UNIT 6　课时检测(一)　“Understanding ideas”的课文习读环节.docxVIP

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UNIT6课时检测(一)“Understandingideas”的课文习读环节

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Today,wehavetheabilitytopredictdangeroustornadoes,hurricanes,winterstormsandfloodswithmoreaccuracythanever.Weknowtheareasthatarelikelytobestruckbyearthquakes,andtheareasthatareeasilyharmedbywildfires,andwecantellhoursinadvancewhetheratsunamiwillhitourshores.

However,inspiteofalltheabilitiesforwarnings,Americansarestillquitepooratpreparingforthesedisasters.Ina2006surveycarriedoutbyTIMEMagazine,only16%percentbelievedtheywerewellpreparedforthenextone.

Afewweeksago,IwaslisteningtoNPR(NationalPublicRadio)asIwascookingdinner,andIheardamovingstoryaboutayoungboy,NoahStewart,wholivedthroughatornadothathithisAlabamahome.

Noahwassucked(卷入)upintothetornadoandthendropped.Helandedonhisheadfirst,withafallofsuchforcethat,undernormalconditions,wouldhavekilledhim.However,hesurvivedbecausehismothermadeaquickdecisiontoputabaseballhelmet(头盔)onhisheadrightbeforethetornadohit.Noahwasunhurtinthestorm.Butthehelmetcrackeddownthemiddle.

TheCDCstatesthattheycantsaywhetherhelmetscansavelivesduringatornadoimpact.However,itstillseemswiseforanyoneinatornado-prone(可能的)areatokeepseveralhelmetsattheready.Anyaddedprotectionisgoingtoincreaseyourchanceofsurvival,andasNoahsstoryclearlyshows,helmetscansavelives.

Youdonthavetobuynewhelmets—pickingupusedbicycle,footballorbaseballhelmetsateconomicalstoresandyardsalescansavemoneyandkeepyourfamilyprotected.

However,itsnecessarythatyoukeepthesehelmetsinaneasilyreachableplace;theyshouldnotbeusedforanyotherpurpose,astheymaybemisplaced.Remember,whenatornadohits,youmightonlyhaveminutes—orevenseconds—tofindshelter.Youdontwanttorunaroundyourhouse,searchingfo