79. In the air

　　Matt and his wife¹ lived in the country. Matt was² very stingy and hated⁴ spending money. One day a fair⁵ came⁶ to the nearby⁷ town.

　　"Let's go to the fair, Matt," his wife said⁸. "We haven't been anywhere⁹ for a long time."

　　Matt thought¹⁰ about this for a while¹¹. He knew he would¹² have to spend money at the fair. At last he said, "All right, but I'm not going¹³ to spend much money. We'll look at things, but we won't buy anything. "

　　They went to the fair and looked at all the things to buy. There were many things Matt's wife wanted to buy, but he would not let her spend any money.

　　Then, in a nearby field¹⁴, they saw¹⁵ a small airplane¹⁶.

　　"Fun flights¹⁸!" the notice¹⁹ said, " $ 10 for 10 minutes.

　　Matt had²⁰ never been in an airplane and he wanted to go on a fun flight¹⁷. However²¹, he didn't want to have to pay²³ for his wife, as³ well.

　　"I've only got²⁴ $ 10, " he told the pilot²⁵. "Can my wife come with me for free²⁶?" The pilot wasn't selling many tickets, so he said, "I'll make a bargain²⁷ with you. If your wife doesn't scream²⁸ or shout, she can have a free flight."

　　Matt agreed²⁹, and got into the small airplane with his wife.

　　The pilot took³⁰ off³¹ and made³² his airplane do all kinds of things. At one moment it was flying upside³³ down.

　　When the plane landed³⁴, the pilot said, "0. K. your wife didn't make a sound. She can have her ride free."

　　"Thank you," Matt said. "It wasn't easy for her, you know, especially³⁵ when she fell³⁶ out."

Notes:

　　(1) stingy adj.吝啬

　　(2) hate（doing）讨厌（做）

　　(3) free adj.免费的

　　(4) make a bargain with sb 达成协议；做成交易

　　(5) upsidedown 倒转地；倒置地

Exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　　① Why didn't Matt really want to go to the fair?

　　A. He didn't like fairs³⁷.

　　B. His wife didn't want to go.

　　C. He did²² not want to spend any money.

　　D. It was a long way to walk to the fair.

　　② What wouldn't Matt let his wife do?

　　A. go to the fair

　　B. buy anything

　　C. go on a fun flight

　　D. took at things at the fair

　　③ What did Matt want to do at the fair?

　　A. buy a few³⁸ things

　　B. have a ride in an airplane

　　C. take his wife shopping

　　D. buy an airplane

　　④ Why didn't Matt's wife scream or shout in the airplane?

　　A. She had fallen out of it.

　　B. She did not go up in it.

　　C. She enjoyed the flight.

　　D. She wanted a free ride.

　　⑤ So from the passage³⁹ we can know that_____ .

　　A. Matt was very generous⁴⁰

　　B. Matt was very kind to his wife

　　C. Matt's wife was very brave⁴¹

　　D. Matt was very stingy

79.在空中

　　麦特和妻子住在乡下。麦特很吝啬，讨厌花钱。一天附近的镇子逢集。

　　“我们去赶集，麦特，”妻子说。“我们很久没出去了。”

　　麦特想了一会儿。他知道在集市上一定得花钱。最后他说：“好吧，但我不打算花太多钱。我们只看不买。”

　　他们去集市，看看所有可买的东西。有很多东西麦特的妻子想买，但麦特不让她买。

　　然后在附近的露天场地，他们看到一架小飞机。

　　“有趣的飞行。”海报上写着，“10分钟10美元。”

　　麦特从来没有乘过飞机，所以他想乘一次小飞机。然而他不想付他妻子的票钱。

　　“我只带了10美元，”他对飞机驾驶员说，“我妻子能免费和我一起乘飞机吗？”驾驶员没卖出多少票，所以他说：“我和你做个交易。如果你妻子不尖叫，也不叫出声来，她就能免费飞行。”

　　麦特同意了，他和妻子一起登上了飞机。

　　飞机起飞了，驾驶员让飞机做出各种各样的动作。有一会儿飞机倒着飞行。

　　飞机着陆时，驾驶员说，“好吧，你妻子没发出任何声响。她就不用买飞机票了。”

　　“谢谢，”麦特说，“你知道，这对她不容易，特别当她刚才掉下去的时候。”

练习参考答案：

①C②B③B④A⑤D

1 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 hated   

v.憎恨( hate的过去式和过去分词 )；讨厌；不愿；为…感到抱歉

参考例句：

• She hated the flummery of public relations. 她讨厌公关工作中的虚夸恭维。
• It was galling to have to apologize to a man she hated. 令人恼火的是得向她憎恶的男人道歉。

