An earthquake can often cause damage. And although not all earthquakes are severe(严重), they
help people to be aware of the proper way to prepare for such an event. Your level of preparation can
directly affect your chance of survival.
If you are outdoors, find an open area free of trees and tall buildings. If you are driving when an
earthquake hits, slow down and stop in a clear place and stay in your car. Do not park near buildings
or under bridges.
If you are indoors, you must protect yourself from falling objects by finding a safe place in your
home and protecting your body as much as possible. If you are in bed when the shaking starts, cover
your head with a pillow. Also, you should fasten all possible objects to a wall, paying special attention
to tall furniture. This will reduce the chance of the objects falling on top of someone and causing injury.
A good way to protect yourself from possible falling debris(碎片)during an earthquake is to hide under
something. This most often means a heavy table or desk which is large enough. It is important for you
to know these areas before an earthquake. Make sure that all the family members know the best place
to hide themselves in each area of the house.
If you live in the place where earthquakes are possible, make sure you have ways to tell your family
members your condition. All family members and friends should know how to get in touch with you after
an earthquake. This will stop many people worrying about you and trying to get through to you after such
a disaster. It is especially important for families with young children to practice what to do in an earthquake. Make sure your family has a plan of action, and decide a meeting place to go to after the earthquake.
In an earthquake which causes great damage, it is important to have items on hand, water, food, medicine, a flashlight and so on. It is also wise to be prepared by taking a first-aid class to learn something useful
for a possible disaster. |
| Title: Preparations For An (1)_________ | | Theme | Whether you can (2)____________or not directly depends on whether you prepare well or not for an earthquake. | | When you stay (3)___________ | ● Find an area without trees and buildings.
● Make your car slow down and park it in a (4)____________
place. | | When you are indoors | ● Cover your head with a pillow if you are in bed.
● Fix all possible objects to a wall, especially tall furniture.
●(5)____________ under something to avoid being hurt by falling
things.
● Make sure that your family members are (6)____________
with the arrangement of the house. | | If you live in a place with a high (7)___________ of earthquake | ● Ensure that your family members know your (8)____________.
● Your friends and family members should know how to contact
you.
● Family should (9)____________what to do in an earthquake.
● Prepare something of (10)____________and use just in case
of possible disasters. | 任务型阅读。
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。 | Welcome to Ontario Parks, a new body set up to manage Ontario"s most treasured special places,
the parks in our area.
We are entering a very exciting year for Ontario Parks. Last season we asked some 15,000 visitors
in 45 parks how we could improve our programs and services. We also looked at the thousands of
comment cards we received. As a result, we"ve added new comfort stations, increased the number of
campsites, and made other facility improvements. In addition, we"ll be providing more programs in
education. This year, for example, more than 40 parks will offer special day and evening activities to
excite your curiosity about nature and history.
Through the Internet, you"ll be happy to know that you can now explore all 270 parks on line. Let your
family plan your park vacation, study a map of canoe routes, listen to the call of a loon(候鸟) or find
up-to-date information about programs, services and facilities.
So come and discover what Ontario Parks has to offer. Our parks are places to go with families and
friends, for relaxation and fun, or simply to get away from it all. They are places where we can enrich
our souls and "recharge our internal(内部的)batteries". They provide chances to explore nature, see
wildlife, swim, canoe, camp, hike, picnic, ride a bike. You"ll enjoy some of the best outdoor experiences
available anywhere in the world.
We urge you to come out and have an Ontario Parks experience! | Ontario Parks
| Purpose | To manage Ontario"s parks | Ways to get advice
for improvements | ● Asked some 15,000 visitors in 45 parks
● Looked at thousands of comment cards | | Improvements already made | ● New comfort stations 1
● The number of campsites increased
● Other facilities improved | | Future improvements | More 2 programs to be provided | | Website information | ● 270 parks for exploration
● 3 information about programs, services and facilities | 4 for an Ontario Parks experience
| ● 5 and enjoy yourself when going with families and friends
● Enrich your soul
● Explore nature, see wildlife and enjoy some of the best out experience | Situated in the southeast part of California, Death Valley covers an area of more than 3.3 million
acres, even larger than the famous Yellowstone National Park.
Death Valley is a land of extremes. It is one of the hottest places on the surface of the earth. The
highest ground temperature ever recorded was 93. 90℃ on July 15, 1972. It is the driest place in North
America with an average rainfall of only l.96 inches a year. Death Valley also boasts the lowest point in
the western hemisphere-Bad-water, at 85. 95 meters below sea level.
Death Valley got its name in 1849, when a group of emigrants were looking for a shortcut to the gold
field of California. They were given bad advice and went into the valley. Some of them were killed by the
bad weather and harsh road. When the rest finally walked out, they gavethe area its name by saying to it "Good-bye, Death Valley".
