1、单元话题阅读Passage 1主题骑自行车上学的一些注意事项体裁说明文生词1Do you often ride a bike to school?Heres some advice for you.BE CAREFUL.Try not to use busy roads.In some cities there are special paths for bikes only.Use them when you can,but watch outpeople often walk along them.Check the road before starting and look all ar
2、ound.Also,when youre with friends on bikes,its much safer to ride behind,not next to,each other.Where one road meets another,you should take even more care.Slow down and check both roads.Use your eyes and be careful.LOOK AFTER YOUR BIKE.Check your bike often.Do all the parts work properly?Is there e
3、nough air in your tyres(轮胎)?WEAR A HELMET.If you have an accident or fall off your bike,a helmet will protect your head.It must be the right size,so ask for help when you buy it.CAN THEY SEE YOU?You must use lights at night,so keep them clean and check the batteries.Dont wear dark colors; yellow and
4、 white are the easiest colors for drivers to see.PLAY SAFE.A bike isnt a toy and there should be only one person on it.Many children have accidents when they play silly games on their bikes.DONT BREAK THE LAW.Red traffic lights arent only for cars and buses.Theyre for you too if youre on a bike.Your
5、e also breaking the law if you go the wrong way up a one-way street.Passage 2主题行人乱穿马路现象及其危害体裁议论文生词2“Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!”Thats an old joke in the west, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shaanxi Road and H
6、uaihai Road in Shanghai.When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change.Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road.Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same.Just like chickens, they didnt mind the honking horns (喇叭声
7、) and kept crossing the road in a mess.Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai.And at least one third of them were jaywalking (乱穿马路).Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai.It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.Traffic laws ar
8、e to keep people safe.So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits.When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him.That way we can avoid the traffic accidents.Passage 3主题发生火灾时如何自救体裁说明文生词5What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escap
9、e? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.Escaping from a fire is a serious matter.Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life.It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as choosing stairways (楼梯) and fire escape
10、s, but not lifts.From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible.Learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury (受伤).The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground.Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay
11、 in a burning building.Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help.Be sure to keep the door closed.Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room.Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leak (渗入) into the room.On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof.From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely.Dropping onto hard ground might end in injury.Bushes (灌木丛) and grass can help to break a fall (使势头减弱).