第三篇 More Than a Ride to School
The National Education Association claims，“The school bus is a mirror of the
community．”
They further add that，unfortunately，what appears on the exterior does not always
reflect the reality of a chosen community．They are right—sometimes it reflects more!
Just ask Liesl Denson．Riding the sch001 bus has been more than a ride to school for
Liesl．Bruce Hardy, sch001 bus driver for A1thouse Bus Company has been Liesl’s
bus driver since kindergarten，Last year when Liesl’s family moved to Parkesburg，
knowing her bus went by her new residence，she requested to ride the same bus．
This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus．She says，“It’s
been a great ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend
and a ‘good listener Sometimes when you’re a child adults do not think that what
you have to say is important ML Hardy always listens to what you have to say and
makes you feel important Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree
Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975 This year
he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Company．Larry Althouse，
president of the company acknowledges Bruce Hardy’s outstanding record：“You do
not come by employees like Bruce these days．He has never missed a day of work and
has a perfect driving record．He was recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School
Bus Association for driving 350，000 accident free miles．Hardy’s reputation is made
further evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his
bus’’
Althouse further adds，”Althouse Bus Company was established 70 years ago and
has been providing quality transportation ever since My grandfather started the
business with one bus．Althouse Bus Company is delighted to have the opportunity to
bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks
forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to come．”
Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed Thanks to drivers
like Bruce Hardy ,they have been building relationships through generations．Liesl’s
mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy’s bus to the Octorara
School District．
41 The word “mirror’ ’in the first line could be best replaced by
A “vehicle”．
B “device”
C “need”．
D “reflection”．
42 Bruce Hardy has been working with Althouse Bus Company
A for 30 years．
B for 70 years
C since last year．
D since 2000.
43 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?
A He is popular with his passengers．
B He has never missed a day of work．
C He is an impatient person．
D He has driven 350.000 accident free miles．
44 Althouse Bus Company was founded by
A Larry Althouse．
B Althouse’s grandfather．
C Liels’s mother．
D Ashley Batista．
45 Althouse Bus Company pays much attention to
A employing young drivers
B running quality schools．
C providing free driving lessons．
D building sound relationships．
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Every Dog Has Its Say
Kimiko Fukuda，a Japanese girl，always wondered what her dog was trying to say
Whenever she put on makeup，it would pull at her sleeve． (46)When the dog barks，
she glances at a small electronic gadget(装置)The following“human”translation
appears on its screen：“Please take me with you．“I realized that’S how he was
feeling．”said Fukuda．
The gadget is called Bowlingual ，and it translates dog barks into feelings．People
laughed when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world’s first dog。
human translation machine in 2002 But 300.000 Japanese dog owners bought it． (47)
“Nobody else had thought about it，”said Masahiko Kajita，who works for
Takara．“We spend SO much time training dogs to understand our orders；what would
it be like if we could understand dogs?’’Bowlingual has two parts． (48)The
translation is done in the gadget using a database(资料库)containing every kind of
bark．
Based on animal behaviour research，these noises are divided into six categories：
happiness，sadness，frustration，anger，declaration and desire (49)In this way，
the database scientifically matches a bark to an emotion，which is then translated into
one of 200 phrases．
When a visitor went to Fukuda’s house recently，the dog barked a loud“bow
WOW”This translated as‘Don’t come this way” (50)
The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120.It can
store up to 100 barks，even recording the dog’s emotions when the owner is away．
A A wireless microphone is attached to the dog’s collar，which sends information to
the gadget Held by the owner’
B Nobody really knows how a dog feels
C It was followed by“I’m stronger than you”as the dog growled( 嗥叫)and
sniffed(嗅)at thevisitor
D More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer
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www.med126.comE Now，the Japanese girl thinks she knows
F Each one of these emotions is then linked to a phrase like“Let’s play”，“Look at
me”，or“Spend more time with me”
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