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At 5:05 pm on March 19, a loud alarm sounded around the playground of Tanghu Middle School, Sichuan. Students hurried to the playground with something covering their mouths. Don’t worry. There wasn’t a fire. Students were having a fire drill(演习). School is a good place for students to study. Yet sometimes, it is easy to have accidents there.
A survey suggests that right safety training could prevent 80 percent of these accidents. In China, fire drills at school are common to teach students to deal with emergencies(紧急情况). At the same time, many other countries have their own ways to keep children safe around school.
In Japan, public primary schools hold earthquake drills once a month. They teach students safety tips during an earthquake drill. The training teaches students to escape from earthquake-stricken areas without pushing and stampeding(踩踏).
Most US school buildings have fire escapes on each floor. A fire escape has platforms with stairs and ladders. They are usually made of iron. Students can get to the fire escape through a fire exit door or a window.
In many middle schools in the UK, students can choose to take a bicycle course. There, they learn how to ride to school safely. Also, on roads without traffic lights near schools, there are crossing guards. They wear bright color clothes and stop cars to guide children across the road safely.Did a fire really happen in Tanghu Middle School?
How often are earthquake drills held in public primary schools in Japan?
How do the students get to the fire escape in the US?
Who helps to guide children across the road safely in the UK?
How many countries are mentioned in the article?
Here are some important events in August in Britain. Read them and answer the following questions.
Great British Beer Festival Tue. 3 Aug — Sat. 7 Aug London Drink, music and other entertainments. This is held at Earls Court. http://www.gbbf.orggwww.eif.co.uk |
Edinburgh (爱丁堡) International Festival Fri. 13 Aug. —Sun. 5 Sep. Edinburgh A festival of classical music, operas and dances in Edinburgh http://www.eif.co.uk |
Bristol International Balloon Festival (布里斯托儿国际气球节) Thur. 12 Aug.-Sun. 15 Aug. Europe's largest hot-air balloon festival, with over 100 balloons taking part http://www.bristolfiesta.co.uk |
Summer Bank Holiday Mon 30 Aug. A public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland People take trips or short vacations during the holiday. For more: Travel/Transport |
Where is the Great British Beer Festival held?
A.In Bristol. | B.In Wales. | C.In Edinburgh. | D.At Earls Court. |
How long does Edinburgh (爱丁堡) International Festival last?
A.13 days. | B.23 days. | C.33 days. | D.43 days. |
If you are in the UK at the beginning of August, you can probably take part in_______.
A.the Summer Bank Holiday |
B.the Great British Beer Festival |
C.the Edinburgh International Festival |
D.the Bristol International Balloon Festival |
What is the Edinburgh International Festival about
A.Food. | B.Clothes. | C.Art. | D.Vacations. |
If you want to know more about Bristol International Balloon Festival, you can click ______.
A.travel / transport | B.http://www.eif.co.uk |
C.http://www.gbbf.org | D.http://www.bristolfiesta.co.uk |
Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
Choose the right answerDick flew to New York because ___.
A.he went there for a holiday |
B.he had work there |
C.he went there for sightseeing (观光) |
D.his home was there |
Why did his wife want a telegram from him?
A.Because she didn't know his address yet |
B.Because she wanted to go to New York, too |
C.Because she might send him another telegram |
D.Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York |
Where did Dick stay in New York?
A.In the center of the city. |
B.In a hotel. |
C.In a restaurant. |
D.At his friend's house. |
Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?
A.The manager (经理) of his hotel. |
B.The police office. |
C.The taxi driver. |
D.His wife. |
Which of the following is not true?
A.Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city. |
B.Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival. |
C.Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram. |
D.Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi. |
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, "I wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window. It really looks terrible."
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, "Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?"
Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.The writer couldn't see everything clearly through the window because_____.
A.the woman's window was dirty |
B.the writer's window was dirty |
C.the woman lived nearby |
D.the writer was near-sighted |
The writer was surprised that_____.
A.the woman was sitting by her window |
B.the woman's window was clean |
C.the woman did cleaning in the afternoon |
D.the woman's window was still terrible |
"It dawned on me" probably means "____".
A.I began to understand it | B.it cheered me up |
C.I knew it grew light | D.it began to get dark |
It's clear that _____.
