We often hear the phrase: "You've a greater chance of being struck by lightning." It is used to describe something that hasn't got much chance of happening. However, the common saying undermines(掩蓋) the very real dangers of lightning.
Last Friday, at least 5 people were killed by lightning in Nepal(尼泊爾).
Lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths during natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 people nationwide are struck by lightning each year, and of those, 73 people die. There are more people killed by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes.
Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention as other disasters.
So to raise awareness, the US has made June 22-28 National Lightning Safety Week. It aims to warn the public of the dangers of lightning and provide safety tips during thunderstorms.
"If you hear thunder, you are in danger of lightning," said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross.
"Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at any minute, so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until after the storm has ended. The single most important thing to remember is to seek a hiding place," Lopes said.
Summer is the high time for lightning storms, so when lightning strikes across the sky, remember these safety tips:
Stop working, fishing, swimming or playing in open fields.
If you can count less than ten seconds between a thunder and a lightning flash, take cover inside the nearest building.
Do not stand under a tree.
Get off bicycles or motorcycles.
Crouch down(蹲下)if there is no hiding place.
Avoid open spaces, wire fences, metal objects and electrical objects such as hair driers.
小題1:   The popular opinion about being struck by lightening is that ______.
A．there’s a greater chance for being killed by lightening than any other natural disaster
B．it is the most dangerous among all the natural disasters
C．the chance for a person to be struck by lightening is very small
D．it is impossible for people to be killed by lightening
小題2:The average death rate of being struck by lightening in US is about _______.
A．18%B．50%　　　　　C．30%　　　　D．73%
小題3:thunder in             the open air______.
A．just stand by your bicycles and motorcycles
B．quickly find a place to go inside
C．count ten seconds between a thunder and a lightening
D．don’t have a hair drier in your hand
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．There are more people killed by tornadoes and hurricanes than by lightening in US each year.
B．There are on average 5 persons killed by lightening in Nepal each day.
C．The death rate of being stuck by lightening is much higher than by other natural disasters.
D．The National Lightening Safety Week is made to warn the public against the lightening.
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Tsunami warning system is tested
If he, the founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, were alive, Thomas Jaggar would be proud of the U.S. tsunami warning system after Friday’s devastating earthquake in Japan sent a surge (大浪，洶涌) of ocean water dashing toward the West Coast.
● WASHINGTON — So many people surged to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center website that it slowed to a crawl early Friday, unable to provide critical information to the public about the coastal impact in the U.S. of a massive earthquake in Japan.
McClatchy Washington Bureau — Mar 11 06:09 p.m.
● CHICAGO — A tsunami warning has been issued for the central and northern California coast and Oregon, the National Weather Service announced early Friday.
Chicago Tribune— Mar 11 06:07 a.m.
● HONOLULU — A tsunami warning was issued late on Thursday for Hawaii after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan, prompting state civil defense officials to order all coastal areas evacuated（把…撤出…）by 2 a.m. local time. Tsunami sirens (警報) began sounding at 9:59 p.m. on Thursday. They have sounded every hour since 11:15 p.m.
Alaska Tsunami Warning Center also issued a warning for much of the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California.
Reuters via Yahoo! News — Mar 11 01:22 a.m.
● LOMPOC — Tsunami warning ‘a(chǎn) wake-up call’
A tsunami warning that led to evacuations for coastal

communities and campgrounds in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties Friday served as a successful trial for a more serious emergency, officials said after the danger passed.
The Lompoc Record — Mar 11 11:29 p.m.
● WELLINGTON — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a warning after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan, and it said the sea level readings confirm that a tsunami has been generated and was in effect for some Pacific islands — Hawaii, China’s Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia etc.
New Straits Times — Mar 11 07:48 a.m.
— Reproduced by Yahoo Greenwich Meantime
小題1:.
. A tsunami warning was issued for all the following states in the U.S. except for _____.
A．OhioB．CaliforniaC．OregonD．Alaska
小題2:.
The underlined word “prompting” (in the fourth paragraph) most probably means _____.
A．promotingB．a(chǎn)dvocating C．urgingD．a(chǎn)ppealing
小題3:.
According to the passage, the Pacific Tsunami warning was first reported by _____.
A．New Straits TimesB．Reuters via Yahoo! News
C．McClatchy Washington BureauD．Chicago Tribune
小題4:.
In which city did the news agency issue a tsunami affecting for some other places apart from Japan and Hawaii?
A. LOMPOC.       B. WASHINGTON.      C. HONOLULU.    D. WELLINGTON.

