Question

In the city of Chicago I met a man I will never forget. He drove a bus that ran from downtown to the edge of the city. Each night I watched him. As the passengers got on the bus, he smiled at each one. It was fun to see how many passengers forgot their troubles and smiled back.

There was one passenger, I noticed, that had never smiled back. He usually coughed roughly through his mustache (胡子) as he got on the bus. And he never covered his mouth. But that wasn’t enough to stop the bus driver’s smile. He gave the man with the mustache and the rough cough his biggest smile.

The man with the mustache never seemed to see that smile. He would sit on the edge of his seat and complained about the way that the bus driver was driving. He only complained for a short time, but he spoke loudly enough so everybody could hear. It was enough to make me sick. But the driver never said a word. He just went on smiling at passengers as they got on the bus.

I wanted to get to know this bus driver better. One night I stayed on the bus to the end of the line. I asked the driver, “Why don’t you throw that man with the mustache out of the bus?” The bus driver looked at me and gave me one of his famous smiles. “I don’t care about that,” he said. “Let me tell you about my friend’s dog. The man next door to me has a dog. Every time the moon shines, the dog barks (狗叫) and barks all night.” “Well, what about the dog and the moon?” I asked. “Oh, the moon keeps on shining,” he said.

1.The first paragraph mainly tells us            .

A. the writer was interested in the bus driver

B. there was a bus from downtown to Chicago

C. each night the writer watched the driver driving

D. it was fun for the driver to see passengers smiling

2.What did the man with a mustache usually do on the bus?

A. He never said a word.

B. He talked loudly to others.

C. He complained about the way to the city.

D. He complained that the driver didn’t drive well.

3.The writer stayed on the bus to the end of the line because he wanted             .

A. to listen to an interesting story

B. to know more about the driver

C. to ask about the dog and the moon

D. to ask the driver to throw the man out

4.What does the passage imply (暗示)?

A. Bus drivers should smile at passengers.

B. It’s no good to be rough to others.

C. We should learn to be polite.

D. We should learn to be generous（宽宏大量的）.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文提到作者对芝加哥的一位公交车司机的介绍，他面对每一位乘客都是面带微笑，当遇到有抱怨的人时，他也不生气。作者很想知道为什么？于是，在一次乘车的过程中作者对他进行了询问，他告诉作者一个道理，人要学会宽宏大量。

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考点：人物传记类短文阅读。