Earthquakes can kill people and knock down houses. The animals may help to save lives.
Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to
howl (嚎叫). Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away.
Cows have given less milk.
In a town in Italy,cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an
earthquake. In San Francisco , a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday , the frogs jumped around more
than ever. They made loud noises,like bigger frogs. That night,an earthquake struck the city.
People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they can. get away safely. Right now
there is no sure to know ahead of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals.
( ) This story is mostly about how animals act before an earthquake.
2. Before earthquake, the frogs jumped around ______ ever and made loud noises.
3. What will horses do if an earthquake is coming?
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4. How many kinds of animals do strange things before the earthquake?
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5. 将文中画线句子译成汉语。
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2. more than
3. Horses will run around in circles.
4. Six.
5. 目前,还没有一个准确地方法能够预测未来。
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Parents are the closest people to you in the world. They love you just
because you are you. And they would do anything for you. Like a lot of
middle school students, Zhuang Shuxia has a problem. She and her parents
don’t get on well.
"I really want to be my daddy"s little girl. But it feels like he just doesn"t
understand. He just says something to me and doesn"t listen,"said Zhuang, a
Junior 3 student in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Do you and your parents also have problems?
Well, why don"t you all take a walk and have a talk on Saturday? It"s the
International Day of Families. On May 15, people around the world give
thanks for good things about their families and work on family problems.
A study last year showed that 1,500 Beijing families had the same
problem as Zhuang"s family: The children, 12 to 15 years old, didn"t like
talking with their parents much. They weren"t happy at home.
Of course, lots of kids feel that way. But you and your parents will be
much happier if you can be friends. Here are some ways to have a good talk with them:
◆ Find a good time to talk, like when you"re eating dinner, going out for a walk or watching TV.
◆ Tell them something you"re interested in, or ask them about their lives when they were young. They love to talk about it.
◆ Listen to them carefully, and look them in the eye.
◆ Be honest. Your parents will trust you more. And a trusting family is a happy family.
1. What is Zhuang Shuxia"s problem?
A. Her father thinks she is old enough.
B. Her father doesn"t like to talk with her.
C. She really wants to be a little girl again.
D. She and her father don"t understand each other well.
2. What does the writer suggest the students do on the International Day of Families?
A. They should remember the special day for the families in the world.
B. They should take a walk and have a talk with their parents.
C. They should do something to celebrate the International Day of
Families.
D. They should help others to solve their family problems.
3. How does the writer know 1,500 families had the same problem as
Zhuang"s family?
A. From a study made in Beijing.
B. From reports about family problems.
C. From discussions with parents and their children.
D. From a report on the International Day of Families.
4. Who may be the best readers of the passage?
A. Scientists
B. Teachers
C. Teenagers
D. Parents
5 . In this passage the writer tells the children, 12 to 15 years old, _____.
A. how to show their thanks to their parents
B. how to make friends with their parents
C. how to feel happier at home in different ways
D. how to win their parents" trust by listening to their parents
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