Stay as safe as possible during an earthquake. Be aware that some earthquakes are actually foreshocks(前震) and a larger earthquake might occur. Reduce your movements to a few steps to a nearby safe place.
If you are indoors, do “duck, cover and hold”. Duck or drop down to the floor, under something strong, such as a table or a desk, cover your head and face with your arms and hands and hold on to that table or desk so that it does not move away from you as the ground shakes. Do this until the shaking stops and it is safe to move. Stay inside to avoid being injured by falling glass or building parts. If there isn’t a table or desk near you, cover your face and head with your arms and crouch(蜷缩) in an inside corner of the building.
Stay clear of windows, fireplaces, and heavy furniture that may fall over. Stay inside until the shaking stops and it is safe to go outside. Research has shown that most injuries occur when people inside buildings attempt to move to a different location inside the building or try to leave.
If you are outside, get into the open and stay there. Move away from trees, buildings, signs and power lines. Once in the open, stay there until the shaking stops. The greatest danger exists directly outside buildings, at exits and alongside exterior walls. Ground movement during an earthquake is seldom the direct cause of death or injury. Most earthquake-related casualties（伤亡） result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and falling objects.
If you are driving, you may not realize what is going on at first because the car may feel like it is going to blow up. Stop the car in as clear and open an area as possible and stay in it until the shaking stops. If it is a really bad quake, turn on the radio to find an emergency channel to get information. Follow the directions of people directing traffic.
If you are in a mountainous area, watch out for falling rock and other debris that could be loosened by the earthquake.
If you are at the beach, move quickly to higher ground or several hundred yards inland.
小题1:Which of the following pictures means “duck, cover and hold”?

小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A．Ground movement during an earthquake is the main reason of death.

B．You should keep your windows, fireplaces and heavy furniture clear.

C．Stop your car in the clear area and get out of it if an earthquake happens.

D．Run away from the beach as quickly as possible if an earthquake happens.

小题3:The passage is mainly about ___________during the earthquake.

A．ways of keeping you safe

B．the importance of keeping safe

C．ways of finding safe places

D．researches on how to keep safe

Tony Buzan’s grades were going down at university. Disappointed with his low marks, he went to the library to find a book on how to use his brain. He was directed to the medical section. Confused, he said to the librarian, “I don’t want to take my brain out, I just want to learn how to use it.” Her reply was simple: “There’s no book on that.”
“I thought to myself,” says Buzan, “if I buy a little radio, I get an instruction manual (说明书). If I buy a microwave, I get an instruction manual. But for the most important machine in the world, no instruction manual?”
Fifty years later, Buzan has become the world’s leading speaker on the brain and learning. In the late 1960s, he invented the mind map, a visual representation of thought processes.
This kind of thinking has become a popular tool for planning, organizing, problem solving, and communicating across the world. He has since authored and co-authored over 100 books that have appeared in more than 30 languages.
“I think in most cases, people use less than 1 percent of their brains,” he says.
But how do you expand this 1 percent? How do you become the best student you can be?
According to Buzan, the answer is simple. You take a section of whatever it is that you are trying to learn, he says, and you read it for its essence (精髓、要素). Then you make a mind map of all the important details. For a truly effective mind map, you start with a colored image in the center of your page. Draw the first image that comes to mind on the topic you are mind mapping. Branch off from your central image and create one of your main ideas. From your main branches draw some sub-branches and from those sub-branches you can draw even more branches. He emphasizes that you should use plenty of images and colors as these help with memory recall and encourage creativity.
By using this visual format (形式), according to Buzan, your mind will begin to make associations that will help you remember more information for longer periods of time.
Buzan believes that traditional note-taking methods, such as lists and summaries, do not stimulate the brain’s recall capacity or ability in the same way. Because of this, students will often find themselves locked away in their rooms for hours, trying hard to memorize separate details. Buzan believes that for a more effective and lasting way of studying, you must first understand how your brain works.
“Everyone is born smart,” he says. “You just have to learn how to learn.”
小题1:What is the main purpose of the first two paragraphs?

