阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 21~40 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very
21 of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me
22 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the
23_ , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of
_ 24 .
I tried to mind my manners and
25 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,
26 , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in
27 , I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from
28 the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes
29 as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand l

osing him.”
I was
30 . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great
31 that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and
32 is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to
33 that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was
34 her job. She had a whole world of
35 and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very __36____. I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie
37 she was a bus driver. I had
38 her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m

just another person in
39 else’s world, and may not be
40 . 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.
小题1: | A.front | B.end | C.side | D.middle |
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小题2: | A.find | B.take | C.think | D.stand |
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小题3:.
A.doctor | B.driver | C.teacher | D.assistant |
小题4: | A.fire | B.topic | C.conversation | D.discussion |
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小题5: | A.politely | B.slightly | C.carelessly | D.partly |
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小题6:.
A.however | B.therefore | C.instead | D.otherwise |
小题7:.
A.surprise | B.particular | C.silence | D.purpose |
小题8: | A.fighting | B.turning | C.clearing | D.protecting |
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小题9: | A.opened | B.shone | C.closed | D.lowered |
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小题10: | A.recognized | B.worried | C.shocked | D.exci ted |
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小题11: | A.victory | B.pain | C.respect | D.disappointment |
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小题12: | A.away | B.seldom | C.still | D.never |
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小题13: | A.pick up | B.work out | C.go through | D.get down |
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小题14: | A.almost | B.nearly | C.ever | D.just |
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小题15: | A.family | B.bus | C.school | D.friend |
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小题16: | A.selfish | B.desperate | C.pessimistic | D.ridiculous |
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小题17:.
A.while | B.because | C.though | D.until |
小题18:.
A.criticized | B.received | C.considered | D. judged |
小题19:.
A.everyone | B.anyone | C.someone | D.nobody |
小题20: | A.happy | B.wise | C.useful | D.important |
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