Question

Bob Weiser had been driving for Uber for more than six months ________ a conversation with an old friend sparked the idea. Everyone that rode in his car had a story to tell, a ________ life experience or some wisdom they’d picked up along the way. What if he could collect “a slice of life” from each of the hundreds of people ________ in his car , whose only known ________was that they ordered an Uber in Chicago and had Bob Weiser ________them up in his car?

Bob Weiser, aged 66, is a ________ pilot who started driving for Uber last year as a way to keep________. “ You never really retire, and you always have to do something,” he said. He________a black notebook. On the inside cover, he wrote “ It belongs to all that read it with a(n) ________heart and mind.”

Now, when passengers get in his car, he’ll pass them the ________ and ask if they’d take a moment to write something in it. He has________ more than 800 entries(条目) from passengers from all over the world.

Weiser ________ one woman who wrote Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s “ Be the change you want to see in the world.” Then she flipped back and ________ someone else had used the same quote. She told him she was ________ and he said to her, “ No, that’s okay. That’s the type of energy that has been in this ________, nothing but good energy.” After his passengers write something ,they’ll flip through the pages, ________all the advice and opinions shared by the passengers who came before them.

He flips through it himself sometimes; it always________him that people have so much warmth and positivity to ________. No one has written anything ________, and only a handful have turned him down, ________because they have carsickness.

1.A. after    B. unless    C. when    D. although

2.A. unique    B. stressful    C. heroic    D. meaningless

3.A. performing    B. riding    C. sleeping    D. quarreling

4.A. devotion    B. requirement    C. assessment    D. connection

5.A. cover    B. tie    C. lift    D. pick

6.A. former    B. young    C. dying    D. proud

7.A. alive    B. enthusiastic    C. occupied    D. awake

8.A. invented    B. purchased    C. stole    D. donated

9.A. broken    B. normal    C. open    D. loyal

10.A. album    B. notebook    C. magazine    D. novel

11.A. borrowed    B. collected    C. accepted    D. discovered

12.A. recalled    B. appreciated    C. married    D. struck

13.A. saw    B. witnessed    C. heard    D. insisted

14.A. confused    B. amused    C. disappointed    D. embarrassed

15.A. station    B. country    C. vehicle    D. house

16.A. wiping off    B. picking out    C. taking in    D. putting down

17.A. frustrates    B. astonishes    C. depresses    D. terrifies

18.A. store    B. save    C. seek    D. share

19.A. valuable    B. sensitive    C. appropriate    D. negative

20.A. mostly    B. frequently    C. deliberately    D. constantly

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.D

20.A

【解析】

本文讲述了Bob Weiser退休后开优步，突发奇想让乘客在笔记本上分享建议或感言，让乘客和自己都充满了正能量的故事。

1.考查连词。A. after 在---之后；B. unless除非；C. when 当---时候；D. although尽管。根据Bob Weiser had been driving for Uber for more than six months ____1____ a conversation with an old friend sparked the idea.可知，在与一位老朋友的对话引发了这一想法后，Bob Weiser已经为Uber工作了6个多月。故选C。

2.考查形容词。A. unique独一无二；B. stressful有压力的；C. heroic英雄的； D. meaningless无意义的。根据Everyone that rode in his car had a story to tell, a ____2____ life experience or some wisdom they’d picked up along the way.可知，在他的车里坐着的每个人都有一个故事要讲，一种独特的生活经历，或者他们在路上捡到的一些智慧。故选A。

3.考查动词。A. performing表演；B. riding骑；C. sleeping 睡觉；D. quarreling争吵。根据What if he could collect “a slice of life” from each of the hundreds of people ____3____ in his car , whose only known ____4____was that they ordered an Uber in Chicago and had Bob Weiser ____5____them up in his car?可知，如果他能从数百名乘坐他的车的人那里收集“人生的片段”，他唯一的联系就是他们在芝加哥订购了一辆Uber，让鲍勃开着他的车接他们。故选B。

4.考查名词。A. devotion忠诚；B. requirement要求；C. assessment评定； D. connection连接。根据What if he could collect “a slice of life” from each of the hundreds of people ____3____ in his car , whose only known ____4____was that they ordered an Uber in Chicago and had Bob Weiser ____5____them up in his car?可知，如果他能从数百名乘坐他的车的人那里收集“人生的片段”，他唯一的联系就是他们在芝加哥订购了一辆Uber，让鲍勃开着他的车接他们。故选D。

5.考查动词。A. cover覆盖；B. tie系；C. lift 举起；D. pick挑选。根据What if he could collect “a slice of life” from each of the hundreds of people ____3____ in his car , whose only known ____4____was that they ordered an Uber in Chicago and had Bob Weiser ____5____them up in his car?可知，如果他能从数百名乘坐他的车的人那里收集“人生的片段”，他唯一的联系就是他们在芝加哥订购了一辆Uber，让鲍勃开着他的车接他们。故选D。

