Every culture has a recognized (公认的) point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed.

    In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license（证）, they drive into the grown-up world.

    "Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school," said Eleanor Fulham, 17. "It's like you're not cool if you don't have a car," she said.

    According to a recent research, 41% of 16 to 19 year olds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985. Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part-time jobs to help pay.

    Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with undergrounds and limited(有限的) parking, some teenagers don't want them. But in rich areas outside the city, if there are no undergrounds, and bicycles are more for fun than cars, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.

    But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds. This has made many parents stop before letting their kids drive. They need to wait until they are more experienced.

    Julie Susiana, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner's permit (许可)

    Chad said he has accepted his parents' decision, although it has caused some laughing from his friends. "They say that I am unlucky," he said. "But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I don't really trust my friends on the road either."

    In China as more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to becoming an adult?

1.16-year-old drivers have more accidents possibly because _______.

A. they want to show themselves off     

B. they are not experienced drivers

C. older people always drive better                

D. they never drive carefully on the road

2.Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?

A. How rich the family is.                          

B. Whether the kid is old enough.

C. What traffic condition there is around. 

D. Whether it's practically needed.

3.The passage mainly gives information about _______.

A. an American culture about teenagers' driving

B. a change in the Chinese culture

C. a cultural difference between America and China

D. the relationship between driving and a person's development

4.Which may serve as the best title of the article?

A. Cars Helping You to Grow Up               B. Driving into the Grown-up World

C. Teenagers' Driving in America                      D. Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult

根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。

1.He did his homework last night. (改为否定句)

He __________ __________ his homework last night.

2.The kid is playing the piano at the school music club. (对划线部分提问)

__________ is the kid __________ the piano?

3.Visitors love this city because it has historical sights and delicious food. (改为同义句)

Visitors love this city __________ _________ its historical sights and delicious food.

4.他两个月没有收到他儿子的信了。(完成译句)

He hasn’t ________ ________ his son for two months.

完成句子。（每空1分，共8分）
根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。
【小题1】Chen Ping has already finished her homework. (改为否定句)
Chen Ping ___________  ____________ her homework yet.
【小题2】The kid is playing the piano at the school music club. (对划线部分提问)
_____________ is the kid ____________ the piano?
【小题3】I made up my mind to study math well. (改为同义句)
I ____________  ____________ study math well.
【小题4】他代替我去了北京(完成译句)
He went to Beijing __________  __________ me.

Wanted: an English tutor (家教)

Do you like kids? Are you outgoing (开朗的)? Do you have three years’ experience (经验) as (作为) an English teacher? Do you have free time on Saturday and Sunday? We need a woman teacher for our daughter. She is twelve and she is not good at English.

For the job, you will.

Teach from 3:00pm to 6:00 pm.

Teach our daughter English.

Tell her stories (故事) in English.

You will work at our house. We live in Beihai Road, Garden District. The pay (报酬) is ￥30 each hour.

If you want to know more information (信息), please call Mrs Yang at 82569876.

1.Mrs Yang wants          for her daughter.

A．a babysitter

B．a good book

C．an English tutor

D．a math tutor

2.If you are the tutor, you must teach the kid for          on Saturday.

A．a day

B．two hours

C．the whole afternoon

D．three hours

3.What is not a part of the job?

A．Cooking for the kid.

B．Working at the kid’s house.

C．Being good with the kid.

D．Telling English stories to the kid.

4.If you want to be the tutor, you need to         .

①be beautiful

②have three years’ teaching experience

③have time on weekends

④be a woman teacher

A．①②             B．②③             C．②③④           D．①②③

5.Which is NOT true?

A．The tutor must teach the kid on weekends.

B．The kid is good at English.

C．The tutor can speak English.

D．The tutor can get ￥Y360 if she teaches the kid for two weeks.