Question

Although I didn’t have any interest in being a school bus driver, I became one. Many years later, I was still working on the school bus. There are so many good reasons. Firstly, the talk brought me different kinds of information. I also got to hear all the family secrets of the newcomers. I have a toy bear who was a great comforter(安慰者) for the little ones. The kids got to look after him on the trip to school and he waited patiently for them to get on for the trip home.

Our bus would often pass a place where we could see some alpacas (羊駝) in front of a farm house. Little Michael would cry excitedly from the seat, “Look, Miss! Look at the camels!” He used to put his head out of the bus window. When I warned him that a little insect would come into his nose if he wasn’t careful, he smartly gave up the habit.
I remember a little girl got on the bus one morning 5 years ago and sobbed(抽泣) all the way to school. We arrived at the school gate. As she waited to get down the bus, she threw her arms around my neck and cried that her grandfather had died the night before.
A school bus driver needs to keep one eye on the road and the other on the mirror to watch what the little ones are doing down the back.
Now, it’s important to think how many lives I’ve been responsible(負責的) for, and how many kilometers I’ve driven in order to get my passengers home safely during the 20 years. I’ve enjoyed it, but it’s time to rest and park my school bus.
小題1:When did the writer begin to be a school bus driver?

A．5 years ago.

B．10 years ago.

C．20 years ago.

D．30 years ago.

小題2:What does the underlined word “them” in the first paragraph refer to (所指)?

A．toy bears

B．kids

C．school buses

D．secrets

小題3:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Children didn’t like the driver.

B．The driver likes the job all the time.

C．The little girl was excited at seeing the camels.

D．Children sometimes talked about their family secrets on the bus.

小題4:The writer didn’t give up her job because        .

A．driving was her hobby

B．children made her valuable

C．drivers were paid well

D．children loved her toy bear

小題5:What may the writer’s future plan be?

A．She decides to stop the job.

B．She tries to go on driving.

C．She wants to have a holiday.

D．She hopes to help more kids.

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了一個開了20年校車的司機。在工作中聽著孩子的交談作者認為很有樂趣。孩子們對他的信任以及他對孩子們的責任感使他感覺這份工作很有價值。
小題1:細節理解題。根據短文最后一段how many kilometers I’ve driven in order to get my passengers home safely during the 20 years描述，可知作者已經開校車20年了，故選C。
小題2:細節理解題。根據第一段The kids got to look after him on the trip to school and he waited patiently for them to get on for the trip home.描述，可知them指的是主語kids,故選B。
小題3:細節理解題。根據第一段I also got to hear all the family secrets of the newcomers.可知，孩子們在校車上有時會談論家庭的秘密。故選D
小題4:推理判斷題。根據短文最后一段描述可知作者喜歡這份工作是因為它有價值，他擔負著孩子們的安全。故選B
小題5:推理判斷題。根據短文最后but it’s time to rest and park my school bus可知作者到了停止開車的年齡了，故選A