Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight __1__ before setting down. High desert winds had __2__ the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be __3__ the city for a few minutes waiting to __4__. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened __5__ there might be a few bumps(顛簸)．We11，that few minutes turned into about forty－five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(過山車) __6__ by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt __7__ and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，that's not a good thing to have happen in a(n) __8__ space because it only __9__ to increase the discomfort of the situation.

About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very __10__.There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be __11__ noticed.Every passenger simply held on for dear life...except one. A __12__ was having a good time! With each bump of the __13__， he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight. As I observed this，I __14__ that he didn't know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his  __15__. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grown－ups have learned from __16__.He was __17__ the ride  because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having  understood this，I took a deep breath and __18__ back into my seat，pretending I was __19__ on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even  __20__ to  giggle once or twice，much to the chagrin(懊惱)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.

1. A. mistake　　B. delay　　C. change 　　D. wind

2. A. forced     B. warned  C. swept      D. reminded

3. A. watching  B. visiting  C. circling     D. crossing

4. A. arrive     B. enter  C. stop         D. land

5. A. if       B. though  C. because      D. while

6. A. light    B. pale    C. easy         D. quick

7. A. sick     B. nervous  C. angry      D. afraid

8. A. empty   B. narrow  C. secret      D. open

9. A. happens  B. continues  C. fails     D. serves

10. A. quiet   B. hot   C.  dirty        D.  crowded  

11. A. partly  B.  gradually  C. shortly  D. clearly

12. A. pilot   B. baby  C.  guard  D.  man

13. A. seats         B.  passengers

C. flight         D. airplane

14. A. realized  B.  hoped      C.  agreed       D.  insisted

15. A. health   B. safety        C. joy           D. future

16. A. teachers  B. books       C.  experience    D.  practice

17. A. learning   B.  taking    C.  missing       D.  enjoying

18. A. sat       B. lay         C. went          D. rode

19. A. nearly     B.  finally    C.  really        D.  suddenly

20. A. attempted  B.  managed   C.  wanted      D.  decided

1. 解析：選B。根據(jù) “High desert winds...to close all but one runway”可知，因沙塵暴關(guān)閉所有的跑道，只留一條，故應(yīng)為延時(shí)降落。

2. 解析：選A。因?yàn)樯硥m暴迫使(force)機(jī)場(chǎng)關(guān)閉跑道。warn警告；sweep打掃，席卷；remind提醒，均不符合題意。

3. 解析：選C。飛機(jī)在等待降落的過程中應(yīng)該是繞城市盤旋，故應(yīng)選C。watch用于動(dòng)態(tài)的場(chǎng)面；visit參觀，拜訪；cross橫穿，均不符合題意。

4. 解析：選D。根據(jù)上下文句意可知，飛機(jī)要繞城市盤旋幾分鐘以便等待著陸。

5. 解析：選C。句意為：我們被告知仍在座位上坐好，系好安全帶，因?yàn)轱w機(jī)可能會(huì)有幾次顛簸。此處應(yīng)為because引導(dǎo)的原因狀語從句。

6. 解析：選B。make...pale by comparison使……相形見絀，此處用以強(qiáng)調(diào)飛機(jī)在空中極不穩(wěn)定。

7. 解析：選A。句意為：像過山車一樣的劇烈運(yùn)動(dòng)使旅客惡心而不得不用嘔吐袋。sick惡心的；nervous緊張的；angry生氣的；afraid害怕的。

8. 解析：選B。此空前的that指的是using airsickness bags，也就是發(fā)生在飛機(jī)上狹小空間內(nèi)的嘔吐，因此選用narrow(狹窄的)，后面的space指的是飛機(jī)內(nèi)部空間。empty空的；secret秘密的，均不合題意。

9. 解析：選D。在這種情形下本來就很難受，在飛機(jī)上嘔吐使得這種難受更加強(qiáng)烈。serve意為“起……作用，用作……”。

10. 解析：選A。根據(jù)后文中“a sense of anxiety and fear”可知，人們都很緊張、焦慮，在這種情形下飛機(jī)上的人一定是靜悄悄的。

11. 解析：選D。飛機(jī)上的焦躁不安，應(yīng)該是能夠很明顯的被觀察到，故選clearly。

12. 解析：選B。此處應(yīng)是“baby”，和下文“we grown－ups”形成對(duì)比。

13. 解析：選D。由文意可知，飛機(jī)的每一次顛簸讓孩子體驗(yàn)坐過山車一樣的感受，孩子發(fā)出咯咯的笑聲。

14. 解析：選A。句意為：我通過觀察，才意識(shí)到這個(gè)孩子并不知道他應(yīng)該害怕或是擔(dān)心自己的安全。

15. 解析：選B。此處表示，為他的安全擔(dān)心。

16. 解析：選C。成人都是從孩子時(shí)代過來的，是成人的親身經(jīng)歷讓他們知道孩子不知道什么是害怕和擔(dān)心。

17. 解析：選D。因?yàn)楹⒆硬恢篮ε拢匀皇窃陲w機(jī)的顛簸中享受坐過山車般的快樂。

18. 解析：選A。sit back into my seat意為“坐回到我的座位上”。

19. 解析：選C。句意為：我坐回到我的座位上，假裝真的坐上了過山車。nearly幾乎；finally最后；suddenly突然，均不符合題意。

20. 解析：選B。句意為：我甚至咯咯地笑了一兩次。作者應(yīng)該是真的笑出了聲，才讓鄰座的手拿嘔吐袋的人懊惱。managed to do做成了某事。

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