Question

He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windscreen to get his attention.

“Is your taxi____?” I asked when he finally looked____at me. He nodded, then said____as I settled into the back seat, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a____.” He sounded as if he had a____.

“I am not in a hurry, ” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter. ” He____his head. “I've read it several times already. I guess I____ know it by heart. ”

“Letters from home always mean a lot, ” I said. “From a child?”

“This isn't____,” he replied. “Although it ____ just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other ‘Old Friend’ when we'd meet. I'm not much good at ____.”

“I don't think any of us keep____our letters too well,” I said. “I know I don't. But I____ he's someone you've known quite a while?”

“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the ____ through high school. ”

“There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship,” I said.

“____,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I____away from the old neighbourhood and you slightly lose touch ____ you never forget. He was a great guy.”

“You said ‘was’. Does that mean...?”

He nodded. “____a couple of weeks ago.”

“I'm sorry, ” I said. “It's no fun to lose any friend and losing a real old one is____ tougher. ”

He didn't ____ to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch. ”

“Well, ” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things____ and we just don't seem to find the time. ”

...

When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.

1.A. available B. acceptable C. beneficial D. occupied

2.A. down B. upC. To D. off

3.A. unexpectedly B. curiously C. apologetically D. definitely

4.A. booklet B. novel C. book D. letter

5.A. cold B. fever C. secret D. story

6.A. hung B. nodded C. shook D. kept

7.A. anyhow B. hardly C. almost D. really

8.A. friendship B. family C. leadership D. colleague

9.A. could B. might C. maybe D. would

10.A. writing B. reading C. talking D. Learning

11.A. up B. with C. on D. in

12.A. speak B. make C. think D. assure

13.A. curriculum B. coincidence C. life D. way

14.A. Eventually B. Actually C. Additionally D. Besides

15.A. removed B. left C. headed D. moved

16.A. even though B. as though C. when D. whereas

17.A. Died B. Suffered C. Choked D. Survived

18.A. ever B. even C. fairly D. quite

19.A. answer B. reply C. question D. talk

20.A. take up B. pick up C. come up D. break up

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.A

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.A

18.B

19.B

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要講述的是友情的珍貴。作者乘出租去賓館，司機跟作者講述了他和老朋友的故事。司機和Old Ed是從小一起長大的好朋友，由于司機后來搬了家，他和Old Ed的聯(lián)系就變得很少了。就在幾周前，Old Ed去世了，這讓司機很難過，他舍不得他的老朋友。

1.Is your taxi____?你的車可以乘坐嗎？根據(jù)第一段“He must have been completely lost in something he was reading”可知，出租車是停著的，排除D，故選A。

2.he finally looked____at me.司機坐在車里，是向上看，A向下；B向上；C朝，向；D離開。故選B。

3.I'm sorry, but I was reading a____.”可知，司機向作者道歉，A出乎意料地；B好奇地；C抱歉地；D肯定地，當然。故選C。

4.Go ahead and finish your letter.”可知，司機在看一封信，A小冊子；B小說；C書籍；D信件。故選D。

5.He sounded as if he had a____.司機說話的語氣聽起來像是感冒了一樣，A感冒；B發(fā)燒；C秘密；D故事。故選A。

6.I've read it several times already.”可知，司機搖搖頭，意思是不看了，A懸掛；B點頭；C搖晃；D保持。故選C。

7.I guess I____ know it by heart.司機看了幾遍了，他認為自己都能背下來了，A無論怎樣；B幾乎不；C幾乎；D確實。故選C。

8.Letters from home always mean a lot”可知，這封信不是來自家人的，A友誼；B家人；C領導；D同事。故選B。

9.

10.I'm not much good at ____.這里談論的是信，由此可知，司機說自己不擅長寫信，A寫；B看，讀；C談話；D學習。故選A。

11.介詞辨析。作者說沒有人能夠做到經(jīng)常給朋友寫信。keep up繼續(xù)做......。A向上；B和，帶有；C在......上；D在......里。故選A。

12.動詞辨析。作者認為，司機和Old Ed認識很久了。A說，演講；B制作；C認為；D保證，使確信。故選C。

13.名詞辨析。and all the ____ through high school他們是從小玩到大的朋友，all the way一直，A全部課程；B巧合；C生命；D方法，道路。故選D。

14.副詞辨析。“____,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years 司機說，事實上，他們在過去的二三十年里，一年只見過一兩次。A最終；B實際上；C另外；D而且。故選B。

15.動詞辨析。because I____away from the old neighbourhood司機搬離了那個社區(qū)，A移除；B離開，遺留；C前往；D移動，搬家。故選D。

16.連接詞辨析。you slightly lose touch ____ you never forget即使不會忘記，但還是會慢慢失去聯(lián)系，A即使；B似乎；C當，既然；D鑒于。故選A。

17.動詞辨析。He nodded. “____a couple of weeks ago.”司機說，Old Ed幾周前去世了。A死亡；B遭受；C噎住，窒息；D幸存。故選A。

18.副詞辨析。losing a real old one is____ tougher失去一個老朋友更難過，even可以修飾比較級。A曾經(jīng)；B甚至；C相當；D很，十分。故選B。

19.名詞辨析。He didn't ____ to that, and we rode on in silence...司機沒有回應作者的話，reply to回答，答復，A答案；B答復；C問題；D談話。故選B。

20.短語辨析。But things____ and we just don't seem to find the time.但是（生活中）總會出現(xiàn)很多事情，我們似乎沒有時間相互聯(lián)系。A占據(jù)，從事；B撿起，學會，車接；C走近，被提及，發(fā)生，出現(xiàn)；D爆發(fā)。故選C。

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