In Taiwan, “motorpool “ is monly known as a place for the maintenance(维修) of official business and government cars. In 36 _ it is a place for vehicle maintenance.
More than ten years ago, I came to America on business and I 37__advantage of the chance to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to 38__ me at the airport, and took me to his home 39 the airport. My friend drove his car into the innermost lane, _ 40__ had a sign ‘carpool only’ I wondered what “carpool” meant. I wondered _ 41_ he was going to a motorpool. So I thought myself 42__ in asking:” Is there anything wrong with the car?” “Nothing. 43 ?” said he. “Well then, why are you going to a carpool?” I responded. My friend couldn’t help _44 and told me that “ carpool” _ 45 _to the lane that only the cars with two or more passengers can _ 46 . I felt rather embarrassed __47__ that.
After dinner, my friend’s neighbor ４８ to ask whether he could carpool the next day. “ ４９ ”, my friend said, “ I will acpany my friend to go shopping tomorrow.” I was puzzled again, ５０ why he could not “ carpool” with him since we had “ carpooled” ５１. My friend explained to me again that the “ carpool” with him that ５2_ used meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save ５3 . The first” carpool” is a noun; ５4_ the second “carpool” is a verb. It is really difficult for ５５ in America to understand it in a short time.
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(答案→)C
解析：本文介绍了motorpool在美国的不同的意思，让我很难理解，也很困惑。
【小题1】C 固定词组。In general一般说来。本句指一般说来motorpool就是维修车辆的地方。
【小题2】A 固定词组。Take advantage of利用；我利用这个机会求看望我的朋友。
【小题3】C 动词辨析。A看见B拿走C接D接受；指我的朋友到机场来接我。
【小题4】B 介词辨析。A在…里B出来C在内部D从…；我的朋友带着我从机场出来去他家。
【小题5】B 语法分析。这里的which指代先行词在句中做主语。
【小题6】B 词义辨析。A什么Ｂ是否Ｃ哪一个D当…时；我问他是否要去motorpool修车。
【小题7】D 形容词辨析。A困惑B愚蠢C有趣D聪明；我自以为自己很聪明。
【小题8】B 上下文串联。我问对方是否要去修车。对方很困惑所以问我为什么要这样问。
【小题9】A 动词辨析。A笑B喊叫C停止D说；我的朋友忍不住地大笑，是因为我搞错了。
【小题10】B 固定词组。Refer to涉及，谈及；参考，查阅；carpool是指多人乘坐的车走的车道。
【小题11】C 上下文串联。这里的drive in指这样的车辆可以走的车道。
【小题12】C 固定搭配。Embarrassed与介词On连用。对…敢打尴尬。
【小题13】B 短语辨析。A出去B走过来C达到D下车；我的朋友走了过来。
【小题14】D 上下文串联。根据上下文可知，我的朋友拒绝对方的要求。
【小题15】A 动词辨析。A想知道B说C建议D犹豫；我想知道为什么…
【小题16】D 上下文串联。根据这里可知我想知道晚上今天不能和邻居去了。
【小题17】A 上下文串联。根据上文可知是他的邻居过来和他说这样的话题的。
【小题18】C 名词辨析。A时间B钱C能源D污染；这样做的原因就是节约能源，减少污染。
【小题19】B 连词辨析。While然而，表示轻微的转折。
【小题20】A 上下文串联。这里是指新来的人很难理解这样语义变换很大的词语。