2017-2018学年高中英语周末培优(第07周)Unit4Earthquakes(1)(含解

1、Unit 4 Earthquakes(1)(测试时间：40 分钟，总分：60 分)班级：_ 姓名：_ 座号：_ 得分：_I.单句语法填空(每小题1 分，满分 6 分)1. Li Ping s brother is too young_(join) the army.2. The storm_(ruin) the crops and the farmers lost their hope.3. The nu mber of the stude nts sta nding outside_ (be) about twen ty.4. He doesn t speak English as_ (fl

2、uent) as she.5. The_(shock) accide nt was a great shock for us.6. _(judge) from the look of sky, it seems to be clear up.【参考答案】I. to join2. ruined3. is4. flue ntly5. shock ing6. Judg ingII.选词填空(每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)right away think little of at an end in ruins thenumber of tens of thousandsofbe trapped s

3、oon after dig out as if1. The long hard win ter was at last_.2. When the accide nt happe ned,_people trapped un der the mine reached 100.3. _people in cludi ng the old and the young were buried un der the ruins of the buildi ngsafter the earthquake.4. Black clouds are gathering in the sky; it looks_

4、it s going to rain.5. You d better go to the teachers office_, for our maths teacher has been looking foryou.6. The old castle now lies_. Obviously, it is in n eed of repair.7. Julia felt_in a dead end job.8. The people here_ walking ten miles, for they walk to work every day.9. Everybody in the tow

5、 n knew the news_ the singing star was accused of not pay ing tax.to predict earthquakes more precisely（精确地 ).10. We had to_ the car_of the snow.【参考答案】1. at an end 2. the number of3. Tens of thousands of 4. as if5. right away 6. in ruins7. trapped 8. think little of9. soon after 10. dig; outIII.阅读理解

6、（每小题 2 分，满分 14 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABuildings crashed to the ground in seconds. Thousands of people lost their lives in a flash.Since they were told an earthquake would hit Tokyo around September 16, Japanese people haven t been able to getthese thoughts out of their minds.They hea

7、rd the news from Yoshio Kushida, a researcher who used radio waves to predict that an earthquake wouldstrike with a magnitude（ 量级 ） of at least seven. It would be terrible not to warn people of a possible disaster in casea quake actually occurs, he said.His warning had a big effect. Frightened Tokyo

8、 people have been stocking up on water, food and candles inpreparation for the terrible day.But Kushida hasn t had much support from the experts. At present, predicting earthquakes is thought to beimpossible. No one can tell exactly where or when the next major earthquake will occur. An earthquake b

9、egins tens ofmiles below the earth s surface: its too faraway to see.Ancient Chinese and Italian scientists forecast earthquakes by special earthquake clouds . They found that aweek before an earthquake, there were often strange clouds shaped like snakes, waves or feathers in the sky. Theythought th

10、e clouds might come from a gas produced underground by an earthquake.People also used to watch animals to see if earthquakes were coming. When they saw birds fly away suddenly,dogs barking violently or fish jumping out of the water, they told people to leave the area. Somescientists believed animals

11、had a sharper sense of changes taking place underground.But the ancient methods were not reliable enough. Nowadays, scientists use special instruments3Satellite systems are very useful: they record small changes in the earth s magnetic fields( 磁 场)which help showwhere and whe n an earthquake may str

12、ike.1. Since they were told an earthquake would hit Tokyo, Japa nese people_A. have had no mind to do their workB. have always thought great damage it may causeC. have almost forgotte n about itD. have bought all the foods in the markets2. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Tokyo people were surprise

13、d at the warning.B. Great disasters would happe n if people are not warned of before an earthquake.C. Predict ing earthquakes is completely impossible at prese nt scie nee level.D. Accord ing to ancient people, before an earthquake we can see stra nge clouds any where.3. Which is the best way to pre

14、dict earthquakes no wadays?【语篇解读】要准确地预测地震很难，但从古至今人们都尝试用不同手段对地震进行预测。1.B【解析】细节理解题由第一段内容、尤其是最后一句Japanese people haven 1 been able to get thesethoughts out of their mindsN可知答案为Bo2.B 【解析】细节理解题。由第二段最后一句rfIt would be terrible not to wam people of a possible disaster incase3.quake actually occursF,可知答案3.C【解

