School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very  41 of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me  42  out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the  43  , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of  44  .
I tried to mind my manners and  45  listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   46  , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in particular (專門) , I could see the  47  and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from  48  the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes   49  as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”
I was  50  . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great  51  that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and   52  is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to  53  that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was  54  her job. She had a whole world of   55  and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very  56  . I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie  57  she was a bus driver. I had  58  her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in  59  else’s world, and may not be  60 . 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.
小題1:
A.frontB.endC.sideD.middle
小題2:
A.findB.takeC.thinkD.stand
小題3:
A.doctorB.driverC.teacherD.a(chǎn)ssistant
小題4:
A.fireB.topicC.conversationD.discussion
小題5:
A.politelyB.slightlyC.carelesslyD.partly
小題6:
A.howeverB.thereforeC.insteadD.otherwise
小題7:
A.surpriseB.worryC.curiosityD.a(chǎn)nger
小題8:
A.fightingB.turningC.clearingD.protecting
小題9:
A.openedB.shoneC.closedD.lowered
小題10:
A.recognizedB.worriedC.shockedD.excited
小題11:
A.victoryB.painC.respectD.disappointment
小題12:
A.a(chǎn)wayB.seldomC.stillD.never
小題13:
A.pick upB.work outC.go throughD.get down
小題14:
A.a(chǎn)lmostB.nearlyC.everD.just
小題15:
A.familyB.busC.schoolD.friend
小題16:
A.selfishB.desperateC.pessimisticD.ridiculous
小題17:
A.whileB.becauseC.thoughD.until
小題18:
A.blamedB.receivedC.consideredD.judged
小題19:
A.everyoneB.a(chǎn)nyoneC.someoneD.nobody
小題20:
A.happyB.wiseC.usefulD.important

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小題1:C
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小題1:D
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小題1:A
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小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:D

小題1:本題考查形容詞。結(jié)合下文我迫切想回家,我應(yīng)該是坐在車子的前部。選A
小題2:本題考查動(dòng)詞詞組。Stand out意為:突出,顯眼;結(jié)合下文的like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.可知答案為stand out.選D
小題3:考查名詞:在公共汽車上,應(yīng)該是司機(jī)想打破沉默。選B
小題4:考查名詞:司機(jī)想通過談話打破不舒服的氣氛。選C
小題5:本題考查副詞。結(jié)合前文mind my manners,可知我注意了自己的禮貌,那么應(yīng)該是禮貌的聽司機(jī)講話。選A
小題6:結(jié)合上下文。上文提及我經(jīng)常在司機(jī)說話的時(shí)候想自己的事情,下文提及her conversation was worth listening to.可知存在著轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系。選A。
小題7:從前面的句子:My father’s sick,”可知司機(jī)很擔(dān)心。選B
小題8:本題考查上下文聯(lián)系,由文章內(nèi)容可以知道司機(jī)非常痛苦,但是又不能當(dāng)眾哭泣,只能強(qiáng)忍著淚水。選A
小題9:本題考查動(dòng)詞語義辨析。由上下文可知她父親得了重病,她情緒低沉,當(dāng)說出父親所患的病的時(shí)候應(yīng)該是低下眼簾,表示痛苦之情。她的眼睛低下來,繼續(xù)說。選D
小題10:聽到她父親患重病,母親又已經(jīng)去世,我很震驚。選C
小題11:根據(jù)下文可知,我母親的爸爸去世給我母親帶來的應(yīng)該是痛苦。選B。
小題12:考查副詞:A. away離開B. seldom很少C. still仍然D. never從不,根據(jù)上下文,應(yīng)該選C
小題13:本題考查動(dòng)詞短語辨析。go through意為:經(jīng)歷。作者是不想看到任何人經(jīng)歷同樣的痛苦。選C
小題14:考查副詞:那只是她的工作。選D
小題15:本題考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文可知她應(yīng)該有自己的家庭和自己的憂慮。選A
小題16:考查形容詞:突然我感到自己很自私,選A。
小題17:本題考查狀語從句的連詞。我沒有注意到她是因?yàn)樗皇且粋(gè)司機(jī)。選B。
小題18:本題考查上下文串聯(lián)。我不注意她是因?yàn)樗皇且粋(gè)司機(jī),反應(yīng)作者是根據(jù)職業(yè)來判斷一個(gè)人的。選D
小題19:考查不定代詞:在別人的世界里我只是另外一個(gè)人,選C。
小題15:考查上下文聯(lián)系,也許在別人的眼里我也并不重要。選D。
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B.people laugh when they watch clowns play at the circus
C.clowns like animals very much so they jump like different animals
D.clowns make people laugh but they seldom laugh

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