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1、2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级52AI took the bus to work for many years. No one knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and silent. One of the passengers was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid v
2、ery much attention to him. One July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent. The next day, the old man boarded with a big smile and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmure
3、d “ good morning” in reply. The following weeks, our friend was dressed in a nice old suit and tie. The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other. One morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The dri
4、ver turned around smilingly and asked, “Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?” We never got to know if his name really was “Charlie”, but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat. Every morning aft
5、er that Charlie always brought flowers. Some passengers also brought flowers for him. The bus became a happy place. Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasnt waiting at his usual stop. When he wasnt there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or ho
6、pefully-on holiday somewhere. When we came nearer to the center for senior citizens, one of the passengers even asked the driver to wait. We all held our breaths when he went to the door. The old gentleman was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. How silent we were the rest
7、of the way to work.The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, and without a tie. Inside the bus was silent. 26. The story is mainly developed by _. A. time B. logic C. comparison D. cause and result 27. Greeted with “good morning” from the old man, people aboard the bus at first _. A. felt tir
8、ed and sleepy and didnt want to talk B. greeted him back loudly and politelyC. guarded against the conversation from strangers D. felt surprised and became angry with him. 28. When the passengers found the old man was not waiting at the bus stop as usual, they did the following things EXCEPT _. A. b
9、uy flowers and wait for him to come B. feel anxious and worried about him C. miss him and expect to see him D. hope he was going on holiday rather than falling ill 29. It can be inferred from the text that _. A. the driver didnt like the old man at first B. people usually wear a tie when they are ha
10、ppy C. passengers brought flowers to express gratitude（感激） to the old man D. the old man had a great influence on the passengers emotion 30. The purpose of the passage is to _. A. introduce the old gentleman and praise his good deeds B. persuade us to become friendly and considerate to people around
11、 C. tell us to keep silent when somebody passes away D. criticize those who remain silent when they are greeted BRachel Carson was an American author and environmental protection scientist. “Silent Spring” was her most famous book. The idea for the book developed from a suggestion from a friend. Rac
12、hels friend owned a protected area for birds. An airplane had flown over the area where the birds were kept and spread a powerful chemical called DDT. Many songbirds and harmless insects were killed by the DDT.Miss Carson and other scientists were very concerned about the harmful effects of DDT and
13、other insect-killing chemicals called pesticides (杀虫剂). Rachel Carson tried to get many magazines interested in publishing a report about the subject. However, none would agree to publish anything about such a disputed (有争议旳) subject. They said no one wanted to hear that industrial companies could c
14、ause great ecological damage.Miss Carson believed the public needed to know about this important issue. She decided to write a book about it. In her book “Silent Spring”, Miss Carson questioned the right of industrial companies to pollute without considering the effects on the environment. Miss Cars
15、on argued that this kind of pollution would result in ever-decreasing populations of birds and other wildlife. She said this would lead to the loss of the wonderful sounds of nature. The chemical poisoning of the environment, she said, would cause a silent spring.The chemical industry felt threatene
16、d. Industry spokesmen and other critics said the book was non-scientific and emotional. They misunderstood the message of the book. Miss Carson did not suggest that all pesticides be banned. She urged that control of these substances be given to biologists who could make informed decisions about the risks involved.Support for the book increa
