Question

The sun is shining when I get on No. 151 bus. We passengers sit jammed together in heavy clothes. No one speaks. That’s one of the unwritten rules of Chicago commuting. Although we see the same faces every day, we prefer to hide behind our newspapers. The phenomenon is striking: people who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their distance.

As the bus approaches the Magnificent Mile, a voice suddenly rings out: “Attention! Attention!” Papers rattle (發(fā)出細(xì)小聲). Necks crane (伸長(zhǎng)). “This is your driver speaking.”

We look at the back of the driver’s head. His voice has authority.

“All of you put your papers down.”

The papers come down, an inch at a time. The driver waits. The papers are folded and placed on our laps.

“Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go ahead.”

Amazingly, we all do it. Still, no one smiles.

I face an older woman, her head wrapped tightly in a red scarf. I see her nearly every day. Our eyes meet. We wait, unblinking, for the next order from the driver.

“Now, repeat after me…” It is a command, delivered in the tones of a drill sergeant (操練軍士). “Good morning, neighbor!”

Our voices are weak and timid. For many of us, these are the first words we have spoken today. But we say them at the same time, like schoolchildren, to the strangers beside us.

We smile and can’t help it. We have said it; the barrier has been broken. Good morning, neighbor. It is not so hard after all. Some of us repeat it. Others shake hands. Many laugh.

The bus driver says nothing more. He doesn’t need to. Not a single newspaper goes back up. I hear laughter, a warm sound I have never heard before on bus No. 151. This day is starting off better than most.

1.On hearing the sudden utterance of “Attention!”, the passengers ___________.

A．stopped reading and put down their newspapers immediately

B．sat still without response

C．looked up from the newspapers to see who was speaking

D．were frightened

2.The underlined word “commuting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means ___________.

A．long-distance ride

B．daily traveling between home and work

C．communication technology

D．behavior patterns

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The passengers on the crowded bus were so absorbed in reading their newspapers that no one spoke.

B．When the bus driver said nothing more, the passengers picked up and read their newspapers again.

C．The passengers didn’t follow the driver’s instruction at first.

D．The passengers were physically close together but mentally they kept each other at a terrible distance.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A．The Warmth of Communication

B．The Exchange of Information

C．The Power of Observation

D．The Attitude to Loneliness

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了在芝加哥的公共汽車上，人們通常把自己埋在報(bào)紙里面，不會(huì)相互交流，但司機(jī)的一句話改變了這個(gè)情況。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Papers rattle (發(fā)出細(xì)小聲). Necks crane (伸長(zhǎng)).可知聽(tīng)到“attention”大家抬頭看。選C

2.猜詞題：從后面的句子：Although we see the same faces every day, 可知是每天上下班的常規(guī)路線。選B

3.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：we prefer to hide behind our newspapers. The phenomenon is striking: people who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their distance.可知人們距離雖然短但是心理的距離卻很大。選D

4.主旨題：從文章的最后兩段可知人與人之間要多交流，這樣會(huì)拉近互相的關(guān)心。選A

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