Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised that the country would take actions to improve school bus safety on Sunday, a day after China saw its second terrible school bus accident in November, 2011.
“School buses should be safe mobile campuses(校园) for students,” the premier said at a national meeting on women and children, “Society(社会) should remember in mind that children should be the first to enjoy all kinds of social caring and the last ones to suffer from any disaster.”
School buses have become a hot topic in China since the deaths of 21 people, including 19 pre-school students, in a traffic accident between a truck and a school-owned minibus in Gansu province on Nov. 16, 2011. The nine-seat minibus was carrying 64 people at the time of the accident, according to the reports.
The second accident, in which a school bus in the northern province of Liaoning rolled over on Friday, left 35 people injured, according to China Daily.
“In recent days, a series of big accidents involving school buses has led to great anger among the people. These accidents have also made me uncomfortable,” said Mr Wang, an old teacher from Jiangsu. And he also thought that school bus safety must become a serious problem for schools and the government.
Premier Wen has already asked the government to develop new safety standard (标准) for school buses and made sure to help local government with safe buses for school-age children.How many seats did the minibus in Gansu province have before it was turned into a school bus?
| A．64 | B．21 | C．9 | D．19 |
What does “roll over” mean in Paragraph 4?
| A．倒车 | B．翻车 | C．撞车 | D．飞车 |
How did Mr Wang feel when such accidents happened?
| A．nervous | B．angry | C．stressed | D．tired |
Which of the following sentences is Not True?
| A．21 pre-school students died in the school bus traffic accident in Gansu. |
| B．35 people were hurt in the school bus accident in Liaoning. |
| C．Mr Wang thought school bus safety was a serious problem. |
| D．The government has been asked to develop new safety standard for school buses. |
"I first saw Beijing Opera in London in 1993， and it just shocked me． It was really amazing，" says Ghaffar Pounazar．
The 32﹣year﹣old British gave up his work in London and came to a Beijing Opera school． Since then， Ghaffar Pourazar has worked hard on this art．
On stage， the Beijing Opera actors not only act， they also sing and dance while performing some difficult movements（动作）． ① When Pourazar first got to China． He couldn't speak any Chinese， and he knew nothing about Beijing Opera． As the oldest student in the Beijing Opera school， he learned more slowly than his classmates， but he didn't give up． Now， he can perform Beijing Opera like a professional（专业人士）．
But Beijing Opera is not as popular as it was before． The young Chinese now spend more time on the Internet． This makes Pourazar very sad． "I used to get really angry at what was happening to Beijing Opera and at the Chinese people． This is part of your culture． You created this amazing thing．but now you are forgetting it，throwing it away．"
Pourazar has decided what to do． ② Now he is performing a Beijing Opera
that is about the Monkey King in two languages， Chinese and English． The Monkey King is a hero in a Chinese story． Chinese people love him very much． In the Beijing Opera， Pourazar acts the Monkey King．
（1）从下面四个选项中选出能填入文中①和②处的最佳选项．
A． Everything seemed difficult and far from what he had imagined．
B． He felt quite excited about Beijing Opera．
C． He wants to let more people know Beijing Opera．
D． He tries to make friends and get on well with his classmates．
（2）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese
（3）Why did Pournzar give up his work and come to a Beijing Opera school）
On Monday， I stopped my car in front of my daughter Juliet's middle school． She jumped in the front seat， feeling down． She asked me to help her study for her science test．
"Dad I need to memorize a unit about the Reproductive Cycle of Plants． And I can hardly make it．"
"You know memorizing seems like the best way to study， but in fact you can do better in tests if you work on trying to understand the material．"
Juliet was open to my advice． It was Monday afternoon and we had two nights to study before the test on Wednesday． I suggested a plan． "Tomorrow night， you are going to teach the material to me． Tonight， read the unit． Prepare to teach．"
Asking her to teach me was an unusual idea but I was determined to do it． Studies show teaching somebody else is a very useful way to lean， Even if you don't do the teaching． the act of preparing to teach leads to more learning than just trying your best to memorize the material．
On Tuesday afternoon， Juliet sat down with her Science book facing me said， "Okay Dad， let's study．" I wanted her to teach me． But false starts happened． I couldn't be too hard on her． So instead we starred with me asking her some simple questions． She knew some but not other． When she didn't know the answers． I encouraged her to check the book．
She started checking things that didn't make sense． And she was actively seeking to test her understanding． I was happy to see it． She wasn't memorizing， she was trying to make sense of things， which was exactly what I had hoped she would do．
（1）Why did Juliet feel down？
A． Because she failed her science test．
B． Because she had trouble memorizing a unit．
C． Because she knew nothing about planting．
D． Because she couldn't follow her teacher．
（2）In the writer's opinion， which was the key to best learning？
A． Memorizing
B． Testing
C． Questioning．
D． Understanding
（3）The underlined word "it" in paragraph 5refers to " "．
A． making her check the book
B． using simple questions to test her
C． encouraging her to read the unit
D． asking her to teach me the unit
（4）When false starts happened， the writer was ．
A． patient
B． worried
C． nervous
D． embarrassed
（5）Which can be the best title for the passage？
A． A Creative Father
B． An Unexpected Test
C． Learning from Teaching
