According to a new Ministry of Education survey, students’ safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50 percent of students say they are worried about robbery(抢劫) on the way to and from school. Now in many big cities in China, some schools have taught an unusual lesson: self-protection(自我保护) . Students like this lesson as there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.

Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No.25 Middle School and a self-protection expert(专家)，gives young students advice on how to deal with danger.

If you are robbed（抢劫）, keep calm. If you can’t cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police.

If you are in a traffic accident and a car hurts you, you should take down the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to contact  your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.

If it is raining hard and there is lightning(闪电), don’t stay in high places and keep away from trees.

When there is a fire, get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit(出口). Do not take the lift!

If someone is drowning(溺水) but you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.

Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!

1.Why do students like the self-protection lesson?

A．Because there is advice on exams.

B．Because they can learn how to protect themselves.

C．Because they like self-protection experts.

D．Because they are free to do anything during the lesson.

2.The underlined word “contact” means_______.

A．end up           B．think of           C．search for         D．get in touch with

3.If your house is on fire, you must_______.

A．put dry things on your body

B．run quickly and take the lift

C．run away and find an exit as quickly as you can

D．take everything you have and then run away

4.If you see a child fall into the river but you can’t swim, you_______.

A．should cry out for help                   B．can jump into the river and save him

C．can do nothing                         D．should telephone the doctor

 

A Solar-powered Plane---Lowcarbon Earlier this month, a solar-powered (太阳能动力的)plane called Lowcarbon took off to the sky for the first time. It has passed an important test on the way to travel around the world. Lowcarbon took off from an airport in Switzerland(瑞士)at 45 km an hour. It slowly rose into the sky. “There has never been an airplane so big, so light, using so little energy,” said Bertrand Piccard, a leader of the project. During the 90-minute flight, Lowcarbon did several turns. It climbs nearly 1.6 km above the countryside. Engineers plan to test a night flight in July. Then they will use the results of the tests to build a second plane. They plan to travel around the world in that plane in 2012. “We want to fly it day and night with no fuel,” Piccard said. Piccard and pilot Andre Borschberg will take Lowcarbon around the world .They will make a few stops to change places and rest after a long time in the air----and to show off their aircraft. Lowcarbon flies at 70 kph on average(平均). That is faster than a bike and slower than a car. The pilots will keep it in the air for up to five days at a time.

We Are One---“Expo Through My Eyes” Sharing offers you more happiness. To celebrate the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, China Daily invites you to share what you’ve seen, heard and experienced at the 6-month international event or Expo-related stories in English. Whether you are an Expo volunteer, a reporter, or a tourist , we’d like you to share with us your Expo experience, as seen through your eyes. So if you would liketo contribute(投稿)，please join us today in sharing the joy! Topic: 2010 Shanghai World Expo Language: English only Length: No more than 1,000 words- Content: Stories with photos are necessary. Duration: May 1,2010---October 31,2010 Email-box: expo@chinadaily.com.cn Reward: In addition to the satisfaction of supporting our work, ---your stories will be published on China Daily’s website; ---you will go in a lucky draw for a prize.

【小题1】Which of the following information about the plane Lowcarbon is NOT true?

A．It can fly at 70 km an hour.	B．It is solar –powered.
C．It has passed a night-flight test.	D．It is slower than a car.

【小题2】Lowcarbon is a special plane because________________.

A．it’s made in Switzerlland	B．it has travelled around the world
C．it can do turns in the sky	D．it’s big and light, but uses little enegy

【小题3】The purpose of the second article is to________________.

A．encourage us to visit Shanghai Expo	B．ask us to be volunteers for Shanghai Expo
C．invite us to write stories about Shanghai Expo	D．tell us to get the lucky prize of Shanghai Expo

【小题4】Your stories about the 2010 Shanghai Expo for China Daily___________.

A．can be in Chinese	B．don’t need to have photos
C．must be given by post	D．should be handed in by e-mail

Recently，a solar powered（太阳能动力的）plane took to the sky for the first time. It had passed an important test on the way to travel around the world.

The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland（瑞士）at 45km an hour. It slowly rose above the fields and into the sky.

“There has never been an airplane of that kind that could fly — never an airplane so big, so light, using so little energy,” said Bertrand Piccard, a leader of the project.

    During the 90-minute flight, the plane did several turns. It climbed nearly 1.6km above the countryside.

    Engineers plan to test a night flight before July. Then they will use the results of the tests to build a second plane. They plan to travel around the world in that plane in 2012.

The plane flies at 70 km an hour. That is faster than a bike and slower than a car. Piccard and pilot Andre Borschberg will take the plane around the world. The pilots will keep the plane in the air for up to five days at a time.

    “We want to fly it day and night with no fuel (燃料),” Piccard said

1.How long did the first flight of the solar powered plane last？

A. 45 minutes         B. 60 minutes         C. 70 minutes         D. 90 minutes

2.What’s the most special about the plane？

 A. It uses no fuel         B. It’s the fastest plane  

C. It can fly highest       D. It’s the heaviest plane

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?

A The plane goes much faster than a car

B The plane took off at a speed of 45km an hour

C Engineers plan to test a night flight before July

D The plane will fly in the air or up to five days at a time

4.Which column（栏目）of a newspaper may the passage come from？

A. Food and Health               B. Scientist and Technology  

C. Culture and Communication     D. Sports and Entertainment