完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large  1  across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would  2  his taxi on the road. I  3  why he did not park it in the garage.

Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home  4  work, leave his taxi and go out for his  5  affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 6  .

I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 7  to be outside one evening two weeks  8 , when the garage door was 9 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely  10  I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But  11 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n）  12  . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and  13  him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n）14.

We go to bed every night and  15  every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a  16 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 17  . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we  18  the social ladder—how much bigger and better a  19  we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on  20 we are than what we do!

1.                A．window        B．garage          C．door D．yard

2.                A．park           B．stop           C．check    D．repair

3.                A．knew          B．understood      C．asked    D．wondered

4.                A．for            B．out of          C．without   D．from

5.                A．business        B．national         C．personal  D．public

6.                A．wasteful        B．useful          C．wonderful D．plentiful

7.                A．appeared       B．intended        C．expected D．happened

8.                A．later           B．more           C．ago  D．before

9.                A．broken         B．fine            C．shut D．open

10.               A．once          B．before         C．when D．until

11.               A．far            B．deep          C．long  D．little

12.               A．driver          B．engineer       C．father D．son

13.               A．called          B．made          C．elected   D．turned

14.               A．experience     B．earning         C．life   D．position

15.               A．stay up         B．wake up        C．stay home D．go home

16.               A．competition     B．performance    C．debate    D．party

17.               A．family          B．company       C．team D．whole

18.               A．build          B．climb          C．stand D．lay

19.               A．garden         B．garage         C．car   D．taxi

20.               A．who           B．what           C．which D．where

I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large    36    across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would    37    his taxi on the road. I    38    why he did not park it in the garage.

Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home from    39   , leave his taxi and go out for his    40    affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was    41   .

I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I    42    to be outside one evening two weeks    43   , when the garage door was    44    and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce （劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely    45    I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But    46    inside, he saw himself as something else: A Rolls-Royce owner and a （an）   47   . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and    48    him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove or a （an）    49   .

We go to bed every night and wake up every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a    50    as close friends or go for a vacation as a    51   . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we    52   the social ladder―how much bigger and better a    53    we have. And we    54  our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on    55    we are than what we do!

I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large  21  across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would  22  his taxi on the road. I  23  why he did not park it in the garage. 

Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home  24  work, leave his taxi and go out for his  25  affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was  26  . 

I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I  27  to be outside one evening two weeks  28   ,when the garage door was  29   and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely  30  I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But  31   inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） 32  . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and  33   him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a（n） 34  . 

We go to bed every night and  35   every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a  36   as close friends or go for a vacation as a  37  . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we  38   the social ladder—how much bigger and better a  39  we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on  40  we are than what we do! 

21. A. window          B. garage            C. door           D. yard

22. A. park             B. stop                        C. check                      D. repair

23. A. knew            B. understood               C. asked                      D. wondered

24. A. for                     B. out of                      C. without            D. from

25. A. business             B. national                    C. personal           D. public

26. A. wasteful             B. meaningful               C. wonderful         D. plentiful

27. A. appeared            B. intended                   C. expected           D. happened

28. A. later                   B. more                    C. ago                  D. before

29. A. broken                      B. fine                         C. shut                 D. open

30. A. once                  B. before                     C. when                      D. until

31. A. far                     B. deep                     C. long                 D. little

32. A. driver                 B. engineer                   C. father                      D. son

33. A. called                 B. made                    C. elected             D. turned

34. A. experience          B. earning                    C. life                   D. position

35. A. stay up               B. wake up                  C. stay home         D. go home

36. A. competition               B. performance            C. debate              D. party

37. A. family                B. company              C. team                D. whole

38. A. build                  B. climb                    C. stand                D. lay

39. A. house                 B. garage                     C. car                   D. taxi

40. A. who                   B. what                    C. which              D. where

 (江苏省启东中学2009届高三最后一卷)

I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large    36    across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would    37    his taxi on the road. I    38    why he did not park it in the garage.

Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home from    39   , leave his taxi and go out for his    40    affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was    41   .

I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I    42    to be outside one evening two weeks    43   , when the garage door was    44    and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce （劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely    45    I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But    46    inside, he saw himself as something else: A Rolls-Royce owner and a （an）   47   . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and    48    him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove or a （an）    49   .

We go to bed every night and wake up every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a    50    as close friends or go for a vacation as a    51   . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we    52   the social ladder—how much bigger and better a    53    we have. And we    54  our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on    55    we are than what we do!

36. A. window               B. garage              C. door               D. yard

37. A. park            B. stop              C. check            D. repair

38. A. knew                 B. understood          C. asked               D. wondered

39. A. park            B. factory                   C. road                D. work

40. A. business        B. national             C. personal            D. public

41. A. wasteful       B. meaningful           C. wonderful         D. plentiful

42. A. appeared       B. intended             C. expected            D. happened

43. A. later            B. more               C. ago                D. before

44. A. broken                B. fine                 C. shut               D. open

45. A. once          B. before             C. when               D. until

46. A. far              B. deep                C. long                D. little

47. A. driver           B. engineer             C. father              D. son

48. A. called           B. made               C. elected              D. turned

49. A. experience       B. earning             C. life                 D. position

50. A. competition      B. performance         C. debate              D. party

51. A. family         B. company           C. team               D. whole

52. A. build          B. climb              C. stand              D. lay

53. A. house           B. garage            C. car                D. taxi

54. A. reject                 B. boycott                    C. ignore                      D. value

55. A. who            B. what               C. which              D. where