12．Things Your Pilot Won't Tell You
You may not be getting the airline you paid for．
You may go to an airline website and buy a ticket，and get onto an airplane that has a similar name painted on it，but half the time，you're really on a regional （地方的） airline．The regionals aren't held to the same safety standards as the majors：their pilots aren't required to have as much training and experience，and the public doesn't know that．
-Captain at a major airline
If you're a nervous flier，book a morning flight．
The heating of the ground later causes bumpier （颠簸的） air，and it's much more likely to thunderstorm in the afternoon．
-Jerry Johnson，pilot，Los Angeles
The smoothest place to sit is often over or near the wing．
The bumpiest place to sit is in the back．If you're in the middle，you don't move as much．
-Patrick Smith，pilot，and author of Cockpit Confidential
Sit in the front if you want fresher air．
The general flow of air in any airplane is from front to back．So if you're really concerned about breathing the freshest possible air or not getting too hot，sit as close to the front as you can．Planes are generally warmest in the back．
-Tech pilot at a regional airline，Texas
You never know where the safest seat is．
There is no safest place to sit．In one accident，the people in the back are dead； in the next，it's the people up front．
-John Nance，aviation safety analyst and retired airline captain，Seattle
I've been struck by lightning twice．
Most pilots have．Airplanes are built to take it．You hear a big boom and see a big flash and that's it．You're not going to fall out of the sky．
-Charlotte，pilot for a regional earner，．North Carolina
People don't understand why they can't use their cell phones．
Well，what can happen is 12 people will decide to call someone just before landing，and I can get a false reading on my instruments saying that we are higher than we ideally are．
-Jim Tilmon，retired American Airlines pilot，Phoenix
56．Jerry Johnson advises nervous fliers toB．
A．sit in the back
B．fly in the morning
C．fly with major airlines
D．avoid flying in bad weather
57．The best seats for those who need fresh air areA．
A．in the front B．in the middle C．in the back D．near the wing
58．Passengers'use of cellphones before landing is likely toD
A．increase the risk of being struck by lightning
B．make it difficult for pilots to control the plane
C．cause the instruments of the plane to break down
D．affect pilots'judgment about the height of the plane．
分析 本文主要介绍了我们乘飞机时需要注意的事情．文章讲述了我们在飞机上的某些行为，如打电话，会对飞行员操纵飞机造成影响，我们应该避免这种事．
解答 56．B细节理解题．根据第四段it's much more likely to thunderstorm in the afternoon．可知Jerry Johnson认为在上午飞行更好．故选B．
57．A细节理解题．根据第七段Sit in the front if you want fresher air．可知坐在前面可以让人呼吸新鲜空气．故选A．
58．D细节判断题．根据最后一段I can get a false reading on my instruments saying that we are higher than we ideally are．可知在飞机上打电话有可能影响飞行员判断飞机的高度．故选D．
点评 本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度，只要抓住文章的关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，就能找到正确答案．
