题目内容：

    Russian police have started a new attempt to get drivers to slow down at zebra crossings by having painted horses as zebras walk across on the busiest streets in some of the big cities in an attempt to improve road safety and raise awareness among Russia’s notoriously (臭名昭著地) careless drivers.

The light grey horses, painted with black stripes, carried signs on their backs reading: “Careful, children are on their way to school.” The police sent the “zebras” to several different locations in the Russian capital, where officials in orange vests walked them over zebra crossings and handed out leaflets (传单) to passing drivers.

Some held up rainbow-coloured umbrellas over the painted animals to protect them from the rain. Russian roads are notoriously dangerous and drivers still rarely take the initiative (主动采取措施) to avoid pedestrians. Nearly half of all traffic accidents in the country’s big cities are caused by cars hitting pedestrians, and a third of those occur on crossings, according to traffic police figures published last month.

In the first six months of this year, 378 people were killed and more than 6, 600 injured on pedestrian crossings in Russia, according to police. In Moscow alone, 43 people were killed, including two children.

Though police officials said that only safe paint would be used on the animals, animal rights activists still disagreed with the idea, accusing the police of “treating animals like garbage”.

“Children understand that paints are bad for animals,” the Interfax news agency quoted president of Vita animal rights group Irina Novozhilova as saying.

Let’s hope this part of the campaign is over and animals are left out of future attempts to raise pedestrians’ awareness.

1.Why do Moscow police have “zebras” walk across on the busiest streets?

A. To make a call on protecting animals.

B. To remind people zebras are in danger of extinction.

C. To tell people it is dangerous to cross streets.

D. To raise drivers’ awareness of road safety.

2.What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. The zebras. B. The horses.

C. The policemen. D. The drivers.

3.From the text we can learn that ________.

A. most Russian drivers have realized the seriousness of the problem

B. Russian drivers often ignore traffic lights

C. Russian drivers seldom give way to pedestrians

D. the driving skills of Russian drivers are bad

4.What do animal rights activists think of the new attempt?

A. Drivers must slow down at pedestrian crossings.

B. These animals are ill-treated by the police.

C. The paints used on the horses are safe.

D. Road safety should be improved.

5.Which word can best describe the author’s attitude towards the campaign?

A. Critical. B. Reserved.

C. Doubtful. D. Positive.