1、Unit4 Natural Disasters （语法填空）一、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Tilly Smith was holidaying with her parents and sevenyearold sister on Maikhao beach in Phuket, Thailand, when the tide rushed out.As the other tourists watched in _1._(amaze), the water began to rise and the boats started to violently
2、move up and down.Tilly，_2._ had studied tsunamis in a geography class two weeks _3_(early), quickly realised they were _4_ danger.She told her mother they had to get off the beach immediately and warned that it could be a tsunami.She explained she had just completed a school project on the huge wave
3、s and said they were seeing the warning _5._(sign) that a tsunami was minutes away.Her parents warned the other holidaymakers and staff at their hotel, which was _6._(quick) evacuated (疏散)The wave crashed a few minutes later, but no one on the beach _7._(kill) or seriously injured.In an interview wi
4、th the Sun, Tilly owed it to her geography teacher，Andrew Kearney.She said “Last term Mr. Kearney _8._(teach) us about earthquakes and how they can cause tsunamis.I was on the beach and the water started _9._(go) funny.There were bubbles and the tide went out all of _10._ sudden.I recognised what wa
5、s happening and had a feeling there was going to be a tsunami.I told mummy.”二阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。On December 26, 2004, at 7:59AMlocal time, an underseaearthquakewith a magnitude of 9.1 1._(strike) off thecoastof the Indonesian island ofSumatra. Over the next seven hours, atsunamia series
6、 of huge ocean waves2._(cause) by the quake reached out across theIndian Ocean, destroying coastal areas as far away3._East Africa. Some locations reported that the waves had reached a 4. _(high) of 30 feet (9 meters) or 5. _(much) when they hit the shoreline.The tsunami killed at least 225,000 peop
7、le across a dozen countries. Indonesian officials estimated that the death toll there alone finally was over 200,000, 6. _(particular) in northern SumatrasAcehprovince. Tens of thousands were reported dead or 7. _(miss) in Sri Lanka and India, a large number of them from the IndianAndaman and Nicoba
8、r Islandsterritory. 8._ low-lying island country of Maldives reported more than a hundred casualties and terrible economic damage. Several thousand non-Asian tourists vacationing in the region also were reported dead or missing. The lack of food, clean water, 9. _ medical treatment faced by relief w
9、orkers trying to get supplies into some remote areas 10._ roads had been destroyedextended the list of casualties(伤亡). Long-term environmental damage was severe as well, with villages, tourist resorts, farmland, and fishing grounds demolished or filled with debris, bodies, and plant-killingsalt wate
10、r.三、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。There is a growing interest in rock climbing. So far there 1_ (be) an improvement in technology and techniques to perform it. The sport is 2. _ (attract) to a growing number of people. Although rock climbing has risks and physical challenges, people still have sev
11、eral reasons for taking it up.Some sportsmen feel that rock climbing can never become boring. This is because they have different places to go climbing. Additionally, there are several challenging routes to climb. If they are not satisfied 3. _ walls at their location, they may go elsewhere 4._ (exp
12、erience) other challenging walls. 5._ (obvious), it offers great fun and adventure to people when they go high up on walls. When they push themselves beyond the expected limits (极限), they get 6. _ sense of achievement. Many people feel that rock climbing also gives them a feeling of freedom, as they
13、 can go wherever they want.There are many sportsmen 7. _ also recognize rock climbing as a physical challenge where they always move up the levels. After 8. _ (cross) a set level, they move to the next and then to the next. And they can always give a fight to their previously (先前地) achieved 9. _ (go
14、al). It all depends on their physical 10._ (fit) and skill levels.四、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Beauty is usually seen as a blessing.But for some people，it seems that it can be 1._curse.Laura Femeesays her good look is so 2._ (power) that it is ruining her life.She was even forced to quit her jo
15、b.The 33-year-old graduate said that her slim figure and pretty face 3._ (attract) unwanted attention from hermale colleagues.Male colleagues were interested in her only for how she looked.She wanted them to recognize her achievements and professionalism，but 4._they saw were her face and body.Men le
16、ft romantic gifts on her desk.Besides,5._ often asked her out，which she found crazy.She also claimed that she was hated by other women in the workplace 6._ were jealous of her beauty.Miss Femee now lives off her wealthy parents after 7._ (quit) her job in scientific research two years ago.Yesterday，
17、she said，“Im neither lazy 8._ stupid.The truth is that my good look has caused me manyproblems when it comes to employment.” She also added her appearance meant she was teased and bullied 9._ (constant)，so she thought that work was not appropriate 10._ her.5、 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。At 3：42
18、a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed _1_(仿佛) the world were coming _2_ an end! Eleven kilometers _3_(direct) below the city, one of the most deadly _4_(earthquake) of the 20th century had begun, a quake_5_ even caused damage more than 150 kilometers away in Beijing. Nearly one third of the who
19、le nation felt it! A huge crack, eight kilometers long and 30 meters wide, _6_（横切） houses, roads, and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, a large city lay in_7_(ruin). Two thirds of the people _18_ lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children were
20、 left without parents. The number of people who_9_(be) killed or badly injured in the quake _10_(be) more than 400,000.六、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。As teenagers，you have many dreams.These dreams can be very big，such as winning the Nobel Prize，or theycan be very small，for example，you may just wa
21、nt to become the 1. (good) student in your class.Once you find a dream，what do you do with it？Do you ever try 2. (make) your dream come true?Andrew Mathews,3. Australian writer，tells us that making our dreams come true is the biggest challenge in our life.You may think you are not very good 4. some
22、school subjects or it is 5. (possible) for you to become a writer.These kinds of thoughts stop you 6. (realize) your dreams.In fact，everyone can realize his dream.Keep telling yourself 7. you want.Do this step by step and your dreamwill come true earlier because a big dream 8. (make) up of many smal
23、l dreams.You must also never give up your dream.There will be many 9. (difficult) on the road to your dreams.But the biggest one comes from 10. (you).You need to decide what is the most important.七、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing _1_ ruins. Nearly every
24、thing in the city was destroyed. About 75percentof the citys factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground _2_ red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow _3_ away. Most bridges had fallen or were not safe _4_(cross). The railway tracks
25、were now useless pieces ofmetal. Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs, and millions of chickens were dead. Sand now filled the wells instead _5_ water. People were_6_shockand then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even_7_(many) buildings fell down. Wa
26、ter, food, andelectricitywere hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to _8_（挖出）those who weretrappedand toburythe dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors _9_ homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. _10_(Slow), the city began tobreatheagain.
