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高中英文阅读文章busridesareliketelevisionshows.Theyhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanendwithcommercialsthrownineverythreeorfourminutes.Thecommercialsareunavoidable.Theyhappenwhetheryouwantthemornot.Everycoupleofminutesabillboardglidesbyoutsidethebuswindow."BuySuperCleanToothpaste.""DrinkGoodWetRootBeer.""FillupwithPacificGas."Onlyifyousleep,whichisequaltoturningthetelevisionsetoff,areyousparedtheunendingcryof"YouNeedIt!BuyItNow!"Thebeginningoftherideiscomfortableandsomewhatexciting,evenifyou‘vetraveledthatwaybefore.Usuallysomethingshavechangednewhouses,newbuildings,sometimesevenanewroad.Thebusdriverhasastyleofdrivingandit‘sfuntotrytofigureitoutthefirsthourorso.Ifthedriverisparticularlyreckless(鲁莽的)ordaring,theridecanbeasthrillingasasuspensestory.Willthedriverpassthetruckintime?Willthedrivermoveintotheright?ortheleft?handlane?Afterawhile,ofcourse,theexcitementdiesdown.Sleepingforawhilehelpspassthemiddlehoursoftheride.Foodalwaysmakesbusridesmoreinteresting.Butyou‘vegottobecarefulofwhatkindoffoodyoueat.Toomuchsaltyfoodcanmakeyouverythirstybetweenstops.Theendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginning.Youknowitwillsoonbeoverandthere‘sakindofexpectationandexcitementinthat.Theseatofcourse,hasbecomeharderasthehourshavepassed.Bynowyou‘vesatwithyourlegscrossed,withyourhandsinyourlap,withyourhandsonthearmrestsevenwithyourhandscrossedbehindyourhead.Theendcomesjustatnomorewaystosit.1.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothepassengersusuallyseewhentheyareonalongbustrip?A.Busesontheroad.B.Filmsontelevision.C.Advertisementsonthebillboards.D.Gasstations.2.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Togivethewriter‘sopinionaboutlongbustrips.B.Topersuadeyoutotakealongbustrip.C.Toexplainhowbustripsandtelevisionshowsdiffer.D.Todescribethebillboardsalongtheroad.3.Thewriterofthispassagewouldprobablyfavor.A.busdriverswhoaren‘trecklessB.drivingaloneC.atelevisionsetonthebusD.nobillboardsalongtheroad4.ThewriterfeelslongbusridesarelikeTVshowsbecause.A.thecommercialsbothonTVshowsandonbillboardsalongtheroadarefunB.theybothhaveabeginning