A．To show that Tony Buzan was worried about his study.

B．To invite us to think about the importance of manuals.

C．To prove that the mind map is a useful tool for the brain.

D．To show why Tony Buzan studies the brain and learning.

小题2:What does the word “stimulate” mean in the passage?

A．Excite.

B．Improve.

C．Encourage.

D．Affect.

小题3:What can we infer from the passage?

A．If we learn the mind map, we will become the best student.

B．The mind map will help your brain connect separate details.

C．The mind map will be more effective if we put more details in it.

D．We will solve the problem if we make connections between ideas.

小题4:What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to make the mind map?

B．Is the mind map widely used?

C．Can your memory be mapped?

D．Is the mind map helpful in thinking?

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

The iPhone 4S is a touchscreen-based smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fifth generation of the iPhone, succeeding the iPhone 4, and was announced on October 4, 2011. Siri on iPhone 4S is like a person assistant. It lets you use your voice to do things on the iPhone. You can just talk to Siri as you talk to a person. Siri understands what you say, knows what you mean, and even talks back.
Say something like “Tell my wife I’m running late.” “Remind me to call the doctor.”“Any fast food restaurants around here?” Siri does what you say, finds the information you need, then answers you. It’s like you’re having a conversation with your assistant.
Siri not only understands what you say, but it’s also smart enough to know what you mean. So when you ask, “Any fast food restaurants around here?” Siri will reply, “I found a number of restaurants near you.” Then you can say, “Hmm. How about French fries?” Siri remembers that you just asked about restaurants for something to eat, so it will look for KFC restaurants in the neighborhood. And Siri is active, so it will question you until it finds what you’re looking for.
When you want to do something, just ask Siri to help you do it. Siri uses almost all the built-in apps on iPhone 4S. It writes texts and sends email messages. It searches the web for anything you need to know. It plays the songs you want to hear. It gives you directions and shows you around. It makes calls, plans meetings, helps you remember and wakes you up. In fact, ask Siri what it can do — it even speaks for itself.
Siri is easy to use and does so much. You’ll keep finding more and more ways to use it.
小题1:When was iPhone 4S announced?
小题2:What is Siri on iPhone 4S like?
小题3:How can you use Siri to do things on the iPhone?
小题4:Why will Siri look for KFC restaurants in the neighborhood?
小题5:What does the writer want to tell us according to the passage?

It’s a long-awaited day for China. The navy now has its first aircraft carrier(航空母舰), Liaoning.
It’s a unique experience to get to know the life in the carrier. The carrier is just like a small city on the sea. It has all the functions for daily life. There are 4 words to sum up its characters: big, small, much and high. The carrier Liaoning is such a huge one that the total length of the whole corridor（过道）could reach over 20 kilometers. But the living space for the sailors（水手）is quite small. That’s because the carrier is designed for researching purposes, rather than comfortable living. Over 1,000 sailors, both men and women, are living onboard. They are arranged among over 3,000 tiny rooms below the deck. For visitors, it’s so easy to get lost. So the first thing the new sailors have to learn is their way around. The number of female sailors is much less than that of the males, taking about 5 percent of the total. But they play a key role in carrying out some special missions.
Also, you will be surprised by the high level of education of today’s sailors. The captain said that over 90 percent of the sailors are college graduates. Six hold Doctor’s Degrees and 45 have a Master’s. The whole team is young but vigorous. The complex work on the carrier requires high management abilities for the commanders onboard(在船上).
小题1:Why do we visitors get lost easily inside the carrier?

A．Because they don’t have a map.

B．Because the living space is quite small.

C．Because there are too many corridors for rooms.

D．Because the corridor inside the carrier is too long.

小题2:What does the word “high” in Line 6 refer to（指代）？

A．The aircraft carrier is high since it is just like a small city.

B．Most of the soldiers received good education.

