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 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 (限制) of 80 km/h on highways and 60km/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 Gansu in November, when a nine-seat minibus crashed (碰撞). There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.
1.What did the State Council publish on April 5?
A. New rules about school bus safety.
B. New rules about students’ safety.
C. New rules about students’ home.
D. New rules about class.
2.Under the new rules, which of the following is NOT true?
A. School buses can go first when there are other cars.
B. School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on highways.
C. School buses must drive 50 km/h or less on normal roads.
D. School buses must have at least one adult to look after the kids.
3.According to the new rules, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT _______.
A. a GPS
B. more than seven seats
C. a parents of one of the students
D. a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
4.According to the passage, the government made new rules because __________.
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
Qi Haoran, a Junior One student, was quite busy over the past winter vacation – and not just with homework. Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign (光盘行动).
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food.“Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Could you please not waste food?” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plate Campaign began on the Internet in January. It calls on people to reduce food waste.
China in these years had serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable (好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all their food.
Luckily the campaign has got the support of many. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner gives the guests who have eaten up all that they ordered a sticker. People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers(吃剩的食物) home.
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. It’s important that everyone does their bit, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today?
1.What did the 11 students do in the winter vacation?
A. They opened a restaurant together.
B. They volunteered for a campaign.
C. The helped each other with homework.
D. They collected money from customers in restaurants.
2.What does the underlined part “call on” mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 打电话B. 叫喊C. 拜访D. 号召
3.What can we learn from Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5?
A. Wasting food is a serious problem in China.
B. Chinese people waste the most food in the world.
C. Chinese people want to show off because they are rich.
D. Most Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table.
4.What did the restaurant in Beijing do to support the campaign?
A. It encouraged customers to take leftovers home.
B. It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes.
C. The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food.
D. It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times.
A little boy went to a telephone booth (电话亭) at the cash counter of a store and made a phone call. The store owner looked at him and listened to the conversation.
Boy: “Lady, can you give me the job of cutting your lawn (草坪)?”
Woman (at the other end of the phone line): “No, thank you. I already have someone to cut my lawn.”
Boy: “Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price the person who cuts your lawn now.”
Woman: “I’m very satisfied with the person who cuts my lawn.”
Boy (with more perseverance 执着) : “Lady, I’ll even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free.”
Woman: “No, thank you.”
With a smile on his face, the little boy hung up the phone. The store owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy.
Store owner: “Son... I like your attitude (态度). I like that positive (积极的) spirit and would like to offer you a job.”
Boy: “No, thanks.”
Store owner: “But you were really asking for one.”
Boy: “No, Sir. I was just checking my performance (表现) at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to.”
1.In fact, how many people are mentioned (提及) in the story? _____________.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
2.The boy said to the lady that he would even sweep her floor and stairs for free because ___________.
A. he wanted her to let him continue his job
B. he thought that the lady was too poor
C. the lady thought the money she paid the boy was too much
D. he wanted to know if he did his job well enough and couldn’t be replaced (取代) by others.
3.Which is TRUE according to the story?
A. The boy was angry with the lady.
B. The store owner wasn’t kind-hearted.
C. The lady wanted to find another person to do the boy’s job.
D. The boy was happy to know that the lady was satisfied with his performance.
4.The best title for the story is “_____________”.
A. Asking for a job B. Self-appraisal (自我测评)
C. The lady and the boy D. The boy and the store owner
Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence (暴力) in some areas, teenagers’ safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe environment. Please be part of our plan!
What is School Watch? School Watch is a volunteer project in our school. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom and you do the same for them. |
Is it for everyone? Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer. |
What else can it do? School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help schoolmates who have problems with their homework. |
Who is the Best School Watcher? Our school will look for the Best School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one! |
How do you start? To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. You can check the official website at www. schoolwatch. com if you want to get more information. |
1.School Watch can help its members _________.
A. save the environment
B. organize sports activities
C. improve the quality of school life
D. go on school trips
2.Anyone can become a member of School Watch because _________.
A. everyone may have problems
B. everyone can give help to others
C. everyone needs to make some friends
D. everyone needs help with his homework
3.If you want to be a member of School Watch, you should _________.
A. check the website
B. be good at your schoolwork
C. talk to the headmaster
D. talk to the director of the plan in your grade
As a teenager，I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer？A doctor？Or a scientist？No，my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the ____for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.
“Look！Do you know what it is？A-ha，it’s the_____!And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and ___, “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the _______of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres.” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was______humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons______. It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.
Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.
One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his . I was moved and was another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.
Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am to be a teacher like him.
Thank you, Mr. Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.
Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even
Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.
1.A. replies B. reasons C. rewards D. results
2.A. moon B. earth C. star D. sun
3.A. advised B. announced C. added D. answered
4.A. distance B. weight C. size D. height
5.A. very B. too C. really D. so
6.A. at present B. at once C. at times D. at first
7.A. with B. to C. in D. for
8.A. away B. together C. angry D. along
9.A. thinking B. caring C. considering D. supposing
10.A. money B. blood C. clothes D. time
11.A. taught B. given C. taken D. had
12.A. remembers B. represents C. warns D. reminds
13.A. just B. never C. ever D. yet
14.A. able B. about C. allowed D. available
15.A. well B. good C. better D. best
—If I work hard at my lessons from now on. Can I do well in them?
—Sure. __________.
A. All rivers run into seaB. Every day is not Sunday
C. Better late than neverD. Practice makes perfect