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On May 8, last Thursday morning, the Olympic flame was lit on the top of Mount Qomolangma! It was a historic moment for China exactly three months ahead of the Beijing Games.
Tibetan female climber Cering Wangmo reached the summit with a special extreme-altitude Olympic torch. This event is what China has promised to the world as the high point of the torch relay, the longest and mostchallengingof all time.
Five torchbearers(火炬手) finished the highest relay ever—three of the climbers are Tibetan athletes.
Team members said “Beijing welcomes you!” in Chinese, English and Tibetan, as they stood at the summit celebrating, with the event broadcast on national television.
“I finally fulfilled the last dream of my husband,” said Gyigyi with tears in her eyes. She was the first torchbearer. Her husband lost his life in an attempt to climb all 14 mountains in China more than 8,000 meters three years ago.
“We are on top of the world! One world, one dream,” shouted Nima Cering, at the top of his voice. He said that although he had climbed the peak（峰頂）several times, this was the most significant ascent(登高). “As a Tibetan and a Chinese I pray for the success of Beijing 2008,” he added.
The special torch is different from the one currently touring the Chinese mainland, after an around-the-world relay. Officials organizing the trek up the peak had earlier set an April 26 target to begin the ascent, but high winds and heavy snow had delayed the mission.
The Xinhua News Agency said that the Qomolangma leg of the torch relay represents the Olympic motto, “higher, faster and stronger,” in practice and will promote unity among all 56 ethnic groups in China.
小題1:It was a historic moment because ______.
A．some Tibetan torchbearers took part in it
B．it was lit three months before the Olympic Games were held
C．it was the first time that the Olympic torch had been lit on the top of Mount Qomolangma
D．it was the longest attempt in history
小題2:Which is RIGHT according to the whole passage?
A．All the five torchbearers are men.
B．Only the five torchbearers reached the summit.
C．Team members said “Beijing welcomes you!” in their native language.
D．At least two of the five torchbearers are females.
小題3: What does the word “l(fā)eg” underlined in the last paragraph refer to?
A．One part of a journey or race.
B．One of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body.
C．The leg of an animal, especially the top part, cooked and eaten.
D．The part of a pair of trousers that covers the leg.
小題4: What would be the best title for the text?
A．One world, one dream
B．Torch relay reaches its highest point
C．Qomolangma, the highest summit in the world
D．A special torch
小題5: Where can you read about this passage?
A．In the English textbook.
B．In the newspaper.
C．In the science report.
D．On the street wall.

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Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty．In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old．
The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States．The Gallup（民意調(diào)查） Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008．At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five．
The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry．They also asked about mental or emotional stress．
Arthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the study．His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five．The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties．Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies．The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties．
Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older．One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions．They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences．
Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry．
The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single．But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age．
The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older．However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men．
小題1:What can be the best title of the text?
A．Happiness Varies with AgesB．Experience More, Worry Less
C．The Older, the WiserD．Being Young, Being Happy
小題2:We can learn from the research that _________．
A．only when people get older will they feel happier
B．stress levels among the youngest are the highest
C．older people tend to be grateful
D．older people usually have no worries
小題3:According to the research, when people get older, _________．
A．they miss the old daysB．they are physically weak
C．they have better self-controlD．they are more emotional
小題4:What would the author probably talk about next?
A．What influences happiness．B．How to live better．
C．How to keep happier．D．Why women are less happier．
小題5:The author is intended to _________．
A．a(chǎn)dvise how to reduce stressB．introduce a scientific finding
C．describe how to do researchD．talk about human emotions

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Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毀) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破壞) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless 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 saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him,
safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong 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 helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利機構(gòu)) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
小題1:How many homes altogether (總共) were damaged in the storm?
A．FourteenB．Twenty-one
C．Twenty-nineD．Thirty-six
小題2:Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
A．He was in bed.B．He was inside the house.
C．He was outside the house.D．He was on the roof.
小題3: Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because _________.
A．her husband knew there would be a storm
B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C．she felt the house was moving
D．the welfare department helped her
小題4: The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means ______.
A．something to eatB．something to wear
C．somewhere to studyD．somewhere to stay
小題5:Which of he following may be the best title for this passage?
A．A Terrible StormB．A Lucky Woman
C．Good SoldiersD．Clever People

