Sophia Wu, 25, is a young Chinese woman who does business with her family in Santiago, Chile (智利). On February 27, she experienced a night that she will never forget.
"I was asleep and was woken up by powerful shaking at around 3:30 in the morning. My whole room was moving and I couldn't stand still. I wanted to run downstairs and go outside, but suddenly the wall got broken and the lights in the room went out. The room became so shaky that I couldn't move at all."
That night an 8.8-magnitude (震级) earthquake hit Chile. Buildings and bridges fell down. Electricity (电) and water services shut down. The Chilean Red Cross reported that about 500,000 homes were destroyed and more than 800 people died.
The earthquake has been the fifth strongest since 1900. More than 90 aftershocks (余震) followed the earthquake. A tsunami (海啸) was set off in the Pacific Ocean by the earthquake.
Scientists say that there are about 500,000 earthquakes in the world each year. Of these, only 20% are felt, and 100 of them cause damage.
So far, scientists haven't found a way to predict earthquakes. But you can learn to protect yourself during an earthquake. The most important thing to remember is to drop, cover and hold on. So remember to drop to the floor, get under something for cover and hold onto something strong during the shaking.
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1. What happened to Sophia Wu on February 27?
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A.Her house was burned in a fire. |
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B.She dreamed a terrible dream. |
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C.Her family died in a terrible accident. |
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D.A serious earthquake hit the city she was in. |
2. Which is the correct order (顺序)?
a. Wu got up and found her whole room was moving.
b. Wu wanted to run downstairs and go out.
c. The wall got broken and the lights went out.
d. Wu was woken up by shaking.
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A.a-b-c-d |
B.d-a-b-c |
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C.d-b-a-c |
D.c-a-b-d |
3. Which is TRUE about the Chile Earthquake?
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A.It had no aftershocks. |
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B.It destroyed five million homes. |
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C.It caused a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean. |
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D.It has been the fourth strongest earthquake since 1900. |
4. From the passage, we know that about of the earthquakes cause damage every year.
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A.20% |
B.10% |
C.1% |
D.0.02% |
5. How should we protect ourselves during an earthquake?
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A.We should run outside as quickly as possible. |
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B.We should drop, cover and hold on. |
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C.We should shout loudly for help. |
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D.We should call 120 quickly. |
What would you do if a stranger gave you some medicine and he said it would keep you slim or help you do well in exams? Would you take it?
Many middle school students have learned to keep themselves safe by saying "no". 1.Drugs are dangerous to your health!
Because most of teens don't know much about drugs, they might want to try them. Liu, 16, was a good student before trying drugs. 2.. He decided to have a try. After taking drugs only once, he found it very hard to stop. Liu began to spend all his time and money on drugs. Soon, he stopped going to school and started stealing (偷). 3..
In China, taking drugs is becoming a big problem for teens. According to a survey, about one million people in China are using illegal drugs now, and about 74% of them are young people.
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Drugs are dangerous. Never try them, even if you're curious! It is the most important for you to keep safe and healthy.
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A.In the end, he was put in prison. |
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B.In fact, what those strangers want to give them are drugs (毒品). |
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C.What's worse, there are about 10,000 drug users under 16 now. |
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D.One day, some old friends told him it would be fun. |
5. According to a survey, about young people in China are using illegal drugs now.
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A.1,000,000 |
B.100,000 |
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C.10,000 |
D.740,000 |
There are a lot of trees ________the house.
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A.in front of |
B.in the front of |
C.at front of |
D.at the front of |
She said she was having a ________ party for Lily on Friday night.
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A.surprise |
B.surprised |
C.to surprise |
D.surprises |