You can’t hide a natural disaster from children, so how do we prepare them for it? First of all, you should explain to them that acts of nature aren’t necessarily disasters but can become one. These may include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, wild fires, and earthquakes. The way to prepare children for these disasters is to educate them about what each type is and then make it fun by making them “Disaster Masters” or whatever title you can think of.
Making them a Disaster Master won’t be easy. They must know what’s in a disaster emergency kit(工具箱) and why it’s included. You can get your friends involved, too. If your friends have children, they may want to be involved in your emergency preparations. Make it a group project. This is the opportunity for everyone to become familiar with the equipment.
We have to be aware of our conduct and the way we react to stress. The children will be easily influenced by your attitude and demeanor. The calmness, steady manner, and good humor of your spouse (配偶) and you will go a long way toward the easing or the reduction of stress.
Explain to them what they’re likely to encounter or see and describe how people may react. Disasters can come and go very quickly and generally don’t last long. If you must stay away from home, try to get into a routine quickly and encourage them to make new friends. Let them know they can look to their parents and other adults if they become scared or confused. And it’s important to let them know it’s OK to cry during a disaster.
It’s sometimes helpful to let the children draw pictures of what they’ve experienced. Encourage them to write what they learned and what could have been done better. Save the story. Make it part of a documented family history!
【小题1】This passage was written mainly to tell us about ______.

You can’t hide a natural disaster from children, so how do we prepare them for it? First of all, you should explain to them that acts of nature aren’t necessarily disasters but can become one. These may include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, wild fires, and earthquakes. The way to prepare children for these disasters is to educate them about what each type is and then make it fun by making them “Disaster Masters” or whatever title you can think of.

Making them a Disaster Master won’t be easy. They must know what’s in a disaster emergency kit(工具箱) and why it’s included. You can get your friends involved, too. If your friends have children, they may want to be involved in your emergency preparations. Make it a group project. This is the opportunity for everyone to become familiar with the equipment.

We have to be aware of our conduct and the way we react to stress. The children will be easily influenced by your attitude and demeanor. The calmness, steady manner, and good humor of your spouse (配偶) and you will go a long way toward the easing or the reduction of stress.

Explain to them what they’re likely to encounter or see and describe how people may react. Disasters can come and go very quickly and generally don’t last long. If you must stay away from home, try to get into a routine quickly and encourage them to make new friends. Let them know they can look to their parents and other adults if they become scared or confused. And it’s important to let them know it’s OK to cry during a disaster.

It’s sometimes helpful to let the children draw pictures of what they’ve experienced. Encourage them to write what they learned and what could have been done better. Save the story. Make it part of a documented family history!

1.This passage was written mainly to tell us about ______.

A．the importance of mutual help in disaster preparation

B．tips for preparing children for a natural disaster

C．the importance of educating children about natural disasters

D．ways to raise children’s courage in natural disasters

2.It is a must that a Disaster Master knows ______.

A．when a natural disaster will come

B．why there are natural disasters

C．how to use a disaster emergency kit

D．how to teach others about emergency preparations

3.The underlined word “demeanor” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “______”.

A．personality        B．lifestyle           C．emotion          D．behavior

4.When they meet with a natural disaster, children ______.

A．must write down what they see and how they feel

B．should believe that the disaster will never last long

C．can cry if they are frightened

D．should help other children despite the danger

5.The author wrote the passage mainly for ______.

A．parents           B．young children     C．teachers          D．college students

You can’t hide a natural disaster from children, so how do we prepare them for it? First of all, you should explain to them that acts of nature aren’t necessarily disasters but can become one. These may include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, wild fires, and earthquakes. The way to prepare children for these disasters is to educate them about what each type is and then make it fun by making them “Disaster Masters” or whatever title you can think of.
Making them a Disaster Master won’t be easy. They must know what’s in a disaster emergency kit(工具箱) and why it’s included. You can get your friends involved, too. If your friends have children, they may want to be involved in your emergency preparations. Make it a group project. This is the opportunity for everyone to become familiar with the equipment.
We have to be aware of our conduct and the way we react to stress. The children will be easily influenced by your attitude and demeanor. The calmness, steady manner, and good humor of your spouse (配偶) and you will go a long way toward the easing or the reduction of stress.
Explain to them what they’re likely to encounter or see and describe how people may react. Disasters can come and go very quickly and generally don’t last long. If you must stay away from home, try to get into a routine quickly and encourage them to make new friends. Let them know they can look to their parents and other adults if they become scared or confused. And it’s important to let them know it’s OK to cry during a disaster.
It’s sometimes helpful to let the children draw pictures of what they’ve experienced. Encourage them to write what they learned and what could have been done better. Save the story. Make it part of a documented family history!

