A 7-magnitude(震级)earthquake hit Ya'an,Sichuan at 8:02 on April 20, 2013, and it killed at least 196 people and injured more than 11,000.

Together with other students, Yang Xuelan ran out to the playground. She was safe. But all her textbooks and exercise books were buried(埋)in the teaching building.

What can we do when an earthquake happens? In fact, there's little we can do to stop natural disasters (自然灾害) such as earthquakes happening. But, some methods can reduce the harm they cause.

◆ Drop down onto your hands and knees. This way can protect you from falling.

◆ Cover your head under a strong table or desk. You can also stay along a wall,and cover your head with your arms and hands.

◆ Hold on to(守住,抓牢) your shelter(遮蔽物) until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the shaking continues.

Schools can normally take the earthquake drills(演练) to help student stay alive.

1.How many people lost their lives in the earthquake in Ya'an?

A. At least 196. B. More than 11,000.

C. Less than 196. D. About 11,196.

2.When the earthquake happened in Ya'an, Yang Xuelan was .

A. at home B. at school

C. on her way to school D. playing on the playground

3.What does the underlined word "reduce" mean in Chinese?

A. 提高 B. 阻止 C. 增加 D. 减少

4.According to the writer, we can to reduce the harm natural disasters cause.

A. do nothing B. stay at home

C. take some methods D. run out of the house

5.Which of the following can help you stay alive in an earthquake?

A. Dropping down onto your hands and knees.

B. Covering your head under a strong table or desk.

C. Holding on to your shelter until the shaking stops.

D. A, B and C.

A science fiction flying car looks like a normal car, but it is an aircraft that anybody can fly directly from any place to another without using roads or runways. Science fiction writers have written about flying cars for a long time. But now flying cars will soon fly out of the world of science fiction into our real world. And the dream of the science fiction writers will soon come true.

The first-known sky car is the FSC-1. The FSC-1 looks like an expensive sports car. You can drive the FSC-1 on the road like a normal car. If you touch a button, its wings and propeller(螺旋桨)fold out and then it can take off, fly and land as an airplane. The owners of the FSC-1 can choose if they want to drive or fly.

Another flying car or sky car is the Moller Skycar M400. Although you can't drive it on the roads, it is s mall and easy to fly and can take off and land like a helicopter(直升飞机). Urban Aeronautics' X-Hawk is another type of sky car. It is expected to be available for about $3 million.

Just like any new technology, flying cars have taken a long time to be developed. But some experts think the technology is far from what people imagine when they are sitting in traffic. It still needs to be improved.

1. kinds of flying cars are mentioned in the passage.

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

2.The writer thinks that flying cars will be no longer a dream because .

A. science fiction writers' ideas are stupid B. they are too expensive to make

C. they will soon be available D. they are only in science fiction

3.Some experts think the technology of flying cars is .

A. normal B. traditional C. not good enough D. strange

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