英語試卷

（考試時間為120分鐘，試卷滿分為120分）

聽力理解（共30分）

一、聽對話，從下面各題所給的A、B、C三幅圖片中選擇與對話內容相符的圖

片。每段對話讀兩遍。（共5分，每小題1分）

A.B.C.

3.

A.B.C.

二、聽對話或獨白，根據對話或獨白的內容，從下面各題所給的A、B、C三個

選項中選擇最佳選項。每段對話或獨白你將聽兩遍。（共15分，每小題L5

分）

請聽一段對話，完成第6至第7小題。

6.WhataretheygoingtodoonSaturdaymorning?

A.Haveatraininglesson.

B.Gotothecinema.

C.Walchafootballmatch.

7.Whenaretheygoingtohaveatrainingclass?

A.At4pm.B.At7pm.C.At8am.

請聽一段對話，完成第8至第9小題。

8.Whoisthewoman'srolemodel?

A.BillGates.B.WangXuan.C.LiuYang.

9.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodofirst?

A.Trytoimprovecomputerskills.

B.Trytofinishthehomework.

C.Trytoworkhard.

請聽一段對話，完成第10至第11小題。

1().Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Atabusstop.B.Inapark.C.Inanoffice.

11.Whataretheymainlytalkingabout?

A.Theweather.B.Thebus.C.Thework.

請聽一段對話，完成第12至第13小題。

12.Whereisthenewlibrary?

A.Nexttothebank.B.Nexttothemuseum.C.Nexttothepostoffice.

13.Whatcanweknowaboutthenewlibrary?

A.ThelibraryisnexttotheCultureRoad.

B.Thereisavideoreadingroominit.

C.YoucanseeafreefilmonSaturday.

請聽一段獨白，完成第14至第15小題。

14.Howmanyskillsarementionedinthispassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

15.Whafsthespeakerdoing?

A.Explainingwhyweneedtoread.

B.Tellinguswhattoread.

C.Introducinghowtoreadfaster.

三、聽對話，記錄關鍵信息。本段對話你將聽兩遍。（共10分，每小題2分）

請根據所聽到的對話內容和提示詞語，將所缺的關鍵信息填寫在答題卡的相

應位置上。

InternationalSchooIDanceTeacher

Name：16_

Phone：17

18teacherinprimaryschool,

Jobexperience：

3years

19stayingwithchildren;

Reasons：

Theschoolis20thenewhouse.

知識運用（共35分）

四、選擇填空（共15分，每小題1分）

從下列各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳

選項。

21.TinaandIwentboatingyesterday.hadagoodtime.

A.WeB.TheyC.SheD.It

22.NewYorkisagoodplacetovisitMayorDecember.

A.onB.toC.atD.in

23.Peterisverytired,hedoesn'twanttogotobed.

A.orB.butC.soD.and

24.一isatickettothePalaceMuseum?

—It'sabout60yuan.

A.HowmuchB.HowmanyC.HowlongD.Howoften

25.Wholistened,Tom,JackorBill?

A.themostcarefullyB.morecarefully

C.themostcarefulD.morecareful

26.Youbehungryafterthelongwalk.Helpyourselftosomecakes.

A.can'tB.shouldn'tC.needD.must

27.Everyonewantsthebookassoonaspossible.

A.readB.readsC.readingD.toread

28.—Wherewereyouthismorning?

一Iinthesupermarket.

A.willshopB.amshoppingC.wasshoppingD.haveshopped

29.一Waitaminute,Ihavetotellyou.

—Whatisit?

A.somethingimportantB.importantsomething

C.anythingimponantD.importantanything

30.Mygrandfatherinthiscitysincehewasborn.

A.livedB.livesC.haslivedD.havelived

31.—Haveyouseenmydictionary?

一Yes,Iitonyourdeskfiveminutesago.

A.sawB.seeC.haveseenD.willsee

32.Look!Somanypassengerswiththeirphonesontheunderground.

