Part Ⅱ Cloze
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choosethe ONE that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter onthe Answer Sheet.
Our airplane was just besides the airportbuilding. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think aboutsuch things. We saw the baggage going out 1 it on trolleys and beingloaded from 2 the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all inuniform, went over to the plane and 3 it. Over the loudspeakers we were 4the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk 5 to it.Everybody moved quickly in order to 6 the seats they wanted. I was 7 toget a seat near the tail, but the plane looked 8 inside than it had fromoutside. I fastened my seat belt 9 we took off and tried to 10 mynervousness.
After an hour"s flying I 11 black clouds ahead through my window.An electric sign flashed 12 : "Fasten your seat belts,please," and one of the hostesses made a 13 request over theloudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but 14 cheerfullythere was nothing to worry 15 . Suddenly, the plane 16 all over,dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one 17 . Then it rosetwenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did theirbest to 18 pills for airsickness and 19 the passengers. Soon thesky became light again. The pilot had 20 to get above the storm.
1.
A at
B over
C to
D above
答案:C
[解析] 此句中需了解it指代our airplane，此处指“我们看到我们的行李通过电车被运往飞机上。”所以应选介词to。
2.
A inside
B beside
C behind
D under
答案:D
[解析] 在作者登机之前，他看到乘客们的行李用运货车运至飞机旁边，再从飞机底部的货物进口处装进飞机(飞机的货物进口处常设在机身底部，而乘客入口处设在机身侧面)。因此此处指“机身底部(under the aircraft)”。
3.
A arrived
B entered
C climbed
D flew
答案:B
[解析] 此句意为：穿着制服的三男三女走到飞机旁边并进入(enter)飞机。其他三项不合句意。
4.
A asked
B noticed
C announced
D told
答案:C
[解析] 乘客们听到候机室内的广播通知，飞机即将起程并要求乘客走出候机室。tell：告诉，告知；announce：播报，通知。根据前面的over the loudspeakers可知应选announce。
5.
A out
B inside
C in
D by
答案:A
[解析] 根据句意：要求我们走出候机室……，因此应用(walk) out。
6.
A fetch
B hold
C keep
D get
答案:D
[解析] 根据句意：每个人快速登机的目的是得到他们想要的理想座位，“得到座位”应用get the seats，另外下文已有暗示：to get a seat near the tail。
7.
A impossible
B possible
C unable
D unsuitable
答案:C
[解析] 乘客们快速登机的目的就是想能得到他想要的理想座机，(一般来说，靠近飞机尾部的座位更安全)，而作者未能(unable)得到。故选C。
8.
A prettier
B stronger
C smaller
D heavier
答案:B
[解析] 从文章开始It did not look too strong to me．可知，当作者登上飞机以后，他感觉到飞机内部看上去要比外部看上去更坚固(stronger)。
9.
A before
B after
C until
D when
答案:A
[解析] 很明显应该是在飞机起飞前系好安全带，所以选before。
10.
A smooth
B forget
C correct
D drive
答案:B
[解析] 该句译为：在飞机起飞之前，我系好安全带，并尽力忘掉自己心中的紧张。故选forget(忘记)。
11.
A noticed
B looked
C watched
D realized
答案:A
[解析] look“看”为不及物动词，不可直接跟宾语；watch“注视、观看”；realize“认识到、意识到”不符合句意。因此只能选notice(注意，看到)。
12.
A on
B up
C out
D in
答案:A
[解析] flash on“闪现”，为固定搭配。指“电光标志闪现”。
13.
A general
B similar
C common
D sharp
答案:B
[解析] 一个空姐做出了与电子标语中相同的要求“请系好你们的安全带”。故选similar(相同的)。
14.
A smiled
B spoke
C added
D acted
答案:C
[解析] add在此意为“补充说”。
15.
A at
B about
C on
D with
答案:B
[解析] 不定式短语to worry about“担心……”做定语，修饰不定代词nothing。
16.
A shake
B shaken
C shook
D shocked
答案:C
[解析] 此处是指飞机在空中上下颠簸(shake)起来，与后面的dropped及seemed to为并列谓语动词，故应选动词shake的过去式shook，而shock意为“震惊”，不符合句意。
17.
A edge
B line
C side
D wing
答案:D
[解析] 飞机靠两只机翼平衡机身，但由于飞机颠簸得太厉害，所以作者感觉飞机好像仅靠一只机翼在平衡机身。故选wing。
18.
A give out
B give off
C give up
D give back
答案:A
[解析] 短语动词give out在此意为“分发(药片)”。而give off“发出(光、热、气味等)”，give up“放弃、投降”，give back“归还”均不符句意。
19.
A save
B cool
C persuade
D comfort
答案:D
[解析] 乘务员在分发药片的同时还安慰乘客，故选comfort。
20.
A succeeded
B flown
C planned
D managed
答案:D
[解析] 不久天空变得晴朗起来，飞行员最终战胜了风暴(manage to do sth.)。选项A应构成短语succeed in doing sth.，选项B、C不符合句意。故选D。