8．"It's over!Thank goodness!"
School was over and I was tired．I sat at the front of the school bus．
Janie，the driver，always tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere （氣氛） by talking．I try to listen politely，but usually I'm too busy thinking about my day．On this day，however，her talk was worth listening to．
"My father's ill，"she said to no one in particular．I could see worry in her eyes．I had never seen her like this before．She always meets students with a smile．
With a sudden chance of interest，I asked，"What's wrong with him？"
With her eyes wet and her voice unusual，she answered，"Heart trouble．"Her eyes lowered as she continued，"I've already lost my mum，so I don't think I can stand losing him．"I couldn't answer．My heart ached for her．
I sat on the seat thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died．
I saw how hard it was，and still is，for her．I wouldn't want anyone to go through that．
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver，which was just her job．She had a whole world of family and cares too．
I shouldn't have been so selfish．I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver．I had judged（判斷） her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant．
I shouldn't have been so selfish and self-centered．
Understanding people is an art．
61．When the students get on the school bus，Janie usuallyD
A．listens to music
B．talks about her own worry
C．sits on her seat without words
D．meets them with a smile
62．After she learned Janie's story，the writer thought ofB
A．her father's death B．her mother's pain
C．the ache of her own heart D．the death of Janie's father
63．The underlined phrase"brush off"meansC
A．刷掉
B．揮落
C．漠視
D．擦凈
64．The writer felt herself selfish because she hadA
A．thought of Janie as nothing but a driver
B．made only a few friends in the school
C．hardly thought of herself
D．never listened to others
65．In this passage，the writer tries to tell us thatC
A．losing parents makes people sad and helpless
B．understanding the people around us takes time
C．we should learn to understand the people around us
D．it's not right to judge the people around us by their clothes．
分析 本文是記敘文．作者通過與校車司機的交流，意識到自己太以自我為中心，太自私了，從而意識到理解別人也是一門藝術．
解答 61．D 細節(jié)理解題．由原文中的She always meets students with a smile．可知學生們上了校車之后，Janie通常以微笑來迎接學生，故選D
62．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據原文中的I sat on the seat thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died．可知在了解到Janie的故事后，作者想到了自己母親的痛苦，故選B．
63．C 推理判斷題．結合上句I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver，可知此處的意思是作者只是用她的職業(yè)來判斷她從而漠視了她的世界．故選C
64．A 細節(jié)理解題．結合原文中的I shouldn't have been so selfish．I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver．，可知作者對于把她只當成是個司機而感到自己自私．故選A
65．C 主旨大意題．通讀全文，作者是要告訴大家我們應該學會理解周圍的人．故選C
點評 做閱讀理解時，要注意培養(yǎng)自己快速閱讀的習慣．切不可在個別難懂的詞句上磨蹭，只要全篇理解了，個別難懂的詞句可以根據上下文和構詞法去猜測，去推斷．
