1、SectionListeningandTalking&ReadingforWriting课后训练提升一、根据句意及首字母提示写出单词1.The news that the plane had c made us sad.答案crashed2.The volcano e,killing all the animals nearby.答案erupted3.The postman refused to d our letters because of the dog.答案deliver4.Global warming is having a great e on both people and an
2、imals.答案effect5.The patient was seriously injured and stayed in an e room.答案emergency6.The rope has a l of ten metres.答案length7.The gas is sent to our home through p.答案pipes8.Sea w covered our boat and Jim fell into the sea.答案waves9.Cows s us with milk.答案supply10.Keep c whatever happens.答案calm二、完成句子
3、1.现有的宴会的饮料不够用。There werent for the party.答案enough drinks on hand2.总之,我们在室外举行了班会。,we held a class meeting in the open air.答案In summary3.小镇在地震中被彻底毁灭了。The town in the earthquake.答案was swept away4.游客被西湖的美迷住了。The tourists the West Lake.答案were struck by the beauty of5.她正在吃早饭,这时有人敲门。She breakfast someone k
4、nocked at the door.答案was having;when三、阅读理解The City of Christchurch,New Zealand was struck by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on the early morning of Saturday,September 4,2010.No tsunami alert was reported.The countrys army troops were on standby to assist victims and disaster recovery operation.New Zeala
5、nds Prime flew to the affected area to inspect and assess the situation of the damaged city.He said that the full assessment of the damages would possibly take months to know the severity of damages.Based from his assessment on what he saw in the area,it could cost at least 2 billion New Zealand dol
6、lars for reconstruction.“An absolute miracle(奇迹) that no one died,”the Prime Minister said.Two were seriously injured from this quake and thousands of local residents were awakened after being shaken at 4:35 a.m.of that Saturday.There were people trapped inside the damaged buildings but fortunately
7、none were reported dead from the rubble of the damaged buildings.“Were all feeling scaredweve just had some significant aftershocks,” a survivor told a TV reporter.“Tonight were just people in the face of a massive natural disaster,trying to help each other and were grateful we havent lost a life.”G
8、NS Science reported 29 aftershocks within the 14 hours after the quake,with strength from magnitude 3.7 to 5.4.New Zealand is no stranger to earthquakes.The country experiences more than 14,000 earthquakes a yearbut only about 150 are felt by people.“Many buildings here were built with earthquake pr
9、otection measures.However,in most cities in developing countries,people build how they want to and therere no building controls to force them to build to a higher standard thats safe,”an architecture professor at Victoria University of Wellington said.1.How many people were killed in the New Zealand
10、 earthquake on September 4,2010?A.250,000.B.29.C.2.D.0.答案D解析细节理解题。由第三段引用的首相所说的话“Anabsolutemiraclethatnoonedied”可知,这次地震没有人遇难。故选D项。2.After the earthquake,all of the following occurred EXCEPT that .A.a number of aftershocks broke outB.army troops were there to helpC.no people were injured or killedD.th
11、e full assessment of the damages couldnt take in a short time答案C解析细节理解题。由第三段中的“Twowereseriouslyinjuredfromthisquake.”可知,地震中有两人受了重伤。故选C项。3.What does the underlined sentence mean?A.Earthquakes break out frequently in New Zealand.B.The earthquakes breaking out in New Zealand are very strange.C.The eart
