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 (象征). 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.

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

A. yellow            B. black           C. white

2.According to the passage, in which country do the school buses have trackers?

A. France            B. Britain         C. German

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

A. save time

B. love their school

C. play games

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

A. walk

B. take a school bus

C. ride a bike

5.This passage is mainly about          .

A. school buses

B. school life

C. popular colors

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文第一段谈校车的作用，接着谈美国校车的颜色、英语校车的trackers，日本校车的彩色，中国校车的发展。整篇文章都在围绕校车这一主题展开。

1.A细节理解题。根据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.可知黄色的校车更安全，故选A.

2.B细节理解题。根据There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them,可知英国的校车上有追踪器，故选B。

3.B细节理解题。根据To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses.可知为了使孩子爱上学校，日本的幼儿园和学校有彩色的校车，故选B。

4.B细节理解题。根据It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus.可知中国的孩子乘坐校车会节约时间。故选B。

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考点：社会现象类短文阅读。