Every 30 seconds there is an earthquake. But don’t 1. （担忧） because most are so weak that they can’t be felt. But a few big ones hurt people.
Many earthquakes happened in 2. （中国），such as the big one in Sichuan in 2008. 3. （千）of people 4. （死）in it. So it’s important to know what to do when one hits. Here are some tips on how to stay 5. （安全）in an earthquake.
1. If you are indoors during an earthquake, hide under a desk. Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you.
2. If you are outdoors, move to a clear place. Try to be away from trees, signs, 6. （建筑物）and streetlights. These could fall on you.
3. If you are in a shop and far from the door, don’t try to run outside and rush for exits. Everyone will be doing that and you’ll find it hard getting out. ___7.___(不要) get into a lift during an earthquake. Just hide under some strong covers near you.
4. When an earthquake has finished，be careful because after-shocks may still 8. （发生）.These are just as dangerous as the earthquake itself. So stay under the desk until you make sure it’s safe to get up.
5. If you are at home and you smell gas, open the windows and get out of the building as 9. （快）as you can. A gas line in your house may be ___10.___(破). This could be very dangerous.
用方框中所给单词或词组的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
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1. —How many _______ are there in your family?
—There are three.
2.Judy _______ a new shirt yesterday.
3.—Where do you live?
—I live in a tall building, on the ________floor.
4.—To stay away from A/H1N1 flu disease, how to do on weekends?
—You’d better ________.
5.Dick can sing English songs very ________.
补全下列句子，使句子完整正确。
1.我正期盼着上高中。
I’m_______________________ going to senior high school.
2.昨天我碰巧在街上遇到了我的一个朋友.
I______________to meet a friend of mine in the street yesterday.
3.我会尽力帮你的.
I will _____________________to help you.
4.你能过来和我们作伴吗?
Can you _________________and join us?
5.你想和我一起去看电影吗？
Do you want___________________with me？
根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子，将其番号填入对话相应的空白处，使对话完整，合乎情景（有两个多余选项）。
A: My friend Kate invited me to her birthday party. 1.______________________
B: How about an album?
A: 2.___________________________ How much is an album?
B: 3.___________________________
A: That’s too expensive. I don’t have enough money for it.
B: Oh. 4. ________________________
A: No, no. She doesn’t like cats.
B: I see. What about a scarf?
A: 5. _________________
B: Does she like flowers? Maybe flowers are wonderful.
A: Great! I will buy some for her. Thank you.
A．A scarf is interesting. B．That sounds good. C．Why don’t you get her a pet cat? D．It’s too personal. E．How can I get to her house? F．At least 20 dollars. G．What should I get her? |
When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.
Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’d sit on the edge of the dock(码头), feet dangling(摇晃), and got ready for a big meal.
Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.
Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.
What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.
For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.
Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw t he rest away.
1.We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______.
A. relaxed B. worried C. hungry D. proud
2.How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?
A. They ate it in a polite way.
B. They only ate its best part.
C. They ate every part of it.
D. They shared only one piece.
3. In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ______.
A. was just a rich businessman
B. worked hard all the time
C. lived a rich but healthy life
D. knew how to make money
4.The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A. the best part of the watermelon
B. the writer’s busy life
C. the writer’s decision of making money
D. the writer’s hope of enjoying life
5. It can be learne d from the passage that ______.
A. one has to work hard to reach his goal
B. a friend in need is a friend in deed
C. watermelon is the healthiest fruit
D. one should keep work-life balance
When the Audet family turns on the lights at Blue Farm, they are using electricity that comes from cows—cow manure (粪肥), to be specific.
Cows produce a lot of wastes. One cow can create 30 gallons of wastes each day. Now imagine t he output of over 1,000 cows at Blue Farm. That’s really a big amount.
When farmers clean their barns, they put the wastes in a big heap, and spread some of them on their fields for fertilizer(肥料). But now places like Blue Spruce Farm have a new way of using cow wastes. They use them to produce electricity.
Here’s how it works: A big machine moves back and forth cleaning the barn floor. “The cows aren’t bothered,” says Marie Audet. “They are animals of habit; they get used to it, and just lift one foot and then another to let it go by.”
The machine pushes the manure into a big 600-gallon tank like a small swimming pool. The tank is called a digester (化粪池) because what happens there is just like what happens inside a cow: Bacteria(细菌) get to work and continue to digest the manure.
Methane gas (甲烷、沼气)in the atmosphere is known as a “greenhouse” gas because it keeps heat just like a greenhouse does, causing our planet to warm up. That’s an environmental concern. But the digester has a good result. Its gas is kept and used to power electric generators (发电机).
At Blue Farm, the generators make enough electricity to power 400 homes. The Audet family sells the extra electricity they can’t use themselves.
1.We learn from the text that the Audet family is using cow wastes to ______.
A. make electricity B. produce fertilizer
C. build their farm D. feed the cows
2.How are the cow wastes collected into the digester at Blue Farm?
A. Marie Audet does the work
B. The job is done by machine
C. The cows lift the cow wastes
D. Bacteria get to work on them
3. According to the passage, which of the following is changed into electricity?
A. The power of moving water.
B. The heat of burning coal.
C. The power of sunlight.
D. The heat of the methane gas
4.The new way of using cow wastes at Blue Farm might be best described as ______.
A. reducing B. saving
C. recycling D. changing
5.What is the main purpose for writing the passage?
A. To introduce a new way o f making electri city
B. To explain how a new energy works better
C. To show a new rebuilding plan for a big farm
D. To explain the reasons for green house effect
