阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very 1.of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me 2.out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the 3. tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 4.. I tried to mind my manners and 5.listen, 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. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 8. the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 9. as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”
I was 10. My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great 11.that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and 12. is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to 13.that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was 14.her job. She had a whole world of 15.and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish. I realized I had only thought of people as 16.as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie17. she was a bus driver. I had 18. her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in 19. else’s world, and may not even be 20. . 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.
21.A. front B. end C. side D. middle
22.A. find B. take C. think D. stand
23. A. doctor B. driver C. teacher D. assistant
24. A. fire B. topic C. conversation D. discussion
25.A. politely B. slightly C. carelessly D. partly
26.A. however B. therefore C. instead D. otherwise
27.A. surprise B. particular C. silence D. purpose
28.A. fighting B. turning C. clearing D. protecting
29.A. opened B. shone C. closed D. lowered
30. A. recognized B. worried C. shocked D. excited
31. A. victory B. pain C. respect D. disappointment
32.A. away B. seldom C. still D. never
33.A. pick up B. work out C. go though D. get down
34.A. almost B. nearly C. ever D. just
35.A. family B. factory C. school D. friend
36.A far B. long C. much D. well
37.A. while B. because C. though D. until
38.A. criticized B. received C. considered D. judged
39. A. everyone B. anyone C. someone D. nobody
40.A. happy B. wise C. useful D. important
—John and I will celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary next month.
—Oh, _________!
A. cheer up B. well done C. go ahead D. congratulations
_____ I admit that there are problems, I don't' think that they cannot be solved.
A. Unless B. Until C. As D. While
As your instructor(教师) advised, you ought to spend your time on something ____ researching into.
A. precious B. worth C. worthy D. valuable
_____ the fact that his initial(开始的)experiments had failed, Pro. White persisted (坚持) in his research.
A. Because of B. As to C. In spite of D. In views of
—Do you have enough to ________ the cost of your board at school?
—Oh yes, enough and to spare.
A. cover B. spend C. fill D. spare
