1、Unit 4EarthquakesMy earthquake storyMy name is Mahnaz Bibi and Im from a village of Muzaffarabad，Azad Kashmir.We were living a happy and comfortable life.I had my husband Mukhtar Ali and a son Mushahid Ali.Mushahid was the whole world for me.On October 8th，I came out of my house after feeding Mushah
2、id to do some work out there.I was working when the earth started shaking from north to west.I had never felt this kind of earthquake before.When I came to my senses I ran back to my house to save my son，as he was sleeping in the room.There was nothing but the debris(残骸)of my house.I started crying
3、loudly and asked the neighbours to help search for my child.I was praying(祈祷)to God to save my child from this disaster，but after three hours of my prayers，I lost my whole world.There was no one to bury Mushahids body because everyone was burying their own children.We buried him on the 9th of Octobe
4、r and suffered from rain the whole night.A few days later we left our village，because there was nothing left for us.We travelled a long distance over the mountains.In the end，we reached Muzaffarabad，Azad Kashmir and got shelter in the Ajaz Gillani Relief Tent Village.【词海拾贝】1come to ones senses清醒过来，冷
5、静下来2search for寻找，搜索3suffer from遭受，忍受4in the end最后，终于5get shelter得到住处，得以避难【问题思考】1Why did the author leave her village?_答案：Because there was nothing left for her.2What would you do if you felt an earthquake?_答案：I would find a safety place or open field.将单词与其正确释义配对1burstAvi.爆裂；爆发n突然破裂；爆发2ruin Bvt.破坏；毁坏
6、；消灭3injure Cvt.埋葬；掩埋；隐藏4destroy Dn.废墟；毁灭vt.使破产；毁灭5shock Evt.损害；伤害6rescue Fvt.&vi.(使)震惊；震动n休克；打击；震惊7trap Gvt.使陷入困境n.陷阱；困境8bury Hn.灾难；灾祸9disaster In.&vt.援救；营救10electricity Jn.电；电流；电学答案：1.A2.D3.E4.B5.F6.I7.G8.C9H10.J.根据所给汉语提示写出单词1_n地震 _n地震；震动2_vi.爆裂；爆发n突然破裂；爆发3_n废墟；毁灭vt.毁灭；使破产4_n苦难；痛苦5_adj.极度的6_vt.损害；伤
7、害7_vt.毁坏；破坏；消灭8_adj.无用的；无效的；无益的 _adj.有用的9_n休克；震惊；打击vt.&vi.(使)震惊；震动10_vt.&n.救援；营救11_vt.使陷入困境；n.陷阱；困境12_n灾难；灾祸13_vt.埋葬；掩埋；隐藏14_n遮蔽处；避身处；掩蔽15_n记者答案：1.earthquakequake2.burst3.ruin4suffering5.extreme6.injure7.destroy8.uselessuseful9.shock10.rescue11.trap12.disaster13.bury14.shelter15.reporter.根据英语释义写出单词1
8、_：stick，sth is long2_：loss；destroy3_：make sb feel frightened4_：say sth good to celebrate5_：say sth about ones view；one kind of train which travels fast6_：the person who rides the bike答案：1.bar2.damage3.frighten4.congratulate5express6.cyclist.选词填空(注意形式的变化)be pleased；be proud of；give away；be known as；e
9、xpress ones thanks；right away；at an end；in ruins；dig out；as usual；instead of1My holiday is_and I must go back to work tomorrow.答案：at an end2_being annoyed，he seemed quite pleased.答案：Instead of3We are expecting to_some important facts.答案：dig out4Years of fighting have left that country_答案：in ruins5_，
10、she had bread and an egg for breakfast yesterday.答案：As usual6Listen！There sounds the thunder.Lets go home _答案：right away7Do you want to let your family，your friends and yourself_you and your work?答案：be proud of8Lu Xun_a great writer and thinker.答案：is known as9I want to_to you for your great help.答案：
11、express my thanks10I_to do business with you.答案：am pleased.领会句子所用的句型并译成汉语1It seemed as if the world was at an end!_答案：仿佛到了世界末日！2All hope was not lost._答案：不是所有的希望都破灭了。3Never before in history has a city been so completely destroyed._答案：在历史上从来没有一座城市像这样完全被毁过。4Amazing as it may seem，Wednesday night was
12、a quiet night._答案：尽管它似乎有些令人吃惊，但是星期三的晚上是一个恬静之夜。课文表层理解.根据课文内容判断正(T)误(F)1Before July 28th，1976，strange things happened in the countryside of northwest Hebei.(F)2When the earthquake happened in Hebei，onethird of the nation could feel it.(T)3The number of people who were killed or injured reached more th
