Question

We were a motley (混杂的) crowd of people who took the bus every day that summer 33 years ago. During the early morning 　26 , we sat sleepily with our collars up to our ears.

One of the 　27 was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop (驼背) and a sad look on his face when he, with some 　28 , boarded the bus and sat down 　29 behind the driver. No one ever paid much attention to him.　　　　　

Then one morning he said good morning to the driver and 　30 down through the bus before he sat down. The driver nodded guardedly (谨慎地). The rest of us were 　31 and continued the ride with our collars up to our ears.　　　

The next day, the old man boarded the bus 　32 , smiled and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, 　33 , and murmured (咕哝) “Good morning” in reply.

The following weeks we were more 　34 . He was dressed in a nice old suit and a wide tie and his thin hair had been 　35 combed. He said good morning to us every day and we 　36 began to nod and talk to him.　

One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver 　37 smilingly and asked, “Have a(n) 　38 , Charlie?” He nodded shyly and said yes. We whistled and clapped him. Charlie bowed and 　39 the flowers before he sat down. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. The men started to 　40 with him, talk to each other, and 　41 the newspaper.　　　

The summer went by, and the autumn was closing in 　42 one morning Charlie wasn’t 　43 at his usual stop. He wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. The bus, once filled with 　44 and flowers, 　45 to silence.

Many years have passed by, but I will never forget the old man, who left such an impression on me that summer.

26. A. act　　　　　 B. ride　　　　　　　 C. class　　　　　　 D. show

27. A. performers　　 B. workers　　　　 C. passengers D. drivers

28. A. hesitation　　　 B. trick　　　　　　 C. problem　　 D. difficulty

29. A. almost 　　　　 B. alone　　　　　　 C. especially　 　　 D. curiously

30. A. smiled　　　　　 B. sighed　　　　　 C. shouted　　　 D. screamed

31. A. delighted　　　 B. silent　　　　　　 C. anxious　　　 D. ashamed

32. A. helplessly　　　 B. cautiously　　　 C. peacefully　 D. energetically

33. A. scared　　　　　 B. satisfied　　　　 C. amazed　　　 D. annoyed

34. A. encouraged　　 B. moved　　　　　 C. excited D. surprised

35. A. casually　　　　 B. carefully　　　　 C. strongly　　 D. basically

36. A. suddenly B. gradually 　　 C. never 　　　　　 D. ever

37. A. turned in B. turned up 　 C. turned around 　　　 D. turned away　

38. A. girlfriend 　　 B. success　　　　 C. job　　　 D. advantage

39. A. sent　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　 C. waved D. gave

40. A. play　　　　　 B. joke 　　　　　　 C. fight 　　　　　 D. exchange　

41. A. report　　　　　 B. print　　　　　　 C. sell　　 D. share

42. A. for 　　　　 B. since 　　　　 C. when 　　　　 D. so

43. A. waiting　　　　　 B. working 　　　 C. expecting　 D. wondering

44. A comments　　　 B. sights　　　　　　 C. laughter　　　 D. people

45. A. set back　　　　 B. held back　　　 C. looked back D. came back

Answer 1

本文为一篇记叙文。一位特别的老人通过自己的行动让乘客们感受到了温暖和欢乐。

26. B。从前文的who took the bus every day可知我们每天坐公交车。

27. C。从上下文可知，这位老人也是一位乘客。

28. D。从前文的a small grey man, a stoop以及a sad look可推知老人上车比较困难。

29. B。根据下文No one ever paid much attention to him可推测他应该是独自坐在司机后面的座位上。

30. A。从上下文可推知，老人一下子变得很友好，对着公交车上的所有乘客都面带微笑。

31. B。从后文continued the ride with our collars up to our ears可知乘客并没有理会老人的微笑，仍然一言不发。

32. D。由后文的said in a loud voice可知老人精力充沛。

33. C。面对陌生人的问候，大家显然觉得很吃惊。

34. D。根据后文对老人的描述He was dressed in a nice old suit…可知，老人的变化越来越大，所以我们也就愈加吃惊。

35. B。
36. B。老人天天和我们打招呼，因此我们也就逐渐和他熟起来，开始和他说话。

37. C。根据常识可知，司机坐在车的前面，因此和老人说话要转过身来。

38. A。从后文的He nodded shyly可知司机问老人是不是有女朋友了。

39. C。看到车上的其他人吹口哨和鼓掌，作为回应，老人将手中的花摇了摇。

40. B。根据常识可知，看到一位上了年纪的人有了女朋友，大家就想和他开玩笑。

41. D。在老人的带动下，乘客之间也更加熟悉，甚至可以分享报纸了。

42. C。根据下文可知，秋天临近的时候，突然有一天老人没有在老地方等车。when此处相当于and then。

43. A。从后文的at his usual stop可知，他后来没有在他常等公交车的地方等车。

44. C。45. D。