第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
London taxi drivers know the capital like the back of their hands. Just  36  into one of the city’s 22,000 distinctive (有特色的)shaped cars and tell the driver your  37 . No matter how small and obscure (模糊的) the street is,  38  will be able to get you there without any  39 .
The reason London taxi drivers are so  40  is that they have all gone through a very rough training period known as “the knowledge” to get the special license （许可证） 41  to drive taxis. During this period,  42  can take from two to four years, the would-be taxi driver  43  learn the most  44  route to every single road and to every important building in London. To  45  this, most learners go around the city  46  small motorbikes, practicing how to move to and from different points of the city.
Going around London on a small motorbike can have its problems, particularly during the winter. Collin Sinclair, 40, who has been a taxi driver for 15 years, described his  47  period as a time of  48 , sweat and tears. “There was thick snow everywhere and I had to  49  my mother’s tights (紧身裤) because I was so cold,” he said.
Learner taxi drivers  50  several times during their training period  51  government officers. Sinclair thought his exams were a nerve-racking (伤脑筋的) experience. “The officers  52  you, ‘How do you get from Buckingham Palace to the Tower of London?’ and you have to take them there in a very direct line. When you get to the Tower, they  53  say, ‘Well done.’ They will quickly  54  the next question. After five or six questions, they’ll just say, ‘See you in two months time,’ and  55  you know the exam is over.”
36.A. jump     B. take     C. insert          D. sit
37.A. name       B. address    C. destination        D. place
38.A. a driver      B. the driver C. and the driver   D. drivers
39.A. question     B. hesitation  C. puzzle        D. trouble
40.A. kind          B. efficient         C. gentle         D. sensitive
41.A. made         B. taken       C. needed        D. suited
42.A. it               B. which      C. that         D. what
43.A. has to               B. wants to   C. must           D. need
44.A. easy           B. fast     C. good          D. direct
45.A. achieve      B. admit      C. know          D. find
46.A. ride             B. by       C. take         D. on
47.A. driving      B. training   C. parking       D. working
48.A. hope      B. convenienceC. flood         D. blood
49.A. dress          B. put on     C. wear           D. dress in
50.A. are taught    B. are tested        C. are fed up       D. are tired
51.A. with          B. as       C. for          D. by
52.A. ask            B. tell      C. order          D. teach
53.A. will           B. used to    C. won’t         D. would
54.A. move on to B. rely on    C. stand by      D. fill out
55.A. when         B. what        C. then               D. that

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A, B, C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were 【小题1】  .The rivers were long gone back into the 【小题2】  .If we didn’t see some rain soon, we would lose everything. It was on this day that I learned the true 【小题3】  of sharing and 【小题4】  the only miracle I had seen with my own eyes.
I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. Minutes after he 【小题5】  into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.
I went back to make sandwiches, 【小题6】  that what he had been doing was completed. Moments later, 【小题7】  ,he was once again toward the woods. This 【小题8】  went on for an hour—walked 【小题9】  to the woods, and ran back to the house.
【小题10】 I couldn’t take it any longer, so I went out of the house quietly and 【小题11】  him on his journey. As I leaned into spy on him. I saw the most  【小题12】  sight. Several large deer were in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. And I saw a tiny young deer lying on the ground 【小题13】  suffering from dehydrateion (脱水) and heat exhaustion, lifting its head with 【小题14】  effort to drink up the water in my beautiful boy’s 【小题15】  .
When the water was 【小题16】  ,Billy jumped up to run back to the house. I followed him back to a tap that we had 【小题17】  .Billy opened it all the way up and a small trickle(细流) began to creep out. When he stood up and began to  【小题18】  ,I was there in front of him. His little eyes were just filled with tears.
“I’m not 【小题19】  ,”was all he said.
As the tears that rolled down his face began to hit the ground,they were suddenly 【小题20】  by other drops…more drops…and more.
All I can say is that the rain that came that day saved our farm, just like one little boy saved deer.
【小题21】.