Last Fourth of July, Pete, a 14-year-old boy, was enjoying the lit-up skies and loud booms from the fireworks being set off in his neighborhood. Suddenly, the evening took a terrible turn. A bottle rocket shot into his eye, immediately causing him terrible pain. His family rushed him to the emergency room for treatment. As a result of the injury, Pete developed glaucoma and cataracts. Today, Pete has permanent vision loss in his injured eye because of his bottle rocket injury.
June is Fireworks Eye Safety Awareness Month, and through its EyeSmart campaign the American Academy of Ophthalmology wants to remind consumers to leave fireworks to professionals. There is nothing worse than a Fourth of July celebration ruined by someone being hit in the eye with a bottle rocket, said Dr. John C. Hagan, clinical correspondent for the Academy and an ophthalmologist at Discover Vision Centers in Kansas City. A safe celebration means letting trained professionals handle fireworks while you enjoy the show.
According to the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 9,000 fireworks-related injuries happen each year. Of these, nearly half are head-related injuries, with nearly 30 percent of these injuries to the eye. One-fourth of fireworks eye injuries result in permanent vision loss or blindness. Children are the most common victims of firework abuse, with those fifteen years old or younger accounting for4 50 percent of fireworks eye injuries in the United States. Dr. Hagan estimates that his practice sees more than 30 injuries each year from fireworks.
Even fireworks that many people consider safe represent a threat to the eyes. For children under the age of five, apparently harmless sparklers account for one-third of all fireworks injuries. Sparklers can bum at nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
1 What happened to Pete last Fourth of July?
A He was burned in a house fire.
B He was caught in a rain.
C He was injured in a fight.
D He was hit in the eye.
2 The American Academy of Ophthalmology calls on consumers to
A celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks.
B leave fireworks to professionals in their celebrations.
C stop celebrating the Fourth of July altogether.
D set off fireworks together with trained professionals.
3 How many fireworks eye injuries occur in the US each year?
A About 9,000.
B About 4,500.
C About 1,350.
D About 30.
4 Fireworks eye injuries can result in each of the following EXCEPT
A blindness.
B permanent vision loss.
C glaucoma and cataracts.
D head-related injuries.
5 Which is NOT true of sparklers?
A They are harmless to children.
B They are considered safe by many people.
C They are a threat to the eyes.
D They can burn at very high degrees.
参考答案
1 D 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 A
英语剧本:面试The Interview 5人剧本
英语练习课的教学随笔
兴趣识单词
教师要有一双“会说话的眼睛”
英语话剧剧本:战胜大灰狼Victory over the Wolf
小学英语第八册Lesson18 教学随笔
大学生英语话剧剧本4人-5人 Whose Fault?
6人英语话剧剧本《blue》
英文剧本:天鹅骑士罗恩格林(改编版)
英语教学随笔之十五
4人剧本:To Be Honest or Not to Be?
4人英语话剧剧本《海岸线的眼泪》
高中英语课堂教学“六注意”
运用过程写作法进行初中英语写作训练
英语教学中的任务型语言教学初探
浅析基于初中英语多元化教学模式的探索
浅谈多媒体技术与英语教学
初中生个体差异对英语阅读教学的影响及策略
诗经《丘中有麻》译文多篇(中英文)
创设生活化、人文化、专业化情境,优化职高英语课堂教学
多一些宽容说课稿
大学生英语话剧剧本
英语教学随笔之十七
搞笑的4 个人英语短剧剧本
倾注关心,用师爱温暖学生——读《新时期师德精神的颂歌》有感
中英文剧本完整版:狮子王Lion King
有了多媒体,就可以对黑板说再见了吗
浅谈初中英语早读课的利用
创设真实情景 构建有效课堂
让我们轻松学英语
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |