Unit 3 How do you get to school
单元话题阅读理解练习
In China some students usually go to school by bike, some by bus and some on foot. How do students in other countries usually go to school Do you know Let’s see what they tell us.
John: I live in New York. My home is near the school. So I often go to school by bike. Every day it takes me about fifteen minutes to get there. I always get to school on time.
Susan: I study in a middle school in Tokyo. The school is far from my home. Every day I have to go to school by subway (地铁). It takes me about forty minutes. I can read my favourite books during this time.
Sally: My home is in London. It is far from my school. I usually go to school by school bus. It takes me an hour every day. So I must get up very early every morning.
1．John goes to school ________.
A．by bike B．on foot C．by car D．by subway
2．Susan goes to school by subway because ________.
A．she can’t ride a bike B．she doesn’t like walking
C．she lives far away from school D．there is no car in her family
3．The passage mainly (主要) talks about ________.
A．how to study B．how to go to school C．when to study D．when to go to school
Careful as you cross the street
This month, many Chinese cities like Chongqing and Xiangtan are doing something special. It is called “give way at the zebra crossing (斑马线)”.
These cities are asking drivers to stop when they see people walking through zebra road crossings, Xinhua News Agency reported. If they don’t, they will have to pay a fine (罚款) of 100 to 500 yuan. They will also lose three points on their driver’s licenses (驾照).
This is not a new rule. China added it to the Road Traffic Safety Law in 2011. Why has it become more popular now Because many cities are working harder to carry it out. There are now more cameras at zebra crossings. There are workers who can explain the rule to drivers.
Zebra crossings can help keep people safe. However, in the past three years, 3,898 people have lost their lives in 14,000 zebra crossing accidents in China, reported China Daily. Most of the accidents happened because drivers wouldn’t give way to people on foot.
With this rule, people will be safer when crossing the street. But at the same time, it is polite to cross the road quickly.
4．________ should give way at the zebra crossing.
A．Drivers B．Passengers C．Police D．Children
5．If drivers don’t give way at the zebra crossing, they will pay a fine and lose________ points on their driver’s licenses.
A．one B．two C．three D．four
6．The rule was added to the Road Traffic Safety Law in________ in China.
A．1997 B．2011 C．2020 D．2023
7．There are more_________ at zebra crossings now.
A．drivers B．cameras C．workers D．passengers
8．What is the main cause of zebra crossing accidents
A．Drivers wouldn’t give way to people on foot.
B．Drivers drive very fast.
C．Drivers wouldn’t give way to other drivers.
D．Drivers run a red light.
Every day, you may go to school by school bus. But do you have lessons on the bus There is one small farm in Mexico. There are no schools there. A bus is the school. The driver of the bus is the teacher. It’s a school bus, but it doesn’t take the children to school. It just goes around from place to place, and sometimes it comes to this farm. The bus will stay here for three months. The farmers call it a school on wheels (车轮). Every time the bus comes, the farmers will come, running to it, shouting and laughing. They warmly welcome the school bus.
When the bus is on the farm, in the morning, the teacher teaches the small children. In the afternoon, the bigger children come to have their lessons because they must work in the morning. At night, the fathers and mothers come to school. They want to learn, too.
However, the farmers hope that they can have a real school someday.
9．The driver of the bus is ________.
A．the teacher B．the student C．the farmer D．The mother
10．The school bus will ________.
A．take the children to school B．stay at a place for a whole year
C．go around from place to place D．take the fathers and mothers to school
11．The bigger children have their lessons in the afternoon because ________.