A.playB.willplayC.areplayingD.haveplayed

33.Stopsmoking,Joe!Youyourselfifyoukeepondoingitlikethat!

A.willkillB.havekilledC.killD.killed

34.Theseboxesforkeepingthefoodcleanandcool.

A.useB.areusedC.haveusedD.wereusing

35.一CouldyoutellmetheSummerPalace?

一Thedayaftertomorrow,Ithink.

A.whenwillwevisitB.whendidwevisit

C.whenwewillvisitD.whenwevisited

五、完形填空（共20分，每小題1分）

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四

個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

A

AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantown.Hewasstayingwithhis36at

thebesthotelthere.Onenighthewentoutforawalkalone.Itwaslateandthesmall

streetwasdarkandquiet.Suddenlyhefelt37behindhim.Heturnedhishead

andsawanItalianyoungmanwho38walkedpasthim.Themanwasnearlyout

ofsightwhentheFrenchmansuddenlyfoundthathis39wasgone.Hethought

thatitmustbetheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.Hedecidedto40andget

backthewatch.

SoontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.41ofthemunderstoodthe

otherslanguage.TheFrenchman42theItalianwithhisfist（拳頭）pointingto

theItalian'swatch.IntheendtheItalian43hiswatchtotheFrenchman.

44hereturnedtothehotel,theFrenchmantoldhiswifewhathadhappened.

Hewasgreatly45whenhiswifepointedtothewatchonthetable.Nowhe

realizedthatbymistakehehadrobbed（搶劫）thewatchanditwastheItalian's.

36.A.daughterB.wifeC.sonD.friend

37.A.nooneB.anyoneC.someoneD.none

38.A.quicklyB.suddenlyC.dangerouslyD.slowly

39.A.purseB.bagC.watchD.money

40.A.leaveB.followC.stopD.interrupt

41.A.NeitherB.EitherC.BothD.All

42.A.askedB.sharedC.shoutedD.frightened

43.A.gaveawayB.putawayC.gaveupD.putup

44.A.BeforeB.SinceC.AssoonasD.Until

45.A.amazedB.gladC.interestedD.surprised

B

Grandfatherwasawiseman.Nomatterhowbadly-behavedIhadbeen,Icouldtell

Grandpaanythingandmy46weresafe.Helovedmeandwouldnevergive

themaway.

IrememberatimewhenagroupofuswereplayingbaseballbehindMrs.

Ferguson5shouse.Ihitonepitch（投球）justrightand...slam!Itendedupbreaking

Mrs.Ferguson?skitchenwindow!Weail47!

AfterIgothome,ItoldGrandpaaboutit.Heknewwehadbeenwarnedmany

limesaboutthedangersofplayingwhereweshouldn't48hejustlistened.

“Iwaswrong,“Itoldhim,withmyheaddown.hatemyselfforwhatIdid.Isthere

away49?”

“Well,“hesaid,"Mrs.Fergusonhasaproblem,justlikeyou.Ifsheknewyou50

andyouwereafraidofher,shewouldbesad.I'llbetshewishesyouwouldgivehera

chancetobeunderstanding.It'syourdecision.Areyouplanningtopretendnothing

happened?Justkeepquietandhidewhatyou'renotproudof?,,

"Idon'tknow,“Isighed."Thingsmightgetworse...

"Let'sthinkitthrough,hesaidfinally.4uIfyouwereMrs.Ferguson,whatwould

youdo?”Ididn'tknov/whatshemightdo.1hadbeenafraidthatMrs.Ferguson

wouldstaymadatme,soIran.OnthewayhomeI51thatshewasamean

witch（女入K）runningafterme.

“WcU,"Isaid,takingadeepbreath,"OnesolutionistotellMrs.FergusonI'msorry

andoffertofixherwindow.”

“Ifyoucallher,^^askedGrandpa,"What'sthe52thatcanhappen?”Ihadto

thinkforamoment.Irealizedthatevenifshedidnotacceptmyapology（道歉），it

couldnotbeanyworsethanseeingthe53onMomandDad'sfaces.

