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 Root Beer. "" Fill up with Pacific Gas. " Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television 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 change—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 your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrests—even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at theright 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?

单选题 What is the purpose of this passage?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：主旨大意题。这篇文章的结构比较清晰，作者主要讲述了自己对长途汽车旅途(开始、途中、结尾)的感受，并给出了自己的一些见解，和A项一致。作者并没有表露出说服大家乘坐长途汽车旅行的意思，所以B项不正确。作者只是说长途汽车旅途像电视节目，并没说明两者的不同，C项也不正确。第一段描述了路边的广告牌，但不是全文的主要内容，所以D项太片面。

单选题 The writer of this passage would probably be in favor of______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：推理判断题。第一段作者明显地表现出了对铺天盖地的广告牌的反感；B、C项文中没有提到。第二段第四句提到如果司机开车比较冒险的话，会是个让人兴奋的旅程，从这里可看出作者并不排斥爱冒险的司机，故A项也不正确。故选D。

单选题 The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because ______.

单选题 The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：事实细节题。根据最后一段第一、二句“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．”可知，结束和开始的相似之处在于有种期待和兴奋的感觉。故选A。