人教版高中英语必修一Unit4Earthquakesperiod5测试(学生版)001

阶段质量检测（四）Unit4学业质量标准检测第一部分：听力(略)第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。A(2018·河北省邯郸市高一上学期期末)FourworstearthquakesinthisworldNorthernSumatra,IndonesiaMagnitude(震级)—8.6,Date—March28,2005AnearthquakehappenedatSumatraIslandsinthetouristymonthofMarch．Beinganislandarea,theearthquakegaverisetoatsunami(海啸)waveandspreadtoareasasfarasSriLanka．Thenumberofdeathsisabout1,500withmorethan400peoplegettinginjured.RatIslands,AlaskaMagnitude—8.7,Date—April02,1965Thisearthquakeonlyhappenedinsidewaterandallthelosseswerebecauseofthetsunamiwavescausedbyit．Thequakegaverisetoahugetsunamicausingalossofthousandsofdollars．Thegoodnewsinthisquakewasthatnohumanlossorinjurieswerereportedintheseislands.BioBio,ChileMagnitude—8.8,Date—February27,2010Thisquakehappenedtotakethelivesofmorethan500people．Thetsunamicausedbythisquakeaddedtotheeffectsbyforcinghundredsofthousandsofpeopletoleavetheirhome,ofwhichabout50arestillmissing．Thenumberofinjuredpeoplereachedalevelof12,000,thusmakingoneoftheworstearthquakesofthehumanhistory.Sumatra,IndonesiaMagnitude—9.1,Date—December26,2004Havingitsnametwiceinthelist,itisclearthatSumatracomesintheareathatismostprone(易于……的)toearthquakes.Just3monthsbeforetheearthquakeof8.6magnitude,thisquakecausedmuchmorelossoflifeandwealththanthelaterone!Theearthquakegaverisetoahugetsunamikillingabout300thousandpeopleallaroundthecountriesofSouthAfricaandSouthAsia.21．Theearthquakeduringwhichnobodywasinjuredhappenedin__B__.A．2005C．2010B．1965D．200422．What'sthemagnitudeoftheearthquakecausingthemostinjuries？__C__A．8.6．C．8.8．B．8.7.D．9.1.23．Whichareaismostlikelytobehitbyanearthquake？__A__A．Sumatra．C．BioBio．B．RatIslands.D．SouthAsia.BPerfectDisasterAllaroundusbuildingsshook．Wedecidedtoleavethetown．Westoppedoncewehadleftthebuildingsbehindus．Thecartsweremovinginoppositedirections,thoughthegroundwasperfectlyflat,andtheywouldn'tstayinplaceevenwiththeirwheelsblockedbystones.Inaddition,itseemedasthoughtheseawasbeingsucked(吸)backwards,asifitwerebeingpushedbackbytheshakingoftheland．Certainlytheshorelinemovedoutwards,andmanyseaanimalswereleftondrysand.Behinduswerefrighteningdarkcloudsthatopeneduptoshowfire-likelightning,butbigger．Notlongafterthatthecloudsreacheddowntothegroundandcoveredthesea．Nowcamethedust,thoughstillthin．Ilookedback．Adensecloudappearedbehindus,followinguslikeafloodpouringacrosstheland．Thenadarknesscamethatwasnotlikeamoonlessorcloudynight,butmorelikebeinginaclosedandunlightedroom．Youcouldhearwomenandchildrencrying,menshouting．Somewerecallingforparents,othersforchildren;theycouldonlyrecognizethembytheirvoices.Darknessandashescameagain,agreatweightofthem．Westoodupandshooktheashoffagainandagain;otherwisewewouldhavebeencoveredwithitandcrushedbytheweight.Atlastthecloudbecamethinnerandthinneruntilitwasnomorethansmokeorfog．Soontherewasrealdaylight．Thesightthatmetourstillterrifiedeyeswasachangedworld,buriedinashlikesnow.―fromPliny'slettertoafriend24．Plinyleftthetownafter__C__．A．theeruptionB．theskybecamedarkD．theseawentbackC．thebuildingsbeganshaking25．Thecartswouldn'tstaystillbecause__A__.A．theearthwasshakingB．theseasuckedthembackwardsC．thewheelshadstonesunderthemD．thelighteningfrightenedthehorses26．Thereasonwhyitwasdarkisthat__B__.A．itwasverylateatnightB．cloudsofashcoveredthesunD．therewasnomoonthatnightC．therewasaverybadstorm27．Peopletriedtofindtheirrelationsbycallingouttheirnamesand__A__.A．listeningtotheirvoicesB．runningaboutlookingforthemC．shakingtheashoffpeopleD．watchingpeopleastheyranpastC(2017·福建省龙岩四校第LiBingyinisnowstudyinglawattheSternSchoolofBusinessatNewYorkUniversity．ShewrotethisletterjustbeforehurricaneSandydestroyedtheEastCoast.Dearreaders，一学期半期考)Thestormwillreallytakeatollonthecity!RightnowIamsittinginmydormitory,waitingfortheblackout(停电)tocomeanysecond,andlisteningtothewindhowloutsidemywindows．HurricaneSandyissupposedtohittheEastCoasthardtoday．