It’s important to prepare(准备) for earthquakes because you don’t know where you will be when an earthquake happens. Earthquakes may happen at any time, so prepare some things for your home, office and car.

    1. Clothes.

    If you live in a cold place, you must keep warm. You might not have heat after an earthquake.

Think about your warm clothes.

    2.Flashlights(手电筒) and spare batteries.

    Keep a flashlight beside you bed, at your office and in your car. Do not use matches(火柴) after an earthquake until you are sure that no gas leaks(气体泄漏).

    Prepare a radio and some spare batteries. Most telephones will be out of order, so radios will be your best source of information(信息来源).

    3. Food and medicine.

    It’s always a wonderful idea to keep some food on hand. For example, some biscuits, some canned food, milk and some other drinks for at least 72 hours. You’d better get some necessary medicine for your family.

    4.Water.

    A person needs at least 1/2 gallon(加仑) of water daily just for drinking. Store at least 1 gallon of water for a person every day and be prepared for 72 hours. It is suggested that you buy bottled water. Do not open the bottle until you need it. Also, do check the “use by”date.

1.Why should people prepare themselves for an earthquake?

A.           Because earthquakes can be know before they happen.

B.           Because earthquakes usually take place in the neighborhood.

C.           Because we don’t know when and where an earthquake will happen.

2.If you live in a cold place, you should prepare _________.

      A. some hot water        B. some warm clothes       C. some batteries

3.According to the article we know that ___________.

A.           we need to prepare some things only at home

B.           a telephone is the most important source of information

C.           flashlights but not matches are first used after earthquakes

4.You should prepare all of the following except ________.

      A .milk               B. fresh vegetables           C. biscuits

5.About the water, which description is RIGHT?

      A.A person should drink at least 1 gallon of water in a day.

      B. You shouldn’t open the bottled water until you need it.

      C. You’d better keep some hot water for 72 hours.

阅读短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写（T），不符合的写（F）。

The life we know will be different a hundred years from now. We won’t be here to see it, but we can imagine how it will be. Kids will go to schools on Mars. People will live and work on space stations too. We will get there by rocket. The food we will eat won’t look the same. And our clothes will be different. There will be no more supermarkets or shops. Robots will bring everything you want to your home and do everything for you.Will this be a good thing?

1.Life in the future will not be all that different.

2.There will be schools on Mars.

3.People will use cars to travel around space.

4.We will go shopping for food and clothes.

5.here will be robots to do the housework.

阅读下面5段语言材料，从A到F选项中，找出与它们相对应的标题。

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