摘要:8.Do you remember the building flew a red flag all the year round?

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  It was Satuday.As always, it was the one, for “Six days, shall you labar and all your work”was taken senously back then, Outside, Father and Mr.Patnce ncxt door were bxsy conny tcood lnside the wiel users Mother ane Mrs.Patrick were enpted in seeng cleaning

  Somehow the boy s had shipped away to the back lot with their kites.Now, evet at the reis of having Brother caught to beat carpets.they had sent him to the kitchen tox exsre xding, sccmed there was no limt to the heights to which kites would fly today

  My mothe looked at the sitting room, its furndign disordered for a tborough sweeting.Again she cast a look toward the window “Come on, girls! Let's take sing to the beer and theem a tutue”

  On the way we met Mrs.Patrick, Ianghing guiltily as if she wrig doing woeig wrong

  The never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our frsh string into the boys' kites up higher and higher, We could hardly distingwish the orang-coloced sports of the kites Now and then we slowly pullked one kite back, watching it dancing upo and down in the wind and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending yt up again

  Even out fathers dropped their tools and joined us.Out mothers look their turn, laughing like schoolgirls Ithink we were all beside ourselves Parents forgx their daty and their dignity; children for everyday fights and little jealousies."Perhaps it's like this in the some of heafer,"I thought confusedly.

  It we growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the housew.Isuppose we had some chean and orderly enough.The strange thing was, we didn't mention that ady afterward Ifelt a little embarrasse.Surely none of the of the others had been as exceted as I Ikxked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep “the things that cannot be and yet they are”

  The years went on, then one day Iwas hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old, sisrently cried her desire to go park, see duck

  “I can't go!”I said.”“I have this angt and when I'm through I'll be too rired to walk that far

  My mother, who was visiting us, go up from the peas she was shelling It's a wllderful day, she offered, really warm, yet there's a fine breeu.Do you remimber that day we flew kites?

  I stoppoed in my dash between store and sink.The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memorese Come on, I told my little girl You're right, it's too good d day to miss.

  Another decade passed, We were in the aftennath(余波)of a great war, All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisone war, He has ked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent, What was he thinking of-what dark and horrible things?

  "Sany!"A smile shpped out frow his jips."Do you remem-no, of course you wouldn't make the impression on you as it did on me.”

  I hardly dared speak,”Remrmber what?

  “I used to think of that day a lot in POW camo(战俘营),when things weren's too good, DO you remember the we flew the kites?

(1)

mrs.patnck was laughing gultily because she thought ________

[  ]

A.

she was too old to fly kites

B.

her husband would make fun of her

C.

she shoule have been doing her how

D.

supposed to the don't game

(2)

by “we were all beside ourselves writer means that they all ________

[  ]

A.

felt confused

B.

went wild with joy

C.

looked on

D.

forfot their fights

(3)

what did the think atfer the kite flying?

[  ]

A.

boys must hace had nore fun than the firls

B.

shoule have finished their work before playing

C.

her parents should spend more time with them

D.

all the others must have forgotten that day

(4)

why did the writer finally agree to jtake her little girl for an outing?

[  ]

A.

she suddenluy renmenbered ther duty as mother

B.

she was reminded of the day thety felw kits

C.

she ha dfinished her

D.

she thought it was a

(5)

the youngest patrick boy iss mentioned to show that ________

[  ]

A.

the write was not alone in treasuring her fond menories h

B.

his expenience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life

C.

childhood friend\ship means so much to the writer

D.

people like him really changed a lot after the war

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The Haitian tsunami gave scientists a chance to find out how well vital and potentially life-saving warning systems were working.

       Noaa’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory has developed a warning system that picks up signals of tsunamis directly from the sea-floor.

       It is called Dart-the Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis. If seismometers(地震仪) detect an earthquake, the Dart buoys(浮标) will determine what is happening to sea levels, and whether a big wave might be on the way. This information is then sent via satellite to a central location which can organize an alarm. Within 50 minutes of the Haiti earthquake, this system was able to issue an alarm to other countries in the Caribbean to say that a small tsunami had been caused to start, and that was unlikely to affect them.

       Dr Bernard said, “The first 30 minutes following the earthquake, we have to rely on education.” The critical aspects of this are: do you feel the earthquake; do you see the ocean draw down; and do you hear that loud roar? If so, you should run for higher ground.

      

 “But after the first few minutes, it’s crucial that we have the technology—the measurements to avoid unnecessary evacuation(疏散撤离)and tell people when it is safe to return.” Right now, there are 50 of these Dart buoys all over the globe—four of which are in the Caribbean.

Dr Bernard says that, with 75 to 100 buoys worldwide, this system could provide global tsunami warnings within one hour.

 “That’s for everywhere we know that tsunamis have happened. If we wanted to go to half an hour detection, we could probably double or multiply by four times that number,” he said.

       “In some countries, including Haiti, there may not be enough resources to support a specific tsunami warning centre for something that happens so infrequently.”

       He said that this system was relatively inexpensive to fix and operate.

       “To get it down to an hour for everywhere affected would cost $50m initial investment and then 10% of that to maintain it,” he said.

       “That’s not a terribly expensive system considering the potential savings of lives.”

In which section would you probably read the passage in a newspaper?

A. Education and Society                   

B. Culture and Leisure

C. Science and Technology          

D. Health and Medicine

How many buoys would at least be needed for global tsunami warnings within half an hour?

A. 150                 

B. 100                  

C. 75                   

D. 50

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

       A. The system can warn people of the coming of tsunami directly after the earthquake.

       B. We can’t escape the danger of tsunami within 30 minutes following the earthquake.

       C. Each country can easily afford a tsunami warning centre though it seldom happens.

       D. It’s worthwhile to spend money on the warning system for possible savings of lives.

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. Tsunami Assessment               

B. Earthquake detecting

C. Disaster Warning System        

D. Life Saving System

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