文章大意:本文主要讲述了Ida Nelson,一位来自阿拉斯加的小村子Igiugig的村民,半夜和邻居们驾车集合到附近的机场,开车灯帮助一架紧急运送病人的飞机安全降落的故事。
1 . Ida Nelson was going to sleep when she heard the noise of a small airplane circling the nearby airport. It was already 11:30 p.m. in a small village of Alaska, and, as she told a local newspaper, “When a plane flies over that _________ you know there is something _________ .”
Nelson rushed to the window and saw the _________: The airport’s runway lights were out. She pulled on some clothes, _________ into her ATV(地形车), and drove it to the airport, where she found a local pilot trying to _________ the lights with his hands.
“_________, if you push the button 10 or 15 times, the lights will just light up,” Nelson said. But not this time. Meanwhile, she _________ the plane was a medevac(医疗直升机) which had a(n) _________ mission---to transport a seriously ill local girl to the nearest _________ 280 miles away.
Nelson had a __________. Driving her ATV to the end of the runway, she shone her headlights for the plane to __________. Great idea, but it wasn’t __________. More light was needed, so a neighbor __________ nearly every home in the village.
Within 20 rminutes, 20 vehicles arrived, many of the drivers still in __________. Following the pilot’ __________, the cars lined up on one side of the runway. __________ by the headlights, the plane finally landed safely. The young __________ was loaded onto the aircraft, and the plane __________ took off again.
In a world filled with uncertainty, the little community’s __________ action was a big deal. However, for Nelson, as she said, coming together “is just kind of a __________ deal.”
1. A.late | B.low | C.slowly | D.smoothly |
2. A.wrong | B.mysterious | C.unrecognizable | D.impressive |
3. A.influence | B.consequence | C.factor | D.problem |
4. A.looked | B.jumped | C.broke | D.ran |
5. A.put up | B.look for | C.turn on | D.hold onto |
6. A.Usually | B.Fortunately | C.Particularly | D.Obviously |
7. A.remembered | B.admitted | C.learned | D.announced |
8. A.fixed | B.urgent | C.improper | D.last |
9. A.school | B.village | C.hospital | D.airport |
10. A.target | B.comment | C.desire | D.plan |
11. A.run | B.circle | C.climb | D.follow |
12. A.appropriate | B.legal | C.sufficient | D.important |
13. A.warned | B.reminded | C.comforted | D.called |
14. A.nightclothes | B.raincoats | C.uniforms | D.costumes |
15. A.preparations | B.directions | C.predictions | D.regulations |
16. A.Guided | B.Forced | C.Controlled | D.Powered |
17. A.pilot | B.patient | C.neighbor | D.driver |
18. A.quietly | B.suddenly | C.immediately | D.constantly |
19. A.strange | B.positive | C.loyal | D.exciting |
20. A.fair | B.great | C.tough | D.normal |