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 stricter than the old ones.
Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students go to nearby school or boarding (寄宿的) schools to reduce traffic risks (风险). Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.
From now on, school buses have a speed limit (限制) of 80 km/h on highways and 60 km/h 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 (加强) the rules for school buses.
The most serious accident happened in November in Gansu, When a nine-seat minibus crashed(碰撞). There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.
| A．New rules about school bus safety. |
| B．New rules about student safety. |
| C．New rules about student home. |
| D．New rules about class. |
| A．School buses can go first when there are other cars. |
| B．School buses must drive 80km/h or less on highways. |
| C．School buses must drive 80km/h or less on normal roads. |
| D．School buses must have at least one adult to look after the kids. |
| A．a GPS |
| B．more than seven seats |
| C．a parent of one the students |
| D．a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit |
| A．21 students died in school bus accidents last year |
| B．School buses in China were not safe enough before |
| C．200 million children in China go to school by bus every day |
| D．the government encourages all students to take school buses |
| A．The most serious accident happened in November in Gansu. |
| B．A school bus must have more than seven seats. |
| C．Local governments must help kids. |
| D．Safety first on the bus. |
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses (A)______ large gardens or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on.
Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. (B)When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents always take good care of your life and (C) they also look after your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same (D) ______ money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. As the saying goes, life is like a turning door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance(机会) you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.在文中（A）和（D）的空白处填入适当的词：（A）_____ （D）_____
文中画线部分（C）指代的是：_____
将文中画线部分（B）改写为同义句：
When you are in trouble at school.
When you _____ _____ at school.从文中找出两个描述人心情的形容词：_____ _____
从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的词语或短语：_____
Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with his toes（脚趾）.
One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with some friends. He lost both his arms because of electricity(电).
Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the accident. But soon he had to make a choice. (选择) “For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up（放弃）all the dreams. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life.” says Liu Wei.
Liu’s dream was to be a pianist. He had a wonderful performance（演奏）on China’s Got Talent. He played the beautiful Marriage D’amour（《梦中的婚礼》）with his two feet on the piano.
Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet. And teaching himself to play the piano with his feet was very hard. Many times he wanted to give it up, but his parents went on encouraging（鼓励） him and he kept playing the piano.
Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. Many people were deeply touched and very excited when they watched his performance.
Why is Liu Wei very famous in China?
When did Liu We lose his arms?
Was Liu Wei very sad when both his arms were cut off?
Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?
How did many people feel when they watched Liu’s performance?
According to a new survey, students’ safety has become a big problem. Now in some cities of China, many schools start a new lesson: self-protection (自我保护). Students like this lesson. They can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.
Mr. Guo, a teacher from Jinzhou, gives young students some advice on how to deal with (处理) danger.
If you are in a traffic accident
If a car hits you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.
If it is raining hard and there is lightning
Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees.
When there is a fire
Get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit(出口). Don’t take the lift.
If someone is drowning
If you can’t swim, don’t get into water. Shout for help. Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!
| Best title: |
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| Danger |
What to do |
| ◆If hit by a car, you should ◆If hit by a bike, call your parents. |
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| Raining with lightning |
Stay at low places and |
| Fire |
Don’t take the lift and find an |
| Drowning |
If you can’t swim, just shout “Help!” |
Whenever there’s a terrible storm, there are many sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories have happy endings, too.
A family in New Jersey, US, had a cat named Vivian. She was very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws(爪子) on the floor. They all loved her very much. When hurricane (飓风) Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place 13km away from home. Unluckily, Vivian was missing (不见了). All the nine family members were worried about her. They put up posters (海报) to find her. They looked for her everywhere they thought she could stay, but they didn’t find it. The family thought Vivian was gone forever.
But six months later, Vivian showed up at their house, according to(根据) Yahoo News. They considered (认为) her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivian was for all that time.
Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense of smell(嗅觉).
But that doesn’t explain how Vivian found her way back. Hurricane Sandy blew away the normal smell of home. “I wish she could talk,” said her owner.From the passage we know Sandy is a _____.
| A．pet | B．hurricane | C．girl | D．cat |
The cat was missing for _____.
| A．6 months | B．9 months |
| C．13 months | D．a year |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Vivian could even draw. |
| B．The family tried hard to look for the pet. |
| C．The owner knew how the cat found her way home. |
| D．Nobody knew where Vivian was while Hurricane Sandy was hitting America. |
The meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 3 is_____
| A．灾难 | B．幸福 | C．奇怪的 | D．奇迹 |
What can be the best title for the passage?
| A．A Terrible Storm | B．A Clever Pet |
| C．A Smart Owner | D．Sandy Hit America |
Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?
With medical knowledge(知识) and skills today, two thirds of the world's 42 million blind people need not have to suffer(受苦).Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not.
ORBIS is an international charitable organization(慈善组织)．Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television rooms and classrooms. Experts(专家) teach doctors the latest technology（技术） of helping the blind get sight(视力) again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.
ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight saving training. It has taught over 35,000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat（治疗）thousands of blind people every year. They have traveled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20,000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.
For just $38，you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people；$1,300 helps train a doctor new skills; and for $13,000，you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your love can help them open their eyes to the world.
根据短文内容填空。countries have the knowledge of helping blind people.
ORBIS' goal is to _______.
ORBIS has taught doctors and nurses.
We can bring with $380 .
If we give money to ORBIS, we can help blind people to the world.