City buses are white and blue．Please board at the front door and pay the fare as you get on．The fare per ride is ＄1.50 for adults and ＄1.00 for senior citizens．The fare may be paid by cash, bus pass or multiple passes．Please pay the exact amount directly into the slot at the top of the fare box．Remember that bills are not accepted and drivers cannot make change for riders．
When you wish to get off the bus, please notify the driver in advance by pressing one of the buttons provided throughout the bus for this purpose．The bus may pass bus stops without stopping if no one is getting off or waiting to get on．
There are five subway lines in the city．The fare is set at five rates from ＄2.00 to ＄3.50 according to the number of predetermined “price zones” traveled．To purchase the appropriate ticket, please check the fare on the boards installed above the ticket-selling machines in each subway station．
Pass through the automated ticket gates by inserting the ticket into the slot．When getting off the subway at a station beyond the validity of the ticket, pay the additional fare at a fare-adjustment machine．
(1)
According to the information, all bus riders should ________．
[ ]
A．
exit from the back door
B．
let the driver know in advance if they want to get off
C．
ask the driver for change
D．
pay according to a “price zone”
(2)
What is the lowest cost of a subway ride for an adult?
[ ]
A．
＄1.00．
B．
＄1.50．
C．
＄2.00．
D．
＄3.50．
(3)
How can a rider determine the fare of a subway ride?
Like many people you may be dreaming of a career as a rock and roll star．There are two ways to go about getting one．First there is the traditional(传统的)way．Find some friends and form a group．Learn to play the guitar or the drums．Write your own songs．Spend hours arguing about the band name．then go out on the road．
The next step is to spend a year or two touring．If you are any good, the crowds will get bigger．In the end an artist from a record(唱片)company may come to a show．If he or she likes you, there may be a deal(交易)．This is the path traditionally followed by bands in the music industry．Success means fame and wealth．And failure gives you some interesting stories to tell your children．
Over the last few years a different path to success has become known．Boy bands like Boyzone and girl bands like Spice Girls don't come together on their own．They are created by managers and record companies．Their image(形象)is strictly controlled．Professional(专业)song writers usually write their music．This is a convenient arrangement(安排)and the public seems to love the result．
Though boy and girl bands have become very popular recently, there is a long tradition of making music in this way．In the early 1960's an American businessman called Berry Gordy founded Motown Records．Motown is short for “motor town”．The record company was based in the city of Detroit, where thousands of African-Americans had moved to work in the car industry．They brought with them a cultural tradition of writing and performing music．This style later became known as “soul music”．Berry Gordy was a diamond miner．Motown stars were not just given songs to sing．They were also taught how to dress well and speak properly．
(1)
The passage is mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
why the record company is forming more bands
B．
how the band has developed and become popular
C．
what is the traditional way of forming a band
D．
when the band became popular
(2)
If a newborn band wants to succeed, as the writer tells, it must have the chance ________．
[ ]
A．
to travel in big cities
B．
to meet an businessman
C．
to perform before an artist
D．
to experience failure again and again
(3)
The underlined word “where”in paragraph 4 refers to ________．
[ ]
A．
the city of Detroit
B．
The record company
C．
Motown
D．
the diamond mine
(4)
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
[ ]
A．
The only successful way to form a band is to write your own songs．
B．
Boyzone is a band which was formed on its own．
C．
A band with a record company shouldn't perform in a controlled way．
D．
The African-Americans had a cultural tradition of writing and performing music．
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Many years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver，I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas．I stopped at a gas station(加油站)about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend．While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台)，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas．
I took off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car．I stopped and wondered what I should do．A car pulled up behind me．It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station．They said they would take me to my friend’s．We chatted on the way into the city，and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card．
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me．Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them．Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful．
Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning．In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery(电池)was dead．Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership－a shop selling cars－was right next door．I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom．
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？” I asked and explained my trouble．They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it．They would accept no payment，so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks．I received a letter back from one of the salesmen．No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said．
“Thank you”－two powerful words．They’re easy to say and mean so much．
(1)
The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City _________．
[ ]
A．
to visit a friend
B．
to see his parents
C．
to pay at the cash register
D．
to have more gas for his car
(2)
The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “_________”．
[ ]
A．
turned off
B．
moved off
C．
put up
D．
set up
(3)
What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
[ ]
A．
He had it pulled back to the gas station．
B．
The couple sent him a business card．
C．
The couple offered to help him．
D．
He called his friend for help．
(4)
The battery of the author’s car was dead because _________．
[ ]
A．
something went wrong with the lights
B．
the meeting lasted a whole day
C．
he forgot to turn off the lights
D．
he drove too long a distance
(5)
By telling his own experiences，the author tries to show _________．
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