6.　　　 She left me stood there without saying goodbye and went away.

5.　　　 A smelly gas came out from the cracks of the well.

4.　　　 I, who is your friend, will surely help you with your English.

3.　　　 I’m proud in being a Chinese.

2.　　　 He is such a good student that all his teachers think little of him.

1.　　　 Xiao Ming hasn’t come yet. What has happened of him?

D

Hints on Safety

Nearly everyone is attracted to water, whether it is in the sea, canals, rivers or the village pond. Beautiful as it is, water should be regarded with respect, as it can be dangerous. Around 300 children up to the age of ten die each year from drowning. It should be every parent’s duty to ensure that both he and the child can swim and that as the child gets older, he has some knowledge of life-saving and artificial respiration(人工呼吸).

The basic rules of water safety are:

·Don’t leave small children playing alone in water

·Never swim an hour before or an hour after a main meal

·If it’s a danger area, find out before you start swimming where the life-guard is or where a lifebelt is available(可提供的)

·As children get older, try to teach them to remain calm in an emergency(紧急情况)

·Look out for warning things to see whether you’re in a danger area(see under this)

·Be especially careful of inland stretches of water pools, reservoirs (水库) and dykes(沟) where there are often fewer people about than at the seaside.

You SHOULD KNOW

THE NATIONAL CODE FOR BATHERS--the code deals only with warnings that indicate (标志) “Unsafe to Bathe”.

1. Colour: red, UNSAFE TO BATHE--do not enter the water.

2. Colour: red board, white lettering, UNSAFE TO BATHE AT ALL TIMES.

　　　 Life-saving equipment is also painted red for easy identification(识别).

3. Colour: red and yellow. PATROLLED(巡逻) BATHING AREAS.

　　　 Bathing areas with life-saving facilities(设施) provided by patrols of lifeguards.

4. Colour: black and white check. SURFING (冲浪) AREA. Area set aside for surf board (冲浪板) riding.

5. Colour: white and blue. The divers’ flag means DIVERS DOWN.

　　　 Boat users keep well clear of this area.

15. What does the writer of this article feel about water?

　　 A. Everyone is attracted to the water in the village pond.

　　 B. It is attractive but dangerous.

　　 C. It is beautiful and respected by everybody.

　　 D. The sea, the canals, the rivers affect the weather.

　16. We can infer from the text that“Hints on Safety”used as the title means 　　　　　　.

　　 A. Useful advice　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Expert opinions

　　 C. Public comments　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Indirect suggestions

17. What does the writer say about the danger to children?

　　 A. Around 30 ten-year old die every year.

　　 B. Ten children each year die from drowning.

　　 C. There are about 300 children, aged ten or under, who are drowned every year.

　　 D. The 300 children who are drowned every year are usually more than ten years old.

18. What does the writer think that parents should make sure their children know?

　　 A. How to be able to save his or her own life.

　　 B. How to get older through knowledge of artificial respiration.

　　 C. How to swim and breathe under water.

　 　D. How to swim and how to save other people’s lives if they get into trouble in the water.

　 19. What does this sign “Colour: black and white check” mean?

　　 A. Do not use a surfboard here.

　　 B. Lifeguards patrol this area.

　　 C. This area is not for ordinary swimming.

　　 D. Unsafe to bathe at all times.

III．单句改错

C

The ground we walk on seems firm, but deep under the earth and under the sea the rocks change and move. In some parts of the world there are “fire mountains”, which we call volcanoes. From time to time they burst open and throw out fire and burning ash. These volcanoes are very dangerous.

Hong Kong does not have any volcanoes but there are many in Indonesia and Philippines. There is also a famous mountain near Tokyo, Japan, which is a volcano too. Its name is Mount Fuji. For much of the year, it is covered with snow.