GrandpasmiledwhenheknewIhadfigureditout.

“Doingwhat'srightisnotalwayseasy,“hesaid,handingmethephone."I'mproud

ofyou."Grandpadidnotmakemedoit.Itwasalwaysmy54.Asitturned

out,Mrs.Fergusonwasverykindandweevenbecamereallyclosefriends.

GrandpapassedawayayearagoandImisshimsomuch.Hegavemethetools

tofixmanyproblemsandmostofallheshowedme1was55

46.A.storiesB.secretsC.inventionsD.thoughts

47.A.ranB.jumpedC.criedD.cheered

48.A.AndB.SoC.OrD.But

49.A.backB.aroundC.outD.off

50.A.finishedB.changedC.stoppedD.cared

51.A.expectedB.believedC.imaginedD.regretted

52.A.strangestB.worstC.fairestD.rudest

53.A.tirednessB.fearC.disappointmentD.surprise

54.A.problemB.dutyC.dreamD.choice

55.A.braveB.activeC.friendlyD.independent

閱讀理解（共40分）

六、閱讀下面的六篇短文，根據短文內容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D

四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。（共20分，每小題1分）

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56.WhendoestheChessClubopen?

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57.Youcancalltohaveindoortennislessons.

A.314-914-2385B.314-842-7265

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58.Kidscanmakepuppets.

A.intheChessClubB.atBurnBootCamp

C.inPuppetTheaterClassD.attheDaysInnMotel

B

Johnisthirteennow.Hebegantostudyinamiddleschooltwoyearsago.His

homeisinasmallvillageandit'snearlyfivekilometersfromtheschool.Hehasto

getupearlyinthemorning.Afteraquickbreakfasthehastoruntoschoolandget

thereontime.Hisfatherhopestoborrowsomemoneytobuyabikeforhim,buthe

knowshismotherisalwaysillandhisfatherspendsmuchmoneyonmedicine.He

doesn'tagreewithhisfatherandkeepsrunningthereeveryday.Nowhe'sverystrong.

Heisneverlateforclassandhisteachersoftenpraisehim.

Lastweektherewasasportsmeetinginhisschool.Johnranfasterthananyother

boyandwontheboy's80()meters,1,500metersand3,()0()meters.Thewholeschool

knewhim.Hewasveryhappy.Hetoldhisgrandmaaboutthegoodnewsassoonas

hegothome.UIbroketwoschoolrecordstoday,Granny,calledouttheboy.Tbhis

surprise,theoldwomanwasn'thappy.Shethoughtforawhileandsaid,"I'msonyto

hearthat.Wehavenomoneytopayforthem,youknow!”

59.Johnbegantostudyinamiddleschoolattheageof.

A.nineB.elevenC.thirteenD.fifteen

60.Johnrunstoschooleverydayinorderto.

A.keephealthyB.wintheboy'srace

C.makehisteachershappyD.gettoschoolontime

61.Johndoesn'taskhisfathertobuyhimabikebecause.

A.hedoesn'tlikeridingabike

B.hedoesn'tlikehisfather

C.hishomeisneartheschool

D.heknowshisfatherdoesn'thaveenoughmoney

62.John'sgrandmawasn'thappybecause.

A.shethoughtJohnhadbrokensomethingsandtheyhadtopayforthem

B.shethoughtJohnhadn'ldonewellintheschoolsportsmeeting

C.John'sfathercouldn'taffordabikeandrefusedtobuyitforhim

D.John'smotherwasillandtheyspentmuchmoneyonmedicine

C

AlettertoEdward,acolumnist（報刊專欄作家）

DearMr.Expert,

Igrewupinanunhappyandabusive（虐待的）home.Ialwayspromisedmyself

thatrdgetoutassoonaspossible.Now,atage20,1haveagoodjobandanicehouse,

andI'mreallyproudoftheindependenceI'veachieved.

