阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。）

I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t   41  to start the bus soon because it was not yet   42   . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story  43  not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her   44   was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   45  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   46  .

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（破旧的）clothes, he   47  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   48   the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   49   her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side(站在某人一边) and repeated the conductor’s   50   .

The woman was watching the incident.   51    the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).

“Stop   52  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver   53  .

“Well, that’s no   54  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her   55   money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a   56 time.”

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

She rode the rest of the way home  57 a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier  58  .

On the road of life, the help of strangers can  59 our loads（负担）and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the  60  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

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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。

Have you ever heard of the saying, “If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing well”? The proverb is a piece of  36  to make efforts towards perfection in whichever job one does. It could be a  37  task like folding up your clothes, or a major one like  38  a business meeting in your later life .            

Perfection is  39  but attention to details. If it is your job to dust the furniture at home, dust it so that not a single spot of dirt  40  from any angle. If your task is to make the beds, make them so that not a single crease（皱痕）shows on the bed – covers.                                 

There are  41  two ways to do a job: either  42 , or well. If you choose the latter path, you  43  to realize that any job that qualifies as “your” work deserves nothing  44  than your best. Perfection is an  45  that can be cultivated（培养）with just a little effort. It is a habit that  46  one in good stead in later life. Let us  47  with an example: you may be asked to turn in an essay 48 , say, wildlife, for a school project. Instead of writing carelessly a few  49  that you already know, you could make the project more effective by  50  reference books, encyclopedias or websites for additional information. You could then  51  the finished essay for slips（疏漏）and errors, and provide pictures where necessary. If you make it a habit to  52  extra effort in your school homework, will it not help you to handle more difficult  53  at the college or university level?               

_54_ Michelangelo, the famous 16^th century sculptor and painter, once _55_ it: Trifles go to make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.                   

36. A. suggestion               B. advice                     C. tip                    D. request

37. A. big                                  B. bit                    C. few                  D. small 

38. A. organizing                B. opening           C. setting                    D. gathering

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

40. A. shows                      B. appears           C. reveals                   D. seems

41. A. no more than                  B. not only           C. more than        D. not more than

42. A. carefully                   B. carelessly        C. cautiously        D. really

43. A. intend                      B. should                    C. want                D. need

44. A. fewer                        B. more                C. less                 D. better

45. A. action                       B. attitude            C. behavior          D. meaning

46. A. stands                      B. bears               C. puts                 D. forces

47. A. approve                          B. offer                 C. provide            D. prove

48. A. on                                   B. in                            C. at                            D. to

49. A. facts                         B. words               C. causes                   D. reasons

50. A. paying attention to   B. looking on        C. looking up              D. referring

51. A. look at                      B. go over            C. turn to                    D. look for

52. A. put in                       B. put on                     C. put away          D. put up

53. A. jobs                          B. work                 C. homework        D. projects

54. A. When                       B. While               C. As                    D. What

55. A. write                         B. put                   C. speak                     D. talk  

I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t  36  to start the bus soon because it was not yet   37 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story   38 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her   39  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   40  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   41  .

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   42  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   43  the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   44  her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s   45  .

The woman was watching the incident.  46  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).

“Stop   47  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver   48  .

“Well, that’s no   49  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her   50  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a   51  time.”

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

She rode the rest of the way home   52  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier   53  .

On the road of life, the help of strangers can   54  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the   55  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A. attacking          B. bothering            C. blaming              D. wronging

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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