unit 4 exercise 3

1、Unit 4Exercise 3(建議用時(shí)：15分鐘).閱讀理解Having lived in California until 1970，my family has felt a number of earthquakes.We have been fortunate，however，to have suffered no bodily harm or property damage.There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present.The site lists

2、 the dates and times as well as the magnitude (震級(jí)) and the exact location of any quake that measured more than 6.0.There are only a few quakes that stand out in my memory and，luckily，none is shown in the website.So，my personal experience with earthquakes might be considered insignificant.There are t

3、hree earthquakes that are difficult to forget.The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California.As the shaking became stronger I held her to me with one arm as I held on to one of our fruit trees with the other.All three of us(my daug

4、hter，I and the tree)shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.The second one was in 1963.Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California.The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk from our hotel toward the_famous_landmark.My third experience with an

5、 earthquake was a lonely one in California.It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church.As the building started to shake，I quickly headed for the door to go outside.I remember I said a little prayersomething like, “Help me get out of here in time，Dear Heavenly Father” .Minutes later，I was s

6、afe outside.語(yǔ)篇解讀作者回憶了自己經(jīng)歷的三次地震。1The author writes the passage mainly to tell us about_.Aa new film about an earthquakeBhow to survive an earthquakeChis three earthquake experiencesDhow to save children in an earthquake解析：作者意圖題。作者主要是向讀者介紹了自己經(jīng)歷的三次地震。答案：C2The earthquakes the author has experienced_.Aal

7、l caused bodily harmBare all recorded in a websiteCall measured more than 6.0Dall happened in California解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“The first one was in 1955.in California.” 和第四段第二句以及第五段的“My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California.” 可知答案。答案：D3What does the underlined part “the famous

8、landmark” refer to?AA church.BDisneyland.CA building destroyed by an earthquake.DThe place where the author was born.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Our entire family was visiting Disneyland” 可知答案。答案：B4Which of the following statements is NOT true about the third earthquake?AIt happened in the authors sixties.BThe auth

9、or succeeded in getting outside.CWhen it happened，the author was in a church.DThe author was too afraid to walk when it happened.解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“I quickly headed for the door to go outside.” 可知作者很快就跑出去了。答案：D.閱讀七選五根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。How to get out of bad habitsMost of us have one or

10、 a few bad habits that wed like to get out of.1._ I have a few suggestions that have helped me and people around me.Here are some tips that can help you finally get out of that bad habit.2_If you tell people around you that you will stop smoking or start to exercise three times a week，then they will

11、 check up on you.And you will feel you have to keep your promise because it is let out into the world.Avoid temptations(誘惑).3._Places where you are likely to spend too much money.Things in your cupboard that will not help you to get healthier and you should not have at home at all.And people that dr

12、ag(拉)you down and back into your old ways.4_ It may seem like a good idea to change your life all at once.In our daily life，stress and lack(缺乏)of energy usually lead to failure.Dont try to be Superman or Wonder Woman.Take it easy and break one habit at a time.5_You will probably not succeed the first time you do it.You fail and you make mistakes when you make changes and try new things.Thats just life and nothing to feel bad about.What you should do next is try again.ATell your friends and family.BKnow what usually gets you into bad