1、课时素养评价十六 Unit 6 Disaster and hope Starting out & Understanding ideas. 单句语法填空1. Many people were surprised by the governments announcement (announce) that there will be a cut in taxes. 2. The later eruptions (erupt)were less violent and caused no significant damage. 3. What is occurring (occur) today
2、 is only a repeat of yesterday. 4. When she asks you to do something, you do it immediately (immediate). 5. It was one of the greatest sea disasters (disaster)in human history. . 选词填空pick up, look through, react to, in the face of, after all1. They are my friends, after all. 2. The students were loo
3、king through a microscope at plant cells. 3. We wondered how he reacted to the news. 4. We should have a broad heart in the face of life. 5. He picked up some English when traveling in America. . 完成句子1. Its possible that we may often fly up into space in future. 今后, 我们有可能经常飞上太空。2. Now that youve pas
4、sed the test, you can drive on your own. 既然你通过测试了, 你可以自己开车了。3. Whats more/In addition, I havent done enough practice for them. 而且, 我也没做充分的训练和准备。. 阅读理解AMaggie had never experienced an earthquake before, only prepared for it. As long as she could remember, preparing for an earthquake was routine(常规的)
5、at school. Her family as well had made plans in the event of a natural disaster. Earthquakes are so much more common on the West Coast of the United States. Today Maggie was at home alone. Maggie knew her mom would be driving home on the busy freeway, thinking about preparing supper for Maggies dad.
6、 Maggies dad would arrive at the airport. He was coming home from a two-week business trip. Maggie arrived home from school at the regular time. She was taking some biscuits from the kitchen cupboard, when she felt it. First just a tremor(微震), then the violent shaking. Maggie quickly ran under the l
7、arge, wooden table in the dining room. The sounds of breaking glass and the crashing(坠落) of many things were frightening. But the table remained undamaged, and Maggie hid herself in fear. After what seemed like a century the earthquake appeared to be over. Maggie could hear the sound of water rushin
8、g below her in the basement. The smell of natural gas was present in the air. Maggie knew where the main water valve(阀门) was located. Dad had shown her where it was and how to turn it off. Slowly and carefully she came out from under the table. The once tidy home was now almost unrecognizable. As Ma
9、ggie reached the open basement door she could see the steps were still in good condition. She carefully made her way down into the dark basement. While still on the steps she felt the water rising and rising. Suddenly Maggie felt a lot of pain as a large ceiling beam (天花板梁) hit her head and shoulder
10、. She fell onto some storage boxes. . . 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。叙述了主人公Maggie的第一次遭遇地震的经历。1. What do we know about Maggie and her family? A. They lived in earthquake country. B. They seldom prepared for an earthquake. C. They had experienced an earthquake before. D. They got an earthquake warning that morning.
11、 【解析】选A。推理判断题。由第一段第二句中的. . . preparing for an earthquake was routine at school以及最后两句Her family as well had made plans. . . on the West Coast of the United States可知在学校, 为地震做准备是惯例, 她的家人也制订了应对自然灾害的计划。地震在美国西海岸更为常见。所以Maggie 和她的家人住在地震带国家。2. What was Maggie doing when the earthquake took place? A. She was
12、about to clean her home. B. She was about to enter her home. C. She was looking for something to eat. D. She was preparing supper for her family. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句She was taking some biscuits from the kitchen cupboard可知, Maggie正从厨房的碗橱里拿饼干。所以地震发生时, Maggie正在找吃的东西。3. Why did Maggie go to the baseme
13、nt? A. To close the basement door. B. To find some storage boxes. C. To turn off the main water valve. D. To check where the rising water came from. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第四段Maggie knew where the main water valve was located. Dad had shown her where it was and how to turn it off可知, Maggie 知道主水阀的位置。爸爸告诉过她它在
14、哪儿, 怎么关掉它。所以Maggie去地下室是为了关闭主水阀。4. Whats the text mainly about? A. Maggies first trip to the West Coast. B. Maggies first earthquake experience. C. How Maggie survived a natural disaster. D. How Maggie prepared for an earthquake. 【解析】选B。主旨大意题。通读全文可知, 本文主要讲了关于Maggie的第一次遭遇地震的经历。B世纪金榜导学号(2019南通高一检测)On t
15、he day the tornado hit, there was no indication severe weather was on its waythe sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first alert my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p. m. , from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bed
16、room, and we changed the channel from the presidential primary debate I had been watching to our local Pensacola, Florida, station. No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. It was the loudest thing I have ever heard. The bones of the house shook, and the power went ou
17、t. Pink insulation flew into the room from a trapdoor to the attic, and the wind began to roar through the house. I didnt know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet. I gripped the banister (栏杆) and tried to move f
18、orward, but this intense pressure held me in place. By the time I reached the closet, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but he couldnt get inside himself because of the wind. I gripped Jimmys arm. My knees and scalp were full of glass, but in