A.the writer had never met the woman before |
B.the writer often washed the window |
C.they both worked as cleaners |
D.they lived in a small town |
From the passage, we can learn ______.
A.one shouldn't criticize others very often |
B.one should often make his windows clean |
C.one must judge himself before he judges others |
D.one must look at others through his dirty windows |
Franklin’s ships had everything they needed . They had enough food in tins for three years and thousands of litres of lemon juice to stop disease. They also had two libraries with 3,000 books , excellent maps , scientific instruments , musical instruments and a new invention: a camera.
Franklin and his men left Engand on May 19th , 1845 and they sailed without problems across the Atlantic towards Canada . When Franklin arrived at Baffin Bay in July 1845, things were going very well for the expedition . On July 26th , some sailors saw Franklin’s ships when they were entering the bay . That was the last time that anyone saw Franklin and his men alive .
The British government became very worried when they heard nothing from Framklin . They sent expeditions to 1ook for him , but the expeditions all returned without any news . The government offered £20,000 to anybody who could help Franklin or anybody who had information about Frailklin . Nobody came with information .
Then, in August 1850 some sailors found the first signs of the Franklin Expedition while they were searching on Devon Island: some old food tins , some papers , and , something very strange , the graves of three men . The men all died in January 1846 while Franklin was waiting in Baffin Bay for the ice to melt . But why did they die? The three men were all young and three deaths in the first months of the expedition were very strange . What happened to them ? And where were the ships and all the other sailors? The mystery of the Franklin Expedition was growing stronger…Franklin’s ship was last seen by some sailors when .
A.reaching in Atlantic on May 19th , 1845 |
B.entering a bay on July 19th , 1846 |
C.arriving at Baffin Bay in July 1845 |
D.coming into Baffin Bay on July 26th , 1845 |
At last the first signs of the Franklin Expedition were found .
A.in August 1850 on Devon Island |
B.in January 1846 near Baffin Bay |
C.on May 19th , 1845 near Baffin Bay |
D.in January 1846 on Devon Bay |
The word “melt” in the last paragraph means .
A.go away | B.pass | C.break into pieces | D.turn into water |
Which of the following statements is NOT right?
A.Franklin was a British sailor . |
B.According to the passage , people don’t know why they died and what happened to them in the passage . |
C.On July 26th , 1845 some sailors saw Franklin’s ship entering Baffin Bay . |
D.Franklin’s ships had everything they needed , so it was too heavy to sail . |
The best title of the passage is .
A.The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition |
B.Franklin’s Ships |
C.Iceberg Was the Killer |
D.Sailing sometimes Was Very Dangerous |
This is a glass of water, tasteless, right? However if you add sugar, it will taste sweet, but if you add vinegar,(醋)it will become bitter. The same is true with our life. The taste of life is created by our choices.
If kindness is added to a stranger, you will have a friend; but if hostility(敌意) is added, you will have an enemy. If love is added to a pile(堆) of red bricks(砖) you will have a home, but if hate is add to those bricks , you will have an concentration camp(集中营).So my dear friends,never complain that life is boring and the world is disappointing. If you don’t like the taste of your life, change it yourself.
Three years ago, I weighed more than 100 hundred kilograms which caused much difficulty in my life, like always failing my P.E examinations, always being laughed at by girls, and being terrified to speak in public. It was my grandmother’s encouragement that changed my life. She said “My dear, if you can’t change your appearance, why not treat it as your own style.” So I began to accept the new way of thinking and developed the confidence to make a difference and finally I found a totally new world.
So my dear friend, if faith, hope, love, endurance are added to your life, you will find the confidence to work out all your problems. If love is added to a pile of red bricks, what will you get?
A.An concentration camp. | B.A home. | C.A friend. | D.An enemy. |
What difficulty did I have three years ago?
A.I always failed P.E examinations. | B.I was laughed at by girls. |
C.I was terrified to speak in public | D.All above. |
If we don’t like our life, we should ______________.
A.add sugar in it | B.add vinegar in it |
C.use red bricks to make a home. | D.change it ourselves. |
What do the underline words mean?
A.You should pay attention to others’ opinions. |
B.Be yourself and accept yourself as what you are. |
C.You should always change yourself. |
D.You’d better treat yourself as carefully as you can. |