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 the
visitor
D More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer
E 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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Dark Forces Dominate Universe
The earth．moon．sun and all visible stars in the sky make up less than one percent of the
universe．Almost all the rest is dark matter and dark energy，unknown forces that (51)
astronomers．
Observations in recent years have changed the basic(52)of how the universe evolved and have indicated how little is known about the major forces and substances that (53) our world Astronomers now know that luminous(发光的)matter—stars，planets and hot gas----Accounts (54) only about 0,4 percent of the universe．Non-luminous components，such as black holes and intergalactic(星系间的)gas， (55)up 3.6 percent The rest is either dark matter , about 23 percent，or dark energy，about 73 percent．
Dark matter．Sometimes (56)“cold dark matter，”has been known for some time．Only recently have researchers come to understand the key role it (57)formation of stars，planets and even people．
We (58) our very existence to dark matter,” said physicist Paul Steinhardt and a co-author of a review on dark matter which (59)not long ago in the journal Science．
“Dark matter dominated the structure (60)in the early universe，”Steinhardt said．’'For the first few billion years dark matter contained most of the mass of the universe You can think of ordinary matter (61) a froth(泡沫)of an ocean of dark matter．The dark matter dumps(结成块)and the ordinary matter falls into it．That (62) to the formation of the stars and galaxies(星系)．”
Without dark matter ,“ there would be virtually no structures in the universe The nature of dark matter is (63)It cannot be seen or detected directly Astronomers know it is there because of its (64)on celestial(天体的)objects that can be seen and measured．
But the most dominating force of all in the universe is called dark energy, a recently (65)power that astronomers say is causing the galaxies in the universe to separate at a faster and faster speed.
51 A worry B move C puzzle D reject
52 A understanding B value C pattern D structure
53 A changed B described C designed D shaped
54 A in B for C of D to
55 A make B keep C set D get
56 A written B called C identified D seen
57 A signed B stressed C acted D played
58 A believe B owe C feel D regard
59 A appeared B carried C published D contributed
60 A element B shape C formation D power
61 A with B as C form D beside
62A turned B worked C led D attempted
63 A unknow B interesting C different D visible
64 A form B outcome C effect D source
65 A seized B proven C caught D grasped
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