阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上涂黑。
The sun was shining when I got on No.151 Bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the 1rules. 2we see the same faces every day, we prefer to3behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their 4.
As the bus came near the Mile, a 5suddenly rang out “6! This is your driver speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The 7came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go 8.”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾).I saw her 9every day. Our eyes met We waited for the next 10from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning neighbor!”
Our voice were 11.For many of us, these were the 12words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like 13, to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help14.There was the feeling of relief, that we were not being held up(抢劫). But more, there was the sense of ice being 15. “Good morning, neighbor.” It was not so 16after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands, many laughed. The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t 17to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had never heard before in 18.
When I reached my stop, I said 19to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was 20off better than most.
1.A. unwritten B. strict C. bus D. city
2.A. As B. Because C. When D. Although
3.A. read B. sit C. talk D. hide
4.A. ways B. methods C. respect D. distance
5.A. message B. warning C. suggestion D. voice
6.A. Attention B. Minding C. Help D. Listen
7.A. papers B. passengers C. driver D. tears
8.A. on B. round C. ahead D. down
9.A. still B. nearly C. even D. hardly
10.A. turn B. talk C. order D. remark
11.A. loud B. neat C. slow D. weak
12.A. first B. last C. best D. only
13.A. passengers B. citizens C. patients D. schoolchildren
14.A. shouting B. crying C. smiling D. wondering
15.A. formed B. heated C. broken D. frozen
16.A. sad B. hard C. ordinary D. shy
17.A. need B. want C. like D. begin
18.A. my life B. Bus 151 C. public D. other words
19.A. good morning B. good-bye C. hello D. thanks
20.A. starting B. seeing C. taking D. turning
This problem is said_____ three times at the meeting. However, they haven’t arrived at a conclusion now.
A. to have discussed B. to have been discussed
C. having been discussed D. having discussed
At present there is a fierce debate over the question_______ human cloning should be allowed.
A. that B. whether C. what D. if
You have taken a hell of a risk and suffered a great deal, but you should believe it will ____sooner or later.
A. pay back B. pay up C. pay off D. pay down
Li Ming was often late for school, ______made our head teacher feel very angry.
A. when B. that C. as D. which
According to the test disciplines it is_______ that any student takes a mobile phone into thee may examination room.
A. without question B. beyond question
C. out of question D. out of the question