【正文】 mall suitcase.I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”“Oh, you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(臨終醫(yī)院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(計(jì)價(jià)器).For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”We drove in silence to the address she had given me.“How much do I owe you?” she asked.“Nothing.” I said.“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto e tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”56. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.A. show she was familiar with the cityB. see some places for the last timeC. let the driver earn more moneyD. reach the destination on time57. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.A. wanted to do her a favorB. shut off the meter by mistakeC. had received her payment in advanceD. was in a hurry to take other passengers58. What can we learn from the story?A. Giving is always a pleasure.B. People should respect each other.C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.56. B 考查整體推斷的能力。work out 意思是“做出，制定出”，work over 意思是“打擊、傷害”，work on 意思是“繼續(xù)工作”。55. D 考查不同詞的意義差別。54. D 考查上下文的意義的聯(lián)系。53. C 考查上下文的意義的聯(lián)系。一星期后，他驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)他獲得了優(yōu)秀成績，立刻跑到教授的辦公室。與上文意義邏輯一致。51. A 考查上下文的意義的聯(lián)系。他覺得此課程學(xué)得很好了，不用學(xué)了。本文第一句話，就提到他希望得到獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，這里說的是他可能與獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金擦肩而過。到期末的時(shí)候，無論我獲得什么高分?jǐn)?shù)， 都不能去掉三個(gè)Cplus 的分?jǐn)?shù)。Stayed 指“停留”。47. B 考查詞的不同意義。46. C 考查上下文的意義的聯(lián)系。他加倍努力學(xué)習(xí)，所以他第一次學(xué)習(xí)到了“thorough”這個(gè)詞的意思。本段第一句話意思是“在期末考試前還有一次測驗(yàn)，所以他還有一次機(jī)會(huì)提高他的成績。plan 意思是“計(jì)劃”。View 指對(duì)事物的意見。43. B 考查詞的細(xì)微差別。42. B 考查上下文的意義的聯(lián)系。41. B 考查上下文的意義的聯(lián)系。40. D 考查上下文的意義的聯(lián)系。for表示原因。39. C38. A考查上下文的意義的聯(lián)系。 考查詞語搭配。take subjects的意義是“上某一學(xué)科的課”。When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a StraightA student, I believed I could __36__ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class.When I took the first exam, I was 38 to find a 77, Cplus, on my test paper, 39 English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained_ 40 .I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 41 because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 42 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 43 .One more test before the final exam. One more 44 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time. 45 The meaning of the word “thorough”. But my 46__ did no good and everything 47 as before.The last hurdle(障礙) was the final. No matter what 48 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three Cpluses. I might as well kiss the 49 goodbye.I stopped working head. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 50 myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have 51__with a test.A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into professor Jayne’s office. He 52__ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you 53 , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”I stared at him. 54 That his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head 55 , as I had never done before.I was speechless when my course grade arrived: Aplus. It was the only Aplus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.36. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get37. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained38. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious39. A. but B. so C. for D. or40. A. unchanged B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved41. A. reflected B. meant C. improved D. affected42. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted43. A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view44. A. choice B. step C. chance D. measure45. A. memorized B. considered C. accepted D. learned46. A. ambition B. confidence C. effort D. method47. A. stayed B. went C. worked D. changed48. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. ment49. A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject50. A. helped B. favored C. treated