Question

(B)

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.

1.When did the State Council publish the new rules ?.

A．On April 5         B．in November       C．On February 19     D．On March 11

2.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.

3.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

4.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

5.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 .

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：在中国，每天约有200万儿童上学。他们中的许多人乘校车。在4月5日，国务院公布了关于校车安全的新规则。这些新规则比旧的要严格得多。在新规则下，地方政府必须确保学生就读附近的学校或寄宿制学校，减少交通风险。还有许多其他的规则。校车必须有超过七席。每条总线上，必须有至少一个成年孩子留意。每个校车必须有一个灭火器，急救箱和GPS。去年，一系列的校车事故发生在中国。要停止这样的意外，中央政府决定加强校车的规则。最严重的事故发生在11月在甘肃，九座小巴士坠毁。里面有62名儿童，其中21人死亡。

1.细节理解题，根据文中语句“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.”理解可知。新的法律在五月五号出台，故选A。

2.细节理解题，根据文中语句“They have a speed limit of 80 km per hour on highways and 60 km per hour on normal roads.”理解可知。校车的速度在高速公路是80，普通公路是60，故选B。

3.词义理解归纳题，根据文中语句“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.”理解可知。次短语的意思是看管，照顾的含义，故选A。

4.细节理解题，根据文中语句“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.”理解可知。校车中没有涉及到学生家长的问题，故选C。

5.理解归纳题，根据文中语句理解可知。中国政府出台新政策的主要原因是学生的安全问题亟待解决，故选D。

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