C．The expense（花费）to run a carrier is high.

D．The high-level of their training.

小题3:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Liaoning is our country’s first aircraft carrier.

B．Most of the sailors on the carrier are college graduates.

C．There are far fewer women sailors than men sailors on the carrier.

D．It is comfortable for the sailors to live in the carrier.

One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our minds we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to 1._____a new place or country, we 2._____what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the habit people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things 3._____. Things are often very different from the way we 4._____them to be.
One of the 5._____ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 6._____ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had studied and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 7._____ to be no way of 8._____ out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he 9._____ up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 10._____.
The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 11._____: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 12._____. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 13._____ will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and understand my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 14._____ nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 15._____ slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.

小题1:	A．visiting B．seeking C．reaching D．discovering

小题2:	A．imagine B．know C．feel D．guess

小题3:	A．quickly B．simply C．correctly D．neatly

小题4:	A．required B．wished C．left D．expected

小题5:	A．funny B．dull C．famous D．silly

小题6:	A．managing B．trying C．thinking D．hoping

小题7:	A．used B．ought C．seemed D．had

小题8:	A．making B．finding C．turning D．letting

小题9:	A．gave B．sat C．woke D．got

小题10:

A．dream B．lesson C．research D．exercise

小题11:

A．softly B．loudly C．slowly D．firmly

小题12:

A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything

小题13:

A．eyes B．feet C．head D．body

小题14:

A．accept B．remember C．hear D．receive

小题15:

A．count B．say C．add D．speak

Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culture. Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited China.
Traditional Chinese gardens are located(位于)in North China in such places as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City. In larger imperial gardens, the main buildings are connected by an imaginary（虚构的） line in the middle of the garden on the north-south axis(轴). Other features (特征)of imperial gardens are colored-paintings, man-made hills and lakes.
Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of the houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped-doors through which visitors can enjoy the sights. They are open on all sides and are often near the water so that the whole scene can be enjoyed. Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden style of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The landscape garden contains a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape “Jing” , which means “scene” in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake Scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four slim West Lake in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake Scenes in Jinan.
小题1:The passage tells mainly about ________.

A．an important part of Chinese culture

B．the characteristics (特征) of different style of Chinese garden building

C．where foreigners can find Chinese gardens

D．how to appreciate Chinese gardens

小题2:Which of the following is NOT a feature of the imperial garden?

A．There is a north-south axis in the center of garden

B．There are man-made hills and lakes in the gardens.

C．They were built because of some fairy tales.

D．They have colored-paintings.

小题3:In the third paragraph, the underlined word “They” refer to ______.

A．private gardens	B．beautiful scenes
C．the houses	D．rivers and lakes

小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Chinese people often invite foreigners to visit a Chinese garden.

B．The landscape garden reflects different styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

C．All three kinds of gardens make up the important part of Chinese culture which is appreciated by the people all over the world.

D．People enjoy the private gardens more than other two styles.

小题5:The garden landscape “Jing” which the ancient Chinese used to call actually means in English _________.

A．well

B．tight

C．garden

D．scene

A Page From Li Meng’s Diary
Thursday, January 23Sunny
Today I was so happy to know that I did quite well in my last week’s science exam. Thanks to Daniel, he taught me a new way of going over lessons. It is called “map idea”.
Because of the map idea, I’ve learned how to find out the main idea in every lesson. And in my mind I can draw a map of all the important knowledge I need to remember. It’s really goo   D. I can remember so much in that way.
I never thought of changing the way of my study before. I used to complain about my poor memory, but now my memory has become good because of the map idea. It made my study much easier and more enjoyable. I realized learning how to learn well is the most important for us students.
小题1:There was a science exam in Li Meng’s class                      .
小题2:Daniel taught Li Meng a good way to study. That is                           .
小题3:Li Meng                       complain about his bad memory.
小题4:Li Meng has learned a new way of                       lessons.
小题5:It is the most important                         how to learn well.