Duetothebadweather,mostschoolsanduniversitieshavecanceledclassesforMondayandTuesday.Luckily,theuniversityhastakenmeasurestoprepareforthisstorm．Universityofficialssentoute-mailswithexplanationinthecaseofablackout,evacuation(撤离),orotheremergency．Justrecently,Ireceivedseveraltextmessagesfromtheschoolaboutpoweroffincertaindormitories．Theyadvisedustoprepareabagwithessentials(生活必需品),incaseweneededtoleavethebuildingandrelocatetoasaferlocation.YesterdayIwentouttobuyaflashlight,butallofthenearbystoresweresoldout．Everyonewasstockingupon(存储)water,foodandothersuppliesforthestorm.Rightnowthecityisunusuallyquiet．Onanyotherday,therewouldbethesoundsofcars,peoplechatting,andstreetartistsperforming．Tonight,there'sjustthewindandrainhittingthewindow．Thesubwaysystemhasbeenclosedsincelastnight,andthereisrarelyanyoneonthestreets．HopefullyHurricaneSandywillsoonpasswithoutleavingmuchdamage.Sincerely，LiBingyin28．Fromthepassagewecanknowthat__B__.A．StormSandyhasalreadycausedgreatdamagetoNewYork.B．Theauthorwentouttobuyaflashlightbutfailed.C．Mostpeoplehaven'tbeenpreparedforthecomingofStormSandy.D．Mostschoolsanduniversitieshavecanceledclassesfor3days.29．Whatmeasureshastheuniversitytakentoprepareforthestorm？__D__A．Theuniversityhasaskedstudentstoleavetheschoolatonce.B．Theuniversityhasaskedstudentstocloseallthewindowsanddoors.C．Theuniversityhassenttextmessagestostudentsaboutwhattimethestormwillcome.D．Theuniversityhasaskedstudentstopreparenecessarythingsincaseofevacuation.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“takeatoll”means？__A__A．causealossC．floodB．destroyD．bury31．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph？__B__A．NewYorkisaquietcityatothertimes.B．NewYorkisabusycityatothertimes.C．StormSandyhasalreadycome．D．Theairportsystemhasbeenclosedsincelastnight.D(2018·河南省实验中学上学期期中)Earthquakesaresomethingthatpeoplefear．Therearesomeplacesthathavefewornoearthquakes．Mostplacesintheworld,however,havethemregularly．Countriesthathavealotofearthquakesareusuallyquitemountainous.ThemosttalkedaboutearthquakeintheUnitedStateswasinSanFranciscoin1906．Over700peoplediedinit．ThestrongestoneinNorthAmericawasin1964．IthappenedinAlaska.Strongearthquakesarenotalwaystheonesthatkillthemostpeople．In1755,oneofthestrongestearthquakeseverrecordedwasfeltinPortugal．Around2,000peopledied.In1923,averystrongearthquakehitTokyo,YokohamaareaofJapan．Ahundredandfortythousandpeopledied．Mostofthemdiedinfireswhichfollowedtheearthquake.OneoftheworstearthquakeseverwasinChinain2008．Itkilledalargenumberofpeople．TheworstearthquakeeverreportedwasalsoinChina,inwhich400,000peoplewerekilledorinjured．Thisearthquakehappenedin1556.Earthquakesworrypeoplealot．Thereasonisthatweoftendonotknowwhentheyarecoming．Peoplecannotprepareforearthquakes.32．Earthquakeshappen__C__.A．inalltheplacesintheworldB．onlyinthecountriesthathavealotofmountainsC．regularlyinmostplacesintheworldD．onlyinafewplacesalongthecoast33．Whenandwherewastheworstearthquakeeverreported？__B__A．In1964inAlaska．C．In1923inJapan．B．In1556inChina.D．In2008inChina.34．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？__A__A．Thestrongertheearthquakeis,themorepeoplearekilled.B．Earthquakesoftencomeunexpectedly.C．Earthquakescancausefires.D．Peoplestilldon'tknowhowtotellwhenanearthquakewillcome.35．Whatmaybetalkedaboutintheseventhparagraph？__B__A．Howdoearthquakesworrypeople?B．Whatwillpeopledotoprepareforearthquakes?C．Howcanwesavepeoplewhenearthquakeshappen?D．Howdoearthquakeshappen?第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Earthquakescanstrikewithoutwarning．Butmanyinjuriesanddeathsfromthiskindofnaturaldisatercanbepreventedifpeoplefollowthesesafetytips.Ifyou'reinsideabuilding,staythere!Oneofthemostdangerousthingstodoinanearthquakeistotrytoleaveabuilding．__36.G__Droptotheground．Getunderanobject(物体)thatisnoteasilydamaged．Holdontoituntiltheshakingstops．Youcanalsogettoacornerformedbytwowallswithyourarmsoveryourhand．Ifyou'reinbedwhenthequakehits,staythereandprotectyourheadwithapillow.