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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. uBuy Super Clean Toothpaste. 44 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 youVe 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 par-ticularly reckless (鲁莽的) or daring,the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense (悬疑) 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 armrest or even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.

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

   A. Gas stations.

   B. Buses on the road.

   C. Films on the television.

   D. Advertisements on the billboards.

42. What is the purpose of this passage?

   A. To persuade us to take a long bus trip.

   B. To describe the billboards along the road.

   C. To give the writer's opinion about long bus trips.

   D. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.

43. The writer probably doesn’t like .

   A. music on the bus

   B. food on the bus

   C. billboards along the road

   D. daring bus drivers

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

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

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

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

   D. neither travelling nor watching TV is exciting

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

   A. boring   B. comfortable

   C. tiring   D. exciting

Answer 1

41. D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二 句可知，乘坐长途汽车时，每隔三、四分钟 窗外就会出现带有商业广告的广告牌，故 选D项。

42. C解析：主旨大意题。本文作者采用比 喻的手法描述了乘坐长途汽车的过程，并 表达了对乘坐长途汽车的观点，故选 (：项。

43. C解析:推理判断题。根据第一段可知， 乘坐长途汽车时，广告随处可见而且不可 避免，除非你选择睡觉才能不再看到它们。 由此可以推知，作者不喜欢广告，因此C 项正确。

44. A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二 句可知，作者感觉乘坐长途汽车如同看电 视是因为这两者在开头、中间或结尾之间 都有商业广告出现。

45. D解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段前 两句可知，在行程结束时有些地方与行程 开始时相似，是因为两者都令人兴奋。