Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses.Last year, serious accident happened in China. The most serious accident happened in Gansu, a nine-seat minibus crashed(撞车). There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died. What should we do to keep the students safe?

To stop such accidents, the government decided to make the school buses safer. On April 5, 2012,our government published(出台) new rules about school bus safety. These rules are much stricter than the old ones?

Under the new rules, local governments (地方政府) must reduce(减少) traffic risks when students go to nearby schools by school bus. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.

From now on, school buses have a speed limit (限速). 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, too. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to look after the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.

1.In China, about __________ children go to school every day.

A. 100 million B. 200 million C. 200 billion D. 30million

2.The underlined word "minibus" in this passage means " " in Chinese.

A. 地铁 B. 小型公共汽车 C. 火车 D. 自行车

3.Our government published new rules about school bus on April 5, 2012.

A. safety B. danger C. order D. keep

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. A school bus must have less than seven seats.

B. From now on, school buses don't have a speed limit.

C. The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded.

D. A school bus must not have a GPS.

5.What is the best title(标题) of the passage?

A. The Most Serious Accident B. One Adult to Look after the Kids

C. Safety First on the School Bus D. The school bus.

There is a town near Suzhou. It is very interesting and beautiful. This is Luxiang, an old town.

Luxiang was built in the Southern Song Dynasty(1127~1279). There were many famous people living in the town at that time.There are around 30 old buildings of Ming and Qing(1644~1912) dynasties now. People live a simple life. Six lanes(巷) in the town go to Taihu Lake.

Luxiang looks more beautiful in spring, with many tea trees and fruit gardens. This place is famous for the tea called Biluochun.

The Egyptian pyramids were built around 2560 BC. The largest one of them is the Great Pyramid of Khufu. The King, Khufu, built it as his tomb.

The Great Pyramid was considered a unique building in the 19th century AD. At that time, it was still the tallest in the world. According to scientific research, Khufu ordered his men to build it stone by stone. The biggest stone weighs 15 tons, and each stone was fixed so well.

The Great Pyramid has four sides and each side is 230.4 meters long and 146.5 meters high. At that time, there were no modern machines or equipment, so how did the ancient Egyptians build it? To this day, it is still a mystery.

1.Many famous people were living in Luxiang .

A. from 1127 to 1279

B. from 1644 to 1912

C. from 1127 to 1644

2.Luxiang is famous for .

A. fruit gardens

B. tea trees

C. Biluochun

3.In order to build his tomb, the King Khufu built .

A. the ancient pyramids

B. the Egyptian pyramids

C. the Great Pyramid

4.Building the Great Pyramid is still a mystery now, because .

A. each stone was fixed well

B. there were no modern machines or equipment then

C. it was made of stone

Ironing a shirt is easy to learn. Just follow the steps in this short guide(指南), and you'll learn how to iron your shirt properly with the help of the video. The most important thing is this: Don't try to iron a dry shirt.

Get ready

You will need an iron, an ironing board and a bottle of water. Place the shirt on the ironing board. You can iron in whatever order you like, but most people like to start at the top—the collar. Have a bottle of water ready. Spray(喷) it onto the shirt to make it easier to iron.

Do the ironing

First, iron the inside of the collar. Second, turn the collar over and iron the other side. Third, iron the back shoulders of the shirt. Fourth, iron the cuffs. Iron the inside, then the outside of the cuffs. Fifth, iron the sleeves. Sixth, iron the back of the shirt. Finally, iron the front of the shirt. Do one side, and then do the other side.

Dry the shirt

Check your shirt and iron it again if you need to. Now put your shirt on a hanger and let it dry.

1.What's the most important thing if you want to iron a shirt?

A. Have a bottle of water ready.

B. Don't try to iron a dry shirt.

C. Wash your shirt carefully.

2.You will need all of the following things EXCEPT before you iron a shirt.

A. a ruler

B. an iron

C. an ironing board

3.Most people like to start with ironing of a shirt.

A. the sleeves

B. the back shoulders

C. the collar

4.How many steps are there to do the ironing, according to this guide?

A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.

5.The writer tells us it's easy to learn how to iron a shirt by .

A. reading a book

B. watching a video

C. listening to the radio

Did you ever bring your phone to school? It doesn't seem bad to take a quick look at a phone message or an email in class. But a new study has found this can make students get lower grades in exams.

In the study, researchers (研究者) studied 118 students. These students took the same couse. They also had the same teacher and used the same textbooks. They couldn't use their digital devices (数码设备)in half of their class. But they could use them in the ?ther half. Researchers found that using digital devices made students get lower scores in the final exam. Students díd worse in what they learned on device days. What's more, when some students used digital devices in class, even those not using their phones or computers got worse grades. Researchers say there are maínly two reasons for the resuls.First,students hardly ask questions when they are using their phones or computers. They talk less with their classmates and teachers. Second, even if a student doesn't want to look at the screen, he just can't help it.So remember to turn off your phone in class. This is good not only for you, but also for the whole class.

1.In the study, 118 students took the same course, had the same teacher and used the same textbooks.

2.In the study, students can't use any digital devices in the whole class.

3.Those not using their phones or computers got better grades on device days.

4.When using phones or computers in class, students talk more with their classmates and teachers.

5.The study shows that using digital devices in class can make not only you but also the whole class get worse grades.

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