三.完形填空 School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 36 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 37 out like a shiny coin in a pile 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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三、完形填空

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 36 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 39 . I try to mind my manners and 40 listen, 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. 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 ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 46 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 47 still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go 48 that.

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was 49 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 many not even be important. I 55 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.

36．A．anxiety B．determination C．decision D．attempt

37．A．find B．make C．think D．stand

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

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

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

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

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

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 despair

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

47．A．but B．yet C．and D．or