13、an 4，000，000.(F)4Another big quake shook Tangshan while rescue workers and doctors were saving the people trapped.(T)5Animals like cows，pigs and chickens as well as people suffered a lot in the earthquake.(T)6Soldiers were sent to Tangshan to offer their help to get water，food and electricity.(F).读课
14、文回答问题1How long did the earthquake last?_答案：About 15 seconds.2Fresh water was taken to the city by train，truck and plane，why?_答案：Because dams and wells were useless.3What was the result of the earthquake?_答案：The whole city lay in ruins.4What does the last sentence“Slowly，the city began to breathe aga
15、in.”mean?_答案：The city returned to normal gradually.根据课文内容完成表格Tangshan EarthquakeBefore theearthquakeThe water in the village wells 1._again and again.The well walls had deep cracks in them，of 2._a smelly gas came out.Animals in the farmyards became so nervous 3._not to eat.Even the sound of planes c
16、ould 4._and the water pipes cracked and 5._.During theearthquakeAt 3：42 am. everything began to 6._A huge crack with eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide 7._in the ground，and hard hills of rock became rivers of 8._Damages of theearthquakeOver 400，000 people were killed or 9._in the earthquak
17、e.And many children became orphans.Nearly everything was 10._.答案：1.rose and fell2.which3.as4.be heard5burst6.shake7.appeared8.dirt9.injured10.destroyed课文深层理解.根据课文内容填空The passage mainly talks about a/an_that happened in_in_答案：earthquakeTangshan1976.根据课文内容匹配段落大意1Para 1ADamage caused by the earthquake2
18、Paras 23 BRescue after the earthquake3Para 4 CSigns before the earthquake答案：1.C2.A3.B.单项选择1The last sentence in Paragraph 1 implies that _Athe survivors didnt think too much of the earthquakeBthe survivors were made to lose their sense by the sudden big earthquakeCthe survivors didnt realize that a
19、terrible earthquake happened in such a short timeDthe survivors didnt think an earthquake could bring such great damage答案：C2Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AMany soldiers helped to rescue the people who were trapped under the ruins.BIf the earthquake had happened during t
20、he daytime，it wouldnt have caused so many deaths.CPeople of Tangshan cared much about the strange events before the earthquake.DThe earthquake was also felt in Beijing.答案：C3What is the number of people who were killed or injured during the earthquake?A400，000.B150，000.C10，000. D50，000.答案：A4The title
21、“A night the earth didnt sleep”means_Athe earth was awake all night longBpeople on the earth couldnt fall asleep that nightCthe earth shook like crazy that nightDanimals on the earth would not sleep that night答案：C如何写新闻报道一、英文新闻报道通常包括以下四个部分1标题：标题是新闻的题目，是编辑对最有新闻价值内容的浓缩、概括。为了撷取新闻要点、诠释新闻意义、吸引读者阅读，好的标题应该简
22、洁明了。2导语：导语是消息开头的第一段或第一句话，它扼要地揭示出消息的核心内容。3主体：主体是消息的主要部分，它用充足的事实表现主题，是对导语内容的进一步展开和阐释。主体要根据不同内容运用适当句型对新闻细节进行描述。4结束语：一般是最后一句话或者一段话，通常对全文内容做概括性的总结。有时，作者根据报道在结束语中提出令人深思的问题。二、常用句型1陈述事实常用的句型：A terrible storm hit/stuck.It was a cool autumn night.With the help of.2陈述观点常用的词组：Clearly/Obviously.In my opinion.It
23、seemed that.3揭示原因的表达方式：Because./Because of.Since.fortunatelywhats worse4总结全文的句型：In a word，.To draw a conclusion，.I believe.5月1日，高二(3)班的学生志愿者Li Yue和Zhang Hua去阳光敬老院(Sunshine Nursing Home)开展志愿者活动(送水果、打扫、聊天等)。假如你是校英语报的记者，请按下列要点用英语写一则100词左右的新闻报道。内容包括：1时间、地点、人物、活动。2老人们的反应。3简短评论。注意：报道的标题和记者姓名已给出。Student vo
24、lunteers brought sunshine to the elderly_By Chen Jie，School Newspaper【审题谋篇】第一步明确要求这是要求写一篇新闻报道，基本事件内容已经给出，对于写作内容也有具体的要求，基本按照翻译的原则也能够顺利把文章的基本结构写出，但是应该特别注意新闻报道的基本格式和语言规范，写作中应从新闻报道的角度进行陈述，并且做出客观的评价。第二步确定段落Para 1写新闻基本内容，导语应尽量简短，把基本事件介绍出来。紧接着具体描述新闻事件的具体内容。Para 2老人们的反应。Para 3简短的评论。第三步提炼要点本文可能会运用以下词汇和短语：1di