Here'stheproblem:severalofmyfriendswhostilllivewiththeirparentswish

theyhadplaceslikeminesomuchsothattheymakeminetheirs.

Itstartedoutwithacoupleofthemspendingtheweekendswithme.Butnow

theyseemtotakeitforgrantedthattheycanshowupanytimetheylike.Theybring

boyfriendsover,talkonthephoneandstayoutforever.

Ienjoyhavingmyfriendsheresometimes—itmakestheplacefeelcomfortable

andwarm-butthisismyhome,notapartyhouse.Iwasoldenoughtomoveouton

myown,sowhycan'tIseemtoaskmyfriendstorespectmyprivacy?

Joan

Edward'sreplytoJoan

DearJoan,

Ifyourfamilydidn'tpayattentiontoyourneedswhenyouwereachild,you

probablyhavetroublelettingothersknowyourneedsnow.

Andifyou'vegatheredyourfriendsaroundyoutorebuildahappyfamily

atmosphere（氛圍），youmayfearthatsayingnowillbringbackthekindofconflict（沖

突）yougrewupwitherdestroytheniceatmosphereyounowenjoy.Youneedto

understandthatintruefriendshipit'sokaytoputyourownneedsfirstfromtimeto

lime.

Beclearaboutthemessageyouwanttosend.Forexample,“Ireallyloveyour

companybutIalsoneedsomeprivacy.Sopleasecallbeforeyoucomeover.”

63.Wecaninferfromthefirstletterthat.

A.Joanconsidersherfriendsmoreimportantthanherprivacy

B.Joan'sfriendsvisithermoreoftenthanshecanaccept

C.Joandoesn'tlikethepartiesatall

D.Joandislikestheboyfriendsherfriendsbringover

64.AccordingtoMr.Expert,whycan'tJoantellherfriendsherfeelings?

A.Sheisafraidofhurtingherfriends.

B.Shedoesnotunderstandtruefriendship.

C.Herfamilyexperiencestopsherfromdoingso.

D.Shedoesnotputherneedsfirst.

65.ThesecondlettersuggeststhatMr.Expert.

A.isworriedaboutJoan'sproblem

B.warnsJoannottoquarrelwithherfriends

C.advisesJoanonhowtorefusepeople

D.encouragesJoantobebraveenough

D

Mostpeoplehopetohaveamemorywhichhelpsthemsucceedinstudy,work

andlife.Canmemorybeimproved?Luckily,hundredsofstudiesinthepast50years

havealreadygivenusadefiniteanswer.

Ahealthylifestylekeepsyourbrainyoungandmemorysharp.Firstofall,itis

necessarytohaveahealthydiet.EatingmorefoodrichinVitaminBandVitaminE,

suchasvegetablesandleanmeat,helpsyouhaveabettermemory.Doingexercisecan

keepyourbrainalive,too.Properexerciseprovidesmuchneededoxygen（氧氣）for

thebrain.Running,ridingabike,swimmingandevenwalkingtwoorthreelimesa

weekarehelpful.Moreover,gettingenoughsleepisimportant.Onlywhenyourbrain

getsagoodrest,canitworkwell.Thehealthieryourlifestyleis,thebetteryour

memorywillbecome,butdonotexpectasuddenchange-ittakesalongtimeto

makeadifference.

Memoryskillshelpyourememberthingsbetter.Thefollowingthreearethemost

widelyused.Chunkingisawayofrememberingapieceofinformationbycuttingit

intosmallerones.Forexample,tomemorizeaten-digittelephonenumber

2127983630,youcandividethedigitsintothreegroups:first212,then798,andlastly

3630.Thismethodisfarmoreeffectivethanrememberingastringof10digits.

Organizationmeansorganizinginformationintogroupsofthesamekind.For

example,trees,grassandflowersareplants;tigers,pandas,horsesandcowsare

animals.Imageryisrememberingnewlyleamtinformationbyusingyourimagination

andconnectingitwithsomethingthatyouarefamiliar（熟悉的）with.

