A 7-magnitude（震級(jí)）earthquake hit Ya'an,Sichuan at 8:02 on April 20, 2013, and it killed at least 196 people and injured more than 11,000.
Together with other students, Yang Xuelan ran out to the playground. She was safe. But all her textbooks and exercise books were buried（埋）in the teaching building.
What can we do when an earthquake happens? In fact, there's little we can do to stop natural disasters (自然災(zāi)害) such as earthquakes happening. But, some methods can reduce the harm they cause.

◆ Drop down onto your hands and knees. This way can protect you from falling.
◆ Cover your head under a strong table or desk. You can also stay along a wall,and cover your head with your arms and hands.
◆ Hold on to(守住,抓牢) your shelter(遮蔽物) until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the shaking continues.
Schools can normally take the earthquake drills（演練） to help student stay alive.
小題1:How many people lost their lives in the earthquake in Ya'an?
A．At least 196.B．More than 11,000.
C．Less than 196.D．About 11,196.
小題2:When the earthquake happened in Ya'an, Yang Xuelan was         .
A．a(chǎn)t homeB．a(chǎn)t school
C．on her way to schoolD．playing on the playground
小題3:What does the underlined word "reduce" mean in Chinese?
A．提高B．阻止C．增加D．減少
小題4:According to the writer, we can       to reduce the harm natural disasters cause.
A．do nothingB．stay at home
C．take some methodsD．run out of the house
小題5:Which of the following can help you stay alive in an earthquake?
A. Dropping down onto your hands and knees.
B. Covering your head under a strong table or desk.
C. Holding on to your shelter until the shaking stops.
D. A, B and C.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:D
本文主要介紹了雅安大地震引起的災(zāi)難，并就如何在地震降低傷害，保護(hù)自己提出了幾點(diǎn)建議。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段and it killed at least 196 people 描述，可知選A。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段Together with other students, Yang Xuelan ran out to the playground. 描述，可知她在學(xué)校內(nèi)，故選B。
小題3:聯(lián)系上下文可知此處指的是，但是，一些辦法可以降低他們?cè)斐傻膫�。故選D。
小題4:根據(jù)But, some methods can reduce the harm they cause.  及下文描述，可知作者認(rèn)為我們能采取一些方法來(lái)降低災(zāi)難引起的傷害。故選C。
小題5:根據(jù)短文最后提出的三點(diǎn)建議，可知選項(xiàng)ABC都能有助于我們?cè)诘卣鹬星笊�，故選D。
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