第1个回答 2012-05-29
原题：
My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Carolina, to spend a week with my husband in Florida. We were 36 about the trip because we hadn't seen him for five months, and 37 her Dad terribly.
As usual on the Charlotte-to Miami flight, the plane was totally 38 . Because we did not get our boarding passes until we 39 at the gate, Kallie and I could not get seats together and were 40 by the aisle (过道). I asked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with Kallie and me, 41 we could be together. They 42 , saying they thought they should stay in their assigned seats.
Meanwhile, a mother and her three children were in a 43 several rows ahead of us. There had been a mistake in their boarding passes, and 44 the whole family had "been split up. The passengers in her row 45 refused to move elsewhere. She was very 46 about the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody 47 to help her.
There were a troop of Boy Scouts on 48 . Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said, "Ma'am, I think we can help you." He then 49 five minutes rearranging his group so that adequate space was 50 for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfully and without 51 , and the mother's relief was obvious.
Kallie, however, was beginning to panic at the 52 of not being next to me. I told her that there wasn’t anything I could do. 53 , the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, 54 to me and asked, "Would you and your daughter like our seats?" 55 to himself and the Scoutmaster. We traded seats and continued our trip, very much relieved to be together and watch the scenery from Kallie’s window seat.
36. A. worried B. excited C. anxious D. eager
37. A. loved B. considered C. imagined D. missed
38. A. full B. crowded C. empty D. overweight
39. A. reached B. arrived C. landed D. knocked
40. A. divided B. blocked C. separated D. connected
41. A. in case B. even if C. as if D. so that
42. A. prevented B. refused C. agreed D. promised
43. A. panic B. hurry C. rush D. seat
44. A. however B. otherwise C. therefore D. instead
45. A. too B. even C. ever D. also
46. A. concerned B. curious C. particular D. content
47. A. suggested B. offered C. provided D. supplied
48. A. duty B. watch C. board D. spot
49. A. took B. cost C. paid D. spent
50. A. convenient B. available C. probable D. comfortable
51. A. permission B. excuse C. apology D. complaint
52. A. thought B. end C. feeling D. sense
53. A. Immediately B. Puzzlingly C. Suddenly D. Amazingly
54. A. turned back B. turned around C. turned out D. turned away
55. A. sticking B. keeping C. waving D. referring
答案：
36. B 自己五个月没有见到丈夫，女儿没有见到爸爸，自然对这次旅行感到“兴奋”。
37. D miss想念。女儿五个月没有见到爸爸了，所以非常“想念”爸爸。
38. A 根据下文的“换座位”和此处的副词totally判断，飞机满员，但不能用“拥挤的”。
39. B arrived at the gate到达门口，reach是及物动词，不能接at。
40. C 根据上文的I could not get seats together判断，作者和女儿被过道分隔开了。divide表示把一个整体分成若干份。
41. D 根据上下文的语意判断，we could be together是目的，所以用so that，意为“以便”。
42. B 根据下文的saying they thought they should stay in their assigned seats判断，他们“拒绝”了。
43. A be in a panic乱成一团。一个妈妈带了三个孩子，又能不能坐在一起，所以很慌乱。
44. C 由于出了错，“所以”一家人被分开了。
45. D 作者请求换座位，人家拒绝了，这位女士请求换座位，人家“也”拒绝了。
46. A 由于自己的孩子和陌生人坐在一起，所以妈妈很“担心”。
47. B 根据she was in tears判断，没有人帮她。offer to do sth.意为“主动提出做……”。
48. C on board在飞机上。
49. D 根据下文的rearranging判断，此处应为spend time doing sth.句型。
50. B available意为“可用的；可得到的”。此处指“给她们腾出了足够的可以坐的地方”。
51. D 上文曾谈到两个人不愿意换座位，而这些孩子们不仅同意换座位，而且还没有“怨言”。
52. A at the thought of意为“一想到……”，是固定短语。
53. D 请求跟别人换座，人家不换，而这时有人主动和作者换座，这是作者没有料到的，所以作者感到“惊奇”。
54. B turn around to me意为“转向我”，turn back意为“往回走”。
55. D 那个人坐在scoutmaster旁边，所以此处“指的是”他们两个人。