However,memoryskillswillhardlyworkifyoudon'tunderstandthe

information.What'smore,onlyaregularreviewcanmakethememorylastlong.That

iswhystudentsarealwaysadvisedtogooverwhattheyhavelearntafteronedayand

thenafterthreedays,andthenuseitasregularlyaspossible.

Humanbrainsarelikemusclesthatneednutrientsandexercisetobecome

stronger.Ifyoumakeafewlifestylechangesandtrysomememoryskills,youcan

certainlyimproveyourmemory.

66.Howmanywaysofkeepingahealthylifestylearementionedinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

67.Whichofthefollowingexamplesistheuseoftheskilluorganization,,7

A.Rememberingtheword"sad"byputtingitintothegroupof“feeling”.

B.Rememberingthemeaningoftheword“red"byconnectingitwithfire.

C.Rememberingalonganddifficultpassagebyunderstandingitsmeaning.

D.Rememberingthepostnumber0708591bydivingitinto070and8591.

68.Thepassageiswrittentotellus.

A.noteveryonehasagoodmemory

B.memoryskillsarenotdifficulttolearn

C.memorycanbeimprovedinsomeways

D.itisimportanttohaveahealthylifestyle

E

Beforeanewtypeofairplanegoesintoservice,everypanofitistestedagainand

again.Buttherearetwoteststhataremoreimportantthanalltheothers.

Thefirstiscalledthe“tanktest."Amodernairplanemustflyveryhighinthesky.

Airmustbepumped（給...打氣）intotheairplanesothatthepassengerscanbreathe.

Themetalstructureoftheplanehastobeverystrongforthisreason.Whentheplane

isfilledwithair,theairpressesagainsttheskinoftheplaneinside.Thepressureona

smallwindowislikeahugefootthatistryingtogetout.Ifasmallpartoftheplane

weretofail,theplanewouldexplode（爆炸）inthesky.Totestthestructureofthe

plane,theplaneisloweredintoahugetankorcontainerofwater.Thenitisfilledwith

air.Thepressureinsidetheplaneisgreaterthaniteverwillbewhenitishighupin

theair.Finally,thereisanexplosion.Thisdoesnotcausesomuchdamageinsidethe

watertankasitwouldanywhereelse.Engineerscandiscoverwhichpartoftheplane

hasbroken.Thenthatpartwillbemadestronger.

Themostdangerouslesthappenswhenthenewplaneisgoingthroughlestflights

intheair.Thetestpilotmustfindoutexactlywhathappenswhentheenginesareall

shutoffatonce.Theplanebeginstofalllikeastone.Itisthepilot'sjobtofindout

howhecangetcontroloftheplaneagain.Thesetwotestsareexamplesofhowplanes

aremadebeforetheyevercarrypassengers.

69.Bydoingthe“tanktest'',theengineerscanfindout.

A.theamountofairintheplane

B.thestrengthoftheplanestructure

C.lhepressureinsideandoutsidetheplane

D.thepoweroftheairplaneengines

70.Whatwillhappentotheplaneunderthe“tanktest”?

A.Itwillbebroken.B.Itwillbemadestronger.

C.Itwillbefilledwithwater.D.Itwillbetestedbypilots.

71.Accordingtothetext,whyaretestflightsmostdangerous?

A.Theplanemayexplodeintheair.

B.Thepilotmaylosecontroloftheplane.

C.Theenginesmaybedamaged.

D.TDOmuchairmaygetintotheplane.

72.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TwoImportantTestsonAirplane

B.TheImportanceofFlyingSafely

C.TheDangerofTestingAirplanes

D.HowAirplanesAreMadeandTested

Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnatural

environments—mostlyforentertainmentpurposes—isfairandrespectful?

Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain

“conections"ofinteresting“things"ratherthanprotectivehabitats（棲，息t也）.Zoos

teachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheir

naturalbones.

