Earthquakes may happen in some areas every year. How can we save ourselves when an earthquake happens? Remember the following advice that can keep you safe.

Leave quickly. Leave the building quickly when the ground stops shaking. Don’t use a lift. It may be very dangerous. You should be careful and try not to fall down when you go downstairs. Accidents may happen when many people rush into a crowded stair. Remember to run to the ground away from street lights or power lines.

Find a safe place. If you can’t leave in time, you should hide yourselves under a table and stay away from windows. If you are in a bus or car, stay in it. If you are in the mountains, be careful of falling rocks.

Value lives. Some people care about the things that are valuable. You will lose the best opportunity to run away. Anything is less valuable than your lives.

Keep calm. When you are caught in a building, you should keep calm. Don’t shout all the time. You should save your energy and try to find some food and water.

Answer the questions according to the passage.

1.1．Is it safe to use a lift when an earthquake happens?

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解析：选No, it isn't.。No, it isn't.细节理解题。定位原文第二段第二句 “Don’t use a lift. It may be very dangerous.”，明确说明地震时使用电梯不安全，故答案为否定。

2.2．Why should we avoid falling down when we go downstairs?

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解析：选Because accidents may happen.。Because accidents may happen.细节理解题。原文第二段第四句提到 “Accidents may happen when many people rush into a crowded stair.”，结合前文 “try not to fall down when you go downstairs”，可知避免摔倒的原因是拥挤楼梯间易发生意外。

3.3．What should we do to keep safe if we can’t escape from the building in time?

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解析：选We should hide under a table and stay away from windows.。We should hide under a table and stay away from windows.细节理解题。定位第三段第二句 “If you can’t leave in time, you should hide yourselves under a table and stay away from windows.”，直接提取关键信息作为答案。

4.4．What is the most valuable thing to us according to the passage?

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解析：选Our lives.。Our lives. 细节理解题。第四段最后一句 “Anything is less valuable than your lives.” 表明，任何事物都不如生命珍贵，故最有价值的是 “我们的生命”。

5.5．What can we learn from the passage?

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解析：选How to save ourselves when an earthquake happens.。How to save ourselves when an earthquake happens.主旨大意题。文章开篇以设问 “How can we save ourselves when an earthquake happens?” 引出主题，后文围绕撤离、避险、保命、冷静四大核心建议展开，故核心是 “地震时的自救方法”。