Question

We were a motley (混雜的) crowd of people who took the bus every day that summer 33 years ago. During the early morning 　26 , we sat sleepily with our collars up to our ears.

One of the 　27 was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop (駝背) and a sad look on his face when he, with some 　28 , boarded the bus and sat down 　29 behind the driver. No one ever paid much attention to him.　　　　　

Then one morning he said good morning to the driver and 　30 down through the bus before he sat down. The driver nodded guardedly (謹(jǐn)慎地). The rest of us were 　31 and continued the ride with our collars up to our ears.　　　

The next day, the old man boarded the bus 　32 , smiled and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, 　33 , and murmured (咕噥) “Good morning” in reply.

The following weeks we were more 　34 . He was dressed in a nice old suit and a wide tie and his thin hair had been 　35 combed. He said good morning to us every day and we 　36 began to nod and talk to him.　

One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver 　37 smilingly and asked, “Have a(n) 　38 , Charlie?” He nodded shyly and said yes. We whistled and clapped him. Charlie bowed and 　39 the flowers before he sat down. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. The men started to 　40 with him, talk to each other, and 　41 the newspaper.　　　

The summer went by, and the autumn was closing in 　42 one morning Charlie wasn’t 　43 at his usual stop. He wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. The bus, once filled with 　44 and flowers, 　45 to silence.

Many years have passed by, but I will never forget the old man, who left such an impression on me that summer.

26. A. act　　　　　 B. ride　　　　　　　 C. class　　　　　　 D. show

27. A. performers　　 B. workers　　　　 C. passengers D. drivers

28. A. hesitation　　　 B. trick　　　　　　 C. problem　　 D. difficulty

29. A. almost 　　　　 B. alone　　　　　　 C. especially　 　　 D. curiously

30. A. smiled　　　　　 B. sighed　　　　　 C. shouted　　　 D. screamed

31. A. delighted　　　 B. silent　　　　　　 C. anxious　　　 D. ashamed

32. A. helplessly　　　 B. cautiously　　　 C. peacefully　 D. energetically

33. A. scared　　　　　 B. satisfied　　　　 C. amazed　　　 D. annoyed

34. A. encouraged　　 B. moved　　　　　 C. excited D. surprised

35. A. casually　　　　 B. carefully　　　　 C. strongly　　 D. basically

36. A. suddenly B. gradually 　　 C. never 　　　　　 D. ever

37. A. turned in B. turned up 　 C. turned around 　　　 D. turned away　

38. A. girlfriend 　　 B. success　　　　 C. job　　　 D. advantage

39. A. sent　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　 C. waved D. gave

40. A. play　　　　　 B. joke 　　　　　　 C. fight 　　　　　 D. exchange　

41. A. report　　　　　 B. print　　　　　　 C. sell　　 D. share

42. A. for 　　　　 B. since 　　　　 C. when 　　　　 D. so

43. A. waiting　　　　　 B. working 　　　 C. expecting　 D. wondering

44. A comments　　　 B. sights　　　　　　 C. laughter　　　 D. people

45. A. set back　　　　 B. held back　　　 C. looked back D. came back

Answer 1

本文為一篇記敘文。一位特別的老人通過自己的行動讓乘客們感受到了溫暖和歡樂。

26. B。從前文的who took the bus every day可知我們每天坐公交車。

27. C。從上下文可知，這位老人也是一位乘客。

28. D。從前文的a small grey man, a stoop以及a sad look可推知老人上車比較困難。

29. B。根據(jù)下文No one ever paid much attention to him可推測他應(yīng)該是獨(dú)自坐在司機(jī)后面的座位上。

30. A。從上下文可推知，老人一下子變得很友好，對著公交車上的所有乘客都面帶微笑。

31. B。從后文continued the ride with our collars up to our ears可知乘客并沒有理會老人的微笑，仍然一言不發(fā)。

32. D。由后文的said in a loud voice可知老人精力充沛。

33. C。面對陌生人的問候，大家顯然覺得很吃驚。

34. D。根據(jù)后文對老人的描述He was dressed in a nice old suit…可知，老人的變化越來越大，所以我們也就愈加吃驚。

35. B。
36. B。老人天天和我們打招呼，因此我們也就逐漸和他熟起來，開始和他說話。

37. C。根據(jù)常識可知，司機(jī)坐在車的前面，因此和老人說話要轉(zhuǎn)過身來。

38. A。從后文的He nodded shyly可知司機(jī)問老人是不是有女朋友了。

39. C�？吹杰嚿系钠渌�人吹口哨和鼓掌，作為回應(yīng)，老人將手中的花搖了搖。

40. B。根據(jù)常識可知，看到一位上了年紀(jì)的人有了女朋友，大家就想和他開玩笑。

41. D。在老人的帶動下，乘客之間也更加熟悉，甚至可以分享報(bào)紙了。

42. C。根據(jù)下文可知，秋天臨近的時(shí)候，突然有一天老人沒有在老地方等車。when此處相當(dāng)于and then。

43. A。從后文的at his usual stop可知，他后來沒有在他常等公交車的地方等車。

44. C。45. D。