School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of the to get home. Sitting at the front makes you out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies. Janie, the driver, tried to the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of a conversation. I tried to mind my manners and listen, but I was too busy thinking about my day. On this day, , her conversation was worth listening to. “ My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden of attitude and interest, I asked, “ What’s wrong with him?” With her eyes wet and her voice tight from the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can losing him. ” I couldn’t respond. I was shocked . My heart for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great my own mother was thrown into when my father died. I saw how hard it was, 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 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver. I suddenly felt very . I realized I had only thought of people as as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and her as unimportant. For all I know, I’m just another person in else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone a place to go to, people to see and appointments to . Understanding people is an art.
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:A
小题19:A
小题20:C
题目分析：文章讲述的是作者通过和司机的谈话，意识到了自己以往对待别人的错误看法。我只是一个存在于别人世界中的一个人，甚至可能微不足道。我不应该这么自私，自利和以自我为中心。了解他人也是一门艺术。
小题1:D考查名词辨析A. determination决心；B. decision决定；C. attempt试图；D. anxiety焦虑；根据上下文，我坐在公共汽车的最前面，因为我忧虑回到家。此处指的是作者想回家的急切，焦急的心情。选D
小题2:C考查动词辨析A. make制作；B. give 给；C. stand站；D. find发现；根据like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies可知，坐在汽车前面让他很突出，就像一堆阴暗的便士里面一个闪亮的硬币stand out 意为突出，选C
小题3:B考查动词辨析A. hold抓住；B. break打碎；C. take拿走；D. control控制；根据下方提到的her conversation was worth listening to.可知司机珍妮，试图打破不快的气氛，提出引人注目的比赛的话题（conversation）。选B
小题4:D考查副词辨析A. devotedly投入地；B. carelessly粗心地；C. sincerely真诚地；D. politely礼貌地；根据mind my manners可知，作者想言行方面表现好点，因此想礼貌地倾听。选D
小题5:D考查副词辨析A. therefore因此；B. instead反而；C. otherwise 否则；D. however然而；前面的I am too busy thinking about my day.我忙着想自己的一天，和后面的her conversation was worth listening to.她的谈话值得听，是转折关系，用however，选D
小题6:C考查形容词辨析A. common普通的；B. silence平静；C. particular特别的；D. surprise吃惊；“我父亲病了,”她没有特别跟谁说。选C
小题7:D考查动词辨析A. sense感觉；B. change改变；C. wonder想知道；D. choice 选择；从前面的句子：I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”可知作者问她父亲怎么了，后面是司机珍妮的回答。选D
小题8:A考查动词辨析A. removing移除；B. clearing 打扫；C. keeping保持；D. fighting打架；根据语境，因为司机很伤心，所以此处讲的是她低垂着双眼，伤心地回忆起了母亲，也无法想象失去父亲的情景。选A
小题9:C考查动词辨析A. lowered降低；B. closed关上；C. widened扩大；D. Opened打开；根据情境：我已经失去了我母亲，但我认为我不能容忍再失去他。选C
小题10:B考查名词辨析A. mind思想；B. regret后悔；C. bear忍受；D. escape逃跑；上下文，我不能回答，我震惊（shocked）。我为她心疼。可知作者得知这些以后感到很震惊，出乎了作者意料，选B
小题11:A考查动词辨析A. hurt伤害；B. ached疼痛；C. struck打击；D. impressed使印象深刻；根据语境，当父亲去世的时候，母亲陷入了多大的痛苦之中。选A
小题12:B考查名词辨析A. pain痛苦；B. pity遗憾；C. disappointment失望；D. mercy仁慈；我看见她是多么难，和仍然是她，是并列关系，选B
小题13:C考查连词辨析A. yet 然而；B. and并且；C. or否则；D. but但是；从前文的I saw how hard it was, 22 still is, for her.可知作者不愿让任何人经历这样的事情，选C
小题14:C考查形容词辨析A. dark 黑暗的；B. narrow狭窄的；C. whole 整个的；D. bright明亮的；从前面的句子：Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. 可知珍妮不仅是司机，也有整个家庭和关心的事情，选C
小题15:B考查形容词辨析A. confused困惑；B. selfish自私的；C. worried焦虑的；D. sad悲伤的；根据下文的I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver和I should not have been so selfish可知，作者认为自己没有注意到别人，感到自己以前很自私。选B
小题16:D考查形容词短语辨析 A.as long as只要， B. as soon as一…就， C. as well as不但，而且，和…一样好，D.as far as据…，就…，作者以前只想到别人的目的,没有想到别人的生活，as far as 就……而言，故选D
小题17:A考查动词辨析A. regarded认为；B. served服务；C. made制作；D. taken带走；从前面的句子：I had judged her by her job 可知作者一度认为珍妮是不重要的，选D
小题18:A考查不定代词A. someone某人；B. anyone任何人；C. no one没有人；D. everyone每人；这句话表示：在其他人的世界中我只是另一个人。选A
小题19:A考查动词辨析A. has有；B. gets 得到；C. finds发现；D. needs需要；我不应该这么自私，自利和以自我为中心。这里表示：按道理讲应该有，故选D
小题20:C考查动词辨析A. stay呆；B. get得到； C. keep保持；D. Put放；keep an appointment固定短语搭配：守约，践行约定，每个人都有地方可去，有人要看，要守约。选C。
