Question

In the city I live in, some seats on every bus come in orange color, different from the rest which are blue. Those seats are intended for (预留) a certain group of people—the old and some who need special care, such as the disabled or those with small babies. So you can often see young people choose to take others seats i1. of the orange ones if possible.

One day, my friend Lisa got on a bus and found the only untaken seat was an orange one. She hesitated(犹豫) for a moment and slowly walked to it and s2. down. As the bus went on, passengers(乘客) gather from stop to stop and the bus became really crowded(拥挤) . At that time, someone near the door asked loudly if there was anybody who would like to o3. a seat to the old man who had just got on the bus. On hearing it, Lisa looked a4. to see where the old man was. She was even about to get up but found it d5. for her to stand up. Thinking that someone near the old man would help him, she remained(保持) seated. In fact, she had another r6. for sitting but she said nothing. To her s7. , she soon became the target of criticism(批评的目标) from some people standing beside her.

“Shameless,” a voice said.

“Morality decays(道德败坏),” another voice added.

Lisa kept s8. as the short conversation went. She didn’t want to say anything. She “should” feel ashamed(羞愧). Lisa turned her face to the window to hide her embarrassment(尴尬).

If you were a passenger on that bus, would you stand out against her and blame(责怪) her for not giving up her seat? If I hadn’t known the story of Lisa’s side, I would. However, the truth is: Lisa had just a small o9. in hospital last week and was in recovery (恢复). Her doctor had told her to sit instead of s10. as much as possible. The long bus trip would give her trouble if she stood all the way.

Answer

1.instead

2.sat

3.offer

4.around

5.difficult

6.reason

7.surprise

8.silent

9.operation

10.standing

【解析】

文章大意：本文为记叙文，Lisa坐公交时因医生叮嘱，不能久站，坐在了特殊人群的专座上，但她却因没有给一位老人让座而受到了其他乘客的指责，她很伤心。但如果让她站一路，她身体会受不了的。

1.句意：所以，如果可能的话，你经常可以看到年轻人选择坐其他的位子，而不是橙色的位子。根据空后介词of可知，instead of表示“代替，而不是”。结合句意和首字母提示可知，故答案为instead。

2.句意：她犹豫了一会儿，慢慢走到那里坐下。

根据空前walked to it and可知，此空应填动词的过去式，结合句意和首字母提示可知，sit down表示“坐下”。故答案为sat。

3.句意：当时，门口有人大声问，有没有人愿意给刚上车的老人让座。

根据would like to do sth. 愿意去做某事；短语offer sth.to sb. 向某人提供某物。结合句意和首字母提示可知，故答案为offer。

4.句意：丽萨听到后，环顾四周，看看老人在哪里。

根据空后to see where the old man was.可知，上文丽萨听到后，环顾四周。根据look around看看周围。结合句意和首字母提示可知，故答案为around。

5.句意：她甚至要站起来，但发现站起来很困难。

根据空前found it可知，此空应填形容词作宾补，结合句意和首字母提示可知，故答案为difficult。

6.句意：事实上，她坐着还有别的原因，但她什么也没说。

根据空前不定代词another可知，此空应填名词，结合句意和首字母提示可知，故答案为reason。

7.句意：令她吃惊的是，她很快就成了站在她旁边的一些人批评她的对象。

根据下文“she soon became the target of criticism(批评的目标) from some people standing beside her.”可知，to one’s surprise令人惊讶的是。结合句意和首字母提示可知，故答案为surprise。

8.句意：在简短的对话中，丽莎保持沉默。

根据空前动词kept可知，此空应填形容词，结合句意和首字母提示可知，故答案为silent。

9.句意：然而，事实是：丽莎上周在医院做了一个小手术，现在正在康复中。

根据下文“and was in recovery (恢复)”可知，上文丽莎上周在医院做了一个小手术。结合句意和首字母提示可知，a后接可数名词单数。故答案为operation。

10.句意：她的医生叫她尽量坐着不要站着。

根据下文“The long bus trip would give her trouble if she stood all the way.”可知，上文是说坐着不要站着。instead of +名词、代词或动名词，表示“代替，而不是”，stand站着，动词，动名词为standing。结合句意和首字母提示可知，故答案为standing。