Question

    Earthquakes often happen suddenly without warning, and they can often cause damage, injuries and even deaths. 1..

If you are outdoors:

Move away from buildings, streetlights, something dangerous and stay in the open. 2.. If you are driving when an earthquake hits, pull over to the side of the road and stop quickly as safety allows and stay in the car. Avoid stopping near or under buildings, trees. Even if the earthquake has stopped, avoid roads, bridges that might have been damaged by the earthquake

If indoors:

3.. Then hold on until the shaking stops. If there isn’t a table or desk near you, cover your face and head with your arms and bend in an inside corner of the building. Stay away from glass windows, and anything that could fall.

Get communication and necessities ready:

4.. There is a real possibility during the day when adults are at work and children are at school. Ask a relative not in this area or friend to serve as the “family contact(联系).” Make sure everyone in the family knows the name, address, and phone number of the contact person.

It is also important to have necessary things on hand, such as water, food, medicine, a flashlight and so on. 5..

A. Most earthquake-related injuries result from falling objects(物体) or walls.

B. They help people to recognize what action to take during the earthquake and what planning to make before.

C. Drop to the ground; take cover by getting under a strong table or other pieces of furniture.

D. As far as safety is concerned, it is wise to know what to do during an earthquake and make enough preparations.

E. Make sure that all the family members know the best place to hide themselves.

F. If possible, take a class to learn what to take for a possible disaster.

G. Making a communication for getting together after the disaster in case family members get separated from one another during an earthquake.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.G

5.F

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了地震经常在没有任何预警的情况下突然发生，它们经常会造成损害、受伤甚至死亡，就安全而言，明智的做法是知道在地震期间该做什么，并做好充分的准备。

1.根据上一句Earthquakes often happen suddenly without warning, and they can often cause damage, injuries and even deaths.(地震经常在没有任何预警的情况下突然发生，它们经常会造成损害、受伤甚至死亡。)可知，此处应该做好准备，填“就安全而言，明智的做法是知道在地震期间该做什么，并做好充分的准备”符合题意。故选D。

2.根据上一句Move away from buildings, streetlights, something dangerous and stay in the open. (远离建筑物、街灯、危险的东西，呆在开阔的地方。)可知，此处应该解释为什么远离这些地方，填“大多数与地震有关的伤害是由掉落的物体或墙壁造成的。”符合题意。故选A。

3.根据下一句Then hold on until the shaking stops. (然后坚持到晃动停止。)可知，此处应该是怎么做，填“倒在地上，在结实的桌子或其他家具下面。”符合题意。故选C。

4.根据下一句There is a real possibility during the day when adults are at work and children are at school. (在白天，当成年人在工作，孩子们在学校时，这种可能性是存在的。)可知，此处应该提出要做什么才好，填“为灾后的团聚做一个沟通，以防家庭成员在地震中走散”符合题意。故选G。

5.根据上一句It is also important to have necessary things on hand, such as water, food, medicine, a flashlight and so on. (手边有必要的东西也很重要，比如水、食物、药品、手电筒等等。)可知，此处应该强调应对灾难的重要性，填“如果可能的话，上一堂课，学习如何应对可能发生的灾难”符合题意。故选F。