Question

I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t  36  to start the bus soon because it was not yet  37 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story  38 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her  39  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she  40  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked  41 .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(車費). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he  42 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to  43  the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he  44  her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s  45  .
The woman was watching the incident.  46  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干預).
“Stop  47  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver  48  .
“Well, that’s no  49  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her  50  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a  51  time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of the way home  52  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier  53  .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can  54  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the  55  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
36. A. try  B. care  C. decide  D.  intend 
37. A. empty  B. full  C. crowded  D. ready 
38. A. tearfully  B. seriously  C. carefully  D. calmly 
39. A. fare B. possession  C. money  D. wealth 
40. A. strangely B. happily  C. secretly   D. fortunately 
41. A. unsatisfied  B. weak   C. unhappy   D. excited 
42. A. explained  B. declared  C. admitted   D. found 
43. A. get off  B. start   C. get on   D. stop 
44. A. begged  B. scolded  C. praised   D. thanked 
45. A. request  B. action   C. suggestion   D. command 
46. A. Unless  B. Although  C. Until   D. When 
47. A. attacking  B. bothering  C. blaming   D. wronging 
48. A. warned  B. whispered  C. shouted   D. repeated 
49. A. problem  B. need  C. matter   D. reason 
50. A. spending  B. collected   C. remaining   D. borrowed 
51. A. busy  B. cold   C. hard   D. fearful 
52. A. giving  B. wearing   C. taking   D. forcing 
53. A. forgotten  B. used   C. earned  D. returned 
54. A. move  B. increase   C. lighten   D. carry 
55. A. world  B. journey   C. smile   D. friendship 

Answer 1

36.D   37.B   38.A    39.C  40.D    41.C    42.A  43.A   44.A    45.D
46.D    47.B   48.C    49.D   50.C   51.C   52.B   53.A   54.C    55.B

本文通過作者在公共汽車上親眼目睹的一件事說明在人生旅程中給別人一點幫助能使世界更加美好。
36．根據下文“因為車子上沒有坐滿乘客，所以司機還沒有打算啟動汽車” intend to do sth: 打算干... ...
37．從下文“When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine.”
38．從下文“she stopped crying”
39．從下文“Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her   50  money, and handed it to the conductor.”可以得出“她的一半的錢被人偷了”
40．“不過幸運的是她還有藏在襯衣下的另一半。”
41．從該句“she stopped crying, but still looked …….”可以得出答案。
42．從“When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he ……that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.”中可以看出，“老人在向售票員解釋他為什么沒有錢買票。”
43．售票員一聽，就要求老人下車。"order the old man to get off the bus” 命令老人下車。
44．從上下文“老人沒錢想坐車回家而售票員卻要求他下車”, 于是老人"beg sb to do sth” 懇求... ...干... ...
45．司機此時也在重復售票員的命令。command 等同于order
46. “就在此時，一半錢被偷了的女士插話了” ；when意為“當... ...時”
47．stop doing sth “停止做... ...” bother：使... ...煩惱；找... ...麻煩
48．此處說明司機的不耐煩，一種怒氣。shouted 正說明了他的心情
49．女士繼續堅持“沒有任何理由(reason)把老人趕下車去”
50．“拿出剩下的另一半沒有被偷去的錢來買她和老人的車票。”
remain不及物動詞，作定語用表示“剩下的... ...”用remaining等同于“left”
51．“她幫老人買車票是為了司機和售票員不要再難為老人了”
give …… a hard time為難……
52. 然后一路上面帶(wearing) 微笑
53. 忘記了(forgotten)先前被偷走的錢.
54. 在人生旅程中，來自陌生人的幫助能減輕(lighten)負擔，改善心情
55. 假如我們都能為別人做一點善事，那么人生的旅程(journey)就會美好得多。