Earthquakes are hard to predict. but do you know what to do before, during and after an earthquake? Here’s some advice:
Before an earthquake It’s necessary to prepare yourself and your family. All family members should know how to turn off gas, water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers(doctor, hospital, police, 119, etc.). Never put heavy things over beds.
During an earthquake It’s important for each of you to stay calm. If you are indoors, quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong table. The purpose is to protect yourself from objects, stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture and so on. If you’re cooking, turn off the gas. If you’re outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buildings, bridge and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible, staying away from bridges and tall building. Stay in your car.
After an earthquake Once the shaking has stopped, DO NOT run out of the building at once. It’s better to wait and leave when it’s safe. Check around you and help the people who are in trouble. If your building is badly broken, leave it. If you smell of hear a gas, get everyone outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas. Report it to the gas company.Which of the following is mentioned in the second paragraph?
| A．People should know how to turn on gas. |
| B．People should now how to save water. |
| C．People shouldn’t put heavy boxes over beds. |
| D．People shouldn’t forget the phone numbers of others. |
When an earthquake happens, __________can help you deal with it.
| A．standing still | B．staying calm | C．looking outside | D．moving indoors |
During an earthquake, if you are driving in an open area, you should ________.
| A．speed up your car | B．stop your car and stay in |
| C．slow down your car | D．stop your car and run out |
When the earth stops shaking , you should_________.
| A．check around you first | B．run out of the building at once |
| C．break the windowns and doors. | D．write a report to your company |
You can learn _______after reading the passage.
| A．what an earthquake is like | B．what to do to avoid an earthquake |
| C．how an earthquake happens | D．how to protect yourself in an earthquake |
| The Ritz-Carlton New York Battery Park ☆☆☆☆☆ (＄299 per night ) Location: No.2 West Street About it: You can have a good view of the Statue of liberty from the 39-floor, 298 – room hotel. |
Millennium Hilton ☆☆☆☆☆ (＄219 per night ) Location: 55 Church Street About it: You can go swimming in the indoor swimming pool. The hotel is directly across from Times Square. The hotel is on the left of the street. Times Square is on the right of the street. |
| Midtown East ☆☆☆☆ (＄170 per night ) Location: Between East 41st Street and East 54th Street About it: It’s quite convenient to pay a visit to the United Nations, Grand Central Station, and so on. |
Marriott New York Financial Center ☆☆☆ (＄209 per night ) Location: No.85 West Street About it: Next to many shoppimg malls. It’s quite convenient if you want to buy things in this modern city. |
Which hotel is the most expensive according to the passage?
| A．Midtown East. |
| B．Millennium Hilton. |
| C．The Ritz – Carlton New York Battery Park. |
| D．Marriott New York Financial Center. |
If you want to have a good view of the Statue of liberty, you’d better choose_____.
| A．Midtown East |
| B．Millennium Hilton |
| C．Marriott New York Financial Center |
| D．The Ritz – Carlton New York Battery Park |
Mr. Daniel spent ＄518 booking(预定) two different hotels for his two friends. The two hotels might be ________.
| A．Millennium Hilton and Midtown East |
| B．Midtown East and The Ritz – Carlton New York Battery Park |
| C．The Ritz – Carlton New York Battery Park and Millennium Hilton |
| D．Marriott New York Financial Center and Millennium Hilton |
The passage is probably from _________.
| A．a guidebook | B．a dictionary | C．a telephone book | D．an application form |
The young violin player Vanessa-Mae was the first musician to use dance and rock music in classical（古典的）music. Vanessa-Mae love pop music, and she was also a very good classical violinist, and she brought these kinds of music together.
She likes lots of different kinds of music, from Beethoven to the Beatles, and she wants to play the music she likes. Not only has she played in classical concerts all over the world, but she has also played in pop concerts with pop stars.
A lot of people don’t like the way she uses modern rhythms（节奏）, noisy drums and guitars in traditional（传统的）music. But Vanessa-Mae has done one important thing: she has brought many new fans to classical music. For the first time, many young people began to listen to classical music.Vanessa-Mae was a young woman.
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．Singaporean | D．French |
The type of music Vanessa-Mae likes is .
| A．traditional music | B．different kinds of music | C．classical music | D．rock and roll |
listen to classical music because they like Vanessa-Mae.
| A．Pop stars | B．Young people | C．Classical musicians | D．Old people |
was the first instrument（乐器）she learnt to play.
| A．The violin | B．The piano | C．The drums | D．The guitar |
What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know how to deal with them. Many old computers are put away. Many more are simply thrown away as rubbish.
Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products（产品）. Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers of their own brands.
In some countries, laws have been passed, too. Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers which are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade（升级）.
Yet many people are throwing away good computers, while others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working on this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers. These repaired computers then go to schools, charities（慈善团体) or people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things and cut down waste, too.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。What do many people do with old computers?
A．They sell them. B．They send them to others. C．They stop using them.How many computer companies are mentioned in the second paragraph?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three.According to the laws in some countries, computer companies must .
A．recycle most of their products
B．collect all their used products
C．make more cheaper computersWhat do the organizations do to solve the problem of old computers?
A．Help the computer companies to collect them.
B．Repair and send them to those who need them.
C．Help people to learn to use them.What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Repairing old computers.
B．Encouraging to make cheap computers.
C．Recycling old computers.
A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.
The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline （汽油）. If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。There is much pollution in the air today because .
A．people drive big cars
B．people drive little cars
C．small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasolineThe usual size of cars today is .
A．much smaller than the future one
B．as big as the future ones
C．bigger than the future onesWhich of the following statements（陈述）is NOT TRUE?
A．Big cars cost more.
B．Big cars are not useful for a long way.
C．The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars.The streets will be less crowded because .
A．there will be fewer cars in the future
B．three kinds of roads will be built
C．future cars will be smallerTwo kinds of roads will be needed in the future because .
A．more and more people will go to cities
B．big cars run faster and little cars run slower
C．it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads
Education is very important for the development of China. As we know, China has the largest population in the world and most of them live in the countryside. Because of the economic（经济）conditions, many families are very poor, especially those in the remote（偏僻的）areas, and they can’t afford to send their children to school. Many children have to stop attending school. Project Hope is aimed at solving this problem so that every child of school age can receive a regular education.
Project Hope mainly depends on the contributions（捐款）of the urban（城市的）people and overseas Chinese who care about the development of China’s education. The contributed（捐赠）money will be distributed（分配）by Project Hope council to the countryside to help the children who can’t afford the education. One hundred yuan will help such a child finish his primary education.
Project Hope is a good way to improve the education in the rural（农村的）areas, but it isn’t enough. So far, only a small part of the children benefit（受益）from it. So we should pay more attention to the problem and do much more to help raise the educational level of the country.
根据短文内容判断正（A）误（B）。In the remote areas many poor families can’t afford their children’s regular education.
Project Hope only depends on the contributions of the urban people and overseas Chinese.
Project Hope aims to afford an education for the poor children.
One hundred yuan will help a poor child finish his primary education.
So far, most part of the children have benefited from Project Hope.