There are many different kinds of disasters around the world. As an adult you know what to do during a disaster, but what about the children? Some adults think it would probably never happen to them, so they don’t teach their children what to do. Before it’s too late, here are ways to help you prepare your child for a disaster:

Educate: It is always good to let your child know about possible disasters. This doesn’t mean children have to live in fear. When teaching them about disasters, keep the conversation positive(积极的)by telling them there is a solution to the disaster. Keep the conversations short, allow for questions and answer honestly.

Prepare: Always be prepared, that is the best advice for children. For example, when preparing for bad weather, get the tools you need, like candles, radios, food, water and medicine. Teach your child what is needed in certain disasters so that they know what is available for them, if ever needed.

Plan: You should always have a plan for you and your child for any dangerous situation. Write out a simple list that they can read. The plan could start with “listen to an adult’s advice and/or call 119”.

Practice: Once you have got the correct safety tools and worked out the right plan, practice every few months. Practicing what to do during a disaster with your child will help them if the time comes.

Disasters can’t be avoided but they can be lessened(减轻)once you are prepared and ready for one.

1.What does the word disaster mean?

A.命运 B.演习 C.灾难 D.倾销

2.What should adults teach children?

A.When disasters will happen. B.Why disasters are dangerous.

C.What to do for a disaster. D.How to avoid a disaster.

3.What’s the most important thing for children?

A.Always ask adults for help. B.Always be prepared for a disaster.

C.Always listen to an adult’s advice. D.Always remember where the tools are.

4.What is NOT suggested doing in this passage?

A.Helping people in disaster areas. B.Getting the children to know the plan well.

C.Remembering what is needed in certain disasters. D.Getting radios for bad weather.

If you are in Shanghai and want to throw away a cup of milk tea, be careful. You need to follow these steps: first, pour out any leftover(残留物)into a wet waste bin; second, put the paper wrapper(包装材料)into a recyclable waste bin; third, throw the single-use cup into a dry waste bin.

Sound difficult? You'll have to get used to it. From July lst, people in Shanghai are required to sort(分类)their garbage according to strict rules.

Why should we sort our garbage? The answer lies in the increasing amount of waste we are producing. Chinese cities produce over 200 million tons of waste each year, according to China Economic Net. Most of this waste is buried in landfills, which may pollute the water and soil. Moreover, we are running out of space for new landfills.

In fact, more than half of our waste can be recycled. Recyclable garbage can be made into new materials. For example, wet garbage can be used to make gas, heat and many other kinds of useful things. But in order to recycle garbage efficiently(有效地), we need to sort our garbage.

Can't garbage-processing companies do the sorting job? They can. But that requires a lot of work and costs lots of money. Things will become much easier if each of us can sort our own garbage. Besides, the difficult task of sorting might encourage people to produce less waste. Do you still want to buy that milk tea?

1.If you want to throw some paper, which of the following dustbins should you throw in?

A.a recyclable waste bin B.apoisonous waste bin

C.a dry waste bin. D.a wet waste bin

2.What does the underlined word "landfills" mean in Chinese?

A.沙漠 B.森林地区 C.郊区 D.垃圾填埋

3.What can be used to make gas and heat?

A.wet garbage. B.dry garbage.

C.recyclable garbage. D.harmful garbage.

4.What's the best title for the text?

A.The reasons for sorting garbage B.Wonderful ways of sorting garbage

C.An introduction of sorting garbage D.An environmental city-Shanghai

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