1、第 1页（共 11页） Unit4 Narural disasters section D Reading for Writing 一、单句语法填空 1 To help students deal with their mental problems, we will hold a lecture _ (deliver) by a professor from the UK. 2Whats more, it is another _ (effect) way to deal with the problem. 3 They felt it difficult _ (finish) the wo
2、rk in such a short time. 4Today the number of people learning English in China _ (increase) rapidly. 5A wonderful idea _ (strike) me suddenly when I was walking on the street. 6The dustman _ (sweep) up all the fallen leaves on this street yesterday. 7The _ (long) of the article should be about 800 w
3、ords. 8I _ (have) a discussion with my friend about how to improve my English when my mother called me. 9It was reported that as _ as 157 people died at the air crash. 10Several hours later, the little boy was rescued _ the aid of the police. 二、阅读理解 第 2页（共 11页） A A On February 3,1931 the peace of Ne
4、w Zealands Hawkes Bay region was destroyed when the area was hit by the worst earthquake in New Zealands history. At 10：46 am on that summers day, the quake hit with a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale (里氏震级). The centre of the quake lied some 15 to 20 kilometers north of the two main centers, N
5、apier and Hastings. The quake lasted for two and a half minutes.Many people died in the earthquake. A firebroke out P1 immediately after the quake. The fire started in a chemists shop and spread quickly. Then the Fire Department in Napier came to help, but they wereat a loss P2 to control the fireas
6、 a result of P3 losing their water supply. However, the water supply in Hastings, was still usable, allowing them to fight back against the fire. The force of the earthquake destroyed many of the citys famous landmarks (地标). Chunks of the coastline were thrown into the sea. Napiers Bluff Hill, a pop
7、ular tourist spot, was completely destroyed and thrown into the waters below. Most of the major buildings in the city were completely 第 3页（共 11页） destroyed. Roads andcommunications W across the whole area were cut. People were afraid to enter their homes for days and found shelters at the local Moto
8、r Camp or on the beach. There were about 150 aftershocks (余震) in the 24 hours after the main shock.Overthenext2weeks,therewouldbe525such aftershocks. 1The worst earthquake took place in New Zealand _. Aat nightBin the morning Cat noonDin the afternoon 2The firefighters in Napier failed to put out th
9、e fire probably because _. Athere was no usable water Bthey couldnt get close to it Cthe flames spread too quickly Dthe wind was very strong 3The last two paragraphs mainly tell us that _. Athere were many places of interest in New Zealand Bthe earthquake damaged the city seriously Cmany famous land
10、marks were thrown into the sea Dpeople were afraid to enter their homes for sleep 4Whats the best title for this passage? AThe 1931 Hawkes Bay earthquake BNew Zealands two cities CThe great fire after the great earthquake DThe citys famous landmarks 第 4页（共 11页） B B If the crust (外壳) of the earth wer
11、e not pretty solid (坚 固的), it would be shaking about and moving up and down frequently. However, there are places in the rocks of the earths crust where it isnt strongly held togetherwhere faultsexist W1. Along the faults, one rock might push against another with great force. The energy is changed t
12、o vibration in the rocks, so they begin to shake and we have an earthquake! The most famous one in North America was the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Seven hundred people died andproperty W2 damageamountedtoabout$425,000,000.Thegreatest destruction came from the fires that followed the quake. O
13、ne of the most famous earthquakes in Europetook place P in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1755. The city was destroyed and at least thirty thousand people were killed. In 1908, in Calabria and Sicily, a quake killed about seventyfive thousand people. In 1915, in central Italy, hundreds of towns and villages w
14、ere damaged and thirty thousand people were killed. Two great earthquakes that caused great damage in Asia took 第 5页（共 11页） place in Tokyo, Japan, and in Gansu Province in China. The Tokyo quake of 1923 killed more than one hundred thousand people and destroyed the city and the city of Yokohama, too
15、. The Chinese quake in 1920 covered more than three hundred square miles and killed about two hundred thousand people. 5The first paragraph mainly tells us_. Awhere earthquakes happen Bhow earthquakes happen Cthe damage caused by earthquakes Dfamous earthquakes in the world 6 The underlined word “vi
