A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.
In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon (象征). Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.
Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It's the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them--and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus.
1.According to Dr. Frank, school buses are safer for the students.
A. yellow B. black C. white D. red
2.According to the passage, in which country do the school buses have trackers?
A. France B. Britain C. German D. Japan
3.Children in Japan may easily by taking the school bus.
A. save time B. be tracked
C. play games D. love their school
4.Chinese students will save a lot of time to to school.
A. walk B. ride a bike
C. take a school bus D. run
5.This passage is mainly about .
A. school buses B. school life
C. popular colors D. children
Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your school work. It can make you confident(自信的) when you are studying. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes.
Write down key facts. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on(关注) lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say something important again and again.
Ask. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you miss. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.
Compare. Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct(纠正) some mistakes.
Organize(组织). Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one notebook, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.
Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV. But you’ll save time in the coming test.
1.There are ______ main points(要点) about note-taking in this passage.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
2.What should you write down in your notebook in class?
A. Every word.
B. Lots of dates.
C. The most important facts.
D. Your complaints(抱怨) about the teacher.
3.If you can’t follow your teachers in class, what should you do?
A. Ask them after class.
B. Ask them before class.
C. Stop listening in class.
D. Complain to them about the class.
4.Which way can help you correct mistakes in your notes?
A. Organizing the notes.
B. Recopying your notes after class.
C. Asking your teachers for help.
D. Comparing your notes with others.
5.Which can be the BEST title for this passage?
A. How to Take Notes
B. What to Do in Class
C. How to Study for a test
D. What to Do with Problems
完形填空。（10分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
Hiking is an activity of going out ________ a long walk for pleasure.
People often go hiking in mountains. The activity is so popular that there are a large number of hikers throughout the world. Some hikers enjoy ________something from nature; some like to see different________ of trees, rocks and animals; ________ love this activity because it helps people release pressure (减压) and stay________ .
People like hiking because________two reasons. Hiking ________ people ________ money. A good pair of hiking boot (靴) and some________clothes are enough. What’s more, hiking suits people in any season and almost in any weather. Since we have known hiking is so helpful, let’s ________ hiking this Sunday!
1.A. of B. for C. to D. on
2.A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. to learning
3.A. kinds B. kind C. ways D. way
4.A. other B. the other C. others D. another
5.A. health B. healthier C. healthily D. healthy
6.A. in B. of C. / D. at
7.A. don’t cost B. didn’t cost C. isn’t cost D. doesn’t cost
8.A. many B. too many C. much D. much too
9.A. comfortable B. beautiful C. expensive D. thick
10.A. go B. to go C. going D. goes
—How delicious these bananas are.
—Yeah. They ______ here from Hainan yesterday.
A. are brought B. brought
C. were brought D. have brought
______ is said that our history teacher often does volunteer work on weekends.
A. One B. It C. This D. That
The shoes with high heels are in the newest ______. Many girls wear them.
A. brand B. trade C. style D. product
