8．How long will it be before we get to the________(目的地)?

答案：1.attractive　2.average　3.fashion　4.arrangements　5.historical　6.criminal　

7．The best part of the trip was the________(风景，景色)．It　 was fantastic.

6．The man is　 a ________(罪犯)．How could the people elect him to office?

5．Was King Arthur a real________(历史的)figure?

4．The local newspaper made a________for an interview with Professor Stein.

3．Hats are in f________again this year.

2．The a________of 3,8 and 10 is 7.

1．I must admit I’ve never found him particularly a________.

It was dark when I came out of my office.In order to get home early，I hired a taxi.The

car was__1__along the road.I broke the__2__on purpose，for fear that the driver might be

too__3__to drive.“When do you go back home in the evening？”

“Nine o’clock，I’ll go home after this trip.”

“Then when do you come out in the morning？”I__4__another question.“Nine o’clock，too.And I go home for lunch and dinner，just__5__I worked at an office.”His ease(悠闲)surprised me，because every time I__6__a taxi，what I hear from the driver are only complaints.They complain that they __7__ work from morning till night，that it is__8__to earn money，that they are bullied(欺负)by the__9__，or that the corporation leaders are seated lazy and enjoy the__10__of others’ work.It seems that they have a dissatisfaction against everything.But this driver told me，“I find it__11__to be a manager as I was before.I don’t like__12__work.I like driving，just for pleasure.It’s__13__that I seldom drive without a passenger.Any__14__？Yes，I never follow an empty taxi.If it goes__15__，I go northward.If it goes along the highway，I turn into a__16__street.In this way I always get__17__.”

His word showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he__18__in his job.Such feelings are__19__among people today.I couldn’t help feeling curious when I__20__such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

1．A.driving　 B．flying　 C．walking　 D．going

解析：flying表汽车急速行驶。

答案：B

2．A.calmness　 B．quietness　 C．stillness　 D．silence

解析：silence表沉默；A表内心平静；B表不吵闹的安静；C表不动。

答案：D

3．A.excited　 B．frightened　 C．tired　 D．puzzled

解析：担心司机有可能太疲劳开不了车。

答案：C

4．A.gave out　 B．threw out　 C．let off　 D．set off

解析：throw out“提出”，有突然冒出来的意味。

答案：B

5．A.as　 B．though　 C．as if　 D．even if

解析：as if可与虚拟语气连用，好像在办公室工作，其实不是。

答案：C

6．A.ride　 B．have　 C．get　 D．make

解析：ride a taxi“乘坐出租车”。

答案：A

7．A.have to　 B．must　 C．need　 D．should

解析：表“不得不，被迫”，下文说不得不从早干到晚。

答案：A

8．A.easy　 B．hard　 C．possible　 D．simple

解析：都是抱怨的话，“挣钱很难”。

答案：B

9．A.officials　 B．officers　 C．fighters　 D．policemen

解析：“欺负”出租车司机的自然是警察。

答案：D

10.A.results　 B．achievements　 C．gains　 D．fruits

解析：抱怨公司领导坐享他们的劳动成果。fruits表“果实；成果”。

答案：D

11．A.tired　 B．tiring　 C．excited　 D．exciting

解析：这位司机当经理当烦了，改行当司机，对自己的工作很满意。

答案：B

12．A.management　 B．arrangement　 C．judgement　 D．development

解析：表“管理工作”。

答案：A

13．A.clear　 B．likely　 C．fortunate　 D．wise

解析：上文说很少跑空车，所以“很幸运”。

答案：C

14．A.secret　 B．trick　 C．skill　 D．method

解析：下文有解释他的秘诀。

答案：A

15．A.backward　 B．forward　 C．southward　 D．northward

解析：与下文northward相对，别人向南，他就往北。

答案：C

16．A.wide　 B．narrow　 C．lonely　 D．empty

解析：与highway相对，别人在大路上行驶，他就去小胡同。

答案：B

17．A.strangers　 B．passers­by　 C．customers　 D．guests

解析：他与别人相反的目的就是为了有乘客。

答案：C

18．A.had 　B．made 　C．kept 　D．took

解析：take pride in“以……为自豪”。

答案：D

19．on　 　B．rare 　C．much　 　D．little

解析：rare表“罕见的；稀少的”，而作者以前听到的都是抱怨。

答案：B

20．A.found 　B．found out 　C．looked 　D．looked for

解析：当作者发现这种心态时，他感到惊奇。

答案：A

10．________ our students need during the summer holidays is time，freedom and health，the

official stressed.

A．That　 B．Which　 C．What　 D．Whether

解析：考查名词性从句。此处缺主语从句的引导词，引导词本身在从句中作动词need

的宾语，因此用what。

答案：C