15、析】细节理解题=由文童最后两段可看出答案为 Co4. A【解析】主旨大意题。由全文可知，本文讲的是地震预报的重要性。Tail spinTwo dolph ins race around in a big pool in the Ocea n Park. The smaller dolph in, Grace, showsoff a few of her tricks, turning around and wav ing hello to the crowd. The most amaz ing thi ngA. Watch animals.C.Usesatellitesystems.4. W

16、hicB. By special earthquake clouds D. There s no way.B. Mag netic fields.D. An earthquake in Japa n.Over the past six years, she has lear ned to swim without her tail. Dolph ins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and dow n. Grace taught herself to move ano ther way like a fish!She pushes he

17、rself forward through the water by moving her pedu ncle from side to side.The movements put harmful pressure on Grace s backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail forher. The tail had to be strong eno ugh to stay on Grace as she swam but soft eno ugh that it would n t hurt her.The firs

18、t time Grace wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she isstill lear ning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for anhour at a time, others not at all. The new tail isn t necessary for her to feel comfortable,says Stone, but it helps to kee

19、p that range of motion（动作）and build muscles（ 肌肉）.Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This mont, Grace will star inDolphinTale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has in spired more tha n justa new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her.

20、 Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives peopleso much courage.5. Whe n Grace first arrived at the Ocea n Park, her trainer worried about her_.A. physical buildB. pote ntial abilityC. cha nee of survivalD. adaptati on to the surro undings6. A man-made tail is created for Grace to_A. let her r

21、ecover faster5B. make her comfortableC. adjust her way of swim mingD. help her perform better tricks7. The story of Grace in spires people to_A. stick to their dreamsB. treat animals friendlyC. treasure what they haveD. face difficulties bravely【参考答案】【语篇解读】本文为记叙文，讲述了一只名叫格雷斯的海豚勇敢面对困难的故事。5. C 【解桁】细节理解

22、题 o 根据文童第二段中When the dolphin airivcd at the Ocean Park in Deacmbci 2005, shewas fighting for her life/h she going to raak it? Her traino; Abbey Stone, feared the 耶 glM可知此 题应选择 C 项。6- C【解折】推理判断题*根擔文童第四段和第五段的描述可知这条人造的属巴是帮肋格雷斯游泳的，故 此题选择 C 项“7 一 D【解析】推理判断题“通读全文，格雷斯从一开始身陷险境，到失去屋巴，最后有一个圆満的结局。 由此可以看出格雷斯的故事

23、能够激励人们勇敢地面对困难故选择 D 项。IV.语法填空（每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。A Frenchman went to a small Italian town 1 stayed with his wife at the best hotel there.One ni ght, he went out for a walk alon e. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet.Sudde nly he 2 (feel) some one beh ind

24、him. He tur ned his head and saw an Italia n young manwho quickly walked past him. The man was nearly _ 3_ of sight when the Frenchman suddenly foundthat his watch was 4 (go). He thought that_ 5_ _ must be the Italia n who had take n hiswatch. He decided 6 (follow) him and get back the watch. Soon t

25、he Frenchman caught up withthe Italia n. Neither of them un derstood the 7 (other) language. The Fren chma n frighte nedthe Italian with his fist(拳头)while 8 (point) at the Italian s watch. In the end theItalian gave up his watch to the Frenchman. When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman toldhis

26、wife 9 had happened. He was 10 (great)surprised when his wife pointed to the watchon the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italians.7【参考答案】【语篇解读】一对法国夫妇去意大利旅行，丈夫以为自己的手表被人偷了，就抢回了自己的手表，结果最后才发现他的手表在旅馆里。L znd and连接两个并列谓语。2. felt根据上下文语境可知需用一般过去时o3. out out of si

27、ght意为消失在视野中”。 gone他的手表不见了。过去分词的皿作形容词童为不见了，失踪了和o5. it it用于构成强调句型的基本框架。6- to follow decide to do sth_竜为,r决定做某事ffw7. other s这个法国人和意大利人互相不懂对方的语言。此处应用所有格形式，故填other s。8. pointing while doing表示同时做.，此句型省略了主语和be 动词。逻辑主语 the Frenchman与动词 point 之间为主动关系，故填 pointing。9. what what引导宾语从句，并作从句的主语，这里指那个法国人告诉他妻子发生的事。10. greatly此处应用副词作状语来修饰形容词surprised。V.书面表达（满分 20 分）假如你是李明，上周你们学校请地震专家王教授来做了一次关于地震自救知识的讲座。请你就以下要点写一篇英语作文介绍这次讲座。内容要点：1.介绍学习地震防护知识的重要性。2演示如何在地震中保护自己