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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 thrown forward. At that moment, the air-hostess __2__ . She looked very pale, but was quite calm. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she __3__ everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at __4__ how to drive a car. After a moment hesitation, a man got up and followed the hostesssintosthe pilot’s cabin. Moving the pilot __5_ , the man took his seat and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport __6__ . The plane was now dangerously close to the ground, but to everyone’s __7__ , it soon began to climb. The man had to circle the airport several times insgroupsto become __8__ with the controls of the plane. But the danger had not yet passed. The terrible __9__ came when he had to land.Following instructions, the man guided the plane toward the airfield. It shook violently __10__ it touched the ground and then moved rapidly along the runway and after a long run it stopped.
1. A. although B. while C. therefore D. then
2. A. showed B. presented C. exposed D. appeared
3. A. inquired B. insured C. informed D. instructed
4. A. best B. least C. length D. first
5. A. back B. aside C. about D. off
6. A. beneath B. under C. down D. below
7. A. horror B. trust C. pleasure D. relief
8. A. intimate B. familiar C. understood D. close
9. A. moment B. movement C. idea D. affair
10. A. as B. unless C. while D. so
1.【答案】A
【解析】本句意为尽管乘客们都已经系好安全带,他们还是被突然向前抛去。Although尽管,引导让步状语从句,符合句意。while当……时候;therefore因此;then接着、然后。
2.【答案】D
【解析】show展示、表明;present呈现、陈述,及物动词;expose暴露。appear出现,符合句意。
3.【答案】C
【解析】inform通知、告诉,符合句意。inquire询问;insure保险、投保,常与aginst连用;instruct指示、指令。来源:www.examda.com
4.【答案】B
【解析】at best最多、至多;at least至少;at length详细地;at first开始、最先。at least最符
合句意。
5.【答案】B
【解析】本句意为把飞行员挪到一边。aside意为一边、旁边,符合句意。back向后;about到处;move off指车辆启程。
6.【答案】D
【解析】beneath和under为介词,后面必需接名词。down向下地,副词。below在下方地,副词,符合句意。
7.【答案】D
【解析】horror恐惧;trust信任;pleasure愉快;relief(痛苦、忧虑)解除。to ones relief意为让某人松了一口气,最符合句意。
8.【答案】B
【解析】be familiar with为固定搭配,意为熟悉,排除其他选项。
9.【答案】A
【解析】根据句意推断,空格处所填词应与when he had做同位语,故moment符合句意。movement运动,idea想法,affair事件。
10.【答案】A
【解析】as当……的时候,符合句意。unless除非。while当……时候,它引导的从句动作时间比as引导从句动作的时间要长。So因此,表结果,不符合句意。来源:www.examda.com
Passage 18
Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left in the __1__ of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their grown children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any __2_ visitors. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth-an __3__ story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care __4__ elderly people need. Psychologists have found that all caregivers __5__ a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best __6__ for the job. In other words, they all felt that they could do the job better than anyone else. Many caregivers believed they had __7__ to help their relative. Some stated that helping others __8__ them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping someone now, they would deserve care when they became old and __9_ . Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a __10__ satisfying experience for everyone who might beinvolved.
1. A. hands B. arms C. bodies D. homes
2. A. constant B.l asting C. regular D. normal
3. A. imaginary B. imaginable C.imaginative D. imagery
4. A. that B. this C. those D. these
5. A. share B. enjoy C. divide D. consent
6. A. person B. people C. character D. man
7. A. admiration B. initiative C.necessity D. obligation
8. A. cause B. enable C. make D. get
9. A. elderly B. dependent C. dependable D. independent
10. A. similarly B. differently C.mutually D. certainly
1.【答案】A
【解析】本句意为他们的业余生活要由陌生人来照料。in the hands of“由……控制或照料”,固定搭配。
2.【答案】C
【解析】regular“定期的、有规律的”;normal“正常的”;constant“经常的”;lasting“持续的”,这里指定期来看望的人。
3.【答案】A
【解析】imaginary“不真实的、虚构的”;imaginable“可想象的”;imaginative“富于想象力的”;imagery意为肖像。
4.【答案】A
【解析】that引导定语从句。
5.【答案】A
【解析】share,共享的,常与common搭配。consent同意。
6.【答案】B
【解析】这里要用复数,故选people。
7.【答案】D
【解析】obligation“责任、义务”;admiration“羡慕”;initiative“首创的,开始的”;necessity“必要性”。本句与上句意思相近,故选obligation。
8.【答案】C
【解析】make sb do sth.表示“使某人……”,符合句意。
9.【答案】B
【解析】dependent“依靠别人的”;dependable“可靠的”;independent“独立的”。
10.【答案】C
【解析】mutually“共同地”;similarly“同样地、相似的”;differently“不同地”;certainly“当然地”。只有共同地符合句意。
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