To protect yourself, it is important to learn something about home fires.

In less than 30 seconds a small flame can get completely out of control and turn into a major fire. It only takes minutes for thick black smoke to fill a house or for it to be in flames. Most deadly fires occur in the home when people are asleep. If you realize a fire, you won’t have time to take valuables because the fire spreads too quickly and the smoke is too thick. The fire uses up the oxygen you need and produces smoke and poisonous gases that kill. Breathing even small amounts of smoke and toxic gases can make you tired and sleepy, and short of breath. The smoke can cause you to be a deep sleeper before the flames reach your door. You may not wake up in time to escape.

Room temperatures in a fire can be 100 degrees at floor level and rise to 600 degrees at eye level. Breathing in this super-hot air will burn your lungs. It can melt clothes to your skin. In five minutes, a room can get so hot that everything in it starts to burn at once.

Fires are bright at first, but quickly produce black smoke and complete darkness. If you wake up to a fire you may be blinded, confused about where you are or which direction you should go and unable to find your way around the home you’ve lived in for years.

Only when we know the true nature of fires can we prepare our families and ourselves.

【1】How does the first paragraph develop?

A. By raising questions. B. By giving examples.

C. By expressing opinions. D. By listing reasons.

【2】What can we infer from the third paragraph?

A. It is necessary to escape in time.

B. It is important to find poisonous gases.

C. It is impossible to keep away from smoke.

D. It is dangerous to sleep away from the door.

【3】How does black smoke trouble us?

A. Getting us lose our ways.

B. Making our faces turn black.

C. Causing us to feel hopeless.

D. Forcing us to walk around the home.

【4】What is the passage mainly telling us?

A. Different processes of home fires.

B. Some basic knowledge of home fires.

C. Great damage of them fires in the USA.

D. Some good ways to prevent home fires.

【1】The medicine should be put in the place where children can’t reach it.

The medicine should be put ________ it is not ________ ________ children.

【2】Tourists from every country around the world are bound to find their favorite food here.

Tourists are bound to find their favorite food here, ________ ________ ________ their Nationalities are.

【3】Most of the nations and organizations were against Trump’s decision to exit from the Iranian nuclear deal.

The nations and organizations in support, of Trump’s decision to exit from the Iranian nuclear deal were ________ ________ ________.

【4】Mr Smith is the most generous person that I have ever known.

________ have I known ________ ________generous person like Mr Smith.

【5】Ebola deaths are on the rise and more cases have been confirmed in the Republic of Congo. It is possible that it will hit the eight neighbouring countries.

With Ebola deaths ________ and more cases ________ in the Republic of Congo, ________ are that the eight neighbouring countries will be hit.

【6】Some students are so crazy about online communications that they tend to ignore real people around.

________ to online communications, some students ________ ________ ________ ________ be buried in a virtual world.

The impact of smoke screen on adolescents

The study began by recruiting over 2,600 US school children aged 10 to 14 who had never smoked. Each child was then asked if they had watched any of 50 movies randomly 【1】(select) from 601 box office hits. The number of occurrences of smoking in each film was recorded.

When followed up one to two years later, 10 percent of the children had tried 【2】(smoke). The children in the top quarter of exposure to movie smoking were 2.7 times more likely to have tried a cigarette than 【3】 in the lowest quarter of exposure. This effect was independent of other factors that might influence the child’s smoking behavior, such as friends or family smoking.

“If provides more evidence 【4】 movies have a strong impact on adolescents,” says Dalton, an expert in cancer risk behavior in children. “Previous studies suggested that smoking in movies 【5】(influence) adolescent smoking behavior, but this is the first study to show that viewing smoking in movies predicts 【6】will start smoking in the future.”

Dalton says a previous study by the team showed that children were more likely to smoke 【7】 their favorite actor smoked. “We know from past studies it’s very rare for smoking to be portrayed in a negative light. Smokers in movies tend to be tough guys or sexy, rebellious women, which appeals to adolescents,” she told New Scientist.

Movies which depict smoking 【8】 be given an adult rating or “R rating” in the US, suggests Glantz, which would mean that children under 17 could not see the film 【9】 a parent. An R rating for smoking in movies would prevent about 330 adolescents in the US from starting to smoke and ultimately 【10】(extend) 170 lives every day,” he writes.

Mr. Plastic Fantastic — a title given to him by Guinness World Records — is also the proud owner of the world’s longest wallet, which can hold about 800 cards. But he uses it only to carry a few cards, while the rest are safely kept in bank safe-deposit boxes.

Cavanagh started collecting credit cards in the late 1960s. “One of my best friends and I made a silly bet（打賭）; the guy who could collect the most credit cards by the end of the year would win dinner,” he said. “I got 143 cards by the end of the year, and my friend collected 138.”

After winning that bet, Cavanagh decided to simply keep going with his unusual collection. He got credit cards from gas stations, airlines, bars, and even ice cream stores — all with kinds of limits, some as low as $50.

If there’s one card missing from Cavanagh’s collection, it’s that from the Newberry Group. They refused to give him a card in the early 1970s, even though he’d collected over 100 by then. They said he had too much credit. Therefore, so far he hasn’t had a Newberry card in his collection.

Cavanagh hasn’t stopped applying for new cards — he’s held the Guinness record since 1971 and has no intention of letting go of it. He copies whole pages from a U.S. directory（名錄）of businesses and keeps sending applications. If he is refused, he writes back to the company explaining his goal. But he doesn’t count useless cards in his total collection.

