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《民航英语1》复习纲要A
一、短语翻译
（1）候机大楼（2）安检员
（3）喷气式飞机（4）靠过道座位
（5）登机桥（6）登机牌
（7）起飞前一小时到达机场（8）飞行训练中心
（9）无人伴随行李（10）直达航班
二、单选题
1. Don’t talk _____ that.
A. as
B. at
C. like
2. Hurry up, _____ you’ll be late.
A. but
B. and
C. or
3. This question was _____ difficult that no one could answer it.
A. too
B. very
C. so
4. Mary is not here. She _____ to Paris.
A. went
B. has gone
C. has been
5. You must _____ your bad habits.
A. give off
B. give up
C. give out
6. _____ aeroplanes in this company are Boeing planes.
A. Most of
B. Most
C. The most
7. Mary likes living _____.
A. lonely
B. alone
C. in person
8. She was sleeping with _____ windows.
A. empty
B. open
C. wide
9. The war _____ in 1937.
A. broke up
B. broke off
C. broke out
10. Mary _____ into the room.
A. burst
B. crashed
C. hit
11. The Europeans _____ to stay ahead in aeroplane design.
A. failed
B. missed
C. lost
12. The _____ of employees in this company has doubled.
A. sum
B. amount
C. number
13. He worked in this company _____ several years.
A. in
B. since
C. for
14. Tom is a person who always _____ up to dangers.
A. meets
B. faces
C. sees
15. This is one of the most important things _____ all.
A. among
B. in
C. of
16. They decided to _____ into the cause of the accident.
A. see
B. look
C. watch
17. There is _____ information on how to get the cheap fears.
A. few
B. a few
C. little
18. It was Dr. Rontgen who _____ X-rays.
A. discovered
B. invented
C. made up
19. We ran all the way to _____ the bus that was going to the zoo.
A. take
B. get
C. catch
20. Can you _____ what is wrong with the washing machine?
A. find out
B. find
C. look for
三、用根据句子意思用适当的谓语动词形式填空。
1. She _____ English very hard. (study)
她学习英语很刻苦。
2. We _____ flight attendants. (be)
我们是空中乘务员。
3. Does he _____ for Air China? (work)
她在国航工作吗？
4. Tom _____ his baggage on the conveyor belt. (put)
汤姆正在往传送带上放行李。
5. There _____ two maps in the room. in the room. (be)
房间里有两张地图。
6. _____ your seat belt, please. (fasten)
请系紧安全带。
7. My sister _____ to see me yesterday. (come)
我姐姐昨天来看我了。
8. Mary _____ ill for five days. (be)
玛丽已经病了五天了。
9. If weather _____, we’ll go for a pi cnic tomorrow. (permit) 如果天气状况允许，我们明天会去郊游。
10. We _____ free tomorrow afternoon. (be)
我明天下午有空。
四、汉译英
1. 您要喝茶还是喝咖啡？
2. 你们航空公司有多少架飞机？
3. 他经常晚饭后散步。
4. 近年来这座城市发生了巨大的变化。
《民航英语1》复习纲要A答案
一、短语翻译题
（1）a terminal building （2）a security guard
（3）a jet plane （4）an aisle seat
（5）a boarding bridge （6）a boarding pass
（7）get to the airport one hour before departure （8）a flying training center （9）unaccompanied baggage （10）a non-stop flight
二、单项选择题
三、填空题
1. studies
2. are
3. work
4. is putting
5. are
6. Fasten
7. came
8. has been
9. permits 10. will be
四、汉译英
1. Which would you like to drink, tea or coffee?
2. How many planes are there in your airline?
3. He often takes a walk after supper.
4. Great changes have taken place in this city in recent years.
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