Question

I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t to start the bus soon because it was not yet . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked .

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s .

The woman was watching the incident. the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).

“Stop him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver .

“Well, that’s no to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a time.”

All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.

She rode the rest of the way home a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier .

On the road of life, the help of strangers can our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

1.A. try B. care C. decide D. intend

2.A. empty B. full C. crowded D. ready

3.A. tearfully B. seriously C. carefully D. calmly

4.A. fare B. possession C. money D. wealth

5.A. strangely B. happily C. secretly D. fortunately

6.A. unsatisfied B. weak C. unhappy D. excited

7.A. explained B. declared C. admitted D. found

8.A. get off B. start C. get on D. stop

9.A. begged B. scolded C. praised D. thanked

10.A. request B. action C. suggestion D. command

11.A. Unless B. Although C. Until D. When

12.A. attacking B. bothering C. beating D. wronging

13.A. warned B. whispered C. shouted D. repeated

14.A. problem B. need C. matter D. reason

15.A. spending B. collected C. remaining D. borrowed

16.A. busy B. cold C. hard D. fearful

17.A. giving B. wearing C. taking D. forcing

18.A. forgotten B. used C. earned D. returned

19.A. move B. increase C. lighten D. carry

20.A. world B. journey C. smile D. friendship

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.A

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一件发生在公交车上的事情。一位中年妇女登上公交车之后开始哭诉她的遭遇。中年妇女的钱被偷了，剩下的一半藏在她的衬衫里。一位老人因为乘错了车而无法支付公交车费，售票员和司机无视老人的苦苦哀求并要求他下车。那位中年妇女帮老人付了车费，并帮助他人之后，中年妇女变得开心起来。

1.because it was not yet .”可知，司机还未打算启动公交车，intend to do sth打算做某事，故选D。

2.A middle-aged woman got on.”可知，还有乘客上车，说明公交车还没有坐满，司机因此还没有启动公交车，根据第二段“When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine.”可知答案，故选B。

3.she stopped crying”可知，那位中年妇女边流泪边讲述她的故事，故选A。

4.Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her money”可知，中年妇女身上一半的钱被偷了，剩下的一半被她藏在了衬衫里，说明妇女被偷的是钱而不是其它的东西，故选C。

5.so she still had some left中年妇女的钱没有全部被偷走，还有一些钱可以乘车，这是不幸中的万幸，故选D。

6.she stopped crying, but still looked .那个妇女停止了哭泣，但是她看上去还是不开心，故选C。

7.he that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus老人向售票员解释自己的情况，老人乘错了车，花完了所有的钱，故选A。

8.he had spent all his money”可知，老人现在没有钱付乘公交车的费用，售票员因此让他下车，故选A。

9.The old man was almost in tears as he her to let him老人眼里几乎含着泪水请求售票员让他乘车回家，故选A。

10.she ordered the old man to the bus”可知，售票员命令老人下车，公交车司机是在重复售票员的命令，故选D。

11. the driver and the conductor raised their voices...当司机和售票员提高了嗓音大声地朝那个老人喊叫时，那个中年妇女开始站出来干预此事，故选D。

12.Stop him!中年妇女说不要再为难那个老人了，他只是想回家。司机和售票员没有袭击老人，也没有打老人，老人没钱乘车是事实，司机和售票员没有冤枉老人，故选B。

13.“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver .“他没有钱乘车”司机大声喊道，司机与那个妇女有一定的距离，不可能是轻声低语，故选C。

14.“Well, that’s no to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.那个妇女坚持说没有理由把老人扔下车，故选D。

15.look out her money只能妇女掏出剩下的钱，remaining剩下的，这里指那一半没有被偷的钱，故选C。

16.Just stop giving him a time.不要再为难他了，即不要再苛刻地对待那个老人了，故选C。

17. 考查动词辨析。A给；B穿着，流露；C带走，花费；D迫使。She rode the rest of the way home a happy smile在接下来的乘车过程中，那个中年妇女一直面带着笑容，故选B。

18.with the money she’d lost earlier .中年妇女把丢钱一事抛到了脑后，money和forget是动宾关系，即丢钱一事被忘记，用过去分词作宾补，故选A。

19. A移动，搬家；B增加；C使变轻； D携带，持有。 the help of strangers can our loads来自陌生人的帮助能够减轻我们的负担，故选C。

20.How much sweeter the will be when we make it a little smoother for others!给予他人方便会让我们的人生之旅变得更加甜美，journey在此指“人生旅途”，与最后一段第一句中的“On the road of life”同义，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读