Drowning (溺水) is among the 10 leading causes of death of children and young people in every region of the world, with children aged under 5 years especially at risk and males twice as likely to drown as females.

Tragedies are happening over and over again. To prevent them from growing further, we need to keep some safety tips in mind. Remember, you can drown in the sea just as easily as a swimming pool.

● Supervise when in or around Water.

Ask a responsible adult to watch young children while in the bath and all children swimming or playing in or around water. Because drowning occurs quickly and quietly, adults should not be involved in any other distracting activity (such as reading, playing cards, or talking on the phone) while watching children, even if lifeguards are present.

● Drowning ≠ Crying for help.

Drowning is often not as dramatic as what we see in movies. When someone is drowning, especially if it is a child, they may not be able to shout out. A lot of times when kids drown, they look like they are just absentminded — but they are actually going unconscious. At this point, they should be immediately carried out of the water.

● Life jackets can reduce risk.

Don’t use air-filled or foam toys, such as “water wings”, “noodles”, or inner-tubes, instead of life jackets. These toys are not life jackets and are not designed to keep swimmers safe.

● Don’t try to save drowning friends.

Yes, what we are telling you is this is not when you should show your unconditional love to your drowning friends and family members. It is very likely that by saving them, you can get yourself into danger, and might end up becoming a drowning victim yourself.

Saving someone drowning hand-in-hand with a few others can be even more dangerous. The “human chain” you form can easily break if one of you experiences any kind of tiredness, and one person can drag down the whole team.

● Know who can save a life.

Now, knowing that you cannot really save a life, who should you ask for help? Lifeguards. They are usually well-trained and are equipped with many tested life-saving methods. Therefore, if you think you see someone drowning, alert a lifeguard at once, even if you’re not sure what drowning looks like or think you might be wrong.

1.What is true about drowning?

A.People will shout out when they drown.

B.Men are less likely to drown than women.

C.Drowning can happen in a swimming pool as well as the sea.

D.Drowning is the 10th leading cause of death around the world.

2.What should you do when you see someone drowning?

A.Turn to a lifeguard for help. B.Make sure he is really drowning.

C.Show your unconditional love to him. D.Get him out of water with a “human chain”.

3.What should you do if your young child is in a swimming pool?

A.Talk with others. B.Keep an eye on the child all the time.

C.Ask one of the child’s peers to watch the child. D.Use air-filled toys as life jackets for the child.

4.The underlined word “victim” in paragraph 6 refers to ________.

A.a person who is dangerous B.a tool which is helpful

C.a person who is hurt or killed D.a tool which can be used to save people

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How to avoid drowning in sea. B.How to avoid drowning in water.

C.How to keep children off drowning. D.How to save a life when drowning happens.

阅读短文，并按要求完成下列小题。

The aims of the students who come to school is to study. But to study requires a right way, or you waste either time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.

The best time for reading is morning. Because in the morning, the air is fresh and our minds are clear. For that reason, we can get good results.

In studying we must be patient. If we don't understand a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one well.

When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book. We can not read absent-mindedly ( 心不在焉地 ) , or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.

We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or parents, brothers or friends, in any possible way. We must know it completely and then our knowledge can be used well.

Though there are many ways for studying, however, the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.

1、2题完成句子；3 题简略回答问题；4 题找出并写下第三段的主题句；5 题将文中划线句子译成汉语。

1.The best time for reading is morning because the air is fresh and_____.

2.The students come to school in order ____________.

3.Why must we always ask “whys” in our study?

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4._______________________________________.

5._______________________________________ .

根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的横线上填写一个正确的单词。

At the age of fifteen, I met1. Australian teacher. He taught us English. One day, he wrote an English poem 2.the blackboard and asked us the meaning. There was a long silence. Unluckily, the teacher 3.(choose) me to answer the questions. I said in a low v4., “Sorry, I don’t know.” That’s always my r5.to difficult questions. He said, “You should at 6.(little) have some ideas about the questions, no matter how difficult it is. It doesn’t mean that you don’t know. It means that you are not 7.(confidence), and you are afraid of making 8.(mistake).” I looked at 9.(he) in a shocking expression. From then on, I said goodbye to the wrong answer “I don’t know”,10.any answer was better than that one. Now I always try my best to find a proper answer.

well, you, feeling, are

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loudly, in public, speak, don’t

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doing, yesterday, you, what, were, at nine

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are, what, people, they, kind

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wonder, if, he, I, come back, will, tomorrow

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没有湿地就没有水！湿地与人类的生存、繁衍及发展息息相关。假设你是李华，是育才中学九年级（1）班学生，就此写一篇发言稿，谈谈你的看法。

提示：（1）Introduce yourself.

（2）What should we do when we see people cutting down trees?

（3）What is your advice?

要求：（1）文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；

（2）词数 80 左右。( 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数 )

Good morning, everyone! Let me introduce myself first.

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That’s all. Thank you!

—I guess you want to play the piano.

—________. That's what I was thinking too.

A.I didn't want it. B.It depends on you. C.You read my mind. D.Your never think it.