Disasters happen all the time somewhere in the world. Are you ready if one hits your neighborhood next week? Find out what you need to do now before it is too late. Let’s take an earthquake for example.
During an earthquake, get under a strong object like the kitchen table. Don’t leave the building during the shaking, or you might be hurt by falling objects from the outside of the building.
When you are in bed during the night and an earthquake happens,simply roll off the bed. There will be a safe void around the bed.
If you are watching TV and you cannot easily run away by getting out through the door or window, then lie down and curl up(蜷伏) next to a sofa, or a large chair.
Never go to the stairs. The stairs are likely part of the building to be broken. Even if the stairs are not destroyed by the earthquake,they may fall down later when people run down.
Try to get into an open area away from trees,buildings,walls,advertisement boards and power lines if you are outdoors.
If you are driving when an earthquake suddenly happens,just stay in your car until the shaking ends. However, if the footbridge falls and breaks your car,get out of it and sit or lie next to it. All the broken cars have voids 3 feet high next to it.
1. What should you do if you are in a building when an earthquake happens?
A. Rush out quickly B. Sit in the kitchen
C. Stay below strong objects D. Go down the stairs
2.The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 3 means“_______”.
A. space B. seat C. distance D. sign
3. When you are outdoors during an earthquake,you should go to _______.
4. If you are inside a car when there is a sudden earthquake,you should _______.
A. get out of it B. keep inside it C. move away fast D. stay under the footbridge
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1.If you are interested in folk music,yon might choose the book______.
A. The Snowman B. Madame Bovary C. Electric Eden D. Between Shades of Gray
2.The Snowman most probably tells _______.
A. a life story B. a disaster story C. a love story D. a detective story
3. We can infer (推荐) that all the books above are _______.
A. available B. for adults C. expensive D. newly written
When I was young,my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in 16 .
One hot summer afternoon, I was 17 down the highway to New York when another car suddenly 18 into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane,so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n) 19 driver,I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident.
I was 20 with that driver,but I thought that he just did not pay attention to the lane change, and he 2l did not do that on purpose(故意).The car ran away 22 after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while,I came around a curve(弯道) and found the 23 car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked 24 . With no telephone nearby and the nearest services twenty miles away. I decided to 25 and see what the problem was.
The man’s car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had a spare tire,he had nothing to work with. I decided to 26 him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my Air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later,I 27 the work. I was hot and tired,but I really felt 28 after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier 29 my car ran off the road.
You can really enjoy great 30 from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.
1. A. need B. school C. danger D. summer
2.A. walking B. riding C. running D. driving
3. A. fell B. floated C. came D. climbed
4.A. active B. experienced C. frightened D. energetic
5. A. unhappy B. satisfied C. familiar D. friendly
6. A. even B. certainly C. almost D. simply
7.A. quickly B. quietly C. politely D. carefully
8. A. new B. red C. same D. other
9.A. excited B. relaxed C. surprised D. worried
10. A. stay B. research C. stop D. hide
11.A. punish B. train C. help D. encourage
12.A. began B. finished C. took D. continued
13.A. good B. sorry C. angry D. shy
14. A. noticed B. made C. watched D. heard
15.A. friendship B. success C. excitement D. happiness
—Simon,I wonder _______. —Last Saturday.
A. when the foreign visitors arrived B. when did the foreign visitors arrive
C. when the foreign visitors will arrive D. when will the foreign visitors arrive
The factory ______ its waste into the river, but now it deals with the waste in a new way.
A. used to dump B. is used to dump C. used to dumping D. is used to dumping
一Shall we go out for a trip to relax ourselves after the final exam?
A. That’s all right. B. It doesn’t matter.
C. That’s a good idea. D. Have a great time.