A: Do you know there is an earthquake every thirty seconds in the world?
B:
A: So do I. We must know what to do in an earthquake.
B: That’s right.
A: Yes. Stay calm first so that we can make better decisions when an earthquake happens.
B:
A: If we are outdoors, try to run away from buildings and run to an open space.
B: Oh, I see.
A: Exactly. If we are at home, stay away from the window because we may be hurt by the falling things.
B:
A: Don’t forget to share the advice with your family.
| A．Do you have any advice? |
| B．An open space is much safer. |
| C．Yes, I have heard about it before. |
| D．Thanks for your useful advice. |
| E．What else should we do? |
2 . Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs(屋顶). One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless(无家可归) after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I found that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him safe but very scared.”
Mrs. Wu Meifeng said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything，” she said. “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers(战士)helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and something to stay at.
根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。
1. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?
| A．Fourteen. | B．Twenty-one. | C．Twenty-nine. | D．Thirty-six. |
| A．the hospital | B．the roofs | C．their homes | D．the playground |
| A．He was in bed. | B．He was inside the house. |
| C．He was outside the house. | D．He was on the roof. |
| A．her husband knew there would be a storm |
| B．the welfare department helped them |
| C．they rushed out of their house in time |
| D．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse |
| A．A Terrible Storm | B．A Lucky Woman | C．Good Soldiers | D．Clever People |
3 . Everyone tries to get to school on time. But when bad weather gives you trouble, can you still make it before the bell rings?
In northern China during spring, big sandstorms (沙尘暴)often make trouble for students and everyone else. When the sky is dark with sand, buses and cars all move much more slowly. Sometimes, people can’t even see for 20 metres.
Sandstorms usually happen in spring. This year, sandstorms started in late March. They have happened in more than 10 provinces in northern China this year. More than 70 million people have had problems in those places because of the sandstorms.
People in southern China don’t have to worry about this kind of bad weather. Most of the sand comes from Gansu and Inner Mongolia（内蒙古）. In northern China, lots of places have few trees and don’t get much rain. People there have been cutting down too many trees. When there aren’t many trees, the ground can’t keep enough water. Over the years, the ground dries up and turns to sand. When spring comes and the ice melts（融化）, the ground becomes looser（更松散的）. Strong winds take the loose sand into the sky.
Sandstorms are bad for people’s health. If people breathe（呼吸）too much sand, they could cough or have asthma（哮喘）.
Sandstorms also give farmers lots of problems. Sometimes their sheep get lost in the storms and never get back home. The winds alsotear downfarmers’ houses.
What can you do to stop sandstorms? Here’s an idea: Ask your parents to help you plant some trees this spring.
If you see people cutting down too many trees, tell them about the dangers of sandstorms, and ask your government to stop them from cutting.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将选定的答案标号涂黑。
1. In which season do sandstorms usually happen?
| A．In spring. | B．In summer. | C．In autumn. | D．In winter. |
| A．Fujian Province | B．Yunan Province. | C．Jiangsu Province. | D．Gansu Province. |
| A．使…… | B．弄倒 | C．摧残 | D．加固 |
| A．Health problems. | B．Traffic problems. | C．The loss of farm animals. | D．Noise pollution. |
| A．Trees can help keep enough rain water. |
| B．More trees need to be planted. |
| C．Some people are doing harm to the environment. |
| D．Sandstorms are the main cause of asthma. |
4 . Typhoons（台风）in the northern part of the world have girls’ names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose. It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in more than thirty years.
It began to rain early on the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrellas away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters（避风港）were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors（锚）. Some very big ships went out to sea. It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because then it cannot be blown onto rocks. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all lights went out.
No one slept well that night. It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died. 229 people were injured（受伤）and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1,500 people lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will no quickly forget Typhoon Rose!
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. Typhoon Rose came to Hong Kong ________.
| A．early in the morning | B．on a summer day |
| C．in the autumn of 1971 | D．on a cold Monday |
| A．shelters were full of boats | B．people in the boats could go home |
| C．it was safer to stay there | D．all lights went out |
| A．66. | B．1,500. | C．229. | D．Over 100. |
| A．Typhoon Rose was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in more than thirty years. |
| B．It is safer for a big ship to go inside the shelter in a typhoon. |
| C．No planes were able to take off or land at Kai Tak Airport on August 16th, 1971. |
| D．The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose. |
| A．Typhoon Rose | B．The ships in the typhoon |
| C．The people in the typhoon | D．The typhoon shelters |
