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Twenty years ago I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I­­­­­­­­­­­­   21  -,I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor    22 

I walked to the door and knocked “Just a minute” answered a weak elderly      23

After a long pause the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood    24    me by her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the car and then  25to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked   26 toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing” I told her. “I just try to   27  my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.” “Oh you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi she gave me an address and then asked“Could you drive   28 downtown”

“It’s not the shortest way” I answered quickly.

“Oh I’m   29 ” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice临终医院. I don’t have any   30  left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and   31  the meter计价器.

For the next two hours we drove through the city. She   32  me the building where she had once worked the neighborhood where she had lived and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone  33  as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a   34 building and would sit staring into the darkness saying nothing.

At  35  she suddenly said” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the   36 she had given me. “How much do I   37 you” she asked. “Nothing.” I said. “You have to make a living” she answered. “Oh there are other   38 ” I answered. Almost without thinking I   39  and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

I walked into the  40 morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.

1.

A.waited

B.stopped

C.arrived

D.wandered

 

2.

A.window

B.house

C.door

D.glass

 

3.

A.sound

B.whisper

C.sign

D.voice

 

4.

A.beneath

B.before

C.behind

D.over

 

5.

A.walked

B.left

C.returned

D.stepped

 

6.

A.calmly

B.hurriedly

C.quietly

D.slowly

 

7.

A.receive

B.collect

C.treat

D.drive

 

8.

A.through

B.from

C.to

D.towards

 

9.

A.out of work

B.in no hurry

C.on no purpose

D.out of danger

 

10.

A.hope

B.money

C.time

D.family

 

11.

A.turned on

B.shut off

C.switched over

D.covered up

 

12.

A.showed

B.pointed

C.indicated

D.forgot

 

13.

A.working

B.growing

C.playing

D.dancing

 

14.

A.memorial

B.significant

C.particular

D.similar

 

15.

A.dawn

B.sunset

C.noon

D.night

 

16.

A.house

B.address

C.direction

D.destination

 

17.

A.pay

B.owe

C.promise

D.save

 

18.

A.cars

B.buildings

C.passengers

D.chances

 

19.

A.nodded

B.landed

C.swung

D.bent

 

20.

A.dim

B.colorful

C.bright

D.black

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】文章讲述的是作者去接了一个即将即开这个世界的老人去医院,路上对老人非常友善,并免费带老人去市中心转了一圈。

1.上下文,根据上文的One night I went to pick up a passenger可知,作者去接一个乘客,当他到达的时候,他发现整个建筑物一篇漆黑,除了一楼窗户露出来的一丝光亮。

2.同上

3.名词辨析,sound是声响,whisper是耳语 sign标志 voice是人发出的声音

4.句意理解,一个八十多岁的小女人站在了我面前。

5.句意理解,我把她的行李箱拿到车上,然后再回来帮助她。

6.上下文,根据上文可知,该乘客是八十多岁的高龄,因此作者是帮助这个老人慢慢往车上走去

7.上下文,根据后文的I would want my mother treated可知,作者感到只是想用对待自己母亲的方式来对待乘客。

8.上下文,老人说能不能穿过市中心啊。根据后面的For the next two hours we drove through the city可知

9.句意理解,作者说,这不是最近的路,老人回答,我不着急,不需要走近的路。

10.上下文,老人没有多少时间剩下来了,但是还是孤单一个,所以是没有其他的家人了。

11.上下文,根据后文作者没有收老人的钱可知,作者把计价器关掉了,决定不收老人的车费。turned on打开 switched over转换 cover  up掩盖

12.句意理解,此处意为她在车上指给我看很多她以前呆过的地方,point sb无词用法,show sb sth意为向某人展示,出示

13.上下文,根据前文的 ballroom舞厅,可知是她年轻的时候跳舞的地方

14.句意理解,有时候她会在一个特殊的建筑物那让我放慢速度,就坐在那里看着黑暗的地方,一句话也不说。

15.上下文,根据上文的One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM可知,过来几个小时之后就是dawn黎明了

16.上下文,根据上文的She said. When we got into the taxi she gave me an address 可知,到达了她给我的地址

17.句意理解,老人说我欠你多少钱,owe sb some money欠某人多少钱

18.句意理解,老人说你还要谋生呢,作者答,没关系,还有其他的乘客呢

19.上下文,根据上文的a small woman可知,作者要跟她拥抱就要弯下腰

20.上下文,根据上文可知,此时是黎明,所以是昏暗的早上

 

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第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What are the two speakers doing?

A.Enjoying meeting each other.

B.Saying good-bye to each other.

C.Planning to see each other.

2.What can you guess about the woman?

A.He is a hard working boy.

B.He is as dull as Jack.

C.He’d like to go with Lisa.

3.What is the woman?

A.A waiter.

B.A conductor.

C.A book clerk.

4.What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A.A boss and a salesgirl.

B.A teacher and his pupil.

C.A professor and his assistant.

5.What do you guess about the man?

A.He didn’t sleep well last night.

B.He is going to play a game.

C.He is lying in bed.

听力原文:(Text 1)

M:Well, I’d better be getting home now.It’s been great seeing you again.

