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    A new bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago. A. normal B. usual C. regular D. common 【查看更多】

     

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    A new ____ bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago.

    　 A. normal　　　　　　 B. usual　　　　　　 C. regular　　　　　 D. common

     

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    Every day 25 million U.S. children ride school buses. The safety record for these buses is much better than for passenger cars; but nevertheless, about 10 children are killed each year riding on large school buses, and nearly four times that number are killed outside buses in the loading zones. By and large, however, the nation’s school children are transported to and from school safety.

    　 Even though the number of school bus accidents is not large, the safety of children is always of intense public concern. While everyone wants to see children transported safely, people are divided about what needs to be done--particularly whether seat belts should be compulsory.

    　 People in favour of seat belts on school buses--many of them parents and medical organizations--argue that seat belts are necessary not only to reduce fatality and injury, but also to teach children lessons about the importance of using them routinely in any moving vehicle. A side benefit, they point out, is that seat belts help keep children in their seats, away from the bus driver.

    People who object to seat belt installation suggest that children are already well protected by the school buses that follow the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) safety requirements set in 1977. They also believe that many children won’t wear seat belts anyway, and that may damage the belts or use them as weapons to hurt other children.

    　 A new Research council report on school bus safety suggest that there are alternate safety devices and procedures that may be more effective and less expensive. For example, the study committee suggested that raising seat backs four inches may have the same safety effectiveness as seat belts.

    　 The report sponsored by the Department of transportation at the request of Congress, reviews seat belts extensively while taking a broader look at safety in and around school buses.

    1. Each year, children killed outside buses in the loading zones, are about_____.

    　 A. 10　　　　　 B. 40　　　　　 C. 30　　　　　 D. 50

    2. According to the passage, who has the greatest degree of control of the school buses “safety”?

    　 A. A new Research Council.　　　　 　　　　

    B. The Department of Transportation.

    　 C. The Medical Organization.　　　　

    D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

    3. It may be inferred from this passage that_____ .

    　 A. many of the opponents(反对者) of seat belt installation are parents and officials of the

    　 　Department of Transportation

    　 B. proposals of seat belts on school buses would be seriously considered

    　 C. an alternate safety device (raising seat backs four inches) may be taken into consideration

    　 D. The Department of Transportation may either take the idea of seat belts or other measures

    　 when it reviews the whole situation

    4. The title below which best expresses the idea of the passage is“_____”.

    　 A. Making School Buses Even Safer for Children　

    　 B. Seat Belts Needed on School Buses

    　 C. Alternate Safety Devices and Procedures　　　

    D. Safety in and around School Buses

     

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    　　Long bus rides are like television shows．They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials(商业广告)thrown in every three or four minutes．The commercials are unavoidable．They happen whether you want them or not．Every couple of minutes a billboardglides by outside the bus window．“Buy Super Clean Toothpaste．”“Drink Good Wet Root Beer．”“Fill up with Pacific Gas．”Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of“You Need It!Buy It Now!”

    　　The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before．Usually some things have changed new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road．The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so．If the driver is particularly reckless(鲁莽的)or daring, the ride can be as thrilling(惊心动魄的)as a suspense story．Will the driver pass the truck in time?Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane?After a while, of course, the excitement dies down．Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride．Food always makes bus rides more interesting．But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat．Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops．

    　　The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning．You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that．The seat of course, has become harder as the hours have passed．By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrestseven with your hands crossed behind your head．The end comes just at no more ways to sit．

    (1)

    According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

    [　　]

    A．

    Buses on the road．

    B．

    Films on television．

    C．

    Advertisements on the billboards．

    D．

    Gas stations．

    (2)

    What is the purpose of this passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips．

    B．

    To persuade you to take a long bus trip．

    C．

    To explain how bus trips and television shows differ．

    D．

    To describe the billboards along the road．

    (3)

    The writer of this passage would probably favor ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    bus drivers who aren’t reckless

    B．

    driving alone

    C．

    a television set on the bus

    D．

    no billboards along the road

    (4)

    The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun

    B．

    they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between

    C．

    the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses

    D．

    both traveling and watching TV are not exciting

    (5)

    The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    exciting

    B．

    comfortable

    C．

    tiring

    D．

    boring

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    　　Long bus rides are like television shows．They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials(商业广告)thrown in every three or four minutes．The commercials are unavoidable．They happen whether you want them or not．Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window．“Buy super Clean Toothpaste．”“Drink Good Wet Root Beer．”“ill up with Pacific Gas．”Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It Now?”

    　　The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before．Usually some things have changed－new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road．The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so．If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story．Will the driver pass the truck in time?Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane?After a while, of course, the excitement dies down．Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride．Food always makes bus rides more interesting．But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat．Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops．

    　　The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning．You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that．The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed．By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests－even with your hands crossed behind your head．The end comes just at the right time．There are just no more ways to sit．

    (1)

    According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

    [　　]

    A．

    Buses on the road

    B．

    Films on television

    C．

    Advertisements on billboards

    D．

    Gas stations

    (2)

    What is the purpose of this passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    To show the similarities between long bus trips and TV shows．

    B．

    To persuade you to take a long bus trip．

    C．

    To display the differences between long bus trips and TV shows．

    D．

    To describe the billboards along the road．

    (3)

    The writer of this passage would probably favor ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    bus drivers who weren’t reckless

    B．

    driving alone

    C．

    a television set on the bus

    D．

    no billboards along the road

    (4)

    The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the commercials both on TV shows and on the billboards along the road are fun

    B．

    they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between

    C．

    the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses

    D．

    both traveling and watching TV are not exciting

    (5)

    The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    exciting

    B．

    comfortable

    C．

    tiring

    D．

    boring

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    Directions：Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．

    　　What is red but green, open but closed and old but new?Answer：London's beautiful new double-deckers buses．The traditional red double-deckers are a symbol of London．This was made certain in 2008 when one bus made the longer-than-usual trip to Beijing to collect a very special passenger：the Olympic Flame．

    　　Now a new bus design has been impressing Londoners．The new bus uses more green technology and has an open platform, making sure people get on and get off easily．It also has a special asymmetric(不对称的)design for the front end, which gives it a futuristic look．

    　　Besides these the design is not all new．Its outside can remind you of London's faithful old double-decker, the Routemaster(马路大师)．In December 2005 the original Routemaster was stopped from offering general service as a result of environmental reasons, but it can still be seen on two routes in London．

    　　In July 2008 a competition was organized by the London Mayor, Boris Johnson, to design a new Routemaster bus for the capital．Several designers together won the ￡25,000 prize．The new double-deckers, which have three doors to speed up boarding, are expected to be in service in 2012．

    　　Mr．Johnson said：“This new part of our transport system is not only beautiful, but also has a green heart…”He expects cities around the globe to be“beside themselves with envy”for what he described as an“impressive red symbol”of 21st-century London．However, Mr．Johnson has not yet convinced everyone to climb on board．The mayor has been criticized by some for the high cost of the new buses．A normal double-decker bus costs around ￡190,000 but it has cost ￡7,800,000 to design and build five new ones．

    1．Why did a traditional red double-decker bus came to Beijing in 2008?(No more than 8 words)(2 marks)

    ________________

    2．What disadvantage does the old Routemaster have?(No more than 6 words)(2 marks)

    ________________

    3．List at least two special characteristics of the new design of the Routemaster．(No more than 15 words)(3 marks)

    ________________

    4．What might be the public reaction to the new bus according to the last paragraph?(No more than 8 words)(3 marks)

    ________________

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