The car，running along the well?lit road now sank in darkness.I broke the ____ on purpose，____ that the driver was too tired to drive.“When do you go back home in the evening？”“9 o’clock after this ____.” “Then when do you come out in the morning？” I ____ another question.“9 o’clock，too—just as if I worked at an office.” His __ surprised me，because every time I ride a taxi，what I ___ from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night，it’s hard to earn money and they’re often ___ by the police，or that their leaders are seated lazily，___ the fruits.But this driver told me，“I find it ____ to be a section chief as I was before.I like driving just for ____.It’s fortunate that I hardly drive ____ a passenger.So I earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease.Yes，I never ____ an empty taxi.If it goes southward，I go northward.If it goes along a ____，I turn into a narrow street.”

His words showed his ____ with his life and the pride he ____ in his job.Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high ____.As an ancient saying goes，“Neither joy in material ____ nor grieve(悲痛) over personal setbacks.” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by ____ living and go far with a calm mind？I couldn’t help feeling ____ when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold ___.

1.A.window? B．stillness

C．silence? D．quietness

2.A.on condition? B．for fear

C．in belief? D．in order

3.A.night? B．trip

C．cycle? D．process

4.A.threw out? B．gave away

C．made up D．led to

5.A.character B．confidence

C．attitude? D．easiness

6.A.suffer?? B．request

C．benefit? D．hear

7.A.detected? B．ordered

C．fined? D．seized

8.A.keeping? B．tasting

C．enjoying? D．choosing

9.A.exciting? B．disappointing

C．tiring? D．amazing

10.A.freedom? B．pleasure

C．hobby? D．company

11.A.without B．with

C．behind? D．beside

12.A.follow B．admire

C．envy D．meet

13.A.route? B．path

C．railway? D．highway

14.A.intelligence? B．satisfaction

C．competition? D．honesty

15.A.made? B．held

C．caught? D．took

16.A.buildings? B．mountains

C．standard? D．heaven

17.A.gains? B．concerns

C．supports? D．losses

18.A.special? B．happy

C．simple? D．original

19.．A.angry B．content

C．dangerous? D．curious

20.A.morning? B．night

C．moment? D．season

 

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.D

7.C

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

1.

解析　由下文知此處作者有意打破沉默，以免司機(jī)因?yàn)槠诙鰡栴}。silence沉默，符合句意。

2.2】　B

解析　on condition that條件是；for fear that害怕，唯恐；in belief相信；in order that以便。語境表示害怕司機(jī)開車會(huì)太疲勞而有意和他攀談。

3.3】　B

解析　這個(gè)故事發(fā)生在晚上，司機(jī)說他送完我這趟就回家，由此判斷選B項(xiàng)。trip出行，旅行，符合語境。

4.4】　A

解析　問了第一個(gè)問題之后，我接著對他發(fā)問。用throw out表示“隨口說出”，如throw out one’s suggestion說出某人的建議。give away贈(zèng)送，泄露；make up編造，虛構(gòu)；lead to導(dǎo)致，造成。

5.5】　D

解析　從這個(gè)司機(jī)的回答看，他不像別的出租車司機(jī)那樣只是報(bào)怨，而是回答的很輕松，這讓“我”感到十分詫異。這里用easiness表示“輕松，自如”。

6.6】　D

解析　我每次坐出租車的時(shí)候，從司機(jī)那兒聽到的都是抱怨，說他們要從清早工作到深夜……這里用hear表示“聽見，聽到”。suffer受苦，遭受；request要求；benefit有益于。

7.7】　C

解析　賺錢很難，而且經(jīng)常被警察罰款。從語境和選項(xiàng)看，出租車司機(jī)應(yīng)是被警察“罰款”，所以選C項(xiàng)。detect查明；order命令；fine罰款；seize抓住。

8.8】　C

解析　 或者埋怨說，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)懶洋洋地坐在辦公室里享受他們的勞動(dòng)果實(shí)。keep保持；taste嘗，品嘗；enjoy享受；choose挑選。

