BEIJIN—No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22,1998.It was started to protect the environment, By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

         The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001.Other cities ,including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhua, also support the day.

    In Beijing, more and more people are joining in the activity. It asks the drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day).The slogan(口号) for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”

    So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive.’’ said, Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of this year, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.

1.There are         cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.

        A. three             B. four              C. five                D. six

2.The activity of No Car Day encourages Beijing drivers          .

                   A. not to work on No Car Day          

B. to enjoy having a day off

        C. to leave their cars at home for repair

        D. to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work

3. According to the passage there were          blue sky days in the first quarter of last year in Beijing.

                   A. 52                  B. 63                  C. 41                  D. 238

4.The air pollution in Beijing is mostly caused by          .

            A. cars                 B. dust               C. weather       D. rubbish

5.We can know from the passage that          .

            A. more and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs

       B. people will have one more World Environment Day each month

       C. more and more people won’t drive on Nor Car Day in Beijing

       D. more people in the world won’t drive any more

 

2013年1月1日开始实施的新交规，加大了对闯红灯、开车打电话、不系安全带等行为的处罚力度。英语课上同学们就此话题展开了讨论，请你将下面的新交规用英语补充完整。

Some Rules of the New Traffic Law

1.The cars must stop when the traffic lights turn into      .

2.The drivers mustn’t         phone calls when they are driving.

3.It’s         to put on the seat belt each time.

4.After         （喝）wine, drivers aren’t allowed to drive.

5.With the green light on, use the crosswalk when you cross the      .

 

Mr. Evans lived in a city. He was a bus driver in a company three years ago. He drove well and the people in the company all liked him. But a terrible accident changed（改变）his life. One spring he drove his bus with twenty- four workers to visit a place of interest. They had a good time there. But on their way back home, their bus was hit by a truck（卡车）because the truck driver was drunk（醉）. Four workers were killed and half of the rest of the workers got badly injured. Mr. Evans was also injured. After he came out of hospital, he left the company and became a traffic policeman. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic riles. He worked hard and was strict with the drivers, especially the drivers that were drunk. So they were afraid of him. But the people liked him, for he was a good policeman.

1.How did the accident happen?

     A. The truck hit the bus.      B. The bus hit the truck.  C. The bus hit a big tree.

2.How many people were injured in the accident?

     A. Four.                      B. Ten               C. Eleven.

3.What did Mr. Evans do after he left hospital?

      A. He was a bus driver.

B. He was a policeman.

C. He was a truck driver.

 

【小题1】 Which road sign tells us that we must NOT turn right?

【小题2】Outside our school there’s a sign like this. What should the drivers to when they see it?

A．They must stop the car immediately and wait there.

B．They must take a U-turn there.

C．They mustn’t even stop the car in that area.

D．They mustn’t drive the car into that area.