Sunstroke (中暑) is a condition that can quickly go from dangerous to deadly, especially if proper care isn’t given immediately.

Sunstroke, sometimes called heatstroke, is a result of the body temperature rising above safe limits. This causes the body’s necessary functions to stop working.

It’s usually pretty easy to avoid sunstroke, as long as proper action is taken. In that case, you need to act as quickly as possible to return that person’s body to a safe temperature. Here are a few tips to help treat sunstroke.

Call for help

Call to get an ambulance as quickly as possible. This should be the first thing you do, especially if the sunstroke person has fainted (昏倒). Also, call for help from anyone nearby if you’ re in a public place. If there’s no one around, call someone nearby if they can get there sooner than an ambulance. Ask everyone to bring you as much water as possible, if there isn’t much nearby.

Get the person to a cooler area

If there’s a building nearby, aim for that. Anywhere with plenty of air conditionings and water is perfect. If a building isn’t available, bring the person to a well shaded area.

Get the water flowing

If the person is still conscious, get him or her to drink water. If there’s a bathtub available，fill it with cool water and put the person in it.

If your water supply is limited, you have to save it. Dampen a towel or shirt and put it on the person’s body. Focus on the face, neck，and chest.

Fan the person

Getting moving air over the person cools him or her down. Use anything, a towel or sheet, a shirt your hands，or a piece of board. This is where having many people around really helps, as they can combine to fan the entire body.

1. When does a person get sunstroke?

A．When the body temperature goes up beyond what one can bear.

B．When proper care is not given immediately.

C．When someone is exposed to the sun working too long.

D．When the body’s necessary functions stop working.

2. What is mainly discussed in the passage?

A．The chief symptoms of sunstroke.

B．The cause of sunstroke.

C．The first aid for sunstroke.

D．The essential preventions of sunstroke.

3. The passage probably comes from ________.

A．a guide book	B．a book review
C．an official document	D．a medical magazine

Welcome to the Miami Planetarium

School Groups: $10.00 per person

One free teacher admission per 10 students.

Group rates apply to groups 15 or more.

Click HERE to make a reservation online today!

The Miami Planetarium (天文馆|) opened its doors to the public on November 4, 1966 and has entertained and educated children of all ages about astronomy and the wonders of the night sky ever since. The Planetarium houses a 65-foot diameter domed (圆顶状的) projection screen with 231 seats. At the heart of the Planetarium is a SPITZ “Space Transit Planetarium” star projector (放映机)， which is capable of accurately reproducing the stars and planets as seen from anywhere on Earth at any time during the year. Shows daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Unlike any other in South Florida, the Planetarium is a unique setting for bringing the stars and planets indoors in animated (动画) live star shows and music-filled laser light shows.

The Weintraub Observatory (天文台) houses two powerful telescopes. Observatory hours are from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Look though the telescope to view the planets, the four moons of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn and deep sky objects such as galaxies, nebulate and double stars.

Deposit (定金): A $75 deposit must be received 10 days prior to the visit date to guarantee your visit.

Cancellation Policy: The museum requires 48 hours advance notice prior to any cancellation or other changes to a reservation.       Without prior notification (通告) the original total will be expected upon arrival.

Payment Policy: The balance of the admission fee is due upon arrival at the museum on your visit day.

Upon Arrival: The leading teacher should check in at the box office with payment for the correct head count of students, and teachers. Visitors should remain on the bus until a museum interpreters show you around the museum.

Museum Etiquette (规矩): We ask that all groups remain together and orderly. Teachers are asked to help maintain order with their groups. We reserve the right to refuse service to any group or individual not obeying the museum policies.

Bus Procedures: The museum will provide parking for buses in our parking lot. Upon arrival, bus drivers will be directed by the museum staff to the appropriate places to park. It is recommended that buses remain on the spots throughout the group’s entire museum visit.

For more information & reservations call: (305)646-4222.

4. If twenty students are to visit the Miami Planetarium together with five teachers, how much will they have to pay for the admission fees in total?

A．$ 150.	B．$ 250.
C．$ 230.	D．$ 200.

5. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．the Miami Planetarium has a history of over 50 years

B．the Miami Planetarium is very popular among moviegoers

C．the Weintraub Observatory is not open to visitors during the day

D．the Miami Planetarium is located in North Florida

6. To make sure that you can visit the Miami Planetarium on time, you must ________.

A．pay the total admission fees in advance

B．pay some of the admission fees beforehand

C．rent the bus owned by the planetarium

D．book the visit five days before the visit date

7. If visitors don’t obey the rules, they are likely to ________.

A．be driven out	B．be punished
C．be fined $75	D．be refused service

Most people will answer a ringing phone. Usually you don’t know who is phoning or how urgent their business is, so a ringing phone is difficult to ignore. In one experiment, a researcher wrote down the numbers of several public phones in stations and airports. Then he called the numbers. Someone nearly always answered. When he asked why, people usually said, “Because it rang.”

A few years ago in New Jersey, a man with a rifle killed 13 people. Armed police surrounded his house but he refused to come out. A reporter found out the phone number of the house and called. The man put down his rifle and answered the phone. “What do you want?” he said, “I’m really busy right now.”

Imagine you’re at work and the phone is ringing in someone else’s office. Do you answer it or not? In one survey on telephone use, 51% of participants told researches that they did. We can’t ignore the phone and for the reason, it forces its way into our lives. It interrupts what we are doing and on top of that, the caller is often someone we don’t really want to talk to. However, in the survey, 58% said they never took the phone off the hook, and 67% didn’t mind if someone called during a television programme. For 44% it wasn’t a problem if someone rang during a meal, while only 28% were annoyed or upset. If someone phoned in the middle of the night, 40% told researchers that they got nervous or frightened, while around 30% got angry.