Thanks to all the cards to his name, Cavanagh has access to about $1.7 million at any moment. Despite this privilege（特權）, he has managed to achieve an excellent credit score.

The retired financial planner and credit expert has only one piece of advice to share: “Never use a card to buy anything you can’t pay off in a couple of months. If you don’t have the discipline, you shouldn’t have the cards.”

【1】When did Cavanagh begin to collect credit cards?

A. When he made a bet with his friend.

B. When he wanted to create a Guinness record.

C. When he owned a very long wallet.

D. When he was treated to dinner by his friend.

【2】Why hasn’t Cavanagh collected a Newberry card?

A. His given card got lost.

B. He wasn’t allowed to collect one.

C. His application was refused.

D. It isn’t worth collecting anyway.

【3】What does Cavanagh usually do when his application is refused?

A. He visits the company himself.

B. He tells the company his goal.

C. He chooses to let go of it.

D. He sends another application at once.

【4】What suggestion does Cavanagh give us in the last paragraph?

A. Never apply for a credit card.

B. Have the power to control ourselves.

C. Use credit cards as often as possible.

D. Collect more credit cards to show off.

At the very least a 72-hour________of extra water, bottles, food, juices, clothing, plenty of diapers（尿布）, baby wipes and ready medicines should be________where it is most likely to get________an earthquake. Also keep an extra diaper bag with these things in your car. Store baby cars, blankets and baby beds with right wheels to put babies in to leave in time, if________.Set soft pads（墊子）in baby beds or baby cars to________babies during the shaking.

By age three or so, children can________what an earthquake is and how to get________for one. Take the time to explain the________of earthquakes and their damage________what they’ll understand. Include your children in family discussions and planning for earthquake________. Take drills and________safety procedures（步驟）every six months. Show children the safest places to be in each room when an earthquake hits. Also show them all________to be in each room. Teach children what to do________they are during an earthquake (at school, in a tall building, outdoors).________children’s emergency cards at school are up-to-date.

_____children should not turn off any lights, it’s important that they know what gas smells like. Advise children to tell a (n)________if they smell gas after an earthquake.

【1】A. advice B. warning C. attention D. help

【2】A. environments B. stations C. gardens D. sports

【3】A. doors B. walls C. desks D. windows

【4】A. break B. fall C. fold D. put

【5】A. supply B. number C. amount D. deal

【6】A. taken B. left C. stored D. bought

【7】A. before B. during C. since D. after

【8】A. important B. necessary C. easy D. harmful

【9】A. protect B. lay C. relax D. drive

【10】A. call B. understand C. expect D. guess

【11】A. worried B. eager C. excited D. ready

【12】A. event B. effect C. result D. cause

【13】A. according to B. because of C. in spite of D. thanks to

【14】A. reason B. result C. safety D. truth

【15】A. practise B. review C. copy D. teach

【16】A. similar B. different C. equal D. possible

【17】A. wherever B. whatever C. whenever D. whoever

【18】A. Make sense B. Work out C. Make sure D. Set down

【19】A. Although B. Because C. If D. Besides

【20】A. person B. adult C. stranger D. friend

1.時間；

2.一同過節(jié)的家人；

3.活動。

詞匯：Gala 晚會

注意：1. 詞數100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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Dear Mr. Hall

I’m Li Hua , your student in the school

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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

【1】A water pipe _________(burst) and the entire apartment was flooded.

【2】After some heated __________(argue), a decision was finally taken.

【3】Recent studies show that we are far more productive at work if we take short breaks ____________(regular).

【4】Yesterday, I was caught in a storm. At first, I could feel my heart beating ___________(fierce). But after a while, I calmed down.

【5】Some drivers like to draw some special pattern as ____________. (decorate)

【6】The winter Olympics ___________(hold) two years before the Summer Games.

【7】As we know, English ____________(change) a lot over time.

【8】After __________(graduate) from university, he determined to settle in the countryside.

【9】Tsinghua University, ___________(found) in 1911, is one of the best universities in China.

【10】The obvious one is money; eating out once or twice a week may be ___________(afford) but doing this most days adds up.

Wild animals live in the【4】 (forest) which are being destroyed by people. As【5】 result, the animals are 【6】(lose) their habitats. Without the trees, the animals are short of food. And many animals are dying out because of pollution.

I suggest that measures should be taken 【7】(protect) wildlife. The government should keep people 【8】destroying forests and shut down the factories 【9】 pollute rivers and air, I think more wildlife reserves should also be 【10】(build)

【1】He didn’t read the report carefully; instead, he just d________ into it for some information useful to him.

【2】With a large English vocabulary at her c________, she had no trouble reading the novel.

【3】Not all the problems a________ from social discrimination can be addressed through communication.

【4】Janet s________ out all the money her husband had hidden in the house and bought herself a necklace.

【5】Don’t be s________ about his sincerity; he always means what he says.

【6】It’s wrong for language learners to focus too much on ________（準確）rather than fluent in oral practice.

【7】The climate here is so ________（多變的）that people may experience four seasons in a day.

【8】He is so aggressive that those ________（反對）to his idea dare not raise their objections.

【9】Upon hearing the news of his winning, I offered my ________（祝賀）to him on the phone.

【10】He went through the papers ________（漫不經心）, not realizing how valuable they were.

A. when B. where C. which D. that