A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginian by plane. , before we took off, we heard the pilot’s voice throughout the plane, “sorry for the delay, ladies and gentlemen. We have no on the plane. We have a generator (發(fā)電機(jī)) on the ground right now, and we are going to the engines with it. Once we get them going, we will 4 in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens. ”

See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to !” There were sighs of desperation and spreading throughout the plane, and we hadn’t even 7 yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again, “Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are , so are we. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time. ”

There was crying we had walked into grave. But, the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and what happened? --- other than thrust (推力) and lift. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone for still being alive.

Although I do sincerely like to have a plan 14 “see what happens”, it really isn’t such a bad life strategy. All too often, I would see people chasing their goals halt (停滯) with inaction just because they don’t have 16 success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what hap­pens.

If you are planning to learn a new skill, get up in the air, and see what happens! It might not be as as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought. It could be ! So don’t stay there trying nothing just because there is no of guaran­teed success.

1.A. HopefullyB. ExcitedlyC. ThankfullyD. Unfortunately

2.A. powerB. serviceC. waterD. captain

3.A. shutB. startC. changeD. fix

4.A. get upB. pack upC. light upD. speed up

5.A. waitB. delayC. crashD. suffer

6.A. rumorB. diseaseC. anxietyD. smoke

7.A. looked overB. taken off C. got acrossD. gone out

8.A. boardingB. checkingC. watchingD. sitting

9.A. puzzledB. patientC. desperateD. embarrassed

10.A. even ifB. only ifC. what ifD. as if

11.A. planB. complaintC. promiseD. comment

12.A. everythingB. nothingC. something.D. anything

13.A. escapedB. cheeredC. sighedD. praised

14.A. better thanB. other thanC. less thanD. more than

15.A. frozenB. annoyedC. concernedD. satisfied

16.A. realisticB. organizedC. potentialD. guaranteed

17.A. sameB. commonC. bestD. last

18.A. interestingB. challengingC. surprisingD. encouraging

19.A. sorrowB. painC. funD. trouble

20.A. meaning B. rewardC. action D. sign

 

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述作者一次乘飛機(jī)的經(jīng)歷，飛機(jī)沒有了動力，使用發(fā)電機(jī)發(fā)電，只有一個發(fā)動機(jī)，而飛行員還是計劃起飛，看看會發(fā)生什么，雖然乘客非常絕望，但是結(jié)果還是很好的，雖然作者認(rèn)為這件事可以有更好的計劃，但是他認(rèn)為在我們的生活中，有時有必要在沒有十足把握的時候去嘗試，這樣才有可能成功。

1.考查副詞。A. Hopefully有希望地；B. Excitedly激動地；C. Thankfully感謝地；D. Unfortunately不幸地。根據(jù)下文中的sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no   2  on the plane可知飛機(jī)上沒有電是不幸的。選D

2.考查名詞。A. service服務(wù)；B. water水；C. power電力；D. captain機(jī)長。從下文信息：We have a generator(發(fā)電機(jī)), and we are going to     the engines with it.可知飛機(jī)上沒有電，將用發(fā)動機(jī)來發(fā)電。選A

3.考查動詞。A. shut關(guān)閉；B. start啟動；C. change改變；D. fix修理。此處指“我們要用它啟動發(fā)動機(jī)”。選B

4.考查短語辨析。A. get up起床，上升；B. pack up收拾行李；C. light up點亮；D. speed up加速。根據(jù)下文中的We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens?可知這里指升入天空。根據(jù)句意故選A。

5.考查動詞。A. wait等待；B. delay拖延；C. crash墜毀；D. suffer遭受。因為飛機(jī)沒有電了，所以乘客們害怕飛機(jī)會墜毀。選C

6.考查名詞。A. rumor謠言；B. disease疾�。籆. anxiety焦慮；D. smoke煙霧。在飛機(jī)里蔓延著絕望的嘆氣和焦慮。選C

7.考查短語辨析。A. looked over俯瞰；B. taken off起飛；C. got across傳達(dá)；D. gone out熄滅。從上文   , before we took off可知我們還沒有起飛。選B

8.考查動詞。A. boarding登機(jī)；B. checking檢查；C. watching觀看；D. sitting坐�？芍覀冞�沒有起飛，30分鐘過去了，我們還坐在那里。選D

9.考查形容詞。A. puzzled困惑的；B. patient耐心的；C. desperate絕望的；D. embarrassed尷尬的。根據(jù)語境：乘客和機(jī)組成員都很絕望。選C

10.考查連詞。A. even if即使；B. only if但愿；C. what if倘若……又如何？D. as if好像。這里指有人在哭泣，好像要走進(jìn)墳?zāi)沽恕＿xD

11.考查名詞。A.  plan計劃；B. complaint抱怨； C. promise許諾；D. comment評論。根據(jù)上文We will     in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens.可知飛行員是有計劃的。選A

12.考查代詞辨析：A. everything 一切，B. nothing沒有什么， C . something某些事情，D. anything任何東西，從下文的：We arrived in Norfolk and everyone    for still being alive.可知我們起飛了，但是沒有什么事情發(fā)生，選B

13.考查動詞辨析：A. escaped逃跑，B. cheered歡呼，C. sighed嘆氣，D. praised表揚(yáng)，大家都因為活著而歡呼。選B

14.考查短語辨析。A. better than好于；B. other than除了；C. less than少于；D. more than多于。雖然我希望有個計劃要比看到所發(fā)生的要好。選A

15.考查形容詞。A. frozen呆住了；B. annoyed惱火的；C. concerned關(guān)心的；D. satisfied滿意的。我經(jīng)�？吹阶分鹉繕�(biāo)的人們因為不作為而停滯。選A

16.考查形容詞。A. realistic現(xiàn)實的；B, organized有組織的；C. potential潛在的；D. guaranteed有保證的。僅僅是因為他們沒有確保的成功。選D

17.考查形容詞。A. same相同的；B. common普通的；C. best最好的；D. last最后的。你能做的最好的事情是起飛看看會發(fā)生什么。選C

18.考查形容詞。A. interesting有趣的；B. challenging有挑戰(zhàn)性的；C. surprising令人驚訝的；D. encouraging鼓舞人心的。這里指的是上文的技能，它可能不會像你認(rèn)為的那樣有挑戰(zhàn)性。選B

19.考查名詞。A. sorrow悲傷；B. pain痛苦；C. fun有趣的事情；D. trouble困難。根據(jù)上文It might not be as      as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought.可知它是一件有趣的事情。選C

20.考查名詞。A. meaning意思；B. reward獎賞；C. action行動；D. sigh標(biāo)志。所以不要留在那里什么也不做，僅僅因為沒有確保成功的標(biāo)志。選D

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