8.They were young and happy boys and girls,but their lives came to a tragic early end.On Sept.26,six students died and 31were injured in a stampede(踩踏) at Mingtong Primary School in Kunming,Yunnan.
The accident happened when a two-metre long cotton cushion(垫子) for gym class fell over and blocked a stairway hall.Several children were covered by it and their classmates rushed out and stepped on them without realizing.
This is not the first tragedy in recent times.Last year,four children died in a stampede at a school in Xiangyang,Hubei,when pupils left their dormitory on the fourth floor and tried to get out.The ground floor gate was closed,resulting in the crush.
According to a survey done by the China Youth and Children Research Center,about 1,600elementary and middle school students in China were killed every year in accidents.The main causes come from stampedes,earthquakes,fires and sports injuries.
A stampede is possible anywhere.The larger a crowd,the more likely a stampede becomes.On March 31,the National Day of Education on the Safety of primary and Middle School Students,the Ministry of Education gave out instructions:If students around you begin to push,stand still and try to hold onto something,or stay in a corner until the crowd leaves.If you fall down in a moving crowd,cover your head with both hands.Lean to one side,curl your body and bend your legs.
76.AboutB students were killed in crush in Kunming.
A.4
B.6
C.26
D.31
77.The word"blocked"in the second paragraph refers toA.
A.stand in the way
B.trap in a place
C.shape something with tools
D.cover something
78.The last paragraph mainly tells about how toA.
A.protect yourself in a stampede
B.stop a stampede happening
C.keep schools safe all the time
D.make students walk slowly
79.We can probably find the article in the B part of a newspaper.
A.education
B.news
C.lifestyle
D.economy.