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Everyone needs to know how to prevent a fire. It is also important to know what to do when it 1.（break）out .
Every year, over 11, 000 people 2.（kill）or injured in house fires. These fires could have been avoided. Smokers who are 3.（care）cause about 200 deaths and over 6,000 fires. More than half of those 4. die in fires are poisoned or harmed by smoke.
If fire happens, do not attempt to fight the fire unless it is small. Try putting out a small fire with water. If 5. fire has spread or if the flames are more than 20 inches high, shut the door on it. Warn everyone else in the building and tell them to get out. You should leave and dial 119for the fire department.
Before 6.（go）into a room, check the door. If the handle or the door is hot, do not open it! Instead, put clothing or a wet towel at the bottom of it to keep smoke out. If the door is not hot, open it 7.（slow）. If there’s a rush of smoke or heat, close it again and shout to warn 8.（other）in side.
Now open the window and shout “Fire!”. See whether you can drop safely to the ground. Use this 9. your escape course if you can. If you are not on ground level, break your fall by pushing a mat out first. Lower yourself at arm’s 10.（long）before dropping. Once outside, stay outside and make sure the fire department is called.
It was the start of another summer session at the university. I was enrolled to(报名) a psychology class. It was extremely difficult to get into, _______ the class was very popular. Lots of students were put on a _______ list but I was lucky and succeeded on my first _______
I had enrolled in this class not only because of the subject matter but also because of the professor. I had heard _______ things about her. She had published many books which had been translated into many languages. It would be a(n) _______ to learn from her. And I had a(n) _______.
Today was the first day of class. The professor entered the _______ lecture hall and made her way to the front. She faces us, quieted us and _______ around. Could she see me? She was my mother.
It was _______ seeing my mother giving a lecture. _______, we had just had breakfast together that morning and talked about the usual mother/daughter things. Could I get past the _______ that the professor was my mother and _______ learn something?
My mother first gave an overview of what we could _______ in the following eight weeks. Then she started the lecture. I listened and took notes and somewhere _______ the way my mother turned into a professor. She was so good a professor that I got completely_______ in the subject matter and forgot that my mother was the person lecturing.
That summer school session passed quickly. Did the other students in the class ever learn my secret? Well, yes they did. Did I _______ it? No. But _______ else did. On the last day of the session, the professor asked me to stand. She _______ me, telling that the class that she was very proud of me.
My mother, who had so many important _______ in her life, was telling her students that the thing she was proudest of was me! Over the years I heard her lecture many times but I have _______ been prouder as her daughter than I was that day when she introduced me to the class.
1.A. though B. as C. while D. yet
2.A. writing B. reading C. mailing D. waiting
3.A. try B. class C. experience D. taste
4.A. normal B. satisfying C. wonderful D. embarrassing
5.A. honor B. comfort C. success D. action
6.A. story B. secret C. answer D. expression
7.A. crowded B. warm C. distant D. cold
8.A. smiled B. moved C. walked D. looked
9.A. enjoyable B. strang C. surprising D. valuable
10.A. First of all B. Above all C. After all D. All in all
11.A. feeling B. fact C. pressure D. fault
12.A. nearly B. really C. properl D. completely
13.A. expect B. prepare C. suffer D. handle
14.A. on B. in C. along D. by
15.A. excited B. started C. stuck D. lost
16.A. keep B. tell C. learn D. agree
17.A. everyone B. anyone C. someone D. no one
18.A. protected B. upset C. comforted D. introduced
19.A. achievements B. moments C. lectures D. memories
20.A. once B. never C. ever D. often
Keeping the memory in shape is important at any age,but it requires a bit more work as we grow. There are some simple activities that can improve your memory.1.
Awaken your senses.
Use your senses to help your memory store(储存) needed information.2.You can ask yourself like this: Is the sky a light blue or deep purple? The more involved(参与的) you can be in the information, the easier it is for your brain to store it.
Use imagination and relation.
Trying to remember names? Let’s say you meet a man named Frank Parker.3.Tie the two together by picturing Frank dressed up in a hot dog costume(服装) parking his car in the parking lot. Now each time you see Frank ,you should easily recall his name.
Breathe deeply and relax.
4.Relax, breathe deeply and slowly and let your mind ease up for a minute. Being relaxed makes it easier for information to be both stored and remembered.
5.
When you come upon something you need to remember, say to yourself,“Hey, pay attention and remember this! ”You are giving yourself a wake-up call as well as giving your mind a marker that it can use to help in storing the new information.
A. Give yourself an order.
B. Get a good night’s sleep.
C. Here are four of them to get you started.
D. Picture a hot dog for Frank and a car for Parker.
E. For example, note the colors of a picture you want to remember.
F. When we try hard to remember something we often become nervous.
G.The way you live influences not only your physical health but also your memory.
