TheUnitedStateshasaround475,000schoolbuses.Eachdaytheycarrymorethan25million children,halfofalltheschoolchildreninthecountry.
Thesebuses,onaverage,use4litersofdiesel(柴油)fueltotravellessthan16kilometers. When theschoolyearbeganlastfall,dieselaveraged55centsaliternationally.Thepricenearlydoubledby theendofschool inJune.
BobRileyisthespokesmanfortheAmericanSchoolBusCouncil.Hesaysfuelpricesnegotiated(商議) 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.
小題1:Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorwantsto provethat   .
A．toomany schoolchildren takebuses every day
B．thecost offuelhasincreased
C．theschoolbusesconsumemorefuelthanaverage
D．the school busesusuallygoon long routes
小題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.
小題3:Whatistheadvantage ofreducingschoolbusserviceaccordingto thepassage?
A．Morefuelwillbesaved.
B．Studentscangotoschool inasaferway.
C．Studentscanexercisebywalkingorriding toschool.
D．Trafficjams willbereducedduringrushhour.
小題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.

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C
文章講述了隨著油價的不斷上升，美國校車的運行也受到了影響，正計劃減少校車的數(shù)量，這樣一來有好處也有壞處。
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)第二段后兩行可知今年的油價是去年的兩倍了，說明油費大大增加了。
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)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.說明高油價影響了校車的運營。
小題3:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一行It could also get more children to walk or bicycle to school.可知答案為C。
小題4:段落大意題。根據(jù)這一段的are bad for children and possibly the environment，another concern is that reducing  bus service might reduce attendance.可知本段主語談?wù)摰氖菧p少校車的不好之處。
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