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The carrunning along the well?lit road now sank in darkness.I broke the ____ on purpose____ that the driver was too tired to drive.“When do you go back home in the evening”“9 o’clock after this ____.” “Then when do you come out in the morning” I ____ another question.“9 o’clocktoo—just as if I worked at an office.” His __ surprised mebecause every time I ride a taxiwhat I ___ from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till nightit’s hard to earn money and they’re often ___ by the policeor that their leaders are seated lazily___ the fruits.But this driver told me“I find it ____ to be a section chief as I was before.I like driving just for ____.It’s fortunate that I hardly drive ____ a passenger.So I earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease.YesI never ____ an empty taxi.If it goes southwardI go northward.If it goes along a ____I turn into a narrow street.”

His words showed his ____ with his life and the pride he ____ in his job.Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high ____.As an ancient saying goes“Neither joy in material ____ nor grieve(悲痛) over personal setbacks.” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by ____ living and go far with a calm mindI couldn’t help feeling ____ when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold ___.

1.A.window? Bstillness

Csilence? Dquietness

2.A.on condition? Bfor fear

Cin belief? Din order

3.A.night? Btrip

Ccycle? Dprocess

4.A.threw out? Bgave away

Cmade up Dled to

5.A.character Bconfidence

Cattitude? Deasiness

6.A.suffer?? Brequest

Cbenefit? Dhear

7.A.detected? Bordered

Cfined? Dseized

8.A.keeping? Btasting

Cenjoying? Dchoosing

9.A.exciting? Bdisappointing

Ctiring? Damazing

10.A.freedom? Bpleasure

Chobby? Dcompany

11.A.without Bwith

Cbehind? Dbeside

12.A.follow Badmire

Cenvy Dmeet

13.A.route? Bpath

Crailway? Dhighway

14.A.intelligence? Bsatisfaction

Ccompetition? Dhonesty

15.A.made? Bheld

Ccaught? Dtook

16.A.buildings? Bmountains

Cstandard? Dheaven

17.A.gains? Bconcerns

Csupports? Dlosses

18.A.special? Bhappy

Csimple? Doriginal

19.A.angry Bcontent

Cdangerous? Dcurious

20.A.morning? Bnight

Cmoment? Dseason

 

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.D

7.C

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

1.

解析 由下文知此处作者有意打破沉默,以免司机因为疲劳而出问题。silence沉默符合句意。

2.2】 B

解析 on condition that条件是for fear that害怕唯恐in belief相信in order that以便。语境表示害怕司机开车会太疲劳而有意和他攀谈。

3.3】 B

解析 这个故事发生在晚上,司机说他送完我这趟就回家,由此判断选B项。trip出行,旅行,符合语境。

4.4】 A

解析 问了第一个问题之后,我接着对他发问。用throw out表示随口说出,如throw out one’s suggestion说出某人的建议。give away赠送,泄露;make up编造,虚构;lead to导致,造成。

5.5】 D

解析 从这个司机的回答看,他不像别的出租车司机那样只是报怨,而是回答的很轻松,这让感到十分诧异。这里用easiness表示轻松,自如

6.6】 D

解析 我每次坐出租车的时候,从司机那儿听到的都是抱怨,说他们要从清早工作到深夜……这里用hear表示听见,听到suffer受苦,遭受;request要求;benefit有益于。

7.7】 C

解析 赚钱很难,而且经常被警察罚款。从语境和选项看,出租车司机应是被警察罚款,所以选C项。detect查明;order命令;fine罚款;seize抓住。

8.8】 C

解析  或者埋怨说,领导懒洋洋地坐在办公室里享受他们的劳动果实。keep保持;taste尝,品尝;enjoy享受;choose挑选。

9.9】 C

解析 从下面的叙述可知,这个司机觉得他原先那种日子很无聊,让人觉得很厌烦,因此选C项。

10.0】 B

解析 从前面的叙述可推知,这个人觉得当出租车司机很惬意:他每天不用早起,不用晚归,而且自己每个月能赚到足够的钱。

11.1】 A

解析 这里用hardly...without的双重否定表示肯定的含义:很幸运,我几乎从来没有拉过空车。

12.2】 A

解析 从下文叙述判断选A项,从来不跟在跑空车的出租车后面,这样的车向南开,他就开车往北去。follow跟随;admire羡慕;envy 嫉妒;meet遇到。

13.3】 D

解析 与下文的狭窄的街道呼应,这里应选D项表示公路route路,(公共汽车和列车等的)常规路线;path小路,路;railway铁路;highway公路,公用通道。

