A PLANE crashed (坠机) in Libya on May 12, killing 103 people on board. The only survivor is a 10-year-old Dutch boy.
This is not the only example of a crash in which everyone but a child died. A 12-year-old girl was the only person to survive a 2009 air crash in the Indian Ocean. When a plane crashed over Sudan in 2003, only a 3-year-old boy survived.
It's a question that leaves safety experts puzzled. So far there is not enough hard evidence for them to answer with any certainty.
Although unclear, there are reasons to suggest that children may cope (应对) better than others.
Professor Ed Galea at the University of Greenwich, suggested children would be cocooned(被紧紧抱住) within their seat and therefore might be less probably to receive injuries.
"With an adult with their head above the seat and legs 
on the floor, they will receive some kind of injury landing on your head and legs," he told the BBC.
"It would be miracu
lous (奇迹的) to survive that, but there have been cases(情况) of people falling into trees. A smaller body would mean it's more possible the tree would break your fall," he explained.
Studies found other factors (因素), besides luck, influence the chances of surviving a crash.
One is seating. A study of plane crashed conducted by Poplar Mechanics found that people sitting toward the back of the plane were more probably to survive than those sitting toward the front. A survey conducted by researchers at the University of Greenwich in the UK found that what matters most is how close you are to an exit(出口). Sit in five rows(排) of an exit, and you've got better-than-even chances of surviving. Sit in six rows or more away, and your chances are less than 50-50.
Other factors for surviving a plane crash include wearing a seat belt, paying attention to flight instructions and staying alert(警觉) during taking off and landing. And of course, don't fly with airlines that are the most pobably to crash.
1.根据短文内容完成句子 (每空限填一个单词)
From Paragraph 1 we know only a 10-year-old Dutch boy _________ __________.
2.根据短文内容完成句子 (每空限填一个单词)
From Paragraphs 1-2 we may ask if _________ are more possible to survive plane crashes than __________.
3.根据短文内容完成句子 (每空限填一个单词)
According to paragraph 9, Sit six rows or more away, and you’ve got __________ _________of surviving.
4.把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。
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5.根据短文内容用一个完整的英语句子（限10个词以内）回答问题。
What’s the main idea of the passage?
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完成句子 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每个空格填一个单词。（5分）
1.好的成绩依赖于努力学习。
Good grades _____________ _____________ working hard ．
2.你在等谁？
Who are you ___________ ___________ ?
3. 今晨又一架飞机从澳大利亚港口城市珀斯起飞去搜寻失踪的航班MH370。
Another Chinese aircraft ___________ ___________ from Australia’s port city of Perth early this morning to search for the missing flight MH370.
4. 雾霾使人们认识到必须采取措施来保护环境。
Smog makes people realize that something must ___________ ___________ to ___________ the ___________.
改写句子 按括号中的要求完成改写后的句子，每个空格填一个单词。（5分）
1.I like salad for breakfast.(改为否定句)
I ___________ ___________ salad for breakfast.
2.The post office is across from the supermarket. (就划线部分提问)
_____________ _____________the post office?
3.The tourist asked me, “ How do you feel about Jinan Olympic Sports Center?” (改写句子，句意不变）
The tourist asked me how ___________ ___________ about Jinan Olympic Sports Center.
4.The girl has become a popular singer and many of her fans want to be like her. (改写句子，句意不变）
The girl has become a popular singer and she is ___________ ___________ to many of her fans.
5.People gave some food to the village girl when they saw her on the street last month. (改写句子，句意不变）
Some food ___________ given to the village girl when she was___________ on the street last month.
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的动词，并用其适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定式符号（每词限用一次）
tell make give become work |
Once a little official (官员) 1.__________ to work in the capital. Before he left, he went to his teacher, a big official, to say goodbye. The big official told him. “When you2._________ there in the capital, you must be careful in everything you do, and never offend (得罪) other officials.”
“Don’t worry,” the cleverer official said, “I have prepared one hundred tall hats and I’m sure I 3.____________ everybody happy.”
The teacher 4.___________very angry, “We are men of learning(有学问的人). How can you do such things?”
“Because most people except you , of course, like to have tall hats on their heads.”
“Well, yes ,” the big official smiled and nodded. “What you say is quite right.”
The clever official went back and told some of his friends. “Well, now I have only ninety-nine tall hats, because I5.___________ one to my te
acher.”
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空。
themselves lions sad in food |
Many people may think that animals in the zoo are happy and lucky, but most of them are1.__________. Do you know why? Animals like tigers, 2.____
________ and bears usually live in forests or mountains. They run, jump, play with their children and find small animals for3.____________. But now they have to stay in small rooms 4.____________ the zoo. They don’t have to find food by 5. ____________ because the zookeepers feed them.
My name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one. Last year, she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college in Kunming. They are Dai(傣族人) and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries. Wang Wei soon got them interested in bike riding too. After graduating from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip. I asked my sister, "Where are we going?" It was my sister who first had the idea to ride along the whole Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. Now she is planning our schedule for the trip.
My sister has one serious shortcoming(缺点). She can be really stubborn(固执的). Although she didn't know the best way of getting to places, she insisted(坚持) that she organize the trip properly. Now, I know
that the proper way is always her way. I kept asking her, "When are we leaving and when are we coming back?" I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of course, she hadn't; my sister doesn't care about details(细节). So I told her that the source (源头)of the Mekong River is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a determined look—the kind that said she would not change her mind. When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard to breathe(呼吸) and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in.
Several months before our trip, Wang Wei and I went to the library. We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography. From it we could see that the Mekong River begins in a glacier on a mountain in Qinghai Province. At first the river is small and the water is clear and cold. Then it begins to move quickly. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, travelling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes the river becomes a waterfall. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. After it leaves China, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea.
1.Who planned the trip to the Mekong River?
A.Wang Kun B. Wang Wei C. Dao Wei D. Yu Hang
2.The Mekong River begins from________.
A.Kunming B. western Yunnan Province C. Qinghai Province D. the South China Sea
3.According to the passage, which of the following can you see when you travel along the Mekong River ?
A.An island. B. Taiwan. C. Some lions. D. A waterfall.
4.Which of the following is NOT TURE according to the passage?
A. Wang Kun and Wang Wei dreamed about taking a bike trip and finally they got the chance.
B. Wang Kun thought that it would be easy to start their trip in Qinghai.
C. Wang Kun had to stop arguing with Wang Wei and accept her idea finally.
D. Wang Kun and Wang Wei didn’t know that half of the river is in China before they went to the library.
5.What do you think is the best title of the passage ?
A. The Dream And The Plan B.A Trip In The Mountain
C.The Mekong River D. A Great Bike Trip
