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。
Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker(搭便车的人) who was having no luck getting a ride. I rolled down my 36 and signed to the man to my car. I asked him where he was 37 and he told me he needed a 38 to his doctor’s office which would close in 15 minutes. I told him to 39 and he gratefully did so.
40 he got in he told me that he was a 41 and went out to sea for weeks at a time. He took medicine for his nerves and 42 to get another prescription(处方) before he left on the boat. He said that he had prayed (祈祷) 43 would stop for him so he could be there before the 44 office closed. With some 45 driving we managed to make it there in about 10 46. I then asked him how he 47 on getting back home and he said he could walk. “I’ll patiently 48 for you and bring you back,” I told him. He 49 me and said he should only be about 15 minutes.
Afterwards he got back in my 50 and tried his hardest to pay me back: offering me dinner, gas money, even offering to ship me 40 lbs of scallops (海扇贝)! I 51 refused, gave him a smile card and asked him to help someone else the next time he had a 52. I drove him back to where I had picked him up and 53 one more “thank you” he was on his way.
I feel that the universe 54 provides us with what we need. In the man’s 55 it was a ride, in mine the opportunity to help someone else.
1.A. wheel B. window C. engine D. door
2.A. heading B. working C. living D. studying
3.A. walk B. talk C. trip D. ride
4.A. go out B. run away C. get in D. lie down
5.A. As far as B. As soon as C. Even if D. Just before
6.A. farmer B. pianist C. doctor D. fisherman
7.A. needed B. stopped C. agreed D. preferred
8.A. someone B. nobody C. anyone D. everybody
9.A. teacher’s B. doctor’s C. manager’s D. captain’s
10.A. good B. normal C. wrong D. fast
11.A. days B. hours C. minutes D. weeks
12.A. focused B. depended C. turned D. planned
13.A. look B. call C. wait D. drive
14.A. doubted B. thanked C. greeted D. accepted
15.A. car B. home C. office D. shop
16.A. politely B. angrily C. immediately D. surprisingly
17.A. dream B. problem C. chance D. choice
18.A. before B. until C. besides D. after
19.A. never B. always C. sometimes D. seldom
20.A. opinion B. way C. case D. condition
—Do you think you could successfully light the flame at the opening ceremony?
—_______. This is not the first time for me.
A. Take care B. Hurry up C. Not exactly D. Don’t worry
The father and the son entered the tiger area _______ two doors were open at the time.
Suddenly five tigers appeared, one of which killed the father.
A. there B. which C. its D. whose
Gilbert wasn’t ______ the time this morning, so he was late for school.
A. involved in B. particular about C. linked to D. aware of
We should consider the professor’s advice _______ our school library provide more books on popular science.
A. that B. when C. which D. where
If Newton lived today, he would be surprised by what _______ in science and technology.
A. had discovered B. had been discovered
C. has discovered D. has been discovered
