单选题 One of the most convenient and cheapest ways to see America is by riding a Greyhound bus. This interstate bus system connects all major cities in the United States, (52) people with frequent and convenient service. The bus system even has an international service (53) makes connection with cities in Canada and Mexico.
Its network even extends to some of the smaller towns and out-of-the-way communities (54) the great interior of the country. Traveling by bus may (55) longer than flying by plane, but the terminals are located in the center of most cities and there is (56) to the downtown area. These buses are comfortable and air-conditioned. They are all equipped with toilets in the rear to (57) the convenience of the passengers, but there are some very severe (58) of conduct which are strictly enforced. On all buses (59) is forbidden and the consumption of alcoholic drinks is not allowed.
(60) bus travel may not be suited to everyone's taste, it affords budget travelers the (61) to see America in comfort and safety and at a leisurely unhurried pace.

单选题 A. giving B. providing C. offering D. favoring

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查的重点在于本题中四个词的含义。give和offer这两个单词几乎是同样的意思，都是指“给予，赠与”的意思，而provide指to make something available，“使某物，某人可用，可得到”，通常与with连接。 favor是“喜欢”的意思，不符合题意，属干扰项。

单选题 A. what B. which C. who D. such

单选题 A. for B. along C. in D. from

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查的是in的用法。文中所提到的towns和communities都是位于后边提到的country里面的，是归属关系。其他不符合此意。

单选题 A. spend B. use C. consume D. take

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查的是题目当中四个单词的具体用法。use不能跟时间做宾语。而其他三个词中只有take可以用物作主语。所以答案选D。

单选题 A. easy access B. fast way C. short path D. direct approach

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查的是对上下文的关联的认知。题目中说坐汽车比坐飞机费时，但是我们的目的地多数坐落在市中心，我们坐汽车可以更加方便地找到进城的路径。short path是指“捷径”，题目中只是说汽车相对于飞机的优点，是可以更方便地进城。所以答案选A。

单选题 A. keep up B. result in C. add to D. look after

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查的是对四个选项的理解。look after一般是在人作主语的时候使用，而题中的they是指bus。result in意思是“导致后果”’一般用作贬义。Keep up意思是“维持状态，继续做某事”。只有add to和题目相符。