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【题目】任务型阅读，根据短文内容完成表格所缺信息，每空一词。

Watch Out!

Most of us do not think that our homes are dangerous places, but they are!

Every year in Britain almost 4,000 people die in accidents in the home. Three million people go to hospital each year because of accidents in the home. Children under the age of five and older people are most likely to have an accident at home. Falls are the most common accidents, which can cause serious injury(伤害) for people of all ages, but many other accidents can also happen in your home.

Here are some tips for keeping your away from danger.

Avoid(避免) falls by making sure stairways are bright and tidy.

Don’t climb on chairs to change light bulbs. Use a ladder(梯子).

Make sure that you have smoke alarms(警报器) in your home and test them every month.

Make sure everyone in your family knows how to get out of the house when there is a fire.

Avoid burns and scalds(烫伤), especially to children, by making sure that they cannot reach hot pans.

Reduce(减少) falls by quickly cleaning up anything after people dropped them.

Keep all the medicine out of sight and out of the reach of children.

Stop children burning themselves in the bath. Always run cold water in first. Then let in hot water.

Don’t take electrical appliances(家用电器) into the bathroom. You could kill yourself.

Can you think of any other danger in your home?

Current(目前的) situation	It’s easier for children under the 【1】 of 5 and older people to have an accident at home.
【2】 of danger	Tips for keeping 【3】 at home
【4】	Make sure stairways are bright and tidy.
	Don’t climb on chairs; Use a ladder.
	【5】 up anything quickly after people dropped them.
Fires	Have a smoke alarm and 【6】 it every month.
	Know how to get out of the house when there is a fire.
Burns and scalds	Keep 【7】 away from the kitchen.
	Run cold water in 【8】 hot water when having a bath.
Be poisoned	Keep the medicine out of 【9】 and out of the reach of children.
Electrical shock	Don’t take electrical appliances into the 【10】.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 age

【2】 Kinds/Types

【3】 safe

【4】 Falls

【5】 Clean

【6】 test

【7】 children

【8】 before

【9】 sight

【10】 bathroom

【解析】

短文大意：家中是事故频发的地方。五岁以下的儿童和年龄较大的人最有可能在家里发生事故。作者给我们提出了在家中避免伤害的一些建议和措施：如何防止坠落；确保家里有烟雾报警器；避免烧伤和烫伤；把所有的药放在儿童看不见和够不到的地方等等。

【1】句意：对于5岁以下的儿童和年龄较大的人来说，在家里更容易发生事故。根据文中句子Children under the age of five and older people are most likely to have an accident at home.可知，五岁以下的儿童和年龄较大的人最有可能在家里发生事故。故答案为age。

【2】句意：危险的类型。根据表格下面的介绍Fires，Burns and scalds，Be poisoned，Electrical shock（火灾，烧伤和烫伤，中毒）可知，此处是介绍危险的类型，答案为Kinds/Types。

【3】句意：在家里保持安全的窍门。根据文中句子Here are some tips for keeping your away from danger. 以下是一些避免危险的小窍门。keep safe保持安全，故答案为safe。

【4】句意：跌倒。根据文中句子Avoid(避免) falls by making sure stairways are bright and tidy.Don’t climb on chairs to change light bulbs. Use a ladder(梯子). 确保楼梯明亮整洁，以避免坠落。不要爬到椅子上换灯泡。要使用梯子。这些都是预防跌倒的有效措施，故答案为Falls。

【5】句意：在人们把东西扔下后，要迅速清理干净。根据文中句子Reduce(减少) falls by quickly cleaning up anything after people dropped them.可知，在东西掉落后要迅速清理干净。此句是祈使句，以动词原形开头，故答案为Clean。

【6】句意：每月安装一个烟雾报警器并进行测试。根据文中句子Make sure that you have smoke alarms(警报器) in your home and test them every month. 确保你家里有烟雾报警器（报警器），并每月测试一次。故答案为test。

【7】句意：让孩子们远离厨房。根据文中句子Avoid burns and scalds(烫伤), especially to children, by making sure that they cannot reach hot pans. 避免烧伤和烫伤，尤其是儿童，确保他们不能接触到热锅。也就是让孩子们远离厨房。故答案为children。

【8】句意：洗澡时，放热水前先放冷水。根据文中句子Stop children burning themselves in the bath. Always run cold water in first. Then let in hot water别让孩子们在浴缸里烫着自己。一定要先用冷水。然后放入热水。故答案为before。

【9】句意：把药放在儿童看不见和够不到的地方。根据文中句子Keep all the medicine out of sight and out of the reach of children. 把所有的药放在儿童看不见和够不到的地方。故答案为sight。

【10】句意：不要把电器带进浴室。根据文中句子Don’t take electrical appliances(家用电器) into the bathroom. 不要把家用电器带进浴室。故答案为bathroom。