Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?
On April 5, the State Council (国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are much stricter than the old ones.
Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students attend nearby schools or boarding (寄宿的) schools to reduce traffic risks. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.
From now on, school buses have a speed limit of 80km per hour on highways and 60km per hour on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的).
There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.
Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. To stop such accidents, the Central Government decided to strengthen the rules for school buses.
The most serious accident happened in November in Gansu, when a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.Under the new rules, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．School buses must not be overloaded. |
| B．School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on normal roads. |
| C．School buses can go first when there are other cars. |
| D．local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses. |
The phrase “keep an eye on” in Paragraph 6 has a similar meaning to “_______”.
| A．look after | B．play with | C．look for | D．chat with |
According to the new rule, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT ______.
| A．a GPS |
| B．more than seven seats |
| C．a parent of one of the students |
| D．a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit |
The government made new rules for school buses because _______.
| A．21 students died in school bus accidents last year |
| B．the government encourages all students to take school buses |
| C．200 million children in China go to school by bus every day |
| D．school buses in China were not safe enough before |
Children are children after all, and most of them speak their mind. When they are just toddlers(幼儿), they are all lovely and lively. And it’s so interesting to watch them speak like a grown-up. But as they grow, these same kids seem annoying and ill-mannered if they try to be a grown-up.
Conflicts(矛盾) go between parents and children. It’s hard to tell who are right and who are wrong. A child of 7-8 always finds some reasons to have a conflict with it’s parents. Whether it is about some toy, studies, a party or a company, there is always a difference between them. And it becomes worse when they answer you back. Scientists tell us that children should be treated with care. Yes, sure they should respect their elders.
We are partly responsible(有责任的) for this. At an early age we encourage children to behave like adults, just because we find it funny. The kids on the other hand consider this same behavior as normal and get used to it. And when it is not funny for us any more, we expect them to stop it, but by then it is already too late. Only when they reach a certain maturity（成熟） will the children realize that answering back and being rude are not acceptable(可接受的). Until then, most of the time their behavior is difficult to change, unless by force(暴力). And use of force is against the every good idea, as it weakens the child’s confidence.
So it is one thing to bring a child into this world but quite another to make them into well mannered citizens. The best way is to be a good example ourselves, as our children are the mirrors of us adults. are all lovely and lively.
| A．Children | B．Toddlers |
| C．Kids | D．Grown-ups |
There are many conflicts between __________.
| A．fathers and mother s | B．parents and children |
| C．parents and toddlers | D．parents and parents |
Which is acceptable according to the passage?
| A．Answering back. | B．Being rude. |
| C．Using force. | D．Respecting elders. |
Which of the following is true？
| A．Children often copy what their parents do. |
| B．Children can not change their behavior. |
| C．Children’s behavior develops in their own way. |
| D．Children’s behavior is not acceptable. |
The writer wrote the passage __________.
| A．to show the importance of good examples |
| B．to give examples on educating children |
| C．to show the growth of children |
| D．to show the behavior of children |
If you hear the sound of a handset beeping(手机响) in a bag or pocket, you could be forgiven for thinking that someone has received a text message. But nowadays there are so many different ways of messaging someone that it could spell the death of the traditional text as we know it.
Text messaging, or texting, is the art of sending a short, electronic message between two mobile phones or tablets(平板电脑). Users pay a certain amount to send messages via(通过) SMS—short message service. But in the last few years, messaging in this way has been on the decline(下降).
The rise of smartphones and tablets has seen an increase in the use of instant messaging apps(即时通信应用程序) , which take the place of traditional texts. Using wireless Internet connections, people can send limitless numbers of IMs to their friends for very little cost. Unlike traditional mobile texts, the user usually only has to pay to download the app once, after which each message they send is free.
Web developers soon got the message. Instant messaging apps have become popular all over the world. WhatsApp in America and Europe, WeChat in China and Kakao Talk in South Korea are but a few which have attracted hundreds of millions of people, who use the apps to chat to their friends in real time. These apps allow people to send picture messages for free—something which previously was quite costly.
Research company Informa said that almost 19 billion messages were sent per day using chat apps in 2012, compared with 17. 6 billion SMS texts. And it expects the chat app market to grow t0 50 billion per day by 2014. So does this really mean the end for communication by text?
