摘要: The bus ride usually me about 30 minutes.

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A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. This could end many parents’ worries fearful for their children’s safety on the roads. 
Until now the local government have only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed. Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, as long as the arrangement will not lose money and children taking part will attend their nearest school.
The new plan is to be fired out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington School. The children live just within the three-mile limit and the local government said in the past that they would not undertake to provide free transport to the school . But now they have agreed to offer a sum of money for a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school’s headmaster. Between 50 and 60% parents have said they would like their children to take part . Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a government official has said the cost to parents should be less than £20 a term. They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to  Impington . The same bus would now just make one more journey to pick up the Milton children. The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in had asked if transport could be provided for their children to see if they would like to take part in the new plan. 
小题1:What is the aim(目的) of the plan?
A.To prevent the students’ road accidents
B.To relieve the traffic pressure
C.To save time for the parents and students
D.To help the parents save money
小题2:How can the local government arrange the new bus service at a low cost? 
A.By letting the bus run in the morning only.
B.By limiting the number of the students
C.By getting the support from the headmaster
D.By linking the new bus service with the existing one
小题3:Which of the following is possible if the plan is carried out? 
A.The bus company will make much more money
B.The children can choose whatever school they like
C.The parents can get rid of their worries
D.The students in Impington School can have free bus rides
小题4:This passage is most probably _____ 
A.a personal letter.B.an advertisemen
C.headmaster’s report.D.a newspaper article
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  April is a day on which , in some countries , people try to play tricks on (开……的玩笑) others. If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs, too.

  One April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously(焦急地) turned switches but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said , “This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’ I want you all to lean forward (探身过去) suddenly as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again. But if it doesn't, I'm afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”

  The passengers all obeyed and waited anxiously.

  Then the driver turned to his front and asked, “Are you ready?”

  Then passengers hardly had enough breath(呼吸)to answer, “Yes ”.

   “One! Two! Three! ”counted the driver. The passengers all swung forward (向前晃) suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed.

  The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief (放松) . But their smiles turned to surprise and thendelighted (快乐的)laughter when the driver merrily cried, “AprilFool ! ”

1.On April ________ .

[  ]

A.one who tricks somebody successfully says“April Fool !”.

B.one who has been tricked says“April Fool”!

C.People say, “April Fool!”to each other wherever theymeet.

D.one cannot fool anybody.

2.The driver anxiously turned switches in order to ________ .

[  ]

A.get the bus started again

B.make the passengers believe there was something wrongwith the bus

C.turn on the radio

D.show the bus was not going as well as before

3.He asked every passenger to ________ before he countedthree.

[  ]

A.Lean forward as hard as possible

B.sit still

C.shut their eyes

D.lean backward against their seats

4.The sentence“The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer“means ________

[  ]

A.they were quite out of breath

B.they were a bit nervous (紧张)

C.there was not enough air in the bus

D.they just wouldn't answer“Yes.”

5.The bus started up because ________ .

[  ]

A.the driver had counted“One ! Two ! Three ! ”

B.all the passengers had swung forward suddenly

C.nothing was wrong with it

D.the driver had rid it of (解决)its trouble

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英语趣味阅读

  April is a day on which , in some countries , people try to play tricks on (开……的玩笑) others. If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs, too.

  One April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously(焦急地) turned switches but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said , “This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’ I want you all to lean forward (探身过去) suddenly as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again. But if it doesn't, I'm afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”

  The passengers all obeyed and waited anxiously.

  Then the driver turned to his front and asked, “Are you ready?”

  Then passengers hardly had enough breath(呼吸)to answer, “Yes ”.

   “One! Two! Three! ”counted the driver. The passengers all swung forward (向前晃) suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed.

  The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief (放松) . But their smiles turned to surprise and thendelighted (快乐的)laughter when the driver merrily cried, “AprilFool ! ”

1.On April ________ .

[  ]

A.one who tricks somebody successfully says“April Fool !”.

B.one who has been tricked says“April Fool”!

C.People say, “April Fool!”to each other wherever theymeet.

D.one cannot fool anybody.

2.The driver anxiously turned switches in order to ________ .

[  ]

A.get the bus started again

B.make the passengers believe there was something wrongwith the bus

C.turn on the radio

D.show the bus was not going as well as before

3.He asked every passenger to ________ before he countedthree.

[  ]

A.Lean forward as hard as possible

B.sit still

C.shut their eyes

D.lean backward against their seats

4.The sentence“The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer“means ________

[  ]

A.they were quite out of breath

B.they were a bit nervous (紧张)

C.there was not enough air in the bus

D.they just wouldn't answer“Yes.”

5.The bus started up because ________ .

[  ]

A.the driver had counted“One ! Two ! Three ! ”

B.all the passengers had swung forward suddenly

C.nothing was wrong with it

D.the driver had rid it of (解决)its trouble

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