9.9】　C

解析　從下面的敘述可知，這個(gè)司機(jī)覺得他原先那種日子很無聊，讓人覺得很厭煩，因此選C項(xiàng)。

10.0】　B

解析　從前面的敘述可推知，這個(gè)人覺得當(dāng)出租車司機(jī)很愜意：他每天不用早起，不用晚歸，而且自己每個(gè)月能賺到足夠的錢。

11.1】　A

解析　這里用hardly...without的雙重否定表示肯定的含義：很幸運(yùn)，我?guī)缀鯊膩頉]有拉過空車。

12.2】　A

解析　從下文敘述判斷選A項(xiàng)，從來不跟在跑空車的出租車后面，這樣的車向南開，他就開車往北去。follow跟隨；admire羨慕；envy 嫉妒；meet遇到。

13.3】　D

解析　與下文的“狹窄的街道”呼應(yīng)，這里應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)表示“公路”。route路，(公共汽車和列車等的)常規(guī)路線；path小路，路；railway鐵路；highway公路，公用通道。

14.4】　B

解析　從前文這個(gè)司機(jī)的敘述看，他很滿意自己開出租車的生活，因此選B項(xiàng)。

15.15】　D

解析　從搭配看，這里用take pride in表示“以……自豪”。

16.16】　B

解析　從生活常識(shí)可知，高山上的氧氣稀薄，因此選B項(xiàng)。

17.7】　A

解析　就像一句老話所說的，“不以物喜，不以己悲”(不以物質(zhì)的收獲為喜，不以個(gè)人的挫折為痛苦)。gain獲得；concern關(guān)心；support支持；loss失去。

18.8】　C

解析　就像這個(gè)司機(jī)這樣的境界，過一種簡單而內(nèi)心平靜的生活。simple與前面的high相對，符合語境。

19.9】　D

解析　此情此景，不禁讓我感到不尋常。curious不尋常的，稀罕的，符合語境。

20.20】　B

解析　文章開頭就暗示了故事發(fā)生的時(shí)間是晚上。

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4 ??OF AN IDEA/BELIEF?? the main part of an idea or belief which all the other parts come from: be/lie at the root of Foucault is challenging the very root of 20th century liberalism．

5 ??FAMILY CONNECTION?? sb’s roots your con- nection with a place because you were born there, or your family used to live there: Naita has come to Ghana in search of her roots．

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7 ??TOOTH/HAIR ETC?? the part of a tooth, hair etc that fixes it to the rest of your body

8 take root a） if an idea takes root, people begin to accept or believe it: The concepts of democracy and free trade are finally beginning to take root．b） if a plant takes root, it starts to grow where you have planted it

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1 ►PLANT◄ the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water form the soil: Be careful not to damage the roots when repotting. | tree roots —see picture at germinate

2 ►CAUSE OF A PROBLEM◄ the main cause of a problem: Money is the root of all evil. | be/lie at the root of (=be the cause of a problem) Often allergies are at the root of a lot of the problems. | get to the root of (=find out the cause of a problem) | root cause (=the main reason for a problem)

3 ►OF A CUSTOM/TRADITION◄ roots the origins of a custom or tradition that has continued for a long time: has its roots in Jazz has its roots in the folk songs of the southern states of the US.

4 ►OF AN IDEA/BELIEF◄ the main part of an idea or belief which all the other parts come from: be/lie at the root of Foucault is challenging the very root of 20th century liberalism.

5 ►FAMILY CONNECTION◄ sb’s roots your con- nection with a place because you were born there, or your family used to live there: Naita has come to Ghana in search of her roots.

6 put down roots if you put down roots somewhere, you start to feel that this place is your home and to have relationships with the people there

7 ►TOOTH/HAIR ETC◄ the part of a tooth, hair etc that fixes it to the rest of your body

8 take root a) if an idea takes root, people begin to accept or believe it: The concepts of democracy and free trade are finally beginning to take root. b) if a plant takes root, it starts to grow where you have planted it

9 have a (good) root round informal especially BrE to search for something by moving other things around

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11 ►LANGUAGE◄ technical the basic part of a word which shows its main meaning, to which other parts can be added: The suffix ‘ness’ can be added to the root ‘cold’ to form the word ‘coldness’. —compare stem1 (4)

12 ►MATHEMATICS◄ technical a number that when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, equals the number that you have: 2 is the fourth root of 16.

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1 ►SEARCH◄ [I always + adv/prep] to search for something by moving things around: [+ through/in/ around] “Hang on a second,” said Leila, rooting through her handbag for a pen. | [+ for] pigs rooting for food

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A. The underground part of a plant.         B. One’s connection with a place.

