Question

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, 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 schools or boarding (寄宿的) 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 60km/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(成年人) 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.

Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. 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, when a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.

1.The underlined phrase “keep an eye on” in the passage has a similar meaning to __________?

A. look after     B. play with

C. look for       D. chat with

2.Under the new rules, which of the following is NOT true?

A. School buses can go first when there are other cars.

B. School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on highways.

C. School buses must drive 60 km/h or more on normal roads.

D. School buses must have at least one adult to look after the kids.

3.According to the new rules, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT _______.

A. a GPS

B. more than seven seats

C. a parent of one of the students

D. a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

4.According to the passage, the government made new rules because __________.

A. 21 students died in school bus accidents last year

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

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. How to Avoid Bus Accidents

B. How do Students Go to School

C. Safety First on School Buses

D. Bus Speed Limit is Necessary

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文介绍了校车的安全问题。严重校车事故使政府决定加强校车的规则。4月5日，政府公布有关学校安全的新规则。在新规则下，地方政府必须确保学生就读附近的学校或寄宿制学校，减少交通风险。此外，地方政府要帮助孩子在农村达到他们的校车。从现在起，学校巴士有速度限制，其他车辆必须让校车先走。新规则也说，校车绝不能超载。还有许多其他的规则。

1.A词义理解猜测题。根据文中语句On each bus, there must be at least one adult(成年人) to keep an eye on the kids.理解可知，在每辆校车上，必须用一个成年人来照顾这些小孩子。故keep an eye on的意思是look after，答案为A。

2.C 细节判断题。根据短文中的句子“From now on, school buses have a speed limit of 80 km/h on highways and 60km/h on normal roads.”可知，校车在普通路上限速60 km/h，故C答案错误。

3.C 细节理解题，根据文中语句“A school bus must have than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at lest one adult（成年人）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.”理解可知。校车必须配备的物品或人员中没有让学生的家长参加，故选C

4.B理解归纳题，根据文中语句“To stop such accidents, the Center Government decided to strengthen（加强）the rules for school buses.”理解可知。中国政府制定新规的主要原因是校车的现状很危险故选B。

5.C标题归纳题，根据文中语句理解可知，此短文的主要内容就是涉及的校车的安全问题，故答案选B。

考点：新闻报道类短文阅读。