Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses.Last year, serious accident happened in China. The most serious accident happened in Gansu, a nine-seat minibus crashed(撞车). There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died. What should we do to keep the students safe?

To stop such accidents, the government decided to make the school buses safer. On April 5, 2012,our government published(出台) new rules about school bus safety. These rules are much stricter than the old ones?

Under the new rules, local governments (地方政府) must reduce(减少) traffic risks when students go to nearby schools by school bus. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.

From now on, school buses have a speed limit (限速). 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, too. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to look after the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.

1.In China, about __________ children go to school every day.

A. 100 million B. 200 million C. 200 billion D. 30million

2.The underlined word "minibus" in this passage means " " in Chinese.

A. 地铁 B. 小型公共汽车 C. 火车 D. 自行车

3.Our government published new rules about school bus on April 5, 2012.

A. safety B. danger C. order D. keep

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. A school bus must have less than seven seats.

B. From now on, school buses don't have a speed limit.

C. The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded.

D. A school bus must not have a GPS.

5.What is the best title(标题) of the passage?

A. The Most Serious Accident B. One Adult to Look after the Kids

C. Safety First on the School Bus D. The school bus.

There is a town near Suzhou. It is very interesting and beautiful. This is Luxiang, an old town.

Luxiang was built in the Southern Song Dynasty(1127~1279). There were many famous people living in the town at that time.There are around 30 old buildings of Ming and Qing(1644~1912) dynasties now. People live a simple life. Six lanes(巷) in the town go to Taihu Lake.

Luxiang looks more beautiful in spring, with many tea trees and fruit gardens. This place is famous for the tea called Biluochun.

The Egyptian pyramids were built around 2560 BC. The largest one of them is the Great Pyramid of Khufu. The King, Khufu, built it as his tomb.

The Great Pyramid was considered a unique building in the 19th century AD. At that time, it was still the tallest in the world. According to scientific research, Khufu ordered his men to build it stone by stone. The biggest stone weighs 15 tons, and each stone was fixed so well.

The Great Pyramid has four sides and each side is 230.4 meters long and 146.5 meters high. At that time, there were no modern machines or equipment, so how did the ancient Egyptians build it? To this day, it is still a mystery.

1.Many famous people were living in Luxiang .

A. from 1127 to 1279

B. from 1644 to 1912

C. from 1127 to 1644

2.Luxiang is famous for .

A. fruit gardens

B. tea trees

C. Biluochun

3.In order to build his tomb, the King Khufu built .

A. the ancient pyramids

B. the Egyptian pyramids

C. the Great Pyramid

4.Building the Great Pyramid is still a mystery now, because .

A. each stone was fixed well

B. there were no modern machines or equipment then

C. it was made of stone

Lucy Brown teaches English in a junior high school. She loves her students very much, and she works hard. She often tells them some interesting stories in class and her students like her, too.

Yesterday, Lucy found some boys always made faces (做鬼脸) in class. She didn't want them to do that again, so she got all her students together and said, "Boys and girls, when I was young, I liked making faces in class, too. But one day, my grandmother told me not to do that again." She said, "If you make faces again, you will be ugly when you grow up." "So you shouldn't do that again."

Some students thought she was right, but some students didn't. One of the boys put up his hand. "Oh, Tom! What do you want to say?" asked Lucy.

The boy stood up and said, "Miss Brown, you must regret(后悔) listening to your grandmother now."

1.Lucy is .

A. a Chinese teacher B. a math teacher

C. an English teacher D. a history teacher

2.In her class, Lucy often her students.

A. sings English songs to B. performs magic tricks for

C. tells interesting stories to D. plays the piano for

3.What did Lucy find yesterday?

A. Some boys always didn't listen to her .

B. Some boys always ate snacks in class .

C. Some boys always had fights in class.

D. Some boys always made faces in class.

4.How did Lucy make them not to do that again?

A. She called their parents and told them about it.

B. She told her grandmother about it.

C. She made the boys stand in front of the other students.

D. She told them a story about herself.

5.From the passage, we know .

A. Tom didn't think Lucy was beautiful

B. Lucy will be happy after hearing Tom's words

C. Lucy's grandmother didn't like Lucy

D. Lucy thought the boys in her class were very ugly

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