高中英语Unit4Earthquakes课时跟踪练一含解析新人教版必修1

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Ifthecrust外壳)oftheearthwerenotsolid固的,itwouldbeshakingaboutandmovingupdownfrequently频繁).However,thereareintherocksoftheearth'scrustwhereitisn'tstronglyheld—wherefaultsexist.Alongthefaults,mightpushagainstanotherwithgreatforce.Theenergyischangedtovibrationinrocks,sobegintoshakeandwehaveanearthquake!ThemostfamousoneinNorthAmericawastheSanFranciscoearthquakeof1906.Sevenhundredpeoplediedandproperty(产damageamountedtoabout$425,000,000.Thegreatestdestructioncamefromthefiresthatfollowedthequake.OneofthemostfamousearthquakesinEuropetookplaceLisbon,Portugal,in1755.Thecitywasdestroyedandatleastthirtythousandpeoplewerekilled.In1908,CalabriaandSicily,aquakekilledaboutseventyfivethousandpeople.In，centralhundredsoftownsandvillagesweredamagedandthirtythousandpeoplewerekilled.TwogreatearthquakesthatcausedgreatdamageinAsiatookplaceinTokyo,Japan,andinGansuChina.TheTokyoquakeof1923killedmorethanonethousandpeopleanddestroyedthecityandcityofYokohama,too.TheChinesequakein1920coveredmorethanthreehundredsquaremilesandabouttwohundredthousandpeople.语篇解读：本文介绍了地震起因及历史上几次大地震。1．Theunderlinedword“vibration”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”．A．shakingC．energy

B．forceD．losing解析：选A词猜测题。一块岩石有可能用力挤压另一块岩石，地壳的能量发生了改变导致岩石晃动，于是地震发生了vibration意为晃动”，故A项正确。2．Whichthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheyearswhentheearthquakeshappened?①theSanFranciscoearthquake②theearthquakeinLisbon,Portugal③theearthquakeinand1

④theearthquakeincentralItaly⑤theearthquakeinGansuProvince⑥theTokyoquakeA．③④⑤⑥②①C．②①③④⑤⑥

B．⑤⑥②①③④D．①③④②⑤⑥解析：选C细排序题。由文章地震发生的时间顺序可知项正。3．Accordingtothepassage,theearthquakethatkilledthemostpeoplehappenedin________.A．PortugalC．Japan

B．ItalyD．China解析选D细理解题由地伤亡数字可知年在中国发生的地震伤亡人数最多。4．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．earth'scrustinisweakerthanthatinotherplacesB．firesfollowingSanFranciscoearthquakecausedmorethantheearthquakedidC．therewere75,000peopleintheSanFranciscoearthquakeD．ofYokohamawasnotgreatlyinfluencedbytheTokyoquake解析：选B推判断题。由第二段“Thegreatestdestructioncamethefiresthatfollowedthequake.”知B项正。BHavinglivedinCaliforniauntil1970,myfamilyhasfeltaofearthquakes.Wehavebeenfortunate,tohavesufferednobodilyharmorpropertydamage.ThereisawebsitethatlistsallCaliforniaearthquakesrecorded1769tothepresent.Thesiteliststhedatesandtimesasasthemagnitude(震级)andtheexactlocationofanyquakethatmeasuredThereareonlyafewquakesthatstandoutinmymemoryand,luckily,isshowninthewebsite.So,mypersonalexperiencewithearthquakesmightbeconsideredinsignificant.Therearethreeearthquakesthatforget.Thefirstwasin1955andouroldestwaswalkingwithinourbackyardinRedwoodCityinCalifornia.AstheshakingbecamestrongerIhertomewithonearmasIheldontooneofourfruittreeswithother.Allthreeofus(mydaughter,Iandthetree)shookfortwoorthreeminutesthattousfeltlikehours.Thesecondonewasin1963.OurentirewasvisitingDisneylandSouthern2

California.Theearthstartedtoshakejustaswebeginningtowalkfromourhoteltowardthe_famous_landmark.MythirdexperiencewithanearthquakewasaoneinCalifornia.wasinmysixtiesandIwasaloneinanoldchurch.Asthebuildingstartedtoshake,Iquicklyfordoortogooutside.remembersaidalittle—somethinglike,“Helpmegetoutofhereintime,HeavenlyFather”.Minuteslater,Iwassafeoutside.语篇解读：本文为记叙文，作者回忆了自己经历的三次地震。5．authorwritesthepassagemainlytotellusabout________.A．anewfilmaboutearthquakeB．tosurviveanearthquakeC．threeearthquakeexperiencesD．tochildreninanearthquake解析：选C写意图题。作者主要是向读者介绍了自己经历的三次地震。6．earthquakesthehasexperienced________.A．causedbodilyharmB．allrecordedaC．measuredmorethan6.0D．happenedinCalifornia解析：选D

