Question

【題目】Imagine a world where air pollution is no longer a problem. Clean air is all around us. People don’t have to worry about polluting the air every time they take the bus.

A city in California has got some new buses. They cost $490,000 each. The new buses are different from the old ones. These new buses are better for the environment. They are called hybrid buses. They run on diesel (柴油的) and electric power. This will help keep the air cleaner.

The man drove the new bus on Wednesday and noticed a difference right away. “I get to have clean air for a change”, said driver Melvin Day. “I’m smelling diesel all day long when I drive the old ones.”

The company that builds the buses had many good things to say about them. For example, they said they use a lot less fuel (燃料). They also said that they are 90% cleaner for the environment. The buses are very quiet, too.

The buses have a diesel engine in the back and batteries (電池) on top. When the engine starts up, it is powered by electricity. Then the diesel power takes over.

Over time the city would like to use the new hybrid buses instead of all 50 of their buses. They hope to do this over the next three years. The city will give money to help buy the new kind of buses.

One other bit of good news: the price of the bus ticket will not rise because of the new buses.

【1】Why are the new buses better for the environment?

A. Because they’re cheaper than the old ones.

B. Because they’re very quiet.

C. Because they run on diesel and electric power.

D. Because they are new.

【2】The underlined word “hybrid” in Paragraph 2 means ______ in Chinese.

A. 混合動力的 B. 前衛(wèi)的 C. 新穎的 D. 節(jié)約的

【3】Which one is NOT true about the new buses?

A. The buses are very quiet.

B. They use a lot less fuel.

C. They will keep the air cleaner.

D. They can drive faster than the old ones.

【4】How many buses does the city have now?

A. 50 B. 90 C. 45 D. 490

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要介紹了一種新的公交車，混合動力公交車，使用柴油和電力，能使空氣更加清潔，公交車票價不會提高。

【1】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文“They run on diesel (柴油的) and electric power. This will help keep the air cleaner.”的描述控制，這里指的是新的公交車是靠柴油和電發(fā)動的。這樣有助于保持空氣清潔。這是這種車更環(huán)保的原因。故應(yīng)選C。

【2】A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文’ They run on diesel (柴油的) and electric power.”的描述可知，這里指的是使用柴油和電發(fā)動混合動力的，故應(yīng)選A。

【3】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文“I get to have clean air for a change”, said driver Melvin Day. “I’m smelling diesel all day long when I drive the old ones.”的描述可知，司機非常喜歡新的公交車。結(jié)合選項可知應(yīng)選D。

【4】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文“Over time the city would like to use the new hybrid buses instead of all 50 of their buses.”的描述可知，再過一段時間這個城市會使用新的混合型公交車而不是現(xiàn)有的50輛公交車�？芍�他們共有50輛公交車。結(jié)合選項可知應(yīng)選A。