Every year several thousand people die in the car accidents in Great Britain. And between one and two hundred thousand people are hurt.?

There are rules to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey (遵守) the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the road will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?

Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.?

Before crossing the road, we should stop and look at both ways. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or very old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach our children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Small children must not play in the street.?

1. If we want to make the roads safer, _______.?

A. everybody must be careful and obey the traffic rules ?????????????

B. traffic should keep to the right

C. don’t cross the road too often ????????????? ?????????????

D. roads must be clear

2.If you ride a bike in Great Britain, you must ride_______ .?

A. on the right side of the road ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. on the left side of the road

C. in the middle of the road????????????? ????????????? ??????? D. behind the buses?????????????

3. Which is NOT right?

A. Before crossing the road, we should stop and look at both ways.

B. In our country traffic keeps to the right.?

C. Few people die in the traffic accidents in Great Britain

D. Streets are not safe places for playing.

4.“The road is clear” means that _______.?

A. the road is not noisy????????

B.? the road is very clean

C.????????????? there is no car or bus running?

D. you can see very clearly on the road

5. The safe way to cross the road is to_______.?

A. look right??????????????????? B. look left

C. look both ways, right and left??? D. run cross the road

“Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!”

  That’s an old joke in the west, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai.

  When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didn’t mind the honking horns(喇叭声) and kept crossing the road in a mess.

  Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least one third of them were jaywalking(乱穿马路). Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.

  Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. That way we can avoid the traffic accidents.

1.The underlined word “intersection” here probably means “        ”.

A. road       B. bridge              C. crossing      D. traffic

2.The writer saw people      in Shanghai that day.

A. crossing the road in a mess           B. waiting for the green light patiently

C. crossing the road with chickens       D. hurting each other in the street

3.How does the writer like what he saw in Shanghai that day?

A. He thinks it’s OK.                 B. He thinks it’s wrong.

C. He has no idea of it.                D. He doesn’t mention it

阅读理解

　　Every year several thousand people are killed on the roads in Great Britain. Every year between one and two hundred thousand people are hurt. These people are killed or hurt in road accidents.

　　There are rules to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the roads will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?

Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic goes to the left. Cars and buses and bikes must all kept to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.

　　Before crossing the road, stop and look both ways. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or very old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach young children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Small children must not play in the street.

(1)In order to make the roads safer,_________.

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A. everybody must be careful and obey the traffic rules

B. traffic should keep to the right

C. we should not cross the roads too often

D. roads must be clear

(2)If you ride a bike in Great Britain, you must ride _________.

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A. on the right side of road

B. on the left side of the road

C. in the middle of the road

D. behind the buses

(3)Which is NOT correct?

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A. Few people die in accidents in Great Britain.

B. In our country traffic keeps to the right.

C. Cars, trucks and buses kill many people every year.

D. Street are not safe places for play

(4)The only safe way to cross the road is to _________.

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A. look right

B. look left

C. look both ways, right and left

D. run across the road

　　Maybe many people don't think how we can make our roads safer. Every year several thousand people are killed on the roads in Great Britain. Every year between one and two hundred thousand people are injured. These people are killed or injured in the road accidents.

　　Many people are careless when they are in the roads. Most of them don't always obey（遵守）the rules though the rules can make the roads safe. If everyone obeys the rules, the roads will be much safer.

　　Different countries have different rules. So it is important to remember the rules. In many countries traffic keeps to the right. But in Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars and buses and bikes in the country must keep to the left side of the roads. So before you cross the road in Great Britain, you should stop and look right first, then look left, look right again. If you are sure the road is clear, you can cross the road. If there are children or very old people on the road, you should stop and wait to cross the road. Not only should we obey the rules, but also we should teach our children to obey the rules. Thus（这样）we can make the roads much safer.

(1) A lot of people are killed or injured in Great Britain because _______.

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A．there are so many cars

B．most of them don't obey the rules

C．cars are driven too fast

D．the roads are not wide enough

(2) If you travel in England, you should ________ before crossing the road.

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A．look left

B．look right

C．look left first, then look right

D．look right first, then look left, and look right again

(3) “The road is clear” here means _________.

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(4) If the road isn't clear, you should stop and wait to cross the road, because ________.

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A．it's kind to help people to cross the road in safety

B．you have to

C．the people on the road may hit you

D．policemen don't help you

(5) The best title of the passage is “________”

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A．How to Cross the Road

B．How to Make the Road Safer

C．Why Are Many People Killed Every Year

D．Different Countries, Different Rules