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       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. 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一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

() 5. According to the text,the underlined word “icon” means in Chinese.

   A.文明    B.象征   C. 交通   D. 管理

Answer 1

1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B

[解析]本文主要讲述的是不同国家接送孩子们上下学的校车的特点。

1. A 根据 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 chil-dren safer.他说在清晨或傍晚人们容易看到黄色的车身以及车身上的黑字，这使孩子们更安全，可知答案选A.

2. B 根据To make kids love their school,Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses.为了使孩子爱上学，日本幼儿园和学校有不同颜色 的校车，可知答案选B.

3. D 根据 It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus.学生们乘校车节省大量的时间，可知答案选D.

4. A 从第一句 A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.校车是用来接送孩子们上下学的，可知本文主要讲的是校车，故选A.

5. B 根据下文中提到日本校车是五颜六色的，可知黄色校车是美国的象征，故选B.