19、that moment, I felt no pain. All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldnt believe it was over. Jimmy said hed go outside to check. “No, ” I said
20、. “Dont leave me. ”Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Of the houses left standing, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured. 【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。文章作者描述了自己亲身经历的一次龙卷风。5. How is
21、 the text organized? A. In order of time. B. In order of frequency. C. In order of preference. D. In order of importance. 【解析】选A。语篇结构题。文章作者描述了自己亲身经历的一次龙卷风, 其中有明显的时间标志, 文章是按照时间顺序讲述的, 故选A。6. What can we infer from the first paragraph? A. We didnt get the alert until we began to watch TV. B. The weathe
22、r was severe on the day the tornado hit. C. We changed the channel to find out what was happening. D. The author was sleeping when the tornado came. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段and we changed the channel from the presidential primary debate I had been watching to our local Pensacola, Florida, station. 由此推断出我们
23、转换电视频道是为了寻找发生了什么事情, 故选C。7. From the text, we can find the author was the following except _. A. fearfulB. courageousC. senselessD. determined【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据作者在经历灾难时的表现I gripped the banister and tried to move forward, but this intense pressure held me in place. 和I gripped Jimmys arm. My knees and sca
24、lp were full of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. 以及Jimmy said hed go outside to check. “No, ” I said. “Dont leave me. ”可推断出作者对龙卷风的害怕, 对抗龙卷风的勇敢还有拯救丈夫的坚毅, 文章中都提到了。A. fearful害怕的; B. courageous 有胆量的; C. senseless无知觉的; D. determined坚决的, 故选C。8. What does the underlined sentence mean? A. The auth
25、or had no sense of pain. B. The author was absorbed in saving her husband and extremely worried about her husband. C. The author was fearful that her knees and scalp were full of glass. D. The author was terrified in that moment. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据上下文可知, 突遇龙卷风, 作者的丈夫处于危险之中。由此推知划线部分的句子意思是作者一心扑在救她的丈夫上, 非
26、常担心她的丈夫, 以至于被玻璃划伤都感觉不到疼痛, 故选B。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 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。On 10 April 1912, an amazing, imposing new ocean liner steamed out of Southampton Harbour. 1 She was the largest ship in the world at that time, and the most luxurious. Her passengers included some of the wealthiest people
27、 in the world. Everyone agreed this beautiful new ship was the best liner in existencein fact, she was said to be unsinkable. The ships crew had absolute confidence in her. When, four days later, Captain Edward Smith gave his radio-men the order to transmit the international distress signal, SOS, th
28、ey thought he was joking. He wasnt. At 2: 20 a. m. on 15 April 1912, the Titanic sank beneath the freezing waters of the Atlantic. 2It is still one of the biggest peacetime maritime tragedies in history. On 14 April 2012, a passenger ship stopped in the North Atlantic. 3 It was cold and dark. 1, 300
29、 passengers stood on deck as a memorial service held for the people who died there. After hymns and prayers, two wreaths of flowers were thrown into the freezing water. The story of the Titanic has touched and fascinated people for over a century. Mistakes were made that added up to disaster. 4 Ther
30、e are records of generosity and courage that saved lives when so many others were lost. Millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim was offered one of the few places in a lifeboat, but said it should be given to a woman or a child, and chose instead to dress for dinner. Someone overheard him saying “Weve dresse
31、d up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen! ”5 The pure drama of the scene means that the legend of the Titanic will never be forgotten. A. For example, the Titanics radio room received no fewer than seven ice warnings on the night of the tragedy. B. It was twenty to midnight, the e
32、xact time that the Titanic hit the iceberg 100 years before. C. Survivors recalled that the lights stayed on and the orchestra was playing until the moment the huge ship sank into the black water. D. They arrived two hours later, but only 53 people were rescued from the water. E. It was her first vo
33、yage and her destination was New York Cityacross the Atlantic Ocean. F. On that night, over 1, 500 people lost their lives. G. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了泰坦尼克号的航行以及沉没。1. 【解析】选E。上文On 10 April 1912, an amazing, imposing ne
34、w ocean liner steamed out of Southampton Harbour. 说1912年4月10日, 一艘壮观的新远洋班轮驶出南安普敦港, 下文She was the largest ship in the world at that time, and the most luxurious. 说她是当时世界上最大的船, 也是最豪华的。该空承上启下, E选项“这是她的第一次航行, 她的目的地是纽约, 横跨了整个大西洋”切题, 故选E。2. 【解析】选F。上文He wasnt. At 2: 20 a. m. on 15 April 1912, the Titanic sa
35、nk beneath the freezing waters of the Atlantic. 说泰坦尼克号沉没, 该空承接上文, F选项“那天晚上, 1500多人丧生。”切题, 故选F。3. 【解析】选B。下文It was cold and dark. 1, 300 passengers stood on deck as a memorial service held for the people who died there. 说天气又冷又黑。1300名乘客站在甲板上为遇难者举行追悼会。该空引出下文, B选项“现在是午夜, 也就是100年前泰坦尼克号撞上冰山的时间。”切题, 故选B。4.
36、【解析】选A。上文Mistakes were made that added up to disaster. 说犯的错误加起来就是灾难。该空引出下文, A选项“例如, 泰坦尼克号的无线电室在悲剧发生当晚收到了不少于7次的冰警报。”切题, 故选A。5. 【解析】选C。上文Someone overheard him saying “Weve dressed up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen! ”说有人无意中听到他说: “我们已经穿上了最好的衣服, 准备像绅士一样下沉! ”该空承接上文, C选项“幸存者回忆说, 灯还亮着, 乐队还在演奏, 直到巨轮沉入黑色的水中。”切题, 故选C。