W:Oh, It was nice seeing you too.

(Text 2)

M:Sorry, Lisa.I can’t go to the party with you tonight.

W:Have you heard that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy?

(Text 3)

M:I want a ticket to London, please.Second-class.

W:Single or return?

(Text 4)

W:Excuse me, Professor Smith.I was wondering if I could leave 15 minutes early this afternoon.

M:Sure, go ahead, Jane.Do give your lovely child a loud kiss.

(Text 5)

W:What’s the matter?You look tired.

M:I tried to sleep last night but I lay there awake, thinking about the game.

第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6~7题。

6.What’s the woman going to do?

A.Attend her friend’s wedding party.

B.Attend Lan’s party.

C.Do some shopping with her friends.

7.What does the man suggest to the woman?

A.Wear her new dress.

B.Wear the light blue dress.

C.Wear a more formal one.

听力原文:(Text 6)

W:How do you like my new dress?

M:It looks very fashionable.

W:I’m going to wear it at my friend’s wedding party tomorrow.What do you think?

M:Not a bad idea.But I think I prefer the light blue dress you wore at Lan’s party last time.

听第7段材料,回答第8~9题。

8.What time is it when the dialogue happens?

A.At 8∶00.

B.At 7∶30.

C.At 7∶47.

9.What’s the result of the dialogue?

A.The man will drop the woman at a nearby underground station.

B.The man will drive the woman to Park.

C.The woman will not meet her friend on time.

听力原文:(Text 7)

W:It’s only thirty minutes left.I’ve got an appointment-I’m meeting a friend in London at eight.I’ll never make it.

M:I’m going into London.I’ll give you a lift if you like.

W:Could you really?That would be kind.

M:Where are you meeting your friend?

W:Near park-but if you can drop me at an underground station.That’ll be fine.

M:No, it’s all right.Park’s not far out of my way.I’ll take you there.

W:That’s very kind of you.

听第8段材料,回答第10~12题。

10.Where does the dialogue take place?

A.In a restaurant.

B.In a bookstore.

C.At home.

11.What does the man order?

A.A hamburger and coffee.

B.A Coke and a cake.

C.A hamburger and a Coke.

12.How much does it cost?

A.$1.70.

B.$1.17.

C.$17.

听力原文:(Text 8)

W:Can I get you something?

M:Yes, a hamburger, please.

W:Anything to drink?

M:Oh, yea.I’m thirsty.A Coke, please.

W:Here you are.That’s $1.70.

M:I think that’s wrong.It can’t be $1.70.It’s $1.17.

W:Oh, you are right.Sorry.

听第9段材料,回答第13~16题。

13.What is Sally?

A.A famous singer.

B.A film star.

C.A famous swimmer.

14.Where is Sally now?

A.In a competition.

B.In a swimming pool.

C.In California.

15.What did she do at the last Olympics?

A.She broke all the records.

B.She won many cups.

C.She swam thirty-five miles.

16.Why has she given up swimming?

A.She is too old to swim.

B.She prefers visiting other countries.

C.She can’t win any international competitions.

听力原文:

(Text 9)?

Do you remember Sally Green, the swimming star?She was the girl who broke all the records at last Olympics.Where is she now?Last week our reporter, Tom Parker, went to see Sally in her Californian home.

M:It is true that you don’t swim at all now?

W:I’m afraid so.I’m too old.

M:But you are only twenty.

W:That’s too old for a swimmer.If I swim in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win.So I’d rather not swim at all.

M:But don’t you enjoy swimming?

W:I used to, when I was still small.But if you enter for big competitions you have to work very hard.I used to get up at 6 a.m.to go to the pool.I had to train before school.After school and at weekends, I swam thirty-five miles every week!

M:But you were famous at fifteen.And look at these cups.

W:It’s true that I have some wonderful memories.I enjoyed visiting other countries, and the Olympics were very exciting.But I missed more important things.While other girls were growing up, I was swimming.What can I do?

听第10段材料,回答第17~20题。

17.When did the story take place?

A.In the morning.

B.In the afternoon.

C.In the evening.

18.What was Harry’s problem?

A.Everyone at his school liked him.

B.No one at his school liked him.

C.Some people at his school dislike him.

19.Why didn’t Harry want to accept his mother’s advice?

A.He thought he was too weak.

B.He thought he was the headmaster.

C.He thought he was too old to change.

20.What have you learned from the text?

A.Harry is a bus-driver.

B.Harry is a student.

C.Harry is the headmaster.

听力原文:(Text 10)?

  Harry came to his mother one morning while she was having her breakfast, and said to her, “No one at my school likes me, mother.The teachers don’t, and the children don’t.Even the cleaners and the bus drivers hate me.”

  “Well, Harry, ” his mother answered, “perhaps you aren’t very nice to them.If a few people don’t like a person, he or she may not be responsible for that;but if a lot of people don’t, there is usually something wrong, and that person really needs to change.”

  “I’m too old to change, ”Harry said.“I don’t want to go to school.”

  “Don’t be silly, Harry, ”his mother said, going to the garage to get the car out.“You have to go.You’re quite well, and you still have a lot of things to learn.And besides that, you’re the headmaster of the school.”

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