发布时间： 2016年03月17日
阅读理解
Bus travel now and then
Nobody, except perhaps little children, considers a journey in a bus as exciting experience. Although there are thousands of cars on the roads, more people travel by bus than by car. Workers rushing to their offices or factories, children hurrying to school, housewives going shopping, use buses. For cities without other public transport services, if all the buses were to stop running for a day, work would come to a standstill in hundreds of offices and factories and most classrooms would be deserted.
Buses today are large and have comfortable seats, mostly facing the front. To get the driver to stop at a bus-stop, a passenger has merely to push a button, which rings a bell placed near the driver. The bus schedule for the city is well planned, and seldom does one have to wait very long to catch a bus. One can go from almost any part of the city to another by bus.
Of course, there are drawbacks in bus travel. Often the buses are filled to capacity, especially during the rush-hours, and then one may have to wait longer than usual at a bus-stop for a bus with space for more passengers. If one gets into a crowded bus, one may have to remain standing throughout the journey holding on to a leather strap. This can be quite uncomfortable and even a little dangerous, as one may be jerked off one’s feet if the bus stops or starts suddenly.
In spite of the inconveniences, we should be grateful for the advantages of bus travel today. The situation was quite different a generation or two ago. In the early 1830’s buses were much smaller than they are now. They did not run to a proper timetable (时间表). To catch a bus one stood at a bus-stop (many roads did not even have bus-stops), and took one’s chance. Buses took in as many passengers as could squeeze in (挤进去). Passengers sat on benches placed on either side of the bus, facing each other.
1、In a big city, cars are less important than buses because ______.
A、cars carry far fewer people.
B、car travel is less exciting.
C、cars are more expensive.
D、cars are inconvenient.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 在短文的第一段提到了“工人，孩子，家庭主妇”等都是use buses，如果公交车停运一天，将给各行各业带来很大的损。毕竟cars的承载量还是有限的，所以答案为A。
2、In order to get off the bus, a passenger has to ______.
A、shout to the driver
B、push some buttons
C、jump off the bus
D、ring a special bell
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 在文章第二段第二句提到：a passenger has merely to push a button, which rings a bell placed near the driver.所以答案为D。
3、Bus travel nowadays ______.
A、is worse than before.
B、is no better than before.
C、is more convenient than before.
D、is the same as before.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 在最后一段提到了，今天的公交系统相比以前已经有了很大的改善和提高，也更为方便了。
4、What may happen when one is standing in a crowded bus?
A、One may be forced to leave the bus.
B、One may not have to pay the fare.
C、One may become suffocated.
D、One may lose one’s balance.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 在倒数第二段中提到：If one gets into a crowded bus…as one may be jerked off one’s feet if the bus stops or starts suddenly.所以可能发生的是失去平衡。
5、We can deduce from the fourth paragraph that in former times bus services were ______.
A、eventful
B、irregular
C、efficient
D、well planned
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】 在最后一段列举了以前公交车的一些不足之处，例如：没有时间安排表，没有站台等。其实也就是我们答案中对应的B选项“不规则，不正规”。
一站式课程咨询服务平台
