Lesson 4 Comprehension

1-1. Which of the following is probably true?

• ① The number of natural disasters was the largest in 1980.

• ② The number of natural disasters decreased gradually.

• ③ The number of natural disasters in 1995 was smaller than that in 2015.

• ④ The number of natural disasters in 2015 was smaller than that in 1995.

1-2. According to this poster, natural disasters have caused .

• ① a lot of deaths, injuries and terrible economic situations

• ② a lot of traffic accidents everywhere

• ③ huge economic losses only

• ④ terrible climate change

1-3. What is the message that the writer wants to tell us most?

• ① Let’s act seriously on natural disaster problems together.

• ② Let’s make a graph of the number of natural disasters.

• ③ Let’s research the number of natural disasters.

• ④ Let’s study about climate change.

2-1. Typhoons with strong winds and heavy rains often lead to       .

• ① droughts and earthquakes

• ② earthquakes and tsunamis

• ③ flooding and landslides

• ④ volcanic eruption and wildfire

2. According to paragraph 3, may not be enough.

• ① new approaches to disaster prevention

• ② traditional approaches to disaster prevention and financial management

• ③ traditional ways of disaster prevention and risk management

• ④ traditional ways to protect our property

2-3. As one of the traditional approaches to disaster prevention, what have we done at school?

• ① We have checked the water level of dams.

• ② We have developed infrastructure.

• ③ We have done evacuation drills.

• ④ We have kept enough foods.

3-1. By , we may be able to avoid potential risks in the future.

• ① exchanging recent ideas with people in other countries

• ② making hazard maps on our own

• ③ preparing recent technology with our neighbors

• ④ using hazard maps to learn about our area

3-2. Which of the following is true about emergency food?

• ① It can be stored for a few years.

• ② It shouldn’t be eaten as our daily meals.

• ③ It takes a lot of time to prepare a pre-packed curry.

• ④ There are not many kinds of emergency food.

3-3. If the power goes out, .

• ① an emergency radio can be exchangeable for cash

• ② an emergency radio can be used as a phone

• ③ an emergency radio can help you get the latest information

• ④ an emergency radio can provide you popular music

4-1. Visitors from foreign countries in past earthquakes in Japan.

• ① have had trouble getting the appropriate and correct information

• ② have had trouble staying at evacuation sites with local residents

• ③ have struggled to find their hotels where they were staying at

• ④ have struggled to get meals of their own countries