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

It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Captain, a huge rock almost 1.2 kilometers high. Mark had long dreamed to climb El Captain when he was a child. At the age of twenty?one, he had fallen while climbing mountain, losing his legs. But he never lost his love for life.?
Mark knew he couldn't finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter would be there to lend a helping hand. They thought it would take seven days to reach the top. Now Peter climbed about 30 meters up and hit a piton(岩钉) into the rock. Fastening(拴紧) one end of a 50?meter rope(绳子) to the piton, he let the other end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-bar(丁字铁) to the rope. Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T?bar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first pull?up. High above, Peter let out a cheer, “You're on your way.”?
For the first four days the two men progressed upward(向上) without accident. But on the fifth day, a very strong wind began to blow, making it hard for Mark to hold on to his rope. But Mark kept on pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up.?
It took them one day more than they had expected. But as the two heads appeared the group of people waiting on the top went wild with joy.?
Mark Wellman showed that if you set your heart and mind on something, no wall is too high, no dream impossible.
【小题1】 With the help of his friend, Mark could climb up El Captain about  meters in height each day.?

A．300

B．150

C．50

D．30?

【小题2】While climbing, Mark .?

A．carried the T-bar on his back and stepped upward?

B．pushed up the T-bar and pulled himself up?

C．sat in his wheelchair and pushed himself up?

D．held on to the rope drawn up by his friend?

【小题3】Which is the correct order of the steps before Mark's climbing??
a. push up the T-bar
b. tie the rope to his belt?
c. hit the piton into the rock
d. fasten the T-bar to the rope?
e. tie the rope to the piton?

A．c?e?b?d?a	B．e?c?a?b?d
C．e?b?d?c?a	D．b?d?e?c?a?

【小题4】Which of the following is true of Mark Wellman? ?

A．He realized his dream without anyone helping him. ?

B．He was badly injured when he climbed El Captain. ?

C．He dreamed to climb up El Captain for a long time. ?

D．He climbed up the rock by using a tool for the disabled.?

【小题5】What can we learn from the passage??

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B．Dreams will come true in the end. ?

C．Each step is important to success.

D．Nothing can stop a strong will.?