A．they can’t get up so early
B．they have to work in the morning
C．they have to do their homework at home
D．the teacher wants to teach the small children first
In the U.K., students usually take the school bus to school. They have five lessons in the day and finish at 3:00 in the afternoon. They have three lessons in the morning. At 11:00, children have a break for an hour. It’s their relaxing time. They have lunch in the school dining hall at 12:30. Then they start lessons at 1:30 in the afternoon. After school, they go swimming, play basketball, have music lessons and play with their friends. They also do their homework. In China, many students usually go to school on foot, by bike or by bus. They usually have eight lessons in the day and it’s their activity time after two lessons in the afternoon. They can play sports or games for about half an hour. After that, they have another two classes to do their homework. School is over at about 5:30, then they go home.
12．The students in the U.K. have ________ lessons in the afternoon.
A．five B．four C．three D．two
13．In Chinese schools, students can do ________ for about 30 minutes at school.
A．English B．homework C．Chinese D．sports
14．The underlined word “break” means “________”.
A．假期 B．休息 C．宴会 D．课程
15．The passage tells us something about ________ in the U.K. and China.
A．the way to school B．students’ activities
C．the school day D．students’ lessons
“How do you get to school ” This question often gets an answer like “By bus” “On foot” “By bike”. But not always—there are children in many different places of the world. Every day they have to go on a difficult way to go to school. They travel for a long way. They go across (穿过) deserts, mountains, rivers, snow and ice.
For example, The children in Alaska go to school and they come back when it is dark in very cold weather. In Indonesia, some children have to go across a bridge over a dangerous river to get to their classes. And some children in India walk along the railway tracks (铁轨) to get to their school every morning.
Six-year-old Olive from Extrema gets on his donkey (驴) every morning. He rides with his friends for over an hour across desert. Their school is in a small place in Brazil-only very few people live there.
So why do the children do this Because for them, going to school means a better future. They hope to get jobs and make money and they can help their families. And this is why rivers, deserts or danger can not stop them on their way to school.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
16．What difficulty do the children in Alaska meet on their way to school
A．Cold weather. B．High mountains. C．An old bridge. D．A dangerous river.
17．What do we know about Olive
A．He is 12 years old. B．He is from Alaska.
C．He goes to school alone. D．He rides a donkey to school.
18．What can we infer (推断) from the passage
A．It often rains in Alaska.
B．There are a lot of people in Extrema.
C．A desert is between Olive’s house and school.
D．Every child has to go on a difficult way to school.
19．What is the last paragraph about
A．It is important to get a job for everyone.
B．We need to do something for children.
C．Children choose different ways to go to school.
D．Difficulties can’t stop the children from going to school.
20．What’s the title of the passage
A．A difficult way to go to school
B．Nothing can stop children to go to school
C．Children in different places of the world
D．Why children like going to school
Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport(机场) is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can’t open the window. You can’t choose(选择) the food. Many people think planes are fast, but they still(仍然) take hours to get out of the airport and into the city(城市).
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations(火车站) are usually in cities. When you are late for a train you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and look at the things on the way. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more(更多的) time.
I also like cars. You can start your trip when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop(公交站). Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
21．Why do many people like to travel by plane
A．Because planes are fast. B．Because they can open the window.
C．Because they can walk around in the plane. D．Because they can choose the food.
22．Which is not the good thing about the train
A．It is safe.
B．It takes a little more time.
C．You can see many interesting things on your way.
D．When you are late for a train you can catch another one.
23．According to the article, if you want to take a lot of things with you, what do you take to go on a trip
A．A bus. B．A car. C．A train. D．A bike.
24．What is the bad thing about the car
A．You needn’t go to a station or a stop. B．You can start your trip when you want to.
C．Sometimes there are too many cars on the road. D．It takes a lot of time to get out of the car.
25．Which can be the title(题目) of this article
A．An Interesting Trip B．Planes Are Fast
C．Come and Buy Cars D．How Do I Like to Travel
Su Yongjian, from Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School, started taking a school bus to school this September. The school bus looks like a tourist bus. It takes Su about 40 minutes to get to school. “It’s more convenient（方便的）than the subway. It saves a lot of time,” the 12-year-old said.
