Typhoons in the northern part of the world have girls’ names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose. It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in fifty years.
It began to rain on the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but the wind was already blowing people’s umbrella away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters（避难所） were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors（锚）. Some very big ships went out to sea. It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because it cannot be blown onto rocks. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out. No one slept well that night. It was difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died. 229 people were hurt and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1,500 lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will remember Typhoon Rose forever.
【小题1】Typhoon Rose was the worst typhoon to hit【小题2】When the wind became stronger and stronger, the typhoon shelters were
【小题3】It was not easy for people
【小题4】In Typhoon Rose, more than 100 people died and 1,500
【小题5】The people of Hong Kong will never
Last year a rainstorm came to a small village. It started early in the morning and lasted for an hour. Many houses were broken. Several people were badly hurt and taken to hospital. Over two hundred people were homeless after the rainstorm.
A student, Kate, said, “It was terrible. I was helping my mother make breakfast when the rain started to beat heavily against the windows.”
“I was eating with my family.” A housewife, Jenny said, “I heard a loud noise. A few minutes later, our house fell down. We tried our best to get out. We were very afraid but safe.”
Mr. Green, an engineer, said that he was drinking coffee and reading a newspaper in the office when he felt that the building began to shake. He had to stay in the office. “There was no electricity and I couldn’t contact(联系) my family members,” he said. “I was very worried about them at that time.”
Volunteers helped the people out of the village and gave food and clothes to them. They felt very tired but it was meaningful.
The rainstorm lasted for an hour. Many houses were broken. More than 200 people lost their | ||
People | Activities | Feelings |
Kate | She was | She thought it was terrible. |
Jenny | They were very afraid but safe. | |
Mr. Green | He was drinking coffee and reading a newspaper in the office. | He was very |
| They helped these villagers. | They felt very tired but it was meaningful. | |
Do you know what day November 9th is in China? It’s a special day for fire. On that day people usually have a lot of activities to learn how to save themselves in a big fire. Then what should we do in a fire on earth (究竟)?
What should we do if we are in a burning house?
If we can’t go out of the room in time, we should close the door quickly and block (堵塞) it with a wet blanket. Then the smoke can’t come into the room. We should also open the window and shout for help.
What should we do when our clothes are on fire?
We should stop running because running around will make the fire bigger. We can lie down on the ground and roll (滚动) from side to side.
Call 119 for help as soon as possible!
It’s very dangerous to put out a big fire by ourselves. Getting help from parents or calling 119 are both good ideas. We must tell firemen where we are and what is on fire. After firemen help us get out of the house, we shouldn’t go back into the fire to save anything.
How to save ourselves in a big fire | |
In a | We should |
| Clothes are on fire | We shouldn’t |
| Try to get help | We should |
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