As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong.
The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and __1__ the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly __2__ forward.At that moment, the air-hostess __3__ .She looked very pale, but was quite __4__ .Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she __5__ everyone that the pilot had __6__ and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at __7__ how to drive a car.After a moments __8__ , a man got up and followed the hostesssintosthe pilot's cabin.Moving the pilot __9__ , the man took his seat and listened carefully to the __10__ instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport __11__ .
The plane was now dangerously close __12__ the ground, but to everyone's __13__ , it soon began to climb.The man had to __14__ the airport several times insgroupsto become __15__ with the controls of the plane. __16__ the danger had not yet passed.The terrible __17__ came when he had to land.Following __18__ , the man guided the plane toward the airfield.
It shook violently __19__ it touched the ground and then moved rapidly __20__ the runway and after a long run it stopped safely.
1.A.although B.while C.therefore D.then
2.A.shifted B.thrown C.put D.moved
3.A.showed B.presented C.exposed D.appeared
4.A.well B.still C.calm D.quiet
5.A.inquired B.insured C.informed D.instructed
6.A.fallen B.failed C.faded D.fainted
7.A.best B.least C.length D.first
8.A.hesitation B.surprise C.doubt D.delay
9.A.back B.aside C.about D.off
10.A.patient B.anxious C.urgent D.nervous
11.A.beneath B.under C.down D.below
12.A.to B.by C.near D.on
13.A.horror B.trust C.pleasure D.relief
14.A.surround B.circle C.observe D.view
15.A.intimate B.familiar C.understood D.close
16.A.Then B.Therefore C.But D.Moreover
17.A.moment B.movement C.idea D.affair
18.A.impression B.information C.inspections D.instructions
19.A.as B.unless C.while D.so
20.A.around B.over C.along D.above 1.【答案】A
【解析】本句意為盡管乘客們都已經系好安全帶，他們還是被突然向前拋去。Although盡管，引導讓步狀語從句，符合句意。while當……時候；therefore因此；then接著、然后。
2.【答案】B
【解析】根據上題注釋，這里選擇throw扔、拋，最為合適。shift轉移；move移動。
3.【答案】D
【解析】show展示、表明；present呈現、陳述，及物動詞；expose暴露。appear出現，符合句意。
4.【答案】C
【解析】well健康的；still靜止的；calm鎮靜的；quiet安靜的。前句說她看上去臉色蒼白，后半句進行轉折，calm最符合句意。
5.【答案】C
【解析】inform通知、告訴，符合句意。inquire詢問；insure保險、投保，常與aginst連用；instruct指示、指令。
6.【答案】D
【解析】fallen摔倒、跌落；fail失敗；fade衰弱(視力、聽覺、記憶)；faint昏迷、暈倒。D項最符合句意。
7.【答案】B
【解析】at best最多、至多；at least至少；at length詳細地；at first開始、最先。at least最符合句意。
8.【答案】A
【解析】hesitation猶豫；surprise吃驚；doubt疑問；delay延遲。hesitation最符合句意。
9.【答案】B
【解析】本句意為把飛行員挪到一邊。aside意為一邊、旁邊，符合句意。back向后；about到處；move off指車輛啟程。
10.【答案】C
【解析】本句意為：這個人坐到飛行員的座位上，認真聽發自下面機場通過無線電發出的緊急指令。patient耐心的；anxious焦急的；nervous緊張的，都不符合句意。只urgent合適。
11.【答案】D
【解析】beneath和under為介詞，后面必需接名詞。down向下地，副詞。below在下方地，副詞，符合句意。
12.【答案】A
【解析】close與介詞to連用，意為近的。其他介詞不與close搭配。
13.【答案】D
【解析】horror恐懼；trust信任；pleasure愉快；relief(痛苦、憂慮)解除。to one's relief意為讓某人松了一口氣，最符合句意。
14.【答案】B
【解析】surround包圍；circle盤旋；observe觀察；view認為。此處選擇circle，最符合句意。
15.【答案】B
【解析】be familiar with為固定搭配，意為熟悉，排除其他選項。
16.【答案】C
【解析】本句意為危險還沒過去，與前句形成轉折關系。選項中then表順承，therefore表結果，but表轉折，moreover表遞進。
17.【答案】A
【解析】根據句意推斷，空格處所填詞應與when he had做同位語，故moment符合句意。movement運動，idea想法，affair事件。
18.【答案】D
【解析】following…這個分詞的邏輯主語應為the man，本句意思應為，這個人遵照指令，駕駛飛機朝機場飛去。impression意為印象，information消息，inspections視察，instructions指令。
19.【答案】A
【解析】as當……的時候，符合句意。unless除非。while當……時候，它引導的從句動作時間比as引導從句動作的時間要長。So因此，表結果，不符合句意。
20.【答案】C
【解析】本句意為：飛機沿著跑道滑行了很長一段距離后，安全地停下來了。move along是沿著……移動的意思。around在……周圍，over在……之上，above在……上方。只有along符合句意。 |
