A 7-magnitude（震级）earthquake hit Ya"an,Sichuan at 8:02 on April 20, 2013, and it

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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.
小题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.

小题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

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

A．提高

B．阻止

C．增加

D．减少

小题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

小题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.

答案

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:D

解析

本文主要介绍了雅安大地震引起的灾难，并就如何在地震降低伤害，保护自己提出了几点建议。
小题1:根据第一段and it killed at least 196 people 描述，可知选A。
小题2:根据第二段Together with other students, Yang Xuelan ran out to the playground. 描述，可知她在学校内，故选B。
小题3:联系上下文可知此处指的是，但是，一些办法可以降低他们造成的伤害。故选D。
小题4:根据But, some methods can reduce the harm they cause. 及下文描述，可知作者认为我们能采取一些方法来降低灾难引起的伤害。故选C。
小题5:根据短文最后提出的三点建议，可知选项ABC都能有助于我们在地震中求生，故选D。

举一反三

Gao Wenqi, 49, owner of a restaurant in Xi"an, Shanxi, started to offer a new service on April 13, 2013: suspended meals (待用快餐). Now many restaurants in China, such as in Henan,Chongqing and Yunnan, have joined the program.
You can pay 10 yuan for a meal, which should be sold at 16, and leave it at the restaurant. Then other people in need, such as the disabled（残疾人）， the poor elderly or homeless children,can have it without paying.
This idea comes from the cafes (咖啡馆) in Naples, Italy. It"s a tradition that someone there pays in advance for an extra (额外的) cup or two. Then another coffee-drinker can take them for free.
“The program is meaningful. It offers help with dignity（尊严），” said Gao to Xinhua. However, people are worried that someone who is able to pay would also ask for the suspended meals, so there should be rules for this program.
小题1:According to the passage, this program may possibly take place .

A．in a restaurant

B．at a bus station

C．in a school

D．on a train

小题2:The suspended meals are offered to .

A．students

B．workers

C．people in need

D．the rich

小题3:The underlined phrase “in advance” in the third paragraph means “_ _” in Chinese.

A．滞后

B．预先

C．优先

D．胜过

小题4:It"s said that the idea of “suspended meals” comes from .

A．Italy

B．the U.S.

C．Canada

D．China

小题5:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Someone who is unable to pay can ask for the suspended meals.

B．The program is meaningful and it offers help with dignity.

C．Gao Wenqi"s restaurant joined the program on April 13， 2013.

D．All customers must pay an extra meal at the restaurant.

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FUN TIME
Are you tired of the puzzles you usually do? Sudoku is a new choice. Sudoku consists of the Japanese characters Su (meaning “number”) and Doku (meaning “single”), but it was not invented in Japan. It was created by Howard Garnes in 1979. The puzzle was first introduced into Japan by Nikoli Puzzle Company in 1984. In 1986, Kaji Maki, the president of Nikoli made the rules strict and clear. Soon in the same year Sudoku became popular in Japan. In November 2004, The Times, a British newspaper, first printed it in the newspaper. It became an international hit in 2005. Now Sudoku becomes very popular all over the world.
The rule of the puzzle is to fill in the grids (格子) so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9. Here is a Sudoku. Please relax and enjoy. It’s fun!

9	2	4	7	6	3	1	5	8
5	3	6	8	9	1	4	2	7
X	7	8	2	5	4	9	6	3
7	1	9	3	4	2	5	8	6
4	8	3	6	1	5	2	7	9
2	6	5	9	8	7	3	4	1
3	9	7	4	2	Y	6	1	Z
6	5	2	1	7	9	8	3	4
8	4	1	5	3	6	7	9	2

根据以上杂志专栏内容，回答下列问题。
小题1:Who created Sudoku?

A．Howard Garnes.

B．Sudoku.

C．Kaji Maki.

D．Nikoli.

小题2:Which is true about Kaji Maki according to the reading material?

A．He was the boss of Nissan Company.

B．He helped to make Sudoku popular in Japan.

C．He was the president of The Times.

D．He is an American.

小题3:Which is NOT true about Sudoku?

A．Sudoku wasn’t invented in Japan.

B．It was The Times that first printed Sudoku in the newspaper.

C．Each grid has more than one number.

D．It became popular around the world in 2005.

小题4:In the puzzle above, what should “X” be?

A．5.

B．4.

C．3.

D．1.

小题5:What should “Z” be in the puzzle?

A．8.

