A Bus Ride

魏自理

Yesterday I went for a bus ride to the countryside. The bus was not full and I had a good seat at the front.

For about an hour we were on the freeway. Then we turned off and drove along a narrow1 country road.

Soon the road began to climb. We left the fields and villages behind us and came to a forest. There was very little sunlight and it was quite dark.

When we reached the top of the hill， the driver parked the bus. We all got out. I could see a long way. We were several thousand meters high. It was very cold.

I wanted to go for a walk， but the bus driver said there was going to be a storm2. He wanted to leave before the storm came.

When we were halfway down the hill， I remembered something. On the way up the hill there had been an old lady sitting behind me. She wasnt sitting there now. I looked around the bus. There wasnt any an old lady on the bus anywhere.

I told the driver about her. He had to turn the bus around and go up the hill again. When he reached the top， the old lady was waiting in the rain for the bus. She scolded3 the driver for leaving without her. She thanked me for remembering her.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列任務(wù)。

I.用文章中出現(xiàn)的單詞填空，注意其正確形式。

1. The heavy man couldnt go through the _? _

space between the walls.

2. It is said that bears live in the ____ in

the northwest of Hubei.

3. The black clouds told us a ____ was

coming.

II. 根據(jù)劃線單詞的意思，從文章中找出其反義詞，注意形式變化。

1. He forgot how to do it， so he had to ask for

help. ____

2. I stood against the wall， and waited without

saying anything. ____

3. The door was so low that the man couldnt

get through. ____

III. 將下列句子譯成英語。

1. 有位老先生坐在我后面。

2. 他們剛才下到半山腰了。