1、unit4：Narual disasters 1.完形填空 I felt very depressed the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didnt feel so1. As I was sitting at my desk, I2it was the birthday of a dear long-time frienda single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loving her3. Kn
2、owing that she didnt have family in town, I4to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on her shift,5to work late into the evening, and wouldnt have6of a birthday this year. As always, though, she7cheerful and was happy that I8. After I hung up, I couldnt9the feeling that she would really appreciate a
3、 little attention on her special day.10 feeling a little depressed myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed, I couldnt shake the thought. I 11gave in, and set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons that evening. My friends grateful smile and joyful s
4、urprise12me that Id done the right thing, and they were a generous13for the little effort it had taken. When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a14friend on her birthday, but my own negative feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had made my own!Its just like the saying, “L
5、oving kindness is twice blessed: it blesses him who gives; it blesses him who15”. Life constantly presents us with opportunities to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to someone. And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too. 1. A
6、. specialB. positiveC. nervousD. scared 2. A. explainedB. complained C. rememberedD. informed 3. A. familyB. trainingC. workD. school 4. A. decidedB. continued C. agreedD. refused 5. A. surprisedB. disappointed C. boredD. prepared 6. A. muchB. manyC. littleD. few 7. A. soundedB. looked C. grewD. fou
7、nd 8. A. admittedB. called C. succeededD. apologized 9. A. experienceB. imagine C. shakeD. understand 10. A. AlmostB. EvenC. Never D. Still 11. A. luckily B. finally C. unhappilyD. hardly 12. A. convincedB. advised C. promisedD. reminded 13. A. responseB. contribution C. rewardD. share 14. A. carele
8、ssB. lonely C. weakD. curious 15. A. triesB. receives C. expectsD. cares 2.阅读理解 As we know, earthquakes can bring people much fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quit
9、e mountainous. The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska. Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest ea
10、rthquakes ever recorded was in Portugal. Around 2,000 people died. In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake. One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 2008. It kille
11、d a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever recorded was also in China, in which 400,000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556. Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People cannot prepare for earthquakes. 1.
12、Earthquakes happen _. A. regularly in most places in the world B. in all the places in the world C. only in a few places along the coast D. only in the countries that have a lot of mountains 2. When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported? A. In 1964 in Alaska.B. In 1556 in China. C. In 192
13、3 in Japan.D. In 2008 in China. 3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. Earthquakes can cause fires. B. Earthquakes often come unexpectedly. C. The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed. D. People still dont know how to tell when an earthquake will come.
