Earthquakes happen very often in Tokyo, but Tokyo is not an unlucky city. Many special parks have been built in Tokyo to keep people safe during earthquakes. These parks look nothing different from the other parks, but when earthquakes happen, they become life-saving places.
Many useful things in those special parks can meet people’s basic needs.
For example, it is usually hard for people to get water after earthquakes. In the special parks, people can get drinking water from the water pump (泵). If people need to use toilets (厕所), they can choose special toilets that can be used without water. Also, the helicopter ( 直 升 机 ) can land on squares or baseball fields and bring food or other things to people. What’s more, if people need to cook in the parks, some special benches can become cooking things.
However, those useful things are not enough for people to face earthquakes. The most important part lies in training people. The parks, together with fire stations and the police, will train with local people at the usual time. This will let people think and move faster during real earthquakes and let them protect themselves better.
So, what can we do to protect ourselves from getting hurt in earthquakes? First, we need to check our furniture and make sure they won’t fall down easily. Second, when an earthquake happens, we need to stay under tables or desks and protect our head. Third, we can keep our door open and wear comfortable shoes during small earthquakes in order to get out safely.
1. What can we learn about the special parks from Paragraph 1?| A．The special parks can stop earthquakes. |
| B．There aren’t enough special parks in Tokyo. |
| C．The special parks look different from the common ones. |
| D．People can be safer in the special parks during earthquakes. |
① drinking water ② traditional toilets ③ personal planes ④ cooking things
| A．①③ | B．③④ | C．①④ | D．②④ |
| A．Because they can’t work well. |
| B．Because self-help is more important. |
| C．Because the government doesn’t have enough money. |
| D．Because it’s hard for people to find them during earthquakes. |
| A．How to stay safe during earthquakes. | B．Why people should check their furniture. |
| C．How to prepare for danger before it comes. | D．What would happen in an earthquake. |
| A．Sports report. | B．Nature magazine. | C．Science research. | D．Travel guidebook. |
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【推荐1】Facing huge mountain fires, a young man from Chongqing was not scared. Instead, he stepped forward to fight against them.
On the evening of August 17, 2022, Yu Qiupeng, a student from Chongqing Industry and Trade Polytechnic, was walking in a park. Suddenly, he saw a fire in the near mountain. Without a second thought, he set out to join the fight against the fire.
Because of traffic control, Yu had to walk to the fire scene. As soon as Yu arrived there, he started working with other volunteers. When cleaning a water pipe, Yu accidentally burned his hand. But he didn’t stop. After hours of hard efforts by firemen and volunteers, the fire was finally controlled.
However, the next evening, hot embers (余火) at two sites of the mountain fire burned again. Once again, Yu joined the volunteer group to put out the fire. This time, the work was more difficult. Yu needed to transport necessary things on the burned slope. He carried a backpack full of things and went back and forth more than 10 times.
What Yu did has won high praise online. While people were trying to find the brave young man, Yu’s hometown of Nanchuan, Chongqing also caught fire because of continuous high temperatures. The 18-year-old headed to the fire scene for a third time.
When his teacher asked, “Did you know how dangerous it was?” Yu said, “I didn’t think about it. I just thought as a member of the society, I must do something to help.”
1. From the passage, Yu Qiupeng ________.| A．hurried to the fire scene by car | B．comes from a town in Jiangsu |
| C．was a volunteer teacher | D．fought the fire without thinking twice |
| A．what caused the fire in the mountain | B．how Yu Qiupeng helped put out the fire |
| C．when the fire was finally controlled | D．why it was dificult to put out the fire |
| A．winning high praise online | B．avoiding being doubted |
| C．being responsible for the society | D．building a new home |
| A．A great young man | B．An unexpected fire |
| C．A warm volunteer group | D．A dangerous mountain |
【推荐2】How do animals communicate (交流) with each other? They have special “languages”. In fact, they are using signals (信号). Different signals have different meanings.
