16．Mary was waiting for the airplane to take off．She was happy to get a seat by herself．Just then，an air hostess came up to her and asked．"Would you mind changing your seat？A man would like to sit with his wife．"The only available seat was next to a girl with her arms broken，a black-and-blue face，and a sad expression．"I don't want to sit there，"Mary thought immediately．But a soft voice spoke，"She needs help．"Finally，Mary moved to that seat．
The girl was named Emily．She had been in a car accident and now was on her way for
treatment．
When the snack and juice arrived，Mary realized that Emily could not feed herself．Mary considered offering to feed her but hesitated（猶豫），as it seemed too impolite to offer a service to a stranger．But then Mary realized that Emily's need was more important．Mary offered to help her eat．Although Emily was uncomfortable to accept，she agreed．They became closer and closer in a short time．By the end of the five-hour trip，Mary's heart had warmed，and the time was really better spent than if she had just sat by herself．
Mary was very glad that she had sat next to Emily and fed her．Love sometimes goes beyond human borders（邊界）and removes the fears that keep people away．When we reach our hands to serve another，we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world．
39．How did Mary feel at first when an air hostess asked her to change her seat？C．
A．She felt glad to do so．B．She went mad with anger．
C．She was not willing to do so．D．She was afraid of the man and his wife．
40．Why did Emily have a sad expression at the beginning？B．
A．She lost her job．B．She suffered from a car accident．
C．She met a stranger．D．She disliked the air hostess．
41．What do the underlined words"she agreed"mean？A．
A．Emily agreed that Mary would help her eat．
B．Emily agreed that she would sit next to Mary．
C．Emily agreed that Mary would change her seat．
D．Emily agreed that she would receive her treatment．
42．What is the best title for this passage？D．
A．Flying With Strangers B．Changing Seats
C．Learning To Forgive D．Passing Your Love On．
分析 翻譯：
瑪麗正等著飛機起飛．她很高興獨自得到一個座位．就在這時，一位女主人走過來問她．"你可以換個座位嗎？一個男人想和他的妻子坐在一起．"唯一空著的座位緊挨著一個胳膊斷了女孩，一張黑藍色的臉，和一個悲傷的表情．"我不想坐在那里，"瑪麗立刻想到．但一個溫柔的聲音說，"她需要幫助．"最后，瑪麗換到那個座位上．女孩名叫艾米麗．她曾發(fā)生一次車禍，現(xiàn)在她正在治療中．當點心和果汁來了，瑪麗意識到艾米麗不能照顧自己．瑪麗想親自喂她卻猶豫，因為這太不禮貌了，不向陌生人提供服務．但后來瑪麗意識到艾米麗的需要更重要．瑪麗主動提出要幫助她吃飯．雖然艾米麗不舒服，她同意了．他們在短時間內(nèi)變得越來越親近了．到五小時之旅結(jié)束之后，瑪麗的心溫暖了，時間度過的比如果她只是坐在自己的座位上更好．瑪麗非常高興，她坐在艾米麗旁邊喂她．愛有時超越了人類的邊界并且消除讓人們遠離的恐懼．當我們伸出我們的手為其他人服務時，我們成長在一個更大、更為有價值的世界．
解答 39．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)語境I don't want to sit there 可知瑪麗一開始不愿意坐到那里，故選：C
40．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)語境next to a girl with her arms broke，a black-and-blue face，and a sad expression及She had been in a car accident可知這個小女孩在一次事故中胳膊受傷了，故選：B
41．A．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)語境Mary offered to help her eat．Although Emily was uncomfortable to accept，可知瑪麗主動提出幫助Emily吃飯，一開始感覺不舒服，但是最后還是同意了．故選：A
42．D．標題歸納題．根據(jù)語境Love sometimes goes beyond human borders（邊界）可知最后作者指出愛能夠超越人的邊界，是可以傳遞的．故選：D
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