When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left.

   Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left.

   If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross.

   In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is the most dangerous then.

   When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way.

   In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.

1.The traffic in England __________ that in China.

A. is the same with             B. is different from

C. is better than                D. is worse than

2.You can cross the road when _____________.

A. there is little traffic            B. the traffic lights are green

C. you’ve looked to the right      D. the traffic lights are red

3.The visitors to English cities usually like to ______ when they go by bus.

A. ride a bicycle                  B. take a car

C. sit on the second floor           D. sit on the first floor

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

When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets, because the traffic drives on the left. It is different from that in other areas of China.

If this is the first time you have come to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. People on foot can cross the road carefully. But if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross.

When people go to or come back from work in the morning or evening, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous, especially for the children.

When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the left. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.

In Hong Kong, there are many big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can have a good view. It’s very interesting

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1.The traffic in Hong Kong drives on the right.

2. In Hong Kong，you can sit on the first floor of a bus and have the view of the whole city.

3.If the traffic lights are red, the traffic can go.

4.The traffic in Hong Kong isn’t the same as that in other areas of China.

5.According to the passage, we know we must obey the traffic rules.

Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm when   16  danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager   17  him more and the traffic policemen often speaks highly of him.
Mr. Baker，one of his friends，works in a factory outside the city. It’s far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the street is   18  in the morning, sometimes he’s late for the work. His manager warns the young man that he will be sent away   19  he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car，but he hasn’t enough   20 . He decides to buy an old one. One day, he went to the second-hand market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to try the car，the seller agreed. He   21  Mr King and asked him to help him at once.
Mr. King examined(检查) the car and then drove it away. It was early in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it   22  well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing，the lights turned   23 . He tried to stop it， but he failed and   24  hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop，but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.
“Didn’t you hear me？” the policeman asked angrily.
　　“Yes, I did，sir,” said Mr King，“   25  it doesn’t listen to me，can it obey（听从）you？”