5. 【2011·河北省石家庄第二次模拟】完形填空

Twenty years ago，I drove a taxi for a living．I met  __21__  people．But none touched me  __22__  than a woman I picked up late one night．

I received a call from  __23__  in a quiet part of town．When I arrived at 2：30 a．m．,the building was  __24__  except for a single light in a ground floor window．I  walked to the door and  __25__．“Just a minute，”answered a  __26__  ，elderly voice．After a long pause，the door opened．A small woman  __27__  her 80s stood before me．Beside her was a small suitcase．I took it to the taxi．and then returned to  __28__  the woman．She took my arm and we walked  __29__  toward the roadside．

Seated，she gave me  __30__．“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终关怀医院)．I'm in no hurry．Can you drive through downtown?” I saw her eyes shining with  __31__  in the rearview mirror．“I don’t have any  __32__  left．”she continued．“The doctor says I don’t have very long．”

During the next two hours’  __33__  , sometimes she asked me to  __34__  in front of a particular building or corner and she  __35__  stare into the darkness．When we got to the destination，she asked，“How much do I  __36__  you?” “Nothing，”I said．“You  __37__  make a living．”she answered．“I have  __38__  passengers，”I replied，and gave her a hug． She held onto me  __39__．“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,” she said．“Thank you.”

After that，I drove aimlessly，lost in thought．People usually believe that our lives center upon great moments．__40__ great moments often catch us unaware，beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one．

21．A．honest    B．familiar    C．various    D．similar

22．A．worse    B．more    C．better    D．1ess

23．A．a store    B．an office    C．a clinic   D．an apartment

24．A．dark    B．tall    C．old    D．empty

25．A．looked    B．knocked    C．1istened    D．pushed

26．A．clear    B．10ud    C．sharp    D．weak

27．A．of    B．by    C．in    D．over 

28．A．help    B．call    C．early    D．pull

29．A．freely    B．rapidly    C．carelessly    D．slowly

30．A．a notebook    B．an address    C．a present    D．an envelope

31．A．anger    B．delight    C．tears    D．surprise

32．A．family    B．money    C．trouble    D．idea

33．A．discussion    B．ride    C．silence    D．cry

34．A．hurry    B．park    C．slow    D．circle

35．A．would    B．should    C．might    D．could

36．A．provide    B．charge    C．afford    D．owe

37．A．want to    B．used to    C．have to    D．seem to

38．A．some    B．other    C．few    D．rich

39．A．doubtfully    B．warmly    C．honestly    D．tightly

40．A．And    B．But    C．So    D．although

答案：21—25CBDAB  26—30 DCADB  31—35 CABCA   36—40 DCBDB