Passage 2
Questions 6-10 are based the following passage
Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end-with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste." "Drink Good'n Wet Root Beer." "Fill up with Pacific Gas." Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you've traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed-new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it's fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you've got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there's a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you've sat with you legs crossed, with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.
6. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?
A. Buses on the road.外语学习网
B. Films on television.
C. Advertisements on the board.
D. Gas stations.
7. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To give the writer's opinion about long bus trips.
B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.
C. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.
D. To describe the billboards along the road.
8. The writer of this passage would probably favor
A. bus drivers who weren't reckless
B. driving alone
C. a television set on the bus
D. no billboards along the road
9. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because
A. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun
B. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between
C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses
D. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting
10. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are
A. exciting B. comfortable C. tiring D. boring
PASSAGE2
乘坐长途车就如同欣赏电视秀，有开端、有情节、也有结尾，每隔三四分钟插播商业广告。商业广告不可避免。无论是否需要，都会出现。车窗外每几分钟就有商业广告牌闪过。"买超级清洁牙膏"、"喝个痛快就喝无醇饮料"、"充太平洋天然气"。只有睡觉，如同关掉电视机，才能躲避无休止的叫喊"你需要这个！现在就买吧！"
旅程的开始是舒适并且有些兴奋的，即使曾经走过那条路。通常一些事物有变化，新房子、新建筑、有时甚至新道路。司机有驾驶的风格，在一开始辨认出这种风格是一种乐趣。
如果司机横冲直撞、敢于冒险，旅程将如同悬念小说一样惊险刺激。司机会恰好超过那辆卡车吗？司机会开左车道还是右车道？当然，不久刺激感渐渐消失了。睡一会有助于度过旅途中间几个小时。食物始终让旅行更有趣味。但是要注意吃哪种食物。过于咸的食物能使你在站间非常口渴。
旅行结尾与开端有些相似。你知道旅程将很快结束，就会产生一种期待和兴奋。座位一定随着时间变得更加坚硬。现在你双腿交叉着坐着，双手交叉垫在脑后。旅程适时结束。恰好没有其他坐姿了。
答案解析：
6、C 第一段中介绍了乘客在坐长途车过程中所见的是广告牌。 "the commercials"是"商业广告"的意思;"billboard" 是"广告牌"的意思，即 "advertisements on the board"。
7、 A 全文主要介绍作者对乘车长途旅行的感受。
8、 D 第一段作者认为"商业广告不可避免"和"只有睡觉才能躲避广告"，由此可以推断出作者不喜欢沿途的广告牌。
9、 B 根据文章第一段第一句和第二句"乘坐长途车就如同欣赏电视秀，有开端、有情节、也有结尾，每隔三四分钟插播商业广告"可知。
10、A 根据文章第二段第一句"旅程的开始是舒适并且有些兴奋的"和第三段第二句"你知道旅程将很快结束，就会产生一种期待和兴奋"可知。
