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一、Whatareyougoingtodoifyouareinaburninghouse？Howwillyouescape？Doyouknowhowtosaveyourself？Pleasereadthefollowingpassage.Escapingafireisaseriousmatter.Knowingwhattododuringafirecansaveyoulife.Itisimportanttoknowthewaysyoucanuseandshowthemtoeveryoneinthefamily，suchasstairwaysandfireescapes，butnotlifts.Fromthelowerfloorsofthebuildings，escapingthroughwindowsispossible，learnthebestwayofleavingbywindowswiththeleastchanceofseriousinjury.Thesecondfloorwindowisusuallynotveryhighfromtheground.Anaverageperson，hangingbythefinger-tipswillhaveadropofaboutsixfeettotheground.Itisabouttheheightofanaverageman.Ofcourse，itissafertojumpashortwaythantostayinaburningbuilding.Windowsarealsousefulwhenyouarewaitingforhelp.Besuretokeepthedoorclosed.Orsmokeandfiremaybedrawnintotheroom.Keepyourheadlowatthewindowtobesureyougetfreshairratherthansmokethatmayleaked（渗）intotheroom.Onasecondorthirdfloor，thebestwindowsforescapearethosethatopenontoaroof.Fromtheroofapersoncandroptothegroundmoresafely.Droppingontocement（水泥）mightendininjury.Bushes（灌木丛）andgrasscanhelptobreakafall.1.Itisimportantto_______.A.putoutthefireintheburninghouseB.knowthewaystoescapethefireC.jumpoffaburninghouseD.keepthedoorclosed2.Itispossibletoescapethroughthewindows_______.A.iftherearesomebushesonthegroundB.ifyouarestrongenoughC.ifyouliveonalowerfloorD.Ifyouhavealongrope3.WhichofthefollowingescapingwayisNOTright？_______.A.Youcanescapethoughstairways.B.Youcanchoosefireescapes.C.Escapefromthewindowsthatopenontoaroof.D.Usealifttocomedownatonce.4.Openthewindowsothat_______ifthebuildingisonfire.A.youcangetfreshairB.youcancallforhelpC.youcaneasilyjumpoffD.youcanbeseenfirst5.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_______.A.EscapingfromtheWindowsB.SaveYourselfintheBurningHouseC.KnowledgeonFireD.WaitingforHelp二、Napogaisa12-year-oldgirlinGhana，Africa.Itishardforherfamilytogetcleanwater.Everymorning，sheleaveshomeathalfpastfivetogetcleanwaterforherfamilyinavillagefaraway.Ittakeshersixhourstogetenoughcleanwaterfordailycookinganddrinking.Shehasnotimetogotoschoolortoplaywithherfriends.MillionsofpeopleintheworldarelikeNapoga.Theycan'tgetenoughcleanwatertokeephealthy.EarthDayisApril22.Butonallotherdays，wemustalsorememberit.Thewaterweuseisthemostimportantnaturalresourceontheearth.Watercovers70%oftheearth'ssurface。Butmostofthatisseawater.Wecan'tuseitforverymanythings.Freshwatercoversonly1%oftheearth'ssurface.Youprobablyfeelluckythatyourlifeisn'tashardasNapoga's.Butthatdoesn'tmeanyoudon'thavetoworryaboutwater.Weallfaceseriouswaterproblems.Oneofthemiswaterpollution.Allkindsofthingsfromcars，factories，farmsandhomesmakeourrivers，lakes，andoceansdirty.Pollutedwaterisverybadforpeopletodrink.Anddirtywaterisbadforfish，too.Now，34%ofallkindsoffisharedyingout.Howdocarsandfactoriesmakeourwaterdirty？First，theypollutetheair.Then，whenitrains，therainwatercomesdownandmakesourdrinkingwaterdirty.Dirtyrain，calledacidrain，isalsobadforplants，animalsandbuildings.Scientistssaythatin30years，morethanhalfofthepeopleintheworldwon'thaveenoughcleanwater.Wehavetolearnhowtosavemorewaterforourselvesandourchildren.Hereissomeadviceforsavingwater：Turnoffthewaterwhileyoubrushyourteeth.Youcansaveasmuchas450literseachmonth.Leakytaps（漏水的龙头）wastealotofwater.Fixthemrightaway！Youcaneasilycutyour10-minuteshowers（沐浴）inhalf-andyou'llbejustasclean.Whenyouwashdishes，don'tletthewaterrun.Onlywashclotheswhenyouhavealottowash.Ifyourwashingmachineisn'tfull，you'rewastingwater！1.EverymorningNapogawenttogetcleanwater_______.A.beforeshewenttoschoolB.aftershefinishedschoolCwithoutgoingtoschoolD.aftersheplayedwithherfriends2.Ontheearth，_______.A.seawateriswidelyusedthanfreshwaterB.thereisverylittlewaterforourlivingC.thereis71%offreshwaterD.wedon'tneedtoworryaboutwater3.Acidrain_______.A.isonlybadforlivingthingsB.canbeproducedinfactoriesC.doesn'tdoharmtopeople，butit'sbadforplants，animalsandbuildingsD.doesn'tjustdoharmtohumanbeingsbuttoani-mals，plantsandbuildings4.Whichofthefollowingwasteswater？A.Weneedtenminutesifwewantacleanshower.B.Weshouldputinenoughclotheswhenwewashtheminwashingmachines.C.Youcankeepyourselfcleanbyhavingashowerforfiveminutes.D.Don'tletthewaterrunwhenwebrushourteethandwashdishes.5.What'sthemainideaofthepassage？A.Somethingmustbedonetopreventwaterformbe-ingpolluted.B.Cleanwatermeansmuchtohumanbeingsandlivingthingsaroundus.C.It'stimetotakecareofthewaterweuse.D.Wateristhemostimportantnaturalresourceontheearth.三、Aneight-year-oldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoney.Onlyaveryexpensiveoperationcouldsavehimnowandtherewasnoonetolendthemthemoney.Whensheheardherdaddysaytohertearfulmother，Onlyamiraclecansavehimnow，thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandpulledhermoneyfromitshidingplaceandcounteditcarefully.Shehurriedtoadrugstore（药店）withthemoneyinherhand.Andwhatdoyouwant？askedthesalesman.It'sformylittlebrother，thegirlanswered.He'sreally，reallysickandIwanttobuyamiracle.Pardon？saidthesalesman.MybrotherAndrewhassomethingbadgrowingin-sidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.Sohowmuchdoesamiraclecost？Wedon'