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Traffic rules are made to keep order on the road. They also help to keep people 1 .The pedestrian ( 行人 ) has as many rules to 2 as the driver of a car. You should walk at the side-walk or at the edge of the road. 3 look carefully before you walk across the street. If you like riding a bike, don’t ride in the middle of the road or run 4 the traffic lights. When you ride a bike with a friend, don’t look around to talk.
If you drive, you should 5 at the traffic lights. You must always 6 a seat belt( 安全带 ). Without belts 7 the driver but the passengers may be badly hurt in a sudden accident. Someone may be thrown out through the window.
You may not need to drive a bus, but 8 if you have to travel on one. Get on or get off a bus only when it has come to a 9 . When it is full, don’t try to get inside, 10 you may fall off.
Traffic rules are also called Road Safety rules. The maxim 格言 ) for all road users is“Thinking about others”.
（） 1. A. healthy B. happy C. safe D. careful
（） 2. A. follow B. make C. break D. pass
（） 3. A. Never B. Always C. Seldom D. Sometimes
（） 4. A. through B. across C. along D. around
（） 5. A. speed up B. slow down C. get off D. go ahead
（） 6. A. take B. carry C. wear D. bring
（） 7. A. half of B. some C. both D. not only
（） 8. A. look around B. take a seat C. take care D. look back
（） 9. A. sign B. stop C. corner D. crossing
（） 10. A. and B. so C. or D. but
People usually call chess “the game of kings”. It has been around for a long time. People play it for over 500 years. Chess is from an older game in India. The chess we play today is from Europe.
Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces. The other uses the black ones. Each piece moves in a special way. One piece is called the king. Each player has one.The players take turns to move their pieces. If a player lands on a piece, he or she takes it.The game ends when a player loses his or her king. There are a few more rules, but those are the important rules.
Some people think that chess is more than a game. They think that it makes the mind stronger. Good chess players use their brains ( 大脑 ). They take their time. They think about what will happen next. These skills are useful in life and in chess. Chess is kind of like exercise for the mind.
（） 1. Where did chess first come from
A. Europe.B. India.C. America.D. China.
（） 2. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. To tell the rules of chess.B. To tell different types of games.
C. To talk about game pieces.D. To encourage people to play chess.
（） 3. How does a game of chess end according to the text?
A. One player takes all of the other player’s pieces.
B. One player makes it to the end of the board.
C. One player becomes king.
D. One player loses his or her king.
（） 4. Which is NOT a reason why chess is like exercise for the mind?
A. Good chess players think about what will happen next.
B. Good chess players take their time.
C. Good chess players take a lot of turns.
D. Good chess players use their brains.
Grace was fourteen years old and was in Grade Eight. She had a part-time ( 兼职的 ) job,so she had to get up at five o’clock. She was a newspaper girl
Each morning, Grace left the house at 5:15. She always rode a bike to the corner to carry the newspapers.
In winter it was still dark when she got up, but during the rest of the day it was bright. Grace had to send newspapers to people’s houses in all kinds of weather. She tried to put each paper in the box where it would be kept safe from wind, rain or snow. Her customers ( 客户 ) thought she did a good job. Sometimes they gave her tips ( 小费 ).
Grace made about $70 each month and she was saving some of the money to go to college. She spent the rest on tapes and clothes. Once a month she got the money from her customers together. Since many of them worked during the day, Grace had to get the money at night. Sometimes when Grace was ill, her elder brother had to send the newspapers and Grace’s father had to help her.
Grace had 70 customers now, but she hoped to get more later. Some day, if she got more customers, perhaps Grace could win a prize for being a very good newspaper girl. She wanted to win a visit to Europe, but she would be happy if she won a new bike.
1. What was Grace’s part-time job? ______________________
2. There is an underlined word “prize” in the last paragraph. Please translate it into Chinese.
____________________________________________
3. Why did Grace choose a part-time job? ______________________
4. What do you think of Grace? ______________________
1. keep order on the road 维持道路秩序
2. pedestrian n. 行人
3. follow rules 遵守规则
4. side-walk n. 人行道
5. run through the traffic light 闯红灯
6. slow down 减速
7. wear a seat belt 系安全带
8. take care 当心，注意
9. come to a stop 停下来
10. in a special way 用特殊的方式
11. take turns to do sth. 轮流做某事
12. more than a game 不只是游戏
13. kind of 有点
14. part-time job 兼职
15. customer n. 顾客
16. once a month 每月一次
17. during the day 在白天
18. some day （将来或过去）某一天