1、Unit4 Natural disasters 基础自测基础自测 【单句语法填空】【单句语法填空】 1His bad conduct had an effect _ his reputation. 2The snake usually reaches a _ (long) of 100 cm. 3More than half of the workers have been _ strike already. 4The following is a _ (summarize) of our conclusions. 5On QingMing festival, people usually v
2、isit their ancestors graves to sweep _the dirt. 6_ (裂缝) began to appear in the walls. 7He gave an example of bravery and_(智慧). 8We realized too late that we were caught like rats in a _ (陷 阱) 9Latest reports say that mudslides_ (掩埋) the entire village. 10The country was_ (破坏) by the war. 11More than
3、 seven million people have been affected by _ (旱 灾) . 12The heavy rain has caused_ (洪水) in many parts of the country. 13This building is on fire, you must_ (撤离) immediately. 14 It was the second air_ (灾难) in the region in less than two months. 15The children_ (滑行) down the grassy slope. 16The man wa
4、s so buried _ thought that he didnt see the pole on the road. 17Cyclists must wear helmets to protect themselves from _ (injure) 18More than 70% of the surface_ (cover) by water. 19I know the man _ house was destroyed in the earthquake. 20 The earthquake was so big that most of the houses in the sma
5、ll village were completely _ ruin. 21The boxer _ always wins world champions is from Canada. 22 The only reason I was divining for water was because of the _ (dry). 23They were _ (trap) in the burning hotel last night. 24With more forests _ (destroy), huge quantities of good earth are being washed a
6、way each year. 25When life lets you down and when it seems that your world is at _ end, take courage and move on. 26The police said the clash was a sequel to yesterdays nationwide _ (罢工). 27Agirl was killed yesterday in a _ (撞车) 28A man in the water was shouting and_ (挥手)his arms around frantically.
7、 29The showroom had been emptied and _ (打扫) up. 30The Canadians plan to _ (投递) more food to southern Somalia. 31Its reported that the _ (台风) will land tomorrow morning. 32This _ (管子) connects with a smaller one. 33She _ (轻敲) the table with her fingers. 34The electricity_ (供应) had been cut off. 35The
8、yve switched off the _ (电力供应) 36A rescue worker risked his life saving two tourists_had been trapped in the mountains for two days. 37The young man was very happy to get back the gold ring_ he had lost on the train. 38The film_ we saw last night is very frightening. 39Your sister is the person_you s
9、hould care about. 40The number of people_ were killed or injured during the earthquake reached 2 thousand. 41Jazz is enjoying a _ (revive) 42We moved into a cabin with_ (electric) but no running water. 43Dont leave him _ (wait) outside in the rain. 44The air was so cold that we could hardly_ (breath
10、) 45They are road accident victims_ (suffer) from shock. 46The red_ (砖) building over there is a hospital. 47The number of families seeking shelter rose by 17_ (百分 比) 48This speech needs to be set in the _ (背景) of Britain in the 1960s. 49Clean the_ (金属) with a soft dry cloth. 50Its a long climb to t
11、he top, but well worth the _ (努力) 【选词填空】【选词填空】 first aid kit， in the open air， on hand， survive from， in an emergency 1Mr Blakes secretary is always _when he appears in public. 2This door should only be used _. 3Most families have a_ in their car and another at home. 4Several buildings in the town h
12、ave _ medieval times. 5This piece is not suitable to be played _. 【单句写作】【单句写作】 1唐山再次发生了几乎和第一次一样强烈的地震。 Another quake_ as strong as the first one shook Tangshan again. 2军队组织了一些小组去挖掘那些被困者并埋葬死者。 The army organized teams to dig out_and to bury the dead. 3为那些房屋被毁的人设立了许多庇护所。 Many shelters were set up for_h
13、ad been destroyed. 4地震对桥梁造成了很大的破坏，这对旅行是不安全的。 The earthquake did great damage to the bridges, _ for travelling. 51976 年唐山发生的地震震惊了全世界。 The earthquake _ in 1976 in Tangshan shocked the people all over the world. 6Whats_ (救援工作人员)doing？ 7 Shes feeding the baby_ (在地震中幸 存的) 8_ (拨打紧急号码) 9If you find yoursel
14、f _ (处于的危险中) a forest fire, first of all, stay calm. 10We would suggest always _ (在手边存留) enough water and food for three days. 11杰西卡看到露易丝，向她挥手。 Jessica caught sight of Lois and _. 12那座桥有 200 米长。 _ the bridge is 200 metres. 13多达 100,000 人观看了这场拳击赛。 _ 100,000 people watched the boxing game. 14这次地震死亡的人数
15、还在增长。 _ deaths from the earthquake is still increasing. 15他一挥手把眼镜碰到地上摔碎了。 With a_of his hand he sent the glasses_ to the floor. 16 Rescueworkers(medicalteams,troops,volunteers,etc.) _(被组织)quickly. 17Almost 88,000 people _ (疏散) 18Planes, _ (直升机) were used to _ (与火灾作 战) 19Rescue teams_ (提供食物和水) 20Shel
16、ters _ (搭建) by the government. 21The couple_ (住在我们隔壁) volunteered to help after the volcano erupted. 22Here are some of the people_ (家园被摧 毁) by the typhoon. 23 The terrible shaking of the building woke up all the people _ (那些睡着的) 24 Several days later, most of the buildings_ (那些 被毁坏的) by the hurrica
17、ne were repaired. 25 Thewomanwroteathankyoulettertothesoldierby _ (救助她的那个人) 26My holiday is _(结束) and I must go back to work tomorrow. 27Everyone is _ (震惊) about what has happened. 28He is _ (遭受) a bad back. 29An earthquake left the whole town _ (严重受损；破败 不堪) 30When I was your age, I knew much _ (比少)
18、 you. 31How many people _ (死伤) in Ecuador？ 32What are_ (救援工人和士兵) doing in the floodhit area？ 33Which buildings _(遭到破坏) in Seoul？ 34What caused _ (滑坡) in Seoul？ 35_ (至少) 8,500 were killed (by 13 May) 【概要写作【概要写作-灾难主题灾难主题】 A: 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。 Natalie Doan, 14, has always felt lucky to live
