1、Unit4 Natural disasters section 【基础训练】【基础训练】 单词拼写单词拼写 1. The oil spill was afor sea animals. 2.The crops died during the（千旱）. 3 . The office was（泛滥的）with applications for the job. 4.Arworker risked his life saving two tourists who had been trapped in the mountains for two days. 5.The travelers built
2、 a sfrom a few pieces of wood for self protection. 单句语法填空单句语法填空 1. The earthquake caused complete(damage) to the house. 2.Francesca(slide) across the ice. 3. The President is calling for sweeping reforms of the companies that are (destroy)the environment. 4. Two children were burnt to(die) in the fi
3、re. 5.He apologized to the people who had been(affect). 单句写作单句写作 1.虽然它看起来像是火山爆发，但其实这是沙尘暴发生时的景象。 Although it looks something like a, this is actually a picture of a dust storm. 2 .洪水泛滥地区到处都出现了饥荒。 There is hunger in all the. 3 .他的工作就是找出是什么引发了这次地震。 His job is to find out what. 4.成千上万的人被疏散撤离。 Thousands
4、of people. 5.来自几个国家的救援队提供了食物和水。 from several countries provided food and water. 【综合训练】【综合训练】 完形填空完形填空 I found the bed shaking, gently at first. Because I was half asleep and not a native, I just thought it was1serious. Sitting up, I turned on the bedside lamp. It was 3：34 am. 2， my 14th-floor Santia
5、go Hotel room came alive, like a(n) 3animal shaking a smaller one in its teeth. Then the lights 4. The noise was more 5in the dark. 6began to control me. As I pulled myself to standing, I couldnt help 7that I might not see my husband and sons again. In a hurry I opened the 8of my room and expected t
6、o find people. 9 surprisingly, there was no one about. My mind was 10crazily, but I didnt even call for help. Luckily, a middle-aged man . He just said, We should go 12 I said Okay and followed him to the stairs. On a lower floor I joined in a river of people and walked our way outside to the tennis
7、 courts, where a crowd of several hundred were 13. Some were crying; all were weak. Then I noticed that a woman was about to fall down and immediately I went to 14her. When I looked around and saw frightened children in parents arms, my selfish thought was thank God that my 15werent here. Soon hotel
8、 staff were setting up chairs and passing around bottled water. They offered us tablecloths to wrap around ourselves against the night 16and shoes for people 17feet were bare. They seemed very 18while in fact they too must be afraid. We all felt 19to be alive, but as 20our relief was mixed with guil
9、t for we soon learnt that the 8.8-magnitude earthquake had left many dead and others homeless and tsunamis （海啸）were on the way. 1.A. everythingB.something C. nothingD. anything 2.A.GraduallyB.Suddenly C.SecretlyD. Recently 3.A. angryB.quiet C. busyD. loose 4.A.burst outB. run out C.gave mD.went out
10、5.A. frighteningB.shocking C.disappointingD. tiring C. JoyD. Anger 7.A.dreamingB. hoping C.expectingD. thinking 8.A. curtainB.window C.doorD. shelter 9A.ButBAnd COrDSo 10.A.bendingB. crying C. failingD. flying 11.A. came upB. went through C.cared aboutD.walked away 12.A.insideB. upstairs C. downstai
11、rsD. around 13.A.lyingB. standing C. sittingD.sleeping 14.A.persuadeB. comfort C. supportD. ignore 15.A.relativesB. brothers C. friendsD. kids 16.A.coldnessB. warmth C. darknessD. loneliness 17A.whoBwhich CthatDWhose 18.A.proudB. sure C.upsetD. calm 19.A.excitedB.lucky C.determinedD. confident 20.A.
12、visitorsB. reporters C.survivorsD. rescuers 阅读理解阅读理解 Mandara seemed to know something big was about to happen. So she let out a yell, caught hold of her 2-year-old daughter Kibibi and climbed up into a tree.She lives at the National Zoo in Washington D. C. And on Tuesday, August 23rd, witnesses said
13、 she seemed to sense the big earthquake that shook much of the East Coast before any humans knew what was going on. And shes not the only one. In the moments before the quake, an orangutan (猩猩)let out a loud call and then climbed to the top of her shelter. “Its very different from their normal call,
14、 ” said Brandie Smith, the zookeeper. The lemurs (monkey-like animals of Madagascar) will sound an alarm if they see or hear something highly unusual. ” But you cant see or hear an earthquake 15 minutes before it happens, can you Maybe you canif youre an animal. Animals can hear above and below our
15、range of hearing , said Brandie Smith. Thats part of their special abilities. Theyre more sensitive to the environment, which is how they survive/5 Primates werent the only animals that seemed to sense the quake before it happened. One of the elephants made a warning sound. And a huge lizard (蜥蜴) ra
16、n quickly for cover. The flamingo (a kind of bird) gathered before the quake and stayed together until the shaking stopped. So what kind of vibrations（震动）were the animals picking up in the moments before the quake? Scientist Susan Hough said earthquakes produce two types of wavesa weak P wave and th
17、en a much stronger S wave. The P” stands for primary And the S stands for secondary”. She thinks the P” wave might be what sets the animals off. Not all the animals behaved unusually before the quake. For example, Smith said the zoos giant pandas didnt jump up until the shaking actually began. But m
18、any of the other animals seemed to know something was coming before it happened. Im not surprised at all, ” Smith said. 1.Why did Mandara act strangely one day? A.Because it sensed something unusual would happen. B.Because its daughter Kibibi was injured. C.Because it heard an orangutan let out a lo
19、ud call. D . Because an earthquake had happened. 2.According to Brandie Smith,. A. many animals hearing is sharp B.earthquakes produce two types of waves C.primates usually gather together before a quake D.humans can also develop the ability to sense a quake 3 . Which animal seems unable to sense a
20、quake? A. Agiant panda.B. Aflamingo. C.Alemur.D. Alizard. 应用文写作应用文写作 假设你是李华，在得知某省大地震的消息之后，作为校学生会主席，你决定 给灾区的中学生写一封慰问信，内容包括： 1.看到你们的表现很感动； 2.全校师生表示关心的同时，捐款 12 万元； 3.家园可以重建，希望你们充满信心。 注意： 1.词数 100 左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数） ； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇： 捐款 donate Dear friends, Im awfully sorry to hear that a horr
21、ible and severe earthquake unexpectedly hit your hometown. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 参考答案： 【基础训练】 *单词拼写 1.答案：disaster 2.答案：drought 3.答案：flooded 4.答案：rescue 5.答案：shelter *单句语法填空 1.答案：damage 2.答案:slid 3.答案：destroying 4.答案：death 5.答案：affected *单句写作 1.答案:volcanic eruption 2.答案:flood-hit areas 3.答案:caused
22、the earthquake 4.答案:were evacuated 5.答案：Rescue teams 【综合训练】 *完形填空 1-5CBADA6-10BDCAB11-15ACBCD16-20ADDBC *阅读理解 1-3AAA *写作 Dear friends, Im awfully sorry to hear that a horrible and severe earthquake unexpectedly hit your hometown. Faced with such a rarely-seen disaster, you remain so strong-willed th
23、at we are all moved to tears. Thinking about your present situation, we cant wait a minute to make every bit of our effort to help you. I, as the chairman of Student Union, on behalf of all my schoolmates, express our most sincere pity and care for you. Besides, we made a donation of 120 thousand yuan to you, expecting that it can help you to get through the difficulties. A better hometown can be rebuilt. Therefore, never give up whatever happens. Remember that we wont be for away when you need any help! Yours sincerely Li Hua
