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1、| You have to believe, there is a way. The ancients said:“ the kingdom of heaven is trying to enter“. Only when the reluctant step by step to go to it s time, must be managed to get one step down, only have struggled to achieve it. - Guo Ge TechEvery day 25 million U. S. children ride school buses.
2、The safety record for these buses is much better than for passenger cars; but nevertheless, about 10 children are killed each year riding on large school buses, and nearly four times that number are killed outside buses in the loading zones. By and large, however, the nations school children are tra
3、nsported to and from school safely.Even though the number of school bus casualties(死亡人数) is not large, the safety of children is always of intense public concern. While everyone wants to see children transported safely, people are divided about what needs to be doneparticularly whether seat belts sh
4、ould be mandatory (强制性的)Supporters of seat belts on school buses argue that seat belts are necessary not only to reduce death and injury, but also to teach children lessons about the importance of using them routinely in any moving vehicle. A side benefit, they point out, is that seat belts help kee
5、p children in their seats, away from the bus driver.Opponents of seat belt installation suggest that children are already well protected by the school buses that follow the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations (NHTSA) safety requirement set in 1977. They also believe that many children wo
6、nt wear seat belts anyway, and that they may damage the belts or use them as weapons to hurt other children.A new Research Council report on school bus safety suggests that there are alternate safety devices and procedures that may be more effective and less expensive. For example, the study committ
7、ee suggested that raising seat backs four inches may have the same safety effectiveness as seat belts.The report sponsored by the Department of Transportation at the request of Congress, reviews seat belts extensively while taking a broader look at safety in and around school buses.1. Each year, chi
8、ldren killed outside buses in the loading zones are about_.A. 10 B. 40C. 30 D. 502. Which of these words is nearest in meaning to the words “are divided“ in ParagraphA. disagree B. separateC. arrange D. concern3. According to the passage, who has the greatest degree of control of the school buses “s
9、afety“?A. A New Research Council.B. The Department of Transportation.C. The Medical Organizations.D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.4. It may be inferred from this passage that_.A. many of the opponents of seat belt installation are parents and officials of the Department of Transpor
10、tationB. proposal of seat belts on school buses would be seriously consideredC. an alternate safety device (raising seat backs four inches) may be taken intoconsiderationD. The Department of Transportation may either take the idea of seat belts or other measures when it reviews the whole situation5.
11、 The best title which expresses the idea of the passage is_.A. Making School Buses Even Safer for ChildrenB. Seat Belts Needed on School BusesC. Alternate Safety Devices and ProceduresD. Safety in and around School Buses【答案见下页】1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. A本文转载自:url=http:/英语六级考试网/urlAccording to the lates
12、t research in the United States of America, men and women talk such different languages that it is like people from two different cultures trying to communicate. Professor Deborah Tannen of Georgetown University, has noticed the difference in the style of boys and girls conversations from an early a
13、ge. She says that little girls conversation is less definite than boys and expresses more doubts. Little boys use conversation to establish status with their listeners.These differences continue into adult life, she says. In public conversations, men talk most and interrupt other speakers more. In p
14、rivate conversations, men and women speak in equal amountsalthough they say things in a different style. Professor Tannen believes that, for woman, private talking is a way to establish and test intimacy. For men, private talking is a way to explore the power structure of a relationship.Teaching is
15、one job where the differences between mens and womens ways of talking show. When a man teaches a woman, says Professor Tannen, he wants to show that he has more knowledge, and hence more power in conversation. When a woman teaches another woman, however, she is more likely to take a sharing approach
16、 and to encourage her student to join in.But Professor Tannen does not believe that women are naturally more helpful. She says women feel they achieve power by being able to help others. Although the research suggests men talk and interrupt people more than women, Professor Tannen says, women actually encourage this to happen because they believe it will lead to more intimacy and help to establish a relationship.Some scientists who are studyi
