1、第 1页（共 12页） Unit4 Narural disasters section C Discovering Useful Structures 一、单句填空 1 1.When the runners got to the finishing line,all of them were quite out of(breathe). 2 2.Their inventions have contributed to the development of (electricity) engineering. 3 3.Ignoring the danger,he rushed into fire
2、 to rescue those (trap) in the house. 4 4.It is well known that ancient Greece was a fountain of (wise) and philosophy. 5 5.When I finally got to the meeting room,the discussion had already come toend. 6 6.Nearly two(three) of the students in our class like playing football. 7 7.The audience applaud
3、ed when the Chairman got up on his (foot) to speak. 8 8.The number of students in this school has increased 20 percent this year. 第 2页（共 12页） 9 9.I still remember visiting a friend whod lived here for five years and I(shock) when I learnt she hadnt cooked once in all that time.(2018浙江卷) 1010.Six mon
4、ths after(suffer) our defeat on the spring practice field,we won our first game.(2018天津卷) 二、短语填空 blew away,look up,fall down,come to an end,suffer from,nothing but,cut across,in shock,in ruins,dig out 1 1.They had already reached an agreement before the meeting. 2 2.Among obese children,about 30 per
5、cent also high levels of blood sugar and fat. 3 3.For miles around me,there wasa desert,without a single plant or tree in sight. 4 4.After the heavy flood two months ago,the whole village was left. 5 5.They tried toa cave in the side of the mountain for shelter that night. 6 6.Soon a strong wind pas
6、sed through andthe clouds in the sky. 7 7.Pleasethe word in the dictionary if you dont know how to read it. 第 3页（共 12页） 8 8.The earthquake did damage to the area where many houses. 9 9.In order to gain some time,the travelers made up their minds tothis field. 1010.He was stillfrom what had happened
7、earlier in the afternoon. 三、阅读理解 A A A terrible storm destroyed fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to the hospital, and a number of oth
8、er people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm. A farmer, Mr Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children， ” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our ho
9、use fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him safe but very frightened.” Mrs Woo said that her husband had just left for work when 第 4页（共 12页） she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once
10、 with her children. “There was no time to take anything， ” she said. “A few minutes later, the roof came down.” Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought them food, clothes and shelters. 1How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm? AFourteen.B
11、Twentyone. CTwentynine.DThirtysix. 2Where was Mr Tan when the storm first began? AHe was in bed. BHe was inside the house. CHe was outside the house. DHe was on the roof. 3 Mrs Woo and her children didnt get hurt because _. Aher husband knew there would be a storm Bthey were all outside the house wh
12、en the storm came Cshefelt the house was moving and ran outside at once with her children Dthe welfare department helped her B B On the day the tornado hit, there was no indication severe 第 5页（共 12页） weather was on its waythe sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first alert my husband, Jimmy,
13、67, and I, 65, got came around 9 pm, from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our thirdfloor bedroom, and we changed the channel from the presidential primary debate I had been watching to our local Pensacola, Florida, station. No sooner had we found cover
14、age of the tornado than it was on top of us. Suddenly, the bones of the house shook, the power went out, and the wind began to roar through blownout windows. We had three flights of steps to navigate to the safety of the first floor, where a closet fixed underneath a brick staircase might be the fir
15、mest place to wait things out. Everything around rattling, we struggled forward, uncertain whether we would make it. As we reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Shards of glass flew everywhere. A threefootlong tree branch whipped, missing us by inches. By the time I reached the
16、closet, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but the wind kept him outside. I grasped his arm as the tornado constantly sucked the door open and tried to bring him with it. My knees and scalp were full of glass, but I felt no pain. If I had let g
17、o, Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house and into the bay. Then everything stopped. In those first quiet moments, I couldnt believe it was over. 第 6页（共 12页） The storm lasted four minutes. Four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Of the houses left standi
18、ng, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured. 4The author and her husband were caught unprepared by the tornado mainly because_. Athey were watching the presidential debate on the TV Bthey missed the first alert from the TV Cno signs indicated the disaster Dthe gove
19、rnment didnt warn them of the severe weather 5The author didnt feel the pain in her keens and scalp because _. Ashe lost her consciousness Bshe was concerned about her husbands safety Cshe got to the closet safe and sound Dshe was glad that the tornado was over 6How did they feel after the tornado?
