1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。阅读提升作业(十四)Module 4Period 2. 完形填空In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual. Nicole, his wife was listening to music in the bedroom. 1, he felt that his body was shaking. Slim had the2response that there was a
2、n earthquake! He3quickly, “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet! ”Nicole heard the shouting, 4the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet. The house was5even more dramatically. Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen. Slim picked up a kitchen6and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen. Slim t
3、ried to run along the wall to help Nicole. 7, it got8suddenly with an explosion. The house9down and many things fell from above. Nicole was quickly buried in10. She felt breathing very difficult. She tried to stand up, but11. A few minutes later, the land was12. Nicole heard the sound of short13and
4、thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but no14! He probably fainted. Nicole kept saying his name and she finally heard a response. Two people encouraged and15each other. They knew that there must be a way to16. Slim found that they were close and were17by the fallen stones and some powder. He star
5、ted to dig with the kitchen knife. He felt18from his fingers. Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones. Slim touched Nicoles one hand, then dug the19stones of her body. Finally, Nicole had a20breathing slowly. Two people sat on the ground and hugged together. 【语篇概述】本文描述了在一次地震中, 一对夫妻互相鼓励、相
6、互帮助, 一起战胜困难, 最终幸免于难的感人故事。1. A. SuddenlyB. ActuallyC. UnfortunatelyD. Really【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据文意判断, 大地震的发生是很突然的。suddenly突然地; actually实际上; unfortunately不幸地; really真实地, 确实。2. A. recentB. rapidC. secondD. best【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据语境可知, 丈夫反应很快, 马上意识到发生了地震。recent最近的; rapid迅速的; second第二的; best最好的。3. A. warnedB. fri
7、ghtenedC. jumpedD. shouted【解析】选D。词汇复现题。丈夫大声呼喊, 让妻子到洗手间躲避地震。下文的shouting也有暗示。warn警告, 往往指事情发生之前的行为, 不符合语境。frighten惊吓; jump跳; shout大喊大叫。4. A. used upB. found outC. took upD. put away【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。妻子拿起急救箱, 向洗手间跑去。take up当“拿起”讲, 符合语境。use up用光, 耗尽; find out找到, 发现; put away收藏起来, 储存起来。5. A. burningB. shakingC
8、. fallingD. moving【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据语境可知, 房子在地震中剧烈地摇晃起来。burn燃烧; shake摇晃; fall倒塌; move移动。6. A. toolB. cookC. forkD. knife【解析】选D。前后照应题。最后一段有提示, 丈夫用刀子在废墟中挖掘, 寻找妻子。tool工具; cook厨师; fork叉; knife刀子。7. A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. InsteadD. Besides【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。前后是转折关系, 丈夫想帮助妻子, 但突然的爆炸使周围变得漆黑一片。however然而; therefore
9、因此; instead作为代替, 反而; besides而且, 另外。8. A. brightB. cloudyC. darkD. blank【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据后文可知, 突然的爆炸, 使得周围漆黑一片。其他选项不符合语境。bright明亮的; cloudy多云的; dark漆黑的; blank空白的, 茫然的。9. A. layB. crashedC. brokeD. bent【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。此处指房子轰然倒塌。crash当“撞碎”讲, 符合语境。break down的意思是“中断, 分解”。10. A. ruinsB. ashesC. dirtD. pieces【解析
10、】选A。逻辑推理题。根据语境和常识可知答案, Nicole很快被埋在了废墟中。ruins废墟; ash灰烬; dirt尘土; piece碎片。11. A. senselessB. impracticalC. impossibleD. invaluable【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。已经被埋, 想站起来是不可能的, senseless无意义的; impractical不切实际的f; impossible不可能的; invaluable非常宝贵的。12. A. normalB. usualC. flatD. silent【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。地震过后一切陷入沉寂。flat平的, 此处强调的是两人
11、的听觉, 而不是视觉, 因此不符合逻辑。normal正常的; usual平常的; silent寂静的。13. A. stepsB. breathC. movementsD. pauses【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。short breath“短促的呼吸声”, 符合语境。step步伐; breath呼吸; movement移动; pause停顿。14. A. responseB. signC. hopeD. result【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。由下一句“他可能昏过去了”可知, 妻子呼唤丈夫, 但丈夫没有应答。response回应; sign迹象; hope希望; result结果。15. A. t
