摘要:4.All schools are under the c of the Ministry of Education.

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  BEIJING, Dec.14(Xinhua)-Education experts and lawmakers have called on the government to give more financial support for the country's school bus development in order to make it safer.

  China issued a set of technical standards for school buses for primary school students last year, and the drafting of another standard for buses for kindergartners is also under way.

  However, the newspaper said these standards are only binding for the school bus manufacturers-not for school bus service operators, and many schools buy or rent ordinary vehicles, or even farm vehicles, to transport students.

  Higher costs to run and maintain the specially-designed school buses may be one of the reasons for the problem, the article said.

  According to the report, the average price of a qualified school bus is 100,000 to 200,000 yuan(15,760 to 31,520 U.S.dollars)higher than other similar coaches, and long idle times while students are at school or on vacation also adds to the operation costs.

  The student-transportation problem comes into view large in the country's rural areas, as over the past 10 years, primary schools in these areas were almost halved amid the country's efforts to improve education quality and efficiency, forcing many students to travel much farther for school.

  Moreover, schools in rural areas suffer more financial difficulties in providing qualified school bus services, said Ma Pingchang, a National People's Congress deputy in Shandong province.

  China published a draft regulation on school bus safety management on Sunday guaranteeing that central and local governments will provide financial support for school bus service development.

  However, Yang Dongping, a professor of education with the Beijing Institute of Technology, said the regulation is not specific enough to answer the question of "who should pay for the school bus services."

  Although it is unrealistic for public spending to cover all the expenses, the government should not avoid its responsibility, Yang said.

  "When it comes to the matter of education and school bus safety, costs should not be put at the top of the list," said Ye Qing, another national lawmaker in Hubei province.

  Ye and Wang Xuming, a former Education Ministry spokesman, also suggested the slashing public spending on government cars to fund the school bus services.

  The State Administration of Work Safety, China's safety watchdog, on Tuesday called on local governments to take immediate action to make school buses safer.

(1)

From the text we learn that ________.

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A.

China hasn't issued any technical standard for school buses for primary school students

B.

China has issued another new formal standard for buses for the kindergartners

C.

now ordinary vehicles are still used to transport students in many schools

D.

the standards are not only for the school bus makers but also for school bus service operators

(2)

The following statements are the reasons for renting ordinary vehicles to transport students in rural areas EXCEPT ________.

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A.

It costs more to run and maintain the specially-designed school buses

B.

The school buses often idle a long time when students are at school or on vacation

C.

Schools in rural areas lack financial support

D.

The number of primary school students is increasing and there are not enough school buses

(3)

According to the passage, which of the following is Not true?

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A.

The governments should cover the whole expenses for school buses.

B.

Ye Qing thinks compared with education and school bus safety, costs are less important.

C.

We should cut down public spending on government cars to subsidize(补贴)the school bus services.

D.

Local government should provide financial support for school bus services.

(4)

What is the best title of the passage?

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A.

The Problems about School Bus Safety

B.

Experts Call for More Government Financial Support for School Bus Safety

C.

How to Guarantee the Safety of School Buses

D.

The Reasons for Renting Ordinary Vehicles to Transport Students in Rural Areas

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October 15th 2008 is the first Global Handwashing Day, whose goal is to create a culture of hand washing with soap. Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap.

150,000 bars of soap were given to schools in Ethiopia, where the Education Ministry asked 1,000,000 schoolchildren to wash their hands for the event

Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at critical moments such as after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.

The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germs(细菌). They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Rub for at least 20 seconds.

Then, wash your hands well under running water. Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth or wave them in the air.

They say soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing. Soap also helps to break up the grease(油脂) and dirt that hold most of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell, which encourages people to wash again.

They say washing with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any vaccine or medicine. It could help reduce cases of diarrhea(腹泻) by almost half. And it could reduce deaths from pneumonia(肺炎) and other breathing infections by one-fourth.

Diarrhea is the second leading cause of child deaths, killing more than 1,500,000 children a year. Pneumonia is the leading cause, killing about 2,000,000 children under five each year. Hand washing can also prevent the spread of other diseases.

When people get germs on their hands, they can infect themselves by touching their eyes, nose or mouth. Then they can infect others.

 

60. What does the underlined word “the event” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. 150,000 bars of soap were given to students.

B. Over twenty countries organized different activities.

C. October 15th 2008 becomes the Global Handwashing Day

D. Millions of people in the developing world wash their hands.

61. Which of the following situation doesn’t belong to a critical moment?

A. Before having dinner.

B. When cleaning a baby.

C. After using the toilet.

D. While washing the dishes

62. Why is it necessary for people to wash their hands with soap?

A. To prevent the spread of disease.

B. To remove disease-causing germs

C. To get rid of the dirt the hands hold.

D. To make their hands smell pleasant.

63. What can we learn from the text?

A. 1,500,000 children die of Pneumonia each year.

B. Soap plays an important role in removing germs.

C. Washing hands saves 1,00,000 children from Diarrhea.

D. Breathing infections cause the largest number of child death.

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