Question

    I took the bus to work for many years.___________ knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and quiet.

One of the passengers was a small old man _____________ gray hair. He took the bus to the center for the old every morning. None of us ever paid ______________ attention to him.

One July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded without any expressions. The rest of us kept in ______________.

The next day, the old man got on with a big smile again and said in a ___________ voice: "And a very good morning to you all!" Some of us ___________, amazed, "Good morning." in reply. We ___________ began to nod and talk to each other.

One morning he _____________ a nice suit and tie. He even had a bunch of（一束）flowers in his hand. The driver turned around and asked: "Have you got yourself a ___________, Charlie?" We _____________ got to know if that was his name, but he nodded his head shyly and said yes. The _____________ passengers clapped（拍手叫好）at him.

Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasn't _____________ at the stop. When we came __________ to the center, one of the passengers asked the driver to wait. He went in to ask about "Charlie".

The old gentleman was fine, _____________ one of his close friends had died at the weekend. The next Monday Charlie was at the stop as usual. His hair had turned grayer. We were silent as he walked onto the bus. We each handed him a bunch of _____________.We wanted to be there for this man who brought us together that summer.

1.A.Nobody B.Someone C.Anyone D.Everyone

2.A.in B.with C.under D.of

3.A.many B.much C.less D.most

4.A.silence B.excitement C.surprise D.shame

5.A.weak B.loud C.strong D.low

6.A.looked out B.looked down C.looked up D.looked after

7.A.suddenly B.carefully C.finally D.gradually

8.A.dressed B.hurt C.found D.worn

9.A.teacher B.girlfriend C.classmate D.friend

10.A.always B.seldom C.often D.never

11.A.few B.many C.other D.all

12.A.talking B.waiting C.looking D.checking

13.A.longer B.shorter C.farther D.nearer

14.A.for B.and C.but D.so

15.A.cakes B.books C.flowers D.gifts

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.C

【解析】

文章大意：文章通过 Charlie的事例表现出“问候”对于陌生人情绪的影响，也体现了大家的互相关心，充满温情。

1.句意：没有人认识彼此。

Nobody没有人；Someone某人；Anyone任何人；Everyone每个人。根据下文The bus was cheerless and quiet. 公共汽车沉闷而安静。可知是没有人认识彼此，所以大家都不说话，车厢里就沉闷而安静，因此Nobody符合题意，故答案选A。

2.句意：其中一名乘客是一位长着灰白色头发的小个子老头。

in在……里面；with和、拥有、带有；under在……下面；of……的。根据One of the passengers was a small old man __2__ gray hair.可知这里指一位长着灰白色头发的小个子老头，“带有、拥有”用介词with，表示伴随状态，故答案选B。

3.句意：我们谁也不太过多注意他。

many许多，修饰可数名词复数；much许多，修饰不可数名词；less少的，修饰不可数名词；most最多的，是many、much的最高级。 根据None of us ever paid ___ attention to him.联系上文语境，可知是谁也不太注意这个小个子老头，attention为不可数名词，所以用much修饰，故答案选B。

4.句意：我们其余的人保持沉默。

silence沉默；excitement兴奋；surprise惊奇；shame羞耻。联系上文语境，以及The driver nodded without any expressions. 司机毫无表情地点了点头。结合The rest of us kept in __4__.可知是其余的人保持沉默，故答案选A。

5.句意：第二天，这位老人又笑着上了车，然后大声说“大家早上好。”

weak弱的；loud大声的；strong强壮的；low低的。根据下文And a very good morning to you all.大家早上好，可知老人是对大家说的这句话，所以应是“大声的”说，故答案选B。

6.句意：我们中的一些人惊讶地抬起头，回答道:“早上好。”

looked out小心、注意；looked down向下看；looked up抬头、向上看；looked after照顾。根据下文"Good morning." in reply.可知是我们中的一些人惊讶地抬起头，回答道:“早上好。”故答案选C。

7.句意：我们渐渐地开始点头和相互交谈。

suddenly突然地；carefully仔细地；finally最后、终于；gradually逐渐地、逐步地。根据后面的began to nod and talk to each other，可知人们先是相互点头，然后开始去相互交谈，这是一个逐渐的过程，故答案选D。

8.句意：一天早上，他穿了一套漂亮的西装，打了领带。

dressed穿，dress的过去式；hurt伤害；found发现，find的过去式或过去分词；worn穿，wear的过去分词。根据One morning he __8__ a nice suit and tie.可知此处表达的是“穿”，句子时态为一般过去时，所以这里应用过去式，故答案选A。

9.句意：司机转过身问:“Charlie，你有女朋友了吗?”

teacher老师；girlfriend女朋友；classmate同学；friend朋友。根据上文他穿着漂亮的西装，打了领带，手里还拿着一束花，以及下文he nodded his head shyly and said yes. 他害羞地点了点头，说是的。可知司机是问他是不是有女朋友了，故答案选B。

10.句意：我们从来都不知道那是不是他的名字。

always总是、一直；seldom很少；often经常；never从不。根据转折词but，可知大家从来都不知道那是不是他的名字，但是他害羞地点了点头，说是的，故答案选D。

11.句意：其他乘客向他鼓掌。

few很少的；many许多；other其它的；all所有。联系上文语境，结合The __11__ passengers clapped（拍手叫好）at him.可知是其他乘客向给他拍手叫好，故答案选C。

12.句意：Charlie没有在车站等车。

talking谈论；waiting等待；looking看；checking检查。联系下文语境，到市中心时一位乘客让司机等一下，他进去问问Charlie的事情，可知是Charlie没有在车站等车，故答案选B。

13.句意：当我们靠近中心时，一位乘客让司机等一下。

longer较长的；shorter较短的；farther较远的；nearer较近的。根据上文可知，这位来人每天乘车去市里的老人中心，结合When we came __13__ to the center, one of the passengers asked the driver to wait. He went in to ask about "Charlie".可知是当车靠近中心时，一位乘客让司机等一下，他想进去问关于“Charlie”的事。故答案选D。

14.句意：这位老先生很好，但他的一位密友在周末去世了。

for为了；and和；but但是；so因此。根据The old gentleman was fine, __14__ one of his close friends had died at the weekend.可知前面句之间是转折关系，所以用but连接，故答案选C。

15.句意：我们每人递给他一束花。

cakes蛋糕；books书；flowers鲜花；gifts礼物。根据上文He even had a bunch of flowers in his hand.结合We each handed him a bunch of __15__.根据空格前的量词，可知是我们每人递给他一束花。故答案选C。