【文章疑難詞匯一對一釋義】1.taxicab出租車2.tough堅強的，艱難的3.turnin上交4.jewel珠寶5.bond債券6.diamondring鉆石戒指7.package包裹8.tracedown追溯，跟蹤9.abunchof一堆10.havetroublewith與…有糾紛11.drunk醉漢12.code道德準則，行為規(guī)范13.liveby按照…（信念或原則）生活福建省廈門市第一中學(xué)2011-2012學(xué)年度上學(xué)期期中考試題I’vebeeninthetaxicabbusinessforthirty-fiveyears,andIknowthereisalotaboutitthatisnotsogood.TaxicabdrivershavetobetoughfellowstobeabletoworkinNewYork.You’vegotto36theNewYork37eighthoursadaythesedays,sopeoplegetthewrong38thattheyarebad.Actually,taxidriversarejustlikeotherpeople.Mostofthemwill39ashonestfellows.Youreadinthe40almosteveryweekwhereataxidriverturnsinmoneyorjewelsorbondsthatpeople41intheircabs.Iftheyweren’thonest,youwouldn’tbereadingthosestoriesinthepapers.OnetimeinBrooklyn,Ifoundadiamondringinmycab.I42helpingaladywithalotofpackagesthatday,soIwentbacktowhereIhad43her.Ittookmealmosttwodaystotraceherdowninordertoreturnherringtoher.Ididn’t44asmuchas“thankyou”.StillIfeltgood45Ihaddonewhatwasright.IthinkIfeltbetterthanshedid.Iwasbornand46inIrelandandlivedthereuntilIwasnineteenyearsold.ThenIcametothis47in1913whereIheldseveraljobstoearnafewdollarsbeforeenlisting(參軍)inWorldWarI.Afterbeingdischarged(退役),Ihadafamilyandboughtmyowncab.Lifehasn’tbeentoo48attimes,butmywifetakescareofourmoneyandwehaveagoodbit49forarainyday.WhenI50drivingacab,ParkAvenuewasmostlyabunchofcoalyards.Hoofer’sBrewerywasrightnexttowheretheWaldorf-Astoriaisnow.Ididprettywell,51inthosedays.Inallmyyearsofdrivingataxicab,Ihave52hadanytroublewiththepublic,notevenwithdrunks.Ibelieve53isoneofthegreatestgiftsthereis.Iknowtheycallitalotoffancy(奇特的)namesthesedays,likeintegrity(正直),etc.Butitdoesn’tmakeany54whattheycallit;it’sstillwhatmakesamanagood55.Thisismycode,andItrytoliveby.36.A.fight B.escape C.control D.forecast37.A.weather B.pollution C.traffic D.condition38.A.suggestion B.impression C.expression D.information39.A.talk B.work C.drive D.wander40.A.websites B.papers C.posters D.magazines41.A.leave B.find C.give D.place42.A.remembered B.regretted C.continued D.tried43.A.noticed B.supported C.met D.dropped44.A.say B.overhear C.speak D.get45.A.though B.while C.unless D.because46.A.employed B.married C.raised D.trained47.A.college B.country C.company D.village48.A.hard B.busy C.easy