1北师大版必修三 Unit 9 B 卷.完形填空(2012江苏南通第一次调研)Ive been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxicab drivers have to be _1_fellows to be able to work in New York. Youve got to fight the New York _2_eight hours a day these days, so people get the wrong _3_that they are bad.Actually, taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will _4_as honest fellows. You read in the _5_almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds that people _6_in their cabs. If they werent honest, you wouldnt be reading those stories in the papers.One time in Brooklyn, I found a diamond ring in my cab. I_7_helping a lady with a lot of packages that day, so I went back to where I had _8_her. It took me almost two days to trace her in order to return the ring to her. I didnt _9_as much as “thank you”. Still I felt good _10_I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she did.I was born and _11_in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. Then I came to this _12_in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before enlisting(参军) in World War I. After being discharged (退役), I had a family and bought my own cab. Life hasnt been too _13_at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit _14_ for a rainy day.When I _15_driving a cab, Park Avenue was mostly a bunch of coal yards. Hoofers Brewery was right next to where the Waldorf-Astoria is now. I did pretty well, _16_in those days.In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have _17_had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks.I believe _18_is one of the greatest gifts there is. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity (正直), etc. But it doesnt make any _19_what they call it; its still what makes a man a good _20_. This is my code, and I try to 2live by.1A. cheerful Btough Cfamiliar Dpopular2A. weather Bpollution Ccondition Dtraffic3A.impression Bsuggestion Cexpression Dinformation4A. talk Bperform Cbehave Dwander5A. websites Bpapers Cposters Dmagazines6A. leave Bfind Cgive Dplace7A. regretted Bcontinued Cremembered Dtried8A. noticed Bsupported Cmet Ddropped9A. say Boverhear C claim Dget10A. though Bwhile Cbecause Dunless11A. raised Bmarried C employed Dtrained12A. college Bcountry Ccompany Dvillage13A.easy Bbusy Chard Dsimple14A. left behind Bused up C put away Dsorted out15A. started Bconsidered Crecalled Dlearned16A. maybe Bonly Cdefinitely Deven17A. always Bnever Coften Dseldom18A. personality Bsecurity Chonesty Ddignity19A. sense Bprofit Cdifference Dprogress20A. servant Bcustomer Cbusinessman Dcitizen.阅读理解(2012福建质量检测 )Anyone who experienced wet weather this summer will 3not be surprised to learn that this was the fourth year running that the UK suffered from a wet summer，which has never happened before in modern rainfall records dating back to 1914.This summer was only slightly wetter than usual，though the UK had 248.5 mm summer rainfall, 10 percent above average, according to Met Office figures.The rainfall average over the whole country showed an interesting weather picture, though.The rain tended to come down in big showers, setting off flash floods.As a result, East Anglia in eastern UK had its third wettest August with more than double the normal rainfall，and the southeast had one of its dullest Augusts，with only two thirds its usual sunshine.And yet both these areas had been dry and sunny for the previous five months and seemed to be heading for long-lasting drought (干旱 )Western and northwestern areas had the complete opposite, though extremely wet in July, followed by a dry August.Remarkably, the northwest had suffered from such long-lasting drought that it led to bans on using hosepipes (橡皮软管)Although some weather companies predicted an extremely hot barbecue summer, it was only 0.6 above average across the UK.Even so, for the first half of this summer Glastonbury enjoyed a mud-free festival and Wimbledon remained hot and dry.It may not have broken any temperature records，but there were plenty of barbecues this summer.1There was a lot of rainfall this August in _.A East Anglia Bwestern UKCnorthwestern UK DWimbledon2What made the southeast seem to have longlasting drought?A The small amount of sunshine in August.BThe wettest August of the third year running.CThe extremely hot weather with too much rainfall.4DThe continuous five months of dry and sunny weather.3What can be inferred from the last paragraph of the passage?A People in Glastonbury celebrated a mud festival freely.BSome weather companies did not give an accurate forecast.CThe temperature this summer was much higher than average.D