My mind seems always to return to the day when I met Carl. The city bus stopped at a corner to pick up the daily commuters (someone who travels regularly to and from work), a group in which I was included. Boarding the bus, I looked for a place to sit. At last, I found a place near the back.
The man in the seat next to the one I was going for was an older man in a grey suit, well-worn dress shoes, and a black hat like I always pictured reporters wearing, but without the little press card. Seated, I began to read the book I had been carrying, which was Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. The man in the seat next to me introduced himself by asking if I had read any other book like the one I was holding. When I told him I had, he seemed to become interested, and so did I. He introduced himself as Carl and asked if I liked jazz, and I told him that I didn’t really listen to it, and that I liked rock and roll. Waiting for Carl to tell me that I should listen to real music, I was shocked when he just smiled and nodded. He said, "You remind me of myself when I was your age. I remember how my parents hated jazz and how they couldn’t see how I could listen to that awful noise. I bet your parents say the same thing, don’t they?" Now it was my turn to smile, amused with how right he was.
As the bus carried us from one side of the city to the other, Carl and I talked about a lot of different things. The more we talked, the more amazed I became at how much the two of us really had in common, despite the age difference. I haven’t seen him since we parted, but the thought of our connection that day rarely leaves my mind.
Carl really made me think about how much we can learn from each other if we just break through the blocks between us we’ve got. I mean, I would have never thought before that day that I could have anything in common with someone so much older than I. But Carl taught me that no matter what we are, we are all just people, and that we should make an extra effort to try and get to know our neighbors and people we see every day, regardless of age, race, religion, sex, or anything else. If we all take the time to attempt to understand each other, I think that the world would be a much better place that we could share together, as humans.
小題1:From the first paragraph we know that the author _____________.
A．did not mind whether there was a seat or not
B．hoped to have a seat when getting on the bus
C．thought the bus was overcrowded
D．looked for a seat but failed
小題2:The author usually imagined a reporter as one who _____________.
A．liked jazz music
B．enjoyed talking with others
C．liked reading Jack Kerouac’s works
D．usually wore a black hat and press card
小題3: After talking with Carl, the author realized that _____________.
A．older people were nice to talk to
B．he should have known Carl earlier
C．his parents were so different from Carl in listening to music
D．a(chǎn)ge was not necessarily a problem in heart-to-heart communication
小題4:It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A．the author hasn’t seen the old man since then
B．jazz music used to be more popular than rock and roll
C．the author was not satisfied with human relationships in the world
D．Carl made the author realize we humans live in peace and brotherhood

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：文章主要講了作者在公共汽車上見到了一位比他年長(zhǎng)的名叫Carl的人，他們相談甚歡，并從彼此身上學(xué)到了許多事情。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段Boarding the bus, I looked for a place to sit可知作者想要找個(gè)地方坐下了，所以選 B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段a black hat like I always pictured reporters wearing可知作者認(rèn)為記者會(huì)戴著黑帽子。所以選D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段how much the two of us really had in common, despite the age difference可知真誠(chéng)的交流與年齡無(wú)關(guān)。所以選D
小題4:主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段I think that the world would be a much better place that we could share together可知作者對(duì)于人際現(xiàn)狀并不滿意。所以選C
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“Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a (n)      when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Frank ,      you were polite and made the best of it. You have such a good      , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Frank looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes      . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful      .
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)mazedB．excitedC．a(chǎn)shamedD．worried
小題2:
A．teamB．playerC．coachD．game
小題3:
A．criticisedB．praisedC．a(chǎn)doredD．a(chǎn)ccused
小題4:
A．skillB．performanceC．behaviorD．a(chǎn)ction
小題5:
A．nameB．photoC．signD．model
小題6:
A．strangeB．wrongC．trueD．funny
小題7:
A．knownB．encouragedC．a(chǎn)doptedD．influenced
小題8:
A．fellB．frozeC．shookD．folded
小題9:
A．questionedB．noticedC．teasedD．a(chǎn)ttacked
小題10:
A．canB．needC．wouldD．may
小題11:
A．pulled upB．put upC．took upD．turned up
小題12:
A．peacefullyB．hesitantlyC．delightedlyD．naturally
小題13:
A．choiceB．effortC．commentD．mistake
小題14:
A．believeB．missC．a(chǎn)dmireD．remember
小題15:
A．dangerB．surpriseC．sorrowD．trouble
小題16:
A．teammateB．a(chǎn)dultC．kidD．student
小題17:
A．howeverB．a(chǎn)ndC．butD．so
小題18:
A．qualityB．courageC．dreamD．belief
小題19:
A．clearlyB．carefullyC．patientlyD．differently
小題20:
A．giftB．lookC．hopeD．lesson

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