25、d some voluntary work做一些义务性工作2upon their arrival他们一到达3presented the elderly with flowers and fruits向老人们赠送花和水果4chatting with与聊天5such a beautiful day如此美好的一天6enriched their own lives丰富了他们自己的生活第四步句式升级句式从一般表达向高级表达过渡：1他们到达时受到了热烈的欢迎。(一般表达)They were welcomed when they arrived.(高级表达)Upon their arrival，Li Yue
26、 and Zhang Hua were warmly welcomed.2他们给老人送去了鲜花和水果。(一般表达)They gave the elderly flowers and fruits.(高级表达)They presented the elderly with flowers and fruits.3他们既给别人带去了欢乐也丰富了自己的生活。(一般表达)They not only make others happy but also make their own life colourful.(高级表达)What they did has brought joy to others
27、and enriched their own lives.【范文赏析】Student volunteers brought sunshine to the elderlyOn May Day，Li Yue and Zhang Hua，students from Class Three，Grade Two，went to Sunshine Nursing Home and did some voluntary work.Upon their arrival，Li Yue and Zhang Hua were warmly welcomed，and respectfully，they presen
28、ted the elderly with flowers and fruits.Then，they started working at once，cleaning the windows and sweeping the floor.Everything done，they sat in the yard chatting with the elderly people.When it was time for the volunteers to leave，the elderly people thanked them for their kindness.They said it was
29、 such a beautiful day that they would remember it forever.Li Yue and Zhang Hua were very happy.What they did has brought joy to others and enriched their own lives.By Chen Jie，School Newspaper【亮点点评】该范文结构完整，作者首先按照新闻报道的基本格式要求，用简短的导语介绍了事件的基本信息，然后具体介绍事件过程和具体细节，接着对老人们的反应做了细致介绍，最后对青少年的志愿行为做出评价，要点齐全，语言规范地道
30、，环环相扣，逻辑井然，一气呵成。连接词运用熟练，逻辑性强。在句式上，作者巧妙地使用了大量的定语从句、宾语从句、状语从句等句式，亮点频出，表达形式多样。总之，该范文是一篇朗朗上口的优秀范文，值得考生学习。写一篇新闻报道根据最近举行的“拯救地球大会”，写一篇新闻报道，内容包括：1会议上周六结束，会议持续5天，来自50多个国家的200多位专家、科学家和政府官员参加。2会议的主题是：污染、人口增长和森林保护等。3会议号召人们采取措施，拯救人类居住的地球。注意：(1)词数：100词左右；(2)题目和首句已给出，不计入总词数。“Saving the Earth”Conference“Saving the
31、Earth”Conference came to a close last Saturday._答案：“Saving_the_Earth”Conference“Saving_the_Earth”Conference_came_ to_a_close _last_ Saturday.The fiveday conference was attended by more than two hundred experts，scientists and government officials from more than fifty countries.The subjects discussed
32、at the meeting include：pollution，population and the protection of forests and wildlife.80 papers were read.The main speakers spoke on different subjects.The conference urges the government of all countries to take necessary measures to get rid of pollution，to control population growth and to increas
33、e the average of tree planting.It calls on the people of the world to take good care of the earth，making it a home forever fitting for us to live in.A级基础过关.单句语法填空在句中空白处填上适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。1Li Pings brother is too young_(join)the army.答案：to join2The storm_(ruin)the crops and the farmers lost the
34、ir hope.答案：ruined3The hunter digged_the fox from the hole.答案：out4When he heard the news he burst_crying.答案：out5The_(shock)accident was a great shock for us.答案：shocking6_(judge)from the look of sky，it seems to be clear up.答案：Judging7The year is at_end.The Spring Festival is on the way.答案：an8The numbe
35、r of the students standing outside_(be)about twenty.答案：is9He doesnt speak English as_(fluent)as she.答案：fluently10A person _email account is full wont be able to send or receive any emails.答案：whose.选词填空(注意形式的变化)right away；think little of；at an end；in ruins；the number of；tens of thousands of；be trappe
36、d；soon after；dig out；as if1The long hard winter was at last_答案：at an end2When the accident happened，_people trapped under the mine reached 100.答案：the number of3_people including the old and the young were buried under the ruins of the buildings after the earthquake.答案：Tens of thousands of4Black clou
