1、（原创）新人教版高中英语必修一Unit 4 单元课时练习(二）Unit 4 Natural DisastersPeriod 2 Discovering Useful Structures & Listening and Talking& Reading and Writing1、 单词拼写1. The volcano e last year killing about 600 people.2. A stable s of materials is needed to complete the building on time.3. If we had not taken necessary
2、precautions, the （台风）would have caused more serious damage.4. Nobody knows whether the （飓风） really had anything to do with global warming. 5. Natural selection ensures only the fittest （存活）to pass their genes on to the next generation. 6. The liquid cant escape into the air, because its inside a （管子
3、）. 7. The referee finally blew the （哨子）to stop the game.8. A truck went out of control and （撞击）into the back of a bus.9. I showed my pass to the security guard and he （挥手）me through.10. We promise to d the goods to your door within 48 hours of you ordering. 2、 选词填空in the open air, put up, crash into
4、, first aid kit, on hand, sweep away, carry out, stay calm, stand at, stay away from 1. We can make the best decisions when we .2. Dont brake suddenly. The car behind might you.3. Everyone should know the evils of drugs and them. 4. We sleep out under the stars, and eat our meals . 5. There are expe
5、rts to give you all the help and advice you need.6. More often than not, it is easier to make a plan than to a plan.7. It is said that the number of the deaths caused by the flood 300.8. In China, people believe fire can bad luck, so, red means good luck. 9. Make sure you keep a well-stocked ready t
6、o deal with any emergency.10. Many tents were to provide shelters for the homeless in the disaster-hit area.3、 单句语法填空1. The project looks at how we could be more （effect）in encouraging students to enter teacher training.2. The more （power）the car the more difficult it is to handle. 3. He succeeded t
7、he aid of a completely new method he discovered. 4. summary, it is my opinion that the whole process of treatment was very successful.5. The president （deliver）a speech on how to effectively solve the immigration problem next week.6. Our English teacher suggests （read）English aloud every morning.7.
8、I was taking am online class in my study I heard a loud noise in the backyard.8. She is the only one of the students won the international award. 四、阅读理解Brief Intervention Finds Evidence of Natures Impact on HappinessNew research holds the belief that spending time outdoors can contribute to happines
9、s.In fact, if people simply take time to notice the nature around them, it will increase their general happiness and well-being, said Holli-Anne Passmore, a Ph.D. psychology student at the University of British Columbias Okanagan campus.Her study, published in theJournal of Positive Psychology, exam
10、ined the connection between taking a moment to look at something from the natural environment and personal well-being. The study involved a two-week experiment where participants were asked to record how nature they came across in their daily routine made them feel. They took a photo of an item that
11、 caught their attention and take down about their feelings in response to it. Other participants tracked their reactions to human-made objects, took a photo and write down their feelings, while another group did neither.Examples of nature could be anything not human built: A house plant, a dandelion
12、（蒲公英） growing in a crack in a sidewalk, birds, or sun through a window. “This wasnt about spending hours outdoors or going for long walks in the wilderness,” Passmore says. “This is about the tree at a bus stop in the middle of a city and the positive effect that one tree can have on people.”Passmor
13、e reports she was “overwhelmed” not only by the response of her 395 study participants, who submitted more than 2,500 photos and descriptions of emotions,but also by the impact that simply noticing emotional responses to nearby nature had on personal well-being. It also had an impact on their prosoc
14、ial orientation（亲社会倾向）, which is a willingness to share resources and the value they placed on community, she discovered.“The difference in participants well-being their happiness, sense of elevation, and their level of connectedness to other people, not just nature was significantly higher than par
15、ticipants in the group noticing how human-built objects made them feel and the control group,” she said.1. Which of the following objects may have the strongest positive effect on human well-beings? A. pictures of flowers on the wall.B. Wild animals shown in the video. C. A wild flower in a street c
16、orner.D. large bunch of artificial flowers in the office. 2. How many group of people were asked to participate in the study? A. two B. three C. four D. five3. According to the passage, who is the most suitable for volunteer work? A. People who often noticing the nature. B. People who always do the
17、housework. C. People who often notice human-made objects. D. People who love doing exercise in the park.4. Where is the passage probably taken from? A. A news report. B. A science fiction. C. A medical report. D. An entertainment magazine.Unit 4 Natural DisastersPeriod 2 答案一、单词拼写1. erupted 2. supply
18、 3. typhoon 4. hurricane 5. survive 6. pipe 7. whistle 8. crashed 9. waved 10. deliver二、选词填空1. stay calm 2. crash into 3. stay away from 4. in the open air 5. on hand7. carry out 7. stands at 8. sweep away 9. first aid kit 10. put up三、单句语法填空1. effective 2. powerful 3. with 4. In 5. will deliver 6. r
19、eading 7. when 8. who四、阅读理解【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。新的研究结果认为花费时间户外活动有助于人们幸福感的产生。相对于人造环境来说，自然环境更有助于人类幸福感的产生。1.C 推理判断题。【解题思路】根据全文内容可知相对于人造环境来说，自然环境更有助于人类幸福感的产生。因此C选项正确。2.B 细节理解题。【解题思路】根据文章第二段内容可知，参与研究的人员有三组。第一组记录日常生活中遇到自然环境东西的感受，第二组记录遇到人造东西的感受。第三组两者什么也不做。故选B。3.A 推理判断题。【关键句】It also had an impact on their prosocial orientation（亲社会倾向）, which is a willingness to share resources and the value they placed on community, she discovered.译文：她发现，这也对他们的亲社会倾向产生了影响。这是一种愿意分享资源和社会价值的意愿。【解题思路】根据关键句和第四段内容可知经常关注自然的人更易于与人分享，服务社会。故选A。4. A推理判断题。【解题思路】根据文章标题及文章内容来看，文章主要客观的陈述了一个最新的研究发现和试验结果，符合新闻报道的主要特点，故选A。
