Question

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of the to get home. Sitting at the front makes you out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the driver, tried to the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of a conversation.

I tried to mind my manners and listen, but I was too busy thinking about my day. On this day, , her conversation was worth listening to.

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

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

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

I saw how hard it was, 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 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.

I suddenly felt very . I realized I had only thought of people as as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and her as unimportant.

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

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

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

3.A. hold B. break C. take D. control

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

5.A. therefore B. instead C. otherwise D. however

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

7.A. sense B. change C. wonder D. choice

8.A. removing B. clearing C. keeping D. fighting

9.A. lowered B. closed C. widened D. Opened

10.A. mind B. regret C. bear D. escape

11.A. hurt B. ached C. struck D. impressed

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

13.A. yet B. and C. or D. but

14.A. dark B. narrow C. whole D. bright

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

16.A. long B. much C. well D. far

17.A. regarded B. served C. made D. taken

18.A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone

19.A. has B. gets C. finds D. needs

20.A. stay B. get C. keep D. Put

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.A

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：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。我只是一个存在于别人世界中的一个人，甚至可能微不足道。我不应该这么自私，自利和以自我为中心。了解他人也是一门艺术。

1.考查名词辨析A. determination决心；B. decision决定；C. attempt试图；D. anxiety焦虑；根据上下文，我坐在公共汽车的最前面，因为我忧虑回到家。此处指的是作者想回家的急切，焦急的心情。选D

2.考查动词辨析A. make制作；B. give 给；C. stand站；D. find发现；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，选C

3.考查动词辨析A. hold抓住；B. break打碎；C. take拿走；D. control控制；根据下方提到的her conversation was worth listening to.可知司机珍妮，试图打破不快的气氛，提出引人注目的比赛的话题（conversation）。选B

4.考查副词辨析A. devotedly投入地；B. carelessly粗心地；C. sincerely真诚地；D. politely礼貌地；根据mind my manners可知，作者想言行方面表现好点，因此想礼貌地倾听。选D

5.考查副词辨析A. therefore因此；B. instead反而；C. otherwise 否则；D. however然而；前面的I am too busy thinking about my day.我忙着想自己的一天，和后面的her conversation was worth listening to.她的谈话值得听，是转折关系，用however，选D

6.考查形容词辨析A. common普通的；B. silence平静；C. particular特别的；D. surprise吃惊；“我父亲病了,”她没有特别跟谁说。选C

7.考查动词辨析A. sense感觉；B. change改变；C. wonder想知道；D. choice 选择；从前面的句子：I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”可知作者问她父亲怎么了，后面是司机珍妮的回答。选D

8.考查动词辨析A. removing移除；B. clearing 打扫；C. keeping保持；D. fighting打架；根据语境，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。选A

9.考查动词辨析A. lowered降低；B. closed关上；C. widened扩大；D. Opened打开；根据情境：我已经失去了我母亲，但我认为我不能容忍再失去他。选C

10.考查名词辨析A. mind思想；B. regret后悔；C. bear忍受；D. escape逃跑；上下文，我不能回答，我震惊（shocked）。我为她心疼。可知作者得知这些以后感到很震惊，出乎了作者意料，选B

11.考查动词辨析A. hurt伤害；B. ached疼痛；C. struck打击；D. impressed使印象深刻；根据语境，当父亲去世的时候，母亲陷入了多大的痛苦之中。选A

12.考查名词辨析A. pain痛苦；B. pity遗憾；C. disappointment失望；D. mercy仁慈；我看见她是多么难，和仍然是她，是并列关系，选B

13.考查连词辨析A. yet 然而；B. and并且；C. or否则；D. but但是；从前文的I saw how hard it was, 22   still is, for her.可知作者不愿让任何人经历这样的事情，选C

14.考查形容词辨析A. dark 黑暗的；B. narrow狭窄的；C. whole 整个的；D. bright明亮的；从前面的句子：Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. 可知珍妮不仅是司机，也有整个家庭和关心的事情，选C

15.考查形容词辨析A. confused困惑；B. selfish自私的；C. worried焦虑的；D. sad悲伤的；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。选B

16.考查形容词短语辨析 A.as  long as只要， B. as soon as一…就， C. as well as不但，而且，和…一样好，D.as far as据…，就…，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，故选D

17.考查动词辨析A. regarded认为；B. served服务；C. made制作；D. taken带走；从前面的句子：I had judged her by her job 可知作者一度认为珍妮是不重要的，选D

18.考查不定代词A. someone某人；B. anyone任何人；C. no one没有人；D. everyone每人；这句话表示：在其他人的世界中我只是另一个人。选A

19.考查动词辨析A. has有；B. gets 得到；C. finds发现；D. needs需要；我不应该这么自私，自利和以自我为中心。这里表示：按道理讲应该有，故选D

20.考查动词辨析A. stay呆；B. get得到； C. keep保持；D. Put放；keep an appointment固定短语搭配：守约，践行约定，每个人都有地方可去，有人要看，要守约。选C。

考点：人生百味类短文。