Question

Fifteen years ago, I made a living by driving a taxi. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pickup at a building that was except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and .

A small woman in her 80’s opened the door. I took her suitcase to the cab then returned to her into the cab. She thanked me for my kindness. When we got in the taxi, she gave me a(n) , then asked, “Could you drive through ?”

“It’s not the way,” I answered.

“Oh, I don’t ,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice (臨終關(guān)懷醫(yī)院).”

I looked in the rear view mirror (后視鏡). Her eyes were glistening (閃爍).

“The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and the meter (計(jì)程器). “What would you like me to take?” I asked.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the where she and her husband had lived. Sometimes she’d ask me to in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the sun was , she suddenly said: “I’m . Let’s go now.”

We drove in to the address she had given me. There were people waiting for her and they put her in a wheelchair.

“How much do I you?” she asked, reaching into her purse.

“Nothing,” I said.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me .

“You gave an old woman a little moment of ,” she said.

I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut.

I didn’t any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, in thought.

We’re used to thinking that our lives focus on great moments. But great moments often us unaware.

1.A. old B. dark C. dirty D. lonely

2.A. entered B. knocked C. listened D. ran

3.A. invite B. watch C. help D. receive

4.A. address B. letter C. speech D. gift

5.A. playground B. downtown C. countryside D. community

6.A. shortest B. funniest C. safest D. longest

7.A. consider B. doubt C. know D. mind

8.A. cut out B. showed off C. shut off D. turned on

9.A. responsibility B. order C. role D. route

10.A. apartment B. environment C. neighborhood D. plant

11.A. break down B. get off C. speed up D. slow down

12.A. changing B. moving C. rising D. setting

13.A. tired B. embarrassed C. terrified D. confused

14.A. darkness B. turn C. silence D. sadness

15.A. love B. owe C. charge D. cost

16.A. mysteriously B. tightly C. patiently D. accurately

17.A. joy B. security C. trouble D. profit

18.A. talk with B. call up C. pick up D. take away

19.A. annoyed B. lost C. mad D. guilty

20.A. catch B. drive C. improve D. puzzle

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了作為出租車司機(jī)的作者某天晚上搭載了一個(gè)八十多歲的老人，她請求作者帶他去看她想去的地方。當(dāng)?shù)弥�她是即將要去臨終關(guān)懷醫(yī)院的時(shí)候，作者無償?shù)貫橥瓿闪怂�的心愿。滿足了一個(gè)老人臨終前的請求，作者覺得這是他生命中的重要時(shí)刻。

1.考查邏輯推理。根據(jù)本句中 except for a single light in a ground floor window.可知整個(gè)樓都是黑暗的，除了一樓的亮光。故選B。

2.考查動詞辨析。A. entered進(jìn)入；B. knocked敲門；C. listened聽；D. ran跑。根據(jù)第二段第一句話A small woman in her 80’s opened the door.一個(gè)八十多歲的老人開了門可知我之前是敲門的。故選B。

3.考查動詞辨析。A. invite邀請；B. watch觀看；C. help幫助；D. receive收到。根據(jù)句意可知作者將箱子送到出租車以后又來幫助老人上出租車。故選C。

4.考查名詞辨析。A. address地址；B. letter信；C. speech演講；D. gift禮物。下文提到了作者按照老人提供的地址行駛。故老人上車后遞給作者她要去的地址。故選A。

5.考查名詞辨析。A. playground操場；B. downtown市區(qū)；C. countryside鄉(xiāng)村；D. community社區(qū)。下文提到For the next two hours, we drove through the city.可知老人請求作者帶她路過市區(qū)。故選B。

6.考查形容詞辨析。A. shortest最短的；B. funniest最有趣的；C. safest最安全的；D. longest最長的。句意：這不是最短的路。故選A。

7.考查動詞辨析。A. consider考慮；B. doubt 懷疑；C. know知道； D. mind介意。根據(jù)句意可知最然不是最近的路，但是老人并不介意。故選D。

8.考查動詞短語辨析。A. cut out切掉；B. showed off炫耀；C. shut off關(guān)掉；D. turned on打開。

上文老人告訴作者自己將要去臨終關(guān)懷醫(yī)院，自己所剩時(shí)間不多了。聽到這些，作者關(guān)掉了計(jì)價(jià)器。故選C。

9.考查名詞辨析。A. responsibility責(zé)任；B. order 命令；C. role 角色；D. route路線。上文老人請求作者開車路過市區(qū)。現(xiàn)在作者問老人要走什么路線。故選D。

10.考查名詞辨析。A. apartment公寓；B. environment 環(huán)境；C. neighborhood 地區(qū)，街坊；D. plant工廠。句意：作者帶老人路過他們曾經(jīng)居住的地方。故選C。

11.考查動詞短語辨析。A. break down出故障，垮掉；B. get off下來，出發(fā)，寄出；C. speed up加速；D. slow down慢下來。句意：在某個(gè)特定的樓前或者某個(gè)角落，老人讓我開慢。故選D。

12.考查邏輯推理。文章開頭提到時(shí)晚上發(fā)生的事情，他帶老人轉(zhuǎn)了很多地方，現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該是太陽快升起來了。故選C。

13.考查形容詞辨析。A. tired疲勞的；B. embarrassed 尷尬的；C. terrified 害怕的；D. confused 困惑的。由上文可知作者帶她轉(zhuǎn)了很多地方，她現(xiàn)在感到疲勞。故選A。

14.考查名詞辨析。A. darkness黑暗；B. turn 轉(zhuǎn)彎處；C. silence安靜，寂靜；D. sadness悲傷。由上文老人說她現(xiàn)在累了可知現(xiàn)在他們沒有說話，靜靜的坐在車?yán)�。故選C。

15.考查動詞辨析。A. love愛；B. owe欠（錢）；C. charge收費(fèi)，要價(jià)；D. cost花費(fèi)。由語境可知，將老人送往目的地之后老人問她欠司機(jī)多少錢。故選B。

16.考查副詞辨析。A. mysteriously神秘地；B. tightly 僅僅地；C. patiently耐心地；D. accurately精確地。句意：我彎腰擁抱老人，老人緊緊的抱了我一下。故選B。

17.考查名詞辨析。A. joy歡樂；B. security安全；C. trouble麻煩；D. profit好處，利益。句意：你給一個(gè)老人帶來了片刻的歡樂。故選A。

18.考查動詞短語辨析。A. talk with與……談話；B. call up打電話，召集；C. pick up撿起，接人，載客，偶然學(xué)得；D. take away帶走。句意：在回去的途中我沒有再搭載任何乘客。故選C。

19.考查形容詞辨析。A. annoyed煩躁的，生氣的；B. lost 迷失的，沉思的；C. mad發(fā)瘋的；D. guilty有罪的。be lost in thought陷入沉思。句意：我漫無目的的開著車，陷入沉思。故選B。

20.考查動詞辨析。A. catch趕上，遇上；B. drive開車；C. improve提升；D. puzzle使困惑。句意：我們常常會在不經(jīng)意間遇上偉大的時(shí)刻。故選A。

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