Asaneffectofthehighfuelpricesspentonbustransportation,someAmericanschoolsarechangingtoafour-dayweek.ThatmeanslongerdaysinsteadofthetraditionalMondaythroughFridayschedule.Havingbeenapprovedforthreeyearsandbe

　　Asaneffectofthehighfuelpricesspentonbustransportation,someAmericanschoolsarechangingtoafour-dayweek.ThatmeanslongerdaysinsteadofthetraditionalMondaythroughFridayschedule.

　　Havingbeenapprovedforthreeyearsandbeginninginthefall,studentsintheMaccrayschooldistrictinMinnesotawillbeinschoolfromTuesdaytoFriday.Eachschooldaywillbe65minuteslonger.Officialssaythedistrictexpectstosaveaboutsixty-fivethousanddollarsayearintransportationcosts.

　　InnewMexico,thefirstschooldistrictchangedtoafour-dayweekin1974becauseoftheAraboilboycott(抵制).Now,17outof89districtsuseit.

　　InCuster,SouthDakota,studentshavebeengoingtoschoolfourdaysaweeksince1995.Superintendent(主管人)TimCrealsaysthechangehassavedaboutonemilliondollarsoverjustthepasteightyears.Heseesotherbenefits,too.Studentsgetmoreinstructionaltime,andactivitiesthatusedtotakeupclasstimearenowheldonnon-schooldays.Hesaysthatinthefuture,thegrowthofonlineclassescouldmakeitpossibletorequireevenfewerdaysinschool.Highfuelpricesaredrivingcollegestudentstotakemoreonlineclasses.

　　Afour-dayschoolweeksoundslikeagreatideaforstudentsandteachers,butworkingparentsmayhavetopayforchildcareforthatfifthday.

　　1.AccordingtoTimCreal,whatmakesitpossibletohaveevenfewerdaysinschool?

　　A.Theincreasingnumberofprivatetutors.

　　B.Thedevelopmentofteachingmethods.

　　C.Theincreaseinthenumberofonlineclasses.

　　D.ThegrowthintheincomeofAmericans.

　　2.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______

　　A.studentswillbeinschoolfromMondaytoTuesday.

　　B.four-dayweekwasfirstcarriedoutinSouthDakota.

　　C.Maccraywillsaveonemilliondollarseveryyear.

　　D.Minnesotastatehasapprovedthefour-dayweekplan.

　　3.Thepassageismainlyabout______

　　A.someschool’sfour-dayweekplan B.districtsusingafour-dayweek.

　　C.howtosaveontransportationfees. D.expenseofschooltransportation.