1、Module 3 The Violence of Nature课时作业8Section Other parts of the Module.单词拼写1After the powerful earthquake, the whole town lay in _(废墟)2Another volcano in Finland _(喷发) last week, causing many flights to be called off.3That must have been a _(可怕的) experience for Peter, because he often cries at home.4
2、Mark is my _(以前的)neighbour and now he lives in New York.5The _(警报) system is able to predict earthquakes.6The project is _(有希望地)completed by next Friday.7There is a _(全世界的)belief that wars can solve nothing.8He is _(积极的)in protecting the environment.9This flood caused _(损失) to the farmers crops.10Th
3、ere is no _(可能) that our team can win this game.答案1ruins2.erupted3.terrifying4previous5.warning6.hopefully7worldwide8.active9.damage10possibility.单句语法填空1What is badly needed, according _ the local government, are tents, which are helpful to the people in the disasterstricken areas.2I got to the stat
4、ion late, but _ (lucky) the train was still there.3Was it in the village _ we used to live in _ the accident happened?4The signal for help was picked _ by another ship which happened to be at hand.5There are plenty of jobs _ (avail) in the western part of the country.6George returned after the war，o
5、nly_(tell)that his wife had left him.7Although that big earthquake did great damage _ this city, it was soon rebuilt from the ruins.8I was sleeping when the fire broke _ and then it spread quickly.9His _ (terrify) look suggested that he was_(terrify) of the terrible scene.10He failed twice in the dr
6、iving test; _ (hopeful), he will pass it this time.11His leg was _ (injury) while he was playing football, so he had to stay at home for a few days.12Her house caught fire at 6 oclock this morning and it was _ fire for about an hour.13There was a big fire in the building last night. _ (fortune), all
7、 the people were able to escape.14How many students are there in your school?There are 2,000 students here _ all.15The fire was put _ by the firemen at last.答案与解析1to解析：句意：据当地政府说，现在急需帐篷，它们对灾区的人们是很有帮助的。此句要用according to引出消息的来源，意为“根据”。2luckily解析：句意：我到车站时已经很晚了，但幸运的是火车还没有开走。luckily 幸运地。3which; that解析：句意：这
8、场事故是在我们曾经居住过的村庄发生的吗？第一空考查限制性定语从句，先行词为the village, 第二空考查强调句型。4up解析：句意：求救的信号刚好被在附近的另一艘船收到。pick up “收到(信号)”。5available解析：available “可得到的”。句意：这个国家的西部有很多可得到的工作。6to be told解析：“only不定式”作结果状语，表示意外结果。7to解析：do damage to是固定词组，意为“对造成损害”。8out解析：句意：我正在睡觉，这时火灾发生了并且快速蔓延。break out意为“(火灾等)爆发，发生”，符合句意。9terrified; terr
9、ified解析：句意：他害怕的表情表明他害怕这个可怕的场景。terrified意为“害怕的”，用来表示人的心理。10hopefully解析：句意：他已两次驾驶测试不及格了；他这一次将有希望通过。hopefully意为“有希望地”。11injured解析：句意：他在踢足球的时候伤了腿，所以不得不在家里待几天。12on解析：句意：她的房子今天早上6点钟着火，并且火着了大约一个小时。on fire意为“着火”，表示状态。13Fortunately解析：fortunately “幸运的是”。句意：昨天晚上有一场大火。幸运的是，所有的人能够逃脱。14in解析：in all “总共”。句意：你校有多少学生
10、？总共两千名学生。15out解析：put out “扑灭”。.完形填空To increase his schoolteacher income, my dad worked as a shop assistant. Dad could run his pencil down a long list of _1_ recording the prices of what customers bought and quickly arrive at the _2_ sum, never getting the total cost wrong.Later on, the store _3_， an
11、d Dad had another occupation as a taxi driver. His three _4_ had one thing in commonthey kept him in the public _5_. He was so well known that in any city in the USA he would meet someone he _6_ in the first half hour.My mother suffered from serious illnesses. _7_ Dad taught all day and worked all e
12、vening, with all the _8_ costs, there was not enough money for us to _9_ a car. He _10_ took a bus to work, but many times he _11_ money by riding his bike.At that time I used to stutter (口吃) and had difficulty _12_ the letter “R”. Dad would encourage me to _13_ ahead about what I was going to say,