Pamela Clark—Dickson from Informa doesn't think so. She says that there are a large number of people who use normal mobile phones, particularly in developing countries, who prefer the SMS messaging tool. There is an awfully big base of mobile phone users who are still going to find that SMS is the best messaging experience for them for a while.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。According to Paragraph 3 , which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Instant messaging apps are becoming more and more popular nowadays. |
| B．Compared with instant messaging, traditional texts are more popular now. |
| C．Instant messaging and SMS messaging are both ways we can chat with others. |
| D．More and more people choose to use smartphones and tablets. |
The underlined phrase "got the message" in Paragraph 4 means ______
| A．received an SMS message |
| B．got an instant message |
| C．understood what was wanted |
| D．got a piece of information |
Which of the following is true?
| A．people sent 19 billion SMS texts every day in 2012 |
| B．All the messages sent on mobile phones and computers are free |
| C．Picture messages can be sent at a high price if you use Wechat |
| D．To send instant messages , people usually have to download the app first |
What can we learn from the last paragragh?
| A．p amela Clark-Dickson doesn’t support the SMS messaging |
| B．Few people like sending messages via SMS at phones |
| C．Many people are still senging messages on mobile phones |
| D．SMS messaging has disappeared in developed courtries. |
What is the best title for text?
| A．the death of text messaging |
| B．How to send messages via SMS |
| C．SMS costs less than IMs |
| D．WeChat in China is popular. |
Do you know something about the holiday camps in Hong Kong? The students in Hong Kong used to take part in an English holiday camp in their holidays. And their parents weren’t with them. Though they were very young.
Now they still enjoy taking part in many kinds of holiday camps without their parents. Many parents let their children take part in some kinds of holiday camps in order to learn some practical knowledge in their life. And also learn some knowledge about living skills, science, reading and writing… The most important for the children is to learn to look after themselves.
Holiday camps in Hong Kong are not so expensive. Most of families can afford to send their children there for further study, for making their bodies strong… And the government never charges for them.
It is said that students in Hong Kong have much knowledge about many things. Perhaps it has something with the kinds of holiday camps.Students in Hong Kong like to take part in the .
| A．holiday camps | B．science holiday camps |
| C．English holiday camps | D．Chinese holiday camps |
When students in Hong Kong are in the holiday camps their parents .
| A．must be with them |
| B．aren’t with them |
| C．must stay at home |
| D．have to look after them nearby |
The cost to take part in a holiday camps is .
| A．very dear | B．not so cheap |
| C．very high | D．very low |
The students who often take part in the holiday camps .
| A．must be very beautiful |
| B．must be very thin |
| C．must be very tall |
| D．must have much knowledge about many things |
Much has been said and written about heroes now, mainly because many people think we have too few of them. There are many different kinds of heroes, but they usually seem to have two things. First, heroes show their great power by actions. Second, heroes can be tested by the time. Because of these good points, we need to choose our heroes carefully.
Olympic winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells young people to work hard. She hopes that if someone tries to copy her, it will be because she has got success by working hard. She says that a hero should affect another person’s life.
Poet Maya Angelou believes that a hero encourages people to treat others well. A hero should show politeness, courage, patience, and strength all the time. A hero should encourage others to follow him with actions, even though only in small ways.
Author Daniel Boorstin suggests that, “Celebrities are people who appear on newspapers, but heroes are people who make history.” If a person is truly a hero, he or she will not be soon forgotten.
We all need heroes. We need to be able to respect (尊重) people around us. Many times , the greatest heroes are the people we can see every day — our relatives, friends, and neighbours — who will never give up when facing difficulty. The parent who supports our family, the teacher who will make more money at another job but chooses to help students — all these people can be considered as heroes. A hero sets a good example, an example that encourages others to follow. 
Joyner-Kersee hopes that young people ___________.
| A．will work hard | B．will become heroes |
| C．will follow her | D．will achieve her goal |
The underlined word “celebrities” in Paragraph 4 means ___________.
| A．志愿者 | B．记者 | C．政客 | D．名人 |
From the passage we know that ___________.
| A．there are fewer heroes than before |
| B．many common people set examples to us |
| C．heroes should be polite, patient and famous |
| D．heroes have to do some great things |
The best title for this passage is ___________.
| A．What Heroes Do | B．Who Are Heroes |
| C．How Heroes Live | D．Where Heroes are |
Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You don ' t need to change your character (性格) ; you just need to improve your personality (人格), the most popular people are trusted (信任) and loved because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some pieces of advice on how to become the most popular person in the class.
If you want others to like and respect (尊重) you, you have to start by liking yourself. Do not change yourself in order to please (讨好，取悦) others.
Be helpful to everyone and do it happily. Being nice to people is almost like helping them, too, because by being nice you make others happy.
Be active and have a positive attitude towards life. Develop confidence in yourself.
Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to please others.
Respect cannot be bought with big words or money. You have to get it by being honest. It also helps your personal growth. You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect.How can we become popular in our class?
A. To change our character.
B.To trust and love others.
C. To improve our personality.How can you get respect from your classmates according to the passage?
A. By being honest.
B.By trusting others.
C. By using money.What does the underlined(下划线的) sentence (句子) show?
A. You should be nice to others.
B. You should be polite when you help others.
C. We can help others just by being nice.What kind of people will be liked by the whole class?
a. positive
b. confident
c. good-looking
d. fashionable
e. helpful
A. a, b, e.
B. b, c, d.
C. a,b, c.What's the best title (标题) for the passage?
A. How to please others.
B. How to be the favorite.
C. How to be trusted by others.