A primary school bus driver stopped the bus in a gas station in Ohio because he had to use the bathroom. Instead of turning off the engine (引擎) and taking the key with him, the driver left the bus running. And he forgot to set the brake (制動(dòng)器) because he was in a hurry. “It was cold outside, and I didn’t want the kids to get cold while I was using the bathroom,” he told a police officer.
The bus slowly started moving away from the gas station. As the bus picked up speed, the kids began shouting and crying. Ten-year-old Jake ran forward to the driver’s seat and held the steering wheel (方向盤). He pressed hard on the brake pedal (踏板) and managed to stop the bus as it came nearer to a river bed. Jake turned off the engine at last. After the police arrived at the scene, they praised Jake for his great effort.
“That is one cool kid,” said the police officer. “I told him he would make a great police officer when he grew up.”
Jake wasn’t impressed with what he had done. “Stopping the bus,” he said, “was easy compared to playing Grand Theft Auto III,” his favorite action video game. The bus driver was taken to the police station. He was at first charged (指控) with “l(fā)eaving a child alone while motor is running.” The lawyer said he hoped to upgrade the charge because of the number of children (twenty) on the bus.
“Whatever he is charged with,” the police officer said, “I will see that he never drives a bus again.”
小題1:Why didn’t the driver turn off the engine when he went to the bathroom? Because _________.
A．he was in a hurry
B．he forgot to do it
C．he didn’t want the kids to get cold
D．he thought he would be back in a minute
小題2:What is the correct order?  _________
a. The bus started moving.
b. Jake turned off the engine.
c. Jake held the steering wheel.
d. The kids began shouting and crying.
e. Jake ran forward to the driver’s seat.
f. Jake pressed hard on the brake pedal.
A．a(chǎn)-b-c-d-e-fB．a(chǎn)-d-e-c-f-b C．d-a-c-e-f-b D．d-e-a-b-c-f
小題3:What do we know about Jake?   ________
A．He could drive. B．He was eleven years old.
C．He wanted to be a police officer. D．He liked playing Grand Theft Auto III.
小題4:What does the underlined word “upgrade” mean in the fourth paragraph?  __________
A．改變B．取消C．加重D．減輕
小題5:What will most probably happen to the bus driver? He will_______.
A．not be charged
B．face the most serious charge
C．not be allowed to drive a bus again
D．only be charged with “l(fā)eaving a child alone while motor is running”

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:C
短文大意：這篇短文重要記述了一位司機(jī)為了孩子們感到溫暖，沒有關(guān)掉發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)，就離開了汽車，幾乎導(dǎo)致一次事故，最后被一位聰明的小男孩關(guān)掉了引擎，救了一車人的故事。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段“It was cold outside, and I didn’t want the kids to get cold while I was using the bathroom,” he told a police officer.描述，可知這個(gè)司機(jī)不想這些孩子們感到冷。故選C。
小題2:根據(jù)短文第二段描述，可知首先發(fā)生的是汽車開始緩緩移動(dòng)，最后杰克關(guān)掉了引擎。故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)短文倒數(shù)第二段Jake wasn’t impressed with what he had done. “Stopping the bus,” he said, “was easy compared to playing Grand Theft Auto III,” his favorite action video game. 描述，可知杰克喜歡玩游戲Grand Theft Auto III,故選D。
小題4:聯(lián)系下文because of the number of children (twenty) on the bus.描述，可知此處指的是加重對這位司機(jī)的指控的意思，故選C。
小題5:根據(jù)最后一段警察的話，可知這位司機(jī)將來在很難再開公交車了。故選C。
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