课后能力测评(一). 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(2010四川)字数：334完成时间：15分钟难度：Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight _1_ before setting down. High desert winds had _2_ the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be _3_ the city for a few minutes waiting to _4_. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened _5_ there might be a few bumps(颠簸)We11，that few minutes turned into about fortyfive minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) _6_ by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt _7_ and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，thats not a good thing to have happen in a(n) _8_ space because it only _9_ to increase the discomfort of the situation.About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very _10_.There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be _11_ noticed.Every passenger simply held on for dear life.except one. A _12_ was having a good time! With each bump of the _13_， he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight. As I observed this，I _14_ that he didnt know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his _15_. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grownups have learned from _16_.He was _17_ the ride because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this，I took a deep breath and _18_ back into my seat，pretending I was _19_ on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even _20_ to giggle once or twice，much to the chagrin(懊恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.1. A. mistakeB. delayC. change D. wind 2. A. forced B. warned C. swept D. reminded3. A. watching B. visiting C. circling D. crossing4. A. arrive B. enter C. stop D. land5. A. if B. though C. because D. while6. A. light B. pale C. easy D. quick7. A. sick B. nervous C. angry D. afraid8. A. empty B. narrow C. secret D. open9. A. happens B. continues C. fails D. serves 10. A. quiet B. hot C. dirty D. crowded 11. A. partly B. gradually C. shortly D. clearly12. A. pilot B. baby C. guard D. man13. A. seats B. passengersC. flight D. airplane14. A. realized B. hoped C. agreed D. insisted15. A. health B. safety C. joy D. future16. A. teachers B. books C. experience D. practice17. A. learning B. taking C. missing D. enjoying18. A. sat B. lay C. went D. rode19. A. nearly B. finally C. really D. suddenly20. A. attempted B. managed C. wanted D. decided. 阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。A字数：272完成时间：15分钟难度：Bruce Jones thinks there is still a healthy thirst for exploration into underwater worlds on our own planet. After growing up with his grandfather who was in the marine construction business, Jones quickly got a feel for the water. He started diving at age 9 and, by the 1980s, began offering advice for those interested in the submarine business. By 1993, he was running his own company, US. Submarines, which designed and built submarines for resorts and individuals.Jones plans to spend $40 million in building a hotel where the most expensive rooms will be 50 feet under the sea off Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. Unlike the Jules Undersea Lodge the only undersea hotel now, just off the coast of Key Largo, Fla. guests at the Poseidon wont need to put on a wet suit to get to their rooms. They also wont need to worry about changing pressure levels since the rooms will be kept at abovesurface pressure. Instead, they can move easily to their $1,500anight underwater rooms by escalator.“I think there are a large number of people who would be interested，” said Jones, “including anyone who is looking for a different experience.”Each room will feature strong windows that look out onto coral gardens. There will be controls in each room that guests can use to change the lighting of the underwater worlds outside their windows and to provide food for fish swimming by.“By now I envisioned (展望) wed have whole underwater cities，” Craig Cooper, the director for the Aquarius research station said. “Its about time some of these visions became reality.”1. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Bruce Jones?a. Jones started running US. Submarines.b. Jones began to learn to dive.c. Jones planned to build an undersea hotel.d. Jones began giving others advice on the submarine business.A. a, b, c, d B. a, c, b, dC. b, d, a, c D. b, a, c, d2. We can learn from the second paragraph that the Jules Undersea Lodge_.A. li