On a cold evening I was waiting for a taxi in New York. About 5 minutes later, I was picked up by a driver, and he said how terrible some people were. I knew there was a part of me that wanted to be silent, but I had to listen out of kindness.
The man told me that he had just come from JFK Airport without a customer. Over the courses of that taxi ride, what started as anger changed slowly and he mentioned that he had read an article which said that the happiest people are the ones that give, so he hoped he’d have more chance to give in his life. I was really starting to enjoy being with this man.
As we arrived at the place where I wanted to go, I paid my money by credit card. I pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Sir, since we’ve been talking about giving this whole time, I want to share that feeling with you. I’ve already paid my money, but here’s an extra little bit. You can tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another.”
I thought I was pretty cool at this point, but he turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Sir, I have a better idea. You give that $20 to a homeless person around here and I will give the next passenger a free ride myself.
It was a great honor meeting that man and learning the lesson of how everyone gives and adds joy to another with their generosity.
【小题1】According to the text, when the author got in the taxi, the driver was    .

A.angryB.nervousC.worriedD.regretful
【小题2】 The author gave the driver an extra $20 in order to    _.
A.help him to get out of troubleB.know what he was really like
C.experience the joy of givingD.learn how to get along with others.
【小题3】 What can be inferred from the taxi driver’s words in Paragraph 4?
A.A driver should be willing to help.B.People should understand each other.
C.The driver was deeply moved.
D.One needs to keep an optimistic attitude (乐观态度).
【小题4】What would be the best title for the text?
A.A cold evening in New YorkB.Learning from a taxi driver
C.A gift to a generous strangerD.Always being a happy person

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my   16 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you  17 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the driver, tries to break the  18 atmosphere by striking the match of   194 .

I try to mind my manners and   20 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   21 , her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father's sick,” she said to no one in  22 . I 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 from  23 the tears, she responded,“Heart trouble.”Her eyes lowered as she  24 . “I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him.”

I couldn't respond. I was  25 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great  26 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was,   27 still is, for her. I wouldn't like anyone to go  28 that.

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver. That was  29 her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as  30 but a driver.

I suddenly felt very  31 . I realized I had only thought of people as  32 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 brushed her off as  33 .

For all I know, I'm just another person in  34 else's world, and may not even be important. I  35 not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments (约会) to keep. Understanding people is an art.

1.                A.anxiety         B.determination    C.decision  D.attempt

 

2.                A.find           B.make           C.think D.stand

 

3.                A.unpopular      B.uncomfortable   C.unusual   D.unforgettable

 

4.                A.fire            B.topic           C.conversation   D.discussion

 

5.                A.politely         B.devotedly       C.carelessly D.sincerely

 

6.                A.however        B.therefore       C.thus D.otherwise

 

7.                A.surprise        B.common        C.silence   D.particular

 

8.                A.fighting         B.avoiding        C.clearing  D.keeping

 

9.                A.told           B.lasted          C.repeated D.continued

 

10.               A.for sure        B.at ease         C.in shock   D.in despair

 

11.               A.mercy         B.pain           C.pity  D.disappointment

 

12.               A.but            B.yet            C.and  D.or

 

13.               A.over           B.round          C.through   D.without

 

14.               A.almost         B.nearly          C.ever  D.just

 

15.               A.something      B.anything        C.nothing   D.everything

 

16.               A.sad            B.embarrassed    C.selfish D.worried

 

17.               A.far            B.long           C.much D.well

 

18.               A.unfit           B.unselfish        C.unnecessary    D.unimportant

 

19.               A.everyone       B.someone       C.anyone    D.no one

 

20.               A.must           B.may           C.can   D.should

 

 

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