Of course, when someone is really annoying, you can choose to hang up on him/her. This is in fact one of the rudest things you can do on the phone, but 79% said they were prepared to do it in some cases. Only 6% told researchers they never hung up on people.

8. In the experiment, people answered the researcher’s phone ________.

A．in order to help him gather the data

B．to test the function of the phone

C．for fear that it was urgent

D．to show their interest in the survey

9. The gunman answered the phone because ________.

A．he decided not to give up his resistance to the police

B．he tended to answer a ringing phone

C．he wanted to tell the reporter that he was too busy to offer any information

D．he intended to be friendly with the media

10. What is implied by the sentence “79% said they were prepared to do it in some cases”?

A．They were prepared to punish those rude callers.

B．They also agreed to hang up on others regardless of rudeness.

C．They were annoying rude callers.

D．They were going to hang on annoying phones.

11. The purpose of the survey is to find out _______.

A．how the phone interrupts people’s work

B．what role the phone plays in people’s lives

C．when the phone communication is more welcome

D．why people mind a ringing phone sometimes

Easter (复活节) is still a great day for worship (崇拜), randy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs, but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies (兔子).

And no, not because the kids like to pull their ears. The culprit is climate change, and some researehers found that rising temperatures are having harmful effects on at least five species of rabbit in the US.

Take the Lower Keys Mareh rabbit, for instance. An endangered species that lives in the Lower Florida Keys, this species of cottontail is a great swimmer—it lives on the islands!—but it is already severely affected by development and now by rising levels. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, an ocean level rise of only 0.6 meters will send these guys jumping to higher ground and a 0.9-meter rise would wipe out their habitat (栖息地) completely.

The snowshoe hare, on the other hand, has a color issue. Most of these rabbits change their fur color from white in the wintertime to brown in the summer, each designed to give them better cover from predators (捕食者). As the number of days with snow decreases all across the country, however, more and more bunnies are being left in white fur during brown dirt days of both fall and spring, making them an easier mark for predators. Researehers know that the color change is controlled by the number of hours of sunlight, but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick enough to survive is a big question. The National Wildlife Federation has reported that hunters have noticed their numbers are already markedly down.

American pikas or rock rabbits, a relative of rabbits and hares, might be the firs’ of these species to go extinct due to climate change. About 7-8 inches long, pikas live high in the cool, damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains. As global temperatures rise, they would naturally migrate (迁徙) to higher ground - but they already occupy (占据) the mountaintops. They can’t go any higher. The National Wildlife Federation reports that they might not be able to stand the new temperatures as their habitat beats up.

The volcano rabbit has the same problem. These rabbits live on the slopes of volcanoes in Mexico, and recent studies have shown that the lower range of their habitat has already shifted upward about 700 meters, but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher, so they are stuck in the middle. Scientists are concerned about their populations.

Native to the US, pygmy rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the American West. They are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world. Their habitats have been destroyed by development. Several populations, such as the Columbia Basin pygmy, almost went extinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs. Pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging tunnels through the snow to escape predators, but lesser snowfall is leaving them exposed.

All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume (服装) this Easter.

12. The writer mentions Easter at the beginning of the passage in order to _________.

A．introduce the issue about bunnies

B．show the importance of Easter Day

C．remind people of Easter traditions

D．discuss the relationship between Easter and bunnies

13. According to the passage, some rabbits can now be easily Uncovered by predators because they________.

A．are exposed lo more skillful hunters

B．have moved to habitats with fewer plants

C．haven’t adapted themselves to climate change

D．can’t change their fur color into white in the fall and the spring

14. The problem faced by volcano rabbets and rock rabbits is that ________.

A．neither can migrate to higher places

B．both are affected by rising sea levels

C．neither can find enough food

D．both are affected by less snow

15. Which best describes the writer’s tone in the postage?

A．Approving.	B．Doubtful.
C．Enthusiastic.	D．Concerned.

Going to college is a new experience full of excitement of the unknown. Socialization is a big thing for college students and it is common to feel a little uncomfortable going into a situation where everyone is a stranger. You may probably miss your friends from high school.     16     College is a great opportunity to make new lifelong friends. The question is: how?

▲ Get to know your roommate.

You may find you have lots of things in common with your roommate, but even if you are completely different from each other, with a little effort and understanding the two of you may become best friends.

▲     17    

If you leave your door open, this shows that you welcome visitors. As a result people will naturally stop in and say hello. Closed doors are not likely to bring many visitors and those who stay locked up in their rooms may give others the impression of being cold. Other students will be less likely to stop in and build a new friendship.

▲ Join clubs or organizations.

Getting involved in organized socialization is a great way to meet new people.     18     By staying active in college groups such as clubs and organizations you can meet lots of people with whom you share common interests.

▲ Talk to classmates.

    19     Starting conversations in class is a great opportunity to meet people who are interested in the same kind of studies as you are. Short friendly discussions can build lifelong friendships.

▲ Try out for a sport.

If you’re athletic trying out for a sport will do for you the same thing that joining a club will do.     20    

A．Trying actively to find new friends can help ease the feelings of being lonely.

B．Close the door to keep away from theft.

C．Your roommate is the first person you will have close contact with.

D．Hang a welcome sign on your dorm room.

E．Get to know your classmates as you’ll be spending several months with them.

F．You will instantly meet a large group of people who share your interests in sports.

G．It also helps you get more familiar with the campus.