Question

Since last year I've given up driving and taken the bus to work every day, which has aroused quite a bit of curiosity among colleagues because few people take a bus to work in my office.

My easy explanation is that I'm tired of driving, and taking the bus allows me to think before my work starts. a day’s , hard, work I ,also, a ride, like,to ,be given , home, after, .

Perhaps everybody would be more convinced(使信服） if I told them that I take the bus because it's quite cheap, while driving a car is expensive and inconvenient.A bus trip costs 0.4 yuan or 6-7 cents with the use of a stored value card（储值卡）, which is almost free if you consider a Coke costs five times that or more. Beijing has a flat-rate subway fare with unlimited transfers of 2 yuan per single-trip ticket. I would take the more comfortable subway, if it was closer to my home and workplace.

But most of my colleagues, especially the younger ones who want to own a car, have responded with disbelief, as they picture me walking to the bus stop under smoggy skies. I believe they would be amused(被逗乐的）if they read the findings of a study of British workers, which found that going to work by bus or train has become very popular. Because most journeys will not only include walking to the bus station or stop, but also include time to read or talk to friends while traveling according to recent British media reports.

1.文中划线的单词的汉语意思是__________________

2.Why have the writer given up driving to work?

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3.Why do workers in Britain go to work by bus or train?

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4.写出文中划线的单词连成一句话。

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5.How will you go to work when you start working?

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Answer 1

1.解释；辩解

2.He is tired of driving, and taking the bus allows him to think before my work starts.

(Because it's quite cheap, while driving a car is expensive and inconvenient.)

3.Because most journeys will not only include walking to the bus station or stop, but also include

time to read or talk to friends while traveling according to recent British media reports.

4.I also like to be given a ride after a day’s work.

5.If possible, I will walk or ride a bike to reduce air pollution.(言之有理即可）

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了作者上班乘坐公交车而不开车，是因为坐公交车允许他在上班之前思考一下，而且坐公交车比开车既便宜又方便。英国的工人乘坐公交车或火车上班，这是因为大部分旅程不仅包括不行去车站，而且包括在旅程中读书或和朋友交谈的时间，

1. has aroused quite a bit of curiosity among colleagues because few people take a bus to work in my office.可知同事好奇他坐公交车而不开车上班，因此他在这里进行解释。故此处的意思为：解释；辩解

2.根据My easy explanation is that I'm tired of driving, and taking the bus allows me to think before my work starts.可知我坐公交车的原因是：我讨厌开车，坐公交车允许我在工作开始之前思考一下。故此处为He is tired of driving, and taking the bus allows him to think before my work starts. 根据 Perhaps everybody would be more convinced(使信服） if I told them that I take the bus because it's quite cheap,可知坐公交车的另一个原因是：坐公交车便宜，开车又贵又不方便。故此处的答案还可以为：Because it's quite cheap, while driving a car is expensive and inconvenient.

3.根据Because most journeys will not only include walking to the bus station or stop, but also include time to read or talk to friends while traveling according to recent British media reports.可知英国的工人乘坐公交车或火车上班的原因是：大部分旅程不仅包括不行去车站，而且包括在旅程中读书或和朋友交谈的时间，故此处的答案为：Because most journeys will not only include walking to the bus station or stop, but also include time to read or talk to friends while traveling according to recent British media reports.

4.after a day’s work作时间状语位于句末。like to 是谓语，be given a ride作宾语，故此句为：I also like to be given a ride after a day’s work.

5.结合常识，步行或骑自行车又环保又便宜，因此如果有可能，自己上班可以步行或骑自行车。故此处为If possible, I will walk or ride a bike to reduce air pollution.

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。