Question

School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very ______ of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me ______ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the ______, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of ______. I tried to mind my manners and ______ listened, but usually I am 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. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from ________ the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes ______ as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I was ______. My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great _____ that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and _________ is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to ______ that.

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was ______ her job. She had a whole world of ______ and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish. I realized I had only thought of people as ______ as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie ______ she was a bus driver. I had ______ her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

For all I know, I’m just another person in ______ else’s world, and may not even be ________ I  should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.

1.A. side    B. end    C. front    D. middle

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

3.A. doctor    B. teacher    C. driver    D. assistant

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

5.A. politely    B. slightly    C. carelessly    D. partly

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

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

8.A. fighting    B. turning    C. clearing    D. protecting

9.A. opened    B. lowered    C. closed    D. shone

10.A. shocked    B. relieved    C. recognized    D. excited

11.A. victory    B. pain    C. respect    D. disappointment

12.A. away    B. seldom    C. never    D. still

13.A. pick up    B. go through    C. work out    D. get down

14.A. almost    B. nearly    C. just    D. ever

15.A. school    B. factory    C. family    D. friend

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

17.A. while    B. until    C. though    D. because

18.A. judged    B. received    C. considered    D. criticized

19.A. everyone    B. anyone    C. someone    D. nobody

20.A. happy    B. important    C. useful    D. wise

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章叙述了作者放学回家坐公交车的亲身经历。放学了，作者感到很累。他坐在拥挤的公共汽车的最前面，因为急于回家。坐在那里，就像一堆暗淡的便士里的一枚闪闪发光的硬币一样引人注目。作者觉得自己很自私。作者认为在别人的世界里我只是另外一个人，也许在别人的眼里他也并不重要。

1.本题考查名词。A. side边；B. end 结束，末端；C. front前部； D. middle中间。结合下文我迫切想回家，我应该是坐在车子的前部。选C。

2.本题考查动词词组。stand out意为：突出，显眼；结合下文的like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.可知答案为stand out.选D。

3.考查名词。A. doctor医生；B. teacher老师；C. driver司机；D. assistant助手。在公共汽车上，应该是司机想打破沉默。选C。

4.考查名词。A. conversation 会话；B. topic话题；C. fire火；D. discussion讨论。司机想通过谈话打破不舒服的气氛。选A。

5.本题考查副词。A. politely有礼貌地；B. slightly轻微地；C. carelessly粗心地；D. partly部分地。结合前文mind my manners，可知我注意了自己的礼貌，那么应该是礼貌的听司机讲话。选A。

6.结合上下文。A. otherwise要不然的话；B. instead反而；C. therefore因此； D. however然而。上文提及我经常在司机说话的时候想自己的事情，下文提及her conversation was worth listening to.可知存在着转折的关系。选D。

7.考查名词。A. surprise惊讶；B. purpose 目的；C. silence 沉默；D. particular特别。从前面的句子：My father’s sick,”可知司机很担心。选D。

8.本题考查上下文联系。A. fighting战斗，斗争；B. turning转变；C. clearing清理；D. protecting保护。由文章内容可以知道司机非常痛苦，但是又不能当众哭泣，只能强忍着泪水。选A。

9.本题考查动词语义辨析。A. opened打开； B. lowered 使低下；C. closed关闭；D. shone照耀。由上下文可知她父亲得了重病，她情绪低沉，当说出父亲所患的病的时候应该是低下眼帘，表示痛苦之情。她的眼睛低下来，继续说。选B。

10.考查动词。A. shocked震惊；B. relieved欣慰；C. recognized认出； D. excited使兴奋。听到她父亲患重病，母亲又已经去世，我很震惊。选A。

11.考查名词。A. victory胜利；B. pain疼痛；C. respect尊重；D. disappointment失望。根据下文可知，我母亲的爸爸去世给我母亲带来的应该是痛苦。选B。

12.考查副词。A. away离开；B. seldom 很少；C. never从来没有； D. still仍然。根据I saw how hard it was, and ____12____ is, for her.可知，我知道这对她来说是多么艰难，现在依然如此。应该选D。

13.本题考查动词短语辨析。A. pick up拾起，偶然学到； B. go through 经历，度过；C. work out工作出，制定出；D. get down 下来。go through意为：经历。作者是不想看到任何人经历同样的痛苦。选B。

14.考查副词。A. almost几乎；B. nearly差不多；C. just仅仅；D. ever曾经。那只是她的工作。选C。

15.本题考查名词辨析。A. school学校；B. factory工厂； C. family家庭；D. friend朋友。根据上下文可知她应该有自己的家庭和自己的忧虑。选C。

16.考查副词。A. far 遥远地；B. long长期地；C. much 非常；D. well很好地。根据I realized I had only thought of people as ___16___ as what their purposes were in my life.可知，我意识到，我只想到人们在我生命中的目的。选A。

17.本题考查状语从句的连词。A. while 当---时候； B. until直到---为止； C. though尽管；D. because因为。我没有注意到她是因为她只是一个司机。选D。

18.本题考查上下文串联。A. judged判断； B. received收到；；C. considered 考虑；D. criticized批评。我不注意她是因为她只是一个司机，反应作者是根据职业来判断一个人的。选A。

19.考查不定代词。A. everyone 每个人；B. anyone任何人； C. someone某人；D. nobody没有人。在别人的世界里我只是另外一个人，选C。

20.考查上下文联系。A. happy高兴的； B. important重要的； C. useful有用的；D. wise明智的。也许在别人的眼里我也并不重要。选B。