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Whatisawave?Awaveisadisturbancethatmovesthroughmater（物質(zhì)）.Energycreates

thedisturbancethatmakesawave.Oceanwavesarecreatedwhenenergydisturbsthewater.Most

waterwavesarecausedbywindblowingacrossthewater'ssurface.

Tsunami（海嘯）wavesarenotlikemostwaterwaves,however.Theenergythatcreates

tsunamisisadisturbanceintheEarth—anearthquake.Theshakingenergyofanearthquake

pushesthewater.

Tsunamiwavescanbemorepowerfulthanordinarywaterwaves,too.Tsunamiwavesin

deepoceanwaterscanbehuge.Theycanbemileslongandliftupthewaterbyabout3feet.

Thesewavesmovewiththespeedofajetplaneuntiltheyapproachland.Thentheyslowdown

andgrowtaler.

Scientistsstudytsunamisinordertobeabletowarnpeople.Theyusetoolsthatmeasure

seismicwaves（地震波）.SeismicwavesaretheshakingenergythatmovesthroughtheEarth

duringanearthquake.Seismicwavestellscientistswhereandwhenearthquakearehappening

undertheocean.Theytellhowmuchenergyisinanearthquake.

Tsunamisdonothappenveryoften,buttheycanbeverydangerous.Foryoursafety,knowif

whereyouliveortravelisinatsunamizone.Ifthereisanearthquake,atsunamicouldfollow,so

listentoaradioorwatchTVforinstructions.Theimportantthingistogettohighergroundandgo

asfarinlandasyoucan.Youcouldbetoldyouhavetwohourstogettosafety,oronlyminutes.

Sometimes,peopleatthebeachobservethewaterpullingbackunusuallyfarfromtheshore.

Thisiscalled“drawback”,anditcanhappenbeforeatsunamihits.Peoplemaybecurious

andgotowardsthewaterwhentheyseethewaterdrawingback.NEVERdothis!Runtosafetyin

theoppositedirection,awayfromthewater.

）1.Whatisatsunamiwavelike?

A.Itisweak.B.Itishuge.

C.Itisshort.D.Itissmall.

()2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph4referto?

A.Scientists.B.JetPlanes.

C.Tsunamiwaves.D.Tools.

()3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Scientistsstudytsunamistowarnpeopleaboutearthquakes.

B.Tsunamisdon'thappenoftenbuttheycanbedangerous.

C.Whenanearthquakehappens,goasfarasinlandasyoucan.

D.Whendrawbackhappens,peoplecangotowardsthewaterenjoytheviewofwaterdrawing

back.

()4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Totellpeoplewhattodoinanearthquake.

B.Totellpeoplewhattodoinatsunami.

C.Totellpeoplesomethingabouttsunami.

D.Totellpeoplewhattodoindrawback.

B

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()1.Jackwantstotalkwithrealastronauts.Whichcampshouldhimjoinin?

A.CircusCamp.B.SailingCamp.C.SpaceCamp.D.ScoutCamp.

()2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Childrenwillhavefunandimprovetheirskillsinthecamps.

B.Childrenagedfrom5to15canjoininthecamps.

C.Evenifyouarenotgoodatswimming,youcanstilljoininthesailingcamp.

D.Childrencangomountainbikinginthescoutcamp.

()3.Whichcamplaststhelongestaccordingtothepassage?

A.CircusCamp.B.SailingCamp.C.SpaceCamp.D.ScoutCamp.

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A.Becausethetreesareold.

B.Becausethetreescankeeptheairfresh.

C.Becausethetreesareexpensive.

D.Becausethetreesarebeautiful.

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A.Hewasworried.B.Hewasangry.

C.Hewasupset.D.Hewasinspired.

()3.Whatmightthewriterdonextaccordingtothepassage?

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B.Hewillrideabiketoschooleveryday.

C.Hewillgotoschoolbycareveryday.

D.Hewillleavethewaterrunningwhenhewasheshisface.

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