He must have been pletely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windscreen to get his attention.
“Is your taxi ?” I asked when he finally looked at me. He nodded, then said as I settled into the back seat, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a .” He sounded as if he had a .
“I am not in a hurry, ” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter. ” He his head. “I've read it several times already. I guess I know it by heart. ”
“Letters from home always mean a lot, ” I said. “From a child?”
“This isn't ,” he replied. “Although it just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other ‘Old Friend’ when we'd meet. I'm not much good at .”
“I don't think any of us keep our letters too well,” I said. “I know I don't. But I he's someone you've known quite a while?”
“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the through high school. ”
“There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship,” I said.
“ ,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I away from the old neighbourhood and you slightly lose touch you never forget. He was a great guy.”
“You said ‘was’. Does that mean...?”
He nodded. “ a couple of weeks ago.”
“I'm sorry, ” I said. “It's no fun to lose any friend and losing a real old one is tougher. ”
He didn't to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch. ”
“Well, ” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things and we just don't seem to find the time. ”
...
When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.
【小题1】A．availableB．acceptableC．beneficialD．occupied【小题2】A．downB．upC．ToD．off【小题3】A．unexpectedlyB．curiouslyC．apologeticallyD．definitely【小题4】A．bookletB．novelC．book D．letter【小题5】A．coldB．fever C．secretD．story【小题6】A．hungB．noddedC．shookD．kept【小题7】A．anyhowB．hardly C．almostD．really【小题8】A．friendshipB．family C．leadershipD．colleague【小题9】A．couldB．mightC．maybeD．would【小题10】A．writingB．readingC．talkingD．Learning【小题11】A．upB．withC．onD．in【小题12】A．speakB．makeC．thinkD．assure【小题13】A．curriculumB．coincidenceC．lifeD．way【小题14】A．EventuallyB．ActuallyC．AdditionallyD．Besides【小题15】A．removedB．leftC．headedD．moved【小题16】A．even thoughB．as thoughC．when D．whereas【小题17】A．DiedB．Suffered C．ChokedD．Survived【小题18】A．everB．evenC．fairlyD．quite【小题19】A．answerB．replyC．questionD．talk【小题20】A．take upB．pick upC．e upD．break upA
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(答案→)A
解析：文章主要讲述的是友情的珍贵。作者乘出租去宾馆，司机跟作者讲述了他和老朋友的故事。司机和Old Ed是从小一起长大的好朋友，由于司机后来搬了家，他和Old Ed的联系就变得很少了。就在几周前，Old Ed去世了，这让司机很难过，他舍不得他的老朋友。
【小题1】考查。A可用的；B可接受的；C有益的；D在使用的，已占用的。Is your taxi ?你的车可以乘坐吗？根据第一段“He must have been pletely lost in something he was reading”可知，出租车是停着的，排除D，故选A。
【小题2】考查介词辨析。he finally looked at me.司机坐在车里，是向上看，A向下；B向上；C朝，向；D离开。故选B。
【小题3】考查副词辨析。根据“I'm sorry, but I was reading a .”可知，司机向作者道歉，A出乎意料地；B好奇地；C抱歉地；D肯定地，当然。故选C。
【小题4】考查名词辨析。根据下一段的“Go ahead and finish your letter.”可知，司机在看一封信，A小册子；B小说；C书籍；D信件。故选D。
【小题5】考查名词辨析。He sounded as if he had a .司机说话的语气听起来像是感冒了一样，A感冒；B发烧；C秘密；D故事。故选A。
【小题6】考查动词辨析。根据“I've read it several times already.”可知，司机摇摇头，意思是不看了，A悬挂；B点头；C摇晃；D保持。故选C。
【小题7】考查副词辨析。I guess I know it by heart.司机看了几遍了，他认为自己都能背下来了，A无论怎样；B几乎不；C几乎；D确实。故选C。
【小题8】考查名词辨析。根据“Letters from home always mean a lot”可知，这封信不是来自家人的，A友谊；B家人；C领导；D同事。故选B。
【小题9】考查情态动词。may as well是固定短语，意为“不妨”，A能够；B可能；C也许；D将会，愿意。故选B。
【小题10】考查动词辨析。I'm not much good at .这里谈论的是信，由此可知，司机说自己不擅长写信，A写；B看，读；C谈话；D学习。故选A。
【小题11】考查介词辨析。作者说没有人能够做到经常给朋友写信。keep up继续做......。A向上；B和，带有；C在......上；D在......里。故选A。
【小题12】考查动词辨析。作者认为，司机和Old Ed认识很久了。A说，演讲；B制作；C认为；D保证，使确信。故选C。
【小题13】考查名词辨析。and all the through high school他们是从小玩到大的朋友，all the way一直，A全部课程；B巧合；C生命；D方法，道路。故选D。
【小题14】考查副词辨析。“ ,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years 司机说，事实上，他们在过去的二三十年里，一年只见过一两次。A最终；B实际上；C另外；D而且。故选B。
【小题15】考查动词辨析。because I away from the old neighbourhood司机搬离了那个社区，A移除；B离开，遗留；C前往；D移动，搬家。故选D。
【小题16】考查连接词辨析。you slightly lose touch you never forget即使不会忘记，但还是会慢慢失去联系，A即使；B似乎；C当，既然；D鉴于。故选A。
【小题17】考查动词辨析。He nodded. “ a couple of weeks ago.”司机说，Old Ed几周前去世了。A死亡；B遭受；C噎住，窒息；D幸存。故选A。
【小题18】考查副词辨析。losing a real old one is tougher失去一个老朋友更难过，even可以修饰比较级。A曾经；B甚至；C相当；D很，十分。故选B。
【小题19】考查名词辨析。He didn't to that, and we rode on in silence...司机没有回应作者的话，reply to回答，答复，A答案；B答复；C问题；D谈话。故选B。
【小题20】考查短语辨析。But things and we just don't seem to find the time.但是（生活中）总会出现很多事情，我们似乎没有时间相互联系。A占据，从事；B捡起，学会，车接；C走近，被提及，发生，出现；D爆发。故选C。