School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of 11 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 12 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 13 . I try to mind my manners and 14 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 15, her conversation was worth listening to. “My father’s sick, ”she said to no one in 16 . 1 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 fighting against the tears, she 17, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 18 as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can 19 losing him.” I couldn’t react. I was 20 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 21 my own mother was thrown into when my father died. I saw how hard it was, 22 still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go 23 that. Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a 24 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver. I suddenly felt very25. I realized I had only thought of people as 26 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 just considered her 27. For all I know, I’m just another person in 28 else’s world, and may not even be important. I 29 not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointments to 30 . 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:C
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:D
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:考查名词：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:考查动词搭配：A. make out辨认出，B. think out想出，C. stand out耀眼，杰出。 D. find out弄清，查明，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:考查名词：A. topic话题，B. conversation对话，C. discussion讨论，D. message信息，需哦那个下文的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:考查副词和上下文：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:考查副词：A. therefore因此，B. thus因此，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:考查形容词：A. common普通的，B. silence沉默，C. particular 特别的，D. surprise惊讶，in particular尤其，特别。“我父亲病了,”她没有特别跟谁说。选C
小题7:考查动词：A. informed通知，B. reminded提醒，使想起，C. announced宣布，D. responded回答，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:考查动词：A. lowered放低，B. closed关闭，C. widened拓宽，D. opened打开，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:考查动词：A. mind介意，B. regret后悔，C. bear容忍，D. miss错过，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:考查形容词：A. angry生气的，B. shocked震惊的，C. curious 好奇的，D. interested感兴趣的，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:考查名词：A. pain疼痛，B. pity同情，C. disappointment失望，D. mercy怜悯，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:考查副词：A. yet然而，B. and并且，C. or 或者，D. but但是，我看见她是多么难，和仍然是她，是并列关系，选B
小题13:考查词组：A. go over克服，B. go round四处走动，C. go through经历，D. go without没有…也能过，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:考查形容词：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:考查形容词：A. confused困惑的，B. selfish自私的，C. worried担心的，D. sad悲伤的，上下文，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:考查形容词短语： 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
选D
小题17:考查形容词：A. unfit不合适的，B. unselfish无私的，C. unnecessary没有必要的，D. unimportant不重要的，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:考查代词：A. someone有人，B. anyone任何人，C. no one没有人，D. everyone每个人，someoneelse其他的人，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:考查情态动词：A. might可以，B. must必须，C. need需要，D. should应该，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…，选D
小题20:考查动词：A. stay逗留，B. remain仍然，C. keep保持，D. put放置，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。