One of the most famous volcanoes which erupted(喷发)in recent times was Krakatoa, on an island in Indonesia. The first explosions(爆发)took place on 20^th May, 1883, but the big eruption did not come until the 26^th and 27^th August of that year. The people on the island were used to the explosions by that time, and so they were completely unprepared for this terrible happening. Almost all the people on the island died and the explosion also made huge waves in the sea, which drowned(淹死)many people on the other island nearby. After the eruption was over, people saw that the whole northern part of the island had completely disappeared. Scientists say that 15 cubic(立方)kilometers of rocks and ash were thrown up in the explosion. The noise of the explosion was heard nearly 5,000 kilometers away in the middle of the Indian Ocean, and the city of Jakarta was completely dark for about two and a half hours.

1.　　　 There are many volcanoes _____.

A. everywhere in the world　　　　 B. under the earth and the sea

C. in Hong Kong　　　　　　　　 D. in Indonesia

2.　　　 Mount Fuji is famous just because ________.

A. it is covered with snow for much of the year　　 B. it is a volcano

C. it is near Tokyo　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. It is in Japan

3.　　　 The people near Krakatoa were unprepared when it had its biggest explosion because people there ____.

A.　　　 had never met any explosions of the volcano before

B.　　　 were used to the explosions of the volcanoes by that time

C.　　　 didn’t want to leave their island

D.　　 could do nothing but wait

4.　　　 People who lived 5,000 kilometers away from Krakatoa could _______.

A.　　　 see that 15 cubic kilometers of rocks and ash were thrown up

B.　　　 hear the noise of explosion

C.　　　 see the huge waves　　 D. see that Krakatoa was dark

B

Two Missing in Shanxi Rainstorm

XI’AN, July 15, 2004 (Xinhuanet) – Two people in Fufeng County of northwest China’s Shanxi Province are missing after a rainstorm from Wednesday night to Thursday morning, local authorities said.

The county’s anti-flood office is conducting a thorough investigation(调查) into the loss caused by the severe rainstorm. The details of the missing people are not available(可得到的).

Over 80 counties were hit by thundershower, with the southern and central areas of the province receiving heavy rain, according to provincial meteorological authorities(气象局).

In Fufeng County, the rainstorm caused a power black-out(停电). Su Lushi, an anti-flood official, said that electricity was not resumed by Thursday noon.

Rainfall reached 123 millimetres in the county town, causing the collapse(倒塌)of residential houses, advertisement boards and trees.

In the provincial capital Xi’an, which saw two hours of continuous thundershower(雷阵雨)Thursday morning. Some roads were flooded by one-metre-deep water.

6. When did the rain storm begin?

A. From Thursday morning.　　　 B. From Wednesday night.

C. From July 15.　　　　　　　　 D. From Thursday noon.

7. How many counties were hit by this thundershower?

　 A. 2.　　 B. Over 80.　　 C. 123.　　 D. 15.

8. How long did the thundershower last in Xi’an?

　 A. Two hours.　 B. Three hours.　　 C. Four hours.　　 D. Five hours.

9. Which of the following statements is true?

　 A. Fufeng County is the only one that was hit in this thundershower.

　 B. People in Fufeng County could watch TV on Thursday morning.

　 C. Rainfall reached 123 millimeters in the county town.

　 D. Two people were killed in the thundershower in Fufeng County.

A

Earthquakes are something that people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly(有规律地). Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.

The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.

Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 2,000 people died.

In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, the Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.

One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976. It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever recorded was also in China, in which 400,000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556.

Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People can not prepare for it.

1. Earthquakes happen _____.

　 A. in all the places in the world

　 B. only in the countries that have a lot of mountains

　 C. regularly in most places in the world

　 D. only in a few places along the mountains

2. How many people died in the earthquake which happened in Portugal in 1755? ______.

　 A. 500　　　 B. 140,000　　 C. 400,000　　 D. 2,000

3. When and where was the worst earthquake ever recorded?　 _____.

　 A. 1964; Alaska　 B. 1556; China　　 C. 1923; Japan　　 D. 1976; China

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

　 A. The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.

　 B. Earthquakes can cause fires.

　 C. People still don’t know how to tell when an earthquake will come.

　 D. Earthquakes often come unexpectedly(出乎意料地).

5. What may be talked about in the paragraph followed?

　 A. How do earthquakes worry people?

　 B. What will people do to prepare for earthquakes?

　 C. How can we save people when earthquakes happen?

　 D. How do earthquakes happen?