41. A. wasteful　　　　　　　　　 B. meaningful　　　　　　　　　 C. wonderful　　　　　　　　　　 D. plentiful

40. A. business　　　　　　　　　 B. national　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. personal　　　　　　　　　　　 D. public

39. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. out of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. without　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. from

38. A. knew　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. understood　　　　　　　　　 C. asked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wondered

37. A. park　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. check　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. repair

36. A. window　　　　　　　　　　 B. garage　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. door　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. yard

55. A. I’m sorry　　　　 　　　 B. Take care　　　　 　 C. I’m all right　　　 　　 D.Thank you

答案　 36.A　 37.C　 38.B　 39.A　 40.C　 41.D　 42.A　 43.B　 44.A　 45.C　 46.A　 47.D　 48.C　 49.D　 50.B　 51.D　 52.C　 53.A　 54.B　 55.D

Passage 5

(福建省厦门外国语学校2009届高三最后一次模拟)

I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 　36　 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would 　37　 his taxi on the road. I 　38　 why he did not park it in the garage.

Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 　39　 　work, leave his taxi and go out for his 　40 　affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 　41　 .

I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 　42　 to be outside one evening two weeks 　43　 , when the garage door was 　44　 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce(劳斯莱斯)! It shook me completely 　45　 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 　46　 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a(n) 　47　 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 　48　 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a(n) 　49　 .

We go to bed every night and 　50　 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 　51　 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 　52　 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 　53　 the social ladder-how much bigger and better a 　54　 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 　55　 we are than what we do!

54. A. rather than　　　 　　　 B. more than　　　 　 C. anything but　　　 　 D. nothing but

53. A. hand　　　　　　 　　　 B. book　　　　　　 　 C. lesson　　　　　　 　 D. gift

52. A. forgot　　　　　 　　　 B. regretted　　　　　 　　　　 C. recalled　　　　　 D. understood