TheUnitedStateshasaround475,000schoolbuses.Eachdaytheycarrymorethan25million children,halfofalltheschoolchildreninthecountry.
Thesebuses,onaverage,use4litersofdiesel(柴油)fueltotravellessthan16kilometers. When theschoolyearbeganlastfall,dieselaveraged55centsaliternationally.Thepricenearlydoubledby theendofschool inJune.
BobRileyisthespokesmanfortheAmericanSchoolBusCouncil.Hesaysfuelpricesnegotiated(商議) for schools arenot lower thanothers have to pay. Asaresult,schoolsarelookingfor waystoreducetransportationcosts.Busroutesarebeing redrawnor,insomecases,canceled.Someareas arebuyingbusesthatuse naturalgas orother alternativefuels.
Otherstepsincludefewerfieldtrips andlesstravel bysports teams.Someschool districtsmayend any busservicenotrequiredby law.
Studiesshowthatschoolbusesarethesafestform oftransportationtoandfrom school.
The AmericanSchoolBus Councilsayscutsinbus serviceare badfor childrenandpossiblythe environment.Itsaysremovingbusesfromtheroadwillmeananincreaseinothervehiclestransporting students. Spokesman Bob Riley saysanotherconcern is thatreducing  busservicemightreduce attendance.
It couldalso getmorechildren to walkor bicycle to school.That wouldsurely makepeople happy attheNationalCenterforSafeRoutestoSchool.Morekidswalkingorbikingsafelytoschoolisthe aimofa3-year-oldfederal program,partofaninternationalmovement.Thegoalis toincreasephysical activity and reduce air pollution.

  1. 1.

    Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorwantsto provethat   .

    1. A.
      toomany schoolchildren takebuses every day
    2. B.
      thecost offuelhasincreased
    3. C.
      theschoolbusesconsumemorefuelthanaverage
    4. D.
      the school busesusuallygoon long routes
  2. 2.

    Inthe thirdparagraph,what doesBobRiley mean'?

    1. A.
      Thefuel pricesforschool busesneed to be negotiated again.
    2. B.
      High fuelprices are also affecting the efficiency of their services.
    3. C.
      The fuelprices for school are much higher thanothers pay.
    4. D.
      TheAmericanSchool BusCouncilshould workforstudents’benefit.
  3. 3.

    Whatistheadvantage ofreducingschoolbusserviceaccordingto thepassage?

    1. A.
      Morefuelwillbesaved.
    2. B.
      Studentscangotoschool inasaferway.
    3. C.
      Studentscanexercisebywalkingorriding toschool.
    4. D.
      Trafficjams willbereducedduringrushhour.
  4. 4.

    Whatisthesixth paragraphmainly about?

    1. A.
      Bob Riley's concern about the resultsof reducing school buses.
    2. B.
      Theconvenience brought by school buses.
    3. C.
      Thebad effectsofreducingschool buses.
    4. D.
      Thestudiesabout students'choicescarried out by theAmericanSchool BusCouncil.
BBCC
文章講述了隨著油價的不斷上升，美國校車的運行也受到了影響，正計劃減少校車的數(shù)量，這樣一來有好處也有壞處。
1.推理題。根據(jù)第二段后兩行可知今年的油價是去年的兩倍了，說明油費大大增加了。
2.推理題。根據(jù)第三段最后三行Bus routes are being redrawn or, in some cases, canceled. Some areas are buying buses that use natural gas or other alternative fuels.說明高油價影響了校車的運營。
3.細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一行It could also get more children to walk or bicycle to school.可知答案為C。
4.段落大意題。根據(jù)這一段的are bad for children and possibly the environment，another concern is that reducing  bus service might reduce attendance.可知本段主語談論的是減少校車的不好之處。
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Since the 1950s, most of the stars of pop music have come from Britain and America. Howver, in the last ten years, when many different kinds of music have established themselves on the pop scene, more and more stars have come from other countries.
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  1. 1.

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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    1. A.
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    1. A.
      will live at home with their parents
    2. B.
      will have an easy life because of the larger amount of money earned
    3. C.
      may have a happy home life and good person relationships
    4. D.
      may have a lonely life

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