5. A. blocks　　 B. parts　　 C. meters　 D. steps

答案：A　 指导：此处指作者走了几个“街区”，这是外国人常用的概念。

4. A. stand　　　　　　　　　 B. grasp

　 C. hear　　　　　　　　　 D. understand

答案：D　 指导：作者是外国人，故“听不懂”司机的话。其他选项“忍受”“抓住”“听到”不合逻辑。

3. A. rolled　　　　　　　　 B. put

　 C. pushed　　　　　　　　 D. pulled

答案：A　 指导：司机把窗户“摇”下来。根据常识，其他选项都不合逻辑。

2. A. noticed　　　　　　　　 B. met

　 C. called　　　　　　　　 D. asked

答案：A　 指导：此处是作者无意中“注意”到了路边的司机，故用noticed．其他选项不能准确表达题意。

1. A. early　　　 B. late　　 C. fast　　 D. slow

答案：B　 指导：从后面作者着急看，作者是迟到了。

20. A. others　　　　　　　 B. myself

　　 C. friends　　　　　　　 D. people

答案：A　 指导：作者表达自己的愿望：希望自己的错误都能得到改正，不会对“其他人”造成严重的后果。其他选项都不合逻辑。

　Cloze 5

　　　 The other morning I was walking down the street on my　 way to work. I was a few minutes　 　1　 , so instead of taking

　the bus I was planning on calling a taxi. As I turned out of my　 apartment (公寓) I 　2　 a man in a car on the side of the road, who 　3　 down the window and started saying something to me that I couldn't　 4　 　　I continued walking out towards the main road.　 I had walked several　 5 　and still had not come by a ( n ) 　6　 taxi. Suddenly the hair on thc back of my neck began to prick up (竖起) as I realized I was being 　7　 . The car had turned around and was driving slowly right behind me.

　　 We are 　8　 from a very young age not to talk to stran- gers,and never　 9　 　to get into a car with someone you don't know. In spite of the fact that my upbringing (教育) taught me to keep walking or even　 10　 help, I slowed down to try to　 11　 　what the man was saying. I 　12　 that he was trying to give me a 　13 　, but this wasn't a taxi. Although I went　 14　 what single American women are 　15　 　to do, I negotiated(谈判)the price and got into the car.

My friends back home in America would think I was　 16　 　if I told them I got into a car with a 　17　 　on the way to work.　 　18　 , I had a smooth ride to work and the man was very nice. He told me all about his family and I told him about mine in America. At the end of the ride, I　 　19　 　him and as I paid and got out of the car I started thinking what an amazing city Beijing is. It has the perfect 　20　 　of a big city, yet also has the culture and kindness of a small town.

19. A. desired　　　　　　　 B. lasting

　　 C. same　　　　　　　　 D. harmless

　答案：B　 指导：作者容易改正自己的错误是因为他们的影响都不持久。lasting当“持久的”讲。desired当“所期望的”讲=expected，其他选项也都不合逻辑。

18. A wrong　　　　　　 　　　B. exciting

答案：C　 指导：作者是一个普通人，改正自己的错误当然“容易”。从作者作为一个普通人和世界上握有重权的人相比较这一点可知，其他选项都不合题意。

　　 C. easy　　　　　　　　 D. usual

17. A. trying　　　　　　　 B. testing

　　 C. challenging　　　　　 D. proving

答案：D　 指导：录音带“证明”了尼可松总统卷入了“水门”事件，从而导致了他的下台。“尝试，实验”“测试”“挑战”都不合题意。

16. A. appearance　　　　　 B. state

　　 C. condition　　　　　　 D. situation

答案：D　 指导：掩盖的只能是“形势”。“现象”“状态”“状况”都不符合题意。