10．As an effect of the high fuel prices spent on bus transportation，some American schools are changing to a four-day week．That means longer days instead of the traditional Monday through Friday schedule．
Having been approved for three years and beginning in the fall，students in the Maccray school district in Minnesota will be in school from Tuesday to Friday．Each school day will be 65 minutes longer．Officials say the district expects to save about sixty-five thousand dollars a year in transportation costs．
In new Mexico，the first school district changed to a four-day week in 1974 because of the Arab oil boycott（抵制）．Now，17 out of 89 districts use it．
In Custer，South Dakota，students have been going to school four days a week since 1995．Superintendent Tim Creal says the change has saved about one million dollars over just the past eight years．He sees other benefits，too．Students get more instructional time，and activities that used to take up class time are now held on non-school days．He says that in the future，the growth of online classes could make it possible to require even fewer days in school．High fuel prices are driving college students to take more online classes．
A four-day school week sounds like a great idea for students and teachers，but working parents may have to pay for child care for that fifth day．
60．According to Tim Creal，what makes it possible to have even fewer days in school？C
A．The increasing number of private tutors．（私人教师）
B．The development of teaching methods．
C．The increase in the number of online classes
D．The growth in the income of Americans．
61．It can be learned from the passage thatD
A．students will be in school from Monday to Tuesday．
B．four-day week was first carried out in South Dakota．
C．Maccray will save one million dollars every year．
D．Minnesota state has approved the four-day week plan
62．The passage is mainly aboutA
A．some school's four-day week plan
B．districts using a four-day week．
C．how to save on transportation fees．
D．expense of school transportation．
分析 文章大意：本文讲的是在美国校车由于受到高油价的影响，很多学校开始或已经开始每周上四天的课，这种做法可以大大降低学校成本，高油价甚至让大学生参加网上课程．这种做法对学生和老师来说很好，但是作为上班族的父母不得不在第五天照看孩子了．
解答 60．C 细节理解题．根据文章第四段中的He says that in the future，the growth of online classes could make it possible to require even fewer days in school．High fuel prices are driving college students to take more online classes可知Superintendent Tim Creal 认为孩子在学校的时间更少，他们会更多地利用网络学习，因此答案选C．
61．D 推理判断题．根据文章第二段第一句话Having been approved for three years and beginning in the fall，students in the Maccray school district in Minnesota will be in school from Tuesday to Friday可知明尼苏达州已经批准了每周上四天课的计划，因此答案选D．
62．A 主旨大意题．通过对文章整体的理解，这篇文章主要讲的是本文讲的是在美国校车由于受到高油价的影响，很多学校计划开始或已经开始每周上四天的课，因此答案选A，其他三个选项与文章内容不符．
点评 本题是社会文化类阅读理解．这类题材是高考常考的内容，要求考生在通读全文了解大意的基础上结合题目要求，确定答案．
