You may never be in an emergency situation. But if it happens, you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department (部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to r
emember any numbers at all, you can simply dial (拨打) “0” for an operator (接线员) in any emergency.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS F BOSTON 911 BOSTON 911 BOSTON 482-5252 CAMBRIDGE 876-5800 CAMBRIDGE 846-1212 CAMBRIDGE 856-3585 SOMERVILLE 023-1500 SOMERVILLE 645-1212 SOMERVILLE 025-4774 Other Places _________ Other Places _________ Other Places ________ Write in your number here Write in your number here Write in your number here ★ COAST GUARD 223-6978 OR DIAL “0” (OPERATIOR) IN ANY EMERGENCY WE ARE ALWAYS THERE AND READY TO HELP! |
1.If you see a fire in Cambridge, you should dial _________.
A. 023-1500B. 846-1212 C. 645-1212 D. 876-5800
2.If you dial “0”, ________ will answer your call.
A. the police B. the doctorC. the operator D. the fire department
3.This passage is most probably taken from _________.
A. a sports magazine B. an emergency leaflet
C. a TV guide D. a telephone book
The United States is full of automobiles (机动车). There are still many families without cars. But some families have two or more cars. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a part of life.
Cars are used for . They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to parts of the city, they have to drive in order to their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to shop for necessities.
Sometimes, small children must be driven to . In some cities, school buses are used only when children more than a mile from the school. When the children are too to walk that far, their parents take driving them to school. One drives on Mondays, taking her children and the neighbors' children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wedn
esdays and so on. This is forming a car pool (拼车). Working people also form car pools, with three or four people taking turns driving to the place they work.
More car pools should be formed in order to put cars on the road and to use less oil. is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something should be done about the use of cars.
1.A. evenB. much C. little D. such
2.A. great B. necessary C. proper D. possible
3.A. families B. business C. education D. farms
4.A. get to B. look for C. find out D. use up
5.A. same B. different C. every D. each
6.A. catch B. create C. cover D. carry
7.A. cities B. schools C. parks D. gardens
8.A. move B. study C. live D. work
9.A. small B. big C. young D. old
10.A. money B. time C. pride D. turns
11.A. parent B. child C. way D. car
12.A. call B. calling C. to call D. called
13.A. where B. that C. which D. when
14.A. more B. fewer C. many D. less
15.A. Driving B. Running C. Parking D. Forming
—I hope you don't mind my opening the window.—_____. It's much too hot in here.
A．Certainly B．Of 
course not C．All right D．Never mind
There ______ lots of bad information which is not ____ for teenagers on the Internet.
A. seem to be; suitable B. seems to have; fit
C. seem to have; fit D. seems to be; suitable
He has many hobbies, ______ drawing, swimming and so on.
A. for example B. such as C. so as D. such
Steve Jobs is one of the persons founded Apple Computer Company. His death marked the end of an era (时代).
A．whose B．who C. which D. whom
