Question

select the passage that has a more thrilled tone.
it was now quite dark, and as we droned our isolated way eastward and upward,
nothing could be seen outside the cockpit except the inner struts, the engines, and
the red - glowing vapor ejected through the exhaust pipes.
the elliptical golden object darted into swift and eccentric motion. its maneuvers
suggested the heedless tumblings and scurrying of falling foliage. it fluttered in
swift turns and somersaults and spinnings, with indescribably graceful swoops and
loops like some preposterous dance.
adapted from arthur whitten brown, flying the atlantic in sixteen hours and murray leinster, the aliens

Explanation:

The second passage uses words like "darted", "swift", "somersaults", "spinnings", "graceful swoops" and "preposterous dance" which create a sense of excitement and thrill. The first passage is more descriptive in a calm and neutral way with words like "drone", "isolated", "nothing could be seen" etc.

Answer:

The second passage (The elliptical golden object...preposterous dance) has a more thrilled tone.