A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginian by plane. , before we took off, we heard the pilot’s voice throughout the plane, “sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no on the plane. We have a generator(发电机), and we are going to the engines with it. We will in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens. ”
See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to ！” There were sighs of desperation and spreading throughout the plane, and we hadn’t even yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again,“ Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are , so we are. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time. ”
There was crying we had walked into grave. But, the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone for still being alive.
Although I do sincerely like to have a plan “see what happens”, which really isn’t such a bad life strategy, all too often, I would see people pursuing their goals with inaction just because they don’t have success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens.
If you are planning to learn a new skill, get up in the air, and see what happens! It might not be as as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought. It could be ! So don’t stay there trying nothing just because there is no of guaranteed success.
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(答案→)C
解析：文章讲述作者一次乘飞机的经历，飞机没有了动力，使用发电机发电，只有一个发动机，而飞行员还是计划起飞，看看会发生什么，虽然乘客非常绝望，但是结果还是很好的，虽然作者认为这件事可以有更好的计划，但是他认为在我们的生活中，有时有必要在没有十足把握的时候去尝试，这样才有可能成功。
【小题1】考查副词。A. Hopefully有希望地；B. Excitedly激动地；C. Unfortunately不幸地；D. Thankfully感谢地。根据下文中的sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no on the plane可知飞机上没有电是不幸的。根据句意故选C。
【小题2】考查名词。A. service服务；B. power电力；C. water水；D. fuel燃料。从下文信息：We have a generator(发电机), and we are going to the engines with it.可知飞机上没有电，将用发动机来发电。根据句意故选B。
【小题3】考查动词。A. shut关闭；B. fix修理；C. change改变；D. start启动。此处指“我们要用它启动发动机”。根据句意故选D.
【小题4】考查短语辨析。A. get up起床，上升；B. pack up收拾行李；C. light up点亮；D. speed up加速。根据下文中的We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens?可知这里指升入天空。根据句意故选A。
【小题5】考查动词。A. wait等待；B. delay拖延；C. crash坠毁；D. suffer遭受。因为飞机没有电了，所以乘客们害怕飞机会坠毁。根据句意故选C.
【小题6】考查名词。A. rumor谣言；B. anxiety焦虑；C. disease疾病；D. smoke烟雾。在飞机里蔓延着绝望的叹气和焦虑。故选B。
【小题7】考查短语辨析。A. looked over俯瞰；B. gone out熄灭；C. got across传达；D. taken off起飞。从上文 , before we took off可知我们还没有起飞。故选D。
【小题8】考查动词。A. sitting坐；B. checking检查；C. watching观看；D. boarding登机。可知我们还没有起飞，30分钟过去了，我们还坐在那里。根据句意故选A。
【小题9】考查形容词。A. puzzled困惑的；B. patient耐心的；C. desperate绝望的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据语境：乘客和机组成员都很绝望。故选C。
【小题10】考查连词。A. even if即使；B. as if好像；C. what if倘若……又如何？D. only if但愿。这里指有人在哭泣，好像要走进坟墓了。故选B。
【小题11】考查名词。A. ment评论；B. Cplaint抱怨； C. promise许诺；D. plan计划。根据上文We will in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens.可知飞行员是有计划的。故选D。
【小题12】考查代词辨析：A. everything 一切，B. something某些事情，C. nothing没有什么，D. anything任何东西，从下文的：We arrived in Norfolk and everyone for still being alive.可知我们起飞了，但是没有什么事情发生，故选C
【小题13】考查动词辨析：A. escaped逃跑，B. cheered欢呼，C. sighed叹气，D. praised表扬，大家都因为活着而欢呼。根据句意故选B
【小题14】考查短语辨析。A. less than少于；B. other than除了；C. better than好于；D. more than多于。虽然我希望有个计划要比看到所发生的要好。可知应选C。
【小题15】考查形容词。A. frozen呆住了；B. annoyed恼火的；C. concerned关心的；D. satisfied满意的。我经常看到追逐目标的人们因为不作为而停滞。故选A。
【小题16】考查形容词。A. realistic现实的；B, organized有组织的；C. potential潜在的；D. guaranteed有保证的。仅仅是因为他们没有确保的成功。根据句意故选D.
【小题17】考查形容词。A. same相同的；B. mon普通的；C. best最好的；D. last最后的。你能做的最好的事情是起飞看看会发生什么。故选C。
【小题18】考查形容词。A. interesting有趣的；B. challenging有挑战性的；C. surprising令人惊讶的；D. encouraging鼓舞人心的。这里指的是上文的技能，它可能不会像你认为的那样有挑战性。根据句意故选B.
【小题19】考查名词。A. fun有趣的事情；B. pain痛苦； C. sorrow悲伤； D. trouble困难。根据上文It might not be as as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought.可知它是一件有趣的事情。根据句意故选A.
【小题20】考查名词。A. meaning意思；B. sigh标志；C. action行动；D. reward奖赏。所以不要留在那里什么也不做，仅仅因为没有确保成功的标志。根据句意故选B。