Question

When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner 36 . I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly 37 .

Not really knowing how 38  the bus ride should be, I 39  when I saw the landmarks 40 on my friend’s hand-drawn map. But when I got close enough to the 41 , I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was 42  on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no 43  when the next bus would come, 44  when a bus did come by, I 45  got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted to go and he said that I had caught the 46  bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he 47  to help me out. I gratefully showed him my little hand-drawn map but 48  did not help much.

He finally 49  me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was 50  that he could not help me more. After a few minutes of walking, I noticed a bus pull up beside me. It was the 51  bus driver. He explained that he didn’t want to leave me there 52 . He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party 53  I was over an hour late.

I am forever thankful for the 54  that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a 55 on my heart.

1.	A．meal B．party C．meeting D．time

2.	A．accepted B．refused C．got D．received

3.	A．far B．difficult C．long D．bad

4.	A．drove on B．walked away C．hurried by D．got off

5.	A．show B．showing C．shown D．to show

6.	A．street signs B．tall buildings C．traffic lights D．back yards

7.	A．queuing B．sitting C．standing D．waiting

8.	A．meaning B．idea C．problem D．way

9.	A．so B．yet C．but D．still

10.	A．suddenly B．luckily C．finally D．quickly

11.	A．right B．wrong C．best D．fastest

12.	A．supplied B．refused C．offered D．wanted

13.	A．it B．he C．she D．they

14.	A．kept B．dropped C．drove D．turned

15.	A．eager B．worried C．sorry D．disappointed

16.	A．same B．next C．kind D．silly

17.	A．helpless B．lonely C．unaccompanied D．alone

18.	A．after B．although C．until D．when

19.	A．respect B．concern C．help D．love

20.	A．mark B．sign C．symbol D．line

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.A

【解析】

1.B。第三段最后一句中出现了party，a dinner party意为“家宴”。

2.A。有点紧张，但最后还是高兴地接受了。

3.C。不知道要坐多远的汽车。

4.D。看见同学手绘的地图上的路标，我下了车。

5.C。shown on my friend’s hand-drawn map是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰the landmarks。

6.A。根据上下文应指路标，相当于the landmarks。

7.C。刚下车，走到有路标的地方，应该是站在那里。

8.B。have no idea不知道。

9.A。前后是因果关系，因为不了解情况，所以见车就上。

10.D。因为人生地不熟，我见车就急忙上去。

11.B。后一句是依据，虽然上错了车，但让我呆在上面。

12.C。他主动提出要帮我。

13.A。指手绘地图。

14.B。keep off 不接近；drop off在某特定地点放下，卸下；drive off 击退；turn off关掉, 使转变方向。

15.C。没帮上忙，他感到抱歉。

16.A。从下一句He explained that he didn’t want to leave me there alone.可以知道还是原来那位司机。

17.D。leave sb alone在这里是“把某人独自留下”的意思。

18.B。尽管晚了一个多小时，但毕竟我还是赶上参加了晚宴。

19.B。此句可以理解为：this bus driver had the concern for me司机对我的关心。

20.A。mark 标志, 痕迹。此处指在我心中留下印象。