D． Preparing for Teaching
What can you make with pieces of paper？ Look at Chen Yiyan's work! The 14﹣year﹣old boy in Hangzhou Foreign Language School has an amazing talent for paper﹣folding． He has folded a "fantasy world" with his hands．
Chen wasn't born with this talent． When he was a fourth﹣grader， he found his brother's paper﹣folding book． It got him interested in it． Following the 50steps shown in the book， he made his first work﹣﹣a paper elephant within two hours． Since then， he has read many books about paper﹣folding and practised folding paper in his spare time． So far， his fantasy world has many members， such as monsters and robots． He made his favorite work last year． It was a paper dragon that had almost 2，000steps．
Chen used to fold paper himself until he met Li Changnan， an eighth﹣grader in his school who also loved folding paper． They set up a paper﹣folding club last year． To their joy， their school sponsored it． With the encouragement and the money provided， they had a paper﹣folding class every Wednesday afternoon． The club soon attracted a lot of students． Now it has than 20members． They showed their works and taught other students how to fold paper． On February 14th this year， the club also held a speech for the kids in Wenzhou Children's Library．
It is really exciting to develop my hobby and share it with others at the same time， " said Chen，" I hope more and more people get to know paper﹣folding and love the art
（1）What made Chen Yiyan interested in paper﹣folding？
A． A paper﹣folding club
B． Meeting Li Changnan．
C． Wenzhou Children's Library
D． His brother's paper﹣folding book
（2）Which work did Chen Yiyan like best？
A． A paper monster．
B． A paper elephant．
C． A paper dragon．
D． A paper robot．
（3）What does the underlined word "sponsored" mean？
A． Supported．
B． Prevented．
C．Refused．
D． Introduced．
（4）Which of the following activities did the chub hold？
①holding competitions
②showing their works
③giving a speech
④reading books in the library
⑤teaching how to fold paper
⑥having paper﹣folding classes
A． ①②⑤⑥
B． ①③④⑤
C． ②③⑤⑥
D． ②③④⑥
（5）Why did Chen Yiyan put so much effort into paper﹣folding？
A． To develop paper﹣folding art．
B． To build his own fantasy world．
C． To admire more paper﹣folding lovers．
D． To make himself famous in the school．
Let's learn about nature!
Are you interested in animals and nature？ Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful？
Here comes your CHANCE! Here is a THREE﹣DAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many activities and meet with animals， such as giraffes， pandas tigers， and so on! More information about the program is as follows：
Age： Students aged 8﹣16
Groups： There are 2 programs for you to choose from． Each program needs at most 15 students．
Program A
Dates： July 16﹣18， 2018
Days： Monday to Wednesday
Time：10：00 am﹣4：00 pm
Program B
Dates： August 7﹣9， 2018
Days： Tuesday to Thursday
Time：10：00 am．﹣4：00 pm
Program cost： ￥230 for members； ￥250 for non﹣ members（非会员）．
How to do： Come to our center to get an application form（中请表）．Send your form on or before June 25． 2018．
Notes：
1． NO FREE LUNCHES． You may either bring a lunch﹣box or pay for lunch in our restaurants．
2． Both programs will start ONE DAY later if there is a warning of rainstorms．
COME AND JOIN US NOW!! DON'T MISS THE CHANCE!!
（1）How many days are there in a Summer Program？
A． 2
B． 3
C． 4
D． 5
（2） can join the Summer Program．
A． A kid of 7
B． A girl of 10
C． A boy of 18
D． A man of 22
（3）One member and one non﹣member should pay for the Summer Program．
A． ￥230
B． ￥250
C． ￥460
D． ￥480
（4）Where can you get an application form？
A． In our shop．
B． In our school．
C． In our center．
D． In our restaurant．
（5）When will Program B start if there is a rainstorm on August 7， 2018？
A． On August 8．
B． On August 9．
C． On September 8．
D． On September 9．
Drriinnggg! That's the sound that kids all over the country hate to hear﹣the alarm bell． The new school year has just started and children across the UK have to wake up early in the morning to go to school．
But students at one school in north﹣east England are lucky． They can lie in bed for an extra（额外的）hour before they go to school． Monkseaton High School has been allowing its pupils to come into school an hour later than other schools．
The headmaster， Dr． Paul Kelley， says that this new approach（手段） helps students pay more attention to their lessons in class． He feels that young people are more energetic and can perform better for the rest of the day． And he adds that for their school students， a late start at school may be better than an early one．
Dr． Kelley tells the BBC that teenagers don' t perform very well in the morning and their need to sleep is biological（生物的）．
It seems that this new approach to teaching shows positive（积极乐观的） results． The number of students who sleep in class drops quickly． Besides， the school has already seen a drop in the number of pupils who play truant（逃学）by 27%． More importantly， Dr． Kelley also says that exam results have improved by 20%﹣30% over the past year．
Classes at Monkseaton High School begin at 10 a．m． and finish at 3： 40 p．m．． However， the school opens from 8 a．m． to 5 p．m．． The students can come early and leave late if they want．
（1）This passage is ．
A． a news report
B． a speech
C． a story
D． a notice
（2）The students in Monkseaton High school can than the students in other schools．
A． go to school an hour later
B． go to school an hour earlier
C． go to bed an hour later
D． get up an hour earlier
（3）According to the passage， Dr． Paul Kelley the new approach．
A． gives no opinions about
B． has his doubts about
C． disagrees with
D． agrees with
（4）Which is NOT the positive results about the new approach？
A． The exam results have improved
B． Fewer and fewer students sleep in class
C． Most students get to school earlier．
D． The number of pupils who play truant drops．
（5）From the passage we know that classes usually begin at in schools in the UK．
A．8：00 a．m．
B．9：00 a．m．
C．10：00 a．m
D．l1：00 a．m．