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(國(guó)務(wù)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 (超載的).
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 (滅火器), 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 (加強(qiáng)) 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．國(guó)外的 B．國(guó)內(nèi)的 C．寄宿的 D．較遠(yuǎn)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.
