A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey (在土耳其发生7.8级地震) on February 6, 2023. What were you doing when you heard of the news? We asked some people and here were their answers.
| Dave | I woke up and couldn’t sleep anymore. So I turned on my computer and surfed the Internet. On the Internet, I knew the news. I was really shocked. |
| Sally | I came back from the supermarket, ate lunch and then checked my Facebook. I saw someone post (公布) the news. I did a quick search (搜索) on the Internet to confirm it. A few minutes later I knew it was true. |
| Leo | I was playing the guitar when I got a text message (短信) from my friend. I put my guitar down and then googled it to see whether my friend was kidding. The results showed that what he said was true. I then walked into the living room and told my mother the news. She was very surprised. |
| Alice | Normally I don’t have my TV on before I go to work, but on that day I did. Maybe I got up earlier than usual so I had some extra time to watch TV. The TV news reported that news. |
1. Where did Dave get the news?
| A．From the TV. | B．On the radio. | C．On the Internet. |
| A．分享 | B．证实 | C．询问 |
| A．He was watching TV. | B．He was sleeping. |
| C．He was playing the guitar. | |
| A．In the bedroom. | B．In the living room. | C．In the bathroom. |
| A．Dave got the news while he was working |
| B．after Sally checked her Facebook, she went to the supermarket |
| C．when Alice got the news, she was watching TV |
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【推荐1】Lightning is one of the most powerful weather forces to hit Earth. These huge electricity that strike (撞击；击打) during storms can cause destruction and death. Lightning can heat the air around it to temperatures five times hotter than the surface of the sun.
Lightning is very common. It is estimated (估计) that every second, about 100 lightning strikes hit the surface of the Earth.
Lightning can be deadly. It is difficult to keep exact records on how many people die from lightning each year throughout the world. Some experts estimate that about 2, 000 people die each year from lightning. Others say the number could be as high as 24, 000.
So how to stay safe during a lightning storm is important. Experts at the weather gov (政府) website, give tips on staying safe if lightning comes your way.
Outdoor lightning storm
If you are outside, you should take cover, which means finding a safe shelter for protection. During a lightning storm, no place outside is safe. If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike you. Most lightning victims (受害者) are in open areas or near a tree.
Nowhere to hide
If you are outside during a lightning storm and there is no safe shelter, these actions may reduce your risk:
●Immediately leave high land areas, such as hills or mountains.
●Never lie flat on the ground.
●Never shelter under a tree sitting in the open.
●Immediately get out of any bodies of water and stay away from those areas.
●Stay away from objects that can conduct electricity, such as wire fences, tall buildings, power lines or windmills.
Indoor lightning storm
Stay off wired phones, computers and other equipment that can put you in direct contact with electricity.
●Avoid any areas with running water.
●Remain indoors but stay away from windows and doors.
●Do not lie on concrete (混凝土) floors or touch concrete walls.
1. What characteristics does lightning have?| A．Deadly. | B．Common. | C．Powerful. | D．All of above. |
| A．100 | B．6000 | C．600 | D．1000 |
| A．庇护处 | B．最高点 | C．最低点 | D．休息间 |
| A．we should stay at the mountain | B．a big tree in the open air is a perfect place to stay |
| C．we can play computer games as usual | D．we should keep away from the water |
| A．How does Lightning Happen. | B．How to Stay Safe During a Lightning Storm. |
| C．Bad Influences of Lightning. | D．How to Help the Lightning Victims. |
【推荐2】My name is Lenny and I’m 16 years old. I grew up in New Orleans （新奥尔良）. When Hurricane （飓风） Katrina hit, I was only 12. I was at my cousin’s house for the weekend and we were watching Saturday TV in his room. We didn’t know anything about it and then suddenly all the electricity went out. We looked out of the window and it was raining and it was really windy. The trees were bent over. There was so much water in the streets. We opened the bedroom door and saw that there was water everywhere. So we tried to climb onto the roof （屋顶）. There were lots of people on roofs around our neighborhood.
When the Hurricane Katrina hit, 80% of the city was under water, so it was very difficult for people to leave. There were so many people that the city officials （官员） didn’t really know what to do with them. At last, a helicopter （直升飞机） picked us up and took us to another city.
1. Hurricane Katrina hit the USA when Lenny was ________.| A．At the age of 10 | B．15 years old | C．at the age of 16 | D．12 years old |
| A．watching TV | B．in his room | C．playing computer games | D．with his parents |
| A．It was sunny. | B．It was windy and rainy. |
| C．It was cold and rainy. | D．It was hot and windy. |
| A．the trees | B．the windows | C．the roofs | D．the helicopters |
| A．people were unable to leave | B．city officials didn’t let people leave |
| C．other cities didn’t help | D．people took boats to leave |
A Chinese worker, who cared for the injured and dealt with a dangerous situation and then got lost in the mountains, has been saved 17 days later.