Zoosclaim（聲稱）toeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies（物種）.but

visitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals'

naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,

andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies'name,diet,andnaturalrange（分布區）.The

animals5normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon'tusuallytakecareof

theanimals'naturalneeds.

Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittle

opportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusualand

self-destructivebehaviorcalledzeochosis.Aworldwidestudyofzoosfindsthat

zoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudy

showsthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovements

orbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,a

signofunhappinessandpain.

Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreeding（圈養繁

殖）ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheir

beingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprograms

becausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,baby

animalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven'tweseenenoughcompetitions

tonamebabyanimals?

Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandput

anendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupport

groupsthatworktoprotectanimals,naturalhabitats.

73.Inthestateofzoochosis,animals.

A.remainincagesB.behavestrangely

C.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround

74.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?

A.Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.

B.Zoosfailintheirattempt（嘗試）tosaveanimals.

C.Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.

D.Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.

75.Althoughhearguesagainstzoos,theauthorwouldstilladmit（承認）that.

A.zooshavetokeepanimalsinsmallcages

B.mostanimalsinzoosareendangeredspecies

C.someendangeredanimalsarcreproducedinzoos

D.it'sacceptabletokeepanimalsawayfromtheirhabitats

七、閱讀還原句子。（共10分，每小題2分）

閱讀短文，根據短文內容，從短文后的五個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳

選項。

Librariesgivekidsaquietandsafeplacetoreadandlearn.Forover100years,

librarieshaveplayedanimportantroleinAmericans'education.76.Youmaybe

surprisedtofindout.

BenjaminFranklinfamouslyfoundedAmerica'sfirstlendinglibraryin1731.But

thepubliclibrarysystemgotitsbiggestdevelopmentintheAmericanhistoryinthe

late1800's.BusinessmanAndrewCarnegiedonated（捐贈）millionsofdollarstohelp

buildfreepubliclibrariesacrossthecountry.77.

78,youngandold.Heknewthatthemorelibrariestherewere,themore

peoplewouldhaveopportunitiestoreadandusebooks,speechesandnews.

Ifyoucaneasilyfindapubliclibraryinyourcommunity,you'llgetmore

chances.Afterall,theUnitedStateshas9,225publiclibraries.Today,librarieskeep

growing.SevententhsofthelibrarieshavefreeInternet.79.

80ThenewprogramRead!Build!Play!addsreadingintoplaytime.As

kidslistentoabookthatisbeingreadaloud,theyuseLegos（樂高積木）lobuild

images（圖像）fromthestoryhappily.Today'slibrariesarealwayslookingfor

creativeprogramstobringpeopleintothelibrary.

BenjaminFranklinoncesaid,“Thedoorsofwisdom（智慧）arenevershut."As

longasthedoorsofpubliclibrariesareopen,whathesaidismostcertainlycorrect!

A.Librariesareaisoteachingkidsaboutthefunofreading.

B.CarnegiebelievedthatlibrariescouldofferthechancestoAmericans,

C.Between1886and1919,Carnegie'sdonationshelpedbuild1,679newlibraries.

D.Itprovidemuchmoreinformationandopportunitiestoaskforjobsonline.

E.Buthowarethesebook-filledbuildingschangingwiththetimes?

八、閱讀與表達。閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。閱讀短文回答問題。

（共10分，每小題2分）

Suddenshakingofthegroundmakesanearthquake.Itiscausedbyasudden

rockmovementunderground.Earthquakesusuallyhappeninlongnarrowbelts,where

differentlargeplatesofrockmeet.

Inspiteofmuchresearchandwonderfulequipment（設備），itisimpossibleto

predictanearthquakeaccurately（準確地），althoughexpertscanestimateroughly（大

概推測）anearthquakecominginaparticularregion.Soeveryoneneedstolearnabit

abouthowtokeephimselfsafeinanearthquake.Asyoumayknow,thegreatest

dangerofanearthquakecomesfromfallingbuildingsandstructuresandflyingglass,

stonesandotherobjects.Pleasereadonforsometipsabouth