nbsp; This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus．She says．“It’s been agreat ride so far!My bus driver is so c001 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．Mr．
Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important．”Her friends Ashley
Batista and Amanda Wolfc agree．
Brace Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975．This year he will
celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Transportation．Company President。Larry A1thouse
acknowledges Bruce Hardy’s outstanding record．“You do not come by employees 1ike Bruce
these days；he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record．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’’
A1thouse further added．“Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and has
been providing quality transportation ever since MY grandfather started the business with one
bus．Althouse Bus Transportation 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出ivers like
Bruce Hardy,they have been building relationships through generations．Liesl’s mother CaroI
also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy’s bus to the Octorara Sch001 District．
31 The word“mirror’’in the first line could be best replaced by
A “vehicle”．
B “device”
C ‘‘company”．
D “reflection”
32 How long has Bruce Hardy been working for Althouse Bus Transportation?
A For 30 years．
B For 70 years
C Since last year．
D Since 2000．
33 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?
A Heisc001．
B He is a good friend
C He is impatient．
D He has driven 350，000 accident free miles
34 Who founded Althouse Bus Transportation?
A Larry Althouse．
B Althouse’s grandfather
C Liesl’s mother,
D Ashley Batista．
35 What has Althouse Bus Transportation been mainly aiming at?
A Making as much money as possible．
B Building up its fame
C Developing its business．
D Providing the local community with quality service
第二篇
Don’t Count on Dung
Conservationists(自然保護(hù)主義者)may be miscalculating the numbers of the threatened
animals such as elephants．say African and American researchers．The error occurs because of a flaw in the way they estimate animal numbers from the piles of dung(糞)the creatures leave
behind．
The mistake could 1ead researchers to think that there are twice as many elephants as there really are in some regions according to Andrew Plumptre of the Wildlife Conservation Society(wcs) in New York
Biologist Katy Payne of Cornell University in Ithaca，New York，agrees．‘‘We really need to know elephant numbers and the evidence that we have is quite indirect，”says Payne，who
electronically tracks elephants
Counting elephants from planes is impossible in the vast rainforests of Central Africa．So researchers often estimate elephant numbers by counting dung piles in a given area．They also need to know the rate at which dung decays Because it’s extremely difficult to determine these rates．however，researchers counting elephants in one region tend to rely on standard decay rates established elsewhere
But researchers at the WCS have found that this decay rate varies from region to region
depending on the climate and environment Using the wrong values can lead the census astray
(離開(kāi)正道)，says Plumptre
He and his colleague Anthony Chifu Nchanji studied decaying elephant dung in the forests of Cameroon They found that the dung decayed between 55 and 65 per cent more slowly than the dung in the rainforests of neighbouring Gabon．If researchers use decay rates from Gabon to count elephants in Cameroon，they would probably find more elephants than are actually around．
This could mean estimates in Cameroon are at least twice as high as those derived from
decay rates calculated locally，says Plumptre“However accurate your dung density estimate
might be．the decay rate can severely affect the result”
Plumptre also says that the dung—pile census should be carried ou
Sometimes when you’re a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important．Mr．
Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important．”Her friends Ashley
Batista and Amanda Wolfc agree．
Brace Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975．This year he will
celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Transportation．Company President。Larry A1thouse
acknowledges Bruce Hardy’s outstanding record．“You do not come by employees 1ike Bruce
these days；he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record．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’’
A1thouse further added．“Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and has
been providing quality transportation ever since MY grandfather started the business with one
bus．Althouse Bus Transportation 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出ivers like
Bruce Hardy,they have been building relationships through generations．Liesl’s mother CaroI
also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy’s bus to the Octorara Sch001 District．
31 The word“mirror’’in the first line could be best replaced by
A “vehicle”．
B “device”
C ‘‘company”．
D “reflection”
32 How long has Bruce Hardy been working for Althouse Bus Transportation?
A For 30 years．
B For 70 years
C Since last year．
D Since 2000．
33 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?
A Heisc001．
B He is a good friend
C He is impatient．
D He has driven 350，000 accident free miles
34 Who founded Althouse Bus Transportation?
A Larry Althouse．
B Althouse’s grandfather
C Liesl’s mother,
D Ashley Batista．
35 What has Althouse Bus Transportation been mainly aiming at?
A Making as much money as possible．
B Building up its fame
C Developing its business．
D Providing the local community with quality service
第二篇
Don’t Count on Dung
Conservationists(自然保護(hù)主義者)may be miscalculating the numbers of the threatened
animals such as elephants．say African and American researchers．The error occurs because of a flaw in the way they estimate animal numbers from the piles of dung(糞)the creatures leave
behind．
The mistake could 1ead researchers to think that there are twice as many elephants as there really are in some regions according to Andrew Plumptre of the Wildlife Conservation Society(wcs) in New York
Biologist Katy Payne of Cornell University in Ithaca，New York，agrees．‘‘We really need to know elephant numbers and the evidence that we have is quite indirect，”says Payne，who
electronically tracks elephants
Counting elephants from planes is impossible in the vast rainforests of Central Africa．So researchers often estimate elephant numbers by counting dung piles in a given area．They also need to know the rate at which dung decays Because it’s extremely difficult to determine these rates．however，researchers counting elephants in one region tend to rely on standard decay rates established elsewhere
But researchers at the WCS have found that this decay rate varies from region to region
depending on the climate and environment Using the wrong values can lead the census astray
(離開(kāi)正道)，says Plumptre
He and his colleague Anthony Chifu Nchanji studied decaying elephant dung in the forests of Cameroon They found that the dung decayed between 55 and 65 per cent more slowly than the dung in the rainforests of neighbouring Gabon．If researchers use decay rates from Gabon to count elephants in Cameroon，they would probably find more elephants than are actually around．
This could mean estimates in Cameroon are at least twice as high as those derived from
decay rates calculated locally，says Plumptre“However accurate your dung density estimate
might be．the decay rate can severely affect the result”
Plumptre also says that the dung—pile census should be carried ou