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I was a first officer at an airline.One Christmas Eve,I was checking instruments in 1 for my last flight of the day 2 I heard a noise behind me.I looked 3 my shoulder.Just outside the cockpit(驾驶舱)doorway was a boy of about nine 4 at the cockpit.At my glance he started to 5 .“Come on in here,”I called.The boy stepped 6 into the cockpit.“My name’s Chad,”I said,sticking out my hand.With a shy smile he put his hand in 7 ,“I’m Sam.”
The captain would be in any minute.Sam looked so 8 that I didn’t want to cut short his fun.I told Sam the 9 of each button.Finally Captain Jim came aboard.I 10 Sam to Jim,who gave him a broad smile.“You ever 11 an airplane before,Sam?”Jim asked.Eyes wide,Sam 12 his head.Following my 13 ,he carefully pressed a button as big as his hand to start the 14 ,which hummed(发出嗡嗡声)to life.Sam looked like he was about to cry with 15 .We started up the other engine, 16 ,and arrived in Macon about 40 minutes later.
Early Christmas morning,Sam’s mother came by and 17 a tin of cookies with a note of thanks.Jim looked at it, 18 ,and read it aloud,“Thank you for what you’ve done.Sam has been dreaming about becoming a pilot. 19 ,he’s got cancer...”
A small 20 deed that one does can make a big difference to someone else’s life.
【解题导语】本文主要讲述了作者在例行检查飞机时,无意间的好心之举对一个罹患癌症的小孩儿有非凡意义的故事。
1.A.time B.return C.preparation D.exchange
答案C
解析根据下文的“Finally Captain Jim came aboard”可推知,当时飞机还没有起飞,作者在做一些起飞前的检查工作,与作者的身份officer呼应。
2.A.after B.when C.as if D.even though
答案B
解析be doing...when...意为“正在做某事,这时……”空处与语境“I was checking”呼应,故选B项。
3.A.over B.around C.above D.from
答案A
解析根据语境“I heard a noise behind me”可推知,作者当时回过头去看,over意为“从一边到另一边”,故选A项。
4.A.glaring B.aiming C.shouting D.staring
答案D
解析根据下文的“Sam looked so 8 that I didn’t want to cut short his fun”可推知,小孩儿对驾驶舱很感兴趣,在盯着它看,这与下文作者给小孩儿介绍驾驶舱呼应。stare“盯着看”;glare“怒目而视”。
5.A.get in B.turn away C.run out D.set off
答案B
解析在作者的注视下,小孩儿转过脸去(turn away)。
6.A.cautiously B.unexpectedly
C.desperately D.deliberately
答案A
解析空处与下文的“With a shy smile”呼应,表示小孩儿当时很谨慎。cautiously“小心地,谨慎地”。
7.A.his B.him C.me D.mine
答案D
解析根据上文的“sticking out my hand”可推知,作者准备和小孩儿握手,因此小孩儿羞怯地把手放在作者的手里。mine是名词性物主代词,在此处相当于my hand。
8.A.thrilled B.worried C.afraid D.confident
答案A
解析根据语境“I didn’t want to cut short his fun”可推知,小孩儿当时很激动。thrilled“极为激动”。
9.A.type B.function C.problem D.regulation
答案B
解析根据语境可知,作者给小孩儿介绍驾驶舱里每个按键的功能。function“功能”。
10.A.carried B.reported C.introduced D.directed
答案C
解析根据上文可知,小孩儿和作者是第一次见面,因此他们认识之后见到作者的同事时,作者把小孩儿介绍给了同事。introduce“介绍”。
11.A.saw B.boarded C.started D.visited
答案C
解析根据下文小孩儿在作者的指导下发动引擎可推知,此处问的是小孩儿之前是否开过飞机,与下文的“We started up the other engine”呼应。
12.A.raised B.bowed C.nodded D.shook
答案D
解析根据下文的“Following my 13 ,he carefully pressed a button”可推知,小孩儿之前没有开过飞机,于是他摇头。
13.A.signals B.instructions C.example D.schedule
答案B
解析根据语境可推知,小孩儿按照作者的指示开始操作按键。instruction“指导”。
14.A.flight B.journey C.button D.engine
答案D
解析空处与下文的“which hummed(发出嗡嗡声)to life”和“We started up the other engine”呼应,表示小孩儿发动了引擎。
15.A.happiness B.anxiety C.sympathy D.fright
答案A
解析空处与上文的“I didn’t want to cut short his fun”呼应,表示小孩儿很高兴看到引擎被发动了起来。
16.A.gave up B.pulled over C.took off D.went out
答案C
解析根据语境“We started up the other engine”和“and arrived in Macon about 40 minutes later”可推知,飞机的引擎都发动后,起飞了,大约40分钟后抵达了Macon。
17.A.took B.made C.bought D.left
答案D
解析空处与“came by”呼应,表示Sam的母亲来了,然后留下了一罐饼干和一张感谢便条。
18.A.sighed B.sobbed C.breathed D.relieved
答案A
解析根据下文的“he’s got cancer”可推知,当时Jim看到便条后,很伤感和无奈。sigh“叹气”。
19.A.Strangely B.Eventually
C.Carelessly D.Unfortunately
答案D
解析结合“he’s got cancer”可推知,得了癌症是一件很不幸的事情。
20.A.heroic B.risky C.kind D.honest
答案C
解析根据全文可推知,作者无意间做的一件好事对一个罹患癌症的小孩儿来说有非凡的意义。kind“仁慈的;友好的”。