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BEIJING --Seven prestigious universities in China announced Sunday that they would begin using the same independent exam -- besides the national one -- to test students hoping to gain entrance to them in 2011.
The seven are Peking University, Beihang University, Beijing Normal University, Nankai University, Fudan University, Xiamen University and Hong Kong University.
Students who want to gain entrance to any of the seven universities will only have to sit one independent exam, according to the joint announcement.
"This will help lighten the students' load, otherwise they must take several exams for different universities," said the announcement.
Passing the exam could result in more than one interview chance, giving the students more opportunities to choose their favorite universities.
China's college entrance exam system is undergoing reform as universities aim to select students based on independent criteria rather than just using the results of the national exam.
In 2003, Peking University and another 21 universities were allowed to pilot (試用) the reform by using their own criteria to independently select five percent of their students.
Now nearly 80 universities across the country have the right to select talented students based on their own exams.
Education experts regard universities selecting students according to independent examinations as conducive (有助的) to better understanding where the students' talents lie.
Although this may be the case, it has also created problems as students may sit many different exams as they often apply for a number of universities.
To relieve students from such pressures, the national education outline (2010--2020) released in July this year encourages high-level universities to group together to use the same exams.
小題1:If students want to be admitted to the seven prestigious universities , they can ______。
A．only pass the interview.
B．only take the national exam.
C．only take the independent exam.
D．either take the national exam or the take the independent exam.
小題2:What's the purpose of students sitting one independent exam to gain entrance to the seven universities ?
A．It can reduce students' load to take several exams.
B．The universities will have the same standard to test students.
C．There will be less trouble marking students' test papers.
D．It can avoid fierce competition among these universities.
小題3:If students pass the independent exam , they will ______.
A．take the national exam.
B．have one or more interview chances.
C．be admitted to one of the universities.
D．he trained to be adapted to universities life and studies.
小題4: What is the advantage of universities selecting students according to independent examinations?
A．Students needn't take the national exam.
B．Students' education cost can be lowered.
C．Students abilities and talents can be better found.
D．It can encourage middle schools to recommend more qualified students.

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AIDS’ Threat to Asia Grows
NEW DELHI----Just a few years ago, Mala was a typical middle-class Indian housewife. She cooked, cleaned and looked after her two small children.
Last year, her life took a tragic turn. Her husband died of AIDS; she was found out HIV-positive and her mother-in-law took her children away from her, saying they would get the disease. “When friends dropped for a visit, she would introduce me, saying, ‘She is my son’s widow. She has AIDS,’” said Mala. AIDS is now described as “explosive(炸藥)” around the world. A study of a hospital in the port city of Durban in South Africa, where the world’s biggest and Africa’s second AIDS conference opened last Sunday, found that almost half the beds in medical wards (病房) were occupied by AIDS patients.
South Africa has one of the world’s fastest growing HIV infections, with 1,700 people infected daily, adding to the 4.3 million, or 10 percent of its population, living with HIV. Until now, Asia has been more successful in holding the AIDS virus than Africa, where the disease has killed about 12 million people.
AIDS is now threatening to surround many of Asia’s poverty-stricken countries. Countries in Asia, such as Cambodia, and Thailand, have HIV infection speeds over 1 percent. But the low speeds hide huge numbers of infected people, because of the population base.
In India, for example, 3.7 million are infected, more than in any other country except South Africa. In China, an estimated 860,000 people (the actual number may be a little larger), mainly drug users, live with HIV/AIDS. Gordon Alexander, a senior advisor for UN AIDS in India, estimates that the number hit by AIDS in Asia will climb about eight million over the next five years from about six million.
In many Asian countries, the battle against HIV is a social and cultural one against public discussion of sexual health put a nationwide media campaign into action to limit the speed of HIV through unsafe sex. Brenton Wong, an official for Singapore’s Action for AIDS, says the actual HIV incidence in the city state of 3.9 million people is at least eight times higher than official data. “Shame and deny is still very, very common so people are afraid to get tested and many times won’t even tell their families if they test positive,” said Wong.
小題1:We can conclude from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph that ______.
A．The official data always tell lies and cheat people to hide the truth.
B．3.9 million people in Singapore suffered from AIDS.
C．Singapore has a population of 3.9 million
D．The number of people infected with HIV is at least eight times larger than that of the AIDS patients in Singapore.
小題2:It is judged that there are ______ people hit by AIDS in Asia or so.
A．4.3 millionB．6 millionC．8 millionD．3.7 million
小題3:According to the passage, the main reasons that AIDS spread in Asia is through_______. 
A． bloodB．unsafe sexC．loveD．drugs
小題4:Which of the following statements is not right?     
A．The battle against Aids in many Asian countries is against their culture and
social customs.
B．Though the HIV infection in Asia develops with low speed, the infected number
is still quite large compared to other continents.
C．India has the second largest number of HIV infected people.
D．Aids might affect the poverty-stricken countries more severely.

