阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。  

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my     1to get home. Sitting at the front makes you     2out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie , the driver , tries to break the     3atmosphere by striking the match of     4.I try to mind my manners and    5listen , but usually I am too busy thinking about my day . On this day,    6, her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in     7, 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 ?”  

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With her eyes wet and her voice tight from     8against the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she    9. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I couldn’t respond. I was    10. My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great    11my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was,    12still is , for her  I wouldn’t like anyone to go     13that .  

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was    14her job . She had a whole work of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as    15but a driver.

I suddenly felt very    16. I realized I had only thought of people as    17as 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 brushed her off as    18.

For all I know, I’m just another person in    19else’s world, and may not even be important. I    20not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go , people to see and appointments (约会) to keep , Understanding people is an art .

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

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A．find             B．carry          C．think          D．stand

3.A．unpopular        B．uncomfortable C．unusual         D．unforgettable  

4.A．fire             B．topic          C．conversation   D．discussion

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

6.A．however          B．therefore      C．thus           D．and

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

8.A．fighting         B．avoiding       C．clearing       D．running  

9.A．asked            B．lasted         C．repeated       D．continued

10.A．for sure        B．at ease        C．in shock       D．at least

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

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

13.A．over            B．round          C．through        D．without

14.A．almost          B．never          C．ever           D．just

15.A．something       B．anything       C．nothing        D．everything

16.A．sad             B．anxious        C．selfish        D．worried

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

18.A．unfit           B．unselfish      C．unnecessary    D．unimportant  

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

20.A．might           B．may            C．can            D．should

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of   36  to get home. Sitting at the front makes you   37   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   38  .

    I try to mind my manners and   39  listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   40  , her conversation was worth listening to.

    “My father’s sick,” she said to no one in   41  . 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   42   the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes   43   as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can   44   losing him.”

    I couldn’t respond. I was   45 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great   46   my own mother was thrown into when my father died.

    I saw how hard it was,   47 still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through   48  .

    Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a   49   world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.

    I suddenly felt very   50  . I realized I had only thought of people as   51   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   52   as unimportant.

For all I know, I’m just another person in   53   else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self—centred. Everyone   54   a place to go to, people to see and appointments to   55  . Understanding people is an art.

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

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

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

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

40. A. therefore             B. thus                         C. otherwise                 D. however

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

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

43. A. lowered                     B. closed                      C. widened                   D. opened

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

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

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

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

48. A. this                    B. them                        C. that                          D. one

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

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

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

52. A. regard her           B. helped her out           C. brushed her off         D. take her

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

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

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

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阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 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 3 atmosphere by striking the match of 4 . I try to mind my manners and 5 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 6 , her conversation was worth listening to.

　　“My father's sick,” she said to no one in 7 . 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 8 the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she 9 . “I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him.”

　　I couldn't respond. I was 10 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 11 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 12 still is, for her. I wouldn't like anyone to go 13 that.

　　Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver. That was 14 her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as 15 but a driver.

　　I suddenly felt very 16 . I realized I had only thought of people as 17 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 brushed her off as 18 .

　　For all I know, I'm just another person in 19 else's world, and may not even be important. I 20 not have been so selfish and self - centred, Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments (约会) to keep. Understanding people is an art.

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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 10．

"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 [he 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 _ 11_ world of family and concerns too．I had never thought of her as anything but a driver．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．politely         D．sincerely

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

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

7． A．widened          B．closed           C．lowered          D．opened

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．dark             B．narrow           C．whole            D．bright

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

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

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

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

 

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired．I sat at the very front of the bus because of the  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, tried to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of a   3 ．

   I tried to mind my manners and  4  listen, but I was too busy thinking about my day． On this day,  5  , her conversation was worth listening to．

   “ My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in  6 ．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  7   the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble．” Her eyes lowered as she continued．“I’ve already  8  my mum, so I don’t think I can   9  losing him． ”

   I couldn’t respond．I was  10  ．My heart ached for her．I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great  11   my own mother was thrown into when my father died．

   I saw how hard it was,  12  still is, for her．I wouldn’t like anyone to go through  13 ．

   Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver． That was just her job． She had a  14   world of family and concerns too．I had never thought of her as anything but a driver．

   I suddenly felt very  15 ． I realized I had only thought of people as  16   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   17  her as unimportant．

    For all I know, I’m just another person in   18   else’s world, and may not even be important．I should not have been so selfish and self-centered． Everyone  19   a place to go to, people to see and appointments to  20  ．Understanding people is an art．

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

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

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

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． removing                B． clearing                 C． keeping                 D． fighting

8．A． lost                        B． scared                   C． rewarded                     D． helped

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

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

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

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

13．A． this                       B． them                     C． that                      D． one

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． wanted                  C． made                    D． taken

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

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

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