C. The origins of a custom or tradition.            D. The main cause of a problem.

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A. root for         B. root out         C. root up          D. root through

4.In which of the following situations can we use the phrase “be rooted to the spot”?

A. A bush is so firmly rooted in the ground that it is difficult to pull it up.

B. A football fan got excited when his favorite football team scored a goal.

C. A girl became too scared to walk when she caught sight of a long snake.

D. A man is unable to walk because he was caught in a car accident years ago.

 

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root1 /ru:t/ n [C]

1 ►PLANT◄ the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water form the soil: Be careful not to damage the roots when repotting. | tree roots —see picture at germinate

2 ►CAUSE OF A PROBLEM◄ the main cause of a problem: Money is the root of all evil. | be/lie at the root of (=be the cause of a problem) Often allergies are at the root of a lot of the problems. | get to the root of (=find out the cause of a problem) | root cause (=the main reason for a problem)

3 ►OF A CUSTOM/TRADITION◄ roots the origins of a custom or tradition that has continued for a long time: has its roots in Jazz has its roots in the folk songs of the southern states of the US.

4 ►OF AN IDEA/BELIEF◄ the main part of an idea or belief which all the other parts come from: be/lie at the root of Foucault is challenging the very root of 20th century liberalism.

5 ►FAMILY CONNECTION◄ sb’s roots your con- nection with a place because you were born there, or your family used to live there: Naita has come to Ghana in search of her roots.

6 put down roots if you put down roots somewhere, you start to feel that this place is your home and to have relationships with the people there

7 ►TOOTH/HAIR ETC◄ the part of a tooth, hair etc that fixes it to the rest of your body

8 take root a) if an idea takes root, people begin to accept or believe it: The concepts of democracy and free trade are finally beginning to take root. b) if a plant takes root, it starts to grow where you have planted it

9 have a (good) root round informal especially BrE to search for something by moving other things around

10 root and branch if you destroy something root and branch, you get rid of it completely and permanently because it is bad

11 ►LANGUAGE◄ technical the basic part of a word which shows its main meaning, to which other parts can be added: The suffix ‘ness’ can be added to the root ‘cold’ to form the word ‘coldness’. —compare stem1 (4)

12 ►MATHEMATICS◄ technical a number that when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, equals the number that you have: 2 is the fourth root of 16.

—see also cube root, square root, grass roots

root2 v

1 ►SEARCH◄ [I always + adv/prep] to search for something by moving things around: [+ through/in/ around] “Hang on a second,” said Leila, rooting through her handbag for a pen. | [+ for] pigs rooting for food

2 ►PLANT◄ a) [I] to grow roots: New shrubs will root easily in summer. b) [T usually passive] to fix a plant firmly by its roots: The bush was too firmly rooted in the hard earth to dig up easily. | root itself Clumps of thyme had rooted themselves between the rocks. —see also deeply rooted (deeply (5))

3 be rooted in to have developed from something and be strongly influenced by it: policies that are rooted in Marxist economic theory

4 be rooted to the spot to be so shocked, surprised, or frightened that you cannot move

root for sb phr v [T] informal 1 to give support and encouragement to someone in a competition, test or difficult situation, because you want them to succeed: Good luck – we’ll all be rooting for you! 2 especially AmE to support a sports team or player by shouting and cheering: We’ll all be rooting for the Dallas Cowboys in the Superbowl.

root sth ↔ out phr v [T] 1 to find out where a particular kind of problem exists and get rid of it: Racism cannot be rooted out without strong government action. 2 informal to find something by searching for it: I’ll try and root out something suitable for you to wear.

root sth ↔ up phr v [T] to dig or pull a plant up with its roots


What’s meaning of the word “roots” in the sentence “Many Americans have roots in Europe.”?

A. The underground part of a plant.                   B. One’s connection with a place.

C. The origins of a custom or tradition.                     D. The main cause of a problem.

What’s the fourth root of 81?

A. 27.                          B. 9.                                   C. 6.                                   D. 3.

Which phrase can complete the sentence “Do you think it is possible to ____ crime?”

A. root for                    B. root out                    C. root up                     D. root through

In which of the following situations can we use the phrase “be rooted to the spot”?

A. A bush is so firmly rooted in the ground that it is difficult to pull it up.

B. A football fan got excited when his favorite football team scored a goal.

C. A girl became too scared to walk when she caught sight of a long snake.

D. A man is unable to walk because he was caught in a car accident years ago.

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