16、bration” in the first paragraph probably means “_” AshakingBforce CenergyDlosing 7Which of the following earthquakes killed the most people? AThe San Francisco earthquake. BThe earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal. CThe earthquake in Calabria and Sicily. DThe earthquake in central Italy. 8According to the
17、 passage, we can learn that_. Athe earths crust in Europe is weaker than that in other places Bthere were 75,000 people killed in the San Francisco earthquake 第 6页（共 11页） Cthe city of Yokohama was not greatly influenced by the Tokyo quake Dthe fires following the San Francisco earthquake caused more
18、 damage than the earthquake did 三、读后续写 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故 事。 A littlegirlwhose parentshad died lived with her grandmotherand slept in an_upstairs_bedroom. One night there was a_fire in the house and the grandmother died while trying to rescue the child. The fire spread quickly, and the sit
19、uation was terrible. Neighbourscalledthefiredepartment,thenstood helplessly by, unable to enter the house because flames blocked all the entrances. The_little_girl appeared at an upstairs window, crying for help, just as word spread among the crowd that the firefighters would be delayed a few minute
20、s because they were all at another fire. Suddenly, a man appeared with a ladder, put it up against the side of the house and disappeared inside. When he reappeared, he had the little girl in his arms. He delivered the child to the waiting arms below, then disappeared into the night. An investigation
21、 revealed that the child had no living relatives,_and weeks later a meeting was held in the town hall to determine who would take the child into their home and bring 第 7页（共 11页） her up. A teacher said she would like to raise the child. She pointed out that she could ensure her a_good_education. A fa
22、rmer offered her an_upbringing (教养) on his farm. He pointed out that living on a farm was healthy and satisfying. Others spoke, giving their reasons why it was to the childs advantage to live with them. Finally, the towns richest resident rose and said, “I can give this child all the advantages that
23、 you have mentioned here, plus money and everything that money can buy.” Throughout all this, the child remained silent, her eyes on the floor. “Does anyone else want to speak？” asked the meeting chairman. A man came forward from_the_back_of_the_hall. He walked slowly and appeared to be in pain. 注意：
24、 1所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右； 2至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 ParagraphParagraph 1 1： When he got to the front of the hall, he stood directly in front of the little girl and held out his arms. ParagraphParagraph 2 2： 第 8页（共 11页） When asked about her choice, the girl ga
25、ve people the reasons firmly. 第 9页（共 11页） 一、单句语法填空 1 delivered2.effective3.to finish4.is increasing 5.struck6.swept7.length8.was having9.many10.with 二、阅读理解 1.B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“At 10：46 am on that summers day, the quake hit with a magnitude of 7.9”可知， 在新西兰，那次最严重的地震是发生在上午。故选 B。 2.A细节理解题。根据第二段第三句中的“they w
26、ere at a loss to control the fire as a result of losing their water supply” 可知，Napier 的消防员们一开始无法将火扑灭是因为他们没有水。 故选 A。 3.B段落大意题。根据最后两段内容可知，那次地震对那座城 市造成了严重破坏。故选 B。 4.A主旨大意题。根据文章内容可判断，本文主要介绍的是新 西兰的霍克斯湾在 1931 年所发生的一次严重的地震。故选 A。 5.B段落大意题。通读第一段可知，本段介绍了地震的起因。 故选 B。 6.A词义猜测题。一块岩石有可能用力挤压另一块岩石，导致 岩石晃动，于是地震发生了。v
27、ibration 意为“晃动” ，故 A 项正确。 7.C细节理解题。根据第二段第二句、第三段第二句、第三段 中的“In 1908, in Calabria and Sicily, a quake killed about seventyfive thousand people.”以及第三段最后一句综合比较可 知，卡拉布利亚和西西里岛死亡人数最多，C 项正确。 8.D细节理解题。根据第二段尾句“The greatest destruction came from the fires that followedthe quake.”可知，D 项正 第 10页（共 11页） 确。 三、读后续写 P
28、aragraphParagraph 1 1： When he got to the front of the hall, he stood directly in front of the little girl and held out his arms. His hands and arms were terribly scarred. The_little_girl cried out, “This is the man who rescued me！ ” With a leap, she threw her arms around the mans neck. She buried h
29、er face in his shoulder and sobbed for a few moments. Then she looked up and smiled, stating happily she would live with him. ParagraphParagraph 2 2： When asked about her choice, the girl gave people the reasons firmly. She said in a low but determined voice, “I really desire to get a_good_education
30、 that will give me chances to live my dreams. Besides, I know that money means a lot to me since I have no relatives to rely on. But its the man who saved my life when I was desperately facing a_fire like that. Without him, I wouldnt be here, waiting for a new choice. I hope that I can do whatever I can to pay back his kindness.” 第 11页（共 11页）
