Peking Opera used to sound strange to Dou Yi. The14-year-old Beijinger said whenever she came across Peking Opera on TV, she changed the Channel (频道). Like most of today's teenagers, Dou loves pop music.

   But since Dou entered the Xuanwu branch school of Beijing No. 15 Middle School, she has been studying Peking Opera in music class every week.

   Dou and her classmates listen to Peking Opera and learn the basics(基础知识) from professional actors. They also sing along with the operas.

  "We laugh sometimes because the tunes(声调)are really hard to learn, "said Dou. But she said that now she would watch Peking Opera on TV.

   "After all, I am no longer a layman, 'she said.

   Since 2008, schools around the country have been teaching students Peking Opera. It's part of a plan to introduce young people to the country's artistic traditions. Clearly, Dou's school has been taking the job seriously.

   Yang Ning, 14, is Dou's classmate. She has been studying Peking Opera since she was 8. She is a member of the school's Peking Opera club.

   Yang said she had learned a lot from Peking Opera.

   "I learn a lot of history from the operas," she said." I've also found out about many ancient poems, since there are so many of them in the operas."

   Yang doesn't think everyone can learn to sing Peking Opera well, but she does say that it's helpful for all people to learn about it.

    "The more you learn about it, the more you understand it. If people do study it, this old art form won't disappear. It would be a great pity if it did!” she said.

56. Dou Yi               .

   A. was a 14-year-old boy     B. was a middle school student

   C. liked today's teenagers    D. first met the Beijinger at the TV station

57. From the passage we know           .

   A. Dou Yi listened to pop songs every week

   B. the students could watch Peking Opera on TV in class

   C. even some professional actors came to the school to study

   D. Peking Opera has become a studying subject in Dou Yi's school

58. What does the underlined word "layman" mean in the passage?

   A.悠闲的人  B.外行的人    C.懒惰的人   D.初学的人

59. Which of the following is ,NOT true according to the passage?

  A. Most of the teenagers prefer pop music to Peking Opera.

  B. Yang Ning started learning Peking Opera earlier than Dou Yi.

  C. Dou Yi is as old as Yang Ning and she is Yang Niag's classmate.

  D. Both Dou Yi and Yang Ning are members of the school's Peking Opera club.

60. Why have schools around the country taught students Peking Opera since 2008?

   A. To give the students more history knowledge.

   B. To help the students to learn the ancient poems.

   C. To introduce the young people to the traditional art.

   D. To help the students to find a good job after graduation.

    PEKING Opera used to sound strange to Dau Yi．The l4-year-old Beijinger said whenever she came across Peking Opera on TV，she changed the channel（频道）．Like most of today’s teenagers，Dou loves pop music．

    But since Dou entered the Xuanwu branch school of Beijing No．15 Middle School．she has been studying Peking Opera in music class every week．

    Dou and her classmates listen to Peking Opera and learn the basics（基础知识）from professional actors．They also sing along with the operas．

    “we laugh sometimes because the tunes（声调）arc really hard to learn．”said Dou．But she said that now she would watch Peking Opera on TV．

    “After all．I am no longer a layman．”she said．

    Since 2008．schools around the country have been teaching students Peking Opera．It’s part of a plan to introduce young people to the country’s artistic traditions．Clearly，Dou’s school has been taking the job seriously．

    Yang Ning，14，is Dou’s classmate．She has been studying Peking Opera since she was 8．She is a member of the school’s Peking Opera club．

    Yang said she had learned a lot from Peking Opera．

    “I learn a lot of history from the operas．”she said，“I’ve also found out about many ancient poems，since there are so many of them in the operas．”

      Yang doesn’t think everyone can learn to sing Peking Opera well，but she does say that it’s helpful for all people to learn about it．

    “The more you learn about it．the more you understand it．If people do study it，this old art form won’t disappear．It would be a great pity if it did!”she said．

1．Dou Yi __________．

      A．was a l4-year-old boy                                B．was a middle school student

      C．1iked today’s teenagers                              D．first met the Beijinger at the TV station

2．From the passage we know __________．

      A．Dou Yi listened to pop songs every week

      B．the students could watch Peking Opera on TV in class

      C．even some professional actors came to the sch001 to study

      D．Peking Opera has become a studying subject in Dou Yi’s school

3．What does the underlined word “layman”mean in the passage?

