Questions 17 to 20 are
based on a talk about two means of travelling in America. You now have 20
seconds to read Questions 17 to
20.
单选题
Why does the speaker recommend travelling by bus?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]17-20
Although America is a huge country, travelling is very quick and easy. The visitor who wants to see as much of the country as possible should travel by bus. That is, if he hasn't got a friend who owns a car. It's fun. There is fast bus service between cities. For example, the Greyhound bus service has the picture of a greyhound, a dog which can run very fast on the side of the bus. Some buses have an upper and a lower level. The roof is often made of glass and in the summer the heat of the sun through the glass makes feel too hot. Although the buses are cooled by air conditioning, it does not always seem to work with such good effect on the top level. The seats are soft with a reading lamp over each one and they lean back for sleeping at night. On these long distance buses there is a toilet and other comfort on hoard.
Stops are made for meal at roadside restaurants and there is time to stretch your legs. It takes about three and a half days to cross America by bus with short stops for meals.
The roads and highways are splendid, running straight for hundreds of miles. Some are free ways which means that there is no charge for using them or others Called turnpikes the drivers have to pay. There are no crossroads or traffic lights. Other roads run either above or underneath the highways with roads leading up or down to them from either side.
Flying is as simple as going by bus. There are two kinds of service: a regular service on which free meals are provided, and a stop-over service where the plane stops over at various cities. Most cities have an airport. You can often buy your ticket and arrange your airplane trip all within about twenty minutes. Businessmen who are in a hurry, do all their travelling by plane.
答案信息对应于独自第二句话:The visitor who wants to see as much of the country as possible would travel by bus(想尽可能多欣赏乡村的游客应当坐公共汽车),因此本题选[C]。
单选题
Why are the long distance buses called Greyhound buses?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】本题有一定的难度。独白第六句举例说:the Greyhound bus service has the picture of a greyhound, a dog which can... the bus,由它可知Greyhound汽车公司得名的原因是因为汽车上有灵达这种犬类的图片,因此答案是[D]。有的考生选了[C],认为这一起名是为了强调汽车的速度,但由常识可知,汽车的速度肯定要快过狗,因此该项是不对的。
单选题
Why are businessmen more likely to travel by air?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】答案信息对应于独白的最后一句:Businessmen who are in a hurry, do all their travelling by plane(赶时间的生意人出行都坐飞机),表明他们坐飞机的原因是为了赶时间。
单选题
What is a free way?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】答案信息对应于独白第三段第二句:Some are free ways which means... have to pay,即free ways指的就是不用付费的公路,选[C]。