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（儲值卡）, 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(被逗樂的）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.文中劃線的單詞的漢語意思是__________________

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.寫出文中劃線的單詞連成一句話。

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

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Answer 1

1.解釋；辯解

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】

試題分析：本文敘述了作者上班乘坐公交車而不開車，是因為坐公交車允許他在上班之前思考一下，而且坐公交車比開車既便宜又方便。英國的工人乘坐公交車或火車上班，這是因為大部分旅程不僅包括不行去車站，而且包括在旅程中讀書或和朋友交談的時間，

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車而不開車上班，因此他在這里進行解釋。故此處的意思為：解釋；辯解

2.根據My easy explanation is that I'm tired of driving, and taking the bus allows me to think before my work starts.可知我坐公交車的原因是：我討厭開車，坐公交車允許我在工作開始之前思考一下。故此處為He is tired of driving, and taking the bus allows him to think before my work starts. 根據 Perhaps everybody would be more convinced(使信服） if I told them that I take the bus because it's quite cheap,可知坐公交車的另一個原因是：坐公交車便宜，開車又貴又不方便。故此處的答案還可以為：Because it's quite cheap, while driving a car is expensive and inconvenient.

3.根據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.可知英國的工人乘坐公交車或火車上班的原因是：大部分旅程不僅包括不行去車站，而且包括在旅程中讀書或和朋友交談的時間，故此處的答案為：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作時間狀語位于句末。like to 是謂語，be given a ride作賓語，故此句為：I also like to be given a ride after a day’s work.

5.結合常識，步行或騎自行車又環保又便宜，因此如果有可能，自己上班可以步行或騎自行車。故此處為If possible, I will walk or ride a bike to reduce air pollution.

考點：日常生活類短文閱讀。