单选题
B

A Bus Timetable (乘车时刻表)

DAILY SERVICE: Sunnyvale —— Pleasanton
Departing (出发) Time Arriving Time
Sunnyvale 6:00 a.m. Pleasanton 8:00 a.m.
Pleasanton 8:30 a.m. Sunnyvale 10:30 a.m.
Sunnyvale 11:00 a.m. Pleasanton 1:00 p.m.
Pleasanton 1:30 p.m Sunnyvale 3:30 p.m.
Sunnyvale 4:00 p.m. Pleasanton 6:00 p.m.
One Way $8.00/Round Trip (往返) $15.00

单选题 What time is the first bus to Pleasanton?
A. 6:00 a.m. B. 8:00 a.m. C. 1:00 p.m.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】浏览这张乘车时刻表，表上标明了往返Sunnyvale和Pleasanton的开车时间、抵达时间、以及单程和往返的票价。不难找到到达Pleasanton的最早时间是8:00A.M.，即早晨8:00。A.M.表示正午以前至子夜的时间。P.M.表示正午以后至子夜的时间。
单选题 How long is the trip from Sunnyvale to Pleasanton?
A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. Three hours.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】要知道这个答案，将抵达时间减去出发时间即可。答案当然是B。
单选题 How much is a round trip ticket?
A. $15.00. B. $8.00. C. $16.00.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】时刻表最下端印有“Round Trip $15.00”的字样，意思是一张往返票$15.00。
单选题 At what time should a person take the bus if he wants to get to Sunnyvale from Pleasanton and meets his friends at 6:30 p.m.?
A. 4:00 p.m. B. 3:30 p.m. C. 1:30 p.m.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】首先要读懂问题。去的地方是Sunnyvale，看一下时刻表，有两趟车从Pleasanton开往Sunnyvale。一趟早晨到，一趟下午3:30到。要在下午6:30与朋友碰面，当然选择下午那趟车。这趟车下午1:30从Pleasanton出发，选择C。
单选题 How much is the trip for five people from Sunnyvale to Pleasanton?
A. $40.00. B. $75.00. C. $23.00.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】参看时刻表，我们得知单程一张票需花$8.00 (One Way $8.00)，故五个人需花$40.00。选择A。