第二节  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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a   36__   to catch a train, she   37   a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said   38   . “You don’t think I know the best way to go?”

The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t   39  to annoy him, but the driver kept   40  . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be  41  , so she changed her  42  . “You know, you are right,” she told him. “It must seem   43  for me not to think you know the best way   __44   the city.”

  45   , the driver glanced at his   46   in the rearview mirror, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “  47   I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”

When you find yourself   48   with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to   __49_   your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or   50   marriages. I have discovered one simple   51   extremely unlikely method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from   52   in a disaster.

The   53   is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the  54   in what that person is saying. Find a way to   55  , and the result may surprise you.

36. A. hurry        B. rush        C. moment     D. way

37. A. chose        B. made      C. found      D. suggested

38. A. jokingly           B. angrily           C. anxiously   D. curiously

39. A. supposed      B. expected     C. meant     D. decided

40. A. apologizing  B. driving     C. asking     D. shouting

41. A. reasonable  B. thoughtful  C. normal           D. practical

42. A. road         B. mind       C. direction    D. manner

43. A. strange     B. wrong     C. terrible           D. stupid

44. A. across       B. in                C. through    D. along

45. A. Surprised     B. Worried     C. Annoyed    D. Disappointed

46. A. rider         B. speaker      C. helper     D. comer

47. A. until         B. after       C. because      D. since

48. A. satisfied           B. concerned   C. crowded     D. faced

49. A. give up     B. turn down  C. stick to           D. point out                 

50. A. combine      B. destroy       C. suffer      D. divide

51. A. and          B. that         C. but         D. though

52. A. lying        B. resulting     C. setting     D. leading

53. A. problem           B. importance C. key         D. reply

54. A. fact          B. meaning     C. expression  D. truth

55. A. agree        B. argue      C. explain       D. escape