Question

The Four People You Don’t Want to Sit Next to on a Plane

Let me begin by promising you that I am not an angry person. I would actually vow that I am inherently happy and all-around quite friendly and nice. But one thing that really grinds my gears, is being seated next to a nightmare neighbor on an airplane.

1.

Perhaps you normally like them, but when you are sitting next to them on a plane it’s a different thing. They usually spend all the flight moving around and dropping their toys on the floor, and when they’re drinking their orange juice it ends up on your trousers. 2.. So you can’t have the little sleep that you were planning.

Conversation makers

You recognize this type as soon as you sit down. They immediately start talking about the plane, or the weather, or they ask you a personal question. It’s very difficult not to talk to these people. 3..

Nervous fliers

These are the people with white faces who sit down and immediately ask for something to drink. Every five minutes they call a flight attendant to ask if there are any problems with the plane. 4.. The best thing to do is to pretend to sleep.

Space invaders

5.. But they have a terrible habit of taking up all their room, and some of your room too. They usually sit so that you can’t move, with their arms and legs in your space.

A. Naughty kids

B. Well-behaved parents

C. They also tell you about air crash

D. Some people want to talk all the time

E. The people are not necessarily very large

F. Then they decide they want to have fun with you

G. You’ll probably have to keep talking until the plane lands

Answer

1.A

2.F

3.G

4.C

5.E

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了你在飞机上可能会遇到你不想挨着的四类“怪咖”邻座。

1.根据下文“Perhaps you normally like them, but when you are sitting next to them on a plane it’s a different thing. They usually spend all the flight moving around and dropping their toys on the floor, and when they’re drinking their orange juice it ends up on your trousers”可知，应是顽皮的孩子在飞机上所做的事，包括整个飞行过程中到处走动，把玩具扔在地板上，当他们喝橙汁的时候，最后会落到你的裤子上。故A项：Naughty kids(淘气孩子)作为主旨句，故选A。

2.根据下文“So you can’t have the little sleep that you were planning.”可知，他们想跟你一起玩，故你不能像你计划的那样睡个好觉。F项：Then they decide they want to have fun with you(然后他们决定和你一起玩)是上文的接下来的动作。故选F。

3.根据上文“You recognize this type as soon as you sit down. They immediately start talking about the plane, or the weather, or they ask you a personal question. It’s very difficult not to talk to these people.”可知，你一坐下就认出了这种类型。他们立刻开始谈论飞机，天气，或者问你一个私人问题。很难不跟这些人说话。故G项：You’ll probably have to keep talking until the plane lands(你可能得一直说直到飞机降落)是上文的一种结果，符合文意。故选G。

4.根据上文“These are the people with white faces who sit down and immediately ask for something to drink. Every five minutes they call a flight attendant to ask if there are any problems with the plane.”可知，讲的是一些紧张的乘客的事情，C项：They also tell you about air crash(他们还告诉你空难的事)也是紧张的乘客会做的事情。故选C。

5.根据下文的“But they have a terrible habit of taking up all their room, and some of your room too. They usually sit so that you can’t move, with their arms and legs in your space.”可知，还有一类人，他们有一个可怕的习惯，占了他们所有的房间，还有你的一些房间。他们通常坐在你不能动的地方，胳膊和腿放在你的空间里。故E项：The people are not necessarily very large（这些人不必然很大）与下文形成转折，符合文意。故选E。