第二节完形填写（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）ThesunwasshiningwhenIgotonNo.151bus.Wepassengerssatjammedtogetherinheavyclothes.Noonespoke.That’soneoftheunwrittenrules.Althoughweseethesame

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第二节完形填写（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）
The sun was shining when I got on No. 151 bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the unwritten rules. Although we see the same faces every day we prefer to   36  behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their   37  .
As the bus came near the Mile a voice suddenly rang out: “Attention ! This is your driver speaking. ” Stillness. We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The    38   came down. “Now turn and face the person next to you. Go ahead. ”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman her head wrapped in a red scarf. I saw her   39   every day. Our eyes met. We waited for the next    40  from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning neighbor! ”
Our voices were weak. For many of us these were the   41   words we had spoken that day. But we said them together like   42  to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help   43  . There was the feeling of relief (解脱) that we were not being robbed. But more there was the sense of ice being   44   . “Good morning neighbor. ” It was not so   45   after all. Some of us repeated it Others shook hands many laughed.
The bus driver said nothing more he didn’t 46_____ to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter. a warm sound I had never heard before in bus No.151.
When I reached my stop. I said ­  47   to my seatmate and then jumped off the bus. That day was starting off better than most.
36.   A.                              read                      B.  sit                C.  talk  D.    hide
37.   A.  ways                     B.  methods           C.  respect         D.  distance
38.   A.  papers                   B.  passengers        C.  driver           D.  tears
39.   A.  still                       B.  nearly              C.  even             D.  hardly
40.   A.  turn                       B.  talk                 C.  order            D.  remark
41.   A.  First                      B.  last                  C.  best              D.  only
42.   A.  passengers              B.  citizens            C.  patients        D.  schoolchildren
43.   A.  shouting                B.  crying             C.  smiling         D.  wondering
44.   A.  formed                  B.  heated             C.  broken         D.  frozen
45.   A.  sad                        B.  hard                C.  ordinary       D.  shy
46.   A.  need                      B.  want                C.  like              D.  begin
47.   A.  good morning        B.  good-bye         C.  hello            D.  thanks

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