Almost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?
1. Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t leave any food in your bowls while having meals.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
小题1:What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?

A．春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽	B．谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。
C．吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮	D．足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。

小题2:According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?

A．6 million.

B．925 million.

C．200 million.

D．725 million.

小题3:What should we do to waste less food?

A．Order more food in a restaurant.

B．Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.

C．Take all the food you ordered home.

D．Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit.

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.

B．The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.

C．200 million children die of hunger every year.

D．Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.

小题5:What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Don’t waste food.

B．Chinese people are friendly and generous.

C．We can’t die of hunger.

D．Every grain is grown by farmers.

Computer games are very popular. It is natural for people towant to  1  , so playing against a computer or against a friend on the computer can be  2  to stop . “Just one more game ,” often turns into another game , then another .
Computer games do have their 3  . They are excellent for training hand /eye coordination (协调). Surgeons(外科医生) who played computer games   4    children are often more practical . Computer games can also be   5   for teaching students. The students are open to learning while playing. They can study for longer than a  6  would be able to teach . Students can also learn at their own speed and not feel   7   to match classmates. And with computers you can  8 a task as many times as you like . The more you do this, the better you will get,    9  you can do it perfectly .
But like anything else in life, things should be 10 . Too much time on the computer can 11  your eyes . Regular breaks are needed. If students cannot  12  playing computer games , they won’t do as well in other areas in their life-not just schoolwork,   13   in developing important social skills such as how to talk with people and how to work with others as part of a  14  . And their health will become worse if they are 15 taking regular exercise.
Computer games have their place, but people must also remember it is important to have a balanced lifestyle.

小题1:	A．win B．lose C．fight D．race

小题2:	A．easy B．necessary C．difficult D．natural

小题3:	A．rules B．advantages C．disadvantages D．mistakes

小题4:	A．to B．between C．for D．as

小题5:	A．good B．bad C．interesting D．necessary

小题6:	A．teacher B．parent C．doctor D．computer

小题7:	A．excited B．pleased C．stressed D．willing

小题8:	A．make B．practice C．put off D．discover

小题9:	A．when B．until C．after D．while

小题10:

A．planned B．developed C．balanced D．discussed

小题11:

A．break B．hurt C．relax D．close

小题12:

A．enjoy B．start C．stop D．keep

小题13:A. but       C. and         C. or              D. though

小题14:

A．family B．game C．match D．team

小题15:

A．often B．no longer C．always D．still

At the shopping mall, you probably think about spending, not saving. Think about all the lights that keep the mall bright. Think about all the water faucets in the toilet. Think about all the air conditioning in summer. Saving energy is a hot topic for such a big place!
　　Many things at the mall use energy. Electric lights, infrared faucets and air-conditioners need electricity to work. One way to save energy is by keeping lights clean. More and more dust and dirt make the lights less bright. When  malls keep lights clean, they can use fewer lights and keep the area just as bright ,Using fewer lights means using less energy.
You step up to the  water faucet. The water starts to flow. You don't have to touch a thing. Why do malls have such fancy faucets?. The answer is simple. They save water. Sometimes people forget to turn the water off after they wash. Infrared faucets turn themselves off.
The…
小题1:________is a hot topic for a big mall.

A．To spend money	B．To save energy
C．To keep the mall bright	D．To buy things

小题2:Malls use infrared faucets mainly because________

A．they save water

B．they are fancy

C．they are simple

D．they turn themselves off

小题3:Which of the following cannot save energy?

A．Using fewer lights.	B．Using infrared faucets.
C．Using air-conditioners	D．Keeping lights clean.

小题4:What will the fourth paragraph probably talk about?

A．How to save water when using infrared faucets in the mall

B．How to save energy when using air-conditioners in the mall

C．How to save money when shopping in the mall.

D．How to spend money when shopping in the mall.

小题5:The best title for the passage is_________

A．Lights, faucets and air-conditioners

B．Spending less money

C．Energy saving at the mall

D．A hot topic