《2025年学习之友八年级英语上册外研版》

B
I usually took a bus to school. I found that most passengers never had a conversation with anyone else.
About a year ago, an old man got on the bus and said loudly to the driver, "Good morning!" Most people looked up and the bus driver didn't take it seriously and just replied in a cold voice, "Mm - hmm". The next day the man got on and he said "Good morning!" to the driver again. Another "Mm - hmm". By the fifth day, the driver finally answered him with a little happy "Good morning!" Then the man said, "My name is Benny". The driver told the man that he was Sam.
That was the first time and we knew the driver's name and soon people began to talk to each other and say "hello" to Sam and Benny. Soon Benny spread his happy "Good morning!" to the whole bus. The whole bus seemed to be friendlier. People got to know each other.
Then suddenly, Benny stopped showing up. Everyone began to ask what happened to him. No one knew what to do and the bus got quiet again. So, last week, I started to act like Benny and say "Good morning!" to everyone and the whole bus cheered up again. Hopefully, Benny could come back to see his "Good morning!" mattered a lot.
Sometimes we see some strangers so many times that we know their faces well, but we never even say "hello" to them. By saying "hello", friendship starts to grow, and sunshine comes to the world around us, and love spreads over the community we are in. Why not start a "hello" today?
(C)5. At first, passengers were ______ on the bus.
A. wise
B. strict
C. quiet
D. friendly
(D)6. With the first "Mm - hmm", the driver ______.
A. remembered Benny at once
B. wanted to know more about Benny
C. was happy with Benny's action
D. didn't care about Benny's "Good morning!"
(D)7. What do we know about Benny?
A. He received a "hello" on the first day.
B. No one on the bus has ever asked about him.
C. He didn't show up because he had an illness.
D. He said "Good morning!" when getting on the bus.
(B)8. Why did the writer start to act like Benny?
A. Because he liked to make friends with strangers.
B. Because he wanted to cheer up the whole bus again.
C. Because Benny asked him to say "Good morning!".
D. Because he thought what Benny did was interesting.

答案： 5.C 6.D 7.D 8.B