第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36-55各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在 The car, running along the well-lit road now sank in darkness. I broke the   36   on purpose,   37   that the driver was too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evening?”“9 o’clock after this    38  .”“Then when do you come out in the morning?”I    39   another question. “9 o’ clock, too—just as if I worked at an office.” His   40   surprised me, because every time I ride a taxi, what I   41   from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night, it’s hard to earn money, they’re often   42   by the police, or that their leaders are seated lazy,   43   the fruits. But this driver told me, “ I find it 44 to be a section chief as I was before. I like driving just for    45  . It’s fortunate that I hardly drive   46   a passenger. So I earn two or three thousand Yuan a month with ease. Yes, I never   47  an empty taxi. If it goes southward, I go northward. If it goes along a    48  , I turn into a narrow street…” His words showed his    49   with his life and the pride he   50   in his job Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high    51  。As an ancient saying goes，“Neither joy in material   52   nor grieve（痛苦） over Personal setbacks．”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by  53   living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn’t help feeling  54   when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold    55  . 36．A．window     B．stillness       C．silence      D. quietness 37．A．on condition  B．for fear       C．in belief     D. in order 38．A. night         B．trip          C．cycle       D. process 39．A．threw out    B．gave away     C．made up     D. led to 40．A．character    B．confidence     C．attitude      D. easiness 41．A．suffer       B．request       C．benefit       D．hear 42．A．detected    B．ordered       C．fined        D．seized 43．A．keeping     B．tasting        C. enjoying      D．choosing 44．A．exciting     B．disappointing  C．tiring        D. amazing 45．A．freedom     B．pleasure      C．hobby        D. company 46．A．without     B. with          C．behind       D．beside 47．A .follow       B. admire         C．envy         D. meet 48．A．route       B．path          C．railway       D．highway 49．A．intelligence  B．satisfaction    C．competition   D．honesty 50．A．made       B．held          C．caught      D．took 51．A．buildings    B．mountains     C．standard      D．heaven 52．A．gains       B．concerns      C．supports      D. loss 53．A．special      B．happy        C．simple        D. original 54．A．angry       B．content       C．dangerous     D. curious 55．A．morning     B．night         C．moment      D．season