阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 21～40 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very 21 of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me 22 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the 23_ , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of _ 24 .
I tried to mind my manners and 25 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 26 , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in 27 , 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 28 the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 29 as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”
I was 30 . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great 31 that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and 32 is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to 33 that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was 34 her job. She had a whole world of 35 and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very __36____. I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie 37 she was a bus driver. I had 38 her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in 39 else’s world, and may not be 40 . 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.
1. A. front B. end C. side D. middle
2. A. find B. take C. think D. stand
3.. A. doctor B. driver C. teacher D. assistant
4. A. fire B. topic C. conversation D. discussion
5. A. politely B. slightly C. carelessly D. partly
6.. A. however B. therefore C. instead D. otherwise
7.. A. surprise B. particular C. silence D. purpose
8. A. fighting B. turning C. clearing D. protecting
9. A. opened B. shone C. closed D. lowered
10. A. recognized B. worried C. shocked D. excited
11. A. victory B. pain C. respect D. disappointment
12.A. away B. seldom C. still D. never
13. A. pick up B. work out C. go through D. get down
14.A. almost B. nearly C. ever D. just
15. A. family B. bus C. school D. friend
16. A. selfish B. desperate C. pessimistic D. ridiculous
17.. A. while B. because C. though D. until
18.. A. criticized B. received C. considered D. judged
19.. A. everyone B. anyone C. someone D. nobody
20. A. happy B. wise C. useful D. important
---- When did the couple die?
---- It was on May 12 _______ the earthquake hit Wenchuan County.
A. that B. which C. when D. what
----Mr. Hu, have you finished correcting the papers?
----Not yet, the papers _______. You _______ get the results from me by tomorrow.
A. are corrected; will B. are being correcting; should
C. are being corrected; shall D. are being corrected; would
I must have been a great _____ to my parents in those hard days, for I never failed to live up to their expectations.
A. achievement B. comfort C. disappointment D. support
As most of you seem confused, now I’m going to the __________ measures.
A. content B. abstract C. absolute D. concrete
A great deal of advanced science and technology has been ______ since China carried out the reform and opening policy.
A. brought down B. brought in C. brought out D. brought up
