Twenty year ago, I drove a cab for a living. I met people whose lives amazed me made me ___(1)___ and weep. But none touched me more than a woman I ___(2)___ up late one August night.

　　I was responding to a call in a quiet part of town. When I arrived at 2: 30 am, the building was ___(3)____ except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and ___(4)____.

　　The door opened. A small, woman in her eighties ___(5)____ before me. By her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the ___(6)___, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked ___(7)____ toward the cab. She kept ____(8)____ me for my kindness.

　　When we got in the cab, she gave me a(n) __(9)____ and, asked,“Can you drive through downtown?”

　　For the next two hours, we drove _____(10)____ the city. She showed me the building where she had ____(11)___ worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived ___(12)____ they were newlyweds. She ____(13)___ me pull up in front of a house that had once been a ballroom where she had gone ____(14)____ as a girl. Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building and would sit _____(15)____ into the darkness, saying nothing.

　　As the day ___(16)____, we got to the address she had given me. It was a hospice（临终关怀医院）. Two orderlies came out to the cab as ___(17)___ as we pulled up. They must have been ____(18)___ her. I took the small suitcase to the door.

　　“You gave an old woman a little moment of __(19)______,”she said.“Thank you.”I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the ___(20)____ of a life. I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought.

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，选出最佳选项。

I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once  36  and did not know the  37  very well. I was on the  38  after I had made some inquiries (询问).

    At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to  39  several hills and was dangerous ,I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be  40 .

    Something strange happened after I drove a long  41  and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to  42_, but the hilly road I decided to avoid .I realized that it was at the  43  that I had made the  44  mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself .If I went back to take that road again,  it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thin it  45 , I decided to go on. “If  46  people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I  47  myself

The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that  48  .In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road,  49  up and down two low  50 .There was  51  traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and  52  with cows and horses. My fear was  53  with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and  54  the scenery which was so quiet and so natural .Even my used car forgot to give me  55 .It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.

 

A. before                   B. ago                          C. already                            D. still

A. town                            B. country                    C. friends                                   D. way

A. train                      B. car                           C. highway                          D .phone

A. have                      B. go                           C. ride                                D. cross

A. safe                       B. dangerous                 C. fast                                 D. slow

A. moment                 B. way                         C. road                                D. day

A. come                     B. leave                        C. take                                D. drive

A. crossroad               B. corner                      C. station                             D. beginning

A. direction                B. road                         C. disappointed                    D. interesting

A. about                    B. over                         C. of                                   D. up

A. another                  B. the other                  C. other                               D. others

A. asked                    B. forced                      C. encouraged                      D. told

A. far                        B. safe                         C. dangerous                        D. dirty

A. going                    B. coming                    C. driving                            D. walking

A. lands                     B. cars                         C. farms                              D. hills

A. heavy                    B. little                        C. few                                 D. light

A. farms                    B. trucks                      C. houses                             D. villages

A. together                 B. gone                        C. covered                           D. coming

A. looked                   B. liked                        C. enjoyed                           D. found

A. happiness               B. scenery                    C. joys                                D. problems

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

　　If you have a watch, 1 repair it! I know it clearly. Once I had a beautiful golden watch. And this watch kept 2 time. But one night it so happened that I forgot to 3 it up. Next morning I went to a watchmaker 4 I wanted my perfect watch to be set by the exact time. The watchmaker 5 my watch and said, “The regulator (调节器) is to be 6 so your watch is four minutes slow.”

　　I tried to stop him, and 7 him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator.

　　My beautiful watch began to 8 . It gained faster and faster day by day. By the end of the second month it 9 all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.

　　What did I have to do? To take it to 10 watchmaker to be regulated. I 11 him to regulate the watch 12 but he asked me to come in week's time. When at last I took my watch from him it began to 13 . And I began to be late for trains, and even missed my dinners.

　　Now I went to a third watchmaker. 14 I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he 15 and said that he could finish this work in three or four days. I had nothing to do but agree. That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped.

　　So I kept 16 my watch from one watchmaker to another for quite a long time.

　　And 17 it the cleverest man in the world could not 18 the time by my watch. The thing was getting worse. My watch had 19 two hundred dollars but I paid for repairs over two thousand. At last I 20 to buy another watch, which I did.

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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题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。

If you have a watch, don't repair it! I know it   36  . Once I had a beautiful watch. And this watch   37   perfect time. But one night it happened that I forgot to   38   it up. Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to   39   by the exact time. The watchmaker examined my watch and said: "The regulator (校准器) is to be pushed up   40   your watch is four minutes   41  ."

I tried to stop him, tried to   42   him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator.

My beautiful watch began to gain time. It   43   faster and faster day by day. By the end of the second month it   44   all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.

What did I have to do? To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated. I expected him to regulate the watch immediately   45   he asked me to come in a week's time. When at last I took my watch from him it began to   46   down. And I began to be late for trains, business appointments and even missed my dinners.

Now I went to   47   watchmaker. While I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he  48 it to pieces and said that he could finish this work   49   three or four days. I could do nothing but   50  . That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped.

So I kept   51   my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time.

And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not   52   the time by my watch. The thing was getting   53  . My watch had   54   two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred. At last I decided to buy   55   watch, which I did.

36．A．for reality      B．for truth       C．for certain    D．for certainty

37．A．kept          B．told           C．observed            D．struck

38．A．turn          B．wind          C．pick          D．put

39．A．be turned      B．be taken        C．be put        D．be set

40．A．as          B．as if     C．when      D．if

41．A．fast         B．slowly         C．faster        D．slow

42．A．get                 B．persuade        C．make        D．explain

43．A．gained       B．lost        C．went          D．won

44．A．had remained         B．had left         C．had stayed    D．had fallen

45．A．however     B．and            C．but                 D．therefore

46．A．go          B．walk           C．slow                D．take

47．A．the third     B．the second      C．the first      D．the fourth

48．A．broke         B．took           C．tore          D．cut

49．A．after          B．before          C．over                D．in

50．A．to agree       B．agree          C．agreeing             D．agreed 

51．A．taking       B．bringing        C．carrying             D．fetching

52．A．recognize      B．tell            C．know        D．understand

53．A．seriously     B．pleasant       C．badly       D．serious

54．A．spent      B．took        C．cost        D．paid

55．A．another  B．the other        C．one   D．one more