细节理解题。根据第三段的“Thefirstwasin1955...inCalifornia.”第四段第二句以及第五段的“MythirdexperiencewithanearthquakewasalonelyoneinCalifornia.可知答案。7．Whenthefirstearthquakehappened,theauthor________.A．stayingwithhisdaughterB．plantingfruittreesC．heldontoatreeforhoursD．inahotel解析：选A细理解题。根据第三段的“Allthreeofus(mydaughter,Iandthetree)shookfororthree”知作者和他的女儿共同经历了这场地震。8．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thefamouslandmark”referto?A．Achurch.B．Disneyland.C．Abuildingdestroyedbyanearthquake.D．placewheretheauthorwasborn.3

解析：选B

推理判断题。根据第四段的“OurentirefamilywasvisitingDisneyland”可知答案。CThesearestudyingEnglish.However,theyarenowfacingsomeproblems.IamPablo.Iworkhoursaweekasadriver,soItalktopeopleallday.understandme,butIknowImakealotofmistakes.Noonecorrectsme.MyvocabularyGrammarismyproblem.I'mtryingtochangelittlebylittle.Forexample,don'tusetense.Ialwayssay,“Idrivehimtotheofficethismorning”insteadof“Idrovehimtotheofficethismorning”.MynameisMariaLuisa.I'mteachingmyselfEnglish,andI'matgrammar.However,it'sreallydifficulttofindwaystopracticeEnglish.Iliveinwhereeveryonespeaksmylanguage.MyneighborsandfriendsspeakSpanish.canspeakSpanishinthesupermarketattheoffice.IamLiPing.IunderstandthegrammarandreadingsinmyclassandIthinkmyisgood,butI'mverynervouswhenIspeakEnglish.Idon'twantmakeanymistakesbecauseI'mafraidpeoplewillthinkthatI'mstupid.Also,mypronunciationisn'tgood.WhenIspeak,peopleoftensay,“What?Saythatagain”IamYoshi.IhavebeenintheUnitedStatesforoneyear.I'mstudyinghardandIknowgrammarwell,butthevocabularyisverydifficult.Whenlisten,don'tunderstandmanyofthewords.WhenItrytoread,therearethreeorfournewwordsineverysentence.Ifeeldiscouraged.语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章主要介绍了几位英语学习者遇到的一些问题。9．Whomaysay,“Igotobedlatelastnight”？A．Pablo.C．LiPing.

B．MariaLuisa.D．Yoshi.解析：选推判断题。由第二段中的“don'tusethetense.”及其后的4

例子可知，因为这句话中的时态不对，所以有可能是Pablo说，故选A项10．WhatwouldbetheadviceforMariaLuisa?A．toawidevocabulary.B．Developagoodknowledgeofgrammar.C．ReadasmanyEnglishbooksaspossible.D．MakefriendswithEnglishspeakingpeople.解析：选D推判断题。由第三段内容可知MariaLuisa没有讲英语的环境，所以最好的建议应该是和讲英语的人交朋友，故选项。11．dopeoplefindithardtounderstandLiPing'sEnglish?A．can'tpronouncewordsinEnglishcorrectly.B．speaksataveryfastspeed.C．grammaristerrible.D．voiceisverylow.解析：选A细理解题。由倒数第二段中的“mypronunciationisn'tgood.WhenIspeak,peopleoftensay，again．”可知A项确。12．WhatcanwelearnaboutYoshi?A．HewasbornintheUnitedStates.B．Hehasaverysmallvocabulary.C．HehaslearnedEnglishforyears.D．Heisverygoodatlistening.解析：选B细理解题。由最后一段中的“thevocabularyisverydifficult.WhenIlisten...newwordsineverysentence.可知Yoshi的英文词汇贫乏，故选B项Ⅱ.阅读七选五根据短文内容短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项项有两项为多余选项。greenAreyouworriedaboutour？youwanttodoyoucantosave__1__Itmayseemliketheofonewon'tmakeadifference,butthereareactuallymanywaysyoucanhelp.Hereofthem.itoff.Turnanythingthatuseselectricitywhennotin__2__Ifyouleaveyourtelevisiononordon'tturnoffit'swastingelectricity.Remembertothingsoffwhenyoudon'tneedthem.recycling(回收利)．5

It'snotjustplasticandglassthatcanbe—clothesbe,too.__3__It'sgoodfortheenvironmentandyou'llgetanewlookforfree!__4__Youdon'thavetotravelfartogetwhatneed,andproductsdon'thavetotravelfartogettoyou,either.Shopatfarmers'andfoodthatwasproducedasclosetoyourhomepossible.Andwhenyou'reshopping,trytofindthingsthatwon'thavetotravellongdistances.Savewater.Ifyoudon'tletthewaterrunwhenbrushingyourteethandtakeinsteadofbaths,youwillbeusinglesswaterandless—butyou'llstillbejustasclean!__5__Use