第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a   36__   to catch a train, she   37   a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said   38   . “You don’t think I know the best way to go?”
The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t   39  to annoy him, but the driver kept   40  . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be  41  , so she changed her  42 . “You know, you are right,” she told him. “It must seem   43  for me not to think you know the best way  __44   the city.”
45   , the driver glanced at his   46   in the rearview mirror, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “  47   I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”
When you find yourself   48   with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to   __49_   your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or   50   marriages. I have discovered one simple   51   extremely unlikely method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from   52   in a disaster.
The   53   is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the  54  in what that person is saying. Find a way to   55  , and the result may surprise you.
36. A. hurry       B. rush       C. moment     D. way
37. A. chose       B. made     C. found     D. suggested
38. A. jokingly          B. angrily          C. anxiously   D. curiously
39. A. supposed      B. expected     C. meant     D. decided
40. A. apologizing  B. driving     C. asking     D. shouting
41. A. reasonable  B. thoughtful  C. normal          D. practical
42. A. road        B. mind      C. direction    D. manner
43. A. strange     B. wrong     C. terrible          D. stupid
44. A. across      B. in               C. through    D. along
45. A. Surprised     B. Worried     C. Annoyed    D. Disappointed
46. A. rider        B. speaker      C. helper     D. comer
47. A. until        B. after      C. because      D. since
48. A. satisfied          B. concerned   C. crowded     D. faced
49. A. give up     B. turn down  C. stick to          D. point out                 
50. A. combine      B. destroy       C. suffer     D. divide
51. A. and         B. that        C. but        D. though
52. A. lying       B. resulting     C. setting     D. leading
53. A. problem          B. importance C. key        D. reply
54. A. fact         B. meaning     C. expression  D. truth
55. A. agree       B. argue     C. explain       D. escape

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加，删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Today is my father’s birthday. To celebrate his birthday, I went to a shop and choose a present for him. After that, I went home by the train. On the way, I was imagining how happily my father would be when he accepted the present. The train got to the next stop before I knew it. An old lady got the train. Every seat was taken, but she had to stand with two heavy bags in both of her hand.
After an immediate hesitation（犹豫）, I gave my seat to her and he was grateful for all what I did.
In my opinion, give others a hand whenever they are in trouble not only brings happiness to the ones who receive it but also to the ones who give it.

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加，删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Today is my father’s birthday. To celebrate his birthday, I went to a shop and choose a present for him. After that, I went home by the train. On the way, I was imagining how happily my father would be when he accepted the present. The train got to the next stop before I knew it. An old lady got the train. Every seat was taken, but she had to stand with two heavy bags in both of her hand.

After an immediate hesitation（犹豫）, I gave my seat to her and he was grateful for all what I did.

In my opinion, give others a hand whenever they are in trouble not only brings happiness to the ones who receive it but also to the ones who give it.

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。      

A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a   21  to catch a train, she  22   a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said  23  . “You don’t think I know the best way to go?”

The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t   24   to annoy him, but the driver kept  25  . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be  26  , so she changed her  27  . “You know, you are right,” she told him. “It must seem  28  for me not to think you know the best way   29  the city.”

  30  , the driver glanced at his   31   in the rearview mirror (后视镜), turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “  32  I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”

When you find yourself  33   with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to  34   your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or even   35  marriages. I have discovered one simple  36  extremely effective method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from  37  in a disaster.

The  38  is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the  39  in what that person is saying. Find a way to  40  , and the result may surprise you.

21. A. hurry                 B. rush                  C. moment            D. way

22. A. chose                 B. made                C. found                D. suggested

23. A. jokingly             B. angrily                     C. anxiously          D. curiously

24. A. supposed            B. hoped               C. meant               D. decided

25. A. apologizing         B. driving              C. asking               D. shouting

26. A. reasonable          B. thoughtful         C. normal                     D. practical

27. A. road                   B. mind                 C. direction           D. manner

28. A. strange               B. wrong               C. terrible              D. stupid

29. A. across                 B. in                            C. through             D. along

30. A. Surprised            B. Worried            C. Annoyed           D. Disappointed

31. A. rider                  B. speaker             C. helper               D. comer

32. A. until                   B. after                 C. because             D. since

33. A. satisfied              B. concerned          C. crowded            D. faced

34. A. give up               B. turn down         C. stick to              D. point out

35. A. combine             B. destroy              C. suffer                D. divide

36. A. or                      B. that                   C. but                   D. though

37. A. lying                  B. resulting            C. setting               D. leading

38. A. problem             B. importance        C. key                   D. reply

39. A. fact                    B. meaning            C. expression         D. truth

40. A. agree                  B. argue                C. explain              D. escape