14.4】 B

解析 从前文这个司机的叙述看他很满意自己开出租车的生活因此选B项。

15.15】 D

解析 从搭配看这里用take pride in表示……自豪

16.16】 B

解析 从生活常识可知,高山上的氧气稀薄,因此选B项。

17.7】 A

解析 就像一句老话所说的,不以物喜,不以己悲”(不以物质的收获为喜,不以个人的挫折为痛苦)gain获得;concern关心;support支持;loss失去。

18.8】 C

解析 就像这个司机这样的境界,过一种简单而内心平静的生活。simple与前面的high相对,符合语境。

19.9】 D

解析 此情此景,不禁让我感到不寻常。curious不寻常的,稀罕的,符合语境。

20.20】 B

解析 文章开头就暗示了故事发生的时间是晚上。

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root1 /ru:t/ n [C]
1 ?PLANT? the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water form the soil: Be careful not to damage the roots when repotting.| tree roots —see picture at germinate
2 ?CAUSE OF A PROBLEM? the main cause of a problem: Money is the root of all evil.| be/lie at the root of (="be" the cause of a problem) Often allergies are at the root of a lot of the problems.| get to the root of (="find" out the cause of a problem) | root cause (="the" main reason for a problem)
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6 put down roots if you put down roots somewhere, you start to feel that this place is your home and to have relationships with the people there
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root2 v
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9 have a (good) root round informal especially BrE to search for something by moving other things around

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11 ??LANGUAGE?? technical the basic part of a word which shows its main meaning, to which other parts can be added: The suffix ‘ness’ can be added to the root ‘cold’ to form the word ‘coldness’.—compare stem1 (4)

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A. 27.              B. 9.                   C. 6.                   D. 3.

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3 ►OF A CUSTOM/TRADITION◄ roots the origins of a custom or tradition that has continued for a long time: has its roots in Jazz has its roots in the folk songs of the southern states of the US.

4 ►OF AN IDEA/BELIEF◄ the main part of an idea or belief which all the other parts come from: be/lie at the root of Foucault is challenging the very root of 20th century liberalism.

5 ►FAMILY CONNECTION◄ sb’s roots your con- nection with a place because you were born there, or your family used to live there: Naita has come to Ghana in search of her roots.

6 put down roots if you put down roots somewhere, you start to feel that this place is your home and to have relationships with the people there

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root2 v

1 ►SEARCH◄ [I always + adv/prep] to search for something by moving things around: [+ through/in/ around] “Hang on a second,” said Leila, rooting through her handbag for a pen. | [+ for] pigs rooting for food

2 ►PLANT◄ a) [I] to grow roots: New shrubs will root easily in summer. b) [T usually passive] to fix a plant firmly by its roots: The bush was too firmly rooted in the hard earth to dig up easily. | root itself Clumps of thyme had rooted themselves between the rocks. —see also deeply rooted (deeply (5))

3 be rooted in to have developed from something and be strongly influenced by it: policies that are rooted in Marxist economic theory

4 be rooted to the spot to be so shocked, surprised, or frightened that you cannot move

root for sb phr v [T] informal 1 to give support and encouragement to someone in a competition, test or difficult situation, because you want them to succeed: Good luck – we’ll all be rooting for you! 2 especially AmE to support a sports team or player by shouting and cheering: We’ll all be rooting for the Dallas Cowboys in the Superbowl.

root sth ↔ out phr v [T] 1 to find out where a particular kind of problem exists and get rid of it: Racism cannot be rooted out without strong government action. 2 informal to find something by searching for it: I’ll try and root out something suitable for you to wear.

root sth ↔ up phr v [T] to dig or pull a plant up with its roots


What’s meaning of the word “roots” in the sentence “Many Americans have roots in Europe.”?

A. The underground part of a plant.                   B. One’s connection with a place.

C. The origins of a custom or tradition.                     D. The main cause of a problem.

What’s the fourth root of 81?

A. 27.                          B. 9.                                   C. 6.                                   D. 3.

Which phrase can complete the sentence “Do you think it is possible to ____ crime?”

A. root for                    B. root out                    C. root up                     D. root through

In which of the following situations can we use the phrase “be rooted to the spot”?

A. A bush is so firmly rooted in the ground that it is difficult to pull it up.

B. A football fan got excited when his favorite football team scored a goal.

C. A girl became too scared to walk when she caught sight of a long snake.

D. A man is unable to walk because he was caught in a car accident years ago.

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