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【题目】阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。 Once, I met a taxi driver, a man in his late 30s, who picked me up and drove me to my destination. As we 1 along the road, I asked him how his business was. He told me 2 that his business was just fine, but the cost of gas was really hurting his bottom line. We then 3 a spirited discussion and got around to discussing the job environment.
He told me that he had difficulty getting another type of work because of his 4. "I am a former criminal," he said 5, "People look at my record and then I'm done," he complained. "I know I messed up but I've turned my life 6and have been clean for several years", he went on to explain quietly and without 7"It is never 8 to start a new life," I said, 9 the critical thing is that you are starting and that you have options." The driver seemed to be 10 as he looked back at me from the front seat. "Like what kind of options?" He asked. "If you don't want to drive a taxi for the rest of your life, then you can make a 11 to go back to school, even part-time, so you can 12 for a trade or some other occupation you are interested in." I replied.
Later, as I said goodbye to the driver, I felt a moment of pain for him. But, at the same time, the driver is like a lot of other people I have met over the years—only 13 is that they are not former criminals. They are still in a type of prison each day of the week. These are people who already have good jobs and good reputations but are totally 14 with their lives. The daily 15 they go to is one where work is 16, where each day is full of worry wishing for something better. This is a prison of the 17.
If these words 18 your daily life, know that there is always an opportunity to 19 your life if you set your sights on a higher level and take action towards it. The decision is yours and yours 20.
(1)A.rolled B.run C.walked D.fled
(2)A.chiefly B.mainly C.directly D.briefly
(3)A.entered into B.came into C.broke into D.run into
(4)A.information B.knowledge C.background D.personality
(5)A.loudly B.straightforwardly C.secretly D.quietly
(6)A.off B.in C.around D.down
(7)A.anger B.happiness C.sorrow D.envy
(8)A.hard B.easy C.rare D.common
(9)A.and B.so C.thus D.but
(10)A.excited B.surprised C.thrilled D.frightened
(11)A.choice B.difference C.contribution D.promise
(12)A.struggle B.work C.qualify D.choose
(13)A.trouble B.difficulty C.difference D.challenge
(14)A.satisfied B.dissatisfied C.happy D.unhappy
(15)A.place B.destination C.area D.prison
(16)A.hated B.enjoyed C.preferred D.honored
(17)A.brain B.mind C.body D.thought
(18)A.equal B.encourage C.describe D.introduce
(19)A.change B.quit C.leave D.decide
(20)A.mainly B.alone C.lonely D.merely

【答案】(1)、A
(2)、D
(3)、A
(4)、C
(5)、B
(6)、C
(7)、A
(8)、B
(9)、D
(10)、B
(11)、A
(12)、C
(13)、C
(14)、B
(15)、D
(16)、A
(17)、B
(18)、C
(19)、A
(20)、B

【解析】作者在和出租司机聊天中得知他以前是一名罪犯, 然后联想到很多人其实也是在坐牢, 不过坐牢的地方是他们工作的地方。作者告诉人们是有机会改变生活的。
(1) 考查动词。A. rolled滚动;B. run跑;C. walked散步;D. fled逃走。当我们开车在路上的时候, 我问他的生意怎样。开车的时候轮胎在滚动, 故选A。
(2) 考查副词。A. chiefly主要地;B. mainly大体上;C. directly直接地;D. briefly简短地。因为在车上, 所以他简短地说不错。故选D 。
(3) 考查动词短语。A. entered into进入;B. came into走进;C. broke into破门而入;D. run into撞上。然后, 我们进入了一个热烈的讨论。故选A。
(4) 考查名词。A. information信息;B. knowledge知识;C. background背景;D. personality人格, 人品。他告诉我因为他的背景他很难找到另一种工作。故选C。
(5) 考查副词。A. loudly大声地;B. straightforwardly直截了当地;C. secretly秘密地;D. quietly安静地。他直截了当地说他以前是一名罪犯。故选B。
(6) 考查副词。我知道我搞砸了, 但我已经把我的生活转变。turn around转向反方向。故选C。
(7) 考查名词。A. anger生气;B. happiness幸福;C. sorrow难过;D. envy妒忌。他继续解释没有生气。故选A。
(8)考查形容词。A. hard艰苦的, 难的;B. easy容易的;C. rare罕见的;D. common常见的。开始一个新生活是不容易的。故选B。
(9) 考查并列连词。A. and和;B. so所以;C. thus因此;D. but但是。但是关键的是你开始了, 你有选择。故选D。
(10) 考查形容词。A. excited感到兴奋的;B. surprised感到吃惊的;C. thrilled非常兴奋的;D. frightened感到害怕的。司机回头看我时, 似乎感到惊讶。故选B。
(11) 考查名词。A. choice选择;B. difference区分;C. contribution贡献;D. promise许诺。你可以做出选择回到学校。make a choice做出选择, 故选A。
(12) 考查动词。A. struggle挣扎;B. work工作;C. qualify取得资格;D. choose选择。你可以获得一个贸易或其他感兴趣职业的资格。故选C。(13) 考查名词。A. trouble麻烦;B. difficulty困难;C. difference不同;D. challenge挑战。这个司机就像我见过的许多人一样, 唯一不同的是他们以前不是罪犯。故选C。
(14) 考查形容词。A. satisfied感到满意的;B. dissatisfied不满意的;C. happy高兴的;D. unhappy不高兴的。这些人有好工作有好名声, 但是他们不完全感到满意。故选B。
(15) 考查名词。A. place地方;B. destination目的地;C. area地区;D. prison监狱。根据上文They are still in a type of prison each day of the week.可知, 此处意思是:他们每天要去的监狱就是他们每天工作的地方。故选D。
(16) 考查动词。A. hated厌恶;B. enjoyed喜爱;C. preferred更喜欢;D. honored荣幸。他们把工作的地方当做监狱, 所以他们对工作的地方感到厌烦。故选A。
(17) 考查名词。A. brain大脑;B. mind理智, 精神;C. body身体;D. thought思想。这是一个精神监狱。故选B。
(18) 考查动词。A. equal比得上;B. encourage鼓励;C. describe描述;D. introduce介绍。如果这些话描述了你的日常生活, (那么你)要知道是有机会改变你的生活的。故选C。
(19) 考查动词。A. change改变;B. quit停止;C. leave离开;D. decide决定。如果这些话描述了你的日常生活, (那么你)要知道是有机会改变你的生活的。故选A。
(20) 考查形容词。A. mainly主要地;B. alone独自的, 单独的;C. lonely寂寞的;D. merely仅仅, 只不过。根据上句可知:这个决定是你的, 只是你的。故选B。

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