B．5.

C．2.

D．4.

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In England, some food companies across the whole country have been told to carry out urgent (紧急的) tests on all beef products. Do you know why? That’s because some food companies used horsemeat to make beef products.
There are some examples about the horsemeat matter. In January, 2013, in a number of UK supermarkets, frozen hamburgers were found to have traces of horsemeat in them. Some frozen beef products made by food company FINDUS were found to contain horsemeat. All of the beef products made by this company have been removed from sale.
The government said that there’s nothing to suggest any health risk from the products. Food minister David Heath said people should not throw away frozen meat products and carry on eating meat. The government will tell people not to eat meat if the meat is not safe.
Food safety has been an important matter all over the world. More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure the safety of food.
根据以上新闻内容，回答下列问题。
小题1:In England, some food companies have been told to ________urgently.

A．stop making beef products	B．test all their beef products
C．test all their products	D．remove all their products from sale

小题2:What else did some food companies use to make beef products in England according to the passage?

A．Horsemeat.

B．Beef.

C．Fish.

D．Chicken.

小题3:What does “traces” mean in the second paragraph?

A．描绘

B．追踪

C．痕迹

D．探索

小题4:What should people do with meat products according to David Heath’s suggestions?

A．Send them back to the food companies

B．Throw them away.

C．Never eat them

D．Go on eating them.

小题5:More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure _______________.

A．horsemeat out of products	B．the food safety
C．the test food	D．the food sale

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Three boys, Tom, Sam and Jim bought seventeen apples. Tom wanted the half (一半). Sam wanted one-third (三分之一)，and Jim wanted one-ninth (九分之一)• But they didn’t know how to do.
Just at that time,a little boy came with an apple in his hand. The boy said to them, “Don’t worry. Let me help you” Then he put his apple into their apples, and made the number of the apples eighteen. Then he gave Tom nine apples, he gave Sam six apples,and he gave Jim two apples. He gave away seventeen apples and took his apple back.
The three boys were very happy. And they said: “How clever the boy is!”
根据短文内容，选择正确的选项。
小题1:There were___apples when the three boys divided(分配）them.

A．fifteen

B．sixteen

C．seventeen

D．eighteen

小题2:What was the three boys" problem?

A．They couldn’t eat the apples.	B．They couldn’t go home.
C．They couldn’t divide the apples.	D．They wanted to borrow some apples,

小题3:What did the little boy do to help them?

A． He put his apple into theirs when he divided the apples.

B． He kept an apple to divide the apples.

C． He got one apple from another man.

D． He ate an apple before he divided them.

小题4:Which one is right?

A． The three boys asked the little boy to divide their apples.

B． The little boy told them how to divide their apples.

C． The little boy wanted to help them.

D． The little boy wanted to take away their apples.

小题5:The underlined sentence “How clever the boy is!” means in Chinese.

A．这个男孩是多么地感激啊！	B．他怎么样才能聪明啊！
C．这是一个什么样的男孩啊！	D．多么聪明的男孩啊！

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The Chinese New Year is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It usually comes in January or February. It takes about 15 days to prepare for it.
On the eve of the festival, people close the shops and stay at home. They all get together for a big dinner. They stay up late and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.
In the morning, people dress in their best clothes, and usually the old stay at home, the young go out to pay a New Year Call(拜年). It is an important time for the young. The young people bow(鞠躬）to the old people. The Chinese call this “Ke Tou”. This means “touching the ground with the forehead(额头)”. Then the young people give their best wishes to the old people. The old people give children gifts or lucky money.
They are very polite(礼貌）and do not use bad words on the Spring Festival Day. It，s the most important day of the year.
小题1:‘The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “ ” .

A．Mid-autumn Festival	B．the Spring Festival
C．Christmas Day	D．the Dragon Boat Festival

小题2:It takes about to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

A．a few days

B．twelve days

C．half a month

D．three weeks

小题3:On the eve of lunar New Year, Chinese people stay up late and eat dumplings because

A．they’re hungry	B．they want to get good luck
C．they like Chinese food very much	D．they want to read books

小题4:From this passage we can know that give children gifts or lucky money.

A．the teachers

B．their friends

C．the old people

D．their brothers

小题5:On the Spring Festival Day, what do people usually say to each other when they meet?

A．How are you?	B．Merry Christmas.
C．Good morning.	D．Happy the Spring Festival.

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5	3	6	8	9	1	4	2	7
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