Question

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired, I sat at the very front of the bus because of   1   to get home．Sitting at the front makes you   2   out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies． Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of   3 ．

I try to mind my manners and  4   listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day．On this day, however, her conversation was worth listening to．

"My father’s sick," she said to no one in  5 ．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?"

With her eyes wet and her voice tight from   6   the tears, she responded, "Heart trouble．" Her eyes   7  as she continued．"I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can   8  losing him．”

I couldn’t respond．I was  9  ．My heart ached for her．I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great   10  my own mother was thrown into when my father died．

I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her．I wouldn’t like anyone to go through that．Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver．That was just her job．She had a whole world of family and concerns too．I had never thought of her as anything but a  11   ．I suddenly felt very   12  ．I realized I had only thought of people as   13   as what their purposes were in my life．I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver．1 had judged her by her job and regarded her as unimportant．

For all I know, I’m just another person in someone else’s world, and may not even be important．I should not have been so selfish and self-centered．Everyone   14  a place to go to, people to see and appointments to   15 ．Understanding people is an art．

1.A．determination B．decision    C．a(chǎn)ttempt          D．a(chǎn)nxiety

2.A．make           B．stand        C．think            D．find

3.A．topic              B．message      C. discussion       D. conversation

4.A．devotedly     B．carelessly  C．truly            D．sincerely

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

6.A．a(chǎn)voiding       B．clearing    C．keeping          D．fighting

7.A．glanced       B．closed       C. lowered          D. saddened

8.A．mind           B．regret      C．bear             D．miss

9.A．a(chǎn)ngry         B．interested  C．curious          D．shocked

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

11.A．daughter     B．worker       C．driver           D．passenger

12.A．selfish        B．confused   C．worried          D．sad

13.A．long          B．often        C．far              D．well

14.A．takes             B．has          C．finds            D．needs

15.A．stay              B．remain       C．keep             D．put

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.C

【解析】文章講述的是作者通過和司機(jī)的談話，意識到了自己以往對待別人的錯誤看法。

1.上下文，此處指的是作者想回家的急切，焦急的心情。

2.詞組搭配，根據(jù)like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies可知，坐在汽車前面讓他很突出，就像一堆陰暗的便士里面一個閃亮的硬幣stand out 意為突出

3.上下文，根據(jù)后文可知司機(jī)想打破這種尷尬的氛圍，開始了一段對話

4.上下文，根據(jù)mind my manners可知，作者想言行方面表現(xiàn)好點(diǎn)，因此想真誠地傾聽。

5.句意理解，司機(jī)并沒有特意在跟誰講話

6.句意理解，根據(jù)With her eyes wet and her voice tight可知，司機(jī)在努力控制自己的感情，fight tears意為，控制不讓眼淚掉下來。

7.語境，因為司機(jī)很傷心，所以此處講的是她低垂著雙眼，傷心地回憶起了母親，也無法想象失去父親的情景。

8.句意理解，我無法忍受再失去父親。Bear此處意為忍受

9.上下文，作者得知這些以后感到很震驚，出乎了作者意料

10.語境，當(dāng)父親去世的時候，母親陷入了多大的痛苦之中。

11.句意理解，我以前只把她當(dāng)成了一個司機(jī)，

12.上下文，根據(jù)下文的I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver和I should not have been so selfish可知，作者認(rèn)為自己沒有注意到別人，感到自己以前很自私。

13.作者以前只想到別人的目的,沒有想到別人的生活，as far as 就……而言

14.句意理解，每個人都有要去的地方

15.動詞搭配，keep appointment 守約，踐行約定