Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning,a middle,and an end with commercials 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.""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 changednew 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 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

 

A man was driving from Surrey to Washington.    1　　 a strange noise from the back of the car, he 　　2　　 got out to take a look. He 　　3　　 the wheel carefully, but    4   

he found nothing wrong, he continued　　 5　　 his way. The noise began almost 　　6   

and now it was louder than ever. Quickly　　 7    his head to look back, the man saw    8  

appeared to be a great black cloud following the car. When he    9　　 at a gas station farther on, he was told that a queen bee    10　　 be hidden somewhere in his car because his car was covered 　　11　　 bees.

The poor driver telephoned the police and　　 12　　 what had happened. The police decided that the best way　　 13　　 the situation would be to call a local beekeeper.    14  

the beekeeper arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger 　　15　　 near the rear axle(后轴) of the car. Very grateful　　 16　　 the driver for this unexpected gift, the beekeeper took the

    17　　 and her thousands of followers home in a large box.    18　　 grateful, the driver drove away　　 19　　 free from the “black cloud” which had 　　20    over his car.

1. A. Seeing　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Watching

C. Hearing　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Looking

2. A. regularly　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. readily

C. naturally　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. hardly

3. A. repaired　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. examined

C. saw through　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. checked in

4. A. while　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. since

C. when　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. until

5. A. on　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. by

C. through　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. towards

6. A. excitedly　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. immediately

C. terribly　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. cleaning

7. A. nodding　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. turning

C. holding　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. strangely

8. A. that　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which

C. what　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. whose

9. A. removed　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. speeded

C. wandered　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. stopped

10. A. need　　     　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. must

C. should　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. would

11. A. by　　      　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. from

C. with　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. on

12. A. told　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. talked

C. expressed　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. explained

13. A. to deal with　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. to look through

C. to lead to　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to get hold of

14. A. On time　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In any event

C. In a short time　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In other words

15. A. hidden　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. hiding

C. hide　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. to hide

16. A. of　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for

C. to　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. about

17. A. police　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. queen

C. beekeeper　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. driver

18. A. Typically　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Unexpectedly

C. Frequently　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Equally

19. A. at length　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. at last

C. by chance　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. on time

20. A. arrived　　  　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hung

C. run　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. come

 

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　Scientists had long dreamt of splitting the atom(原子) and let out some of its huge quantity of energy．They didn't find out how to do it until the 1940s．

　Uranium is one of the matters whose atoms can be split fairly easily．A small particle(粒子) is added to an atom of uranium, which then breaks into two smaller atoms．The change has other results．It makes the uranium very hot．It also produces two or there free particles of the kind first added．These free particles move around, splitting other uranium atoms, and so begins a “chain reaction”(链式反应), which produces more heat and more free particles．Both the heat and the chain reaction are important．

　A gas or a liquid is sent into the reactor（反应堆）to collect and carry away the heat．It is used to boil water, and the steam so produced drives the machinery which produces electricity．The chain reaction allows the process(过程) to continue．The reaction, which could be very rapid, is slowed down by a certain matter, which surrounds the fuel．

　Today, many people are wondering how long the world's store of coal and oil will last．Both these fuels, like uranium, are producers of heat energy．Is atomic energy the answer to the world's energy problem?

(1) Which of the following words can take the place of the underlined word“splitting”?

[　　]

A．joining　　　　B．choosing

C．breaking　　　D．heating

(2) What will never happen when a small particle is added to an atom of uranium?

[　　]

A．Two more atoms will appear

B．The atom will split in two and let out energy．

C．More free particles will be produced．

D．The uranium will become very hot．

(3) “Chain reaction”means______．

[　　]

A．free particles produced in the reaction will split other atoms, which in turn will produce more free particles

B．free particles will split more atoms after splitting some atoms

C．atoms split by free particles will continue to split

D．reaction can go on and on with the help of a chain of particles

(4) Which of the following orders shows rightly how a nuclear (原子能的) power plant works?

[　　]

a．Heat is made to boil water．

b．The machinery produces electricity

c．The chain reaction produces heat．

d．Heat is collected and carried away by a gas or a liquid．

e．Steam so produced drives the machinery．

A．d-c-e-b-a　　　B．c-d-a-e-b

C．b-d-e-a-c　　　D．c-a-d-b-e

(5) What fact does this passage lead you to believe?

[　　]

A．Many people wonder whether the world's store of coal and oil will last long．

B．Coal, oil and uranium are fuels, which can produce heat．

C．The world's store of coal and oil will last a very long time．

D．Atomic energy has given people hope to solve the world's energy problem．