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). They have a speed limit of 80 km per hour on highways and 60 km per hour on normal roads.
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 box 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．School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on highways. |
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 |
One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, "I am blind. Please help me. "
A creative publicist( 广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission（许可）, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized(识别) his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it. The publicist said, "I just wrote the message a little differently. " He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read, “ Spring has come, but I can't see anything. “What's the blind man's name?
| A．Tom. | B．John. |
| C．Tony. | D．Sorry, I don't know. |
Who wrote a new message?
| A．The blind man. | B．The teacher. |
| C．The publicist . | D．The farmer. |
How did the blind man recognize the publicist?
| A．By his sign. | B．By his footsteps. |
| C．By his voice. | D．By his coins. |
When did the story happen?
| A．In spring. | B．In summer. |
| C．In autumn~ | D．In winter. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Publicists are always friendly and helpful. |
| B．We can get more money by changing a sign. |
| C．The blind man is very stupid, so he has little money. |
| D．The power(力量) of language is great |
American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Sunday. Televisions are like books or films. A child can leam bad things and good things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news and places from other countries or other times in history. With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home. Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crime and other things that are bad for children，so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.Children usually spend ______ a day in school.
| A．six hours | B．more than eight hours |
| C．only a few hours | D．four hours |
Some children spend eight hours or more ______ on Sunday.
| A．studying | B．playing |
| C．watching TV | D．helping their parents |
On television children can see ______.
| A．Games | B．big animals |
| C．oceans | D．almost everything |
“Television brings many places and events into our homes. " means ______
| A．television makes things happen on homes |
| B．we can know places and events without going to see them |
| C．we can see houses and buildings on TV |
| D．we can find them easily |
Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ______ for children.
| A．a bad program | B．an animal |
| C．a game | D．an uninteresting film |
| Moon Cake Box Recycling Campaign (运动) People in Hong Kong throw away about three million moon cake boxes every year. These boxes weigh (重) up to 750 tons and can fill up about a hundred 50-metre-long swimming pools. They are going to become garbage (垃圾) and end up in the landfills (垃圾填埋地). Let’s have a green Mid-Autumn Festival this year! Bring your moon cake boxes. Show that you care! Date: September 28, 2012 ~ October 14, 2012 Time: 9:00 am ~ 9:00 pm Collection point: G/F, Sunshine Shopping Centre Please keep the moon cake boxes clean. We will sell all moon cake boxes to recycling companies. We will hold a tree-planting campaign with the money collected. Save Our Earth (HK) An organisation for environmental protection Telephone: 2123 1234 Website: www.saveourearth.org.hk E-mail: info@saveourearth.org.hk |
How many moon cake boxes do people in Hong Kong throw away every year?
| A．About 1,000,000. | B．About 1,500,000. |
| C．About 3,000,000. | D．About 1,300,000. |
How long will the Moon Cake Box Recycling Campaign last?
| A．One week. | B．Half a month. |
| C．17 days. | D．One month. |
Who will buy the moon cake boxes?
| A．Recycling companies. | B．Moon cake factories. |
| C．Moon cake box companies. | D．Sunshine Shopping Centre. |
Which organization holds this campaign?
| A．Green Leaf. | B．Save Our Earth (HK). |
| C．Save Ourselves (HK). | D．Save Our Earth (UK). |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading above?
| A．The moon cake boxes will be collected in the landfills. |
| B．The money the campaign can get will be used to help poor children. |
| C．The moon cake boxes will be used to fill up swimming pools. |
| D．People should keep the moon cake boxes clean when bringing them to the collection point. |
One day, Tom is going to have an English test （测试）, but he forgets to take his pen. His teacher says to him, “Tom, if a soldier （士兵）forgets to take his gun （枪）when he is going to have a battle （战斗）, what do you think about that? ”
“Mm..., ”Tom answers, “I think he must be the officer. ”
根据短文内容完成句子，每空一词。 Tom forgets to take his ________ to school.
Tom’s going to have an ________ test.
A soldier must _______ a gun when he is going to have a battle.
Tom _______ like his lessons.
Tom isn’t a soldier or an ______.
Nora is an American girl. She studies in a middle school. She has a little sister. Her name is Kate. Kate is only four. Nora likes Kate very much.
Today is Sunday. Nora wants her pen. She takes out her pencil case. “Oh, dear! Where’s my pen?” She can’t find her pen. She goes to ask her sister in her bedroom.
“Kate! I can’t find my pen. Can you see……Oh, what are you doing with (用) my pen?”
“I’m writing to my friend, Betty.” Kate answers. “But how can you? You don’t know what to write.”.“It doesn’t matter (没关系). Betty can’t read.” Kate says.Who are sisters? _______________
| A．Nora and Kate. | B．Nora and Betty. |
| C．Betty and Kate. | D．Nora, Betty and Kate. |
_________ can’t find her pen.
| A．Kate | B．Nora |
| C．Betty | D．Nora’s friend |
Where is Kate? _______________
| A．In the school. | B．In a shop. |
| C．In her bedroom. | D．In her father’s car. |
Which is not right? ________________
| A．Nora finds her pen in Kate’s room. |
| B．Kate can’t write. |
| C．Kate is writing with her sister’s pen. |
| D．Betty is in Kate’s bedroom. |
Betty and Kate are ________________.
| A．sisters | B．Americans | C．at home | D．friends |