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. 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. It's said that there will be 3,000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of this year in Chongqing.

1. According to Dr. Frank,           school buses are safer for the students.

A. yellow                     B. black                                 C. white                                D. colorful

2. Children in Japan may easily          by taking the school bus.

A. save time                B. love their school            C. play games             D. do their homework

3. Chinese students will save a lot of time to           to school.

A. walk                         B. take a taxi                        C. ride a bike                      D. take a school bus

4.This passage is mainly about          .

A. school buses          B. school life                        C. popular colors               D. students' safety

5.According to the text, the underlined word “icon” means _____________ in Chinese.

A. 文明        B. 象征        C. 交通        D. 管理

 

 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(跟踪器) 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 kinds are on the bus.

Kindergarten(幼儿园) is 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 Chian now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus. It’s said that there will be 3,000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of this year in Chongqing.

1.According to Dr. Frank, ______ school buses are safer for the students.

A. yellow          B. black      C. white     D. colorful

2.Children in Japan may easily ______ by taking the school bus.

A. save time      B. love their school     C. play games     D. do their homework

3.Chinese students will save a lot of time to ______ to school.

A. walk       B. take a taxi      C. ride a bike     D. take a school bus

4.This passage is mainly about ________.

A. school buses     B. school life     C. popular colors    D. students’ safety

 

完型填空(共15小题,计15分)

Benjamin was  1 . He didn't know why. He was having a fever and tired and didn’t feel like eating. His stomach hurt from time to time. At first he paid very little  2 to it, thinking he would be all right in  3. But he didn't. After three weeks, he had to go to Dr. Barkley.

The doctor did a few  4 . Then he asked Benjamin if he had gone  5 and drunk dirty water. Benjamin said he hadn't been camping since he was a soldier in the army.

He asked if Benjamin had eaten at any fast food restaurants in the past month, or eaten from one of the  6 lunch trucks in the Los Angeles area. Benjamin said that he ate fast food or lunch truck food every day at noon.

“That’s probably the  7 of your illness. You have hepatitis(肝炎) A, and you most likely got it from a food worker who didn't wash his hands thoroughly after using the  8. It happens a lot.” “God! I'm not going to die, am I?”

The doctor told him not to   9 . A viral infection(病毒感染) that  10 the liver(肝脏), hepatitis A kills only about 100 people every year in the US. He told Benjamin to see him every two weeks, and to be  11 to take three months  12 from work so that he could rest, rest, rest. There is no  13 to hepatitis A. You survive(存活), or you don’t.

“But there is one good thing about hepatitis A,” Dr. Barkley said. “  14 you get it, you’re immune(免疫) to it for the  15 of your life.”

1.                A.energetic       B.sleepy          C.sick  D.tired

 

2.                A.money         B.dollars          C.attention  D.focus

 

3.                A.a week         B.a month        C.two months    D.a year

 

4.                A.chores         B.tests           C.seconds  D.movements

 

5.                A.fishing         B.camping        C.hiking    D.sightseeing

 

6.                A.a lot           B.a little          C.many D.much

 

7.                A.resource       B.cause          C.research  D.search

 

8.                A.knief           B.cookers         C.restroom D.microwave oven

 

9.                A.think           B.eat            C.worry    D.cry

 

10.               A.hurts          B.breaks         C.kills  D.removes

 

11.               A.OK            B.ready          C.necessary  D.relaxing

 

12.               A.away          B.to             C.off   D.getting

 

13.               A.solution        B.answer         C.hope D.need

 

14.               A.Unless         B.Until           C.Once D.Twice

 

15.               A.other          B.rest           C.whole D.part

 

 

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注意:每个空格只填一个单词。

Improve Homework Habits

Do you want to make homework simpler? It can be done readily with a little guidance from specialists (专家) in this field. Oxford Learning founder and CEO Dr. Nick Whitehead, said that homework doesn’t always have to be a headache. “Homework might be an unavoidable (不可避免的) part of school, but it doesn’t have to be the boring part. With the right skills in place, students can turn homework from headache-including to trouble-free.” These steps will make an obvious difference.

Use your notebooks

The brain is able to finish great works, but it is not perfect. Students should never rely on (依赖) it to remember all school details. When a teacher assigns homework, students should write the details in their notebooks. Many schools provide notebooks because they are the best organizational tools available.

According to Whitehead, to make them effective, students need to remember to take the notebooks out of their school bags at night, open them up, and read over the night’s list.

Remove distractions (使注意力分散的事物)

Computers on, music on, text messages receiving … this is not multitasking, it’s distracting.

Whitehead says that unless students are doing research, they should turn off all electronics and focus on the task at hand for a set period of time. They’ll find that it is easier to concentrate (全神贯注) and that homework takes less time. He adds that this fact has been confirmed by studies.

Think actively

Getting homework done is the name of the game, but what happens if students are struggling with a question, or can’t work out an answer? When facing difficulties, it is wise for the student to take a small break then return to look at the problem again.

According to Whitehead, students should look up their textbooks and school notes, take a step back to ask what the particular unit is all about, and even move ahead a few questions and see if the next part can help explain a little better. If not, use the Internet.

“Don’t stare at (盯着) the question; ask how this question relates to what is being learned overall.” he says.

Get organized

Homework is as much a part of daily routine as waking up in the morning and going to bed at night, but it’s often the most disorganized part. Whitehead recommends streamlining (使合理化) the process.

“Students should keep all the homework-related things in a bin or a bucket so they don’t waste time searching for pens or rulers.” He also recommends picking the same place to do homework every night, and (when possible) completing homework at the same time each day.

                   Improve Homework Habits

As students, homework is an unavoidable part in school, but many students feel   1. about homework. The following   2.  can help students turn homework from headache-including to trouble-free.

Step1:

Use your notebooks

Students shouldn’t use brains to remember all school things.   3. , they should use notebooks to write the details about   4.  at school. At home they open them up, and read over the night’s list.

Step2:

Remove distractions

Computers, music, text messages, etc. may distract you from your homework.   5.  you are not doing research, turn off all of these. Then you may find you can concentrate on homework more   6.  and it takes less time.

Step3: Think actively

When you have   7.  in doing your homework, it’s not wise for you to stare at the question. You should take a small break then come   8. to look at it again.

Step4: Get organized

Students   9.  to streamline the process, keep all the homework-related things organized, pick the same place to do homework, and   10.  homework at the same time each day.

 

 

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