12．Things Your Pilot Won't Tell You
You may not be getting the airline you paid for．
You may go to an airline website and buy a ticket，and get onto an airplane that has a similar name painted on it，but half the time，you're really on a regional （地方的） airline．The regionals aren't held to the same safety standards as the majors：their pilots aren't required to have as much training and experience，and the public doesn't know that．
-Captain at a major airline
If you're a nervous flier，book a morning flight．
The heating of the ground later causes bumpier （顛簸的） air，and it's much more likely to thunderstorm in the afternoon．
-Jerry Johnson，pilot，Los Angeles
The smoothest place to sit is often over or near the wing．
The bumpiest place to sit is in the back．If you're in the middle，you don't move as much．
-Patrick Smith，pilot，and author of Cockpit Confidential
Sit in the front if you want fresher air．
The general flow of air in any airplane is from front to back．So if you're really concerned about breathing the freshest possible air or not getting too hot，sit as close to the front as you can．Planes are generally warmest in the back．
-Tech pilot at a regional airline，Texas
You never know where the safest seat is．
There is no safest place to sit．In one accident，the people in the back are dead； in the next，it's the people up front．
-John Nance，aviation safety analyst and retired airline captain，Seattle
I've been struck by lightning twice．
Most pilots have．Airplanes are built to take it．You hear a big boom and see a big flash and that's it．You're not going to fall out of the sky．
-Charlotte，pilot for a regional earner，．North Carolina
People don't understand why they can't use their cell phones．
Well，what can happen is 12 people will decide to call someone just before landing，and I can get a false reading on my instruments saying that we are higher than we ideally are．
-Jim Tilmon，retired American Airlines pilot，Phoenix
56．Jerry Johnson advises nervous fliers toB．
A．sit in the back
B．fly in the morning
C．fly with major airlines
D．a(chǎn)void flying in bad weather
57．The best seats for those who need fresh air areA．
A．in the front B．in the middle C．in the back D．near the wing
58．Passengers'use of cellphones before landing is likely toD
A．increase the risk of being struck by lightning
B．make it difficult for pilots to control the plane
C．cause the instruments of the plane to break down
D．a(chǎn)ffect pilots'judgment about the height of the plane．
分析 本文主要介紹了我們乘飛機時需要注意的事情．文章講述了我們在飛機上的某些行為，如打電話，會對飛行員操縱飛機造成影響，我們應該避免這種事．
解答 56．B細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段it's much more likely to thunderstorm in the afternoon．可知Jerry Johnson認為在上午飛行更好．故選B．
57．A細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第七段Sit in the front if you want fresher air．可知坐在前面可以讓人呼吸新鮮空氣．故選A．
58．D細節(jié)判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段I can get a false reading on my instruments saying that we are higher than we ideally are．可知在飛機上打電話有可能影響飛行員判斷飛機的高度．故選D．
點評 本文考察學生的理解推斷能力以及細心程度，只要抓住文章的關(guān)鍵詞，采用尋讀的方法查找細節(jié)，就能找到正確答案．
