It's very common to see lightning storms(雷雨) in summer. Some people don't take them carefully. In fact, lightning storms are very dangerous for people, and they can even kill people.

So how do we keep safe during a lightning storm?

If you are indoors, stay away from windows and doors during a lightning storm. Don't take a shower or do the dishes because lightning can travel through water. Turn off the TV and computer. My computer was broken, so I learned it the hard way. Never use the phone. Lightning can travel through the phone line and hit you.

If you are outdoors during a lightning storm, never take shelter(庇护) under a tree because the lightning could hit the tree and travel through the tree to hit you. Stay away from anything that is metal(金属). Try to get in your car and close all the windows, or go into a nearby building right away. If there's no building around, try to find a low place to stay in. Squat(蹬) down near the ground and put your hands over your ears. Never use a cellphone.

1.When are the lightning storms common?

A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter.

2.What can you do if you are indoors during a lightning storm?

A. Watch TV. B. Take a shower.

C. Stay away from windows. D. Play computer games.

3.What can't you do if you are outdoors during a lightning storm?

A. Stand under a tree. B. Get into your car.

C. Go into a nearby building. D. Squat down near the ground.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. What a Lightning Storm Is

B. How to Take Shelter During a Lightning Storm

C. How to Stay Away from a Lightning Storm

D. How to Keep Safe in a Lightning Storm

As an Englishman, I can speak three languages—English, German and French, so do you think the British people are very good language learners? The fact is that they aren’t.

Some statistics(数据)from the survey done by the European Commission(欧盟委员会)showed that 62% of the British people only speak English. 38% speak at least one foreign language and 18% speak two or more. Compared with the British people, 56% of the people in other European countries speak at least one foreign language and 28% speak two or more. From this you can see that the British people are famous for not speaking foreign languages and that they are not good language learners in Europe.

And the survey also showed that English is the most widely-spoken foreign language. Many European people can have a conversation in English. That’s why my people don’t think it is necessary to learn a foreign language.

In Britain, students are not required to learn a foreign language. That means learning a foreign language is only an option at school. In UK schools it is common for children to start learning a foreign language at 11 and many of them give it up at 14. So why don’t students continue learning foreign languages at school? Because they think it is more difficult to get good marks in languages than in other subjects such as science or history.

To solve this situation, the British government is looking for different ways to improve language learning at school. One way is to start learning it at a much younger age. Another one is to give school children more choices.

Changing the British attitude(态度)to learning foreign languages may be a hard task but the government decided to try!

1.Which of the following about the British people is TRUE?

A. They are good language learners.

B. 62% of them speak two or more languages.

C. More than half of them only speak English.

D. They are famous for speaking foreign languages.

2.In Paragraph 4, “option” means .

A. game B. choice C. mistake D. conversation

3.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Speaking English B. Young English learners

C. Schools in the UK D. Foreign Language Learning in the UK

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