閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。
Save water, save lives
A BOTTLE of water may not seem like much to you, but it can save the day for people who live in drought-hit (遭受旱災(zāi)) areas in China.
In the past few months, some places in southwest China experienced a serious drought. In Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Chongqing, there has been very little rain since last autumn. Crops died, the land cracked, and wells (井) and rivers dried up. More than 20 million people are having difficulty finding safe drinking water.
After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by giving water, money and other resources.
Last week, China asked every member of the Communist Youth League (團員) and Young Pioneers (少先隊員) to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit area. Students in primary schools and middle schools quickly joined the activity.
“A bottle of water isn’t much, but thousands of bottles will be of great use,” said Zhang Zihao, a middle school student at Tongling No 1 Middle School in Anhui.
In Yuhua Primary School in Xi’an, 900 students bought over 100 bottles of water with their pocket money. They also wrote their wishes on the bottles.
The serious drought has also made students realize the importance of saving water.
Students from Nanshan Middle School in Huizhou in Guangdong went on the street to tell people to take part in water-saving activities.
“I heard that some children in drought-hit areas don’t have enough drinking water. They have to drink muddy (泥濘的) water. I feel really sad about that,” said one student. “I decided to take a shower twice a week instead of every day to save water.” he said.
【小題1】Why did a serious drought happen in Southwest China?
                                                                       
【小題2】What does the underlined（劃線的）word “cracked” probably mean in Chinese?
                                                                       
【小題3】What did people do after learning about the drought?
                                                                       
【小題4】Is a bottle of water helpful for the people in drought-hit areas?
                                                                       
【小題5】What can you learn from the passage?
                                                                       

Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge．If you remember the following information，your life will be much safer．

  ●  Always notice the environment around you．You shouldn’t walk alone outside late at night．Make sure where the public phones are．If anything dangerous happens，you can find them easily．

  ●Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back。When a bus is full of people，it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back．

●If you are followed by someone you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after you．Next，don’t go home at once．You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift．

  ●If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves．This stops other people from studying you．On the bus，don’t sit alone．Sit behind the driver or other people．Don’t sleep．

1.Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?

A．Go home alone late at night．     

B．Make sure where the public phones are．

C．Don’t get to the bus stop too early．

D．Always notice the environment around you．

2.When you are followed by someone on your way home，you should ____ to make yourself safe.

A．run home              B．turn back and walk towards him or her at once

C．find a lift and go in      D．cross the street and go to the other way．

3.When you take a bus alone，it’s safe for you______

A．to sit behind the driver or with other people，but not to sleep 

B．to talk with the driver

C．to call your friends       D．to get off the bus at once

4.What can you learn from the passage?

A．How to notice the environment around you   

B．How to be safe in your everyday life

C．How to cross the street                  

D．How to use the public phones

 

初中三年的英語學(xué)習(xí)中，我們與北京陽光中學(xué)的同學(xué)成了朝夕相處的朋友，其中Daniel的善良和助人為樂等優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)給我們留下了深刻的印象。請根據(jù)課本內(nèi)容及下表提示，用英語寫一篇題為“My Friend Daniel”的短文。

Daniel
Appearance		Likes
		Dislikes	sports
Personality	helpful——help an old woman cross the road kind——work at the Helping Hands Club  creative——create a TV programme …
What can you learn from him?

 
注意事項：
1. 詞數(shù)：80詞左右（已給出的文章開頭不計入總詞數(shù)）；
2. 文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名、校名等信息；
3. 文章必須包含表格所提供的主要信息，并作適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。
My Friend Daniel
My friend Daniel comes from Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. He                   
                                                                           

Helen Monson has always been interested in helping her community. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school. When she was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer. One year, she organized a Super Saturday fun day for kids in the community. She also used to volunteer at the mint festival every year, One summer she served food, another year she organized an art programme.

After she retired, she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading.

She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community. She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published. Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren.

  After a hurricane( 颶風(fēng) ) destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre. She says,” I have always liked the Red Cross because the organization helps people in need no matter what.”

  One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees( 難民 ) who needed to learn English. Now, she meets once a week with Sahra, a 38-year-old woman from Somalia. Sahra is reading and writing skills. Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life. She developed the pictures, and then asked Sahra questions about them. In the end, they wrote a book  together and used the photos in the book. This helped Sahra learn many new words about

her everyday life.

   Helen says, “The most rewarding( 有益的 ) part of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help, They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs.”

1.When was Helen’s first volunteer experience for the American Red Cross?

2. What did Helen do after she retired?

3. Why was Ann excited when her book got published?

4.Where did Helen work when she volunteered again for the American Red Cross?

5. How far is Sahra living and working from Helen’s home?

6.Did Helen help Sahra to learn English?

7. What can you learn from Helen?