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¡¡¡¡On Sunday morning, a strong earthquake hit Indonesia and then big tsunamis
£¨º£Ð¥£©followed. They soon went on to other countries in the south and southeast Asia as well as East Africa.¡¡¡¡Tsunamis are especially dangerous for children. By Wednesday, nearly 60 000 people died because of the. One third of them were children, and most of them were 5 to 12 years old.
¡¡¡¡In many Asian countries near the sea, poor kids helped their parents fish. So they were in harm's way when the tsunamis came.
¡¡¡¡In Sri Lanka, when the first waves hit, thousands of children came to the seaside. The waves brought in fish. The old and the young collected them. Many waited for more. Then tsunamis six metres high hit the island of 19 million people.
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¡°They got caught and could not run to safety. This is the reason why so many children have died,¡±said a police spokesman£¨·¢ÑÔÈË£©in Sri Lanka.¡¡¡¡In open seas tsunamis are only one or two metres high. When they are near land, they are as high as 10 metres. Houses and cars near the sea can be taken away by these big waves. Because tsunamis move fast and can travel to another side of the sea within one day, they may affect a lot of places.
¡¡¡¡The Pacific Ocean has a lot of strong tsunamis because of the size of the ocean and large earthquakes there. China doesn't see tsunamis often because its sea floor is quite fiat
£¨Æ½µÄ£©. Islands around China also help the country avoid from them.¡¡¡¡What should you do when there's a tsunami? Move to a safe place. If you are near the sea and you feel the earth shake, move to higher ground. Stay away from rivers and streams.
¡¡¡¡Reported by
¡°China Daily¡±on Friday, December 31st, 2004.¸ù¾Ý¶ÌÎÄÄÚÈÝÑ¡Ôñ×î¼Ñ´ð°¸¡£
(1) When did the big Asian tsunamis first happen?
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£®On Friday morning.B
£®On December 31st, 2004.C
£®On the morning of December 26th.(2) Which places did the big tsunamis hit?
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£®South and southeast Asia as well as East Africa.B
£®AII the coastal£¨º£°¶µÄ£©countries.C
£®Only in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.(3) Many children died in tsunamis because ________.
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£®they were near the sea every dayB
£®they didn't know when to run awayC
£®they were waiting to collect fish(4) Which of the following is wrong?
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£®In open seas tsunamis are one or two metres high.B
£®Sri Lanka has a population of 19 000 000 children.C
£®Most of the children who died in tsunamis were under 5¡«12 years old.(5) What should you do when there's a tsunami according to the passage?
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£®Try to find out if there're more earthquakesB
£®Run to your parents for helpC
£®Get to a safe place as soon as possible