1、unit4：Narual disasters 1.语法填空 A brilliant,creative,and educated man with many experiences felt down after an accident,which 1. _ (take) his legs and left arm. He feared he would spend the rest of his life 2. _ (suffer) and would spend his life meaninglessly. But when he realized he still had his rig
2、ht hand and could still write even though it was difficult,3. idea came to his mind, “Why not write to other people needing encouragement?” He wrote to the prison ministry(牧师) about writing letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied,“It is acceptable,4. _ your letters will not 5. _ (answe
3、r). ” Filled 6. _ excitement,the man knew he could write his letters. He began sending one-way messages of Gods love,hope, strength,and encouragement. He wrote twice a week,7. _ (share) his experience,sense of humor,optimism,and faith. It was difficult to write those letters,8. _ (especial) without
4、hope of a reply. One day he received a letter from the prison ministry. It was a short note from the officer who monitored and checked the prison mail. The letter said,“Please write on the 9. _ (good) paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from each other until they literally(逐 字地) fall to 10
5、. _ (piece)!” 2.阅读理解 One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone!
6、 He didnt have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute. Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic(惊慌). He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use. He decided to stop skiing. The f
7、irst thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow. If he didnt, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him. Using his skiing board, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on t
8、op of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could. By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldnt lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he couldhe slept in his cave.
9、 The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldnt find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After
10、 two days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was saved. Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. He had often watched Grylls survival show Man Vs. Wild. Thats where he learned the tips that saved his life. In each episode of Man Vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area an
11、d has to find his way out. When Grylls heard about Nicholas amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive. 1. What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon? A. He got lost. B. He broke his skis. C. He hur
12、t his eyes. D. He caught a cold. 2. How did Nicholas keep himself warm? A. He found a shelter. B. He kept on skiing. C. He built a snow cave. D. He lighted some branches. 3. On Tuesday, Nicholas_. A. returned to his shelter safely B. was saved by a searcher C. got stuck in the snow D. stayed where h
13、e was 4. Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he_. A. did the right things in the dangerous situation B. watched Grylls TV program regularly C. created some tips for survival D. was very hard-working 3.语法填空 Everyone needs to know how to prevent a fire. It is also important to know wha
14、t to do when it 1. _(break)out. Every year, over 11, 000 people 2. _(kill)or injured in house fires. These fires could have been avoided. Smokers who are 3. _(care)have caused about 200 deaths and over 6,000 fires. More than half of those 4. _ die in fires are poisoned or harmed by smoke. If fire ha
15、ppens, do not attempt to fight the fire unless it is small. Try putting out a small fire with water. If 5. _ fire has spread or if the flames are more than 20 inches high, shut the door on it. Warn everyone else in the building and tell them to get out. You should leave and dial 119 for the fire dep
16、artment. Before 6. _(go)into a room, check the door. If the handle or the door is hot, do not open it! Instead, put clothing or a wet towel at the bottom of it to keep smoke out. If the door is not hot, open it 7. _(slow). If theres a rush of smoke or heat, close it again and shout to warn 8. _(othe
17、r)inside. Now open the window and shout “Fire!”See 9. _ you can drop safely to the ground. If you are not on ground level, put somethingsoftoutfirst.Loweryourselfatarms10. _(long)before dropping. Once outside, stay outside and make sure the fire department is called. 参考答案： 1. 语法填空 1. took。考查时态。根据文章内
18、容可知,此处应用一般过去时。 2. suffering。 考查固定搭配。 spend. . . doing sth. ,花费做某事,故 用 suffering。 3. an。考查冠词。idea 发音以元音音素开头,故用 an。 4. but。考查连词。此处表示转折。 5. be answered。考查被动。此处表示你的信不会有人回复。 6. with。考查固定搭配。be filled with,充满。 7. sharing。考查非谓语动词。主语 he 与动词 share 之间是主谓关系, 故用动词-ing 形式作状语。 8. especially。考查副词。此处表示尤其是,需要副词形式。 9.
19、 best。考查最高级。句意:请用你能负担得起的最好的纸书写。 10. pieces。考查名词复数。句意:你的信被犯人们传阅的太多,都 成了碎片了。 2.阅读理解 1.A。细节理解题。根据第一段中“Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost” 可知 A 项正确。 2.C。细节理解题。根据第四段第一句和最后一句可知 Nicholas 用滑 雪板挖了一个雪洞来取暖。 3.B。细节理解题。根据第六段最后两句可知 Nicholas 得救了。 4.A。推理判断题。Nicholas 在滑雪时迷路,后又利用学到的野外生 存知识坚持到最后成功被救。 Nicholas 能在危险时刻
20、做出正确的事情, 这给 Grylls 留下了深刻的印象。 3. 语法填空 1. breaks。考查时态和动词单复数。根据该空前的句子时态和逻辑关 系,可知该空应使用一般现在时态。再结合主语 it,可知动词用单 数形式。 2. are killed。考查语态。根据句意可知,此处要用被动语态。结合时 态可知,此处用一般现在时的被动语态。 3. careless。考查形容词。那些粗心的吸烟者是造成约 200 人死亡和 6 000 多起火灾的原因。 4. who。考查定语从句。被修饰词 those 指的是人,且它在从句中作 主语。 5. the。 考查冠词。 此处是再次提到前文提到的事物,故用定冠词 the。 6. going。考查动名词。因其前面 before 是介词,故此处用动名词。 7. slowly。考查副词。把它慢慢地打开。副词修饰动词。 8. others。考查代词。根据句意,可知此处指其他人,是复数。 9. whether。考查宾语从句。看看你是否能安全到地面上。 10. length。考查名词。下落前把你自己降低为一臂的长度。
