高中英語(yǔ)專題 Unit 4　Natural disasters 課時(shí)作業(yè) 15

1、課時(shí)作業(yè) 15閱讀理解AAs I stuck in the mud (泥), with my bike on top of me, I wondered what had forced me to come here. Madagascar is not a good place for a cycling holiday: one of the worlds poorest countries, only 11 percent of roadway is paved (鋪). South of the town of Antalaha, where I started, the road w

2、as in worse condition.I appeared from a week in the wilderness and reached the start of the Route National 5 at Maroantsetra, but my dream of a smooth road and speed was suddenly destroyed by mud. The “worst road in the country” changed my bicycle into a burden (負(fù)擔(dān)) for days. Finally, I_was_claimed_

3、by_the_road. Tired. Alone.As I wiped (擦) the mud from my face and looked upwards, I was greeted by a Malagasy man. He helped me stand up and smiled playfully while he pointed to my bike, which sat next to his. I started again. But I fell again in the mud. Angrily, I told him to go on, but if he unde

4、rstood he showed no sign of it. His smile forced me back onto the bike. We continued like this for hours. But I fell less. Studying my quick guide, slowly I learned. As we passed through a village, a group of children saw me and shouted loudly. His only words were: “Their parents tell them while peo

5、ple steal and eat them. Funny, no？”I tried to ask why, but he had already set off. I tried to catch up; as I got closer, he took it as a challenge and sped up. We raced along the road. I rode a little faster and I was just behind, about to catch up with him. With a smile, he sped up and was away, le

6、aving me breathless.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是記敘文。文章主要介紹了作者在非洲馬達(dá)加斯加騎行遇到困難的時(shí)候，一位當(dāng)?shù)厝思?lì)自己繼續(xù)騎行的故事。1What was in the authors mind when he was in the mud?AHe considered his experience a special pleasure.BHe made up his mind to continue challenging himself.CHe tried to think out a new road for cycling in Antalaha.DHe regret

7、ted having the cycling holiday in Madagascar.2What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?AThe author chose another road.BThe author decided to ask for help.CThe author lay on the road for a rest.DThe author had no confidence to ride on.3How did the Malagasy man help the author?ABy showing

8、 him the right way.BBy wiping the mud from his bike.CBy riding in front of him all the way.DBy teaching him how to ride in the mud.4Whats the best title for the text?AA lonely trip BA bicycle raceCA lesson in cycling DA road in MadagascarBRaccoons are smaller relatives of bears. They are native to N

9、orth America, but they can also be found in Asia and Europe. Raccoons live in wooded areas close to water, but they can be often found near urban areas. There are about 7 different species of raccoons. Pygmy raccoon is the only endangered species.Raccoons usually reach 40 to 70cm in length and weigh

10、 between 526kg. Raccoons that live in colder climates are larger and heavier. They have grayish fur, black masks around eyes and long tails covered with black and brown bands. Because of their tails, they are also called “ringtail”Raccoons_are_omnivores. They like to eat insects, eggs, small mammals

11、, fruit, berries, garbage, and so on. Raccoons hands look like humans. They each have five fingers and are used to collect food, open shells, door or trash cans. Raccoons often place food in water before they start to eat it. They have highly sensitive sense of touch and water increases their sensit

12、ivity even more. By touching the food, they get better insight about things they will eat.They are easily adaptable (適應(yīng)的) to various environments. They can live in hollow (中空的) trees equally happily like they can in useless cars. Raccoons live on their own and hunt at night. They dont hibernate (冬眠)

13、, but they spend the coldest days of winters in their holes.Mating (交配) season takes place from January to mid March. Two months later, female will give birth to 34 babies. Their tails dont have bands, and the mask around eyes is still missing. Mother is very protective and she will teach them how t

14、o survive and what to eat as they becomeready to leave the hole. Raccoons usually can live only 1.8 to 3.1 years in the wild, but they can live up to 20 years at a zoo.Raccoons can pass rabies, a kind of disease, to homeraised animals and people, which is very dangerous. Whats more, their waste ofte

15、n has roundworms.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要向我們介紹了與浣熊有關(guān)的一些知識(shí)。5What do we learn about raccoons?AThey love living near water.BThey are at risk of dying out.CThey love getting close to humans.DThey only live in areas far from urban areas.6What does the author most probably mean by saying “Raccoons are omnivore

16、s”？AThey dont hibernate.BThey are very large animals.CThey are sensitive to foods tastes.DThey feed on many different types of food.7What are raccoons good at?AFinding food in deep water.BUsing their feet to open food.CAdapting to a new environment.DTelling differences among smells.8After reading th

17、e text, we can say that _.Araccoons like attacking humansBpeople consider raccoons very lovelyCraccoons and bears have a lot in commonDits better that humans keep away from raccoonsCAngus, Doris, Gabriel and Kamil are some of the 21 names that have been chosen to be given to storms in the UK in the

18、2016/17 season.The Met Office, the UKs national weather service, decided to give storms boys and girls names in 2015 in the same way as they did in America.The Met Office hopes that naming big storms will mean people are more aware (意識(shí)到) of them and how dangerous they can be. Derrick Ryall, from the

19、 Met Office, said, “We have seen how naming storms elsewhere in the world raises peoples awareness of storms before they break.”In the past, the same UK storm could be given different names by different organisations. “We noticed that many organisations during the last couple of winters, when we hav

20、e had bad storms, started giving names to them. Think back to the St Judes Day storm in 2013, and the socalled Hurricane Bawbag in Scotland in 2011. But it led to confusion (混亂)，” a Met Office spokeswoman said.According to the Met Office, there is a name for each letter of the whole alphabet (字母表),

21、except for Q，U，X，Y and Z. That is the same as the naming tradition used in America. And not all storms will be big enough to get names only those expected to cause great damage.If there are more than 21 storms in a year, the Met Office will start again with another name beginning with “A”. However,

22、according to Met Office spokeswoman Lindsay Mears, “Its unlikely we would get through the whole alphabet in one season. We had 14 storms in the very bad winter of 2013/14, and if the naming system had been in operation then we wouldnt have used the whole alphabet.”【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了英國(guó)為暴風(fēng)雨命名的情況。9Why are storms in the UK named?ATo increase public awareness of