Cars are lots of fun, but they could also be dangerous. We have to be careful when we drive them or ride in them.

It's always a good idea to put on your seat belt when you're in a car. Why? Think about this example: You put an egg on a skateboard and give it a push. If the skateboard hits a stone, it will stop, but the egg won't. It will fly through the air, hit the ground and break.

Now, think what would happen if you tied the egg to the skateboard. When the skateboard hits a stone, the egg won't go flying; it will stay safely on the skateboard.

Volvo, a famous Swedish carmaker, was the first to use seat belts in 1849.

Air bags are also very important for car safety, because sometimes a seat belt isn't enough. If the car is going really fast and runs into something, seat belts could even hurt the people who wear them. Most new cars have air bags in front of and next to the seats. When a car hits something, its air bags will come out quickly in less than one second to keep the people inside safe.

1.The passage mainly tells us                  .

A.two important ways to keep safe in cars

B.how air bags work to make cars safe

C.how seat belts work to make cars safe

D.why we must tie the egg to the skateboard

2.The writer gives the example of the egg to _.

A.tell us that eggs are easy to break

B.show how to wear a seat belt

C.show why it's important to wear a seat belt in a car

D.tell us what a skateboard is

3.Seat belts can make us safer because .

A.we are interested in them

B.they can stop us from hitting other cars

C.they can help us stay safely on the seats

D.they are made of strong materials

4.Air bags are important for cars because _.

A.they are made of plastic

B.they can also help us to keep safe in a car

C.they can keep cars running slowly

D.they are put in front of and next to the seats

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A.It won't be dangerous if there are seat belts or air bags in a car.

B.Now most of new cars still have only one air bag.

C.When a car hits something, its air bags will come out a few minutes later.

D.Volvo was the first to use seat belts.

 

 

GONE WITH THE WIND

Author: Margaret Mitchell ¥25 (in bookstores) ¥18 (online)

Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War. Scarlett Ohara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time.

A LITTLE PRINCESS

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

¥18.3 (online)

Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin's. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty(贫穷) and the scorn(嘲笑) of her fellows. It's an excellent book with 4 tapes for children

PETER PAN

Author: J.M Barrie 

¥15 (in bookstores) ¥12 (online)   

It is a children's story full of imagination and adventures, which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling's adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2 tapes)

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN 

Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe

¥20 (in bookstores)   

The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about the struggle between free states and slave states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago.

THE SECRET GARDEN

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

¥35 (in bookstores)  ¥30 (online)

Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan(孤儿), finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life.

1.All of the following books have children as their main characters except _______.

A.PETER PAN

B.GONE WITH THE WIND

C.A LITTLE PRINCESS

D.THE SECRET GARDEN

2.We can know from the passage that _________.

A.there are only three books with tapes

B.we can buy 5 kinds of the above books in bookstores

C.two of the books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett

D.THE SECRET GARDEN is ¥5 cheaper in bookstores than online

3.Mary brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life with the help of ______

a. the power of hope  b. friendship    c. her uncle      d. Nature's magic

A.a, b, c

B.a, c, d

C.b, c, d

D.a, b, d

4.Which of the following about the books is mentioned in this text?

A What Sara did to help her fellows

B Why Peter Pan wouldn't grow up.

C What kind of woman Scarlett is.

D How Marry Lennox came into her uncle's house.

5.This text is most probably taken from a __________.

A newspaper  B science magazine  C storybook  D book guide

 

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