Nowadays, school buses are becoming more popular in China. In Chongqing, there will be 3,000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of this year, according to Xinhua News Agency.
In the US, yellow school buses are a common way for children to get to school. Yellow became the color of school buses in 1939. The color helps warn (警告)other cars. Black letters on a yellow bus are easy to see in the early morning. There are about 480,000 school buses in the country, according to the American School Bus Council.
However, there are not many school buses in the UK. Students from public schools usually walk or take buses or the subway to school. There are some school buses in private(私营的)schools, but they are not yellow.
In Japan the school districts (校区) are small in cities. So Children don’t need to use school buses. They usually walk to school. Some students living in rural（乡村的）areas go to school by bus or train.
In some places where the weather is bad, such as Iceland, children go to school in a special car. The car looks like a jeep. It can drive over thick ice. And, on the islands next to Washington State in the US, some kids even take a boat to school.
26．Why does Su Yongjian take a school bus to school this September
A．Because the school bus looks like a tourist bus.
B．Because taking a school bus saves a lot of time.
C．Because school buses are becoming more popular.
D．Because he gets tired of going to school by subway.
27．Why is the color of school buses yellow
A．Because it is beautiful. B．Because children in the US like the color.
C．Because the color helps warn other cars. D．Because it can drive over thick ice.
28．Which of the following is TRUE
A．There are 3,000 school buses in Chongqing now.
B．Many kids in the US go to school by school bus.
C．School buses all over the world are yellow.
D．School buses are becoming more popular in the UK.
29．In Japan, students in cities don’t need to take school buses because ________.
A．they like to take the train B．they think walk is good for health
C．the school districts are small in cities D．they usually live at school
Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can’t open the window. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to get out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
30．Why do many people like to travel by plane
A．Because it is fast. B．Because it is safe.
C．Because you can walk around and open the windows in the plane. D．Because you can see many interesting things on your way.
31．Which is not the good thing about the train
A．It is safe. B．It takes a little more time.
C．You can walk around in the train. D．You can open the windows in the train.
32．If you want to take a lot of things with you, which one do you take to go out
A．A plane. B．A bus. C．A train. D．A car.
33．What is the bad thing about travelling by car
A．You needn’t go to a station. B．You needn’t go to a bus stop.
C．You can start your journey when you want to. D．There are too many cars on the road.
34．What does the writer think of the plane, train and car
A．He likes to travel by plane because it is fast.
B．He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.
C．He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time.
D．He likes to take a car because he has a car.
Nowadays, school buses are popular in China. Many students take a school bus to school. It looks like a tourist bus. The underground and common (普通的) buses often take much time. But school buses can save a lot of time. How do children go to school in other countries
In the US, yellow school buses are a common way for children to get to school. There are about 480, 000 school buses in the country. But why are the school buses all yellow Yellow became the color of school buses in 1939. American educator (教育家) Frank W.Cyr first suggested (建议) it. The color on the buses helped warn other cars: be careful. Black letters (字母) on a yellow bus are also easy to see in the early morning.
However, there are not many school buses in the UK. Students from public schools usually take common buses or the underground to school. In Japan, schools are small. So there is no need to use school buses. Students there usually walk to school.
35．Many students in China take ________to school.
A．the underground B．school buses C．common buses D．a special car
36．The underlined word “warn” in Paragraph 2 means “ ________ ”.
A．tell B．fight C．stop D．follow
37．Students from ________ often go to school on foot.
A．China B．Britain C．America D．Japan
38．From the passage, we can know ________ .
