Many drivers think driving their vehicle is the only mode of transportation．However，high fuel prices have forced many consumers to look for alternative transportation．Alternative transportation is more efficient than driving your vehicle everywhere．If more drivers used alternative transportation，such as the public transit system, riding a bike, buying a hybrid vehicle or carpooling，then they would save hundreds of dollars．

    Carpooling is an alternative mode of transportation consisting of more than two commuters(固定路线上班者) sharing a vehicle． Commuters that live near each other，share a common  destination and have the same work hours form the simplest and most common carpool arrangement．It is a simple way for individuals to take part in the climate change challenge while  saving money，reducing traffic jam and air pollution，and saving energy along the way．The  more people in a carpool，the greater the savings．

    Most carpoolers agree that the good company of their fellow carpoolers is a benefit that they really enjoy．Agreement on a few simple points will ensure that your carpool stays a happy one．Although these points seem to be just common sense，there are a few specific rules

that you may want to consider．

    Carpooling is encouraged in many big cities around the world through computerized matching of riders with similar commute patterns and preferenees to tackle rush hour traffic jams and reduce  pollution．There are websites providing assistance to individuals who are considering carpooling as an  alternate means of commuting．However，some Shanghai city government departments drew criticism for banning the practice because it disrupted the taxi service market．

Driving Alone vs．Carpooling Approximate cost per person annually of 22 cents per mile for gas, maintenance, tired and depreciation(折旧).

61．The second paragraph mainly tells us_________

  A．what is carpooling            B．why we carpoo1

  C．the advantages of carpooling  D．brief history of carpooling

62．Carpooling has the following benefits EXCEPT ________.

  A．strengthening friendship B．saving money

  C.saving time                D．reducing air pollution

63．Compared with a person driving alone，how much can you save in a year if you carpool   with two persons for about 50 miles of round-trip?

  A．$ 2772．    B．$ 924     C．$ 1386   D．$ 1848

64．This passage doesn’t tell us anything about________．

  A．people’s attitudes towards carpooling

  B．the problems caused by carpooling in Western countries

  C. how to arrange carpooling

  D．the officials’attitudes towards carpooling

65．From this passage we can inier that________．

  A．people who can not afford to buy a car 1ike carpooling most

  B． carpooling will be banned in developing countries like China.

  C. whether carpoollng is good or not is still under discussion

  D．carpooling is a promising way that can benefit both people and environment

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4.What’s the purpose of the passage?

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C．To share the pleasure of reading with readers.

D．To advise readers to buy their books.

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YUSHU，Qinghai，May 5 （Xinhua）—Chinese authorities are working to protect the quake survivors in northwestern province of Qinghai from potential secondary disasters.

The government has provided sufficient food，drinking water and tents for more than 200,000 quake survivors，but landslides，floods and disease outbreaks may still threaten their lives．

The magnitude 7.1 quake has killed at least 2,220 people，with 70 still missing and more than 12,000 injured．

Recent rain has raised the risk of landslides as the devastating quake and aftershocks has destabilized mountain slopes. The rainy season starting in late May or early June will make the situation worse.

A total of 139 survivors were evacuated to safety 7 km away from their make-shift homes in Changu Village of the quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Region early Tuesday morning as rain-triggered landslides threatening their safety.

“It's still an arduous （艰难）task to prevent and guard against secondary disasters，”said Wang Jianbin，deputy director of the Qinghai provincial land and resources bureau.

In the hardest-hit Gyegu Township where 85 percent of the buildings collapsed，potential secondary disasters in 10 areas posed threats to the safety of 1,924 residents，Wang said citing an initial survey.

1．The above passage is a ________．

A．news report                                           B．science report    

C．academic writing                                     D．medical report

2．The underlined word in paragraph 4 may be best replaced by ________．

A．displayed          B．departed            C．transferred               D．shipped

3．According to the passage，which of the following may be referred to as secondary disasters?

A．landslides                                              B．aftershocks

C．the magnitude 7.1 quake                            D．recent rain

4．According to the passage，the hardest thing for the government to do is ________．

      A．to prevent another big earthquake from happening

      B．to provide sufficient food，drinking water and tents

      C．to evacuate the survivors to safety

      D．to prevent and guard against secondary disasters

5．The potential danger that would still threaten the survivors may come from ________．

A．the recent rain

B．quake and aftershocks

C．potential secondary disasters

D．insufficient food，drinking water and tents

Isabella Stewart was born in New York City in 1 840．Her father made a great deal of money in the trade．During school，her parents took her to Italy to explore the country’s many cultural treasures．   

One of the private art collections Isabella visited in Milan had a deep influence on her．She wrote to her friends about her dream of owning a house one day with an art collection like the one she had seen in Italy．

In Paris，Isabella became close friends with one of her classmates，Julia Gardner，whose family was from Boston．Julia would later introduce Isabella to her brother，Jack．In 1 860，Isabella Stewart married Jack Gardner．

The couple had too much art to fit inside their home．So they decided to start planning a museum．Mrs. Gardner didn’t like the cold and empty．spaces of many museums during her time．She wanted a warm museum filled with light．She once said that she decided years ago that the greatest need in her country was art．America was a young country developing quickly in other areas．But the country needed more chances for people to See beautiful examples of art．

After her husband’s death in 1 898．Isabella knew she had no time to lose in building her museum．She bought land，hired a building designer，and supervised(监督)every detail of her museum’s construction．

Mrs．Gardner opened her museum on January 1，1 903，which was then called Fenway  Court．She invited her friends that night for a special musical performance．The next month，she opened the museum to the public．At first，visits were limited to twenty days out of the  year．Visitors paid one dollar to enter．

Isabella Stewart Gardner died in 1 924 in Boston.In her will，she left the museum a million dollars and a series of requirements about how it should be managed, one that the permanent collection cannot be changed．

  56．The text is mainly about            ．

    A．how Isabella Gardner realized her dream of being an artist

    B．how Mr．and Mrs．Gardner added to their collections of art

    C．how Isabella’s museum was opened

    D．Isabella Stewart Gardner and her museum

 57．By saying“the greatest need in her country was art”in Paragraph 4．Mrs．Gardner  meant that               ．

    A．America was still a young developing country

    B．there were no museums in America at that time

    C．art fell far behind other fields of the American society

    D．Americans had no chance to enjoy the beautiful art

 58．In order to achieve her dream of owning an arts museum，Mrs Gardner             

    A．raised money from her friends and relatives

    B．sold out all her land and houses

    C．held special musical performances for money

    D．watched over the process of building the museum

 59．Which statement is NOT true according to the text?      

    A．Isabella-and Jack were classmates when studying in Paris．

    B．The museums at that time was not comfortable.

    C．Isabella opened the museum about five years after Jack’s death．

    D．Great as the museum was，visitors had to wait and pay to enter．

60．From the passage，we can learn that the museum               ．

    A．helps earn much money for its collections of art

    B．is called Fenway Court by the visitors

    C．was opened to the public on January 1st，1903

    D．is still affected by Isabella Gardner in management now