School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very  41  of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me  42  out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

   Janie, the  43  , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of  44  .

I tried to mind my manners and  45  listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   46  , her conversation was worth listening to.

   “My father’s sick,” she said to no one in particular (专门) , I could see the  47  and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from  48  the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes   49  as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I was  50  . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great  51   that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and   52  is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to  53  that.

   Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was  54  her job. She had a whole world of   55  and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very  56  . I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie  57  she was a bus driver. I had  58  her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

   For all I know, I’m just another person in  59  else’s world, and may not be  60 . 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.

1.A. front         B. end              C. side            D. middle

2.A. find          B. take             C. think            D. stand3.A. doctor        B. driver             C. teacher          D. assistant

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

5.A. politely      B. slightly             C. carelessly           D. partly

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

7.A. surprise      B. worry            C. curiosity            D. anger

8.A. fighting      B. turning          C. clearing        D. protecting

9.A. opened         B. shone            C. closed           D. lowered

10.A. recognized        B. worried          C. shocked          D. excited

11.A. victory           B. pain             C. respect              D. disappointment

12.A. away          B. seldom           C. still                D. never

13.A. pick up           B. work out         C. go through      D. get down

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

15.A. family            B. bus              C. school          D. friend

16.A. selfish           B. desperate        C. pessimistic          D. ridiculous

17.A. while             B. because          C. though           D. until

18.A. blamed        B. received         C. considered       D. judged

19.A. everyone          B. anyone           C. someone          D. nobody

20.A. happy             B. wise             C. useful           D. important

 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more   46    and parents have noticed another kind of   47   , which came from the printed papers   48   on the streets.

These printed things   49  newspapers but have hardly  50   to do with them. You can only find reading materials badly made up there----some are too strange for anyone to   51 ; others are  52   stories of something   53   . However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such  54   reading, which   55   them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares（噩梦）and    56   ideas in return. Homework was left  57  ; daily games lost.

These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers,   58  they are, we never know, are   59   their silent money.

The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not   60  this kind of things? Yes,    61   the teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers.   62   , the more you want to stop it,   63  they want to have a look at it.   64   you may even find out several children, driven by the curious natures,   65  one patched paper, which has travelled from hand to hand.

1.A. readers     B. writers     C. teachers       D. students

2.A. result      B. effect        C. education     D. pollution

3.A. found    B.  sold     C. given      D. shown

4.A. appear      B. seem as      C. look like       D. are

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

6.A. get       B. find        C. believe       D. know

7.A. puzzling    B. pleased      C. worried        D. frightening

8. A. too bad    B. still worse     C. even better     D. very good

9.A. poisonous   B. wonderful      C. interesting      D. useless

10.A. takes       B. uses        C. costs       D. pays

11.A. ordinary    B. immoral       C. valuable      D. unpunished

12.A. undone     B. unknown      C. much       D. less

13. A. who        B. what         C. whoever       D. which

14.A. using       B. making       C. spending       D. losing

15.A. allow       B. forbid        C. separate       D. leave

16.A. neither     B. some       C. most         D. both

17.A. Happily     B. Luckily        C. Unfortunately   D. Badly

18.A. the less     B. so that         C. the more       D. as though

19. A. Seldom   B. Always        C. Sometimes    D. Hardly

20. A. find      B. share       C. get         D. hold

1  It might understand more than you think． 

    A dog named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects，say researchers in Germany．  2  Its word-1earning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee．  

  In one experiment，the researehers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects． 3  In the tests，Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right．As the dog couldn’t see anyone to get clues，the seientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words．   

In another experiment，the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew． 4  .

The correct object was chosen in seven out of 10 tests．suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of removing．A month 1ater，Rico remembered half of the new names，which is even more impressive．

  5  Even if they do，they call’t talk back．Still．it wouldn’t hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then．You might just get a big，wet kiss in return!

   A．The owner then told Rico to fetch the object，using a word the dog had never heard before．  

   B．Do dogs more understand us than some friends?

   C．It’s hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say．

   D．Be careful of what you say around your dog．

   E．The dog also appears to be able to learn new words．

   F．Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items．

   G．Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog．

E

71    It might understand more than you think．

A dog named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany．   72   Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee．

In one experiment，the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects．   73   In four tests，Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right．As the dog couldn’t see anyone to get clues，the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words．

In another experiment，the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew．   74    

The correct object was chosen in seven out of 10 tests．suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of removing．A month later，Rico remembered half of the new names，which is even more impressive．

75   Even if they do，they can’t talk back．Still，it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk your dog

every now and then You might just get a big，wet kiss in return!

E．The dog also appears to be able to learn new words

F．Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back．

G．Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog．

School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very   36   of the crowded bus because of my anxiety(焦虑) to go home. Sitting there makes me  37   like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the   38  , tried to break the uncomfortable   39    by starting a conversation. I tried to mind my manners and politely   40   her, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   41 , her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in   42  , 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 fighting the tears, she       43  , “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve   44   lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I was shocked. My   45   ached for her. And this reminded me of the great   46   my own mother was thrown into when her father   47  . I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to   48   that.

Suddenly I   49   Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a whole world of   50   and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish(自私). I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no   51   to Janie   52   she was a bus driver. I had judged(评价) her by her   53   and brushed her off as unimportant.

For all I know, I’m just another person in   54   else’s world, and may not even be   55  . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.

1.A. front                 B. end             C. side                 D. middle

2.A. stand for             B. stand up            C. stand out          D. stand by

3.A. doctor               B. driver               C. teacher        D. classmate

4.A. mood                 B. condition           C. atmosphere    D. occasion

5.A. listen to             B. argue with         C. explain to         D. talk to

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

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

8.A. replied                B. shouted            C. cried                    D. spoke

9.A. totally                 B. already             C. completely         D. heavily

10.A. leg              B. stomach           C. heart                 D. head

11.A. pain              B. respect         C. happiness         D. disappointment

12.A. was lost            B. was away           C. died                D. was sick

13.A. go against                B. go for             C. go by                  D. go through

14.A. realized           B. recognized      C. argued                       D. explained

15.A. family            B. school          C. friend             D. job

16.A. money              B. attention      C. respect           D. time

17.A. unless            B. though            C. because               D. while

18.A. voice               B. job           C. family                D. look

19.A. anyone           B. someone          C. everyone        D. nobody

20.A. happy            B. smart         C. important       D. useful