Question

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired, I sat at the very front of the bus because of   1   to get home．Sitting at the front makes you   2   out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies． Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of   3 ．

I try to mind my manners and  4   listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day．On this day, however, her conversation was worth listening to．

"My father’s sick," she said to no one in  5 ．I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes．With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, "What’s wrong with him?"

With her eyes wet and her voice tight from   6   the tears, she responded, "Heart trouble．" Her eyes   7  as she continued．"I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can   8  losing him．”

I couldn’t respond．I was  9  ．My heart ached for her．I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great   10  my own mother was thrown into when my father died．

I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her．I wouldn’t like anyone to go through that．Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver．That was just her job．She had a whole world of family and concerns too．I had never thought of her as anything but a  11   ．I suddenly felt very   12  ．I realized I had only thought of people as   13   as what their purposes were in my life．I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver．1 had judged her by her job and regarded her as unimportant．

For all I know, I’m just another person in someone else’s world, and may not even be important．I should not have been so selfish and self-centered．Everyone   14  a place to go to, people to see and appointments to   15 ．Understanding people is an art．

1.A．determination B．decision    C．attempt          D．anxiety

2.A．make           B．stand        C．think            D．find

3.A．topic              B．message      C. discussion       D. conversation

4.A．devotedly     B．carelessly  C．truly            D．sincerely

5.A．common         B．silence     C．particular       D．surprise

6.A．avoiding       B．clearing    C．keeping          D．fighting

7.A．glanced       B．closed       C. lowered          D. saddened

8.A．mind           B．regret      C．bear             D．miss

9.A．angry         B．interested  C．curious          D．shocked

10.A．pain          B．pity         C．disappointment   D．mercy

11.A．daughter     B．worker       C．driver           D．passenger

12.A．selfish        B．confused   C．worried          D．sad

13.A．long          B．often        C．far              D．well

14.A．takes             B．has          C．finds            D．needs

15.A．stay              B．remain       C．keep             D．put

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.C

【解析】文章讲述的是作者通过和司机的谈话，意识到了自己以往对待别人的错误看法。

1.上下文，此处指的是作者想回家的急切，焦急的心情。

2.词组搭配，根据like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies可知，坐在汽车前面让他很突出，就像一堆阴暗的便士里面一个闪亮的硬币stand out 意为突出

3.上下文，根据后文可知司机想打破这种尴尬的氛围，开始了一段对话

4.上下文，根据mind my manners可知，作者想言行方面表现好点，因此想真诚地倾听。

5.句意理解，司机并没有特意在跟谁讲话

6.句意理解，根据With her eyes wet and her voice tight可知，司机在努力控制自己的感情，fight tears意为，控制不让眼泪掉下来。

7.语境，因为司机很伤心，所以此处讲的是她低垂着双眼，伤心地回忆起了母亲，也无法想象失去父亲的情景。

8.句意理解，我无法忍受再失去父亲。Bear此处意为忍受

9.上下文，作者得知这些以后感到很震惊，出乎了作者意料

10.语境，当父亲去世的时候，母亲陷入了多大的痛苦之中。

11.句意理解，我以前只把她当成了一个司机，

12.上下文，根据下文的I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver和I should not have been so selfish可知，作者认为自己没有注意到别人，感到自己以前很自私。

13.作者以前只想到别人的目的,没有想到别人的生活，as far as 就……而言

14.句意理解，每个人都有要去的地方

15.动词搭配，keep appointment 守约，践行约定