12、ouchedB. heldC. calmedD. called【解析】选C。前后照应题。跟前面的“鼓励”构成并列关系, 此处只能表示“安慰, 让对方镇静下来”。touch接触; hold握住, 举行; calm镇静下来; call打电话。16. A. relaxB. communicateC. succeedD. escape【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据语境可知, 夫妇两人充满信心, 认为他们一定能够逃出去。relax放松; communicate交流; succeed成功; escape逃离。17. A. wrappedB. separatedC. fastenedD. limited【解
13、析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据前文“两人挨得很近”可知, 此处强调两人被碎石等隔开。wrap包裹, 缠绕; separate分开; fasten系牢; limit限制。18. A. painB. coldC. waterD. warmth【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。丈夫使劲在废墟中挖掘, 手指都疼了。pain疼痛; cold寒冷; water水; warmth温暖。19. A. stickingB. dealingC. surroundingD. spreading【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。最后丈夫把围在妻子身边的碎石等清理掉。stick刺, 粘贴; deal处理; surround围绕; spre
14、ad扩散。20. A. completeB. constantC. steadyD. weak【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。丈夫把妻子从废墟中解救了出来, 因此她的呼吸开始变得平稳。complete完全的; constant不断的; steady平稳的; weak虚弱的。. 阅读理解Have you ever thought about leaving your apartment and digging yourself a nice, comfortable hobbit hole in a hill? Cosmo and Elfies family lives in such a house
15、 in a village in Wales. “Our round house is really one big room. ”Elfie says. “Its easy to talk to each other! If Mom is cooking and Im playing with my toys, were still in the same place. ”Cosmo and Elfies parents built their unusual home using stone, mud(泥), and wood from the forest near their hous
16、e and recycled materials. They use solar energy for electricity, and their running water is from a nearby river. Everything was designed to work in harmony with(与协调一致)the environment. Cosmo says he prefers their village to an ordinary neighborhood because it gives him the freedom to run around the f
17、ields and ride his bike without worrying about traffic. In fact, encouraging other people to live like them is one of the goals of Cosmos family. They believe that by growing their own food, recycling, and using local sources for energy and supplies, they are protecting the earth from further damage
18、 caused by modern living. Cosmo and Elfies parents will soon begin to build their third self-built woodland home. “Mom and Dad are building a three-bedroom hobbit house next, ”Elfie says. She says she looks forward to living in it when she grows up. Like his sister, Cosmo also says he plans to conti
19、nue living like a hobbit when he is older. “When I grow up, I really would like to live in a round house, ”Cosmo says, “but I would have more rooms. ”【语篇概述】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一户在Wales的家庭, 就地取材, 用大自然的资源在山坡上建了自己很满意的家霍比特屋。用实际行动鼓励人们关注环境变化, 保护地球。1. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that Elfie thinks their round h
20、ouse is _ . A. niceB. safeC. noisyD. boring【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段的“really one big room”和“Its easy to talk to each other! ”可以看出Elfie是在说明这个house的优点, 所以A项正确。B、C、D三项文中没有提到。2. Which of the following words can best describe the lifestyle of Cosmo and Elfies family? A. Busy. B. Hard. C. Healthy. D. Expensive.
21、【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第三段的“They use solar energy for electricity, and their running water is from a nearby river. ”以及“in harmony with the environment”可知, Cosmo和Elfie一家生活方式很健康。选项A、B、D在文章中没有体现。3. Cosmo and Elfies family lives in a hobbit-hole-like house because they _ . A. need more freedomB. want to be spec
22、ialC. want to protect the earthD. love living in the countryside【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据全文大意尤其是第五段的介绍, 这个家庭的目的就是以自己的行动来带动大家保护环境, 保护地球, 因此C项正确。4. Whats the best title for the text? A. How to Live Like a HobbitB. How to Build a Hobbit HouseC. How to Save EnergyD. How to Escape from Modern Living【解析】选A。标题归纳题。文章
23、通过讲述Cosmo和Elfie一家的生活状态, 说明他们如何像霍比特人一样生活。本题可以用排除法。文章只是提及了建屋所用的材料, 并没有讲怎么建, 排除B项。C项如何节省能源不是文章的重点。文章不是讲怎么去逃离现代生活, 而是在讲另外一种环保的生活方式, 故排除D项。【拓展训练】在阅读理解中找出下列单词和短语, 写出它们的意义1. dig vt. _2. unusual adj. _3. recycled adj. _4. harmony n. _5. supplies n. _6. protect. . . from. . . _7. look forward to_答案：1.挖 2.不寻常的 3.回收的 4.和谐 5.生活必需品 6.保护免遭 7.期待关闭Word文档返回原板块