Mr. Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by __1__ . He liked sitting __2__ a window when he was flying, so he got onto the plane, he looked for a window seat. He __3__ all of them taken except one. There was a young man __4__ beside it, and Robinson was surprised that he had not taken the one by the window. Anyhow, he went towards it.
When he __5__ it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it, written __6__ large letters, __7__ This seat is kept for proper balance. Thank you. Mr. Robinson had never seen such a notice before, but he thought the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in its room __8__ made it necessary to have the passengers properly balance. So he walked on and found __9__ empty seat, not beside the window __10__ .
Two or three other people __11__ to sit in the window seat next to the young man, but they also read the notice and went on. Then when the plane was nearly 12__ a very beautiful girl __13__ into the plane. The young man, who was watching the passengers coming in, 14__ took the notice __15__ the seat beside him, and by this means succeeded in having a pretty companion during the whole trip.
1. A. air B. water C. train D. bus
2. A. on B. nearly C. beside D. far from
3. A. wanted B. found C. thought D. hoped
4. A. seating B. seated C. seat D. sat
5. A. arrived B. sat on C. reached D. left
6. A. through B. by C. with D. in
7.A. said B. saying C. spoken D. speaking
8. A. and B. this C. who D. which
9. A. another B. other C. the other D. the only
10. A. to sit B. to be sat C. to sit on D. to be sat in
11. A. stuck B. tried C. managed D. refused
12. A. empty B. full C. up D. down
13. A. reached B. stepped C. entered D. left
14. A. quickly B. fast C. slowly D. soon
15. A. onto B. away C. off D. up
名师点评
乘飞机时喜爱窗子旁边，但是临窗的座位上有一个警告，上面写着：此座留着是为了保持飞机平衡， 只好作罢。又有几个乘客看到空座走了过去，但看到纸条后都离开了。这时，上来一个年轻漂亮的女士，旁边的年轻人就把纸条拿掉了。阅读时注意体会文章的幽默感。
答案简析
1．A。因为下文叙述的是飞机上发生的事情。by air=by plane。
2．C。喜欢坐在窗子旁边。
3．B。表示结果，与上句的look for（表动作）相呼应。
4．B。从句子结构看，此空该填非谓语动词形式。seat是及物动词，意思是使某人就坐，它与a young man是动宾关系，所以用seated，表示状态；而sit是不及物动词，它与a young man是主谓关系，要用sitting，表示动作。
5．C。不能选A，因为arrive为不及物动词；由下文可知，他根本没坐下来，所以也不能选B；若选D，则与上句的he went towards it相矛盾。
6．D。in large letters是固定说法，意为用大写字母。
7．B。这里该用现在分词表示伴随动作。say强调说的内容，而speak则指说的动作，故不选D。
8．D。which引导定语从句，指代先行词something particularly heavy。
9．A。another表泛指另一个。
10．C。此处不定式to sit用作定语，应与被修饰的名词seat构成动宾关系，而sit却是不及物动词，必须加上介词on。
11．B。try只表示设法去做某事，而不表示是否做成；manage却表示设法做成了某事。由本句末的but they also read the notice and went on得知，不选C。
12．B。随着情节的发展，飞机上的人越来越多，快要满了，所以用full。
13．B。enter作进入讲时，一般不与into连用，故不选C。
14．A。quickly表示立刻行动，毫不迟延用于此处符合the man 的心境，也大大地增强了文章的幽默感。
15．C。take ---off---是固定搭配，意为把从取下。
Mr. Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by __1__ . He liked sitting __2__ a window when he was flying, so he got onto the plane, he looked for a window seat. He __3__ all of them taken except one. There was a young man __4__ beside it, and Robinson was surprised that he had not taken the one by the window. Anyhow, he went towards it.
When he __5__ it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it, written __6__ large letters, __7__ This seat is kept for proper balance. Thank you. Mr. Robinson had never seen such a notice before, but he thought the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in its room __8__ made it necessary to have the passengers properly balance. So he walked on and found __9__ empty seat, not beside the window __10__ .
Two or three other people __11__ to sit in the window seat next to the young man, but they also read the notice and went on. Then when the plane was nearly 12__ a very beautiful girl __13__ into the plane. The young man, who was watching the passengers coming in, 14__ took the notice __15__ the seat beside him, and by this means succeeded in having a pretty companion during the whole trip.
1. A. air B. water C. train D. bus
2. A. on B. nearly C. beside D. far from
3. A. wanted B. found C. thought D. hoped
4. A. seating B. seated C. seat D. sat
5. A. arrived B. sat on C. reached D. left
6. A. through B. by C. with D. in
7.A. said B. saying C. spoken D. speaking
8. A. and B. this C. who D. which
9. A. another B. other C. the other D. the only
10. A. to sit B. to be sat C. to sit on D. to be sat in
11. A. stuck B. tried C. managed D. refused
12. A. empty B. full C. up D. down
13. A. reached B. stepped C. entered D. left
14. A. quickly B. fast C. slowly D. soon
15. A. onto B. away C. off D. up
名师点评
乘飞机时喜爱窗子旁边，但是临窗的座位上有一个警告，上面写着：此座留着是为了保持飞机平衡， 只好作罢。又有几个乘客看到空座走了过去，但看到纸条后都离开了。这时，上来一个年轻漂亮的女士，旁边的年轻人就把纸条拿掉了。阅读时注意体会文章的幽默感。
答案简析
1．A。因为下文叙述的是飞机上发生的事情。by air=by plane。
2．C。喜欢坐在窗子旁边。
3．B。表示结果，与上句的look for（表动作）相呼应。
4．B。从句子结构看，此空该填非谓语动词形式。seat是及物动词，意思是使某人就坐，它与a young man是动宾关系，所以用seated，表示状态；而sit是不及物动词，它与a young man是主谓关系，要用sitting，表示动作。
5．C。不能选A，因为arrive为不及物动词；由下文可知，他根本没坐下来，所以也不能选B；若选D，则与上句的he went towards it相矛盾。
6．D。in large letters是固定说法，意为用大写字母。
7．B。这里该用现在分词表示伴随动作。say强调说的内容，而speak则指说的动作，故不选D。
8．D。which引导定语从句，指代先行词something particularly heavy。
9．A。another表泛指另一个。
10．C。此处不定式to sit用作定语，应与被修饰的名词seat构成动宾关系，而sit却是不及物动词，必须加上介词on。
11．B。try只表示设法去做某事，而不表示是否做成；manage却表示设法做成了某事。由本句末的but they also read the notice and went on得知，不选C。
12．B。随着情节的发展，飞机上的人越来越多，快要满了，所以用full。
13．B。enter作进入讲时，一般不与into连用，故不选C。
14．A。quickly表示立刻行动，毫不迟延用于此处符合the man 的心境，也大大地增强了文章的幽默感。
15．C。take ---off---是固定搭配，意为把从取下。