A．buses are popular in Japan
B．letters on a yellow bus are black and easy to see
C．a school bus in the US looks like the underground
D．many students in the UK take school buses to school
39．What is the main idea of the passage
A．Why are school buses yellow in the US
B．How do students go to school in different countries
C．Why are school buses popular in China and America
D．How do students go back home from school in the world
参考答案：
1．A 2．C 3．B
【分析】本文主要介绍了不同国家的孩子因为所处的环境不同而有不同的上学方式。
1．细节理解题。根据“So I often go to school by bike.”可知，John经常骑自行车去上学。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“The school is far from my home. Every day I have to go to school by subway (地铁).”可知，Susan坐地铁上学的原因是她住在离学校很远的地方。故选C。
3．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了不同国家的孩子因为所处的环境不同而有不同的上学方式，所以B项符合。故选B。
4．A 5．C 6．B 7．B 8．A
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国许多城市正在努力实现斑马线车让人的交通规则，表明这条规则会使人们过马路更安全。
4．细节理解题。根据第一段和“These cities are asking drivers to stop when they see people walking through zebra road crossings ...”可知，司机应该在斑马线让路。故选A。
5．细节理解题。根据“If they don’t, they will have to pay a fine of 100 to 500 yuan. They will also lose three points on their driver’s licenses.”可知，如果司机没有在斑马线让路，将会交罚款和扣三分。故选C。
6．细节理解题。根据“This is not a new rule. China added it to the Road Traffic Safety Law in 2011.”可知，这个规则在2011年被纳入道路交通安全法。故选B。
7．细节理解题。根据“There are now more cameras at zebra crossings.”可知，如今斑马线上有更多的摄像头。故选B。
8．细节理解题。根据“Most of the accidents happened because drivers wouldn’t give way to people on foot.”可知，大多数的斑马线事故都是因为司机在斑马线不让行人导致的。故选A。
9．A 10．C 11．B
【分析】本文介绍了在墨西哥的一个小农场里，没有学校，公共汽车就是学校，公共汽车的司机是老师。
9．细节理解题。根据“The driver of the bus is the teacher.”可知，司机就是老师，故选A。
10．细节理解题。根据“It’s a school bus, but it doesn’t take the children to school. It just goes around from place to place, and sometimes it comes to this farm.”可知，公共汽车从一个地方转到另一个地方。故选C。
11．细节理解题。根据“In the afternoon, the bigger children come to have their lessons because they must work in the morning. ”可知，因为他们上午必须工作。故选B。
12．D 13．D 14．B 15．C
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了英国学生和中国学生上学日的情况。
12．推理判断题。根据“They have five lessons in the day and finish at 3:00 in the afternoon. They have three lessons in the morning.”可知，英国学生全天有五节课，上午有3节课，可推测英国学生下午有（5－3=2）2节课。故选D。
13．细节理解题。根据“In China,...They usually have eight lessons in the day and it’s their activity time after two lessons in the afternoon. They can play sports or games for about half an hour.”可知，中国学生通常一天上八节课，下午上两节课后是他们的活动时间，他们可以进行大约半小时的运动或游戏，即中国学生在学校可以做半小时运动或做半小时游戏。故选D。
14．词句猜测题。根据“At 11:00, children have a break for an hour. It’s their relaxing time.”可知，这是学生们的放松时间，即11点，孩子们休息一个小时，可推测break表示“休息”。故选B。
15．推理判断题。根据全文可知，本文主要介绍了英国学生和中国学生上学日的情况，可推测文章告诉我们英国和中国的上学日。故选C。
16．A 17．D 18．C 19．D 20．B
【分析】本文讲述了虽然上学路很艰难，但也阻止不了孩子们上学。
16．细节理解题。根据“For example, The children in Alaska go to school and they come back when it is dark in very cold weather.”可知阿拉斯加的孩子们去上学，在非常冷的天气里天黑了他们才回来。故选A。
17．细节理解题。根据“Six-year-old Olive from Extrema gets on his donkey (驴) every morning.”可知Olive每天早上都会骑上他的驴子去上学。故选D。
