1、Unit 2Natural disasters Period OneWelcome to the unit keep ones head;safe and sound;at large; crash into 1.He canwhether he is in trouble or meets difficulties. 2.Unfortunately, hethe rain and got wet through last night. 3.After three days of heavy rain, the area has been flooded. 4.My concentration
2、 drifted and suddenly I realised I was about to the car in front. 5.The parents were relieved to see that their son was. .句型训练 1.Wemy daughter heard cries for help. 我们正在打扫厨房,这时我女儿听到求救的呼喊。 2.This room isover 100 people. 这个房间足够大,能容纳 100多人。 3.It neverthat he was lying. 我从没想过他在说谎。 4.Youd better be at le
3、ast 10 metres behind the car in front. 你最好与前车保持至少 10 米的距离,以防它突然停下来。 5.the audience couldnt help shouting his name.(moment) 那位著名的歌手一出现在舞台上，观众就禁不住大喊他的名字。 .阅读理解 Surviving Hurricane Sandy Natalie Doan, 14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Nata
4、lie can see the ocean and hear the wave from her house. “Its the ocean that makes Rockaway so special,” she says. On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce. That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway was hit especially hard. Fortunately, Natalies family escaped to Brooklyn
5、 shortly before the citys bridge closed. When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighbourhood in ruins. Many of Natalies friends had lost their homes and were living far away. All around her, people were suffering, especially the elderly. Natalies school was so damaged that sh
6、e had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn. In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie. Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbours devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of
7、stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings. “My mum tells me that I cant control what happens to me,” Natalie says, “but I can always choose how I deal with it.” Natalies choice was to help. She created a website page matching survivors in need with d
8、onors who wanted to help. Natalie posted an introduction about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collection when his house burned down. Within days, Patricks collection was replaced. In the coming months, her website page helped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball;
9、 Charlie, who got a new keyboard. Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring much-need supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honoured as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change. Today, the scars(伤痕) of destruction are s
10、till seen in Rockaway, but hope is in the air. The streets are clear, and many homes have been rebuilt. “I cant imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,” Natalie declares. “My neighbourhood will be back, even stronger than before.” ()1.When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane, she found. A
11、.some friends had lost their lives B.her neighbourhood was destroyed C.her school had moved to Brooklyn D.the elderly were free from suffering ()2.According to Paragraph 4, who inspired Natalie most? A.The people helping Rockaway rebuild. B.The people trapped in high-rise buildings. C.The volunteers
12、 donating money to survivors. D.Local teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people. ()3.How did Natalie help the survivors? A.She gave her toys to the kids. B.She took care of younger children. C.She called on the White House to help. D.She built an information sharing platform. ()4.What does the s
13、tory intend to tell us? A.Little people can make a big difference. B.A friend in need is a friend indeed. C.East or west, home is best. D.Technology is power. .语法填空 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Earthquakes can be 1.(destroy). Unfortunately, we dont have a reliable way 2.(predict) earthquakes.
14、But technologies can still help us when we are under such a desperate situation. China is building the worlds largest earthquake alert system and its 3.(possible) the most advanced. Engineers 4. (set) up over 15,000 sensors(传感器) nationwide and wiring them into a web. 5. an earthquake happens, the se
15、nsors can send electrical pulses to the control centre and then ordinary peoples smartphones. The signal travels at almost light speed and faster than the earthquake shaking, 6. (give) local people a little time to prepare, and the system can usually send messages to people in less than two seconds.
16、 Its life-saving. The system, 7.can be the most advanced in many ways, will be the largest earthquake observation network in the world, not only detecting the 8.(move) of the continents but also calculating the possible impact 9.an earthquake. It will automatically warn local people, making itself m
17、uch faster than human observation. The system, overseen by Chinas Ministry of Emergency Management, 10.(complete) in 2022. 参考答案 .1. county2. disasters3. procedure4. hug5. typhoon6. odd 7. orderly8. tropical9. exit10. confirm .1. reaction2. injury3. hugged4. of/about5. to6. destructive7. relief8. sig
18、nals .1. keep his head2. was caught in3. at large4. crash into5. safe and sound .1. were cleaning the kitchen when2. big enough to hold3. occurred to me4.in case it suddenly stops5. The moment the famous singer appeared on the stage .【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了 Natalie生活的地方 Rockaway遭到了飓 风“桑迪”的袭击,受灾严重。看到人们在帮
19、助家乡重建,Natalie也加入了进去,她创建 网站来分享求助信息,帮助捐赠者找到需要的受助者。Natalie的行为得到了社会的认 可和表扬。 1.B细节理解题。A 项文章未提及;根据第三段中“Natalies school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn.”可知,学校受损严重,因此 Natalie 暂时去 Brooklyn 的一所学校上学,排除 C 项;根据“All around her, people were suffering, especially the elderly.”
20、可知,所有人都受灾了,尤其是老年人,排除 D项;根据“When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighbourhood in ruins.”可知,她的社 区被飓风毁了。 2.A细节理解题。根据第四段中“In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie.”可知,最激励 Natalie的是那些帮助重建 Rockaway的人。 3.D细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中“She created a w
21、ebsite page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help.”可知,Natalie创建了一个网站来分享和匹配求 助信息和捐赠信息。 4.A推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honoured as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.”可知,Natalie的助人行为得到了社会的认可和赞扬,说明小人物也可以有大
22、 作为。 .【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文,介绍了中国正在建设世界上最大的地震预警系 统。 1.destructive考查形容词。本空在句中作表语,故应用形容词 destructive,意为“引起 破坏的,破坏性的”。 2.to predict考查不定式。本空修饰名词 way,故应用不定式作定语。a way to do sth 意为“做某事的方式”。 3.possibly考查副词。本空修饰形容词 advanced,故应用副词 possibly。 4.are setting考查动词时态。根据上句中“China is building”和空后“and wiring” 及句意可知,本空应用现在进行时
23、 are setting。 5.When/If/Once/After考查状语从句连接词。根据句意可知,本空可填 When/If/Once/After引导状语从句。 6.giving考查现在分词。本空在句中作状语,且和主语 the signal之间为主动关系,故 应用现在分词作状语。 7.which考查非限制性定语从句。本空引导非限制性定语从句,修饰 the system,且在 从句中作主语,指物,故应用关系代词 which。 8.movement/move考查名词。根据空前冠词 the及空后介词 of可知,本空应用名词 形式 movement 或 move。 9.of考查介词。impact(影响)与 earthquake(地震)构成所属关系,故用 of表示“ 的”,故本空应填介词 of。 10.will be completed考查动词时态及语态。根据句中时间状语 in 2022 可知,本空应 用一般将来时,且句子主语 the system与动词 complete 之间为被动关系,故本空应用一 般将来时的被动语态。