As the name might suggest, there is very little apparent vegetation within Death Valley. First impressions, however, can be deceiving. Death Valley includes more than 1000 species ofplants that have adapted
to the harsh conditions.
Death Valley is also a land of beauties. Sunrise and sunset are two of the most spectacular attractions. Depending on different angles, they show many of the area"s different moods.For the best viewing, plan to be there approximately one hour before sunset or before sunrise.
Death Valley National Park is open all year round. In spite of the climate, hiking is one of the most
popular activities in Death Valley. The surrounding mountains produce spectacular wildflower displays
along with snow-covered peaks, breathtaking sand dunes, abandoned mines and industrial structures. | | 1. All the following statements are the most special natures of Death Valley except_________. | A. it has the largest number of desert plants
B. it has the hottest ground in the world
C. it is the driest place in North America
D. it is the lowest in the western hemisphere | | 2. From the passage we can know that the name Death Valley comes from the fact that_________. | A. no one can escape from its bad weather
B. it"s too hot for any plants to grow there
C. some persons died from its terrible climate at
D. it is so dry that no living things can exist | | 3. Though Death Valley has horrible living conditions, the author thinks highly of __________. | A. its snow-covered peaks
B．its special climate
C．its wild life
D. the view of sunrise and sunset | | 4. The purpose of this passage probably is_________. | A. telling us the danger of Death Valley
B. giving us a general introduction of Death Valley
C. encouraging us to pay a visit to Death Valley
D. describing the beauty of Death Valley | 阅读表达
阅读下面的短文，根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求) | An American friend of mine who was high up in a big corporation had worked out a way of handling
a flood of e-mails before most of us had even heard of the concept. If any information he was sent was
vital enough, his lack of response would ensure the sender rang him up. If the sender wasn"t important
enough to have his private number, the communication couldn"t be that important, My friend is now even
more senior in the same company, so the strategy must work.
Almost every week now, there seems to be a report suggesting that we are all being driven crazy by
the bother of e-mail. If this is the case, it"s only because we haven"t devel-oped an appropriate
discrimination in dealing with it.
Firstly, you junk anything with an exclamation mark or a string of capital letters,or from any
address you don"t recognize or feel confident about.
Secondly, e-mails don"t all have to be answered. Because e-mailing is so easy, there"s a tendency for
correspondence to carry on for ever, but it is permissible to stop an endless dis-cussion or to accept a
point of information sent by a colleague without acknowledging it.
Thirdly, a reply e-mail doesn"t have to be the samelength as the original. We all have e-mail pals who
send long, chatty e-mails, which are nice to receive, but who then expect an equally long reply. Then
charm of e-mail can consist in the simple, incomplete sentence, totally regardless of the format of the
letter sent by post. You are perfectly within the bounds of politeness in responding to a marathon e-mail
with a brief reply. | 1. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
The possible existence of annoyance results from our inability to sort out e-mails.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence.(within 10 words)
______________________________________________________
3. What advice is given in the last paragraph? (within l0 words)
______________________________________________________
4. For what purpose does the author mention his American friend in Paragraph l? (within 10 words)
______________________________________________________
5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
_____________________________________________________ | | 阅读理解。 | I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant, and ancient for a
sportsman Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit, but it is
not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me. Fifty is supposed to be my father"s age,
but now I am stuck with this number and everything it means.
A few days ago, a friend tried to cheer me up by saying, "Fifty is what forty used to be. "He
had made an inspirational point. Am I over the hill? People keep telling me that the hill has been
moved, and I keep telling them that the high-jump bar has dropped from the six feet I once easily
cleared to the four feet that is impossible for me now.
"You"re not getting older, you"re getting better, "says Dr. Joyce Brothers. This, however, is the
kind of doctor who inspires a second opinion.
And so, as I approach the day when I cannot even jump over the tennis net,l am moved to
share some thoughts on aging with you. I am moved to show how aging feels to me physically and
mentally. Getting older, of course, is obviously a better change than the one that brings you eulogies
(悼词). In fact,a poet named Robert
Browning considered it the best change of all:
Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be.
whether or not Browning was right, most of my first fifty years have been golden ones, so I will
settle for what is ahead being as good as what has gone by. I find myself moving toward what is ahead
with a curious blend (混合) of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping that the philosopher (哲学家) was right when he said, "Old is always fifteen years from now. " | | 1. When the author turned fifty, people around him_________. | A. tried to comfort him
B. got inspirations from him
C. were friendlier with him
D. found him more talkative | | 2. The author considers his fifty years of life__________. | A. peaceful
B. ordinary
C. satisfactory
D. regretful | | 3. We can infer from the passage that__________. | A. the old should lead a simple life
B. the old should face the fact of aging
C. the old should take more exercise
D. the old should fill themselves with curiosity | 最新试题
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