阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。  

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my     1to get home. Sitting at the front makes you     2out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie , the driver , tries to break the     3atmosphere by striking the match of     4.I try to mind my manners and    5listen , but usually I am too busy thinking about my day . On this day,    6, her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in     7, 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 ?”  

I couldn’t respond. I was    10. My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great    11my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was,    12still is , for her  I wouldn’t like anyone to go     13that .  

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was    14her job . She had a whole work of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as    15but a driver.

I suddenly felt very    16. I realized I had only thought of people as    17as 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    18.

For all I know, I’m just another person in    19else’s world, and may not even be important. I    20not 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  

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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．and

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

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

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

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

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．never          C．ever           D．just

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

16.A．sad             B．anxious        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．might           B．may            C．can            D．should

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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　　School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very foot of the bus because of my 1 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

　　Janie, the driver, tries to break the 3 atmosphere by striking the match of 4 . I try to mind my manners and 5 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 6 , her conversation was worth listening to.

　　“My father's sick.”she said to no one in 7 .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 8 the tears, she responded,“Heart trouble.”Her eyes lowered as she 9 .“I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him. ”

　　I didn't respond. I was 10 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 11 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 12 still is, for her. I wouldn't like anyone to go 13 that.

　　Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver. That was 14 her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns, too. I had never thought of her as 15 but a driver.

　　I suddenly felt very 16 . I realized I had only thought of people as 17 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 18 .

　　For all I know, I'm just another person in 19 else's world, and may not even be important. I 20 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.

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School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat in the very front of the   36  because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting at the front makes you   37  out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the driver, tries to break the   38  atmosphere by striking the match of conversation. I try to mind my manners and   39  listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   40  , her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in   41  . I could see the   42  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   43  the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble,” her eyes lowered as she   44  , “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I couldn’t respond. I was   45  . My heart   46  for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great   47  my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go   48  that. Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t   49  a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as   50  but a driver.

I suddenly felt very   51  . I realized I had only thought of people as   52  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   53  .

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

36．A．bus       B．train         C．plane     D．classroom

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

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

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

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

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

42．A．anxiety     B．curiosity       C．decision    D．attempt

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

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

45．A．for sure    B．at ease          C．in shock    D．in danger

46．A．loved           B．ached               C．beat       D．broke

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

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

49．A．ever      B．at all         C．even      D．only

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

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

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

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

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

55．A．must     B．may          C．can        D．Should