A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.
In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon (象征). Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.
Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It's the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them--and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus.
According to Dr. Frank, school buses are safer for the students.
| A．yellow | B．black | C．white | D．red |
According to the passage, in which country do the school buses have trackers?
| A．France | B．Britain | C．German | D．Japan |
Children in Japan may easily by taking the school bus.
| A．save time | B．be tracked |
| C．play games | D．love their school |
Chinese students will save a lot of time to to school.
| A．walk | B．ride a bike |
| C．take a school bus | D．run |
This passage is mainly about .
| A．school buses | B．school life |
| C．popular colors | D．children |
There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.
·Plant flowers, grass or trees.
·Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there—keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin.
·Turn off the lights and TV sets when you leave the room. This can save a lot of electricity.
·Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.
·Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.
·Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.
·Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.
·Use both sides of paper.
·Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.
·Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth. You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day. If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.From the above, we know that this is _____.
| A．a sign | B．a proposal (倡议书) |
| C．an advertisement | D．a notice |
The writer tells us _____.
| A．to throw rubbish in to a dustbin |
| B．to pour dirty water into the rivers |
| C．to save water by not letting it run while brushing our teeth |
| D．that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day |
We can _____ to save paper.
| A．use a paper cup |
| B．use both sides of paper |
| C．give old books to a library |
| D．pick up waste paper at a school |
Which of the following is wrong according to the writer?
| A．Turn off the lights when you leave the room. |
| B．Close the doors and windows in winter. |
| C．Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth. |
| D．Give your old clothes to the poor children. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Protect the Earth |
| B．Save Water and Electricity |
| C．Make Better Use of Old Things |
| D．Save Money |
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Elephants are very big and strong. They are bigger than any other animal on land. They are grey and have long trunks and tusks. They have poor eyesight, but very good hearing and smell. They can lift heavy things and break down branches with their trunks. Elephants are very friendly towards each other and towards their neighbors. Normally, they live in a group for many years. Young male(雄性) elephants do not leave the group until they are about 12 years old. Now, there are very few elephants in the world. The number of them is becoming smaller and smaller because their living areas are used for farming. Also, people hunt them for their tusks.
Wolves
Wolves are not very big. They have grey fur. Wolves have very good eyesight, hearing and smell. Wolves' food is various（各种各样的）. They eat animals, insects and snails. They are friendly to each other and never attack people. They do not kill for fun. Wolves are in danger, too. They are losing their living areas because people cut down forests. Soon they will have no home or food.
| Elephants |
1. Elephants are bigger than the other 2. They have good smell and hearing, but poor 3. They can do many things 4. They are 5. There are |
| Wolves |
1. Wolves’ 2. They eat different 3. They 4. They have |
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
“ABC” in this passage means .
| A． an English song | B．three English letters |
| C．Chinese born in America | D．Americans born in China |
Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because .
| A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
| B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
| C．they were born in China but go to study in America |
| D．they like to eat bananas |
The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .
| A．血统 | B．祖先 | C．洪水 | D．身份 |
Which of the sentences is NOT true about ABCs?
| A．ABCs may know little about China. |
| B．They are overseas Chinese. |
| C．They may speak little Chinese. |
| D．They are Chinese citizens. |
In America, when people say “man’s best friend”, they don’t mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship(友谊) between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the “eyes” for a blind person or “ears” for a deaf person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for “visits”.
Americans hold “Be Kind to Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you can do this too. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.
If you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As people, we must protect animals who can’t speak for themselves.
“Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” is used to show that .
| A．pets have the right to inherit(继承) money |
| B．money can make pets happy |
| C．it’s the best way to save money |
| D．some pets are as important to their owners as their children |
Which of the following sentence is WRONG?
| A．We should make friends with a street dog. |
| B．Dogs can help people live happier. |
| C．Dogs can help people make everything. |
| D．Dogs can make people’s lives richer. |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．A lot of people are interested in dogs. |
| B．Dogs can help people do many things. |
| C．Pets are lovely and need care and protection. |
| D．We have done a lot of things for pets. |
The students were having their Chemistry（化学）class. Miss Hua was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What's water?” No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Hua asked again，“Why don't you answer my question？Didn't I tell you what water is like？”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Hua, you told us that water has no colour and no smell. But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell. ”Most of the children agreed with him．
“I'm sorry, children．”said the teacher，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That's a problem．Miss Hua was telling the children what ______ is like．
| A．river | B．water | C．earth | D．weather |
A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is always _______．”
| A．clean | B．black | C． white | D．clear |
The water in the river has a bad smell because it is getting ______．
| A．more and more | B．less and less |
| C．cleaner and cleaner | D．dirtier and dirtier |
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