Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。  

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my     1to get home. Sitting at the front makes you     2out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie , the driver , tries to break the     3atmosphere by striking the match of     4.I try to mind my manners and    5listen , but usually I am too busy thinking about my day . On this day,    6, her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in     7, I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him ?”  

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With her eyes wet and her voice tight from     8against the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she    9. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I couldn’t respond. I was    10. My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great    11my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was,    12still is , for her  I wouldn’t like anyone to go     13that .  

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was    14her job . She had a whole work of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as    15but a driver.

I suddenly felt very    16. I realized I had only thought of people as    17as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as    18.

For all I know, I’m just another person in    19else’s world, and may not even be important. I    20not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go , people to see and appointments (约会) to keep , Understanding people is an art .

1.A．anxiety          B．determination C．decision       D．attempt  

2.

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A．find             B．carry          C．think          D．stand

3.A．unpopular        B．uncomfortable C．unusual         D．unforgettable  

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

5.A．politely         B．devotedly      C．carelessly     D．sincerely

6.A．however          B．therefore      C．thus           D．and

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

8.A．fighting         B．avoiding       C．clearing       D．running  

9.A．asked            B．lasted         C．repeated       D．continued

10.A．for sure        B．at ease        C．in shock       D．at least

11.A．mercy           B．pain           C．pity           D．disappointment

12.A．but             B．yet            C．and            D．or

13.A．over            B．round          C．through        D．without

14.A．almost          B．never          C．ever           D．just

15.A．something       B．anything       C．nothing        D．everything

16.A．sad             B．anxious        C．selfish        D．worried

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

18.A．unfit           B．unselfish      C．unnecessary    D．unimportant  

19.A．everyone        B．someone        C．anyone         D．no one

20.A．might           B．may            C．can            D．should

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A 

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C 

11.B

12.C

13.C

14.D

15.B 

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.D