Many of us spend time going around areas of water, like going for walks by rivers and lakes—or swimming in a pool, but if you see someone in trouble in the water, do you know how to help him or her?

A life-saving course can teach you how to help a person who has trouble in the water. What tools and methods should you use to save them and how to control your feelings when you’re around the water? These skills are usually taught in a swimming pool.

The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) provides courses in the UK. It has a program about water-safety for children aged between 8 and 12. It teaches things such as how to swim safely.

The RLSS wants everyone to know the water safety rules. These are to “stop and think” if the area has any danger. Always “stay together” with friends and family, and swim at a safe place.

In an emergency (紧急情况), call 119 and throw something that floats (漂浮) to the person in trouble．If you are the person in trouble, stay calm (冷静), float on your back and call for help.

【小题1】How does the writer start the passage?

A．By asking a question.

B．By giving an example.

C．By asking for advice.

D．By telling a story.

【小题2】What can we infer (推断) from the underlined sentence?

A．Only in a swimming pool can we learn the life saving skills.

B．You can throw something that floats if you swim in a swimming pool.

C．In a swimming pool, there is always someone who teaches life saving skills.

D．You can take life-saving courses and learn the skills in a swimming pool.

【小题3】At what age can kids join in the program of RLSS?

A．5 years old.

B．9 years old.

C．13 years old.

D．17 years old.

【小题4】Which of the following do the water safety rules tell us?

A．Swim at o safe place.

B．Stay with teachers.

C．Swim at n low place.

D．Swim after learning it.

【小题5】What might the writer talk about in the following paragraph?

A．The reasons for calling 119.	B．The ways of saving yourself.
C．The ways of learning to swim.	D．The reasons for saving others.