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Starting from April, 2010, you won’t be hearing the word “NBA” on sports programs on CCTV. Instead, sport host will give the full Chinese name when they refer to the NBA – National Basketball Association. You also won’t hear any other English abbreviations (縮略詞) on CCTV’s Chinese programs, such as GDP (gross domestic product), or WTO (World Trade Organization). You will hear their Chinese translations.
CCTV received a notice from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television telling it to avoid using English-language abbreviations in their reports to protect the “purity” of the Chinese language. A few other TV stations also received the notice.
Fu Zhenguo, an editor of People’s Daily, is one of the people who suggested the change. “Firstly, using English in a Chinese-speaking environment is against Chinese law,” he said. “Then, using English on Chinese TV programs is unfair to people who don’t understand English. What’s worse, it will have a bad language influence on kids and teenagers.”
A lot of netizens have criticized the move, saying that it will cause problems for them.
“I understand what CD, VCD and DVD mean when I hear them. But I won’t know what the TV programs are talking about if I hear those products’ full Chinese names,” a netizen wrote in a BBS post. Following the same post, another netizen wrote jokingly: “I’m not listening to my MP3 now. I’m listening to my Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3 (動態(tài)影像專家壓縮標準音頻第三層面).”
小題1:What does the underlined word “purity” in the second paragraph mean?
A．純正B．高貴C．時髦D．潮流
小題2:How many reasons did Fu Zhenguo list to show his support for the change?
A．1B．2C．3D．4
小題3:Some netizens went against the change because_______________.
A．the application of abbreviations will make Chinese popular.
B．the application of abbreviations will attract the youth.
C．the application of abbreviations will not simplify the understanding.
D．the application of abbreviations will not bring Chinese to an end.
小題4:What can be the full name of CCTV mentioned in the text?
A．Close Closet Top VideoB．China Central Television
C．China Common Time VoiceD．Closed-Circuit Television

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The Oregonian(俄勒岡報) is the daily newspaper for the state of Oregon where the Hagens live. Since it is published in the largest city, which is Portland, most of the readers live within 50 miles of Portland.
From Monday to Saturday, the paper has about 75 pages, of which 20 pages are advertisements. It normally has 5 sections which are called Nation, Sports, Metro(大都會), Living and Business.
Nation is national news mostly with some international news about earthquakes, floods, and tensions(緊張)around the world. Sports cover the professional sports in season, college sports, and high school sports. Metro is local news of the city of Portland which includes political stories, crimes, and good neighbor articles. Living is the section with television programs, movies, comics, music, stories about pets, and advice. Business has listing of more than 10,000 stocks and a regular report about the stock market and business news. The advertising section includes apartments and houses, employment opportunities and items to buy, especially cars and trucks.
On Sunday, the paper is very large weighing more than two kilos. There are additional sections called Art, Books, International, and Travel. Since this is the day most Americans do not work, they have more time for reading. Each of the daily sections is longer so the newspaper is twice the size of the daily sections. However, the advertisements are nearly as many pages as the news on Sunday so the entire paper is more than four times larger than the daily paper.
Some companies print their own advertisements and pay to put them in The Oregonian. These include grocery(雜貨) stores, clothing stores, car agencies(代理處), camera and video equipment stores, toy stores, and computer stores. All of the companies feel that the best way to advertise is to put a beautiful color advertisement in every Sunday.
1. The Sunday edition of The Oregonian probably has _____.
A. 75 pages            B. less than 300 pages  
C. more than 300 pages   D. less than 75 pages
2.If you want to seek information about the stock market from The Oregonian, you refer     to the section “_____”.
A. Metro     B. Living     C. Nation    D. Business
3. Who are the regular readers of The Oregonian ?
A. The Hagens.             B. Residents of the Portland area.
C. Businessmen.            D. People who have more time to read newspapers.
4. One reason that the Sunday paper is very large is that _____.
A. it adds four additional sections
B. it has five sections   
C. most Americans do not work that day
D. some companies like to print advertisements in it

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