14、4. What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph? A. How do earthquakes happen? B. How do earthquakes worry people? C. How can we save people when earthquakes happen? D. What will people do to prepare for earthquakes? 3.书面表达 假如你是中学生李华, 上周一, 你们班举行了一次地震知识演 讲比赛, 请你根据你所学的知识写一篇关于如何在地震中保护自身 安全的演讲稿。内容要
15、点如下: 1. 在教室时怎样做; 2. 在家时怎样做更安全; 3. 在街上时, 要注意什么。 注意: 1. 词数 80 词左右; 2. 开头已给出, 不计入总词数。 参考词汇: balcony(阳台) What to Do During an Earthquake? As we all know,an earthquake is a kind of terrible disaster. So what should we do when an earthquake comes? _ _ _ _ 参考答案： 1.完形填空 1.B B。句意: 天气一直阴沉, 下着雨, 我就是感觉不太舒服。根据空
16、格前的句子可知, 作者心情不好, positive 意为“乐观的”, 符合 语境。故选 B。 2.C C。 句意: 当我坐在办公桌前时, 我记得那天是一位老朋友的生日, 她是一位单身的中年女性, 在过去的 30 年里, 她一直从事护理而且 热爱自己的工作。explained 解释; complained 抱怨; remembered 记得; informed 告知, 结合语境和下文作者给朋友打电话可知, 当 作者坐在办公桌前的时候, 记起了那天是一个老朋友的生日。 故选C。 3.C C。根据空格前的“who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing” 可
17、知, 她从事护士职业 30 年, 说明她很喜欢自己的 “工作” 。 故选 C。 4.A A。 句意: 知道她在城里没有亲人, 我决定给她打个电话。 可知, 作 者此时“决定”给朋友打个电话。故选 A。 5.D D。句意: 果然, 她当时在值班, 准备工作到深夜, 不会有太多的 时间过今年的生日。 根据前面的 “Sure enough, she was on her shift” 可知, 她当时在值班, “准备”工作到晚上。故选 D。 6.A A。结合上下文可知, 她要工作到深夜, 所以不会有太多的(much) 时间过生日。much 代词, 此处指代时间。故选 A。 7.A A。句意: 但是和往
18、常一样, 我打电话的时候, 她听起来很开心。 结合上文知道作者是打电话给她的, 所以根据语境可知, 她是 “听上 去”很高兴。故选 A。 8.B B。admitted 承认; called 打电话; succeeded 成功; apologized 道歉。前文提到 give her a call, 因此该空用动词 call 表示“打 电话” 。她很开心作者给她打电话。故选 B。 9.C C。句意: 挂断电话后, 她一定会感激我在如此特别的日子里给她 打电话, 这种感觉挥之不去。根据下文“. . . I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day
19、 passed, I couldnt shake the thought. ”可知, 这种感觉一直在作者脑中挥之不去。couldnt shake the feeling 表示“某种感觉挥之不去”, 故选 C。 10.D D。 句意: 我自己还是觉得有点沮丧, 我试图把它忘记, 但随着时 间的推移, 我无法摆脱这种想法。结合本句中后半部分“我尽力要把 它驱散, 但是无法摆脱。 ”可知, 作者“仍然”感到沮丧, 与文章开 头相呼应。故选 D。 11.B B。 句意: 我终于屈服了, 带着一张卡片, 一个奶酪蛋糕, 还有几 个气球去了医院。luckily 幸运地;finally 终于; unhapp
20、ily 不开 心地; hardly 几乎不。结合上文作者的心情沮丧, 尽力去摆脱这种 想法, 但是经过一天的时间, 还是没能摆脱, 所以“最终”屈服了。 故选 B。 12.A A。 句意: 我朋友感激的微笑和喜悦的惊喜, 让我相信我做了正确 的事, 这是对我付出的小小努力的慷慨回报。convinced 使信服; advised 建议; promised 承诺, 答应; reminded 提醒。根据语境可 知, 朋友的神情让作者“确信”自己做对了。故选 A。 13.C C。response 回应;contribution 贡献; reward 回报;share 分享。 她的笑容和惊喜使作者确信自
21、己做对了, 这也是对作者慷慨的 “回报” 。reward 符合文意。故选 C。 14.B B。 句意: 当我回到家, 我意识到, 我不仅在一个孤独的朋友的生 日当天让她高兴起来, 而且我自己的消极情绪也消失了。由前文的 she didnt have family in town 可知, 作者的朋友是“孤独的” 。 故选 B。 15.B B。 句意: 善良是双倍的祝福, 它既祝福给予的人, 也祝福得到的 人。 tries 试图; receives 接受; expects 期望;cares 关心。根 据空格前的 gives 可知, 应用 receives 与 gives 相对应。故选 B。 2.阅
22、读理解 1.A。细节理解题。由第一段“Most places in the world, however, have them regularly. ”可知,然而,世界上大多数地方都经常 发生地震。所以地震经常发生在世界上大多数的地方。 2.B。细节理解题。由倒数第二段“The worst earthquake ever recorded. . . happened in 1556. ”可知,有史以来被记载的最 严重的地震发生在中国,有 40 万人死亡或受伤。这次地震发生在 1556 年。 3.C。细节理解题。由第三段“Strong earthquakes are not always the
23、 ones that kill the most people. ”可知,强烈地震并非总 是造成最多人死亡。 所以地震越强烈,死亡的人就越多的说法错误。 4.D。推理判断题。由最后一段中“Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that. . . cannot prepare for earthquakes. ”可 知,地震让人们非常担心。原因是我们经常不知道地震什么时候发 生。人们无法为地震做准备。那么在第七段就要向人们科普一下人们 将为地震做什么准备。 3.书面表达 What to Do During an Earthquake? As
24、we all know,an earthquake is a kind of terrible disaster. So what should we do when an earthquake comes? When an earthquake starts,students in the classroom should get under the desks immediately and wait until the teacher tells them it is safe to come out. However,for those who are at home,get imme
25、diately under the table in the living room or kitchen. Dont go anywhere near the window and don t go out onto the balcony. If you are in the street when an earthquake happens,don t stand near buildings,fences or walls. Move quickly to a large open place to wait. Remember that standing under trees could also be dangerous.
