2017_2018學年高中英語Unit4EarthquakesSectionⅠ練習新人教版.docx

Unit 4 EarthquakesSection Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading & Comprehending一、根據(jù)句意和首字母或漢語提示寫出單詞1All my hopes were d by his letter of refusal.答案destroyed2People tried their best to save the boy who was (陷入) under the ruins.答案trapped3The people (受傷的)in the accident were sent to hospital without delay.答案injured4We were all (震驚)when we heard the news.答案shocked5Hearing my words,my brother (爆發(fā))into laughter.答案burst二、用適當?shù)慕樵~或副詞填空1A great number boys and girls will attend the meeting.答案of2All the buildings were ruins after the earthquake.答案in3They dug all the children who were trapped.答案out4Shelters were put for the homeless.答案up5 about 14:28 the earthquake hit the town.答案At6Look!The mice are running the fields looking for places to hide.答案out of7Hearing the death of the leader,the people burst tears.答案into8The wind blew the leaves .答案away9Two-thirds the workers finished their work ahead of time.答案of10The young man buried himself the history book.答案in三、閱讀理解ATsunami is a natural disaster,which is a Japanese word that means “sea wave”.A tsunami is a huge sea wave that forms mainly in the Pacific Ocean area.People will die and property will be destroyed when a tsunami hits the land.What causes these dangerous sea waves?Sometimes,tsunamis are caused when earthquakes take place underwater.Then,water begins to move up and down from the top of the ocean right down to the bottom.Waves begin to form,and each wave is called a tsunami.A tsunami is less than one metre high and can move at a speed of almost 800 kilometres per hour while it is far out in the ocean.But the tsunami rises much higher and moves more slowly as it comes closer to the land.The weather bureau(氣象局)warns people over the radio and television when a tsunami is heading for the land.These warnings have helped save many lives.1The Japanese word “tsunami” means “”.A.earthquakeB.sea waveC.ocean waterD.tornado答案B解析細節(jié)理解題。由第一段第一句“.which is a Japanese word that meanssea wave.”可以得出答案。2According to the passage,a tsunami can be caused by .A.an underwater earthquakeB. heavy rainsC.waves hitting the landD.tornado答案A解析細節(jié)理解題。由第一段第五句可知,水下地震可能引發(fā)海嘯。3As the tsunami moves toward the land,it .A.picks up more speedB.becomes far less dangerousC.rises higher and higherD.rises lower and lower答案C解析細節(jié)理解題。由第二段第二句可知,隨著海嘯離陸地越來越近,它越來越高。4When a tsunami is coming,.A.people will feel the sea waveB.the government will warn peopleC.the weather bureau will move to the radio stationsD.the weather will be terrible答案B解析推理判斷題。由第三段可知,氣象局在海嘯來臨時會警告人們,由此可推出答案。5According to this passage,.A.a tsunami cant cause lots of troubleB.people can save their lives when a tsunami is comingC.the warning from the weather bureau can help people save their livesD.no one can escape when a tsunami is coming 答案C解析細節(jié)理解題。由短文最后一句可以得出,氣象局的警報有助于挽救人們的生命。BThere are a lot of strong tsunamis because of the size of the ocean and large earthquakes there.In open seas tsunamis are only one or two metres high.But when they are near the land,they can be as high as six or seven metres.Houses and cars near the sea can be swept away by these big waves.Because tsunamis move fast and can travel to the other side of the sea within one day,they may affect a lot of places.Do you know the worst tsunamis in history in the world?Look through the following list.Worst tsunamisLocationYearDeathsIndian Ocean2004150,000South China Sea178240,000South Java Sea188336,500Tokaido-Nankaido,Japan170730,000Sartriku,Japan189626,360Northern Chile186825,674Southwest Kyushu Island,Japan179215,030Moro Gulf,Philippines19768,000Tokaido-Kashima,Japan17035,233Nankaido,Japan16055,0006What kind of people is the passage mainly written for?A.Scientists.B.Artists.C.Experts.D.Common readers.答案D解析本文是一篇有關(guān)世界海嘯災難的應用文。從文章所介紹的知識和語氣可以判斷,這篇文章是寫給普通讀者看的。7According to the chart,how many tsunamis have struck Japan?A.Two.B.Five.C.Six.D.Four.答案B解析根據(jù)表格可知與日本有關(guān)的海嘯共有5次。8According to the chart,the second-worst tsunami happened in .A.Northern ChileB.Nankaido,JapanC.Indian OceanD.South China Sea答案D解析根據(jù)死亡人數(shù)可知第二大海嘯發(fā)生在1782年的中國南海。四、語篇填空(導學號59720015)That morning I was playing soccer with my friends.We ran home after the strong earthquake and after that I heard a 1.(real) loud noise,like a plane.When I looked at the sea I saw something I had never seen before and I was terrified.My family 2.(rush) into our truck but the road was full of people trying 3.(escape).The black waves hit our truck,turning us over several 4.(time) before I lost consciousness(知覺).When I regained consciousness I was in the water.5.(hold) on to a school chair,I floated until I landed on 6. beach.I had no idea where I was and I was so hungry and 7.(thirst).There were bodies and pieces everywhere.Under a tree I saw a mattress (床墊) had been washed up 8. the beach and I started searching for packets of noodles and bottles of water,collecting them around my mattress.After five days I didn