Gan Yu, a worker at Sichuan’s Wandong hydropower plant（水力发电站）, was on duty with his co-worker, Luo Yong, on Sept.5 when the 6.8-level quake hit southwestern Sichuan Province. Luo prevented flooding by pouring water from the dam before he joined Gan Yu, who stayed behind to give first aid to injured co-workers. Then the pair ran to the plant and turned off the generator（发电机）. They tried to leave the far-away power station, walking around for 20 kilometers. But Gan, who has very poor eyesight, had lost his glasses during the quake and found it difficult to walk in the mountains. They finally decided that Gan should stayput while Luo went looking for help. Luo left Gan some wild fruit and bamboo shoots to eat. Luo was found on Sept.8, but by the time Gan’s pieces of clothing and footprints were discovered on Sept.11, he had disappeared.
Luckily, the story didn’t end here. On Sept.19, a local farmer, Ni Taigao, returned to his village at the foot of the mountain where the power plant is, and heard about the news of looking for Gan. The villager put his local knowledge to use and joined the search. During hours of trekking（艰苦跋涉）, he heard Gan’s weak cries and soon noticed him. There are no superheroes in this story, but ordinary people like the three turned into heroes.
1. Where did the story happen?| A．Sichuan. | B．Fujian. | C．Yunnan. | D．Guizhou. |
| A．He lost his glasses. | B．He helped the injured. | C．He prevented flooding. |
| A．不动 | B．离开 | C．熬夜 |
| A．Gan Yu has been saved on September 11th. |
| B．The two man had trouble walking out of the mountains. |
| C．Ni Taigao has no local knowledge but he wanted to help them. |
| A．A Lost Worker | B．Hydropower Plant | C．Ordinary Heroes |
【推荐1】During the Jin Dynasty (265–420), there was a child named Che Yin. He was smart and loved to read. He grew up in a poor family and couldn’t afford lamp oil (灯油) to study at night.
One night, he saw fireflies (萤火虫) outside his house and came up with an idea. He caught some fireflies in a cloth bag and hung the bag up as a lamp. It was said that he spent all of his summer nights reading like this.
Another child named Sun Kang also loved reading during the same time period. One night during winter, Sun used up all of his lamp oil and couldn’t study at night. When he suddenly woke up at midnight, he saw the thick snow reflecting the moonlight outside his house. His first thought was “Oh, I can use the reflected light to read!” He took out his books and read, even though he was freezing cold.
Both of these kids later became successful government officials. People were touched by their hard-working spirit and their stories inspired (启发) the Chinese idiom nangyingyingxue (囊萤映雪) or “to read by the light of bagged fireflies or the reflected light of snow”.
In the past, people had a much harder time studying than we do now. They might have had to copy books by hand because books were very few then. For poor families, paper and writing brushes were often too expensive to afford. Students even had to travel over mountains and rivers in order to find a good teacher. However, these tough conditions did not stop young minds from pursuing (追求) knowledge.
Xie Cun, a professor from Peking University said, “All of these stories inspire people to study hard although there are many difficulties. We can also learn from these stories. Some may sound a little exaggerated (夸张的) and romanticized, but they are just like the light of fireflies that light up the road to knowledge.”
1. What do we know about the two children?| A．They helped each other. |
| B．They invented a Chinese idiom. |
| C．They were smart and worked hard. |
| A．hard | B．easy | C．new |
| A．These stories are not real. |
| B．These stories are encouraging. |
| C．People used to read more books. |
| A．The Stories of Jin Dynasty. | B．A Chinese Idiom. | C．Light to Guide You. |
【推荐2】Elizabeth Clay decided to drive her old car back to her hometown. But while she was driving home, she got a flat tire. Unfortunately, there was no spare tire in the trunk（后备箱）.
A couple were driving down the road and stopped to help Clay. The couple picked her up and drove her to a gas station nearby. But when they arrived, they found that the gas station didn’t have the right kind of tire for her car. So the couple invited Clay to go to their home.
The couple called around to look for a suitable tire, but couldn’t find anyone who had one. They finally decided to let her use their car. They gave her the keys and insisted that she take it, saying that they wouldn’t be using it during the holiday anyway.
Clay was surprised. “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina! I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she told them. “We know,” they said. “We’ll be here when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to get in touch with us.”
Clay watched as the couple put her luggage into the car and sent her on her way. Two weeks later, she returned to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires.
“Thank you so much,” she said. “You didn’t need to do this.” The couple said, “It is our pleasure to help others.” Clay realized that it can feel good to help others. She decided to help others like the couple helped her.
1. What’s wrong with Elizabeth Clay on her way to her hometown?| A．Her car was broken. | B．She was caught by a couple. |
| C．She lost her luggage. | D．She lost her way. |
| A．their home | B．her hometown | C．a car factory | D．a gas station |
| A．There was a spare tire in the couple’s truck. |
| B．The gas station didn’t have the right kind of tire. |
| C．The couple called around and found someone who had a suitable tire. |
| D．The couple asked her to stay at their home for a night and had a good sleep. |
| A．便宜的 | B．昂贵的 | C．合适的 | D．损坏的 |
| A．Her car was gone. |
| B．She couldn’t get in touch with the couple. |
| C．There was still no suitable tire for her car. |
| D．The couple had cleaned her old car inside and out with three new tires. |
【推荐3】I am Jim Hawkins and my story begins many years ago, when my father worked at the Admiral Benbow inn.