13、so I would be able to get it out without _14_.I was always _15_ that my father was a wellrespected man. I used to think that being a teacher made him a _16_ kind of person, but today I _17_ that the most unusual thing about him was not his job, but the _18_ he kept going. The true _19_ always falls
14、on those who always try their best to _20_ their responsibilities and thats what my father did.1A.namesBfearsCfigures Dsuggestions2A.small BlargeCconsiderable Dcorrect3A.closed down Bturned aroundCbroke down Dlooked around4A.children BjobsCtargets Dfirms5A.opinion BinterestCknowledge Deye6A.taught B
15、knewCcared Dserved7A.If BSinceCSo DThough8A.medical BschoolCtest Ddaily9A.drive BshareCown Drent10A.sometimes BonceCfrequently Dnever11A.afforded BmadeCcollected Dsaved12A.writing BpronouncingClistening Dunderstanding13A.learn BlookCthink Dworry14A.doubt BtroubleCshame Dquestions15A.surprised Btried
16、Cproud Dcertain16A.popular BcommonCspecial Damusing17A.imagine BguessCoccur Drealize18A.way BideaCtime Dfeeling19A.hope BrespectCopportunity Dfortune20A.shoulder BavoidCexchange Daffect答案与解析本文是一篇记叙文。作者在文章中记叙了自己的父亲为家庭付出的艰辛努力，同时也陈述了父亲对自己人生的积极影响。1C根据下文中的“.recording the prices of what customers bought.”
17、可知选C。name名字；fear恐惧；figure数字；suggestion建议。2D根据下文中的“.never getting the total cost wrong.”可知，此处指“得出正确的总价钱”。small小的；large大的；considerable相当多的；correct正确的。故选D。3A根据语境可知，此处指“商店关门后，父亲又开始做出租车司机的工作”。close down关闭；turn around转身；break down垮掉；look around环顾四周。故选A。4B根据语境可知，此处指“他的三个工作有一个共同之处”。child孩子；job工作；target目标；fi
18、rm公司。故选B。5Dkeep sb. in the public eye 使某人处于公众的视线。opinion观点；interest兴趣；knowledge知识；eye眼睛。故选D。6B根据语境可知，此处指“他去美国的任何一个城市，在开始的半小时里，经常能遇到他认识的人”。teach教；know认识；care关心；serve服务。故选B。7D尽管爸爸白天教书且整晚在工作但是我们没有足够的钱去。if如果；since自从；so因此；though尽管。故选D。8A根据上文的“My mother suffered from serious illnesses.”可知，此处指“药费”。medical医
19、疗的；school学校；test测试；daily日常的。故选A。9C此处指“我们没有足够的钱去拥有一辆汽车”。drive驾驶；share分享；own拥有；rent租。故选C。10A根据下文的“.but many times he.money by riding his bike.”可知，此处指“他有时候会乘坐公交车去上班”。sometimes有时候；once曾经；frequently经常地；never从不。故选A。11D但是很多时候，他会通过骑自行车来省钱。save节省。故选D。12B根据前文的“At that time I used to stutter (口吃) .”可知，此处指“我在发字
20、母R的音时有困难”。write写；pronounce发音；listen听；understand理解。故选B。13C父亲鼓励“我”在准备说什么之前先想一想。learn学习；look看；think想；worry担心。故选C。14B那么“我”将能没有困难地说出来。doubt怀疑；trouble困难；shame惭愧；question问题。故选B。15C“我”总是那么骄傲“我”的父亲是一个很受尊重的人。surprised惊讶的；tried经过考验的；proud骄傲的；certain一定的。故选C。16C“我”曾经认为他的教师身份让他成为一种特别的人。popular流行的；common普通的；specia
21、l特别的；amusing有趣的。故选C。17D但是今天“我”意识到关于他的最不寻常的事情不是他的工作。imagine想象；guess猜想；occur发生；realize意识到。故选D。18A而是他一直坚持不懈的方式。way方式，方法；idea主意；time时间；feeling感觉。故选A。19B根据语境可知，此处指“真正的尊重会落在那些总是尽最大努力去担负他们的责任的人身上”。hope希望；respect尊重；opportunity机会；fortune运气。故选B。20A真正的尊重会落在那些总是尽最大努力去担负他们的责任的人身上，那正是“我”父亲所做的。shoulder担负；avoid避免；e
22、xchange交换；affect影响。故选A。.阅读理解The earth is the only planet that scientists think has life. Why does the earth have life while other planets dont? For one thing, the earth has just the right temperature. As the_third_planet from the sun, the earth seems to be just the right distance away. The planets w
23、hich are closer to the sun are so hot that their surfaces bake in the sun. The farthest planets are cold balls.When the earth developedwhich scientists believe may have happened about four billion years agomany gases covered the earth. The gases caused the earth to be hot. But something wonderful ha