20、ABlessed.BDepressed. CAnnoyed.DShocked. 四、阅读七选五 Would you know what to do if a fire started in your home? Take the time now to review the following safetytips, and your family will be prepared in time of a fire inyour home： _1_ An escape plan can help every member of a family 第 7页（共 12页） get out of
21、a burning house. The idea is to get outside quickly and safely._2_So it is important to learnand remember the different ways out of your home. StayStay lowlow If you can see smoke in the house, stay low to the ground as you make your way to the exit. _3_You will breathe less smoke if you stay to the
22、 ground. Smoke naturally rises, so if there is smoke while you are using your escape route, staying low means you can crawl(爬) under most of it. WhatWhat ifif youyou cantcant getget outout rightright away?away? If you cant get out fast because fire or smoke is stopping an escape route, you will want
23、 to yell for help. You can do this from an open window or call 911 if you have a phone with you._4_Then, firefighters will have a hard time finding you. The sooner they find you, the sooner you both can get out. IfIf youryour clothesclothes catchcatch fire,fire, whatwhat shouldshould youyou do?do? Y
24、our clothes could catch fire during a fire or by accident if you step too close to a candle. If this happens, dont run! Instead, stop, drop to the ground, cover your face with your hands, and roll. This will cut off the air and put out the flames._5_ AKnow your way out BPreventing fires is in the fi
25、rst place! CAn easy way to remember this is: Stop, Drop, and Roll! 第 8页（共 12页） DSmoke from a fire can make it hard to see where things are. EThey will help prepare you for what you need to do in case of a fire. FEven if you are scared, never hide under the bed or in a closet. GIn a fire, smoke and p
26、oisonous (有毒的) air hurt more people than the actual flames (火焰)do. 第 9页（共 12页） 一、单句填空 1.breath 2.electrical 3.trapped 4.wisdom 5.an 6.thirds 7.feet 8.by 9.was shocked 10.suffering 二、短语填空 1.came to an end 2.suffer from 3.nothing but 4.in ruins 5.dig out 6.blew away 7.look up 8.fell down 9.cut across
27、第 10页（共 12页） 10.in shock 三、阅读理解 1.D细节理解题。 根据第一段出现的三个数字 fourteen, seven, fifteen 可知 D 项为正确答案。 2.B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“I was eating with my wife and children .”可排除 A、D 两项；由下文可知 C 项也不正确。 3.C细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知答案为 C 项。 4.C细节理解题。由第一段首句“On the day the tornado hit, there was no indication severe weather was on its wa
28、ythe sky was blue and the sun had been out.”可知，龙卷风来袭的那天， 没有迹象表明会有恶劣的天气天空是蓝色的，太阳已经出来了。 结合选项可知，C 选项正确。 5.B细节理解题。 由第四段中的 “My knees and scalp were full of glass, but I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house and into the bay.”可 知，妻子不觉得痛是因为她在竭尽全力抓住丈夫。结合选项可知，B
29、 选项正确。 6.A推理判断题。由第五段尾句“Amazingly, none of us were severely injured.”可知，虽然房屋损失严重，但令人惊讶的是， 我们没有人受重伤。由此推知，作者感到庆幸，结合选项可知，A 选 项正确。 四、阅读七选五 1A此空是一个小标题，根据下文小标题，可知应该用短小 精悍的祈使句，再根据下文提示“一个逃生计划可以帮助每个家庭成 员从着火的房子里出来。 ”由此推知，A 项(知道你的逃生出路)切题。 第 11页（共 12页） 2D根据下文提示“所以了解和记住走出家门的不同路线是 很重要的。 ”可知，D 项(火冒出来的烟会使人很难看清东西在哪里) 切题。 3G根据上文提示“如果你能看到房子里有烟，在你往出口 走的时候，离地面低一点。 ”可知，G 项(在火灾中，烟雾和有毒的空 气比火焰更伤人。)切题。 4F根据下文提示“那么，消防员将很难找到你。 ”可知，F 项(即使你害怕，也不要躲在床底下或壁橱里。)切题。 5C上文提示“如果发生这种情况，不要跑！相反，停下来， 倒在地上，用手捂住脸，然后滚。这将切断空气，扑灭火焰。 ”可知， C 项(记住这一点的一个简单方法是：停止、倒下和滚动！)切题。 第 12页（共 12页）
