-set that the student from Orange Lutheran High School in California was able to write his first book, Open Your Eyes

[翻译]正是使用这种思维模式这位来自加州Orange Lutheran高中的学生写出了他的第一本书Open Your Eye。

[分析]本句中有一个强调句型，强调的是介词短语with that mind-set。强调句型中的it is/was…that/who…是可以省略的。对句子结构没有影响。

1.When people ask him how he can possibly play golf without being able to see the ball, he says he is thankful for his father’s guidance.

[翻译]当人们问他怎么可能在看不见的情况下还能打高尔夫，他说他要感谢他爸爸的指导。

[分析]本句中的when引导的是一个时间状语从句，这个时间状语从句中还有一个how引导的宾语从句，有without引导的介词短语表示条件，后面的主句中含有一个宾语从句he is thankful for his father’s guidance。

24. [答案]B　

[试题解析]推理题。根据本句Your darkest hour can soon become your brightest, and with every setback, there’s a setup,”可知setback和setup是一组反义词。与darkest和brightest是一样都表示相反的意思。Setback表示失败而setup表示成功，故B正确。

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23. [答案]B　

[试题解析]推理题。根据文章倒数第二段最后2行“It’s about opening the readers’ eyes to their true potential in life and making sure that they use all the abilities that they have,” Jake said可知这本书是鼓励年轻人看清自己的真正的潜力，以保证他们在未来的生活中能够使用自己的所有的能力。故B正确。

22. [答案]D　

[试题解析]推理题。根据文章最后一段1,2行Jake’s father, Brian Olson, said the family is impressed with what he has done with his life, including showing people that they can get through hardships.可知全家人对于Olson所做的一切都印象深刻。说明全家人都很钦佩他有如此的毅力看克服这么多的困难。故D正确。

21. [答案]C

[试题解析]推理题。根据文章第三段It seems apparent that his early experience playing sports as a person with sight and muscle memory— repeating behaviors over and over until they become second nature — have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well.可知他虽然看不见了，但是却可以打高尔夫球，完全是依靠他的肌肉记忆力。说明他的肌肉记忆很强。故C正确。

23. The purpose of the book Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life is to ______.

　　　 A. promote good approaches to getting along with disabled people

　　　 B. inspire people to discover and use their hidden abilities

　　　 C. help people come up with better life goals

　　　 D. explain different definitions of “a happier life”