第二节  完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A man hired a taxi outside the airfield.The cab had a woolen carpet with brilliant silk edges.On the glass partition(隔板)behind the driver’s seat.  36  a wonderful painting. Its windows were all  37  .The customer was very much   38    and said to the driver，“I've never seen a nicer cab.”“Thank you for your praise，”the driver answered  39  .

“How did it occur to you to  40  your ca r?” asked tile customer•

“The car isn’t mine.”said the driver.“It belongs to the company.I used to be a  41  of cabs.When they returned，all of them were as  42  as garbage calls with cigarette ends and    43  scattered(散乱)here and there. On the seats or door-handles could be found something  44   like chewing gum.Why so? I thought if the car itself were very clean，the passengers would  most likely be  45   . and avoid littering.”

“When I got a   46   to be a taxi driver，I began to put my idea into  47  to tidy and decorate the car.Now  48  .a new passenger get on my car，I would make a  49   and be sure it is in good order.When my car returned after a day's work，it always remains   50  .”

When doing a thing.one makes efforts and wants to see the  51  .To change others one has to make twice the  52  but get half the result.To change oneself is tile other way round—more fruit with less effort.One had better ask oneself why one makes  53  on others much more than oneself.If you take enough  54  to do as best as you can for other people's sake, your efforts will naturally  55  .

36.A.hangs  B.flows   C.shows   D.lists

37.A.broken     B.clean   C.rough    D.smooth

38.A.worried     B.frightened  C.Confused   D.surprised

39.A.smilingly  B.coldly  C.proudly   D.anxiously

40.A.repair  B.wash   C.decorate    D.change

41.A.passenger  B.manager  C. cleaner    D. salesman

42.A.heavy  B.natural  C.dirty    D.full

43.A.gifts   B.bags   C. newspaper      D.rubbish

44.A.valuable  B.sticky     C.useless    D.strange

45.A.considerate B.satisfied     C. generous    D.embarrassed

46.A.diploma  B.license     C.notice      D.key

47.A.rule   B. habit      C.custom    D.practice

48.A.when   B.after      C.since       D.before

49.A.decision  B.choice     C.check    D.reply

50.A.colorful  B.spotless     C.undamaged   D.straight

51.A.result   B.fact      C.action    D.hope

52.A.times   B.tears      C.efforts    D.pains

53.A.calls   B.sounds     C.orders    D.demands

54.A.kindness  B.care      C.courage    D.confidence

55.A.pay off  B.show off     C.break out    D.build tip