A solar-powered airplane finished its first international flight from Switzerland to Belgium. This is a big step for solar power. Solar energy is clean and useful and you can find it everywhere. But what is solar energy? How do we use it? Let’s find out.

Have you ever seen houses with shiny boards on the roofs? Those families are using solar power.

Solar power converts (转换) the sun’s energy which is said to be greater than the other energy used by all humans all the year. People can convert solar power into heat and electricity.

In the 1830s, British scientist John Herschel used a solar collector to cook food in Africa. This is said to be human’s first try at using solar energy. Today, people use it for many things.

Solar energy can light streets, warm houses and heat water. Unlike other resources, the sun’s energy will run out for billions of years.

Australian students from the University of New South Wales made a solar-powered car on their own. It reached a speed of 120 km per hour. The car uses the same amount of electricity as an oven (微波炉). Moreover, American scientists made a solar-powered nanosatellite (微型卫星). Scientists sent it into space in 2012 to try to find Earth-like planets.

However, solar power has its problems. The amount of sunlight that reaches the Earth’s surface changes because of time and weather.

根据上面短文内容填空。

1.It is _________ for a solar power when _________ flew from Switzerland to Belgium.

2.Solar power can be converted into _________ and it is _________ among all the energy people use all the year.

3.John Herschel, a scientist from _________ cooked food with a solar collector in Africa. And this is the first time for humans to _________.

4.Although solar energy can do many things for humans such as lighting streets, _________, people will _________ it billions of years later.

5.Australian students made a solar-powered car by _________ while American scientists made a nanosatellite which _________ into space in 2012.

How dangerous it would be if there was a fire! Winter is the time for us to learn a lot more about fire, especially what to do if we are caught in a fire.

1. Shout out

If you smell smoke or see fire, shout out “Fire!”. Shout as loudly as you can, because people may be asleep.

2. Call 119

First get help from your parents or call 119, and then try to put out the fire yourself.

3. Keep down close to the floor

If there is a lot of smoke in your room, keep down close to the floor.

4. Test the door

Test the door to see if it is closed. If the door is cool, open it carefully. If the door is hot, do not open it! Try to find a different way out.

5. Get out

If you can, get out of your home as soon as possible.

6. Don’t use the lift

Never use the lift during the fire. It may also go wrong.

7. Don’t go back

Never go back into a burning building!

1.The passage is mainly about _______.

A.how to look after yourself when you are on fire

B.what to do when you are caught in a fire

C.when to leave the burning place

D.why to call 119 when there is a fire

2.If people are asleep, what will you do when a fire breaks out in your building?

A.Call 120 for help as quickly as you can.

B.Wake your parents up at first.

C.Shout out “Fire!” as loudly as you can.

D.Run away as fast as you can.

3.Why shouldn’t you use the lift when a fire breaks out?

A.Because taking the lift is so slow.

B.Because the fire can burn the lift.

C.Because the lift is too crowded.

D.Because the lift may not work.

4.When a fire is burning, you test the door to _______.

A.find a different way out B.notice the fire clearly

C.call for a much quicker help D.see if it is closed and hot

5.If you realize you have left an expensive thing at home in a fire, you should _______.

A.not go back for it B.keep down close to the door

C.not get out D.keep calm

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