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 arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat 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 through downtown?”

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

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice (临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter (计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed 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 dancing as a girl.

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

At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.” We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I owe you?” she asked.

“Nothing.” I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

Almost without thinking, I bent 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.”

66. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ________.

A. show she was familiar with the city          B. see some places for the last time

C. let the driver earn more money                 D. reach the destination(目的地) on time

67. The taxi driver did not charge(收费) the old woman because he ________.

A. wanted to give her a hand                        B. shut off the meter by mistake

C. had received her payment ahead of time    D. was in a hurry to take other passengers

68. According to the underlined sentence, the old woman did so because________.

A. she was tired                                                 B. she may be lost in her memories

C. she was frightened                                  D. she was excited

69. What does the underlined word “remark” mean?

A. 标记                 B. 话语                       C. 记号                       D. 评论

70. What can we learn from the story?

A. Giving is always a pleasure.                            B. People should respect each other.

C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

D. People should learn to appreciate(感激) others’ concern(关心).

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

    I walked to the door and knocked, "Just a minute," answered a weak, elderly voice.

    After a long time, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

    I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car.

    She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It's nothing," I told her. "I just try to treat 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 through downtown?"

    "It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.

    "Oh, I'm in no hurry," she said. "I'm on my way to a hospice  (临终医院). I don't have any family left. The doctor says I don't have very long. "

    I quietly reached over and shut off the meter (计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed 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 dancing as a girl.

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

    At dawn, she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now." We drove in silence Lo the address she had given me.

    "How much do I owe you?" she asked.

    "Nothing." I said.

    "You have to make a living," she answered. "Oh, there are other passengers," I answered.

    Almost without thinking, I bent 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."

60. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to_______.

     A. show she was familiar with the city       B. see some places for the last time

     C. let the driver earn more money           D. reach the destination on time

61. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he_______.

     A. wanted to give her a hand

     B. shut off the meter by mistake

     C. had received her payment ahead of time

     D. was in a hurry to take other passengers

62. What's the correct order of the following events?

     a. We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

     b. The door opened and a small woman stood before me.

     c. She showed me the building where she had once worked.

     d. I found the building was dark except for a single light.

     e. She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car.

     A. b, c, a, d, e     B. a, c, b, e, d    C. a, c, e, d, b     D. d, b, e, c, a

63. What can we learn from the story?

     A. Giving is always a pleasure.

     B. People should respect each other.

     C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy,

     D. People should learn to appreciate others' concern.

　 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 arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat 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 through downtown?”

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

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice. I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and shut off the mete.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed 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 dancing as a girl. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

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

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I pay for you?” she asked.

“Nothing.” I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She hugged me tightly, too. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

46. How was the old woman?

A. She was fine, but she wanted to have a family. 　B. She missed her hometown very much.　　

C. She was ill, but not serious. 　　　　　　　　 D. She was ill and she was dying..

47. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

A. show she was familiar with the city　 　B. see some places for the last time

C. let the driver earn more money　　　 　　D. reach the destination on time

48. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.

A. wanted to do her a favor　　　　　　　 　 B. shut off the meter by mistake

C. had received her payment in advance　 D. was in a hurry to take other passengers

49. What can we learn from the story?

A. Giving is always a pleasure.　　　　　　　　　 　

B. People should respect each other.

C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.

50.What’s the best title for the passages?

A. Under The Same Roof 　　　　 B. Unlucky Woman　

C. Hard Life 　　　　　　　　　 D. Great Doctors and helpless woman

　　阅读理解

　　Stamp-collecting is a very interesting and useful hobby. You can learn many things about geography and history from stamps. Today more people collect stamps than ever before, and special (特别的) stamps are often printed (印刷) for these people.

　　If you buy a new stamp and put it on an envelope (信封) on the first day it is sold, the envelope may be worth a lot of money in the future. Many stamps collectors go to the post office when new stamps are being sold. They put the new stamp on an envelope and then post the envelope to themselves.

　　The number of stamp-collecting is now bigger in most countries than the collected number (数量) of trains and cars. People all over the world like collecting stamps. Indeed, some doctors say that everybody likes collecting something. Some children like collecting the tops of match-boxes and others enjoy collecting coins. Collecting painting is a hobby of many rich men, but they often do this to make money. They keep the painting for a short time and then sell it at a much higher price (价格). We, of course, don't want to do like that. We collect stamps for pleasure. We don't want to make money with them.

A．True or False?

1．Stamping-collecting is interesting and useful because we can make a lot of money with them.

2．Many stamp collectors send letters to themselves. In this way they have collected many special stamps.

3．There are more people collecting the tops of match-boxes than collecting the stamps.

4．Many rich men like collecting coins.

5．We keep stamps, coins and tops of match-boxes for pleasure.

B．Fill in the blanks.

6．________ stamps is a useful hobby.

7．Everybody has got ________ hobbies.

8．Many ________ people make money by collecting ________ .

根据短文内容，用方框中单词的恰当形式填空，每个词只能用一次。

A hobby is an interesting way of  1 your free time．There are so many 2  hobbies for different people to choose．Some hobbies are very popular，while others are quite  3  ．Your may choose one for yourself that  4  you most．You may enjoy things，such as 5  stamps，foreign coins，etc．If you like to work  6  your hands，you may enjoy paper cutting and model  7  ．Or you may enjoy creative（有创造性的）hobbies，like painting．Many people prefer active  8  hobbies to the activities inside．sailing，riding and so on，which they can enjoy with others．  9  you live，there is always a hobby for you to choose．The hobby will give you many hours of pleasure and make your free time  10  and creative．