12、hquakes breaking out in New Zealand are unusual.D.Earthquakes rarely hit New Zealand.答案A解析句意理解题。由下文的“Thecountryexperiencesmorethan14,000earthquakesayear.”可知,在新西兰经常发生地震。故选A项。4.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.No one was ever killed in earthquakes in New Zealand.B.A massive earthquake struck the c
13、ity of Christchurch of New Zealand.C.New Zealand has strict laws to guarantee the buildings safety.D.A miracle happened in the terrible earthquake.答案B解析主旨大意题。文章讲述了新西兰城市克赖斯特彻奇的一次地震的情况,可知B项概括了文章大意。四、完形填空The earthquake was over and the city was in ruins.I had no choice but to walk home as all the 1 had
14、 stopped as a result of the quake.On my way home I 2 an old lady at a bakery shop giving out free bread,which made my heart 3.A man was holding a sign saying,“Please use our house.”He was 4 his house for people to go to the restroom.My friend,who wanted to be of help to others,stood in the cold with
15、 a sign “If you dont 5 a motorcycle,Ill be glad to drive you home.”And then I saw him pick up an old man and drive him all the way to a faraway place!The next day I drove to have my car filled up.There was not enough 6 now and many gas stations were either closed or had very 7lines.I got worried,sin
16、ce I was behind fifteen cars.Finally,when my 8came,the man smiled and said,“9 this situation,we are only giving $30 worth gas per person.Is that alright?”“Ofcourse.Its nice that we are all able to 10,”I said.His smile gave me so much comfort.At the escape centre I saw a man 11 when people brought fo
17、od to him.It was the first time in three days that food had been brought to their centre.However,after he cleaned up the tears,his next 12 surprised me.“I am very 13 that we are provided with food.But people in the city next to us havent 14 any food at all.Please go to that centre as well.”Hearingth
18、at,Irealised there was a bright future on the other side of this 15.1.A.lifeB.businessC.rescueD.traffic答案D解析根据上下文可知,地震使交通瘫痪了,作者只能步行回家。traffic“交通”。故选D项。2.A.noticedB.missedC.ignoredD.caught答案A解析作者在回家的路上注意到面包店的一位老太太在给大家分发免费的面包。notice“注意到”。故选A项。3.A.kindB.brokenC.warmD.empty答案C解析一位老太太在给大家分发免费的面包,这个场景使作者内
19、心感到温暖。warm“温暖的”。故选C项。4.A.openingB.sellingC.repairingD.building答案A解析此处指那个人打开自己的房屋给人们提供方便。open“打开”。故选A项。5.A.buyB.careC.matterD.mind答案D解析在寒冷的天气里乘坐摩托车是很冷的,所以此句句意为“如果您不介意乘坐摩托车的话,我会非常乐意把您送回家”。mind“介意”。故选D项。6.A.gasB.informationC.foodD.water答案A解析根据后面的“manygasstationswereeitherclosed.Igotworried”可知,很多加油站没有足够
20、的汽油了。gas“汽油”。故选A项。7.A.directB.fineC.longD.thin答案C解析根据上下文可知,等待给车加油的人很多,排着长长的队。long“长的”。故选C项。8.A.timeB.turnC.dutyD.decision答案B解析此处指轮到作者的车加油了。turn“(依次轮到的)机会”。故选B项。9.A.Except forB.Together withC.Instead ofD.Because of答案D解析句意:鉴于目前的局势,我们为每个人只提供30美元的汽油,可以吗?becauseof“因为”。故选D项。10.A.shareB.offerC.learnD.choos
21、e答案A解析每个人只可以加30美元的汽油,所以大家都可以分享一些,而不至于有些司机加不到油。share“分享”。故选A项。11.A.cryingB.eatingC.smilingD.singing答案A解析根据后面的“However,afterhecleanedupthetears”可知,那个人感动得哭了。故选A项。12.A.waysB.rolesC.wordsD.promises答案C解析后面引号中的内容是那个人说的话。故选C项。13.A.sureB.gratefulC.surprisedD.proud答案B解析句意:我非常感激你们给我们送来食物。grateful“感激的”。故选B项。14.A.boughtB.wastedC.preparedD.received答案D解析句意:但是,我们隔壁城市的人们还没有收到任何食物。receive“接收,收到”。故选D项。15.A.disasterB.chanceC.cityD.centre答案C解析那个人的话让作者意识到这个城市的另一端会有光明的未来。故选C项。