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 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(成年人) to_______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. There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.

1.The underlined phrase “keep an eye on” in the passage has a similar meaning to __________?

A. look after B. play with

C. look for D. chat with

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 60 km/h or more 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 parent 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

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. How to Avoid Bus Accidents

B. How do Students Go to School

C. Safety First on School Buses

D. Bus Speed Limit is Necessary

Mr. Guo is a teacher from Xi′an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code(二维码). We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate(使产生) the codes, and in the end everything got easier, "said Guo. When students finish the homework, they keep it on Wechat(微信).Then, each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their homework everywhere using my computer or telephone.

Students can send the QR codes to Mr. Guo by e-mail, QQ and Wechat. When Guo scans(扫描)his students′ QR codes. their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative with many pictures, music and even videos.

Guo′s students like the new way and think it is interesting. “We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, because it makes learning more fun.” said Tingting, a student of Guo′s.

“The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share,” Guo said. “It is necessary to try to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don′t want my students to fall behind the times.”

However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact, it′s unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the code when they hand in their homework which doesn′t take them too much time. Also for teachers it allows them to check the students′ homework at any time. And it′s also an easy way to share homework with other students.

1.According to the passage, where can students keep their homework?

A. WeChat B. QQ C. E-mail D. Blog

2.What does “It” in Paragraph4 refer to?

A. The paper is not easy to keep.

B. Keeping and sharing the code easily

C. Trying to use new technology in education

D. Education itself is a kind of creation.

3.Why are some parents worried?

A. Because they think their children will talk with teachers face to face.

B. Because they think their children will spend too much time on computers or phones.

C. Because they think their children will not like the new way of handing in homework.

D. Because they think their children will find the QR codes too difficult to use.

4.What′s the main idea of the passage?

A. Teachers needn′t check homework anymore.

B. Students needn′t hand in homework anymore.

C. Using QR codes makes checking homework easier.

D. Some parents are worried about their children.

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