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Du Yijun, a 21-year-old Fudan University student, was one of the 36 people who died in the crush on New Year's Eve on the Bund(外滩) in shanghai.
On the night of December31, 2014, a holiday celebration turned into a terrible tragedy. “Overcrowding(过度拥挤) and the failure of the police to contro1 the crowds were the main reasons it happened,” the authorities(官方) said.
For the last three years, light shows on the Bund have been successfully held for New Year's Eve celebrations, but this year the light show was canceled and there were fewer police on hand. But the crowds came anyway. About 300,000 people were on the Bund by 8:30 that evening and more kept arriving until people suddenly became noisy and angry around 11:30. Some people fel1 on lhe stairs and were stepped heavily on and died.
In shanghai,the authorities have reacted(作出反应) to the Bund tragedy by canceling big events. But this isn't really necessary. Better planning and better crowd contro1 can make sure the celebrations are safe.
However, if you're going to a place where there wi1l be a big crowd, you should take notice of where the exits(出口)are, and if there are too many people, move away from the center of the crowd. And most importantly, if the crowd seems too big and makes you feel uncomfortable,,Just leave. No celebration is worth losing your life over.
The underlined word“crush” in the passage probably means“_” in Chinese.
A.美丽的景色 B.成功的活动 C.拥挤的人群
How many people died in the Bund tragedy in Shanghai on Dec. 3l, 2014?
A. 21 B. 36 C.300,000
What caused the tragedy to happen according to the authorities?
A Overcrowding and the failure of the police to contro1 the crowds.·
B Unsafe exits and small squares to hold enough people.
C.Bad weather and dark lights to guide people to leave.
What can we learn from the passage?
A. The celebrations could go successfully if well organized.
B. It’s necessary to cancel all the events to avoid accidents.
C. Not a11 celebntions were worth losing one’s life.
The passage mainly tells us about .
A.the failure of the police to protect peopleB
B.a tragedy happening on the Bund and its 1esson
C. some successful light shows held in shanghai

Let's read the conversations and guess the meaning of the following expressions.

It's up to you.	A: What would you like for dinner tonight? B: I'm not sure. What do you want? A: It's up to you. Whatever you want, we wi11 have.
In your dreams!	A: Guess what? This weekend, I caught a fish this big. B: No way. A: Yeah, it was huge! B: In your dreams! It's impossible that you caught a fish that bjg.
Play it by ear.	A: Hey, what do you want to do this weekend? B: I don't know. Maybe we can go to see a movie or have dinner. Why don't we play it by ear? A: Sure. Let's decide as we go a1ong.
Keep my fingers crossed.	A; Hey, How are you? B: Hey, I am doing great. I did well in a job interview yesterday. I really hope to get the job. A: Oh, have you heard back from them? B: No, not yet. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Hopefully they’ll ca11 me today.
Miss the point	A: Okay So now do you understand? B: I’m not sure. Can you explain it again? I think I missed the point. A:. All right. I’ll explain it one more time.

When someone says“It's up to you!”,he(she) .
A.wants you to make the decision
B.invites you to have dinner together
C.is not sure what to have for dinner.
What does “in your dreams” mean according to the conversations?
A. I’m in your dreams.
B. I love you.
C. I don’t believe you.
“ Keep my finger crossed” has the similar meaning to ““
A.It’s interesting
B.I’m hopeful
C.You’re excellent
When we play it by ear”, we will .
A. play with our ears
B.be busy at the weekend
C. decide what to do as we go along
If you don’t understand something and want other people to explain it again, you may say.
A. I missed the point
B. It’s up to you
C.In your dreams

I am a professor of sports and exercise so I often deal with nervousness in my research with sports people．Actually, most people experience nervousness at some time or another．
If you are feeling anxious, my advice is to first find the cause or causes．Make s list of those things that are making you nervous and work out which ones you can do something about．Focus all of your efforts on managing the causes that you can control．
Most people cannot tell the difference between controllable（可控制的） and uncontrollable causes, so things they can’t control become a big reason for nervousness．Dealing with this is very important if people want to keep a healthy mind．
Simply try to accept the uncontrollable causes of nervousness．You might be worried about the weather on a big day, an accident or an attack on the train, or perhaps just things that other people are doing at work．The results may be very important but there is still no use worrying because you can’t control any of these things．Accept that you can’t control everything．Once you understand this, it becomes easier not to worry．
If a situation, such as swimming, is causing you to be anxious, try to face it as often as possible so that you can get used to it．
It can often help to think about yourself doing the thing that make s you nervous—then close your eyes and imagine it going well．Imagine how the flight or job interview is going to happen so that you can get used to it．This will help you understand that the thing you fear most is probably not going to happen．
The writer thinks there is no use worrying about some causes of nervousness because_____．

A．most are not very important

B．they are not the real causes of the problem

C．they cannot be controlled by people

D．it’s better to deal with one cause at a time

If swimming makes you nervous, what should you do according to the writer?

A．Go swimming often to get used to it．

B．Avoid going to the swimming pool．

C．Find a swimming teacher．

D．Imagine watching others swim．

What is true about nervousness according to the passage?

A．It usually has only one cause．

B．It is usually caused by people．

C．People can easily manage it．

D．Most people suffer from it．

What is the main purpose of this passage?

A．To introduce the writer’s sports experience．

B．To advise on how to deal with nervousness．

C．To help people remember their fears．

D．To explain the dangers of nervousness．

Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job． Every day trucks come into a city to collect it．Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use．If we kept these things, we would soon have a mountain of rubbish．
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump．Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole．The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system．The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places．
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish．Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land．Finally , a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump．
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places．The fire burns everything but the metal．Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal．The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth．It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow．
The underline word “sewage” in the passage means_______

A．排污

B．染色

C．洗涤

D．洗尘

According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_______．

A．to feed animals	B．to feed plants
C．to build a house	D．to make machines

The main idea of the passage is ______

A．to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job．

B．to explain the need for rubbish collection

C．to introduce different ways to treat rubbish

D．to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish

We were standing at the top of a church tower．My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome．I wondered why．
“Look down, Elsa," Father said．I gathered all my courage and looked down．I saw the square in the center of the village．And I saw several streets leading to the square．“See, my dear,”Father said gently．“There is more than one way to the square．Life is like that．If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another．"
Now I understood why I was there．Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school．But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said．
When I turned to Father for help, he would not help．Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson．By the time we reached home, I had a plan．
At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home．Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner．The plan worked perfectly．She tried one spoonful and sputtered．“The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me．I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago．I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way．Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square．
Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________．

A．have sports with Elsa

B．explain what he means clearly

C．enjoy the views

D．have a rest there

Elsa wanted her mother to_____________ earlier that day．

A．do something delicious for lunch

B．know he was complaining about his lunch

C．speak to the school about lunch

D．change the terrible eating habit

By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A．when one road is blocked , try another

B．how bad the lunch of her school is

C．how wise her father is

D．how terrible her mother is