One day a tall man with a scar (疤痕) on his face arrived. He opened the door of the inn, singing the song I know so well:
“Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest-Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!”
“A glass of rum,” he said when he came inside.
“This is a pleasant inn,” he said, “Do you have many customers (顾客)?”
“Not many,” my father answered.
“Well, this is the place for me. You can call me ‘captain’.” he said. The he asked a man to carry his large sailor’s chest to his room. “I’m a simple man,” he told my father, “Rum and bacon and eggs is all I want. Here are four gold coins to start. Tell me when I have to pay more.”
During the day he went to the cliffs with his telescope (望远镜) and in the evening he sat by the fire drinking rum and water. He asked about sailors every day. We soon understood that he wanted to avoid them. When a sailor visited the inn, the captain was always very quiet. One day he asked me:
“If you see a sailor with one leg, tell me as soon as he arrives.”
When the captain drank too much rum, he sang sea-songs and told the other customers terrible stories about his violent life at sea.
He stayed month after month, but he didn’t give my father any more money. My poor father was too frightened to ask. Everyone was frightened of the captain and his stories. The only person who was not afraid of him was the local doctor and magistrate, Dr. Livesey.
“If you keep drinking rum like that, you will very soon be dead,” he warned the captain.
1. According to the passage we can know Jim’s father is ________ the captain.| A．afraid of | B．interested in | C．bored with | D．worried about |
| A．he enjoyed the rum of the inn | B．he enjoyed the scene around the inn |
| C．he wanted to meet his friends | D．he wanted to keep away from sailors |
| A．Jim’s father is poor. | B．The captain became quiet after drinking too much. |
| C．Dr. Livesey is a doctor | D．Many customers visited the inn. |
【推荐1】Yesterday we visited Red Star Farm in the countryside. It was quite exciting. There were many robots working there. And the farmers grew quite a lot of flowers around the farm. We did many interesting things there. And we learned a lot about farming. Every year many visitors come here.
In the morning, we milked cows and fed chickens first. Then we rode horses. At the beginning, the horses ran very fast. The guide worried about us a lot, so he made the horses slow down. I thought the horses were quite lovely, because they could hear and understand the guide’s order.
At noon, we had lunch on the farm. The food was quite delicious. It wasn’t expensive, and it was really cheap. In the afternoon, we visited the painting museum near a fire station. We were interested in everything in the museum. And the guide taught us how to draw a horse. When we got back, it was dark. We were tired, but happy. All in all, we enjoyed everything there.
1. Where did we go yesterday?| A．A Horse Farm. | B．A Robot Museum. | C．Red Star Farm. | D．A Fire Station |
| A．We milked cows and fed chickens. | B．We had delicious lunch on the farm. |
| C．We visited a science museum near a fire station. | D．We learned how to draw horses. |
| A．秩序 | B．顺序 | C．订购 | D．命令 |
| A．happy | B．bored | C．worried | D．relaxed |
| A．There were many robots on the farm. | B．We had lunch in the paining museum. |
| C．The horses were lovely there. | D．A guide showed us around the farm. |
【推荐2】When an earthquake hit a small town, many houses fell down. After the earthquake, all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.
One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture touched me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves. I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Bret, and three-year-old Meghan, “We have so much, and these poor people now have nothing. We’ll share what we have with them.”
I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later, she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. “Oh, dear,” I said. “You don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much.” Meghan said, “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she’ll make another little girl happy, too.”
I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It’s easy to give something that we don’t want any more, but hard to give what we cherish（珍爱）, isn’t it?
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. The writer has ________ children.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
| A．捐赠 | B．丢掉 | C．展出 | D．放好 |
| A．a girl | B．a game | C．a doll | D．an earthquake |
| A．An earthquake happened in the writer’s hometown. |
| B．The writer let Meghan give her much-loved doll. |
| C．The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble. |
| D．The writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lot. |
| A．A Family Story | B．The Spirit of Giving |
| C．The Way of Helping Others | D．A Sad Experience |
【推荐3】When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelons were expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.
Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’d sit on the edge of the dock (码头), feet shaking, and got ready for a big meal.
Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d put our faces in the watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, sweetest part and throw away the rest.
Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth (财富) itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.
What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to hang your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.
For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.
Well, I’ve learned it again. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）。
1. We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling relaxed.
2. The writer and his father ate every part of the watermelon.
3. In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie lived a rich but healthy life.
4. The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to the writer’s hope of enjoying life.
5. It can be learned from the passage that one has to work hard to reach his goal.
