Question

I am used to taking a bus home, but last night it was1 and I decided to ride in a taxi. I stood on the side-walk 2 to each car that passed. I 3 each one to4, but none would. Then I5 that it was the time of day when one group of taxi drivers stopped and another began work. I began to wish that I hadn’t had the idea of taking a 6. I was all wet. I7 my hat to pour8 the water that had collected in the brim(帽边).
At that moment, a taxi stopped in front of me and the driver said something that I didn’t 9. I quickly jumped in and sat down. “Where do you want to go ?” he asked me. I gave him my10. “That’s uptown (向住宅区), sir,” he said. “I’m11 duty now. I was just to12 you up if you were going my13. “14 this time it was raining harder. Cars were stopped15 the taxi. Their knocking horns(喇叭)were beginning to16 that we move. I17 I had known what to do! I felt like insisting that the taxi driver18 me home. But at the same time, I knew that I19 have gotten into the taxi without understanding what the driver had said to me. Two more blasts(鸣笛)from somebody’s horn made the driver demand that I make up my mind. I got out,20 I didn’t want to.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      late
   2. B.
      dark
   3. C.
      raining
   4. D.
      snowing
2. 2.
   1. A.
      signing
   2. B.
      showing
   3. C.
      shaking
   4. D.
      nodding
3. 3.
   1. A.
      hoped
   2. B.
      thought
   3. C.
      considered
   4. D.
      expected
4. 4.
   1. A.
      pass
   2. B.
      pause
   3. C.
      stop
   4. D.
      stand
5. 5.
   1. A.
      remembered
   2. B.
      forgot
   3. C.
      imagined
   4. D.
      thought
6. 6.
   1. A.
      walk
   2. B.
      car
   3. C.
      bus
   4. D.
      taxi
7. 7.
   1. A.
      put on
   2. B.
      took off
   3. C.
      put away
   4. D.
      picked up
8. 8.
   1. A.
      off
   2. B.
      out
   3. C.
      away
   4. D.
      into
9. 9.
   1. A.
      understand
   2. B.
      notice
   3. C.
      hear
   4. D.
      listen
10. 10.
    1. A.
       place
    2. B.
       house
    3. C.
       home
    4. D.
       address
11. 11.
    1. A.
       from
    2. B.
       off
    3. C.
       to
    4. D.
       on
12. 12.
    1. A.
       take
    2. B.
       bring
    3. C.
       pick
    4. D.
       keep
13. 13.
    1. A.
       direction
    2. B.
       road
    3. C.
       path
    4. D.
       way
14. 14.
    1. A.
       By
    2. B.
       On
    3. C.
       During
    4. D.
       In
15. 15.
    1. A.
       at
    2. B.
       in front of
    3. C.
       behind
    4. D.
       beside
16. 16.
    1. A.
       order
    2. B.
       demand
    3. C.
       suggest
    4. D.
       encourage
17. 17.
    1. A.
       wished
    2. B.
       hoped
    3. C.
       hated
    4. D.
       regretted
18. 18.
    1. A.
       get
    2. B.
       send
    3. C.
       take
    4. D.
       fetch
19. 19.
    1. A.
       mustn’t
    2. B.
       couldn’t
    3. C.
       shouldn’t
    4. D.
       mightn’t
20. 20.
    1. A.
       as if
    2. B.
       although
    3. C.
       so
    4. D.
       and

Answer 1

CADCA DBBAD BCDAC BACCB
1.C  根据后文可知，天正“下着雨”。
2.A 其它选项不及signing含义准确。
3.D  A、B不能接sth. to do ,C接sth. to do 时作“认为”讲，在此不合语境。
4.C 打车的人当然希望过往的出租车能“停”下来。
5.A 根据语境可排除B、C、D（thought）接从句时，一般作“认为”讲，不合文意。
6.D 全句意思为：我要是不曾有乘“出租车”这一念头该多好啊！car表意不准确，它除了指出租车外，还可指其它车子。
7.B  “脱下”帽子以便倒掉积水。
8.B 将水从帽边倒“出”。
9.A 第十九个空格后的without understanding what the driver had said to me中可判断出。
10.D 告诉司机的应是所去的地方，即“地址”。其他选项不合习惯表示法。
11.B 从他不再向住宅区送客来看，他已“下”班。
12.C  pick up系固定搭配，意为“搭载”。
13.D 根据习惯表达法选定。
14.A  “到这时为止”雨下得更大了。
15.C 鸣喇叭来催促的车子一定是“在后面”。
16.B 鸣喇叭是“要求”前面的车子启动。其他选项不合语境。
17.A 根据从句谓语的虚拟语气形式选定。
18.C 从词的用法角度考虑。
19.C 我知道在未明白司机的话的情况下，我“不该”上车。
20.B 从句表示的是让步关系。