19、in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie 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 h
20、it especially hard. Fortunately, Natalies family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the citys bridge closed. When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalies friends had lost their homes and were living far away.All around her, people were sufferi
21、ng, especially the elderly. Natalies school was so damaged that she 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. Neighbors devoted their spare time t
22、o helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless highrise buildings. “My mom 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 h
23、elp. She created a website page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help. Natalie posted introduction about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collecting when his house burned down. Within days, Patricks collection was replaced. In the coming months, her website page he
24、lped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball; Charlie, who got a new keyboard. Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring muchneed supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy C
25、hampion of Change. Today, the scars (疮痍) of destruction are still 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 neighborhood will be back, even stronger than before.” B: 阅读下面短文，根据
26、其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。 Speed is very important in avalanche (雪崩) rescues. There will be narrow chances to escape if a skier is buried for 30 minutes or more. Now that 30 minutes can mean the difference between life and death for a skier lost on a snowy mountain, most people would depend on lifesaving d
27、ogs. Noble works as a rescue team member in a vacation land, California. He tells us, “Dogs run fastest when an accident happens.” His partner Wylee, a lifesaving dog, can search an accident scene the size of a football field. It only needs 5 to 10 minutes. However, 5 rescue team members have to spe
28、nd a couple of hours in the same area. Apart from its excellent speed, Noble chooses Wylee as his partner partly because it weighs only about half what other kinds of dogs weigh. Rescue team members have to carry their dogs to search sites in addition to carrying 60pound backpacks with food, water a
29、nd other equipment. The dogs need the lift so that dont get tiredbefore they start working. There arent adequate data on how often dogs take part in avalanche searches or how often they are able to help local people in danger. But the dogs dont save that many people. Thats because there arent that m
30、any to save. A quarter of people in danger die from serious injuries before the snow stops moving. Of those buried who werentkilled by injuries, half die within 20 minutes. If there is a chance of rescue, though, the dogs also cut search time for the remains. Erica Mueller, a famous director, wanted
31、 to see how the lifesaving dogs worked, so she volunteered to spend part of an hour in a roomy snow cave waiting to be found. She was armed with a radio and was wearing several layers to stay warm. After being rescued by Wylee, she said, “I cant talk like a survivor, but it was definitely a cool way
32、 to see how well trained those dogs are.” 参考答案： 【单句语法填空】 1. 答案：on 2. 答案：length 3. 答案：on 4. 答案：summary 5. 答案：away 6. 答案：Cracks 7. 答案：wisdom 8. 答案：trap 9. 答案：buried 10. 答案：ruined 11. 答案：drought 12. 答案：floods 13. 答案：evacuate 14. 答案：disaster 15. 答案：slid 16. 答案：in 17. 答案：injuries 18. 答案：is covered 19. 答案
33、：whose 20. 答案：in 21. 答案：who/that 22. 答案：drought 23. 答案：trapped 24. 答案：destroyed 25. 答案：an 26. 答案：strike 27. 答案：crash 28. 答案：waving 29. 答案：swept 30. 答案：deliver 31. 答案：typhoon 32. 答案：pipe 33. 答案：tapped 34. 答案：supply 35. 答案：power 36. 答案：who 37. 答案：which 38. 答案：that/which 39. 答案：who/whom 40. 答案：that/who
34、 41. 答案：revival 42. 答案：electricity 43. 答案：waiting 44. 答案：breathe 45. 答案：suffering 46. 答案：brick 47. 答案：per cent 48. 答案：context 49. 答案：metal 50. 答案：effort 【选词填空】 1) 答案：on hand 2) 答案：in an emergency 3) 答案：first aid kit 4) 答案：survived from 5) 答案：in the open air 【单句写作】 1. 答案：which/that was almost 2. 答案：t
35、hose who were trapped 3. 答案：those whose homes 4. 答案：which was not safe 5. 答案：which happened 6. 答案：the rescue worker 7. 答案：who survived the earthquake 8. 答案：Call an emergency number 9. 答案：in danger from 10. 答案：having on hand 11. 答案：waved to her 12. 答案：The length of 13. 答案：As many as 14. 答案：The number
36、 of 15. 答案：sweep; crashing 16. 答案：were organised 17. 答案：were evacuated 18. 答案：helicopters;fight the fire 19. 答案：provided food and water 20. 答案：were set up 21. 答案：who live next to us 22. 答案：whose homes were destroyed 23. 答案：who were asleep 24. 答案：which had been damaged 25. 答案：whom she was rescued 26.
37、 答案：at an end 27. 答案：in shock 28. 答案：suffering from 29. 答案：in ruins 30. 答案：less than 31. 答案：were killed and injured 32. 答案：the rescue workers and soldiers 33. 答案：were damaged 34. 答案：the landslide 35. 答案：At least 【概要写作】 A: B: Lifesaving dogs are of vital importance and help in avalanche rescues due t
38、o their excellent speed. ( 要 点 1) In addition, another advantage of lifesaving dogs is their light weight. (要点 2) Nonetheless, the number of people rescued was not large owing to serious injuries and limited time. (要点 3) However, through an experiment, a famous director Erica Mueller, spoke highly of the lifesaving dogs in avalanche rescues. (要点 4)
