2021年中考英语短文填空与阅读表达专项练习十六（外研版）

美文阅读 31 （一） When I moved to the country 20 years ago, I took a job A a school bus driver. I’d never had any interest in 1 (drive) schoolchildren to and from school, but 10 years later, I was still working on the school bus. There are so many good reasons B I stayed. Firstly, it was the conversations that brought me different kinds of 2______(information). I also got to hear all the family secrets of the newcomers who were afraid to be starting at a new school. I have a toy bear who was a great comforter for the little 3 (one). The kids got to look after him on the trip to school and he waited 4_______(patient) for them to get on for the trip home. Our bus would often pass a place where we could see some alpacas (羊驼) in front of a farm house. Little Michael would cry 5 (excited) from the seat, “Look, Miss! Look at the camels!” He used 6______ (put) his head out of the bus window. When I warned him that a fly 7 (come ) into his nose if he wasn’t careful, he smartly gave up the habit. I remember a little girl got on the bus one morning 5 years ago and cried loudly all the way to school. We arrived at the school gate. As she waited to get down the bus stairs, she 8_____(throw) her arms around my neck and sobbed that her grandfather had died the night before. A school bus driver needs to keep one eye on the road and the other on the mirror 9_____(watch) what the little ones are doing down the back. My catchphrase (口头禅) each day was that I was “taking the monsters (怪兽) to their mothers”. Now, it’s necessary to think how many lives I 10 (be) responsible for throughout the years, and how many kilometers I’ve driven in order to get my passengers home safely. I’ve enjoyed it, but after 20 years, it’s time to rest and park my school bus for good. Long live the school bus driver! (1)1--10小题用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 (2) A, B处分别填入合适的单词_____ ________. (3) 猜测Paragrap4中划线单词的词义:sob______ (4) 猜测Paragrap6中划线单词的词义:responsible______ (5) What is the writer’s future plan?