[沖刺中考]英語閱讀與填空：8-Tuesday 理解 223詞
8-Tuesday 理解 223詞
題材： 理解 詞數(shù)： 223 建議閱讀時間： 4.5分鐘
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“It's over！Thank goodness！”
School was over and I was tired．I sat at the front of the school bus．
Janie，the driver，tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of talks．I try to listen politely，but usually I am 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 change 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，that was just her job．She had a whole world of family and cares too．
I suddenly felt very selfish．I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver．I had judged 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．
生詞
strike v． 打，擊，觸，撞，擦（火柴等）：strike the match （of talks）擦火柴（打開話匣子）
in particular 特別地：I noticed his eyes in particular，because they were very large．我特別注意了他的眼睛，因為他眼睛很大。
lower v． 降低，放下：She ran a bath and lowered herself into the water．她放了洗澡水，泡進水里。
selfish adj． 自私的：People shouldn't be too selfish．人不應該老想著自己。
self-centered adj． 以自我為中心的，自私的：She's too self-centred to take any interest in my troubles．她太自私了，一點也不關心我的困難。
1．When the students get on the school bus，Janie usually________．
A．listens to music
B．talks about her own worry
C．sits on her seat without words
D．meets them with a smile
2．After she learned Janie's story，the writer thought of________．
A．her father's death
B．her mother's pain
C．the ache of her own heart
D．the pain of Janie's parents
3．Why did the writer feel selfish？Because________．
A．she had never thought of Janie as anything except a driver
B．she had made only a few friends in the school
C．she had hardly thought of herself
D．she had never listened to others
4．In this passage the writer tries to tell us that________．
A．losing parents makes people sad and helpless
B．understanding the people around us takes time
C．we should try to look deeper into the people around us
D．it's not right to judge the people around us by their clothes
參考譯文
“總算結束了！謝天謝地！”
放學后，我疲憊地坐在校車的前排。
司機詹妮想打破沉悶的氣氛，她開始說話。出于禮貌，我盡量擺出傾聽的樣子，但通常我都忙于想自己的事情。但這一天，她的話引起了我的注意。
“我父親病了?！彼坪踉谧匝宰哉Z。我能看到她眼中的焦慮。我以前從未見過她這樣。她總是微笑著面對學生。
我突然有了傾聽的興趣，我問：“他怎么了？”
她眼睛濕漉漉的，聲音也變了樣。她說：“心臟病。”她垂下眼簾，繼續(xù)說道：“我已經(jīng)失去了母親，我無法接受再失去他。”我無語。我的心因她而疼痛。
我坐在座位上，想起外祖父去世時，母親陷入巨大的痛苦中。我知道那段日子對她來說很難，而且現(xiàn)在依然如此。我不希望有任何人經(jīng)歷這樣的事情。
突然，我意識到，詹妮不只是一個公共汽車司機，那只是她的工作。她的心中還裝著所有的家人，裝著對他們的關愛。
我突然覺得自己很自私。我從未關注過她，因為她只是一名公共汽車司機。我是從她的工作來判斷她的，我把她當作一個無足輕重的人從心中抹去。
我不應該如此的自私自利。
理解別人是一門藝術。
參考答案
Tuesday 1．D 2．B 3．A 4．C
