初中英语牛津版（深圳·广州）九年级下册Module 2 Environmental problems Unit4 Natural disasters同步练习

    I was flying to New York at night. Suddenly, a storm broke and the plane began to be tossed（颠簸）around.

    When I looked 1 the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were worried and afraid. The future seemed terrible and many were 2 if they would make it through the storm.

    Then, I 3 saw a little girl. It seemed that the storm meant 4 to her. She sat on her seat reading a book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again, with no 5 or fear in her eyes. When the other passengers were scared (惊恐的) half to death, that child was completely calm and 6 I couldn't believe my eyes.

    When the plane finally reached New York, I was not surprised to 7 that all the passengers were hurrying to come out. I stopped and spoke to the girl whom l had 8 for such a lone time.  I asked 9 she had not been afraid.

    The child replied, "My daddy is the 10, and he is taking me home."

Height is just one of the features your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too. But if you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find them out.

But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.

    It's natural that you're wondering how fast you should grow. There's no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 6 cm a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty.

    Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. 2 cm here and 3 cm there make a little difference to the height you're at now. How have you been growing up to this height? What other changes may your body be going through?

    Don't be amazed if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt (高峰) during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later--between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.

    You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

    A serious earthquake can be a terrible experience, and it is easy to forget safety measures (措施) in disorder (混乱). Fortunately, most earthquake safety measures are common sense, but if you forget everything else, remember the following instructions: drop, cover, and hold on. Also, most of earthquake deaths happen after the earthquake, so remember that the danger does not end when the shaking does!

    If you stay indoors during an earthquake, move away from unsupported areas and windows. Try to get under a doorway or another area of the building which is held up by strong beams(梁). Stay under a table or desk only if it is very strong. Do not rush to lifts, because it is far safer to stay where you are. Cover your head with your arms around it and curl(蜷缩) into a ball, and wait for the shaking to stop.

    If you stay outdoors during an earthquake, move to an area. Which is as open as possible. Don't move to buildings, electric poles and other objects which may fall during an earthquake and injure you. Protect your head and stay low to the ground till the shaking ends and it is safe to move.

After an earthquake, many buildings are less strong, although they appear safe. If you stay indoors, move people from the building quickly and help disabled or injured people. Once outdoors, move well away from the building so that if it falls down, you will not be injured. Wait till public safety officials announce that it is safe to stay indoors. By planning ahead and keeping calm during an earthquake, you can greatly increase your chances of survival (生存) without injury.

    Different weather makes people feel different. It has an effect on health, intelligence（智力）and feelings.

    In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United Stated. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northern and the Middle West, it is very hot at some time and very cold at the other times. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.

The weather can also influence intelligence. Fox example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ (智商) of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. The wind can help people have more intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse in exams in the hot months of the year (July and August).

    Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have hard time in hot summer.  At about 18℃, people feel more comfortable.

    Are you feelings sad, tired, or unhappy today? It may be the weather's problem.

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Dear schoolmates:

    While you are sitting in our bright classroom, remember there are lots of children in the disaster areas needing our help badly, bummer vacation is coming. Let's do something to help them.

    As students, ……