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【题目】【2012年重庆】

A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.

In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon (象征). Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.

There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.

Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It's the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them--and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!

School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus. It's said that there will be 3,000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of this year in Chongqing.

【1】According to Dr. Frank, school buses are safer for the students.

A. yellow B. black

C. white D. colorful

【2】Children in Japan may easily by taking the school bus.

A. save time B. love their school

C. play games D. do their homework

【3】Chinese students will save a lot of time to to school.

A. walk B. take a taxi

C. ride a bike D. take a school bus

【4】This passage is mainly about .

A. school buses B. school life

C. popular colors D. students' safety

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】本短文属于说明文。对几种典型校车做了介绍。中国的校车变的越来越受欢迎。它们为孩子们节约了大量的时间。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.可知是黄色，故选A。

【2】细节理解题。从第四段，第三句To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them--and then, go to school.可知，故选B。

【3】细节理解题。最后一段的第二句It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus.故选D。

【4】归纳理解题。文章第一段谈校车的作用，接着谈美国校车的颜色、英语校车的trackers，日本校车的彩色，中国校车的发展。整篇文章都在围绕校车这一主题展开。故选A。