__37.B__Don'ttakeshelterunderatree,streetlights,electricpolesortallbuildings．Ifyouaredriving,stopasquicklyaspossibleandstayawayfromoverpasses(立交桥),buildings,bridgesoranythingelsethatmightfallorcollapsebeneathyou．__38.D__Ifyouaretrappedinruins,coveryourmouthwithahandkerchieforapieceofclothing．Useyourcellphonetocallforhelpifpossible．Don'tshout．__39.C__Tap(敲)onapipeorthewallsorescuerscanfindyou.Bepreparedforaftershocks．__40.F__However,sometimestheyevenhappenmonthslater．Therefore,ifyouarenotinasafeposition(位置)afterthefirstshock,youshouldmovequicklybutcarefullytoasaferplace.A．Don'tmoveaboutorkickupdust.B．Ifyou'reoutside,gotoanopenspace.C．Shoutingcancauseyoutobreatheindust.D．Don'tparkyourcarunderatreeoranytallobject.E．Takeagoodholdofyourcellphoneinthebuilding.F．Theycanhappeninthefirsthoursaftertheearthquake.G．Mostinjurieshappenwhenpeopleinsidebuildingstrytogoout.第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节；满分45分)第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的的最佳选项。A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处(2017·重庆市一中高一月考)Itwasacold,wetdayonJune6,2016,when14-year-oldWasanaarrivedatschool．Waitingoutsidehisclassroomforhisclassmatesto__41.A__,_Wasanastaredatthe__42.C__.Thenhiseyesfelluponthe18-metre-highhillthat__43.B__atthebackoftheclassroom.He__44.A__largeamountsofrainwaterflowingdownthehill,andwaterwasalsobubbling(冒泡)atthebaseofarockonthehill．Forafew__45.B__,Wasanastaredatthewater,wonderingwhyitlookedso__46.D__.Thenithithim—whathesawwas__47.A__tothevideohewasshownduringDisasterManagementclasses．Fearinga__48.C__disaster,heshouted__49.B__atthestudentswaitingoutsidetheirclassrooms．“Run,run,don'tstayhere!The__50.A__onthehillisgoingtofallonus!”Chaos(混乱)brokeout__51.C__thestudentsrantotheopenarea,emergencygatheringpoint(紧急聚集处)．Whensometeachers__52.D__Wasana,heshowedthemthewatergushingfromthehill,andtheystartedleadingthestudentstosaferground.JustthenPrincipalGurusinghedroveintotheschool．Wasanaranovertotellhimwhatwashappening．Afterexaminingthesite(现场),Grrusingheknewtheschoolwasin__53.C__．Theenormousrockatthetopofthehillcouldcomefallingdown__54.B__.__55.B__agroupofteachersandolderstudents,Gurusingheclimbedthehillandtriedtomakethewaterflowawayfromtherock．Theyweretoo__56.A__．Tenminuteslater,theyheardaloud__57.A__asthehugerockrusheddownthehill．TherewaslittleGurusingheandhisgroupcoulddoastheywatchedtheearth__58.C__theirclassrooms．ThankstoWasana's__59.B__action,__60.D__washurtintheaccident(事件)．41．A．arriveC．reviseB．restD．talkB．sunD．hillB．stood42．A．bookC．rain43．A．placedC．hidD．faced44．A．noticedC．knewB．feltD．heard45．A．yearsC．hoursB．minutesD．days46．A．interestingC．movingB．dangerousD．familiarB．familiarD．close47．A．similarC．near48．A．goingC．comingB．staringD．leavingB．loudlyD．angrilyB．sand49．A．happilyC．rudely50．A．rockC．treeD．water51．A．untilC．asB．ifD．althoughB．respectedD．approachedB．damageD．need52．A．questionedC．instructed53．A．safetyC．danger54．A．aperiodoftimeC．atonetime55．A．OrganizingC．AskingB．atanytimeD．forsometimeB．LeadingD．HelpingB．early56．A．lateC．nervousD．carefulB．word57．A．soundC．voiceD．shout58．A．moveC．coverB．rushD．wave59．A．crazyC．patientB．quickD．direct60．A．someoneB．onlyone

C．anyoneD．noone第二节：(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。(2018·福建省龙岩市长汀一中高一上期中)Ata．m.everythingbegantoshake．__61.It__seemedasiftheworldwasatanend！Elevenkilometersdirectlybelowthecityoneofthegreatest__62.earthquakes__(earthquake)ofthe20thcenturyhadbegun.ItwasfeltinBeijing,__63.which__ismorethantwohundredkilometersaway.One-thirdofthenationfeltit.Ahugecrackthatwaseightkilometerslongandthirtymetreswidecutacrosshouses，roadsandcanals.Steamburstfromholesintheground.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversof__64.dirt__(dirty)．In15terriblesecondsalargecity__65.lay__(lie)inruins.The__66.suffering__(suffer)ofthepeoplewasextreme.Two-thirdsofthepeoplediedor__67.wereinjured__(injure)duringtheearthquake.Thousandsoffamilieswerekilledandm