单选题
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.
单选题
According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip? A. Buses on the road. B. Films on television. C. Advertisements on the board. D. Gas stations.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第一段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，故答案选C。
单选题
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.
单选题
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
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 由文中第一段“The commercials are unavoidable…Only ifyou sleep，which is equal to turning the television set off…”可推断作者不喜欢沿途的广告牌，故答案选D。
单选题
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 C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses D. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文章第一段第一句和第二句“Long bus rides are like television shows．They have a beginning，a middle，and an end-with commercials thrown in every three or fourminutes”可知，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，故答案选B。
单选题
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
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文章第二段第一句“The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting，even if you’ve traveled that way before”和第三段第二句“You know it will soonbe over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that”可知，旅程的开始是舒适并且有些兴奋的，而当你知道旅程将很快结束，就会产生一种期待和兴奋，故答案选A。