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 (临终关怀医院).”

I looked in the rear view mirror (后视镜). Her eyes were glistening (闪烁).

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

I quietly reached over and       the meter (计程器). “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.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】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了作为出租车司机的作者某天晚上搭载了一个八十多岁的老人，她请求作者带他去看她想去的地方。当得知她是即将要去临终关怀医院的时候，作者无偿地为完成了她的心愿。满足了一个老人临终前的请求，作者觉得这是他生命中的重要时刻。

1.考查逻辑推理。根据本句中 except for a single light in a ground floor window.可知整个楼都是黑暗的，除了一楼的亮光。故选B。

2.考查动词辨析。A. entered进入；B. knocked敲门；C. listened听；D. ran跑。根据第二段第一句话A small woman in her 80’s opened the door.一个八十多岁的老人开了门可知我之前是敲门的。故选B。

3.考查动词辨析。A. invite邀请；B. watch观看；C. help帮助；D. receive收到。根据句意可知作者将箱子送到出租车以后又来帮助老人上出租车。故选C。

4.考查名词辨析。A. address地址；B. letter信；C. speech演讲；D. gift礼物。下文提到了作者按照老人提供的地址行驶。故老人上车后递给作者她要去的地址。故选A。

5.考查名词辨析。A. playground操场；B. downtown市区；C. countryside乡村；D. community社区。下文提到For the next two hours, we drove through the city.可知老人请求作者带她路过市区。故选B。

6.考查形容词辨析。A. shortest最短的；B. funniest最有趣的；C. safest最安全的；D. longest最长的。句意：这不是最短的路。故选A。

7.考查动词辨析。A. consider考虑；B. doubt 怀疑；C. know知道； D. mind介意。根据句意可知最然不是最近的路，但是老人并不介意。故选D。

8.考查动词短语辨析。A. cut out切掉；B. showed off炫耀；C. shut off关掉；D. turned on打开。

上文老人告诉作者自己将要去临终关怀医院，自己所剩时间不多了。听到这些，作者关掉了计价器。故选C。

9.考查名词辨析。A. responsibility责任；B. order 命令；C. role 角色；D. route路线。上文老人请求作者开车路过市区。现在作者问老人要走什么路线。故选D。

10.考查名词辨析。A. apartment公寓；B. environment 环境；C. neighborhood 地区，街坊；D. plant工厂。句意：作者带老人路过他们曾经居住的地方。故选C。

11.考查动词短语辨析。A. break down出故障，垮掉；B. get off下来，出发，寄出；C. speed up加速；D. slow down慢下来。句意：在某个特定的楼前或者某个角落，老人让我开慢。故选D。

12.考查逻辑推理。文章开头提到时晚上发生的事情，他带老人转了很多地方，现在应该是太阳快升起来了。故选C。

13.考查形容词辨析。A. tired疲劳的；B. embarrassed 尴尬的；C. terrified 害怕的；D. confused 困惑的。由上文可知作者带她转了很多地方，她现在感到疲劳。故选A。

14.考查名词辨析。A. darkness黑暗；B. turn 转弯处；C. silence安静，寂静；D. sadness悲伤。由上文老人说她现在累了可知现在他们没有说话，静静的坐在车里。故选C。

15.考查动词辨析。A. love爱；B. owe欠（钱）；C. charge收费，要价；D. cost花费。由语境可知，将老人送往目的地之后老人问她欠司机多少钱。故选B。

16.考查副词辨析。A. mysteriously神秘地；B. tightly 仅仅地；C. patiently耐心地；D. accurately精确地。句意：我弯腰拥抱老人，老人紧紧的抱了我一下。故选B。

17.考查名词辨析。A. joy欢乐；B. security安全；C. trouble麻烦；D. profit好处，利益。句意：你给一个老人带来了片刻的欢乐。故选A。

18.考查动词短语辨析。A. talk with与……谈话；B. call up打电话，召集；C. pick up捡起，接人，载客，偶然学得；D. take away带走。句意：在回去的途中我没有再搭载任何乘客。故选C。

19.考查形容词辨析。A. annoyed烦躁的，生气的；B. lost 迷失的，沉思的；C. mad发疯的；D. guilty有罪的。be lost in thought陷入沉思。句意：我漫无目的的开着车，陷入沉思。故选B。

20.考查动词辨析。A. catch赶上，遇上；B. drive开车；C. improve提升；D. puzzle使困惑。句意：我们常常会在不经意间遇上伟大的时刻。故选A。

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