Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons?
Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then, cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles（圆圈） and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 meters a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts. One is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.
Typhoons are very dangerous. In November, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan killed 5,500 people in Philippines. More people are missing.
What to do when a typhoon hits?
●Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.
●Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
●Listen to the radio or TV for important information.
●If you are told to go to a safer place, do it right now.
1.This passage is most probably from___________.
A. an advertisement of a typhoon B. a travel record
C. a weather report D. a science magazine
2.Typhoons often happen
A. in the hot season B. in the cold season
C. under the sea D. only in China
3.The underlined word “evaporates” means “ ” in English.
A. goes up B. comes down C. stays up D. falls off
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.
B. 5500 people died because of Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines.
C. The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds.
D. A typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 metres a second.
5.When a typhoon comes, we CANNOT .
A. close all the windows B. listen to typhoon news
C. stay inside the strong house D. go outside to find a safer place
Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around People______coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and every day. He thought it was poverty(贫穷) that______his unhappy life.
One day, the poor man visited a wise old man and asked him for______about changing his life. The man gave him a beautiful vase and said. “This is a magic vase. It will bring you ____.”
The poor man looked at the vase_____. Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However, He didn’t want to_____such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table.
“It’s not right for something so beautiful to be ___ ,”the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.
_____he was still not satisfied(满意)“It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.”At this, he started to do some______in the house and paint the walls.
His house turned into a _____place at once. The poor man ____.He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him ____ and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.
1.A. enjoyed B. liked C. loved D. disliked
2.A. led to B. came to C. made up D. picked up
3.A. care B. advice C. protection D. ticket
4.A. sadness B. happiness C. time D. money
5.A. sadly B. nervously C. kindly D. carefully
6.A. give out B. throw away C. pay for D. knock off
7.A. ugly B. empty C. full D. dirty
8.A. But B. So C. Because D. If
9.A. shopping B. cleaning C. reading D. washing
10.A. large B. comfortable C. small D. dark
11.A. stayed up B. woke up C. cheered up D. tidied up
12.A. smart B. useful C. poor D. helpful
Which of the following is a natural disaster?
A. A car crashed into a bus and two people were hurt.
B. Tom cut his finger while he was playing with the knife.
C. Many houses fell down because of an earthquake
D. Jack fell down when he was riding to school
---What a nice meal! It’s really kind of you to invite us.
---__________, I’m glad you like it .
A. Never mind B. Sounds good C. Well done D. Not at all
What book ________ you _______ when I________ you at four yesterday afternoon.
A. did; read; saw B. did; read; was seeing C. were; reading; saw D. were; reading
Mr. Green told us __________ turn the lights off when we left the classroom.
A. to not forget to B. not to forget to C. not to forget D. to not forget