For example, when a bee (蜜蜂) finds food somewhere, it flies home quickly. It can’t speak, but it can tell others by dancing. Other bees will know where and how far the food is.
Some animals show their feelings by making sounds. For example, when a dog is angry, it barks (吠). At this time, you’d better stay away from it. Birds can make several sounds to show different meanings. Sometimes we humans show feelings by making sounds instead of by speaking. For example, when we feel painful (疼痛的), we cry“Oh!”or“Ouch!”.
We humans have languages and words. We can communicate face to face by speaking. We can write down what happened in order to remember clearly. We can also send (寄) messages to people far away. But animals can’t.
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1. Humans and animals both have their own languages.| A．True | B．False |
| A．True | B．False |
| A．True | B．False |
| A．True | B．False |
| A．True | B．False |
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Hello, everybody! I'm Dang Gui, a student from Taiwan, China. Just a month ago, I had an unusual experience. As the news reported, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake happened in Hualian County, where I lived with my family. It’s the strongest one in 25 years. It’s reported that the earthquake has caused 10 dead, 1099 injured (受伤), and 15 missing, up to 10:00 a.m., April 5th.
I still remember the time when the earthquake happened. It was 7:58 a.m. on Wednesday April 3rd. At that time, I was preparing for my school things. Mom was doing the dishes in the kitchen. Dad was cleaning the room. Suddenly, the earthquake happened. The building was shaking, as well as the lights, and the furniture (家具) in it. People were shouting in fear and trying to get out of the house. I felt very scared. Mom and dad ran to me. And we stayed together in a safe corner of the house.
Followed by many aftershocks (余震), finally, the earthquake ended. We felt very lucky to be safe and sound.
After the earthquake, everyone in the neighborhood came out to help. The whole country offered us with great love, care and support. I think the earthquake brought us closer.
1. When did the earthquake happen?| A．A few months ago. | B．On Wednesday April 13th. |
| C．At 7:58 a.m. April 3rd. | D．At 10:00 a.m. April 5th. |
| A．What people were doing. | B．How terrible the earthquake was. |
| C．How the writer felt. | D．When the earthquake happened. |
| A．There was a 8.3-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan. |
| B．The earthquake was the strongest in history. |
| C．The earthquake happened in the morning. |
| D．We stayed outside the building during the earthquake. |
| A．The earthquake made us live closer. |
| B．We lived closer than before. |
| C．We came to the buildings from far away. |
| D．The love and care from others and the country made us feel like family members. |
【推荐1】"Make-A-Wish" is one of the world's most well-known charities. It makes wishes come true for children who have serious illnesses. It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun.
It all started in 1980 in Phoenix. Arizona Christopher was a 7-year-old boy and he was very sick. He always dreamed of becoming a police officer. Tommy Austin and Ron Cox, two police officers, made his wish come true. They gave Christopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter(直升机) and made a real police uniform for him.
There are four kinds of wishes children usually have:
I wish to go. Children usually want to travel or go to a concert, a game or a park.
I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their favorite actors, singers or players.
I wish to be. Some children wish to become actors, singers or police officers.
I wish to have. They often want to have a computer, a game, a bike or many other things.
Let 's hope more wishes will come true in the future. People who work in the charity always try for the best. Almost 25, 000 volunteers help, work or give money. Will you be one of them?
1. Which kind of wish does Christopher have?| A．I wish to go. | B．I wish to meet. |
| C．I wish to be. | D．I wish to have. |
| A．To explain what "Make-A-Wish" is. |
| B．To ask more people to join the charity. |
| C．To tell us how Christopher 's wish came true. |
| D．To show different kinds of children's wishes. |
| A．Sick children just wish to get well. |
| B．Christopher and Tommy are two officers. |
| C．Several people are working for “Make-A-Wish”. |
| D．"Make-A-Wish" has a history of over 40 years. |
【推荐2】Some researchers explain how most people form their social groups with people of their age. Especially, as children and teenagers, even adults, people make their friends based on proximity (邻近) more than anything else. Even in a college classroom, the students may not make friends with those who have similar personalities and interests. It’s the people they really sit next to. Clearly, who stands nearest to you has the greatest influence on you. As Jim Rohn has widely said. “You are average (平均) of five people you spend the most time with.”
