题文
TheUnitedStateshasaround475,000schoolbuses.Eachdaytheycarrymorethan25million children,halfofalltheschoolchildreninthecountry.Thesebuses,onaverage,use4litersofdiesel(柴油)fueltotravellessthan16kilometers. When theschoolyearbeganlastfall,dieselaveraged55centsaliternationally.Thepricenearlydoubledby theendofschool inJune.
BobRileyisthespokesmanfortheAmericanSchoolBusCouncil.Hesaysfuelpricesnegotiated(商议) for schools arenot lower thanothers have to pay. Asaresult,schoolsarelookingfor waystoreducetransportationcosts.Busroutesarebeing redrawnor,insomecases,canceled.Someareas arebuyingbusesthatuse naturalgas orother alternativefuels.
Otherstepsincludefewerfieldtrips andlesstravel bysports teams.Someschool districtsmayend any busservicenotrequiredby law.
Studiesshowthatschoolbusesarethesafestform oftransportationtoandfrom school.
The AmericanSchoolBus Councilsayscutsinbus serviceare badfor childrenandpossiblythe environment.Itsaysremovingbusesfromtheroadwillmeananincreaseinothervehiclestransporting students. Spokesman Bob Riley saysanotherconcern is thatreducing busservicemightreduce attendance.
It couldalso getmorechildren to walkor bicycle to school.That wouldsurely makepeople happy attheNationalCenterforSafeRoutestoSchool.Morekidswalkingorbikingsafelytoschoolisthe aimofa3-year-oldfederal program,partofaninternationalmovement.Thegoalis toincreasephysical activity and reduce air pollution.
小题1:Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorwantsto provethat .A．toomany schoolchildren takebuses every dayB．thecost offuelhasincreasedC．theschoolbusesconsumemorefuelthanaverageD．the school busesusuallygoon long routes小题2:Inthe thirdparagraph,what doesBobRiley mean'?A．Thefuel pricesforschool busesneed to be negotiated again.B．High fuelprices are also affecting the efficiency of their services.C．The fuelprices for school are much higher thanothers pay.D．TheAmericanSchool BusCouncilshould workforstudents’benefit.小题3:Whatistheadvantage ofreducingschoolbusserviceaccordingto thepassage?A．Morefuelwillbesaved.B．Studentscangotoschool inasaferway.C．Studentscanexercisebywalkingorriding toschool. D．Trafficjams willbereducedduringrushhour.小题4:Whatisthesixth paragraphmainly about?A．Bob Riley's concern about the resultsof reducing school buses.B．Theconvenience brought by school buses.C．Thebad effectsofreducingschool buses.D．Thestudiesabout students'choicescarried out by theAmericanSchool BusCouncil. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
解析
文章讲述了随着油价的不断上升，美国校车的运行也受到了影响，正计划减少校车的数量，这样一来有好处也有坏处。小题1:推理题。根据第二段后两行可知今年的油价是去年的两倍了，说明油费大大增加了。
小题2:推理题。根据第三段最后三行Bus routes are being redrawn or, in some cases, canceled. Some areas are buying buses that use natural gas or other alternative fuels.说明高油价影响了校车的运营。
小题3:细节题。根据文章最后一段第一行It could also get more children to walk or bicycle to school.可知答案为C。
小题4:段落大意题。根据这一段的are bad for children and possibly the environment，another concern is that reducing bus service might reduce attendance.可知本段主语谈论的是减少校车的不好之处。
考点
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1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
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在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
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