6.考查形容词。A. former从前的；B. young年轻人；C. dying临终的；D. proud自豪的。根据Bob Weiser, aged 66, is a ____6____ pilot who started driving for Uber last year as a way to keep____7____.可知，现年66岁的Bob Weiser他曾是一名飞行员，去年开始为优步开车，以此作为一种保持忙碌的方式。故选A。

7.考查形容词。A. alive活着的；B. enthusiastic充满热情的；C. occupied已占用的；D. awake醒着的。根据Bob Weiser, aged 66, is a ____6____ pilot who started driving for Uber last year as a way to keep____7____.可知，现年66岁的Bob Weiser他曾是一名飞行员，去年开始为优步开车，以此作为一种保持忙碌的方式。

8.考查动词。A. invented发明；B. purchased 购置；C. stole偷；D. donated捐献。根据He____8____a black notebook.可知，他买了一本黑色的笔记本。故选B。

9.考查形容词。A. broken坏的；B. normal正常的；C. open公开的；D. loyal忠诚的。根据It belongs to all that read it with a(n) ____9____heart and mind.可知，它属于所有带着开放的心和思想读它的人。故选C。

10.考查名词。A. album唱片集，相薄；B. notebook笔记本；C. magazine 杂志；D. novel小说。根据Now, when passengers get in his car, he’ll pass them the ____10____ and ask if they’d take a moment to write something in it.可知，现在，当乘客上车时，他会把笔记本递给他们，问他们是否愿意花点时间在上面写点东西。故选B。

11.考查动词。A. borrowed 借出；B. collected收集；C. accepted接受；D. discovered发现。根据He has____11____ more than 800 entries(条目) from passengers from all over the world.可知，他从世界各地的乘客那里收集了800多份词目。故选B。

12.考查动词。A. recalled回电话；B. appreciated感激，鉴赏；C. married结婚；D. struck打动，撞击。根据Weiser ____12____ one woman who wrote Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s “ Be the change you want to see in the world.”可知，她回忆起一个女人，她写了Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi的“你想在这个世界上看到的改变”。故选A。

13.考查动词。A. saw看见；B. witnessed目睹；C. heard听见；D. insisted坚持。根据Then she flipped back and ____13____ someone else had used the same quote.可知，然后她回过头来，看到别人用了同样的一句话。故选A。

14.考查形容词。A. confused困惑的；B. amused 愉快的；C. disappointed 感到失望的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据She told him she was ____14____ and he said to her, “ No, that’s okay.可知，她告诉他，她很尴尬，他对她说：“不，没关系。”故选D。

15.考查名词。A. station车站；B. country国家；C. vehicle交通工具；D. house房子。根据That’s the type of energy that has been in this ____15____, nothing but good energy.”可知，这是在这辆车里的能量，只有正能量。故选C。

16.考查动词。A. wiping off 除去，擦掉；B. picking out 挑选；C. taking in吸收，理解；D. putting down记下，放下。根据After his passengers write something ,they’ll flip through the pages, ____16____all the advice and opinions shared by the passengers who came before them.可知，在他的乘客写了一些东西之后，他们会翻翻书页，接受所有在他们之前的乘客所分享的建议和意见。故选C。

17.考查动词。A. frustrates挫败；B. astonishes 使惊讶；C. depresses 使沮丧； D. terrifies使恐怖。根据He flips through it himself sometimes; it always____17____him that people have so much warmth and positivity to ____18____.可知，他有时会自己翻过去；人们有如此多的热情和积极性去分享，这总是让他感到惊讶。故选B。

18.考查动词。A. store储存；B. save挽救；C. seek搜寻；D. share分享。根据He flips through it himself sometimes; it always____17____him that people have so much warmth and positivity to ____18____.可知，他有时会自己翻过去；人们有如此多的热情和积极性去分享，这总是让他感到惊讶。故选D。

19.考查形容词。A. valuable有价值的；B. sensitive敏感的；C. appropriate适当的；D. negative消极的。根据No one has written anything ____19____, and only a handful have turned him down, ____20____because they have carsickness.可知，没有人写过任何负面的东西，只有少数人拒绝了他，主要是因为他们晕车。故选D。

20.考查副词。 A. mostly主要地；B. frequently频繁地；C. deliberately故意地；D. constantly不断地。根据No one has written anything ____19____, and only a handful have turned him down, ____20____because they have carsickness.可知，没有人写过任何负面的东西，只有少数人拒绝了他，主要是因为他们晕车。故选A。