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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?

A.Her house was burned in a fire.

B.She dreamed a terrible dream.

C.Her family died in a terrible accident.

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.

A.a-b-c-d

B.d-a-b-c

C.d-b-a-c

D.c-a-b-d

3. Which is TRUE about the Chile Earthquake?

A.It had no aftershocks.

B.It destroyed five million homes.

C.It caused a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean.

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.

A.20%

B.10%

C.1%

D.0.02%

5. How should we protect ourselves during an earthquake?

A.We should run outside as quickly as possible.

B.We should drop, cover and hold on.

C.We should shout loudly for help.

D.We should call 120 quickly.

 

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  Do you play a musical instrument? If so, you may be getting smarter.A recent study shows that taking music lessons can raise a person’s IQ.

  Scientists studied 132 children in Canadian schools.At the beginning of the school year, these children took an IQ test.Then they were divided into four groups.One group took singing lessons.Another group took weekly piano lessons.The third group took classes in drams(戏剧).And the last group did no special activities at all.

  At the end of the school year, the 132 children took an IQ test again.In all four groups, the average score went up.However, the piano players’IQs went up 7.0 points on average.The average increase for the other three groups was only 4.3 points.

  The researchers say that the difference is small and it may not result in better grades for the piano players.However, they still consider the results important.Learning an instrument helps kids becomes better at concentrating and at memorizing things.Therefore, the researchers say, it may be good for brain development in young people.

  If you have a chance to learn to play a musical instrument, never miss it.Remember it can make you smarter.

(1)

Which of the following is NOT true of the study?

[  ]

A.

It was done in Canada.

B.

It was done by some musicians.

C.

It included four groups of children.

D.

It took one school year to complete.

(2)

Which of the following is true?

[  ]

A.

Average IQ scores increased in all the groups.

B.

Only the piano players’ IQs increased.

C.

The average increase for all four groups was 4.3 points.

D.

Most of the children’s IQs did not go up.

(3)

The underlined word “they” in the passage refers to ________.

[  ]

A.

better grades

B.

piano players

C.

researchers

D.

instruments

(4)

What’s the main idea of the passage?

[  ]

A.

It’s good for us to listen to music.

B.

Everyone should learn to play the piano.

C.

Take an IQ test before you learn instruments.

D.

Learning instruments may make kids smarter.

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