Over the past ten months, I’ve paid Ryan, a famous writer of several bestselling books, to help with the book I’m writing. Working with him has shown me just how low my standards for my work are. For example, every time I send him a drab (草稿), he shows me how it could be 10 times better, and he holds me to that standard.
___▲___ It’s because that I don’t know what I don’t know. Working with Ryan has made me realize what is possible and what it takes to create something powerful.
Like Ryan, my business partner Richard has wonderful ideas and far different experience than I have. He has written 36 New York Times Bestsellers. He’s been speaking and doing events for 20 years. Richard always performs at high levels, and he is also very strict with me because my performance is a reflection (反映) on him. It’s not a bad thing because it creates high pressure (压力) to help me make great progress in organizing author training.
In a word, you need to stay with those people who can help you realize your level and potential. Staying with people who have higher standards is the fastest way for you to change. If you don’t change your environment, your progress will be very slow. Who you stay with has huge importance. You can’t ignore this.
1. The first paragraph tells us that ________.| A．People make friends mainly based on their age. |
| B．People make friends mainly based on their interests. |
| C．People make friends mainly based on their similar personalities. |
| D．People make friends mainly based on their proximity more than anything else. |
| A．To support the writer’s opinion. |
| B．To introduce the writer’s best friend. |
| C．To show Jim Rohn’s working ability. |
| D．To prove Jim Rohn is a great person. |
| A．It’s not that my workmates’ abilities are low. |
| B．It’s not that my working ability was born low. |
| C．It’s not that friends based on proximity. |
| D．It’s not that I’ve paid Ryan to help me with my book. |
【推荐3】Can plants talk? Modern research has found something amazing: they do communicate with each other.
It has been known for some time that plants use chemicals to communicate with each other. This happens when a plant gets attacked(受到攻击) by insects. The plant gives out chemicals from the leaves that are being eaten. This is like a warning, or a call for help: “I’m being attacked!” When another plant gets the chemicals, it starts to give out its own, different chemicals. Some of these chemicals drive insects away. Others attract the wasps(黄蜂)! The wasps kill the insects that are eating the plants. Scientists hope to learn more about this plant warning system, so that we can use it to grow more crops.
More surprisingly, plants also use sound to communicate. People can’t hear these sounds; but plants are making them. Some plants make noises with their roots. Corn and chili plants do this. Some trees make clicking noises when there is not enough water.
Most surprisingly of all, plants have an amazing system of communication that can link nearly every plant in a forest. Scientists call this system the “wood wide web”. The wood wide web is linked underground by fungi(真菌). It links the roots of different plants to each other. It is in some ways similar to the Internet we use. Using the wood wide web, plants can share information and even food with each other.
Scientists are learning more every day about the secret ways in which plants talk to each other. Maybe one day we will know enough about plant communication to be able to “talk” with them.
1. What will plants do when they are attacked by insects?| A．They will kill the insects quickly. |
| B．They will control the wasps to kill the insects. |
| C．They will send out signals to ask for help. |
| D．They will produce chemicals as a warning or a call for help. |
| A．By making noises with their roots. |
| B．By connecting the roots of different plants to each other. |
| C．By sharing food and information with each other. |
| D．By spreading chemicals to each other. |
| A．To give people hope for further studies. |
| B．To praise scientists for their great achievements. |
| C．To call on people to protect the plants on Earth. |
| D．To encourage people to communicate with plants. |
| A．culture | B．science |
| C．health | D．business |
| A．The secret language of plants. |
| B．The study about the plant warning system. |
| C．The plants that give warnings. |
| D．Why scientists do research about plants. |
