A city in California has got some new buses. They cost $490,000 each. The new buses are different from the old ones. These new buses are better for the environment. They are called hybrid (混合動力的) buses. They run on diesel (柴油的) and electric power. This will help keep the air cleaner.
The man drove the new bus on Wednesday and noticed a difference right away. “I get to have clean air for a change”, said driver Melvin Day. “I’m smelling diesel all day long when I drive the old ones.”
The company that builds the buses had many good things to say about them. For example, they said they use a lot less fuel (燃料). They also said that they are 90% cleaner for the environment. The buses are very quiet, too.
The buses have a diesel engine in the back and batteries (電池) on top. When the engine starts up, it is powered by electricity. Then the diesel power takes over.
Over time the city would like to use the new hybrid buses instead of all 50 of their buses. They hope to do this over the next three years. The city will give money to help buy the new kind of buses.
One other bit of good news: the price of the bus ticket will not rise because of the new buses.
小題1:Why are the new buses better for the environment?
A．Because they’re cheaper than the old ones.
B．Because they are very quiet.
C．Because they run on diesel and electric power.
D．Because they are new.
小題2:Which one is NOT TRUE about the new buses?
A．They use a lot less fuel.
B．They can drive faster than the old ones.
C．They will help keep the air cleaner.
D．The buses are very quiet.
小題3:How many buses does the city have now?
A．490.B．90.
C．45.D．50.
小題4:Which one is TRUE about this article?
A．The driver liked the new buses very much.
B．The new buses don’t use fuel at all.
C．The city will replace the old buses in a year.
D．The price of bus ticket will be high.
小題5: What is the best title for the article?
A．The New Cars.B．Electric Buses.
C．The Advantages of Electric Buses.D．Buying New Buses.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇文章主要介紹了一種新的公交車，混合動力公交車，使用柴油和電力，能使空氣更加清潔，公交車票價不會提高。
小題1:推理判斷題。They run on diesel (柴油的) and electric power. This will help keep the air cleaner.句意：新的公交車是靠柴油和電發(fā)動的。這樣有助于保持空氣清潔。這是這種車更環(huán)保的原因。故選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。B選項他們開得比舊車更快。這一點文章中未提到，故選B。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)Over time the city would like to use the new hybrid buses instead of all 50 of their buses.句意：再過一段時間這個城市會使用新的混合型公交車而不是現(xiàn)有的50輛公交車�？芍麄児灿�50輛公交車。故選D。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)“I get to have clean air for a change”, said driver Melvin Day. “I’m smelling diesel all day long when I drive the old ones.”句意：“變化后我能呼吸到新鮮空氣，”司機Melvin Day說，“當(dāng)我開舊的公交車時，我整天都聞柴油味。”可知司機非常喜歡新的公交車。故選A。
小題5:主旨大意題。這篇文章主要介紹了一種新的公交車，使用電的電力公交車�？芍獞�(yīng)選B。
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