Earthquakes are hard to predict. but do you know what to do before, during and after an earthquake? Here’s some advice:
Before an earthquake It’s necessary to prepare yourself and your family. All family members should know how to turn off gas, water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers(doctor, hospital, police, 119, etc.). Never put heavy things over beds.
During an earthquake It’s important for each of you to stay calm. If you are indoors, quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong table. The purpose is to protect yourself from objects, stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture and so on. If you’re cooking, turn off the gas. If you’re outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buildings, bridge and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible, staying away from bridges and tall building. Stay in your car.
After an earthquake Once the shaking has stopped, DO NOT run out of the building at once. It’s better to wait and leave when it’s safe. Check around you and help the people who are in trouble. If your building is badly broken, leave it. If you smell of hear a gas, get everyone outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas. Report it to the gas company.
【小题1】Which of the following is mentioned in the second paragraph?
A.People should know how to turn on gas.
B.People should now how to save water.
C.People shouldn’t put heavy boxes over beds.
D.People shouldn’t forget the phone numbers of others.
【小题2】When an earthquake happens, __________can help you deal with it.
A.standing stillB.staying calmC.looking outsideD.moving indoors
【小题3】 During an earthquake, if you are driving in an open area, you should ________.
A.speed up your carB.stop your car and stay in
C.slow down your carD.stop your car and run out
【小题4】 When the earth stops shaking , you should_________.
A.check around you firstB.run out of the building at once
C.break the windowns and doors.D.write a report to your company
【小题5】You can learn _______after reading the passage.
A.what an earthquake is likeB.what to do to avoid an earthquake
C.how an earthquake happensD.how to protect yourself in an earthquake
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The worst traveler in the world was Paul of San Francisco. Once he f____【小题1】 from the U.S. to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home. The plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at an airport in New York. Paul thought he was in Rome. C____【小题2】, he got off the plane.
When nobody was there to meet him, Paul thought maybe the heavy t____【小题3】 made his friends late. While looking for their address, Paul found that the old “Rome”had changed a lot. He found many high m____【小题4】 buildings instead of old ones. He also found that many people spoke English but not Italian and that many street signs were w____ 【小题5】 in English.
Paul knew very l____【小题6】 English. So he asked a policeman in Italian the way to the bus station. He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered in the same l____【小题7】.
After twelve hours’ traveling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a____【小题8】 policeman. But this time, this policeman could only speak English. So paul asked the policeman why the Rome police employed(雇佣)so many people who spoke English as policemen.
Paul didn’t b____【小题9】 he was in New York when he was told so. To get him on a plane to Italy, he was s____【小题10】 to the airport in a police car.

One day in Overtown, Florida, 3.7 million dollars fell from the sky! It happened when a truck turned over.There was money everywhere! One man said, “The streets were like gold.” Some people took off their shirts and filled them with money.

Police officers went from door to door in the neighborhood. They asked people to return the money. After six hours, the total returned: zero.

No one in Overtown was surprised. Many people in this town are poor. They need the money to buy food for their children. They think that God sent the money to them.

The police say this is a serious crime. “People took thousands of dollars. It’s not their money, and they have to return it.” The police also say it’s dangerous to keep the money because everyone knows the story from the news. People have money in their pockets and their backyards, and other people will try to steal it.

So far, only one person has returned some money. He is a firefighter. He found 300,000 dollars in a bag and gave it to the police. The people of Overtown still have the rest of the money.

1.People filled their shirts with the money from  _______.

A. the sky             B. a truck           C. a bank             D. a shop

2.What does the underlined word “crime” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 金钱              B. 犯罪           C. 损失                D. 德行

3.Where did people hide the money they got?

A. In their kitchens.                      B. In their bedrooms.

C. In their backyards.                 D. In their sitting rooms.

4.How much money was still missing?

A. 3.7 million dollars.               B. 300,000 dollars.

C. 3.4 million dollars.               D. 700,000 dollars.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Money from the Sky.             B. Police and Money.

C. A Truck of Money.               D. Poor People and Money.

 

Mr. Green and his wife had a dog. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house. One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, so they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their garden gate. They went off in their car.

When the film was finished, they went home. They opened the gate and put the car away. When they came to the front door, they found that the glass in the door was broken. The door was not locked and it was open. A robber! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see if the robber had taken their things. However, everything was in the right place and nothing at all was missing.

The dog was sleeping in the sitting-room. The wife was angry with the dog.“Why didn’t you guard(保卫)the house?”she said. The dog was pleased to see Mr. and Mrs. Green. It began to wag(摇)its tail and then it went to a comer of the room and picked up something in its mouth. It went to the wife and dropped the thing at her feet. When she went to pick it up, she was very surprised. Can you guess what the dog’s present was ?It was a man’s finger!

The end of the story is this. Mr. Green telephoned the police and told them everything. Three days later the police caught the robber. They found him easily.

1.That evening Mr. Green and his wife __________.

  A. took their dog to see a film

  B. left the dog alone at home

  C. went home before the film was finished

  D. locked the door and could not open it

2.The robber stole(偷)__________.

  A. everything from the house

  B. something expensive from the house

  C. nothing from the house

  D. a car from the house

3.Why was the woman angry with the dog? _________

  A. Because she thought it had made the room dirty.

  B. Because she thought it had broken the glass.

  C. Because it wouldn’t go to the cinema with her.

  D. Because she thought it hadn’t guarded the house.

4.The robber was caught easily because __________.

  A. the police knew him

  B. the police happened to meet him

  C. Mr. Green know where he lived

  D. he had one of his fingers

5.Mr. Green and his wife would _________.

  A. like their dog more than before

  B. drive the dog away from their home

  C. let the dog bring home more presents

  D. ask the police to take the dog away

 

Liu Xu is a student from a middle school in Guangxi. Once he was riding home when a  robber (盗贼) suddenly jumped out from the roadside. He pulled Liu Xu off his bike and rode away. Liu Xu was scared, but he didn’t run after the robber. He found a telephone and called the police at 110.

“Safety is the first important in such a situation,” Liu said, remembering what his teacher had told him in his first aid class. “It is not safe to run after an adult who is stronger than you.”

Liu’s school has compulsory (必修的) first aid education. Students must take the class once a week.

Teenage safety has become a serious issue recently. According to a survey, about 16,000 teenagers die in accidents in China every year.

At Liu’s school the first aid classes are to “teach students skills how to protect and save  themselves in emergencies (紧急情况)”. Students there often learn by role-playing in first aid classes. For example, one student performed as a stranger knocking at a door. Another one stood inside the door and asked several questions before letting the “stranger” in. Then they changed roles and did it again. They learned a lot while having fun at role-playing.

The topics of the first aid classes are regularly updated (适时的). The students have learned skills for surviving in earthquakes. The teacher also taught the students not to go out at night. If someone tried to do bad things to them, they should quickly run into crowed place.

1.Liu Xu’s _________ was robbed according to the passage.

A.money

B.bike

C.backpack

D.mobile phone

2.What did Liu Xu remember when he met the robber?

A.Safety is the first important.

B.How to run away from an earthquake.

C.To run after the robber quickly.

D.Not to go out at night.

3.Students in Liu’s school must have compulsory first aid class __________.

A.once a day

B.twice a day

C.once a week

D.twice a week

4.The underlined word “stranger” is __________ here.

A.a robber

B.a student

C.a teacher

D.a real stranger

5.The best title for the passage is __________.

A.Teenage Safety

B.A Robbery (抢劫)

C.Importance of Safety

D.Life-saving Classes

 

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