北师大版初二课外阅读泛读材料transportation.docxVIP

Topic: Transportation and road safety A It was fine today, so I cleaned the inside of my car for the first time in long ages. I must say goodbye to my car in one month because I will leave for my house in Saitama — and can’t afford to keep it there. So I did the last cleaning for it. It was in winter about five years ago that I bought the car. At that time, I lived in Fuji city and had a motorbike. But it was too inconvenient ( 不方便的） to go somewhere by motorbike there. So I decided to buy a car and met the present car in Simizu city which is far from Fuji city. At first I wanted a black car, but I came to like my red car at a glance. The color of my car was the same as that of my wife’s. What a coincidence (巧合)! It was my wife who first sat on the passenger seat of my car. My wife and I went to various places in the car; we also talked, laughed and fought in it. I even experienced a small traffic accident in the car. When did the writer buy the car? Where did the writer buy the car? What color is the writer’s wife’s car? Who is the writer’s first passenger? Did the writer experience a traffic accident in the car? B Basic Traffic Rules The bike ▲ You must have lights on your bike after dark. This is for your own safety, as cars cannot see you if you do not use lights. Right of way (优先通行权) ▲ Unless road markings indicate ( 指示), otherwise, all traffic coming from the right has the right of way. This includes bicycles. ▲ Disabled people always have the right of way. ▲ Pedestrians have the right of way when they are crossing a pedestrian crossing, or when they are about to cross a pedestrian crossing. Riding around ▲ You must stop at red traffic lights. ▲ When you turn, clearly signal ( 发信号) with your arm (put your right arm out if you’re turning right, and your left out if you’re turning left). ▲ Always pass other cyclists on the left, but pass all other traffic on the right. 根据短文内容，回答问题。 What must you have on your bike after dark? What does all traffic coming from the