Question

We took the bus from the suburb every early morning that summer 3 years ago. One of the passengers was a small1man who took the bus to the centre for senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop (佝僂) and a sad look on his face when he, with some difficulty,2the bus and sat down alone behind the driver. No one ever paid very much attention to him.
Then one3morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled before he sat down. The driver4guardedly. The rest of us were silent. The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically,5and said in a loud voice: “And a very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “Good morning,”6. The following weeks we were more alert (留意的). Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide out-of-date7. The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we8began to nod and talk to each other.
One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver9smilingly and asked:“Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?”and he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers10and clapped at him. Charlie bowed and waved the11before he sat down on his seat. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. Some of the12passengers began bringing him flowers for his bouquet(花束).
The summer went by, and13was closing in, when one morning Charlie wasn't waiting at his usual14. When he wasn't there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or —15— on holiday somewhere.
One day, we learned from the staff working in the centre for senior citizens that the elderly16was fine, but he hadn't been coming to the17that week. One of his very close friends had died at the weekend. They18him back on Monday. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.
The next19Charlie was waiting at the stop, stooping a bit more, a little bit more grey, and without a tie. He seemed to have shrinked(縮小)again. Inside the bus was a20. All of us sat with our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      black
   2. B.
      pale
   3. C.
      grey
   4. D.
      brown
2. 2.
   1. A.
      caught
   2. B.
      climbed
   3. C.
      braked
   4. D.
      boarded
3. 3.
   1. A.
      February
   2. B.
      July
   3. C.
      October
   4. D.
      December
4. 4.
   1. A.
      shook
   2. B.
      sat
   3. C.
      stood
   4. D.
      nodded
5. 5.
   1. A.
      cried
   2. B.
      breathed
   3. C.
      smiled
   4. D.
      sighed
6. 6.
   1. A.
      in reply
   2. B.
      in vain
   3. C.
      with care
   4. D.
      in return
7. 7.
   1. A.
      watch
   2. B.
      tie
   3. C.
      cap
   4. D.
      bag
8. 8.
   1. A.
      actually
   2. B.
      surprisingly
   3. C.
      extremely
   4. D.
      gradually
9. 9.
   1. A.
      turned around
   2. B.
      cast down
   3. C.
      paid off
   4. D.
      kept up
10. 10.
    1. A.
       whistled
    2. B.
       resisted
    3. C.
       ignored
    4. D.
       agreed
11. 11.
    1. A.
       hands
    2. B.
       flowers
    3. C.
       stick
    4. D.
       bag
12. 12.
    1. A.
       normal
    2. B.
       ordinary
    3. C.
       average
    4. D.
       regular
13. 13.
    1. A.
       autumn
    2. B.
       winter
    3. C.
       spring
    4. D.
       summer
14. 14.
    1. A.
       station
    2. B.
       stop
    3. C.
       home
    4. D.
       seat
15. 15.
    1. A.
       hopefully
    2. B.
       thoughtfully
    3. C.
       traditionally
    4. D.
       apparently
16. 16.
    1. A.
       woman
    2. B.
       wife
    3. C.
       husband
    4. D.
       gentleman
17. 17.
    1. A.
       suburb
    2. B.
       school
    3. C.
       centre
    4. D.
       club
18. 18.
    1. A.
       wondered
    2. B.
       expected
    3. C.
       discussed
    4. D.
       refused
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Tuesday
    2. B.
       Wednesday
    3. C.
       Monday
    4. D.
       Friday
20. 20.
    1. A.
       silence
    2. B.
       laughter
    3. C.
       voice
    4. D.
       passenger

Answer 1

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1.考查形容詞。結(jié)合下文“He walked with a stoop (佝僂) and a sad look on his face 他行走時駝著背，表情悲傷”可知這位乘客個子矮小，表情陰郁。grey陰沉的；沉悶的。
2.考查動詞。當(dāng)他艱難地上了（board）公車，獨自做到駕駛員身后的座位上時，很少有人過多的注意到他。結(jié)合下文the old man boarded the bus energetically 。board  vt. 上（飛機、車、船等）。
3.考查名詞。結(jié)合he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand和下文The summer went by可知時間應(yīng)在7月份。
4.考查動詞。他向駕駛員問好并且在他坐下來之前微笑。司機警惕地點點頭。
5.考查動詞。結(jié)合下文，此處應(yīng)填褒義詞。句意：微笑著大聲的說：“各位早上好��！”
6.考查介詞短語。句意：一些人慢慢的抬起頭覺得很奇怪，有些人嘀咕著小聲回應(yīng)著：“早上好！in reply作為答復(fù)。
7.考查名詞。結(jié)合意義wide 只能修飾tie領(lǐng)帶。句意：我們的朋友現(xiàn)在穿著體面的一個舊外套和一個過時的寬領(lǐng)帶。稀疏的頭發(fā)也是精心梳理的。
8.考查副詞。他每天向我們問好，我們也逐漸的（gradually）互相點頭致意，相互交談起來了。
9.考查動詞短語。司機轉(zhuǎn)過頭來笑著問道。turn around轉(zhuǎn)過身。
10.考查動詞。其他的乘客興奮地吹著口哨（whistle），朝他鼓掌。
11.考查名詞。他揮舞著（手里的）鮮花坐到了他的位子上。
12.考查形容詞。常乘這趟車的（normal）一些人也開始帶些花給老人。
13.考查名詞。夏去秋來。
14.考查名詞。清晨查理沒有在他通常的站點等候。
15.考查副詞�！�…他是不是病了或者我們更希望（hopefully  ）他在某個地方度假。
16.考查名詞。Charlie那個老紳士是個好人……。
17.考查名詞。但那周他一直沒有來過老年中心。
18.考查動詞。他們期待著他周一會來。
19.考查名詞。結(jié)合上文的on Monday。
20.考查名詞。公車上靜悄悄的。我們手拿鮮花，眼含淚水坐在公車上。