5 fair   

adj.公平的，晴朗的，美丽的；(皮肤，毛发等)浅色的；白皙的；n.展览会，市集

参考例句：

• I think it is not fair.我认为那不公平。
• And never I'd seen a girl as fair.我从没见比她更美丽的女孩。

6 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

7 nearby   

adj.附近的；adv.在附近；prep.在...附近

参考例句：

• There is a supermarket nearby.附近有一家超市。
• We went fishing in the river nearby.我们去附近的河里钓鱼。

8 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

9 anywhere   

adv.无论何处，什么地方

参考例句：

• You can go anywhere you like.你可以去任何你想去的地方。
• You will find the text anywhere in the Bible.你可在《圣经》某处找到这段经文。

10 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

11 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

12 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

13 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

14 field   

adj.野外；n.地，田地

参考例句：

• Go into the field and clear those boys off.到田里去把那些男孩赶走。
• He is going across the field.他正穿越田野。

15 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

16 airplane   

n.飞机；（=aeroplane）(英）

参考例句：

• OK.May I know the types of airplane?请问是什么机型？
• How many times have you traveled by airplane? 你坐过几次飞机？

17 flight   

n.飞行，飞机的航程，航班；逃跑

参考例句：

• I want to change my flight.我想变更飞行班次。
• I lost my flight ticket.我的飞机票丢了。

18 flights   

n.（物体的）飞行( flight的名词复数 )；航班；飞翔；楼梯的一段

参考例句：

• All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. 因天气恶劣，所有航班均被取消。
• Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis. 长途航班上的乘客须注意可能出现深静脉血栓。

19 notice   

n.通知，布告；注意，认识；vt.看到，注意到

参考例句：

• Post this notice on the wall.把这个通知贴在墙上。
• I didn't notice you when you passed by.你走过时，我没有注意到你。

20 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

21 however   

adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过

参考例句：

• It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
• However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

22 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

23 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

24 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

25 pilot   

n.飞行员，领航员，引航员；vt.领航，驾驶，向导；adj.引导的，示范的

参考例句：

• He has become a pilot.他已成为一名飞行员。
• Nowadays girls pilot planes,too!现在姑娘家也会开飞机啦！

26 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

27 bargain   

n.买卖合同，成交条件，交易；廉价货，便宜货；vi.议价，成交

参考例句：

• In some shops you have to bargain.在一些商店中买东西要讲价。
• These shoes are a bargain.Smith is closing them out.这些鞋子系廉价商品，史密斯正在削价出售。

28 scream   

n.尖叫声；vi. 尖叫，大笑，尖啸，令人震惊；vt.尖叫着说，大叫大嚷着要求

参考例句：

• Don't scream,I can hear what you are saying.别喊，我听得见你说些什么。
• He was so funny，he made us scream with laughter.他很有趣，逗得我们哈哈大笑。

29 agreed   

adj.同意的；接受的；经过协议的；双方共同议定的v.同意，赞同( agree的过去式和过去分词)；[语法学]（在性、数、人称或格方面）一致；相同；和睦相处

参考例句：

• He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。
• Both sides in the dispute have agreed to go to arbitration . 争执双方已同意提请仲裁。

30 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

31 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

32 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

33 upside   

n.上侧，上段，上部

参考例句：

• The children hung the picture upside down.小孩把画挂倒了。
• If you turn the envelope upside down, the key will fall out.你如果把信封倒过来，钥匙就会掉出。

34 landed   

adj.拥有大量土地的v.（使）登岸( land的过去式和过去分词 )；降临；使陷于（困境）；使不得不应付

参考例句：

• The planes landed on adjacent runways. 这些飞机在毗连的跑道上降落。
• He placed a marker where the ball had landed. 他在球落地的地方放了个标记。

35 especially   

adv.特别，尤其，格外；专门地，主要地

参考例句：

• I like to swim,especially in the sea.我喜欢游泳，尤其喜欢在大海中游泳。
• I am especially by math problems.我对数学问题特别感兴趣。

36 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

37 fairs   

n.集市( fair的名词复数 )；商品交易会；职业介绍会；（旧时）牲畜市场

参考例句：

• They will be exhibiting their new designs at the trade fairs. 他们将在商品交易会上展出他们新的设计。
• Prices at the fairs are stable with a slight decline. 价格稳中有降。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

38 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

39 passage   

n.通道，走廊，一段文章，旅程；vi.通过；vt.通过

参考例句：

• I'll read you another passage.我来读另一段给你们听。
• The house has an underground passage.这房子有一条地下通道。

40 generous   

adj.慷慨的，大方的，慷慨给予的

参考例句：

• She was kind and generous.她心地善良，宽容大量。
• She was generous with her money.她很乐于仗义疏财。

41 brave   

adj.勇敢的；v.勇敢地面对(危险等)；抵抗

参考例句：

• He is a brave soldier.他是一位勇敢的战士。
• I think you are very brave.我认为你非常勇敢。