Question

Last year, I was on a plane with my friend, waiting for it to take off. The pilot’s voice was heard throughout the plane: “Sorry for the delay, ladies and gentlemen. Our engines don’t work. We are going to jump-start them. Once we get them going, we’ll get up in the air and see what happens.”

That was all he said. “See what happens?” Shouldn’t we have had a better plan than that? At that point. I could only laugh nervously. One woman started crying, “Oh no! We are going to crash!’’ There were sighs of hopelessness and anxiety, and we hadn’t even taken off yet.

The pilot even seemed unhappy. He told us our one engine was working double time, and his plan was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air, and what happened? Nothing. We arrived in Norfolk, and no sooner had the wheels touched down than applause burst out as everyone on the airplane breathed a sigh of relief.

All too often, people stop trying to achieve their goals just because they don’t have a guaranteed (有保證的) result. But success will never be guaranteed. The best thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens. While I do prefer planning better than “see what happens” when it comes to flying, it really isn’t such a bad idea for life.

If your effort is to build a business then get up in the air and see what happens! Don’t give yourself all the reasons why you can’t. Do not wait until you have everything you need. You never will!

If your goal is to start a friendship, say “Hello”, get up in the air and see what happens! The results could be very rewarding. If your goal is to learn a new skill, get up in the air and see what happens! It might not be as difficult as your think. It could be fun!

1.How did the author feel when the pilot said the engines didn’t work?

A. Disappointed. B. Anxious.

C. Curious. D. Relieved.

2.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means .

A. to think carefully before you make friends

B. to start to fly first to see what will happen in the sky

C. to make an effort even if the result is uncertain

D. to get up from the chair and greet somebody

3.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. We Will See What Happens

B. I Survived an Adventurous Flight

C. The Pilot Risked Our Lives

D. Making Plans Is Better Than Taking Chances

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是一篇記敘文。作者在一次和朋友坐飛機時，飛行員告訴他們飛機發(fā)動機不能工作了，啟動后先飛到空中然后再隨機應變。乘客很恐慌，結(jié)果飛機安全著陸。作者借此告訴我們，在人生當中，成功從來不是十拿九穩(wěn)的，你能做的最好的事就是飛上半空，然后隨機應變。

1.I could only laugh nervously.我只能緊張兮兮地笑起來�！笨芍�當飛行員說發(fā)動機不能工作時作者感到緊張。A. Disappointed.失望的；B. Anxious. 焦急的； C. Curious.好奇的；D. Relieved.放心的。故選B。

2.這也是文中劃線句子隱藏的含義,故選C。不要誤選B,B只是淺層表面意思.

3.A標題歸納題。作者通過記敘在一次和朋友坐飛機時，飛行員告訴他們飛機發(fā)動機不能工作了，啟動后先飛到空中然后再隨機應變。乘客很恐慌，結(jié)果飛機安全著陸的故事，來啟示我們，在人生當中，成功從來不是十拿九穩(wěn)的，你能做的最好的事就是飛上半空，然后隨機應變。故文章最好的標題A We Will See What Happens 我們要隨機應變。故選A。

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