In the city of Chicago I met a man I will never forget. He drove a bus that ran from downtown to the edge of the city. Each night I watched him. As the passengers got on the bus, he smiled at each one. It was fun to see how many passengers forgot their troubles and smiled back.
There was one passenger, I noticed, that had never smiled back. He usually coughed roughly through his mustache (胡子) as he got on the bus. And he never covered his mouth. But that wasn’t enough to stop the bus driver’s smile. He gave the man with the mustache and the rough cough his biggest smile.
The man with the mustache never seemed to see that smile. He would sit on the edge of his seat and complained about the way that the bus driver was driving. He only complained for a short time, but he spoke loudly enough so everybody could hear. It was enough to make me sick. But the driver never said a word. He just went on smiling at passengers as they got on the bus.
I wanted to get to know this bus driver better. One night I stayed on the bus to the end of the line. I asked the driver, “Why don’t you throw that man with the mustache out of the bus?” The bus driver looked at me and gave me one of his famous smiles. “I don’t care about that,” he said. “Let me tell you about my friend’s dog. The man next door to me has a dog. Every time the moon shines, the dog barks (狗叫) and barks all night.” “Well, what about the dog and the moon?” I asked. “Oh, the moon keeps on shining,” he said.
小題1:The first paragraph mainly tells us           .
A．the writer was interested in the bus driver
B．there was a bus from downtown to Chicago
C．each night the writer watched the driver driving
D．it was fun for the driver to see passengers smiling
小題2:What did the man with a mustache usually do on the bus?
A．He never said a word.
B．He talked loudly to others.
C．He complained about the way to the city.
D．He complained that the driver didn’t drive well.
小題3:The writer stayed on the bus to the end of the line because he wanted             .
A．to listen to an interesting story
B．to know more about the driver
C．to ask about the dog and the moon
D．to ask the driver to throw the man out
小題4:What does the passage imply (暗示)?
A．Bus drivers should smile at passengers.
B．It’s no good to be rough to others.
C．We should learn to be polite.
D．We should learn to be generous（寬宏大量的）.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：短文提到作者對(duì)芝加哥的一位公交車司機(jī)的介紹，他面對(duì)每一位乘客都是面帶微笑，當(dāng)遇到有抱怨的人時(shí)，他也不生氣。作者很想知道為什么？于是，在一次乘車的過(guò)程中作者對(duì)他進(jìn)行了詢問(wèn)，他告訴作者一個(gè)道理，人要學(xué)會(huì)寬宏大量。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題：短文的第一自然段主要講述了什么？分析：主要講述了作者對(duì)芝加哥的一位司機(jī)很感興趣，他對(duì)每一位乘客都是面帶微笑。第一項(xiàng)符合段意。故選A
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題：有胡子的這個(gè)男人在公交車上經(jīng)常做什么？聯(lián)系原文： He would sit on the edge of his seat and complained about the way that the bus driver was driving. 句意：他坐在座位的邊緣，這一路都在抱怨著司機(jī)的開(kāi)車不好。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選擇第四項(xiàng)。故選D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題：作者為什么一直做到公交車的終點(diǎn)？分析原文：I wanted to get to know this bus driver better. One night I stayed on the bus to the end of the line. 句意：我想對(duì)這位司機(jī)有更多的了解。一天，我一直做到公交車的終點(diǎn)。明確作者的目的，要更好地了解這位司機(jī)。故選B
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題：這篇短文在暗示給我們什么道理？通過(guò)閱讀短文，司機(jī)的最后一句話，最能體現(xiàn)出中心思想。狗沖著月亮叫，但是，月亮依然是保持著微笑。充分說(shuō)明一個(gè)道理，人要學(xué)會(huì)寬宏大量。故選D
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