题目内容
At least 70 killed as trains collide(车、船等猛撞)
Updated:2008-04-29 07:25
Zibo,Shandong:Two passenger trains collided in Shandong province early yesterday morning, killing at least 70 people and leaving 416 injured(受伤).
Officials(官员)said the accident(事故)was caused by“human error”and ruled out terrorism(恐怖).
The accident was the worst in the country since 1997 when 126 people were killed in a train crash in Hunan province.
Among the injured were four French nationals,all of whom have been hospitalized with bone fractures(骨折),a spokesman(发言人)for the provincial foreign affairs office said.
This is the second major(重大的)railway accident in Shandong this year.
Xinhua-China Daily(日报)
1.When did the two passenger trains collide?___________.
A.On April 28,2008 B.On April 29, 2008
C.On April 28,1997 D.On April 29, 1997
2.How many people were killed in the accident? __________.
A.416 B.At least 70 C.126 D.1997
3.This is the __________ major railway accident in Shandong this year.
A.first B.third C.fourth D.second
4.How many Frenchmen were injured in the accident?
A.70 B.416 C.126 D.4
5.This is __________.
A.A poem B.A composition
C.A piece of news D.An article
ABDDC
How to have fun in Chicago without spending a lot of money?
Sightseeing
○ The Art Institute of Chicago has a fine collection of photos and paintings. The ticket is $10.00,but go on Tuesdays and you’ll get in free(免费).
○ The Sears Tower is the world’s third tallest building. By going to the 103rd floor, you can get a great view of the whole city! All for only $8.50.
○ There are free concerts in Grant Park in summer. They are held Wednesday through Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.
○ Attend the taping of a TV show for free. The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Jenny Jones Show both offer tourists free tickets. For The Oprah Winfrey Show you’ll have to book tickets at least a month before.
Places to stay
You can get a hotel for $100 to $ 300 a day. However, you can get a room in the dormitory(宿舍) at Roosevelt University for $215 for a whole week! But you have to stay for 30 days to get this great rate(优惠).
【小题1】This passage is written for telling us ___________.
A.Chicago is a big and beautiful city | B.where we can see fine photos and paintings |
C.how to make a cheap trip in Chicago | D.there are many free concerts in Chicago |
A.more | B.less | C.the same | D.none |
A.the Art Institute | B.the Sears Tower |
C.Roosevelt University | D.Grant Park |
A.$100 | B.$300 | C.$215 | D.$860 |
A.You are free to go to the Art Institute on Tuesdays. |
B.Free Grant Park concerts are held four nights a week in summer. |
C.The Sears Tower is the world’s third tallest building. |
D.You can get tickets to The Oprah Winfrey as soon as you arrive. |
China's long-awaited rules on school bus safety finally came into force on Tuesday, including a list of ways aimed at reducing the risk of accident.
Among the biggest changes is that buses carrying students will be given priority(优先权) in traffic, while companies and drivers will need licenses to offer school transport services.
Officials have spent more than four months making the rules, during which time the country has been shocked by several big crashes because of overcrowded school buses.
The latest accident happened on Monday in Yangchun, Guangdong province, in which three kindergarten pupils were killed and 14 others injured.
Rules and funding
In the new rules, a school bus is considered as a vehicle with more than seven seats that is transporting children receiving the State's nine-year compulsory education (ages 6 to 15) to or from school. This can also be for preschoolers(学龄前儿童) if a parent is unable to take them to or from kindergarten(幼儿园).
School buses must also operate in routes marked in the map by governments to ensure safety.
Punishment
Companies and bus drivers who fail to meet the rules face the punishment.
Drivers against the rules will be fined 200 yuan ($32) and vehicles will be taken away from its owner if they have been used as an unlicensed school bus.
【小题1】New safety rules for school buses can ________.
A.make the students have a school bus |
B.make fewer accident |
C.make the school bus bigger |
D.punish the parents |
A.there were more students than there should be in the bus |
B.the road is not wide enough |
C.there were not any rule at first |
D.companies and drivers faced no punishment |
A.When a truck and a school bus meet, the school bus can go first. |
B.The students (ages 3—5) mustn’t take school bus according to the rules. |
C.Those who break the rules will be fined two hundred yuan. |
D.The school bus has at least 7 seats. |
A.the accident in Guangdong |
B.the school bus safety rules |
C.how to punish the drivers |
D.what a school bus is like |
A.different ways every day |
B.after other buses |
C.with all the students |
D.the same way all the days |
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While I was waiting to go into university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school
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