Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Years ago，I was on a long flight，during which a voice from the speaker said，“We won't __16__ drinks or the meal because we are facing a storm ahead. Please make your seat belts fastened. ”Many passengers became __17__， talking about it with each other. At once it became __18__ in the plane.
Soon, lightening __19__ the darkening skies, and within moments the __20__ was like a boat on waves in the storm. One moment it was __21__ up by the storm;the next，it was thrown as if it were to __22__ onto the ground. All the passengers were __23__. Some cried. Some prayed (祈祷). The __24__ seemed hopeless. I wondered if we could __25__ it through the storm.
Then I noticed the little girl next to me. Surprisingly, the storm seemed to mean __26__ to her. She was __27__， looking through a picture book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would __28__ again, but she never showed a(n) __29__ of worry or fear. The little girl wasn't afraid at all __30__ all the adults were scared to death. Finding me watching her，the girl smiled at me and said，“Don't worry. My father is the pilot. He is taking me home. Take it easy. He will take us home safely.”
When the plane was out of __31__， I smiled at the girl and she gave me a big smile in __32__. “I said my father would take us home safely.”
Many kinds of storms may __33__ us: diseases, difficulties... They can easily darken our skies and __34__ our planes into hard times. Let us __35__： Love is the pilot. It will help us out of trouble. So take it easy.
16.A.serve B.take
C.get D.sell
答案：A 飞机航行过程中突遇暴风雨，因此无法正常给客人提供饮料和食物。飞机上的饮料和食物都是免费提供给乘客的，因此不能选sell。
17.A.excited B.comfortable
C.happy D.nervous
答案：D 飞机遇上暴风雨意味着将有一定危险，因此乘客会感到紧张。
18.A.noisy B.quiet
C.warm D.cold
答案：A 从上文“talking about it with each other”可知机舱内会变得有些嘈杂。
19.A.broke out B.came about
C.lit up D.gave off
答案：C 从下文“the darkening skies”可知天空漆黑一片，闪电是亮的，故此处是“闪电照亮了黑暗的天空”。
20.A.ship B.plane
C.train D.seat
