On May 23, Shenzhen introduced tough new rules in order to discourage the “Chinese style of crossing the road”. “Chinese people cross roads without thinking about traffic lights, so long as they are part of a crowd,” said a post on Sina Weibo.
A CCTV news program showed that in only an hour, more than 600 people jumped red lights when crossing a road in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Many people say that they jaywalk(乱穿马路) because the red light lasts too long. Such an opinion is supported by a research team at Tongji University. The team did research on people’s waiting times at different road crossings for three years. They found that Chinese people would wait for 70 to 90 seconds(秒) before they lost their patience. “People are likely to ignore(忽视) the light when the waiting time is longer than they can bear,” said Ni Ying, a member of the research team.
However, a survey on Sina Weibo suggested that people jaywalk mainly because they ignore rules. “I always obey traffic rules. Time is important but safety should come first,” someone wrote on his Weibo.
Many countries give out punishments to jaywalkers. In Singapore, the maximum can be three months in prison. Some Chinese cities have started taking some actions, too. For example, the first three people in a jaywalking group will be fined 50 yuan in Shijiazhuang.
But calling on people to respect rules is more important. To completely solve the problem, everyone should realize the importance of obeying the traffic rules.
1.Which of the following is the “Chinese style road crossing”?
A. To cross a road slowly.
B. To follow the basic traffic rules.
C. To wait for the traffic light to turn green.
D. To cross roads without looking at traffic lights.
2.What does the phrase “the team” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. A CCTV news program.
B. A research group at Tongji University.
C. A post on Sina Weibo.
D. A daily newspaper.
3.How long will Chinese people wait for to cross the road before they lose patience?
A. About five minutes.
B. Less than one minute.
C. Less than one and a half minutes.
D. More than ten minutes.
4.Why do people jaywalk according to the survey on Sina Weibo?
A. Because people don’t pay much attention to rules.
B. Because there are too many people on the road.
C. Because the red light lasts too long.
D. Because people have less patience.
5. The writer suggests that we should __________ to solve the problem of jaywalking.
A. punish the jaywalkers
B. reduce (减少) the time of red lights
C. ignore the traffic rules
D. call on people to obey the traffic rules
Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence(篱笆) along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “Some day I will go there and see this wonderful place.”
One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows.
The girl said, “Sure, I know.” and invited him to sit on the porch(门廊). As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset(夕阳) turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
1.During his break every morning, the small boy would __________.
A. fix the fence B. climb up on the fence
C. eat sandwiches D. walk around the farm
2.One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the boy thought it was a chance for him to __________.
A. go to the town B. play on the field
C. go to see the house D. make the golden windows
3. What did the boy find when he got there?
A. Nobody lived in the poor house.
B. The house was as old as he expected.
C. No golden windows were in the house.
D. The house was nearer than he thought.
4.The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought __________.
A. Like father, like son
B. Love me, love my dog
C. Every dog has its day
D. The grass is greener somewhere else
5. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Golden Windows B. A Wonderful Place
C. Father and Son D. A Boy’s Promise
Report Card
Name: James Smith Time: January 24th, 2015
Subjects Grades Comments(评语)
English B+: Your reading and writing are good. But you have a strong accent(口音), so you are not good at speaking. And you do not put much effort into this subject. If you work hard, you can get a better grade in this subject.
Physics A+: You are good at this subject. You are hard-working. I am glad that you do best in this subject.
Math C: You like this subject. But you are not good at this subject because you are a little lazy. It is disappointing. You can do better if you try your best.
Music B: It is a happy thing to hear you play the piano. You are crazy about music. Although you like this subject best, your accent has a bad influence on your singing.
1.James got the best grade in __________.
A. English B. physics C. math D. music
2.The underlined word “effort” means “__________” in Chinese.
A. 分值 B. 计划 C. 努力 D. 兴趣
3.Why did NOT James get the best grade in music?
A. He was a little lazy.
B. He had a strong accent.
C. He didn’t play the piano well.
D. He didn’t like music.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A. James studies hard in physics.
B. James doesn’t like math.
C. James’ speaking is good.
D. James is good at singing.
5. From this passage, we know that __________.
A. James is a bad student
B. all the teachers are happy with James
C. James had the exams on January 24th
D. studying hard can make one get good grades
Sally is eighty-six years old. She has no sons daughters. Her husband died ten years ago. But she didn’t move into a nursing home. She would like to herself every day.
Every night she spends two hours kids with math for twenty years. All kids living on her street can get her help without payment(报酬). She was a famous math before she retired(退休) from a middle school.
She gets up early in the morning, then does sports, goes shopping or helps cleaners the street. And she does these happily.
When the kids come for help, she is always and tries her best. People asked her . She said, “I love it. It makes me happy to help them.”
She is always happy every day and always says hello to people around her a smile.
“ I’ve decided to love everything around me. So I’m happy to do . I’m thankful for those kids who come to me for help. Each kid is my . I love each day to help them.” she said.
Really, a good decision decided on what one does in life.
1.A. and B. or C. but D. so
2.A. look like B. look at C. look after D. look for
3.A. helping B. working C. studying D. teaching
4.A. teacher B. nurse C. worker D. cleaner
5.A. do B. run C. sweep D. play
6.A. awful B. happy C. tired D. boring
7.A. why B. where C. when D. how
8.A. for B. on C. with D. in
9.A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
10.A. example B. gift C. teacher D. Helper
— Can you tell me ________?
— His home is quite far from the office, I think.
A. where he works B. why he bought the car
C. when he got up D. how he likes his job
We will go to Tian’anmen Square to watch the raising of national flag if it ________ tomorrow.
A. will rain B. rains
C. doesn’t rain D. won’t rain
