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.

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

2.The accident happened usually because ________.

   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

3.Which of the following is Not true?

   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.

4.The passage mainly talks about ________.

   A. the accident in Guangdong

B. the school bus safety rules

   C. how to punish the drivers

D. what a school bus is like

5.A school bus must go _______.

   A. different ways every day

B. after other buses

   C. with all the students

D. the same way all the days

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 ________.

Dear Emma,

　 Your problem is like a circle. The harder you study, the less time you have to make friends and the less friendly you look to your classmates. The fewer friends you have, the harder you study to make yourself feel better.

Try to break this bad circle. Perhaps you are afraid of meeting new people, because you are too shy or too serious. You are not. Everyone has a fun side to his character. Posh your shy side away and show your classmates how much fun you can be.

　 Look at your classmates. Are there any people with whom you feel you have a lot in common?

　 First, smile at your classmates. Do this as often as you can, until your classmates become used to your smiles and smile in return.

　 Next, talk to your classmates. Do this between classes or during your lunch break. You may find it easier to start by talking to people when they are alone.

　 Perhaps you could ask a classmate about your studies. They are likely to respond (回应) in a very positive way. People like to feel important and helpful.

There must be someone else in your class who is also quiet. It might be easier to try to talk with him or her. Your problem is mainly about confidence. Smile first, talk next and slowly you will make friends. Once you have more confidence, you can make as many friends as you want.

Editor　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

56. The cause (原因) of Emma's problem might be that　　　　　　 .

A. her classmates don't like her　　　　 B. she doesn't like her classmates

C. she doesn't like to feel important and helpful　 D. she spends all her time on her study

57. The editor suggests Emma should talk to someone else in her class who is also quiet because _________.

　 A. it might be easier to try to talk with him or her

　 B. he or she is likely to respond in a very positive way

　 C. he or she is always full of confidence

　 D. he or she likes smiling at her

58. The editor mainly tells Emma about how to　　　　 .

　 A. talk to classmates　　 B. make friends　　 C. improve her study　　 D. be confident

Dear Emma,

　 Your problem is like a circle. The harder you study, the less time you have to make friends and the less friendly you look to your classmates. The fewer friends you have, the harder you study to make yourself feel better.

　 Try to break this bad circle. Perhaps you are afraid of meeting new people, because you are too shy or too serious. You are not. Everyone has a fun side to his character. Posh your shy side away and show your classmates how much fun you can be.

　 Look at your classmates. Are there any people with whom you feel you have a lot in common?

　 First, smile at your classmates. Do this as often as you can, until your classmates become used to your smiles and smile in return.

　 Next, talk to your classmates. Do this between classes or during your lunch break. You may find it easier to start by talking to people when they are alone.

　 Perhaps you could ask a classmate about your studies. They are likely to respond (回应) in a very positive way. People like to feel important and helpful.

There must be someone else in your class who is also quiet. It might be easier to try to talk with him or her. Your problem is mainly about confidence. Smile first, talk next and slowly you will make friends. Once you have more confidence, you can make as many friends as you want.

Editor　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

51. The cause (原因) of Emma's problem might be that　　　　　　 .

　 A. her classmates don't like her　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. she doesn't like her classmates

　 C. she doesn't like to feel important and helpful 　D. she spends all her time on her study

52. The editor suggests Emma should talk to someone else in her class who is also quiet because _________.

　 A. it might be easier to try to talk with him or her

　 B. he or she is likely to respond in a very positive way

　 C. he or she is always full of confidence

　 D. he or she likes smiling at her

53. The editor mainly tells Emma about how to　　 　 .

　 A. talk to classmates 　　 B. make friends 　　C. improve her study 　 D. be confident