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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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

   I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t  1  to start the bus soon because it was not yet   2 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story   3 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her   4  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   5  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   6  .

   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   7  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   8  the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   9  her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s  10  .

   The woman was watching the incident.  11  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).

   “Stop   12  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

   “He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver   13  .

   “Well, that’s no   14  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

  Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her   15  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a   16  time.”

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

   She rode the rest of the way home   17  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost 18  .

   On the road of life, the help of strangers can   19  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the   20  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. blaming                  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

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, look 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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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