A serious earthquake can be a terrible experience,and it is easy to forget safety measures(措施) in disorder(混乱). Fortunately,most earthquake safety measures are common sense,but if you forget everything else,remember the following instructions:drop,cover,and hold on.Also,most of earthquake deaths happen after the earthquake,so remember that the danger does not end when the shaking does!

If you stay indoors during an earthquake,move away from unsupported areas and windows.Try to get under a doorway or another area of the building which is held up by strong beams(梁).Stay under a table or desk only if it is very strong.Do not rush to lifts,because it is far safer to stay where you are.Cover your head with your arms around it and curl (蜷缩) into a ball,and wait for the shaking to stop.

If you stay outdoors during an earthquake,move to an area which is as open as possible.Don’t move to buildings,electric poles and other objects which may fall during an earthquake and injure you.Protect your head and stay low to the ground till the shaking ends and it is safe to move.

After an earthquake,many buildings are less strong,although they appear safe.If you stay indoors,move people from the building quickly and help disabled or injured people.Once outdoors,move well away from the building so that if it falls down,you will not be injured.Wait till public safety officials announce that it is safe to stay indoors.

By planning ahead and keeping calm during an earthquake,you can greatly increase your chances of survival(生存) without injury.

1.The underlined word “Fortunately” in the first paragraph means

A.especially B.gradually C.luckily D.finally

2.We can learn from the passage that earthquake safety measures

A.are planned for children

B.help us to keep safe

C.are not necessary

D.are not easy to understand

3.According to the passage,it isn’t a good choice during an earthquake.

A.to take a lift

B.to stay under a strong table

C.to get under a doorway

D.to cover the head with arms around it

4.If you stay outdoors during an earthquake,you can do all the following except

A.trying to protect your head

B.moving to an open place

C.moving away from buildings

D.taking the disabled people into the room

5.The purpose of the passage is mainly to tell us how to

A.stay away from an earthquake

B.predict an earthquake

C.control an earthquake

D.keep safe during and after an earthquake.

When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?

In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.

Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.

Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”

People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck.

1.Which thing is mentioned in the oldest good luck tradition?

A. A falling leaf

B. A rabbit’s foot

C. A shooting star

D. A cheerful wish from friends

2.According to Paragraph 3, we know that ______.

A. people can see a shooting star on a rainy night.

B. shooting stars can often be seen

C. people believe that it’s unlucky to see a shooting star.

D. your wish may come true if you see a shooting star.

3.British people try to catch 12 falling leaves because ______.

A. the leaves fall in autumn.

B. there are so many leaves to catch.

C. they want to have a whole year of good luck.

D. the leaves can bring them a lucky month.

4.In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “them” refers to(指)______.

A. leaves B. people C. trees D. years

5.The passage is mainly about ______.

A. how to wish upon a star

B. things that bring good luck

C. British people love leaves

D. which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest

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