Question

A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.

    In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon. Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.

    There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.

    Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It's the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them--and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!

    School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus. It's said that there will be 3,000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of this year in Chongqing.

1. According to Dr. Frank,           school buses are safer for the students.

A. yellow                     B. black                                 C. white                                D. colorful

2. Children in Japan may easily          by taking the school bus.

A. save time                B. love their school            C. play games             D. do their homework

3. Chinese students will save a lot of time to           to school.

A. walk                         B. take a taxi                        C. ride a bike                      D. take a school bus

4.This passage is mainly about          .

A. school buses          B. school life                        C. popular colors               D. students' safety

5.According to the text, the underlined word “icon” means _____________ in Chinese.

A. 文明        B. 象征        C. 交通        D. 管理

Answer

1. A

2. B

3. D

4. A

5. B

【解析】:

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是接送孩子们上下学的校车。在美国，黄色是校车的标志，因为黄色车体和车体上的黑字更醒目，对孩子也更安全；英国没有很多校车，他们主要用跟踪器来跟踪孩子；日本的校车五颜六色，为的是让孩子们爱上学；中国的校车为孩子们上下学节省了大量的时间。

1.细节理解题。从He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.他说在清晨或傍明人们容易看到黄色的车身以及车身上的黑字，这使孩子们更安全，得知答案，故选A。

2.细节理解题。从To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses.为了使孩子爱上学，日本幼儿园和学校有不同颜色的校车，得知答案，故选C。

3.细节理解题。从 It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus. 学生们乘校车节省大量的时间，得知答案，故选D。

4.主旨大意题。从第一句A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.校车是用来接送孩子们上下学的，可知本文主要讲的是校车，故选A.

5.推理判断题。根据下文中提到日本校车是五颜六色的，可知黄色校车是美国的象征，故选B.

考点：教育类短文阅读。