第二节阅读选择 ( 15小题，计30分)阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

A

Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. Hens lay eggs, giving birth to life, so an egg is a symbol of new life. A popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or relatives to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts. So just like Christmas, Easter creates good business for supermarkets and chocolate stores.

46. When is Easter?

A. Between March 22nd and April 25th.       B. Between March 5th and April 25th

C. Between March 22nd and April 1st .

47. What is a symbol of new life?

A. An apple.                  B. An egg.             C. An elephant.

48. What do people usually do on that day?

A.  Play“ trick or treat”.        B. Eat a big turkey.       C. Hide eggs for others to find.

49. How many days does Easter last every year ?

A.  One day.                 B. Ten days.             C. Twenty days.

50. What do most people usually buy before Easter?

A.  Candies                 B. Chocolate eggs.        C. Mooncakes

B

A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.

In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon (象征). Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.

There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.

Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It's the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them--and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!

School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now.  It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus.

51.According to Dr. Frank,           school buses are safer for the students.

A. yellow            B. black           C. white

52. According to the passage, in which country do the school buses have trackers?

A. France            B. Britain           C. German

53.Children in Japan may easily          by taking the school bus.

A. save time         B. love their school      C. play games

54.Chinese students will save a lot of time to          to school.

A. walk            B. take a school bus      C. ride a bike

55.This passage is mainly about          .

A. school buses        B. school life        C. popular colors