You can’t hide a natural disaster from children, so how do we prepare them for it? First of all, you should explain to them that acts of nature aren’t necessarily disasters but can become one. These may include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, wild fires, and earthquakes. The way to prepare children for these disasters is to educate them about what each type is and then make it fun by making them “Disaster Masters” or whatever title you can think of.

Making them a Disaster Master won’t be easy. They must know what’s in a disaster emergency kit(工具箱) and why it’s included. You can get your friends involved, too. If your friends have children, they may want to be involved in your emergency preparations. Make it a group project. This is the opportunity for everyone to become familiar with the equipment.

We have to be aware of our conduct and the way we react to stress. The children will be easily influenced by your attitude and demeanor. The calmness, steady manner, and good humor of your spouse (配偶) and you will go a long way toward the easing or the reduction of stress.

Explain to them what they’re likely to encounter or see and describe how people may react. Disasters can come and go very quickly and generally don’t last long. If you must stay away from home, try to get into a routine quickly and encourage them to make new friends. Let them know they can look to their parents and other adults if they become scared or confused. And it’s important to let them know it’s OK to cry during a disaster.

It’s sometimes helpful to let the children draw pictures of what they’ve experienced. Encourage them to write what they learned and what could have been done better. Save the story. Make it part of a documented family history!

1.This passage was written mainly to tell us about ______.

A. the importance of mutual help in disaster preparation

B. tips for preparing children for a natural disaster

C. the importance of educating children about natural disasters

D. ways to raise children’s courage in natural disasters

2.It is a must that a Disaster Master knows ______.

A. when a natural disaster will come

B. why there are natural disasters

C. how to use a disaster emergency kit

D. how to teach others about emergency preparations

3.The underlined word “demeanor” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “______”.

A. personalityB. lifestyle

C. emotionD. behavior

4.When they meet with a natural disaster, children ______.

A. must write down what they see and how they feel

B. should believe that the disaster will never last long

C. can cry if they are frightened

D. should help other children despite the danger

5.The author wrote the passage mainly for ______.

A. parents B. young children

C. teachers D. college students

“Here is the Eight O’ Clock News.”

“Chinese people spent about 120 billion yuan during the first three days of the May Golden Week last year. This year it has increased to 140 billion yuan.”

“The children of Beijing No.2 Middle School sang with students from Toronto in Canada to celebrate the 20th anniversary. They had been sister schools since 1986. They spent about two weeks together in Beijing. They visited the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. They took a lot of photos in Beihai Park.”

“Have you ever got tired of heavy shopping bags? A new shopping assistant robot which was invented by Japanese company could be the answer. The helpful robot can follow you around and carry several bags. The robot was tested at a shopping center in February 2006. ”

“About 500 people from different countries were in the 2006 “Rock Paper Scissors(剪刀)” World Match in Canada. This event was founded in 1842. It is said playing this game is fun, and also a good way to solve problems among people.”

“And now it’s time for Morning Music.”

1.The students from Canada and Beijing No. 2 Middle School didn’t ________.

A. take photos B. visit places of interest

C. sing songs D. have a football match

2. This year during the first three days of the May Golden Week, it cost Chinese people ___________ yuan more than that of last year.

A. 260,000,000,000 B. 120,000,000,000

C. 140,000,000,000D. 20,000,000,000

3.Which of the following is not talked about in the news?

A. The robot can help with shopping bags.

B. A Japanese company invented the robot.

C. The robot was tested at a shopping centre.

D. There are such robots in people’s homes now.

4.The underlined word “anniversary” means .

A. birthdayB. yearly return of the date of an event

C. universityD. the new beginning of something important

5. Which of the following is a game?

A. Rock Paper ScissorsB. May Golden Week

C. Shopping assistant robotD. A visit to the school

1.It is my b_________ that the harder we work, the better our life will be.

2.___________ (好奇心) drove the little boy to push the door open slowly.

3.You can’t leave the school without our teacher’s p___________.

4.The shopkeeper knows Alex well. He is a regular c_________ here.

5.Brian has a____________ to me for losing my CD, and now we are friends again.

6.It is o_______ that he has been waiting here for a long time.

7.Foods provided for the old should be easy to _______ (消化).

8.After he did some _________ (研究) in the library, he found out the truth.

9.What a pity that a boy of 5 _________ (溺死) in the well yesterday.

10.Don’t look down upon him. Anyone has his own s_________.

题目：Things Making Life Happy

要点：1. 不同人有不同的幸福观；

2. 我认为身体健康是幸福；

3. 但是，只有身体健康是不够的。

注意：1. 分三段书写；2，词数：100~120。

Things Making Life Happ

We have every reason to believe that __________ 2016 Olympic Games will be __________ success.

A. /; a B. the; / C. the; a D. a; a

You __________ to leave until you __________ your work.

A. won’t be allowed; have finished B. won’t allow; finish

C. won’t be allowed; will finish D. won’t allow; will finish

You needn’t write on __________ line. You can write on __________ line.

A. every; every B. every; every other

C. every other; each other D. every; each other

--- Hi, Torry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?

--- Sorry, __________.

A. It’s repaired B. It has been repaired

C. It’s being repaired D. It had been repaired

The scientist, __________ my father works, is about 50.

A. on whom B. to which C. with which D. with whom

I __________ laughter at the sight of the funny actor.

A. burst out B. burst into C. broken into D. began with