第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36-55各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在 
The car, running along the well-lit road now sank in darkness. I broke the   36   on purpose,   37   that the driver was too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evening?”“9 o’clock after this    38  .”“Then when do you come out in the morning?”I    39   another question. “9 o’ clock, too—just as if I worked at an office.” His   40   surprised me, because every time I ride a taxi, what I   41   from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night, it’s hard to earn money, they’re often   42   by the police, or that their leaders are seated lazy,   43   the fruits. But this driver told me, “ I find it   44  to be a section chief as I was before. I like driving just for    45  . It’s fortunate that I hardly drive   46   a passenger. So I earn two or three thousand Yuan a month with ease. Yes, I never   47  an empty taxi. If it goes southward, I go northward. If it goes along a    48  , I turn into a narrow street…”
His words showed his    49   with his life and the pride he   50   in his job Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high    51  。As an
ancient saying goes，“Neither joy in material   52   nor grieve（痛苦） over Personal setbacks．”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by  53   living and go far
with a calm mind? I couldn’t help feeling  54   when finding such a state of mind
in a stranger on a cold    55  .
36．A．window     B．stillness       C．silence      D. quietness
37．A．on condition  B．for fear       C．in belief     D. in order
38．A. night         B．trip          C．cycle       D. process
39．A．threw out    B．gave away     C．made up     D. led to
40．A．character    B．confidence     C．attitude      D. easiness
41．A．suffer       B．request       C．benefit       D．hear
42．A．detected    B．ordered       C．fined        D．seized
43．A．keeping     B．tasting        C. enjoying      D．choosing
44．A．exciting     B．disappointing  C．tiring        D. amazing
45．A．freedom     B．pleasure      C．hobby        D. company
46．A．without     B. with          C．behind       D．beside
47．A .follow       B. admire         C．envy         D. meet
48．A．route       B．path          C．railway       D．highway
49．A．intelligence  B．satisfaction    C．competition   D．honesty
50．A．made       B．held          C．caught      D．took
51．A．buildings    B．mountains     C．standard      D．heaven
52．A．gains       B．concerns      C．supports      D. loss
53．A．special      B．happy        C．simple        D. original
54．A．angry       B．content       C．dangerous     D. curious
55．A．morning     B．night         C．moment      D．season