2．Bit by bit，the sand dust that fills the sky is dying down．The blue sky and the burnin sun once again hang over the desert．
He is on the road，driving his beat-up yellow cab（出租車）．The sides of the road are littered with damaged vehicles．Masses of smoke in the distance tell him that a war is being dragged on throughout his country．
It's a fine day despite the choking heat．Not a breath of wind is blowing．
A group of vehicles are traveling towards him，carrying many passengers．The scene reminds him of the market days in this country when crowds of trucks transport folks to the markets； the only difference is，this time，they are not trucks，but tanks，carrying foreigners，guns in hand．He stares at them．They stare back．So they pass by one another．
"The damned war!"he whispers bitterly．Two days ago，a bomb fell on the market in front of his house，destroying nearly everything in sight．He survived by luck．He decided then and there that he would give up this cab business．This will be his final run．After this，he will leave this place together with his wife and children
"Shala and my children，we'll soon meet each other again，after I'm done here．"He turns his head to take a glance at a photo of his wife and children．The glass on the frame（相框） is broken，but their smiles in the picture do not fail to provide him the only comfort that he has．
Shortly he arrives at a checkpoint．Tanks sit by the side of the road，the sight of which sends a marked coldness through his backbone．A bunch of soldiers armed to the teeth stand by．A foreign soldier signals him to stop．He calms himself down and pulls over．During the past few days，nearly no civilian（平民） vehicles come out of the capital city，his car the only one on oads．
A few foreign soldiers come up to him，one，two，three，four，five．The leader bends over to have a look at the old car，then at him．"Where do you come from and where are you going？"With a smile on his face，he answers with a broken speech in the tongue that the soldiers can understand，"Sir，I come from the capital，I'm leaving that place because it is a very dangerous place to be，with the war and everything．"
While talking，he hands a cigarette over to the soldier，then lights it up for him．
"When will the war end？"he asks．
"It won't take long．We'll soon give all of you in the capital the true freedom．"The soldier breathes a deep mouthful．He seems to have spotted the photo in the car，"The cigarette is not bad at all．Are those your wife and kids？I have two of my own，roughly the same age．"
"Oh，yes，they are mine and they are constantly on my mind．They left the city a bit earlier，and I'm on my way to be reunited with them．Perhaps I'm never coming back．Driving a cab around during war times is too dangerous．I'm giving up the business．"He looks at the soldiers，still smiling．
"After we overthrow your dictator（獨(dú)裁者），you won't have that to worry about，you can come back and pick up your life again．"The soldier is leaning on the door of the car．It is perhaps the first time in many days that he has seen a happy face among the local people．It cheers him up．
"Maybe，but I have to go to see my family．If you would pay us a visit，my wife will prepare a good meal for all of you．Come with me，this is going to be my last business run and I won't even charge you．"
"Can't make it．We're on duty．Give our regards to your wife and kids．"The soldier is a bit excited，thinking maybe quite some locals have open arms for them after all．"Oh，yes，I almost forgot，the south is battle-infected，where IS your family？"
Still smiling，he picks up the broken picture frame，presses a kiss on the photo，then turns around，staring into the eyes of that soldier，not quite himself from excitement，and the other foreign soldiers holding guns．Words drop out of his lips slowly but firmly：
"Paradise．"
Perhaps the last thing he sees is the confused，fearful，twisted expression on the face of that soldier，and the cigarette end dropping from his fingers．
