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．“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 Now!”
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve 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 particularly reckless 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 arm rests－even with your hands crossed behind your head．The end comes just at the right time．There are just no more ways to sit．
(1)
According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?
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A．
Buses on the road
B．
Films on television
C．
Advertisements on billboards
D．
Gas stations
(2)
What is the purpose of this passage?
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A．
To show the similarities between long bus trips and TV shows．
B．
To persuade you to take a long bus trip．
C．
To display the differences between long bus trips and TV shows．
D．
To describe the billboards along the road．
(3)
The writer of this passage would probably favour ________．
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A．
bus drivers who weren’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 ________．
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A．
the commercials both on TV shows and on the 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 ________．
Last Sunday the elephant keeper at London Zoo, Jim Robson, was killed by one of the elephants he loved．This was terrible, and it could be a big problem for the future(将来)of London Zoo-and maybe for all of Britain's city zoos．
London Zoo said that it would move its three elephants to a wild(野生的)animal park outside London．Its director-general(总经理), Michael Dioxn, said,“We are sorry that the elephants are leaving; there have been elephants at Lon-don Zoo since 1831．”
One British newspaper said that though many small animals were very interesting, most people wanted to see big animals－and most of all elephants．
London Zoo is not only losing its elephants．The tigers will also leave soon and most of the bears(熊)have already gone．Outside the elephant house at London Zoo, a woman called Mary said she hoped the zoo could keep big animals．“This is the only way the young people can see animals without travelling to other countries,”she said．
Zoos are not very good places for animals, but they can help to well keep them．Children can also learn a lot about the animals when they visit zoos．
Another visitor, a man called Alan, was very angry．“If we send them back to the wild they will die．If you take away big animals, people will stop visiting London Zoo．It can survive(继续生存)at the moment, but it won't survive in the future．”
However, Mary Rosevear, directory of the Federation(联合会)of Zoos, believes(相信)that city zoos can survive without keeping large animals．
(1)
London Zoo has kept elephants ________．
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A．
since last Sunday
B．
for about one hundred years
C．
for nearly two hundred years
D．
ever since it was built
(2)
Zoos are important because ________．
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A．
they can make a lot of money
B．
there are many animals living in them
C．
there are some big animals there
D．
they can keep animals and help children learn about them
(3)
The underlined word“it”in the passage refers to(指)________．
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A．
the elephant
B．
London Zoo
C．
the bear
D．
the wild animal park
(4)
London Zoo might face a big problem because ________．
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A．
the elephants in the zoo will be killed
B．
the elephants may also kill other people
C．
it may have fewer visitors in the future
D．
no one would like to be an elephant keeper any more
(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．
The writer hopes that big animals except elephants should be kept in London Zoo．
B．
London Zoo and the public(公众)have different ideas about where to keep the big animals．
C．
Some animals in the park are still dangerous to visitors．
D．
Some people think that the big animals will die if they are sent to the wild animal park．
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