1. 1.

   This passage was written mainly to tell us about ______

   1. A.
      the importance of mutual help in disaster preparation
   2. B.
      tips for preparing children for a natural disaster
   3. C.
      the importance of educating children about natural disasters
   4. D.
      ways to raise children’s courage in natural disasters
2. 2.

   It is a must that a Disaster Master knows ______

   1. A.
      when a natural disaster will come
   2. B.
      why there are natural disasters
   3. C.
      how to use a disaster emergency kit
   4. D.
      how to teach others about emergency preparations
3. 3.

   The underlined word “demeanor” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “______”

   1. A.
      personality
   2. B.
      lifestyle
   3. C.
      emotion
   4. D.
      behavior
4. 4.

   When they meet with a natural disaster, children ______

   1. A.
      must write down what they see and how they feel
   2. B.
      should believe that the disaster will never last long
   3. C.
      can cry if they are frightened
   4. D.
      should help other children despite the danger
5. 5.

   The author wrote the passage mainly for ______

   1. A.
      parents
   2. B.
      young children
   3. C.
      teachers
   4. D.
      college students

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Are you carrying too much on your back to school? Lots of kids of your age are. Not only are students in China suffering from the problem, but kids in the United States are puzzled by heavy school bags.

    Experts are starting to worry that young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them. It is hard for me to get up the stairs with my bag because it's so heavy, said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.

    Rick is among the students who have regular backpacks(背包) with two straps (带子) to carry them, but a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. But even with rolling backpacks, getting up stairs and buses with them is still a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags.

　  But how much is too much? Experts say students should carry no more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin back doctor, said kids under 4th grade should stay with 10 percent, but it’s also important that older kids don’t go beyond (超出) 15 percent, because their bones are still growing.

    Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. Kids are losing their balance and falling down with these backpacks, he said.

    Parents and teachers are starting to tell kids to only take home library books they will be reading in the evening. Some teachers are using worksheets (作业单 ) or thin workbooks for students to take home.

    One of the best answers is, as some kids suggest, to have no homework at all!

60. According to experts, a primary student in Grade 6, who is 40 kilograms, should carry a bag   weighing ______ kilograms at most.

   A. 4 　      B.6       　C.8 　     D.10

61. As school bags are too heavy for younger students to carry, they ______.

   A. show no interest in studying at school.

   B. often fall ill

   C. are having back and neck problems

   D. usually ask their parents for help

62. The author wrote the passage to _____.

   A. seek(寻找) ways to solve the problem of heavy bags

   B. appeal (呼吁) to teachers for caring for the students

   C. criticize(批评) the government for having done nothing to help students

   D. tell us that heavy bags are bad for students’ health

63. Parents and teachers are starting to tell kids to take home only library books they will be   reading in the evening to ______.

   A. make students more interested in reading than watching TV

   B. give them more free time to play

   C. make their bags easier to carry

   D. let them sleep early at night

Me More Than You

    “It hurts me more than you.” and “This is for your own good.” These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.

　　That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school.

The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who took a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators(计算器), turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.

Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. “Television”, says Klompus, “contributes to children’s passivity;” “We’re not training kids to work any more.” says Klompus. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‘go look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say ‘no’ to a kid.”

Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, and to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’s for their own good. It’s time to start telling them ‘no’ again.

We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to place importance on _____.

　 A. discipline     B. creativity      C. school education      D. homework

To today’s kids as described in this passage, _____.

　 A. it is easier to give a negative reply than to give a positive reply

　 B. it is easier to give a positive reply than to give a negative reply

　 C. neither is easy — to say yes or to say no

 　D. neither is hard — to say yes or to say no

The main idea of this passage is that _____.

　 A. parents should set a good example for their kids

　 B. kids should have more activities outside campus

　 C. educators should not be so kind to our children

　 D. it is time to be strict with our children