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 (限制) 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 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 (碰撞). There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.
【小题1】What did the State Council publish on April 5?

   Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there's too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good. Preview--if it's long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.

Here's how to preview.

   ●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.

   ●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.

   Previewing doesn't give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want--or need--to read.

   Skim--if it's short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading --like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.

Here's how to skim.

   ●Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.

   ●Pick up only a few key words in each line.

   Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we'll get a similar idea of what it's all about.

1. How many skills are recommended in this passage?

A. One.          B. Two.           C. Three.         D. Four.

2. What does the underlined word "preview" mean in Chinese?

A.精读                B.默读              C.朗读              D.略读

3. What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?

A. Read the last two paragraphs carefully.      B. Get our eyes to move fast.

C. Sweep our eyes across each line.                     D. Pick up only a few key words in each line.

4. What is the best title for this passage?

   A. How to read faster     B. What to read      C. When to read    D. Why we should read