When I was about to go back home, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car wasalong the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke theon purpose, that the driver might be too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evening?” “9 o’clock. I’ll go after this trip.” “Then when do you come out in the morning?” Ianother question. “9 o’clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.” His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear fromare only complaints. They complain that theywork, that it isto earn money, that they are bullied (欺侮) by the policeman, or that the corporation leaders are seated,, and enjoy theof others’ work. It seems that they have a grievance (不满意) against everything. But this driver told me, “I find itto be a section chief as I was before. I don’t like management work. I like driving, just for. It’sthat Idrive without a passenger. So I can earn two or three thousand Yuan a month with ease. Any? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into astreet. In this way I always get customers. His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride hein his job. Such feelings are soamong people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying, “Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks (挫折).” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn’t help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.
试题分析：本文讲述了一位出租车司机对待生活良好的心态，正如谚语所说：不以物喜，不以己悲。生活中的快乐就在于我们的心境。 【小题1】考查动词辨析。A：running运行，行驶；B：flying飞行；C：driving驱动；D：Walking步行。The car wasalong the road此处用running表示车沿着路上行驶的动作。故选A。 【小题2】考查名词辨析。A：silence沉默；B：stillness静止；C：calmness平静；D：quietness安静。I broke theon purpose,我坐在车上故意和司机说话,打破寂静。故选A。 【小题3】考查词组辨析。A：in order整齐；B：for fear以免；C：in case万一；D：on condition条件。 that the driver might be too tired to drive.这里是怕司机由于疲倦而无法驾驶。for fear that表示“为防......起见”。故选B。 【小题4】考查词组辨析。A：threw out扔了；B：gave up放弃了；C：let off放过；D：set off出发。“Then when do you come out in the morning?” I 19 another question.这句话的意思是作者提出另外一个问题：你早上什么时候出来？throw out的意思是“提出（问题）”， 符合语境。故选A。 【小题5】考查名词辨析。A：driver司机；B：passenger乘客；C：taxi出租车；D：radio无线电。结合上下文可知,应该是出租车司机。故选A。 【小题6】考查情态动词。A：need需要；B：should应该；C：must必须；D：have to不得不。They complain that theywork意思是他们抱怨道他们不得不……，have to的意思是"不得不", 表示一种无奈的选择。故选D。 【小题7】考查短语辨析。A：from morning till afternoon从早上到中午；B：from dawn till dark从早到晚； C：from night till morning从晚上到早晨；D：from morning till night从早上到晚上。根据对句子They complain that theywork,意思的理解, 这里是"从早晨忙到晚上"。故选D。 【小题8】考查形容词辨析。A：hard困难的；B：impossible不可能的；C：possible可能的；D：easy容易的。that it isto earn money这里是"（赚钱）难"的意思。故选A。 【小题9】考查形容词&副词辨析。A：busy忙碌的；B：lazily懒散的；C：lazy懒惰的；D：busily忙碌地。or that the corporation leaders are seated,, a此处lazily用作状语,表示他们"悠闲地"坐在那里。故选C。 【小题10】考查名词辨析。A：gains收益；B：fruits水果，成果；C：results结果；D：achievements成果。and enjoy theof others’work.fruits这里是"成果"的意思。故选B。 【小题11】考查形容词辨析。A：excited兴奋的；B：exciting令人兴奋的；C：tiring累人的；D：tired疲惫的。下文说I don't like management work. 指的是work事物，因此这里用tiring。故选C。 【小题12】考查名词辨析。A：work工作；B：pleasure快乐；C：interest兴趣；D：money钱。for pleasure为固定搭配，意思是"为了取乐,为了消遣"。故选B。 【小题13】考查形容词辨析。A：fortunate幸运的；B：wise明智的；C：unfortunate不幸的；D. likely可能的。。由下文的"So I can earn two. . . with ease. "可知,这个司机很幸运。故选A。 【小题14】考查副词辨析。A：hardly几乎不；B：often经常；C：seldom很少；D：usually通常。由上下文It’sthat Idrive without a passenger. So I can earn two or three thousand Yuan a month with ease. Any?可知seldom这里是"很少"的意思。故选C。 【小题15】考查名词辨析。A：secret秘诀；B：method方法；C：trick戏法；D：skill技能。由下文司机所说的话很幸运，我几乎没有空车的时候。他从来不跟着空车的后面，对方向南，他就向北。可知这里指的是秘诀。故选A。 【小题16】考查副词辨析。A：eastward向东；B：westward向西；C：southward向南；D：northward向北。Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes31,和下文I go northward对应。故选C。 【小题17】考查形容词辨析。A：lonely孤独的；B：narrow狭窄的；C：wide广泛的；D：empty空的。此处和上文along the highway形成对比,因此用into a narrow street。故选B。 【小题18】考查动词辨析。A：kept保持；B：had有；C：took接受；D：made使。他的话说明他对自己的工作很感到骄傲，也以从事于的这份工作为乐。take pride in以......为骄傲。这里是说故选C。 【小题19】考查形容词辨析。A：much非常；B：little小；C：rare罕见的；D：common常见的。由下文的"as oxygen in high mountains"可知，他有这样的想法在现代人中是如此的罕见。故选C。 【小题20】考查动词辨析。A：goes去；B：talks会谈；C：says说；D：suggests建议。as thesaying goes为固定搭配，意思是"俗话说"。故选A。 考点：故事类阅读