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, ladies and gentlemen. We have no on the plane. We have a generator(發(fā)電機), and we are going to the engines with it. We will 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 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 we are. 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 happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone for still being alive.

Although I do sincerely like to have a plan “see what happens”, which really isn’t such a bad life strategy, all too often, I would see people pursuing their goals with inaction just because they don’t have 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. UnfortunatelyD. Thankfully

2.A. serviceB. powerC. waterD. fuel

3.A. shutB. fixC. changeD. start

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

5.A. waitB. delayC. crashD. suffer

6.A. rumorB. anxietyC. diseaseD. smoke

7.A. looked overB. gone outC. got acrossD. taken off

8.A. sittingB. checkingC. watchingD. boarding

9.A. puzzledB. patientC. desperateD. embarrassed

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

11.A. commentB. complaintC. promiseD. plan

12.A. everythingB. somethingC. nothingD. anything

13.A. escapedB. cheeredC. sighedD. praised

14.A. less thanB. other thanC. better 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. funB. painC. sorrowD. trouble

20.A. meaningB. sighC. actionD. reward

 

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述作者一次乘飛機的經(jīng)歷，飛機沒有了動力，使用發(fā)電機發(fā)電，只有一個發(fā)動機，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.副詞。A. Hopefully有希望地；B. Excitedly激動地；C. Unfortunately不幸地；D. Thankfully感謝地。根據(jù)下文中的sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no on the plane可知飛機上沒有電是不幸的。根據(jù)句意故選C。

2.名詞。A. service服務(wù)；B. power電力；C. water水；D. fuel燃料。從下文信息：We have a generator(發(fā)電機), and we are going to the engines with it.可知飛機上沒有電，將用發(fā)動機來發(fā)電。根據(jù)句意故選B。

3.動詞。A. shut關(guān)閉；B. fix修理；C. change改變；D. start啟動。此處指“我們要用它啟動發(fā)動機”。根據(jù)句意故選D.

4.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.動詞。A. wait等待；B. delay拖延；C. crash墜毀；D. suffer遭受。因為飛機沒有電了，所以乘客們害怕飛機會墜毀。根據(jù)句意故選C.

6.名詞。A. rumor謠言；B. anxiety焦慮；C. disease疾病；D. smoke煙霧。在飛機里蔓延著絕望的嘆氣和焦慮。故選B。

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

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

9.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：乘客和機組成員都很絕望。故選C。
10.連詞。A. even if即使；B. as if好像；C. what if倘若……又如何？D. only if但愿。這里指有人在哭泣，好像要走進墳?zāi)沽�。故選B。

11.名詞。A. comment評論；B. Ccomplaint抱怨；C. promise許諾；D. plan計劃。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。故選D。
12. for still being alive.可知我們起飛了，但是沒有什么事情發(fā)生，故選C

13.活著而歡呼。根據(jù)句意故選B

14.短語辨析。A. less than少于；B. other than除了；C. better than好于；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�？芍獞�(yīng)選C。

15.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。故選A。

16.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。根據(jù)句意故選D.

17.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。故選C。

18.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。根據(jù)句意故選B.

19.名詞。A. fun有趣的事情；B. pain痛苦；C. sorrow悲傷；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。根據(jù)句意故選A.

20.考查名詞。A. meaning意思；B. sigh標(biāo)志；C. action行動；D. reward獎賞。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。根據(jù)句意故選B。

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