Every year thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road．Most of these people are old people and children．Old people often get hurt or die because they can’t see or hear very well．Children usually meet with accidents because of their carelessness．They forgot to look and listen before they cross the road．

    How can we lessen（减少） traffic accidents? All of us must obey the traffic rules．For the drivers, they shouldn’t drive too fast．If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time．For the pedestrians（行人）, it’s very important to be careful when they are walking on the road．Therefore, when we walk across the road, we must try to walk along the pavements．We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road．Look left first, next look right, then look left again．Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it．The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly．It’s not safe to run．If people run across the road, they may fall down．Teens should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street．

1． Which of the following is NOT the right way to cross the road?

    A． Stop and look both ways．                        B． Run quickly．

    C． Make sure that the road is clear                  D．Walk quickly．

2． Why do most old people often get hurt or die when they are crossing the road?

     A． Because they are not careful．

B． Because they forget to look and listen．

     C． Because they can’t see or hear very well．

       D． Because they often run across the road．

3． The best title for this article may be        ．

     A． How to lessen traffic accidents?                 B． How to cross the road?

     C． Please obey the traffic rules．                    D． Meeting with traffic accidents．

4． As a student, you can         to try to lessen traffic accidents．

     A． let drivers drive slowly                              B． play in the street carefully

     C． run across the road quickly                        D． help children to cross the road

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（规则） 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, 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 our children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Small children must not play in the street.
【小题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

【小题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

【小题3】Which is NOT right?

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

B．In our country traffic keeps to the right.

C．Every year several thousand people die in the car accidents in Great Britain.

D．Streets are not safe places for playing.

【小题4】 “The road is clear” means that _______.

A．there is no car or bus running

B．the road is very clean

C．the road is not noisy

D．you can see very clearly on the road

【小题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