Passage 4

      The following notice is posted in a bus terminal(终点站). Time Table:     
      --Buses leave the Railway Station, New York City, from 7:00 a. m, and every half an hour thereafter (此后), untii 11: 30 p. m, (7 days a week)
      --Buses leave the Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hour from 6:20 a.m.  to 10:40 p. m  (7 days a week) --Evening rush hours ( 5: 00 p. m, to 7: 00 p. m, ): Buses leave the Railway Station, New York City, every 15 minutes. (Monday～Friday)
--Holidays: Buses leave every hour, each direction. (Trip time. 30 minutes eachway) --All tickets must be bought at Window 12, the Railway Station, New York City, or at the Brennan Station Window BEFORE boarding buses.

1. At which of the following time does a bus leave New York for Brennan on Thursday?
   A. 8: 30a. m.
   B. 10: 15 a.m.
   C. 3 : 15 p.m.
   D. 11 : 45 p.m.
答案: A 指导：由发车时刻表第一部分可知，公共汽车离开New York开往Brennan的时间是上午七点到夜里十一点半之间，且每隔半小时一班。
2. Which is the latest bus you could take from Brennan if you  had to meet a friend in New York at 10: 20 a. rn. on a Friday?
   A. The 8:00 a. m, bus.
   B. The 9 : 40 a. m, bus.
   C. The 8 : 40 a. m, bus.
   D. The 9 : 20 a.m. bus.
答案: B 指导：由发车时刻表第二部分可知，公共汽车离开Brennan开往New York的时间是上午6:20到夜间10:40之间，且每小时正点的前后20分钟各有一班。根据题意，最迟一班为上午9:40．
3. If you want to take a bus in evening rush hours, you should take the bus at the Railway Station, New York City on Monday?
   A. 6 : 20 p.m.
   B. 5: 45 p.m.
   C. 8: 00 p.m.
   D. 7 : 15 p.m.
答案: B  指导：公共汽车在晚上交通高峰期每15分钟一班，从下午5点到晚上7点。