Passage 17

    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】本句意為盡管乘客們都已經系好安全帶，他們還是被突然向前拋去。Although盡管，引導讓步狀語從句，符合句意。while當……時候；therefore因此；then接著、然后。

    2.【答案】D

    【解析】show展示、表明；present呈現(xiàn)、陳述，及物動詞；expose暴露。appear出現(xiàn)，符合句意。

    3.【答案】C

    【解析】inform通知、告訴，符合句意。inquire詢問；insure保險、投保，常與aginst連用；instruct指示、指令。

    4.【答案】B

    【解析】at best最多、至多；at least至少；at length詳細地；at first開始、最先。at least最符

    合句意。

    5.【答案】B

    【解析】本句意為把飛行員挪到一邊。aside意為一邊、旁邊，符合句意。back向后；about到處；move off指車輛啟程。

    6.【答案】D

    【解析】beneath和under為介詞，后面必需接名詞。down向下地，副詞。below在下方地，副詞，符合句意。

    7.【答案】D

    【解析】horror恐懼；trust信任；pleasure愉快；relief(痛苦、憂慮)解除。to ones relief意為讓某人松了一口氣，句意。

    8.【答案】B

    【解析】be familiar with為固定搭配，意為熟悉，排除其他選項。

    9.【答案】A

    【解析】根據(jù)句意推斷，空格處所填詞應與when he had做同位語，故moment符合句意。movement運動，idea想法，affair事件。

    10.【答案】A

    【解析】as當……的時候，符合句意。unless除非。while當……時候，它引導的從句動作時間比as引導從句動作的時間要長。So因此，表結果，不符合句意。

    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】本句意為他們的業(yè)余生活要由陌生人來照料。in the hands of“由……控制或照料”，固定搭配。

    2.【答案】C

    【解析】regular“定期的、有規(guī)律的”；normal“正常的”；constant“經常的”；lasting“持續(xù)的”，這里指定期來看望的人。

    3.【答案】A

    【解析】imaginary“不真實的、虛構的”；imaginable“可想象的”；imaginative“富于想象力的”；imagery意為肖像。

    4.【答案】A

    【解析】that引導定語從句。

    5.【答案】A

    【解析】share，共享的，常與common搭配。consent同意。

    6.【答案】B

    【解析】這里要用復數(shù)，故選people。

    7.【答案】D

    【解析】obligation“責任、義務”；admiration“羨慕”；initiative“首創(chuàng)的，開始的”；necessity“必要性”。本句與上句意思相近，故選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“依靠別人的”；dependable“可靠的”；independent“獨立的”。

    10.【答案】C

    【解析】mutually“共同地”；similarly“同樣地、相似的”；differently“不同地”；certainly“當然地”。只有共同地符合句意。