Twenty year ago, I drove a cab for a living. I met people whose lives amazed me made me ___(1)___ and weep. But none touched me more than a woman I ___(2)___ up late one August night.

　　I was responding to a call in a quiet part of town. When I arrived at 2: 30 am, the building was ___(3)____ except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and ___(4)____.

　　The door opened. A small, woman in her eighties ___(5)____ before me. By her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the ___(6)___, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked ___(7)____ toward the cab. She kept ____(8)____ me for my kindness.

　　When we got in the cab, she gave me a(n) __(9)____ and, asked,“Can you drive through downtown?”

　　For the next two hours, we drove _____(10)____ the city. She showed me the building where she had ____(11)___ worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived ___(12)____ they were newlyweds. She ____(13)___ me pull up in front of a house that had once been a ballroom where she had gone ____(14)____ as a girl. Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building and would sit _____(15)____ into the darkness, saying nothing.

　　As the day ___(16)____, we got to the address she had given me. It was a hospice（临终关怀医院）. Two orderlies came out to the cab as ___(17)___ as we pulled up. They must have been ____(18)___ her. I took the small suitcase to the door.

　　“You gave an old woman a little moment of __(19)______,”she said.“Thank you.”I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the ___(20)____ of a life. I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought.

 

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the   36   parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green. The mother was holding their baby daughter, Ally. The girl had some   37   stuck in her throat and could   38   breathe.

The driver, Mr. White, turned on his siren(警报器) and sped towards the  39   hospital, fighting against the time. The   40   ahead of him pulled out of the way   41   he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the   42   the parents were shouting at him to be  43  , since Ally had almost stopped   44  . In front of him he saw some traffic   45  , with the red “Stop” light shining. Mr. white knew he had no time to   46  , so he drove straight through the traffic lights.

Coming towards him from his right was a taxi with the   47   closed, and the driver was playing his radio, He did not   48   the ambulance. The lights were green;   49   he drove straight on into the ambulance.

Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too   50  . It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken, but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see   51   little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief(宽慰) instead of   52   on the faces of the parents.

“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is breathing again.”

“It   53   have been the crash,” said her husband, “It   54   the food out of her throat.”

The baby’s color was turning   55  , and she was crying in a loud but healthy voice. They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident.

36. A. worried                        B. angry                               C. satisfied                          D. surprised

37. A. honey                          B. drinks                         C. food                                 D. water

38. A. never                                 B. almost                       C. hardly                        D. simply

39. A. modern                            B. promising                       C. children’s                 D. nearest       

40. A. interviewers               B. drivers                           C. cars                                  D. parents

41. A. that                                    B. as                                     C. if                                      D. as though

42. A. street                                B. cars                                  C. traffic                         D. ambulance

43. A. quick                                  B. convenient                C. anxious                           D. calm

44. A. breathing                          B. circulating                 C. saying                        D. talking

45. A. signs                                  B. policemen                 C. lights                               D. marks

46. A. stop                                    B. spare                               C. lose                                  D. miss

47. A. engine                          B. car                              C.door               D.window

48. A. hear                                   B. see                                   C. find                                   D. notice

49. A. however                            B. so                                     C. but                                   D. on the other hand

50. A. dangerous                        B. late                                  C. careless                          D. quick

51. A. how                                    B. what                                C where                               D. who

52. A. pleasure                                B. anger                               C. fear                                  D. surprise

53. A. may                                    B. can                                  C. should                        D. must

54. A. took                                    B. picked                        C. knocked                          D. pulled

55. A. common                            B. normal                                C. general                           D. ordinary

 

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the   36   parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green. The mother was holding their baby daughter, Ally. The girl had some   37   stuck in her throat and could   38   breathe.

The driver, Mr. White, turned on his siren(警报器) and sped towards the  39   hospital, fighting against the time. The   40   ahead of him pulled out of the way   41   he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the   42   the parents were shouting at him to be  43  , since Ally had almost stopped   44  . In front of him he saw some traffic   45  , with the red “Stop” light shining. Mr. white knew he had no time to   46  , so he drove straight through the traffic lights.

Coming towards him from his right was a taxi with the   47   closed, and the driver was playing his radio, He did not   48   the ambulance. The lights were green;   49   he drove straight on into the ambulance.

Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too   50  . It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken, but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see   51   little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief(宽慰) instead of   52   on the faces of the parents.

“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is breathing again.”

“It   53   have been the crash,” said her husband, “It   54   the food out of her throat.”

The baby’s color was turning   55  , and she was crying in a loud but healthy voice. They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident.

36. A. worried                         B. angry                       C. satisfied                   D. surprised

37. A. honey                    B. drinks                   C. food                        D. water

38. A. never                         B. almost                   C. hardly                   D. simply

39. A. modern                     B. promising                 C. children’s             D. nearest      

40. A. interviewers            B. drivers                    C. cars                         D. parents

41. A. that                           B. as                            C. if                            D. as though

42. A. street                         B. cars                         C. traffic                   D. ambulance

43. A. quick                         B. convenient             C. anxious                    D. calm

44. A. breathing                   B. circulating             C. saying                   D. talking

45. A. signs                         B. policemen             C. lights                       D. marks

46. A. stop                           B. spare                        C. lose                         D. miss

47. A. engine                    B. car                        C.door               D.window

48. A. hear                          B. see                           C. find                         D. notice

49. A. however                    B. so                            C. but                          D. on the other hand

50. A. dangerous                  B. late                          C. careless                    D. quick

51. A. how                          B. what                        C where                       D. who

52. A. pleasure                         B. anger                       C. fear                         D. surprise

53. A. may                          B. can                         C. should                   D. must

54. A. took                          B. picked                   C. knocked                   D. pulled

55. A. common                    B. normal                         C. general                     D. ordinary