      A．悠闲的人               B．外行的人                C．懒惰的人               D．初学的人

4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

      A．Most of the teenagers prefer pop music to Peking Opera．

      B．Yang Ning started learning Peking Opera earlier than Dou Yi．

      C．Dan Yi is as old as rang Ning and she is rang Ning’s classmate．

      D．Both Dou Yi and Yang Ning are members of the school’s Peking Opera club．

5．Why have schools around the country taught students Peking Opera since 2008?

      A．To give the students more history knowledge．

      B．To help the students to learn the ancient poems．

      C．To introduce the young people to the traditional art

      D．To help the students to find a good job after graduation．

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised that the country would take actions to improve school bus safety on Sunday, a day after China saw its second terrible school bus accident in November, 2011.
“School buses should be safe mobile campuses(校园) for students,” the premier said at a national meeting on women and children, “Society(社会) should remember in mind that children should be the first to enjoy all kinds of social caring and the last ones to suffer from any disaster.”
School buses have become a hot topic in China since the deaths of 21 people, including 19 pre-school students, in a traffic accident between a truck and a school-owned minibus in Gansu province on Nov. 16, 2011. The nine-seat minibus was carrying 64 people at the time of the accident, according to the reports.
The second accident, in which a school bus in the northern province of Liaoning rolled over on Friday, left 35 people injured, according to China Daily.
“In recent days, a series of big accidents involving school buses has led to great anger among the people. These accidents have also made me uncomfortable,” said Mr Wang, an old teacher from Jiangsu. And he also thought that school bus safety must become a serious problem for schools and the government.
Premier Wen has already asked the government to develop new safety standard (标准) for school buses and made sure to help local government with safe buses for school-age children.
【小题1】How many seats did the minibus in Gansu province have before it was turned into a school bus?

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–Which shop ____ school things?

 ---____ near the school.

A. buy; It’s  B. sell; It’s  C. buys; The one  D. sells; The one

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised that the country would take actions to improve school bus safety on Sunday, a day after China saw its second terrible school bus accident in November, 2011.

     “School buses should be safe mobile campuses(校园) for students,” the premier said at a national meeting on women and children, “Society(社会) should remember in mind that children should be the first to enjoy all kinds of social caring and the last ones to suffer from any disaster.”

School buses have become a hot topic in China since the deaths of 21 people, including 19 pre-school students, in a traffic accident between a truck and a school-owned minibus in Gansu province on Nov. 16, 2011. The nine-seat minibus was carrying 64 people at the time of the accident, according to the reports.

The second accident, in which a school bus in the northern province of Liaoning rolled over on Friday, left 35 people injured, according to China Daily.

     “In recent days, a series of big accidents involving school buses has led to great anger among the people. These accidents have also made me uncomfortable,” said Mr Wang, an old teacher from Jiangsu. And he also thought that school bus safety must become a serious problem for schools and the government.

Premier Wen has already asked the government to develop new safety standard (标准) for school buses and made sure to help local government with safe buses for school-age children.

1.How many seats did the minibus in Gansu province have before it was turned into a school bus?

A. 64           B. 21           C. 9            D. 19

2.What does “roll over” mean in Paragraph 4?

A. 倒车         B. 翻车         C. 撞车         D.飞车

3.How did Mr Wang feel when such accidents happened?

A. nervous      B. angry            C. stressed         D. tired

4.Which of the following sentences is Not True?

A. 21 pre-school students died in the school bus traffic accident in Gansu.

B. 35 people were hurt in the school bus accident in Liaoning.

C. Mr Wang thought school bus safety was a serious problem.

D. The government has been asked to develop new safety standard for school buses.