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    Nearlyeveryone is attached to water, whether it be the sea, canals, rivers or thevillage pond．Beautiful as it is, water should be regarded with respectas it can be hazardous. Around 300 children up to the age of ten die each yearfrom drowning. It should be every parent’s responsibility to ensure that bothhe and the child can swim and that as the child gets older, he has someknowledge of life—saving and artificial respiration(人工呼吸).

    Thebasic rules of water safety are:

    ——don’tleave small children playing alone in water.

    ——neverswim an hour before or an hour after a main meal.

    ——ifit’s a danger area, find out before you start swimming where the life- guard isor where a lifebelt is available(可提供的).

    ——aschildren get older, try to teach them to remain calm in an emergency(紧急情况).

    ——lookout for warning signs to see whether

you’re in a danger area(see under this)

    ——Beespecially careful of inland stretches of water - pools, reservoirs(水库) and dykes(沟)

——where there are often fewer people about than at the seaside.

YOU SHOULD KNOW

THE NATIONAL CODE FOR BATHERS— the code deals only with warningsthat indicate(标示)"Unsafe to Bathe"

1. Color: red, UNSAFE TO BATHE- do not enter the water.

2. Color: red board, white lettering. UN- SAFE TO BATHE AT ALLTIMES. Lifesaving equipment is also painted red for easy identification(识别).

3. Color: red and yellow. PATROLLED(巡逻) BATHING AREAS. Bathing areas with lifesaving facilities(设施) provided by patrols oflifeguards.

4. Color: black and white color. SURFING(冲浪) AREA．Area set aside for surf or Malibuboard (冲浪板) riding.

5. Color: white and blue. The divers’ flag means DIVERS DOWN. Boatusers keep well clear of this area.

1. What does the writer of this article feel about water?

A．Everyone is attracted to the water in the village pond.

B．It is attractive but dangerous.

C．It is beautiful and respected by everybody.

D．The sea, the canals, the rivers affect the weather.

2. We can infer from the text that "Hints on safety"used as the title means ________.

A．Useful advice

B．Expert opinions

C．Public comments

D．Indire?

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A．sound

B．shape

C．surface

D．size

3. What does the writer say about the danger to children?

A．Around 30 ten - year - olds die every year.

B．Ten children each year die from drowning.

C．There are about 300 children, aged ten or under, who aredrowned every year.

D．The 300 children who are drowned every year are usuallymore than ten years old.

4. What does the writer think that parents should make sure theirchildren know?

A．How to be able to save his or her own life.

B．How to get older through knowledge of artificialrespiration.

C．How to swim and breathe under water.

D．How to swim and how to save other people’s lives if theyget into trouble in the water.

5. Which of the following should you not do?

A．Let small children play in the water.

B．Swim after a heavy meal.

C．Swim in an inland pool.

D．Swim with your children.

6. What does this sign mean?

A．Do not use a surfboard here.

B．Lifeguards patrol this area.

C．This area is not for ordinary swimming.

D．Unsafe to bathe at all times.

试题答案

答案：B;A;C;D;B;C