37、ds are gathering in the sky；it looks_its going to rain.答案：as if5Youd better go to the teachers office_，for our maths teacher has been looking for you.答案：right away6The old castle now lies_Obviously，it is in need of repair.答案：in ruins7Julia felt_in a dead end job.答案：trapped8The people here_walking te
38、n miles，for they walk to work every day.答案：think little of9Everybody in the town knew the news_the singing star was accused of not paying tax.答案：soon after10We had to_the car_of the snow.答案：digout.完成句子1The box was_for me_箱子太重了，我举不起来。答案：too heavyto lift2_the meeting never ended.看起来会议好像没完没了。答案：It seem
39、s as if3All that glitters_发光的东西并非都是金子。答案：is not gold4Uncle Li has two sons，_serve in the army.李叔叔有两个儿子，他俩都在部队服役。答案：both of whom5I _ a novel _ I heard a knock at the door.我正在看小说，这时我听见敲门声。答案：was readingwhenB级能力提升.阅读理解阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Be honest.Thats what you have to do on
40、Honesty Day.It would be great if we were all honest every day of the year.Its good that there is a day to encourage honesty.M Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day.He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fools Day，which celebrate lies.On Honesty Day，anyone may ask you any question
41、 and you should give a true and honest answer.That means that you have knowledge of Honesty Day.M Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies.He said in his book that almost all persons lie about 200 times a day.In our daily life，a typical(典型的)life for a man is “I did not drink that much” and for a
42、woman is “Nothing is wrong，Im fine.” It is found that nurses are the most honest people，while sales people and politicians(政客)are the biggest liarsEvery Honesty Day，M Hirsh Goldberg hands out prizes to honest people.【语篇理解】4月的第一天是愚人节，那最后一天是什么节呢？诚实节。文章介绍了这一节日。1M Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day to_A
43、celebrate liesBask questionsCencourage honesty Dhand out prizes解析：细节理解题。根据首段第四句“Its good that there is a day to encourage honesty.”可知答案。答案：C2According to the passage，_are the most honest people.Anurses Bsales peopleCpoliticians Dall men解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的倒数第一句“nurses are the most honest people”可知答案。答
44、案：A3Which of the following is Honesty Day?AApril 1st. BApril 30th.CApril 20th. DApril 10th.解析：细节理解题。根据首段中的“He chose the last day of April.”可知答案。答案：B4The underlined word“liars” probably means“_”A获利者 B影响者C说谎者 D领导者解析：词义猜测题。根据“nurses are the most honest people，while.”可知，护士是最诚实的人，while在此处表示“转折”，因此liars的意
45、思是C项。答案：C.七选五根据短文内容，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。Tips for cooking on a tight scheduleFrom my experience，there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often：ability，money，and time._1_Money is a topic Ill save for another day.So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the
46、most of the time you spend in the kitchen.Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule：Think ahead.The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and theres nothing ready to eat.So think ahead of the coming week.When will you have time to cook？Do you have the righ
47、t materials already？_2_Make your time worth it.When you do find time to cook a meal，make the most of it and save yourself time later on.Are you making one loaf of bread？_3_It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something.So save yourself the effort for a future meal._4_This may surp
48、rise you，but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation.It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule.The more you learn and the more you try，the more ability you have to take control of your food and you