When it comes to the most famous 20th century painters of the United States , Grandma Moses should be mentioned，although she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies．As she once said to herself：" I would never sit back in a rocking chair，waiting for someone to help me．" No one could have had a more active old age．
She was born on a farm in New York State，one of five boys and five girls．At 12 she left home and was in domestic service until at 27 she married Thomas Moses，the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived；her husband died in 1927．
Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery(刺绣) pictures as a hobby，but only changed to oils in old age because her hands became too stiff(僵硬的) to sew and she still wanted to keep busy and pass the time．Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought all that she painted．Three of the pictures were exhibited(展览) in the Museum of Modern Art，and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York．Between the 1930's and her death，she produced some 2,000 pictures：careful and lively portrayals of the country life she had known for so long，with a wonderful sense of color and form．"I think really hard till I think of something really pretty，and then I paint it" she said．
1.What does Para 2 mainly talk about?
A. Moses and her children B. Moses and her childhood
C. An introduction to Moses’ life D. An introduction to Moses’ marriage
2.What did Grandma Moses spent most of her life doing?
A. embroidering B. painting
C. nursing D. farming
3.The underlined word “portrayals ” in last paragraph means________．
A. directions B. Descriptions
C. surveys D. stages
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？
A. Grandma Moses and Her Pictures．
B. Grandma Moses: A Woman Pioneer of 20th century
C. Grandma Moses and Her Exhibition．
D. Grandma Moses：The Best Painter of 20th century
In Chinese customs， red is the main color for weddings． It is used in different ways as it signifies love， joy and happiness． The bride's wedding gown（女礼服）is often red， the wedding invitations， gift boxes and envelopes are red and the bride and the groom's homes are decorated in red on the wedding day．
Before the wedding， the married couples from the groom's family visit the bride's place with gifts in red baskets and boxes． One of those baskets has milk honey． Three days before the wedding， the women from the bride's family bring return﹣gifts to the groom's family．
On the wedding day， the groom arrives at the bride's place on his way to the chapel（佛堂）． The groom has to give gifts in cash wrapped in red paper to the bride's friends for letting her go． The bride and the groom then leave for the chapel together．
The wedding ceremony is attended only by the couple's immediate relatives． Just after the wedding ceremony， the bride serves tea to her parents in﹣laws as a tradition． The couples will then go to get wedding pictures． Then a reception（宴会）will follow．
In the reception， a welcome speech is followed by a cake cutting ceremony． A Chinese wedding cake has many layers（层）， and each one represents a step to success for the newly married couples． So couples cut the cake from the bottom
Travour．com describes and provides information on the wedding traditions of the Chinese and around the world． Below are some wedding traditions performed in Italy．
1.This passage mainly talks about ．
A. some Chinese wedding traditions
B. colors in Chinese customs
C. wedding ceremonies in China
D. preparations for a Chinese wedding
2.What does the underlined word "signifies" in the first paragraph mean？
A. brings
B. connects
C. means
D. holds
3.What do we learn about the traditional Chinese wedding from the passage？
A. Both the groom and the bride must wear red clothes
B. The bride can not see the groom before the wedding
C. The bride serves tea to her birth parents after the wedding ceremony
D. The newly married couples usually cut the wedding cake from the bottom
4.What will the passage talk about next？
A. Where the couples spend their honeymoon
B. Some information on other Chinese traditions
C. How a traditional wedding is performed in Italy
D. How people get married in Italy today
They were a happy family: four daughters were allin the same school in different grades. The youngest, Janice, who was in my class, seemed to be glued to her mother’s skirts．Theirthree older girls took the bus to school everymorning, but Janice was always driven to schoolbyher mother.
One Friday, Janice's mother asked for a talk with me. She said in a soft voice,"My husband is going to Europe on business for two weeks, and heinsists that I go with him. I have tried to explainover and over that Janice needs me here. But he thinks that she will be fine without me, so I have no choice, I have to go. I have told the babysitter todrive her every morning. Will you please giveJanice special attention and help her? I want to besure everything goes well for her."
I told her that we would make every effort tosupport Janice. I even volunteered to meet Janiceat her car so she would see a familiar face. As amother myself, I'd like to help. Janice’s motherthanked me for our understanding.
On Monday morning, expecting a tearfulanxious child, I planned a special program of funand games. I waited outside to greet Janice, butjust then the bus arrived and not three, but fourgirls got off. Janice skipped along joyfully, saying“goodbye” to her sisters as she ran with two friends into the classroom. I walked slowly into theclassroom and called Janice over to ask how thebus ride went. Impatiently she said, “Oh, I alwayswant to take the bus with the other kids. ButMother needs to be with me. You see there won’t be any more babies, so I have to be a baby a littlelonger. While she is away, I'll just ridethe busevery day. I am five, you know.”
1.Why did Janice’ s mother want to have a talkwith the author?
A. To ask her to help Janice with her homework.
B. To ask her to pick up Janice every day.
C. To ask her to give Janice more attention.
D. To ask her to meet Janice at her car.
2.What did the author not do for Janice?
A. Plan a special program of fun and games.
B. Wait for her outside the school.
C. Greet her when she got off the bus.
D. Ask about her bus ride.
3.What did Janice look like on Monday morning?
A. She was tearful and anxious.
B. She was worried about her mother.
C. She missed her mother very much.
D. She was happy rather than sad.
4.What do we know from the passage?
A. Janice is too young to go school by bus.
B. Janice likes taking a bus to school.
C. Janice doesn’t like her babysitter.
D. Janice is no longer a child.
