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陕西宝鸡市2016高考英语完形填空二轮选练（5）（答案） Passage 1 完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 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 was 16 along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the 17on purpose, 18 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?” I 19 another 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 from 20 are only complaints. They complain that they 21 work 22 , that it is 23 to earn money, that they are bullied (欺侮) by the policeman, or that the corporation leaders are seated, 24 , and enjoy the 25 of others’ work. It seems that they have a grievance (不满意) against everything. But this driver told me, “I find it 26 to be a section chief as I was before. I don’t like management work. I like driving, just for 27 . It’s 28 that I 29 drive without a passenger. So I can earn two or three thousand Yuan a month with ease. Any30? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes31, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a 32 street. In this way I always get customers. His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he 33 in his job. Such feelings are so 34 among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying 35 , “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. 16. A. running B. flying C. driving D Walking. 17. A silence. B. stillness C .calmness. D. quietness 18. A. in order B. for fear C in case.