2013年山东省日照市中考英语试题及答案文本版(4)

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She   39   me the building where she had worked, the neighborhood where she and her husband had once lived, the place where she danced as a girl. As the sun was rising, we got to the hospice.
“How much should I pay you?” she asked, reaching into her purse.
“   40   ,” I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered.
“There are other    41   .”
“You gave an old woman a little moment of    42   ,” she said. “Thank you.”
I drove into the fine    43    light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the 44      of a life. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. For the rest of the day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had got a(n)  45  driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift(换班)? What if I had refused to take the run?
36. A. found                 B. took                  C. called                D. chose
37. A. count                 B. know                C. mind                 D. worry
38. A. quietly               B. gladly               C. angrily                     D. usually
39. A. reminded            B. introduced         C. explained          D. showed
40. A. Anything            B. Something         C. Nothing            D. Everything
41. A. passengers          B. drivers                     C. patients             D. strangers
42. A. pity                    B. pain                  C. joy                   D. anger
43. A. morning            B. afternoon          C. evening             D. night
44. A. opening                     B. closing              C. beginning        D. changing
45. A. careful               B. polite                C. kind                  D. unfriendly
四、阅读理解（共15小题，计30分）
阅读下列材料，然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 
A
  
46. Picture 1 is a(n) ________. 
   A. postcard                     B. poster                      C. invitation                 D. menu
47. You should reply to the Johnson family by ______.
   A. writing an email                                   B. making a phone call