In London，there are many great places of interest．Here is some information about them．If you have an interest in visiting London，read the following first．

Tower Bridge

    Address：London SE12UP United Kingdom

    Hours： 9:30a.m.一6:00 p.m. daily Nov.一Mar.

            10:00a.m.— 6:30 p.m. daily Apr.一Oct.

    Short introduction：Tower Bridge is famous all over the world，and is one of the most visited bridges in history．It was designed by Sir Horace Jones，and opened in 1894．

Tower Hill

    Address：London EC3N4AB United Kingdom

    Hours：9:00a.m.—5:00p.m. Mon.一Sat.；10:00a.m.—5:00p.m.Sun．

           (1st March—31St October)；

           9:00a.m.一4:00p.m. Tues.一Sat.；10:00a.m.—4:00p.m.Sun.＆Mon．

           (1st November—28th February)

    Short introduction：The Tower of London is nine hundred years old．

Buckingham Palace Rd

    Address：London SWIA 1AA United Kingdom

    Hours：Mews：noon—4p.m.daily；

    State Rooms：9:30a.m.—4:15p.m.

    Short introduction：Buckingham Palace has been the official home of the British Royal Family since 1837．

The Clock Tower and Big Ben

Address：London SWIA2NE United Kingdom

Short introduction: The Clock Tower is the famous tower of the Houses of Parliament(国会).It is 96.3 meters tall and was built in 1959．“Big Ben” is the name of the clock inside this famous tower．

1．The information above is mainly about ________ .

A．famous hotels in London           B．the writer’s travel plan

C．places of interest in the UK         D．an introduction to England

2．When it’s 6p.m. on October l2th，you can visit______.

A．Tower Bridge                    B．Buckingham Palace

C．Tower Hill                      D．nowhere

3．If you want to visit the official home of the British Royal Family, you can go to________.

A．London EC3N 4AB United Kingdom

B．London SW1A 2NE United Kingdom

C．London SE1 2UP United Kingdom

D．London SW1A 1AA United Kingdom

4．Which building is the oldest?

      A．Tower Bridge．                    B．The Tower of London．

      C．Buckingham Palace．               D．The Clock Tower．

5．If you want to see “Big Ben”, you should go to_________.

A．The Clock Tower                   B．Buckingham Palace Rd

C．Tower Hill                        D．Tower Bridge

Shopping used to mean actually going to shops, but nowadays, you can shop without even leaving your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your mouse and your things will be sent to your house in a couple of days.

November 11^th is a big day for people who like shopping online. On that day last year, many online stores offered a big discount and free delivery service. The biggest online shopping sites in China,Taobao.com and Tmall.com ，sold things worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.

“Goods online are often much cheaper. It also saves me a lot of time. And we often have more goods on many online stores than in shopping malls,” Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing, said to China Daily. She stayed up very late for a lot of cheap goods online. She spent several thousand that day.

Another big advantage of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different cities, even different countries, with ease. “I like eating duck neck very much and I often buy it on Taobao from shops in Wuhan. It’s much more delicious than what our local (当地的) stores sell, but cheaper,” said Zang Xin, a girl in Yangzhou.

While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, especially for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily attracted by advertisements on the Internet and buy things they don’t need.

“Middle school students should pay more attention to their study. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert. “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the ages of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things that they want to. Some of goods are even bad for young students such as cigarettes and wine.”

1.Nowadays many people like shopping online instead of _________.

A．clicking their mouse                     B．paying money

C．sitting in front of their computers           D．going to shops

2.What does the underlined phrase “with ease” mean?

A．轻松地           B．困难地           C．便宜地           D．昂贵地

3.According to the article, which of the following is not an advantage of shopping online?

A．It can save people time and money.          B．Online stores have better quality goods.

C．People can buy things from different places.   D．Online stores may have more kinds of goods.

4.People worry about students shopping online because students _________.

A．have no time to waste and are easily attracted to buy bad things

B．may depend too much on online shopping

C．haven’t met the online store owners

D．may buy nothing with a lot of money

5.The article is mainly about _________.

A．how to buy good products online

B．how to find good online stores.

C．advantages and disadvantages of online shopping.

D．dangers of shopping online for students.

The Guidance Department （教导处）at Berryville High School has a staff of eleven teachers. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.
“Parents meetings make clear monthly diagram（图表）.”says Mildred Freman, head of the Guidance. “This diagram stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May. ”
September, the beginning of a new school year, starts rather slowly. Few parents come in. Most of these want to talk about the schedules. October brings many problems caused by some students. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November. December is a quiet month. “It’s the holiday. ”Ms Foreman says, “People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”
Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school opens again. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents begin to think that their children may be asked to stay in the same grade again. They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.
【小题1】The teachers in the Guidance Department usually ______.

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, 2012，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 school or boarding 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 60 km/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 to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.

A series of school bus accidents happened in China in 2011. 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,2011. When a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were more than 60 children inside, and 21 of them died.

I hope such terrible things won’t happen again and all of us can pay more attention to the safety of the students.

1.What did the State Council publish on April 5, 2012?

A．New rules about school bus safety.

B．New rules about student safety.

C．New rules about student home.

D．New rules about class.

2.According to the passage, the government made new rules because       .

A．21 students died in school bus accidents in 2011

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

3.What does the underlined “”word mean?

A．国外的           B．国内的            C．寄宿的           D．较远的

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A．The most serious accident happened in 2011 in Gansu.

B．A school bus must have more than seven seats.

C．Local governments must help kids.

D．Safety first on the school bus.