Question

School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very   36   of the crowded bus because of my anxiety(焦虑) to go home. Sitting there makes me  37   like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the   38  , tried to break the uncomfortable   39    by starting a conversation. I tried to mind my manners and politely   40   her, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   41 , her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in   42  , 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 fighting the tears, she       43  , “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve   44   lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I was shocked. My   45   ached for her. And this reminded me of the great   46   my own mother was thrown into when her father   47  . I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to   48   that.

Suddenly I   49   Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a whole world of   50   and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish(自私). I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no   51   to Janie   52   she was a bus driver. I had judged(评价) her by her   53   and brushed her off as unimportant.

For all I know, I’m just another person in   54   else’s world, and may not even be   55  . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.

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

2.A. stand for             B. stand up            C. stand out          D. stand by

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

4.A. mood                 B. condition           C. atmosphere    D. occasion

5.A. listen to             B. argue with         C. explain to         D. talk to

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

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

8.A. replied                B. shouted            C. cried                    D. spoke

9.A. totally                 B. already             C. completely         D. heavily

10.A. leg              B. stomach           C. heart                 D. head

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

12.A. was lost            B. was away           C. died                D. was sick

13.A. go against                B. go for             C. go by                  D. go through

14.A. realized           B. recognized      C. argued                       D. explained

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

16.A. money              B. attention      C. respect           D. time

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

18.A. voice               B. job           C. family                D. look

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

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

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.B

19.B

20.C

【解析】略