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　　Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motorway. But still there is a danger that grows every year. Airliners(n.定期班机,客机)get larger and larger. Some airplanes can carry over 300 passengers. And the air itself becomes more and mere crowded. If one huge airliner struck into another in midair,600 lives could be lost.

　　From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands, every movement is watched on radar screens. Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb, and when to come down. The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like London Heathrow may deal with2500 planes a day. Not all of them actually land at the airport. Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there. Even a small mistake on their part could cause a terrible accident.

　　Recently such a disaster almost happened. Two large jets(n. 喷气式飞机)were flying towards the airport. One was carrying 69 passengers from Toronto, the other 176 passengers from Chicago. An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other. He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb. But he made a mistake. He ordered the wrong plane to do this. So, instead of turning away from the second plane, the first plane turned towards it. Fifteen seconds later it flew directly in front of the second plane. They avoided (vt. 避免；回避)each other by the smallest part of a second. The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool. This is an example of the danger that grows every, year.

(1)Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．Travelling by air is as safe as by car.

B．Travelling by air is not as safe as by car.

C．Travelling by car is as dangerous as by air.

D．Travelling by ear is more dangerous than by air.

(2)The air traffic controllers of an airport________.

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A．control all the planes flying near the airport

B．give orders to planes leaving the airport

C．only deal with the planes that want to land there

D．are allowed to handle 250 planes a day

(3)The danger of air crashes grows every year because________.

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A．airliners are getting larger and air traffic is becoming heavier

B．a pilot does not always hear a controller' s order

C．a controller is likely to make more and more mistakes

D．airports can hardly serve the growing number of air- planes

(4)The example in the passage is to show that________.

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A．air traffic controllers are often careless

B．air traffic controllers should pay much attention to a- voiding accidents

C．it is difficult for airplanes to avoid terrible accidents

D．two planes should not fly too close to each other

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一　　 个最佳答案。　　

　　 　　 　　 　　

    A photographer is a person who takes photos as a business or an art. It is often thought that his work is not only full of 1 but is very safe as well, and no one can imagine how 2 his work 3 .

　　 　　 　　 　　

　　     Two photographers were 　　 4 through a thick forest in Alaska, 5 at capturing (capture 抢拍) the wild-life on film. As there was nothing interesting to take pictures of, they were feeling 6 when they 　　 7 sightof a brown bear that had caught a large fish by a quiet brook. The wild beast found them too, and stood on its 　　 8 legs to get 9 sight of the two men. While doing this, the bear made a wonderful pose (n. 姿势) for the two 10 photographers.

　　 　　 　　 　　

　　    Suddenly the bear 11 at them, while the two men kept right on taking photos of the 12 beast. As the beast was 　　 13 very fast towards them, one of the men turned around right away and rushed to a tall tree nearby. He 14 to the top of the tree as quickly as he could. The other man, who could not climb a tree, 　　 15 lay down on the ground, pretending 16. When the bear 　　 17 over him and snuffed (vt.嗅) him all over, the man shut his eyes tightly, 18 his breath and 19 make any　　 movement. While all this was going on, the man in the tree was 20 pictures of the 　　 21 scenes. After a while, the bear went away 22, because bears 　　 23 dead men.

　　 　　 　　 　　

　　    When all was safe, the photographer in the tree came down and said to his friend, "The same story 24 was told in Aesep's Fables (伊索寓言) has just happened to us, and I 　　 25 no chances to take the photos of the wonderful scenes!"　　 　　 　　 　　

 

　　 　　 　　

1. A. happiness    B. glad    C. sadness    D. pleasure

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2. A. interesting    B. dangerous    C. useful    D. important

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3. A. sometimes is    B. always is    C. is usually    D. usually is

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4. A. running    B. riding    C. travelling    D. driving

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5. A. good    B. wanting    C. planning    D. aiming

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6. A. sorry    B. satisfied    C. comfortable    D. helpless

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7. A. lost    B. caught    C. were in    D. were out of

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8. A. fore    B. left    C. right    D. hind

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9. A. a different    B. the same    C. a better    D. better

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10. A. mad    B. funny    C. happy    D. excited

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11. A. stared    B. jumped    C. shouted    D. looked

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12. A. pleased    B. angry    C. worried    D. funny

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13. A. rolling on    B. jumping up    C. drawing on    D. running out

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14. A. climbed    B. reached    C. jumped    D. walked

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15. A. slowly    B. immediately

C. after some delay    D. after some time

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16. A. to be dead　　 B. to die

C. to be dying    D. to have died

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17. A. bent    B. sat    C. lay    D. took

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18. A. took    B. held    C. was out of    D. taking

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19. A. daren't　　　　  B. tried not to

C. not trying to    D. not tried to

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20. A. busy to take    B. ready to take

C. busy taking　　 D. worth taking

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21. A. strange    B. beautiful    C. famous    D. exciting

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22. A. excitedly    B. disappointedly (失望地)   

    C. gladly　　   D. sadly

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23. A. never eat　　  B. don't like   

    C. never touch    D. never tend

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24. A. as     B. that    C. which    D. what

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25. A. got    B. had    C. found    D. lost