A man hired a taxi outside the airfield. The cab had a woolen carpet with 26 lace edges. On the glass partition that 27 the driver's seat was a copy of a famous painting. Its windows were all clean.The customer was very much 28 and said to the driver, “I've never seen a nicer 29 .”“Thank you for your praise.”the driver answered 30 .
“The car isn't mine,” said the driver. “It belongs to the pany. I used to be a 31 of cabs. When they returned, all of them were as 32 as garbage cans with cigarette butts and rubbish 33 here and there. On the seats and door-handles could be found something 34 like peanut sauce or, chewing gum.Why so? I thought if the car itself were very clean the passengers would most 35 be considerate and refrain from littering.”
“So when I got a 36 to be a taxi-driver, I began 37 my idea into practice-to tidy and 38 the car. Now before a new passenger gets on my car, I'd make a cheek and be sure it is in good order.When my car 39 after a day's work, it always remains 40 .”
When doing a thing, one makes efforts and wants to see the result. To change others, one has to make twice the 41 but get half the result. To change oneself is the other way round-more fruit with less effort. One had better ask oneself why one makes 42 on others much more than on oneself. 43 you take enough care to do as best you can for other people's sake, your efforts will yield results, If you 44 the inner world of your own, examine yourself and wipe out the dust and dirt, instead of fixing your eyes on other people, you will find a cheerful 45 for yourself and create a pleasant environment for others.
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(答案→)C
解析：文章通过一件与出租车有关的事情揭示了一个深刻的生活道理。作者遇到一个精心呵护自己的出租车的司机，他想通过自己的行动来感染乘客，从而不让他们乱丢垃圾。生活中，我们常常会从他人身上找原因，而忽视自身存在的问题。如果我们都能做到经常自我反省，那么我们自己也会变得很开心，也会把开心带给周围的人。
【小题1】考查形容词辨析。The cab had a woolen carpet with 26 lace edges.出租车有一个带有鲜艳的蕾丝边的毯子，A丑陋的；B令人兴奋的；C明亮的；D最喜爱的。故选C。
【小题2】考查动词辨析。that 27 the driver's seat was a copy of a famous painting把驾驶位和乘客位分开的是一幅名画，A分开，隔开；B覆盖；C保护；D阻止。故选A。
【小题3】考查动词辨析。根据“I've never seen a nicer 29 .”可知，作者看到这样的出租车感到很惊讶，A感动；B使恼怒；C使失望；D使惊讶。故选D。
【小题4】考查名词辨析。作者认为这是他见过的最好的出租车，A座位；B毛毯；C车库；D出租车。故选D。
【小题5】考查副词辨析。出租车司机微笑着向作者示以感谢，A自然地；B微笑着；C满怀希望地；D坚定地。故选B。
【小题6】考查名词辨析。I used to be a 31 of cabs.我曾经是一个出租车清洁员，A司机；B清洁工；C修理工；D顾客，乘客。故选B。
【小题7】考查形容词辨析。all of them were as 32 as garbage cans with cigarette butts and rubbish出租车回到公司之后，都像装着烟蒂和垃圾的垃圾箱一样脏，A有吸引力的；B令人愉快的；C脏的；D干净的。故选C。
【小题8】考查动词辨析。with cigarette butts and rubbish 33 here and there烟蒂和垃圾被（乘客）扔得到处都是，A传播；B延伸，扩大，持续；C散布于；D离开。故选D。
【小题9】考查形容词辨析。根据“like peanut sauce or, chewing gum”可知，是一种很黏的东西，A有趣的，滑稽的；B忙碌的；C粘性的，棘手的；D笨拙的，难懂的。故选C。
【小题10】考查副词辨析。if the car itself were very clean the passengers would most 35 be considerate and refrain from littering.如果出租车很干净，乘客就可能会很贴心，有所克制而不会乱扔垃圾，A可能的，可能；B愿意地；C极其；D定期地。故选A。
【小题11】考查名词辨析。So when I got a 36 to be a taxi-driver于是，当作者拿到出租车驾驶证时，A许可；B执照，许可证；C证明，证书；D护照。故选B。
【小题12】考查动词辨析。put ...into practice把......付诸行动，A放置；B拿走；C制作；D得到。故选A。
【小题13】考查动词辨析。to tidy and 38 the car作者开始清理并装饰出租车，A提供；B驾驶；C装饰；D描述。故选C。
【小题14】考查动词辨析。根据“When my car 39 after a day's work”可知，应该是工作一天后返回，A加速；B离开；C到达；D返回。故选D。
【小题15】考查形容词辨析。it always remains 40 经过一天的工作之后，作者的出租车仍然是一尘不染，A一尘不染的；B漂亮的；C明亮的；D脏的。故选A。
【小题16】考查名词辨析。根据“one makes efforts and wants to see the result”可知，一个人付出努力，并想看到结果，要想改变他人，自己首先要付出双倍的努力。make efforts付出努力，A进步；B努力；C试图；D试验。故选B。
【小题17】考查名词辨析。why one makes 42 on others much more than on oneself使我们一个人会总是要求他人比要求自己要多的多，make demands on sb要求某人，A建议；B评论；C要求；D决定。故选C。
【小题18】考查连接词。根据“If you 44 the inner...”可知，这里是列举的两种情况，A尽管；B尽管；C随着，尽管；D如果。故选D。
【小题19】考查短语辨析。If you 44 the inner world of your own, examine yourself如果你走进自己的内心世界，进行自我检查，A往里看，调查；B寻找；C查找；D浏览，仔细检查。故选A。
【小题20】考查名词辨析。you will find a cheerful 45 for yourself如果你进行自我反省的话，就会找到一种欢乐的情绪，同时也为他人创造一种愉快的环境。A精神；B情绪；C思维，心思，大脑；D感觉。故选B。