unit 4 exercise 1

1、Unit 4Exercise 1(建议用时：15分钟)阅读理解AEarthquakes are something that people 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 quite mountainous.The most talked about the earthquake in the Uni

2、ted 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 earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal.Around 2,000 people

3、 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 2019.It killed a large number of people.The worst earthquake ever reported was a

4、lso 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.语篇解读本文介绍了一些地震的情况，以及历史上一些比较严重的地震。1Earthquakes happen _Ain all the places in th

5、e worldBonly in the countries that have a lot of mountainsCregularly in most places in the worldDonly in a few places along the coast解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“Most places in the world，however，have them regularly.”可知，C选项正确。答案：C2When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported?AIn 1964 in Alaska.BIn 1556

6、 in China.CIn 1923 in Japan.DIn 2019 in China.解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中“The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，.This earthquake happened in 1556.”可知，B选项正确。答案：B3According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?AThe stronger the earthquake is，the more people are killed.BEarthquakes

7、often come unexpectedly.CEarthquakes can cause fires.DPeople still dont know how to tell when an earthquake will come.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people.”可知，A选项正确。答案：A4What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph?AHow do earthquakes worry peop

8、le?BWhat will people do to prepare for earthquakes?CHow can we save people when earthquakes happen?DHow do earthquakes happen?解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming.People cannot prepare for earthquakes.”可知，B项为正确选项。答案：BBWhen an earthquake hit a small town，man

9、y houses fell down.After the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.One Sunday，when I was reading a newspaper，a special picture touched me.It gave the clothing sizes of each family member.I thought that this would be a good chance to teach

10、my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves.I said to my seven­year­old twins，Brad and Brett，and three­year­old Meghan，“We have so much，and these poor people now have nothing.Well share what we have with them.”I filled a box with foods and clothes.While I was do

11、ing this，I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favourite things.Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together.Then she walked away.A few minutes later，she came back with Lucy，her much­loved doll.She put the doll on

12、top of the other toys.“Oh，dear，”I said.“You dont have to give Lucy.You love her so much.”Meghan said，“Lucy makes me happy，Mommy.Maybe shell make another little girl happy，too.”I looked at Meghan for a long moment.She taught me a lesson.Its easy to give something that we dont want any more，but hard t

13、o give what we cherish(珍爱)，isnt it?语篇解读本文作者看了报纸报道地震之后许多家庭陷入困境。她想借此机会让孩子学会关爱他人，结果女儿给自己上了一课。5The writer has _ children.AoneBtwoCthreeDfour解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“I said to my seven­year­old twins，Brad and Brett，and three­year old Meghan.”可知，答案为C。答案：C6The underlined word“donate”in Paragraph 3 probably means “_” in Chinese.A捐赠B丢掉C展出D放好解析：词义猜测题。由孩子们找玩具及“Lucy makes me happy，Mommy.Maybe shell make another little girl happy，too.”可知，答案为A。答案：A7Lucy is the name of _.Aa girl Ba gameCa doll Dan earthquake解析：细节理解题。由第三段“.she came back with Lucy，her much