18．推理判断题。根据“He rides with his friends for over an hour across desert. Their school is in a small place in Brazil-only very few people live there.”可知他要骑着驴穿过沙漠才能到达学校，因此可推断出他家和学校之间有一片沙漠。故选C。
19．主旨大意题。根据“And this is why rivers, deserts or danger can not stop them on their way to school.”可知该段主要讲困难不能阻止孩子们上学的原因。故选D。
20．最佳标题题。本文讲述了虽然上学路很艰难，但也阻止不了孩子们上学。故选B。
21．A 22．B 23．B 24．C 25．D
【分析】本文作者分别介绍了乘飞机、火车和汽车出行的优缺点，并就旅行的交通方式提出了建议。
21．细节理解题。根据“Many people think planes are fast”可知，许多人认为飞机很快，故选A。
22．细节理解题。根据“I think trains are safe. ... When you are late for a train you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and look at the things on the way. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more(更多的) time.”可知，火车需要更多的时间不是优点。故选B。
23．细节理解题。根据“I also like cars. ... Also you can carry many things with you in a car.”可知，开车可以在车里携带很多东西。故选B。
24．细节理解题。根据“But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.”可知，有时候路上的车太多了是开车的缺点，故选C。
25．最佳标题题。本文作者分别介绍了乘飞机、火车和汽车出行的优缺点，并就旅行的交通方式提出了建议。选项D“我喜欢怎样旅行”符合主题，故选D。
26．B 27．C 28．B 29．C
【分析】本文介绍了不同地方的孩子的上学方式。
26．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“‘It’s more convenient（方便的）than the subway. It saves a lot of time,’ the 12-year-old said.”可知乘坐校车上学能节约很多时间。故选B。
27．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Yellow became the color of school buses in 1939. The color helps warn (警告) other cars.”可知黄色成为校车的颜色，是因为黄色能引起其他汽车的注意。故选C。
28．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In Chongqing, there will be 3,000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of this year, according to Xinhua News Agency.”可知A项表达错误，根据第三段中的“In the US, yellow school buses are a common way for children to get to school. ”可知B项表达正确，根据第四段中的“There are some school buses in private (私营的) schools, but they are not yellow.”可知C项表达错误，根据第四段中的“However, there are not many school buses in the UK.”可知D项表达错误。故选B。
29．细节理解题。根据第五段中的“In Japan the school districts (校区) are small in cities. So Children don’t need to use school buses.”可知日本城市里的校区很小，所以日本的孩子不需要乘坐校车。故选C。
30．A 31．B 32．D 33．D 34．B
【分析】本文主要介绍了几种旅行的交通方式的优缺点。
30．细节理解题。根据“Planes are fast”可知，很多人选择坐飞机旅行是因为它快。故选A。
31．细节理解题。根据“I know it takes a little more time.”可知，火车旅行的缺点是它花更多的时间。故选B。
32．细节理解题。根据“Also you can carry many things with you in a car.”可知，如果东西多，可以选择小汽车。故选D。
33．细节理解题。根据“But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.”可知，开车旅行的不好之处是路上有时会有很多的车。故选D。
34．细节理解题。根据“You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late ... but they still take hours to get out of the airport and into the city.”可知，作者认为往返机场要花很多时间。故选B。
35．B 36．A 37．D 38．B 39．B
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了不同国家学生的上学方式。
35．细节理解题。根据“Many students take a school bus to school.”可知，许多中国学生乘校车上学，故选B。
36．词句猜测题。根据“The color on the buses helped warn other cars: be careful.”可知，公共汽车上的颜色有助于警告其他汽车小心。推测warn意为“警告”，与tell意思相近，故选A。
37．细节理解题。根据“In Japan, schools are small. So there is no need to use school buses. Students there usually walk to school.”可知，日本学生步行去上学，故选D。
38．细节理解题。根据“Black letters (字母) on a yellow bus are also easy to see in the early morning.”可知，黄色公交车上的黑色字母在清晨很容易被看到，选项B说法正确，故选B。
39．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了不同国家学生的上学方式。选项B“不同国家的学生是如何上学的”符合题意，故选B。