49、r schedule.Hopefully that gives you a good start._5_And dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!ATry new things.BAbility is easily improved.CMake three or four instead.DUnderstand your food better.ECooking is a burden for many people.FLet co
50、oking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.GA little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.答案：1.B2.G3.C4.A5.F.完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Years ago，if a teenager had some problems in her life，she might go home and write it in her diary.Now a teenager wi
51、th_1_problems might go onto the Internet and write about her problems in a blog(博客)In many ways，a diary and a blog are very_2_So what makes blogging different from writing in a(n)_3_diary?The biggest difference is that blogging is much more_4_than a diary.Usually a teenager treats her diary like a b
52、ook full of_5_that she does not want to_6_Its interesting that someone who writes in a blog_7_a diary will probably write nearly the same information.I have a little sister，and sometimes I go online to read her_8_She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying eno
53、ugh for her chemistry test._9_I was her age，I wrote about the same things，but_10_in my diary.Then after I had finished writing，I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was_11_that my sister might read it.The biggest_12_with blogging is that anyone can read what you write.If I was angry with
54、 a friend during high school and wrote something_13_about her in my diary she would never know._14_，if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend，that friend_15_read her blog and get a “cry”There are also_16_to blogging，of course.If I felt sad one day and wrote in my diary，“Nobody cares about
55、 me.”_17_would know about it.However，if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog，her best friends would_18_ respond(回应) and tell her how much they_19_her.Blogs help people_20_in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.【语篇解读】文章主要比较了在电脑上写博客与在日记本里写日记的区别。1Athe same
56、 BtroublesomeCdifficult Ddaily解析：此处指青少年现在遇到和几年前一样的问题。答案：A2Afamiliar BspecialCsimilar Ddifferent解析：日记和博客在许多方面存在不同之处。下句中的“blogging different from writing”也是提示。答案：D3Apersonal BordinaryCcommon Dtraditional解析：此处表达博客与传统日记的区别。traditional表示“传统的”，符合句意。答案：D4Aattractive BpublicCconvenient Dquick解析：通过下一句和下文内容，当
57、“我”写完日记时，“我”想把它藏起来，可知博客应该是比较公开化的。答案：B5Athoughts BpuzzlesCmysteries Dsecrets解析：日记记录的都是个人秘密。答案：D6Atell BshareCpublish Dsolve解析：既然是秘密，就不愿和别人“分享”。答案：B7Ainstead of Bas well asCin favor of Din spite of解析：此处强调的是写“博客”的人而不是写“日记”的人，故选A。as well as也；in favour of支持；in spite of尽管。答案：A8Ablog BdiaryCreport Dweb解析：从
58、上下文看，“我”的妹妹是喜欢写“博客”的。答案：A9AAlthough BSinceCWhen DBecause解析：when引导时间状语从句，表示“当我和妹妹一样大时”。答案：C10Aonly BalreadyCstill Dnever解析：“我”只能把自己遇到的事写在日记里。答案：A11Aangry BconcernedCglad Dworried解析：“我”把日记藏起来，因为担心会被妹妹看到。答案：D12Aproblem BdoubtCtrouble Dmistake解析：从下文看，博客的内容具有公开性，如果说别人的坏话会伤害别人的感情，因此，此处介绍的是博客的“问题”。答案：A13Ap
59、leasant BwrongCmean Dfunny解析：从下文伤害别人的感情可以看出，是说别人的坏话，mean此处是形容词，表示“恶意的，不善良的”，符合句意。答案：C14ABesides BHoweverCTherefore DThen解析：在日记中写别人的坏话，别人不会知道，而写博客不同，前后转折，故选B。答案：B15Ashould BwillCmust Dmight解析：在博客上写别人的坏话“可能会”被看到。答案：D16Areasons BdisadvantagesCshortcomings Dadvantages解析：前面说博客的问题，后面说它的好处。答案：D17AEveryone
60、BNo oneCAnyone DSomeone解析：在日记里写东西没人会看到，故选“No one”。答案：B18Ahappily BespeciallyCquickly Dimmediately解析：妹妹在博客上写同样的内容，最好的朋友“很快”会回应。答案：C19Alike BmissCneed Dhelp解析：与上文“没有人关心我”相呼应，此处是指来自好朋友的安慰，朋友的“喜欢”就是关心，故选A。答案：A20Alose BstayCget Dfind解析：博客最大的好处就是使人们时刻保持联系。lose contact with失去联系；stay in contact with保持联系；get in contact with取得联系。答案：B