Then he pushes the button．
61．What is this passage mainly about？B
A．A cruel war going on in the country．
B．A brave defender of the country．
C．A taxi driver's last business run．
D．A moving talk between a civilian and soldiers．
62．According to the passage，the man's wifeA．
A．has already been killed by the bomb
B．must be the only comfort to the man
C．is really good at cooking local food
D．has managed to escape to another city
63．Why does the man keep smiling while talking to the soldier？C
A．To show his kindness．
B．To satisfy the soldiers．
C．To hide his true feeling．
D．To express his happiness．
64．The underlined sentence"Come with me，this is going to be my last business run and I won't even charge you"suggests that the manD．
A．treats the soldier as his friend
B．wants to quit his cab business
C．offers a free ride to the soldier
D．intends to kill the soldier
65．Which of the following may best describe the feeling of the locals about the foreign soldiers？B
A．Fear． B．Hate． C．Disappointment． D．Unconcern．
分析 妻子和孩子都死于一顆炸彈，他面帶微笑掩蓋自己的傷心，他對(duì)外國的士兵非常厭惡．他是一個(gè)勇敢的國家捍衛(wèi)者．
解答 61-65 BACDB
61．B 主旨大意題．根據(jù)第二段第二句Masses of smoke in the distance tell him that a war is being dragged on throughout his country．在遠(yuǎn)處一群吸煙的人告訴他，一場戰(zhàn)爭正在被拖進(jìn)他的整個(gè)國家．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Still smiling，he picks up the broken picture frame，presses a kiss on the photo，then turns around，staring into the eyes of that soldier，not quite himself from excitement，and the other foreign soldiers holding guns．Words drop out of his lips slowly but firmly："Paradise．"仍然微笑，他撿起弄壞的鏡框，親吻了一下照片，然后轉(zhuǎn)過身，盯著那個(gè)士兵的眼睛，不太興奮，其他的外國士兵握著槍．言語慢慢地落在他的嘴邊卻堅(jiān)定地說："天堂"．故選B．
62．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第五段中的a bomb fell on the market in front of his house，destroying nearly everything in sight．He survived by luck．．一顆炸彈落在了他家前面的市場上，摧毀了幾乎所有的東西．他幸存了下來．故選A．
63．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第八段中With a smile on his face，he answers with a broken speech in the tongue that the soldier can understand，"Sir，I come from the capital．I'm leaving that place because it is a very dangerous place to be，with the war and everything．"他臉上帶著微笑，他通知里破碎的語言回答，士兵可以理解，"先生，我來自首都．我將離開那個(gè)地方，那里是一個(gè)很危險(xiǎn)的地方，充滿了戰(zhàn)爭和一切"．故答案選C．
64．D 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段Maybe，but I have to go to see my family．If you would pay us a visit，my wife will prepare a good meal for all of you．Come with me．This is going to be my last business run and I won't even charge you．"或許，我不得不去看我的家人．如果你們要拜訪我們，我的妻子將為你們準(zhǔn)備豐盛的飯．跟我來吧．這將是我的最后一個(gè)經(jīng)營，我甚至不會(huì)指控你．從文中可知這個(gè)男士的妻子和孩子已經(jīng)死去，所以他說這些話就是想殺死這個(gè)士兵．故選D．
65．B 推理判斷題 Perhaps the last thing he sees is the confused，fearful，twisted expression on the face of that soldier，and the cigarette end dropping from his fingers．也許在那個(gè)士兵臉上他看到的最后一件事是：混亂、恐懼、扭曲的表情和從他的手指上掉下來的煙頭．從這里可以看出對(duì)外國的士兵是"厭惡，憎恨"．故選B．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 文章介紹了一位勇敢的國家捍衛(wèi)者．內(nèi)容比較適中，對(duì)于考生的能力要求不高，只要認(rèn)真細(xì)致閱讀，不難發(fā)現(xiàn)答案．可以先看題目再讀文章，這樣可以提高閱讀的速度．還要準(zhǔn)確定位考點(diǎn)．特別是推理題，要結(jié)合上下文的暗示做題，掌握方法是關(guān)鍵．比如第65小題，根據(jù)最后一段Perhaps the last thing he sees is the confused，fearful，twisted expression on the face of that soldier，and the cigarette end dropping from his fingers．也許在那個(gè)士兵臉上他看到的最后一件事是：混亂、恐懼、扭曲的表情和從他的手指上掉下來的煙頭．從這里可以看出對(duì)外國的士兵是"厭惡，憎恨"．故選B．再比如第64小題，雖然這是一道詞義猜測題但必須和上下文聯(lián)系才能推斷出來．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段Maybe，but I have to go to see my family．If you would pay us a visit，my wife will prepare a good meal for all of you．Come with me．This is going to be my last business run and I won't even charge you．"或許，我不得不去看我的家人．如果你們要拜訪我們，我的妻子將為你們準(zhǔn)備豐盛的飯．跟我來吧．這將是我的最后一個(gè)經(jīng)營，我甚至不會(huì)指控你．從文中可知這個(gè)男士的妻子和孩子已經(jīng)死去，所以他說這些話就是想殺死這個(gè)士兵．故選D．