24、ppened. The temperature was just right for thick clouds to form. It rained very hard for a very long time. This gave the earth its oceans. Water made it possible for plants to grow. The plants created oxygen into the atmosphere. Oxygen is the gas that humans and animals breathe.Only one other planet
25、 in the solar system seems to be something like the earth. That planet is Mars (火星). Mars is smaller than the earth, and it is quite a bit cooler. But it is not too cold for humans. On some days, the temperatures are as low as a winter day in the northern United States. If you wore a special spacesu
26、it, you could walk around on Mars. You would have to bring your own air to breathe, because the air on Mars is too thin to breathe.Mars has the largest volcano (火山) in the solar system. It is sixteen miles high. The highest volcano on the earth is five miles high. The most unexpected sight on Mars i
27、s driedup river beds. Scientists believe that Mars was once much better than it is now. Does this mean there could have been living things on Mars? Scientists are not sure, but there has been no sign so far.1Which of the following is NOT the reason that the earth has life?AThe earth has just the rig
28、ht temperature.BThe volcanos on the earth are lower than those on Mars.CThere is oxygen in the atmosphere of the earth.DThe earth seems to be just the right distance away from the sun.2The underlined phrase “the third planet” in the first paragraph refers to “_”Athe sun Bthe moonCthe earth DMars3Whi
29、ch of the following about Mars is NOT true?AThere could have been living things on Mars.BMars has the largest volcano in the solar system.CThere is almost no oxygen in the air on Mars.DMars is smaller than the earth, and it is quite a bit cooler.答案与解析本文主要讲述的是地球适合人类生存的原因以及科学家发现火星与地球相似，但还没有在火星上发现生命迹象。
30、1B细节理解题。结合文章第一、二段可知地球有生命存在的原因包括地球上合适的温度、与太阳距离适中和大气里含有氧气等。火山与此无关。故选B项。2C推理判断题。结合文章第一段的“As the third planet from the sun, the earth seems to be just the right distance away.”可知这里的the third planet指地球，故选C项。3A细节理解题。文章最后一段提到火星上有干涸的河床的迹象，但这一点并不能证实火星上存在生命，故A项不正确。.语法填空When I left _1_ the United States to stu
31、dy, I had butterflies in my stomach. I was nervous because it was the first time that I _2_ (go) to a new place with new people and new customs. I couldnt even understand their language. Everything was different from my own country. There was _3_ that I could talk to. I just had my husband, _4_ was
32、a new person for me, too.It was a sad moment when I had to say goodbye to my family and friends. I was _5_ (will) to leave my hometown because I grew up there and had many wonderful _6_ (memory) of the place. So, _7_ (think) about all these changes made me nervous and I was _8_ (worry) about my new
33、life. But studying abroad was a _9_ (decide) that I made myself. I had to continue and accept the challenge. I looked forward to _10_ (visit) my family in the summer vacation.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._答案与解析本文记叙的是作者首次出国留学时的心情。1for考查介词。leave for意为“动身去”，故空格处填介词for。2had gone考查过去完成时。此处是固定句型It was the f
34、irst time that sb.had done sth.，从句中用过去完成时，故空格处填had gone。3nobody考查不定代词。根据“一切都与我的国家不同”和“丈夫那时对我来说也是生人”可知，“我当时无人说话”，故空格处填nobody。4who考查定语从句。先行词是husband，故空格处填who充当非限制性定语从句的主语。5unwilling考查形容词。根据前文所述，再结合“因为我是在那里长大的”可知，我是不愿意离开家乡的。故空格处填形容词unwilling(不愿意的)。6memories考查名词复数。根据空格前的many可知，空格处填memories。7thinking考查非谓语动词。句子缺少主语，故空格处填动名词thinking充当主语。8worried考查形容词。be worried about意为“对感到担忧”，空格处填形容词worried。9decision考查名词。根据空格前的不定冠词a可知，空格处填名词，故正确答案为decision。10visiting考查非谓语动词。介词to后跟动名词，故正确答案为visiting。
