Question

Passage 3 (2015 陕西)

    阅读下面短文,根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

    In the UK,bus journeys are very common.Buses are often convenient (便利的） for the people who live or work in the city centre.

    Passengers can avoid heavy traffic and do not have to pay for the parking.However,taking the bus is just a necessary but boring part of life ： they get on the bus,pay for it and sit down or find a place to stand when it is crowded.Everyone seems sad and bored.

    In Latin America,however,bus trips can be wonderful. For a start,films are showed on the buses between cities for passengers to have fun along the journeys. Local buses do not show films,hut drivers usually turn on the radio and it can be great for passengers to listen to songs and get relaxed.

    Even better than films and music are the sights and sounds on the buses. Local buses always go to parts of the town that passengers would not visit by themselves. There passengers can see shops that they have never heard about.And they can also see other cultures of the town from the windows of the buses.

    Besides,passengers9 luggage (行李） is also interesting.lt is common to see a happy dog head getting out of somebody's bag or a lovely chickenu speaking cheerfullyunder somebody's arm. Once on a bus in Peru,a farmer even tied a sheep to the top of the bus.lt was quite surprising.

    In all,taking the bus in Latin America is really fun and unforgettable.

1. According to the passage,in the UK,how do passengers probably feel on the buses?

    They probably feel  .

2. In Latin America,how can people have fun on the buses between cities?

    They can  .

3. In the writers opinion,what are even better than films and music on the buses?

     are.

4. Why does the writer think passengers luggage is interesting?

    Because it's common to see different kinds of  on the buses.

5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

    It mainly tells us about  in Latin America.

Answer 1

Passage 3

[语篇解读]本文是说明文。介绍了在英国和拉丁美洲乘坐公交车

给人们不同的感受，原因在于拉丁美洲的公交车为乘客提供有创意的

服务。

1. sad and bored细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知。

2. watch/see movies/a movie细节理解题。由第二段前两句可知在公 交车上乘客可以看电影。

3. The sights and sounds ( on the buses) 细节理解题。由第二段第一句 可知。

4. animalS细节理解题。由倒数第二段的内容可知在公交车上可以 看到各种动物。

5. the bus trip (journey ) /(the) bus trips (journeys) 主旨大意题。通读 全文可知是在讲拉丁美洲令人愉快的公交车旅行。