1、Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia.阅读理解As most people know, in the past few years, sandstorms have swept across many cities and areas of North China, polluting the air and disturbing daily lives of human beings.People look dirty and suffer many kinds of illnesses, such as breath difficulty.The sandstorm is
2、 such a serious problem that it has not only undermined the industrial and agricultural development of our country but also caused a lot of trouble to the living conditions of the Chinese people.It is expected that effective (有效的) measures should be taken as soon as possible through our joint effort
3、s to limit its occurrence.So what should we do with the frightening sandstorms? Some experts put forward practical suggestions as follows：For one thing, more funds (基金) ought to be put into tree planting and forest protection so as to keep more water resources within the surface of the earth.For ano
4、ther, governments of all countries should make laws on environmental protection, for example, banning the use of throwaway chopsticks and punishing illegal tree cutting.Scientists should also study and find ways to cut down the degree of its destruction and to improve the whole environment.How peopl
5、e look forward to sunny days with little breeze (微风) touching their faces now and forever! Nevertheless, I am fully confident that the golden days can come back so long as everyone tries his best to protect natural environment from today on.本文讲述的是沙尘暴对我们的工农业和生活的影响，分析了我们能够采取的多种措施。1The underlined word
6、“undermined” (in Paragraph 1) means .Aweakened Bencouraged Ckept Dmade答案：A解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知，沙尘暴不仅仅削弱了工农业的发展，还带来很多生活方面的困难，故该词与“weakened”意思相同。2From the first paragraph, we can infer .AChina has taken no measures to prevent sandstormsBsandstorms can cause much damage to human beings and their daily l
7、ivesCthe sandstorm is the most dangerous natural disaster to human beingsDmore sandstorms will happen in the near future in North China答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中“but also caused a lot of trouble to the living conditions of the Chinese people”说明沙尘暴会给人们的生活带来很多的麻烦。3How many ways do some experts put forward to
8、 fight against sandstorm?A5. B4. C3. D2.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段“For one thing，more funds(基金) ought to.”和“For another，governments of all countries should make laws on environmental protection”以及“Scientists should also study and find ways to cut down the degree of its destruction and to improve the whole
9、 environment.”可知文章中提出了3种方法。4Whats the authors attitude towards the situation to sandstorms problems?AUnconfident. BOptimistic. CRegretful. DSatisfied.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后“I am fully confident that the.environment from today on.”可知作者很有信心。.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。Everyone knows that
10、 fish is good for health. 1 But it seems that many people dont cook fish at home.Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year，but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home.Buying, storing, and cooking fish isnt difficult. 2 This text is about how to buy and cook fish
11、 in an easy way. 3 Fresh fish should smell sweet：you should feel that youre standing at the oceans edge.Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isnt fresh. 4 When you have bought a fish and arrive home, youd better store the fish in the refrigerator if you dont cook it immediately, but fresh fish s
12、hould be stored in your fridge for only a day or two.Frozen fish isnt as tasty as the fresh one.There are many common methods used to cook fish. 5 First, clean it and season it with your choice of spices(调料)Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs ab
13、out one pound.(A larger one will take more time.)Then，its ready to serve.ADo not buy it.BThe easiest is to steam it.CThis is how you can do it.DIt just requires a little knowledge.EThe fish will go bad within hours.FWhen buying fish，you should first smell it.GThe fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.1G2.D3.F4.A5.B
