In the sea there are many islands. In its warm waters there are some little ones. We call them “Coral(珊瑚) Islands”. A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land(一圈陆地) with trees，grass，and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is a little round lake inside the island. If you look into this lake，you will see beautiful coral. You may think they are flowers. If you look at a piece of coral，you will see many little holes in it. In each of these holes a very small sea animal has lived. These small animals make the coral. They began to build(营造)it under the water. Year after year, the coral grew higher and higher. At last it grew out of the water. Then the sea brought small trees and something else to it. After some years，these things changed into earth. Sometimes the wind brought seeds to the island. Sometimes birds flow over it and brought seeds to the island. The little seeds grew. In a few years there were plants all over the island. In a few more years there were trees growing there. So you see，these islands were built little by little (一点点形成的).The workers were very small. Don't they teach us a lesson? Can you think what the lesson is?

26. There are____ in the holes in corals.

　 A. flowers 　　　 B.1ittle corals 　　C. grass 　　 D. sea animals

27. How did seeds of trees，grass and flowers come to the coral islands?

　 A. The wind and birds brought them to the coral islands

　 B. Only the wind brought them there

　 C. People brought them there　　　　　

　　　D. Fishes brought them there

28. From the story we learn that__________.

　　　A. small workers can't do big things　　

　　 B. only big workers can do big things

　 C. small workers can do big things if they work hard and work a long time.

　 D. all small things call do big things

Here are some tips（建议） on how to stay safe in earthquakes （地震）。

1. Stay inside and duck and cover. Get under a desk or table, or stand in a corner or under a doorway. Cover your head and neck with your arms.

2. Move against a wall if in a high building with no protective desk or table nearby. Cover your head and neck with your arms.

3. Try to get into an open area away from trees, buildings, walls, and power lines （电杆） if outdoors.

4. Pull over （停靠）to the side of the road away from overpasses （天桥） and power lines if driving. Stay in your car until the shaking ends.

5. Get away from shelves or other areas where objects may fall if in a crowded store or public are  Do not run for the door. Lower your body close to the ground and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms.

6. Stay in your seat if in a cinema or a theater. Get below the level of the back of the seat and cover your head and neck with your arms.

7. If you take cover （躲避） under a strong piece of furniture, hold on to it and be prepared to move with it.

8. Try to stay away from kitchens, where there are often many objects that might fall or get burnt.

（   ） 1. The best title （标题）of the passage is _______.

A．How to protect yourself in an earthquake

B．Covering your head and neck with your arms can protect you in an earthquake

C．Advice for dangerous situations

D．How to stay calm （保持镇静） in an earthquake

（   ） 2. The underlined word “ duck” in Tip 1 means _______.

A．a water bird with short legs

B．some kind of meat for eating

C．walk like a duck

D．lower your head or body very quickly

（   ）3. Which is the correct way to act in an earthquake?

A．Run downstairs and cover your head and neck with your arms.

B．Drive your car quickly through the overpass and get out of it.

C．When you stay under a strong piece of furniture, you should hold on to it and be D．prepared to move with it. Climb over the back of the seat and cover your head and

    neck with your arms.

（   ）4. _____ should be the most important part（s） to be protected in an earthquake,

A．Your head and arms           B．Your arms

C．Your neck and arms           D．Your head and neck

（   ）5. Tip 3 and Tip 4 give you some advice on what you should do when you are ______.

A．inside a building             B．outside a building

C．in your house                D．in a store

In the sea there are many islands. In its warm waters there are some little ones. We call them coral(珊瑚) islands.
A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land with trees, grass, and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is a little round lake inside the island.
If you look into this lake, you will see beautiful coral. You may think they are flowers.
If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes in it. In each of these holes a very small sea animal has lived. These sea animals make the coral.
They began to build under the water. Year after year, the coral grew higher and higher. At last it grew out of the water.
Then the sea brought to it small trees and something else. After some years, these things changed into earth. Sometimes the wind brought seeds to this earth. Sometimes birds flew over it and brought seeds to the island. The little seeds grew. In a few years there were plants all over the island. In a few more years there were trees growing there.
So you see, these islands were built little by little. The workers were very small. Don’t they teach us a lesson? Can you think what the lesson is?

1. 1.

   In the sea _____.

   1. A.
      there are no coral islands
   2. B.
      there are some coral islands
   3. C.
      the water is always warm
   4. D.
      we can see many flowers and fishes
2. 2.

   A coral island looks like ______.

   1. A.
      a round cake
   2. B.
      trees, grass and flowers
   3. C.
      a ring of land
   4. D.
      a round lake
3. 3.

   There are ____ in the holes in corals.

   1. A.
      flowers
   2. B.
      little corals
   3. C.
      grass
   4. D.
      sea animals
4. 4.

   How did seeds of trees, grass and flowers come to the coral islands?

   1. A.
      The wind and birds brought them to the coral islands.
   2. B.
      Only the wind brought them there.
   3. C.
      People brought them there.
   4. D.
      Fishes brought them there.
5. 5.

   From the story we learn that _____.

   1. A.
      small workers can’t do big things
   2. B.
      only big workers can do big things
   3. C.
      small workers can do big things if they work hard and work a long time
   4. D.
      all small things can do things