A serious earthquake can be a terrible experience, and it is easy to forget safety measures(措施) in disorder(混乱). Fortunately, most earthquake safety measures are common sense, but if you forget everything else, remember the following instructions: drop, cover, and hold on. Also, most of earthquake deaths happen after the earthquake, so remember that the danger does not end when the shaking does!
If you stay indoors during an earthquake, move away from unsupported areas and windows. Try to get under a doorway or another area of the building which is held up by strong beams(梁). Stay under a table or desk only if it is very strong. Do not rush to lifts, because it is far safer to stay where you are. Cover your head with your arms around it and curl (蜷缩) into a ball, and wait for the shaking to stop.
If you stay outdoors during an earthquake, move to an area which is as open as possible. Don’t move to buildings, electric poles and other objects which may fall during an earthquake and injure you. Protect your head and stay low to the ground till the shaking ends and it is safe to move.
After an earthquake, many buildings are less strong, although they appear safe. If you stay indoors, move people from the building quickly and help disabled or injured people. Once outdoors, move well away from the building so that if it falls down, you will not be injured. Wait till public safety officials announce that it is safe to stay indoors.
By planning ahead and keeping calm during an earthquake, you can greatly increase your chances of survival(生存) without injury.
1.The underlined word “Fortunately” in the first paragraph means ____________.
A. especially B. gradually
C. luckily D. finally
2.We can learn from the passage that earthquake safety measures ____________.
A. are planned for children B. help us to keep safe
C. are not necessary D. are not easy to understand
3.According to the passage, it isn’t a good choice ___________ during an earthquake.
A. to take a lift
B. to stay under a strong table
C. to get under a doorway
D. to cover the head with arms around it
4. If you stay outdoors during an earthquake, you can do all the following except ___________.
A. trying to protect your head
B. moving to an open place
C. moving away from buildings
D. taking the disabled people into the room
5.The purpose of the passage is mainly to tell us how to ____________.
A. stay away from an earthquake
B. predict an earthquake
C. control an earthquake
D. keep safe during and after an earthquake
Imagine one day, the water taps(水龙头) in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?
Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.
Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply(供应). Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told Times: “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”
Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water—at very high prices. “A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.
The average (平均) person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic（立方）meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty(贫困) line of 1,000 cubic meters.
The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.
1. _____________ is the name of the capital city of Yemen.
A. Sana B. Lahej
C. Hannan D. Times
2.A report shows that Sana will have ____________ as early as 2025.
A. enough drinking water to use
B. no drinking water to use
C. no private companies
D. more water pollution
3.What does the underlined word “shortage” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?
A. 充足 B. 短缺 C. 干旱 D. 需求
4.We can infer(推断) from the passage that _____________.
A. the poor don’t have to worry about the water supply
B. the 18-year-old boy is from a poor family
C. private companies make a lot of money
D. Lahej is a beautiful place
5. Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?
A. How to Save Water
B. How to Make Use of Seawater
C. How People Use Water Fully
D. Yemen is Facing Serious Water Shortage
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Postman wanted No experience necessary but you must be Hardworking. Free to choose working hours. Have a driver’s license. Write to No. 38 Changhong Rd Xiangyang. | English teacher wanted Warm and patient college students. Able to speak standard English, good with children. Time: on weekends. E-mail address: Sunshine School @163.com. |
Taxi drivers wanted Full-time taxi drivers. Over five years’ Experience, good knowledge of the city. Under 45 years old. For more information, please come to Shunda Taxi Company to visit the manager. | Tour guides wanted Two year’s working experience. Good English and good at talking to people. Age: 20-30. Go to Friendship Traveling Company to ask the Manager for more information. |
1. If you want to be a postman, it’s necessary for you to have _____________.
A. working experience
B. good knowledge of the city
C. a driver’s license
D. a college student’s card
2. Sunshine School needs _____________.
A. excellent English teachers
B. a hard-working postman
C. full-time drivers
D. an outgoing tour guide
3.If you want to be a taxi driver, you should _____________.
A. be over 45 years old
B. know the city very well
C. write to No. 38 Changhong Rd.
D. speak English well
4.The tour guides wanted should ____________.
A. have no working experience
B. be patient with children
C. be good at driving
D. speak good English
5.You can not get information by ___________ if you want to get a job above.
A. making a call
B. going to visit the manager
C. sending an e-mail
D. writing a letter
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阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文完整、通顺，并在答题卡上将该标号涂黑。
It was the beginning of a new term. As a teacher in that school, I didn’t know any of the students. A little girl was standing at the gate of the classroom. She looked very shy.
I walked up to her and why she stood there. But she said nothing. Then a boy shouted, “She is from Grade Four, the worst student in her grade.” I looked at the little girl. She didn’t seem to be the smart kind. I why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three. I took her hand and her into the classroom.
“Sit here. Now you are my student and I’m your teacher,” I said. She still said nothing, but suddenly began to cry.
I later learnt that her parents died in a car accident. She became sad and didn’t like talking to others after that.
She learnt very . I gave her respect(尊重) and never looked down upon (鄙视) her as I know everybody deserves(值得) respect. I helped her after school, and she was making little by little. As time went by, she was not as as before. At the end of the term, she seemed to have forgotten all her sadness. She was not among the best students when she left that school, but , she was not that shy and sad little girl any more.
In the following , she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day. Three days ago, I an invitation to her wedding(婚礼). And now, I am at her wedding, and she is smiling brightly.
Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy.
1.A. new B. beautiful C. strict D. famous
2.A. told B. answered C. knew D. asked
3.A. thought B. understood C. forgot D. remembered
4.A. poured B. threw C. led D. turned
5.A. slowly B. quietly C. well D. quickly
6.A. friends B. decision C. progress D. surprises
7.A. smart B. shy C. angry D. careful
8.A. at least B. at first C. at once D. at birth
9.A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
10.A. wrote B. sent C. refused D. received
---Can you tell me __________?
---Sure. He lives on Center Street.
A. where does he live B. where he lives
C. why he lives there D. what does he do
---It’s cold today. I can’t stand it. I hope tomorrow won’t be so __________.
---I can’t, either. But the radio says it will be even ___________ tomorrow.
A. cold, cold B. cold, colder
C. colder, colder D. colder, coldest