D.simple49.A.leftbehind B.usedup C.putaway D.sortedout50.A.started B.considered C.recalled D.learned51.A.even B.only C.definitely D.maybe52.A.never B.always C.often D.seldom53.A.personality B.honesty C.security D.dignity54.A.sense B.profit C.difference D.progress55.A.servant B.customer C.businessman D.citizen【疑難詞匯解析】1.tracedown追溯，跟蹤【例】IfyoutracedownthesourceofMekongriver,itisinQinghaiprovince.如果你要追溯湄公河的源頭，那么它在青海省。2.havetroublewith與…有糾紛【例】Ihavetroublewithmyroommate.\o"點擊發(fā)音"我和我的室友相處起來有些問題。【擴展】havetrouble/difficultywith在…有困難【搭配】havetrouble/difficultyindoingsth【例】1.Ihavetroublewithcomputer.\o"點擊發(fā)音"我學(xué)計算機有困難。2.Ihavetroubleindoingmyhomework.\o"點擊發(fā)音"我做作業(yè)有困難。3.drunk[dr??k]n.醉漢【例】Adrunklayinthealley.一個醉漢倒在巷子里【擴展】adj喝醉的；drunk還是drink的過去分詞；【搭配】getdrunk喝醉drunkdriving酒后開車【例】LastnightIgotdrunkandrolfedmydinner.\o"點擊發(fā)音"昨天晚上我喝醉了，把晚飯全吐出來了4.liveby按照…（信念或原則）生活【例】Weshouldlivebyourownprinciples.我們應(yīng)該按照自己的原則生活。【擴展】靠…為生【例】Theoldmanlivedbybegging.他靠乞討為生。【答案詳解】本文內(nèi)容簡介:作者是一名出租車司機。在他三十五年的開車生涯中，他總是把誠信作為自己做人和工作的道德準則。本文就是用作者在人生中碰到幾次經(jīng)歷來說明這個問題的。題號答案難易度解析一對一技巧指導(dǎo)36A中檔題上句提到TaxicabdrivershavetobetoughfellowstobeabletoworkinNewYork.“出租車司機在紐約工作很艱難?！彼阅惚仨氁惶?個小時和紐約的交通狀況作斗爭。選fight，“與…斗爭”。根據(jù)上文推斷出答案37C簡單題36題已提到。根據(jù)上文推斷出答案38B中檔題所以人們就形成錯誤的印象出租車司機很壞。選impression，“印象”；expression，“表達，表情”。語境分析39B簡單題出租車司機應(yīng)該是誠信工作，選work。drive，“駕駛”，范圍太窄了,只是他們工作的一部分。句意分析40B簡單題本段最后有出現(xiàn)這個詞“papers”。原詞重現(xiàn)41A簡單題本句用了turnin，“上交”，這個詞，可見是顧客落在車里的的，選leave，“落下”。句意分析42A中檔題本句提到我回去找那位女士，所以應(yīng)該是記得在那卸下她的。選remember。句意分析43D易錯題42題已提到，選drop，“中途卸客，中途卸貨”。學(xué)生可能不知道drop的這個含義只記得它有“扔下，掉下”的意思。句意分析積累詞義44D簡單題一個人做了好事應(yīng)該會收到感謝，選get。overhear，“無意中聽到，偷聽。”結(jié)合生活實際選出答案45D簡單題我做了好事和我感覺很好是因果關(guān)系，選because。語境分析46C中檔題根據(jù)本句中聽到的三個連續(xù)的動詞wasborn,___,lived，可見中間那個應(yīng)選raised，“撫養(yǎng)，培養(yǎng)”。抓住關(guān)鍵詞推斷出答案47B中檔題上句提到我出生和成長于愛爾蘭，而第一段已經(jīng)提到我在紐約開出租車，可見本題選country，“國家”。\o"點擊發(fā)音"根據(jù)上文推斷出下文48C中檔題本句提到mywifetakescareofourmoney，以及rainyday(本義為下雨天，這里引申為窮困時期)，可以看出本題選easy，“生活有時并沒有那么容易?！弊プ￡P(guān)鍵詞推斷出答案49C易錯題由于妻子的持家有方，所以在我們窮困時期仍然有積蓄，選putaway，“積蓄，攢錢”。很多學(xué)生都只知道它的意思為“把…收起來”。leavebehind,“把…拋在后面”；useup，“用完”；sortout,“整理，收藏”。吃透句意積累詞匯50A中檔題本段末尾提到inthosedays，可見是在回憶過去的生活，所以是我剛開始開車時，選started。根據(jù)下文推斷出答案51A中檔題即使在那樣的日