【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 in Nepal. Lightning strikes are the second most mon cause of deaths among natural disasters in the US. The first is floods． Around 400 people nationwide are struck by lightning each year， and of those， about 73 people die． More people are killed by lightning than by tornados and hurricanes． Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention as other disasters. To raise awareness(意識 )of the damage of lightning the US has made June 22~28 National Lightning Safety Week, it aims to warn the public of the danger of lightning and provide safety tips about what to do during thunderstorms. “ If you can hear thunder(雷 )， you are in danger of b e i n g struck by lightning，” said Rocky Lopes， a disaster educator at the American Red Cross. “ Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at any minute, so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until the storm has ended. The single most important thing to remember is to find a hiding place， ” Lopes said. Summer is the time for most lightning storms， so when lightning strikes across the sky， remember these safety tips：stop working， fishing， swimming or playing in an open area. If you count less than ten seconds between the thunder and the lightning flash, take cover inside the nearest building． If that is not possible, follow these instructions． Do not stand under a tree. Do not use a mobile phone. Get off bicycles or motorcycles． Crouch(蹲下 ) down if there is no hiding place． 59. The popular opinion about being struck by lightning is that _________． A. there is a greater chance of being killed by lightning than by any other natural disaster B. it is the most dangerous among all the natural disasters C. the chance that a person to be struck by lightning is very small D. it is impossible for people to be killed by lighting 【 解析 】 選 C。 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。 由第一段中 It is used to describe something that hasn’ t got much chance of happening． 可知 。hasn’ t got much chance of happening和 the chance is very small的意思一致 ， 意為可能性很小 。 60. On average， about ________ of people struck by lightning die as a result. A. ％ B. 50％ C. 30％ D. 73％ 【 解析 】 選 A。 數(shù)字計(jì)算題 。 73247。 400 100%=18. 25%。 61. Among all the safety tips， the most important one is that when you are outside and hear thunder you should _______. A． stand beside your bicycle or motorcycle B． quickly find a place to hide C． count ten seconds between the thunder and the lightning D． don’ t use a hair drier 【 解析 】 選 B。 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。 由第七段 so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until the storm has ended. 可知 。 62. During thunderstorms， you should not ________. A． enter a place to hide B. turn off the TV C. close your window D. use your mobile phone 【 解析 】 選 D。 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。 從 Do not use a mobile phone. 可知 。 63. According to the article， what does June 22~28 National Lightning Safety Week refer to? A. There is one week free from work. B. There are some warnings shown. C. The public are provided with safety tips about lightning. D. During the week in the US， lightning happens certainly． 【 解析 】 選 C。 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。 從第五段 it aims to warn the public of the danger of lightning and provide safety tips about what to do during thunderstorms. 可知 。 (C) “ The Lord of the Rings” , one of the best sellers in the new millennium（千年） , was made up of three parts—“ The Fellowship of the Ring” , “ Two Towers” , and “ The Return of the King” . Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the position of the creative masterwork. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkien’ s being skilled in Welsh, G r e e k , Gothic, Old Norse and AngloSaxon. After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World War I. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began posing the mythology for The Rings. As a professor of AngloSaxon in 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon listening to chapters of Tolkien’ s imaginative work “ The Hobbit” . Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as halfsized members of the English rural（ 鄉(xiāng)村的 ） class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves（ 侏儒 ） . On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible. One of Tolkien’ s students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen Unwin, to look at a draft（ 草稿 ） . The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a children’ s book would be his tenyearold son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “ The Hobbit” was published in 1937. It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “ The Lord of the Rings” , a series of books so creative that they hold r e a d e r s—n e w a n d o l d—a f t e r t h e i r p u b l i c a t i o n . 64. What can we learn from the te