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Western New Bridge Library Announcement

2008-3-10

Shortened Library Hours for Spring Break

Library Hours have been shortened to 7 hours a day(9∶00 a.m.-4∶00 p.m.) for Spring Break from March 24 to March 30.

Coming Events

·On Monday,March 24,at 10∶30 a.m.,Scott Sutton,a children’s writer,will tell stories to kids over seven.Sutton’s attractive style will surely inspire everyone present! ·At 1∶00 p.m. on March 26,the Georgetown Musicians will present an Irish Folk Concert,which will be entertaining for the entire family.Come for the music and stay to check out some relevant books for the rest of the week! ·On Thursday,March 27,at 2∶00 p.m.,the annual Children’s Gathering will take place in Room 201,the second floor.Pick up an invitation in the Children’s Room and return your RSVP(回复) to reserve your seat at the table by 3∶00 p.m.on Tuesday,March 25.Only children are allowed in the Gathering. ·At 10∶30 a.m. on Friday,March 28,Enzo Monfre of the hit kids’science show,ENZOology,will bring Fossils Live!Surely Enzo will take the audience back in time,deep beneath the surface of the earth,to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs,and more.Enzo recently appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show—come and see him at the library!

Please note:In case of emergency,please call the Help Desk at 926-3736 and follow the procedures outlined on the voice message.The call-down service is staffed 24 hours a day,7 days a week for emergencies.The Help Desk supplies service to you all the year round!For questions about all these,please contact hld@wnbl.org.

Come for the great fun;Stay for the relevant books!

56.To attend the annual Children’s Gathering,one has to         .

A.buy a ticket

B.apply in advance

C.make a reservation

D.contact the call-down service

57.According to the passage,Enzo Monfre will         .

A.show the children around a zoo

B.tell stories to children over seven

C.be present at the science show in person

D.lead the children to the Ellen DeGeneres Show

58.The Help Desk in this library supplies service         .

A.only during the daytime

B.in case of emergency

C.till the end of the Spring Break

D.after 22∶00 p.m. every day

59.We can learn from the passage that children can         .

A.attend all the activities with their parents

B.borrow some relevant books for the activities

C.participate in the activities from 8∶00 a.m. to 4∶00 p.m.

D.choose only one of the activities according to their interest

The professor gave orders that the test _______ before 10:30.

　 A. will finish 　 B. will be finished   C. be finished 　 D. shall finish

For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been   21  along the banks of Lake Waco with little   22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith　33　　that there were still several hours of daylight　24　　and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 　25　.

Smith drove his pickup（小货车）a couple of miles along the　26　road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy　27　area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the　28　of trees formed a leafy　29　over the road and it suddenly seemed 　30　in the evening.

“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.

Smith smiled, “We’re　31　there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 　32　　from his face.

“What the hell is that?”

　　He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  33 .

　　For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup　34　to decide whether they had happened to　35　someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 　36　walked towards that thing some distance before them.

It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell　37　. Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road　38　he could turn around, then　39　back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he　40　　they had given up fishing and gone home early.

1.	A．playing　 B．boating　　 C．fishing　　　　 D．walking

 

2.	A．failure　 B．success　 C．disappointment D．interest

 

3.	A．quarreled B．argued　 C．reasoned　 D．shouted

 

4.	A．remaining B．staying　　 C．keeping　　 D．leaving

 

5.	A．starting off B．running out　 C．sending away　 D．giving up

 

6.	A．winding B．widening　 C．leading　　　 D．blocking

 

7.	A．grassed B．wooded C．iced　　　　 D．snowed

 

8.	A．trunks B．shadow　　 C．shade　　　　 D．shape

 

9.	A．hat B．umbrella　 C．sheet　　　 D．overcoat

 

10.	A．foggy B．late　　 C．early　　 D．rainy

 

11.	A．almost B．already　　 C．only　　　 D．fairly

 

12.	A．escaped B．lost C．gone　　　 D．missed

 

13.	A．body B．trap C．pile　　　　 D．stream

 

14.	A．talking B．hoping C．wanting　　 D．trying

 

15.	A．come across B．turn out　　 C．bring about　 D．make up

 

16.	A．loudly B．quietly　　 C．quickly　　　 D．slowly

 

17.	A．everybody B．somebody C．anybody D．nobody

 

18.	A．until B．before　　　 C．after　　　 D．when

 

19.	A．turned B．ran C．headed　　　 D．walked

 

20.	A．expected B．hoped C．wished　　　 D．prayed

 

We often hear the phrase: "You've a greater chance of being struck by lightning." It is used to describe something that hasn't got much chance of happening. However, the common saying undermines(掩盖) the very real dangers of lightning.

Last Friday, at least 5 people were killed by lightning in Nepal(尼泊尔).

Lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths during natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 people nationwide are struck by lightning each year, and of those, 73 people die. There are more people killed by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes.

Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention as other disasters.

So to raise awareness, the US has made June 22-28 National Lightning Safety Week. It aims to warn the public of the dangers of lightning and provide safety tips during thunderstorms.

"If you hear thunder, you are in danger of lightning," said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross.

"Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at any minute, so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until after the storm has ended. The single most important thing to remember is to seek a hiding place," Lopes said.

Summer is the high time for lightning storms, so when lightning strikes across the sky, remember these safety tips:

Stop working, fishing, swimming or playing in open fields.

If you can count less than ten seconds between a thunder and a lightning flash, take cover inside the nearest building.

Do not stand under a tree.

Get off bicycles or motorcycles.

Crouch down(蹲下)if there is no hiding place.

Avoid open spaces, wire fences, metal objects and electrical objects such as hair driers.

 

1.  The popular opinion about being struck by lightening is that ______.

A. there’s a greater chance for being killed by lightening than any other natural disaster

B. it is the most dangerous among all the natural disasters

  C. the chance for a person to be struck by lightening is very small

  D. it is impossible for people to be killed by lightening

2.The average death rate of being struck by lightening in US is about _______.

  A.18%　　　　　B.50%　　　　　  C. 30%　　　　  D. 73%

3.thunder in             the open air______.

A. just stand by your bicycles and motorcycles

  B. quickly find a place to go inside

  C. count ten seconds between a thunder and a lightening

  D. don’t have a hair drier in your hand

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

A. There are more people killed by tornadoes and hurricanes than by lightening in US each year.

B. There are on average 5 persons killed by lightening in Nepal each day.

C. The death rate of being stuck by lightening is much higher than by other natural disasters.

D. The National Lightening Safety Week is made to warn the public against the lightening.