题目内容
New houses have been ________ while old ones have been ________ .
- A.put on, taken out
- B.put up, pulled down
- C.put out, pushed in
- D.put in, piled up
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 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 (鲁莽的) or daring, the ride can be as thrilling (惊心动魄的) 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 armrests even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.
【小题1】According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?
A.Advertisements on the billboards. | B.Films on television. |
C.Buses on the road. | D.Gas stations. |
A.To explain how bus trips and television shows differ. |
B.To persuade you to take a long bus trip. |
C.To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips |
D.To describe the billboards along the road. |
A.bus drivers who aren’t reckless | B.driving alone |
C.no billboards along the road | D.a television set on the bus |
A.they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between |
B.the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun |
C.the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses |
D.both traveling and watching TV are not exciting. |
A.comfortable | B.exciting | C.tiring | D.boring |
With real estate (房地产)______ in economy, a lot of rich farmland had to ______ new houses and offices in the area.
A.leading the way; make way for |
B.led the way; made the way |
C.to lead the way; be made the way for |
D.leading way; be made the way for |