1、Unit 4Earthquakes课时训练基础夯实.单词拼写1.We cant imagine our daily life without (电).答案：electricity2.Dont mention it again,or it will remind her of the (痛苦) she has gone through.答案：suffering3.The heavy snow was a great (灾难).The electricity was cut off in many areas.答案：disaster4.They are working under (极大的) pr
2、essure at the moment.答案：extreme5.He earned ten (百万) dollars last year.答案：million6.The firemen r hundreds of people trapped in the burning house.答案：rescued7.She b into tears at the news that her son was killed in the car accident.答案：burst8.Most of the houses were d in the earthquake and people there
3、became homeless.答案：destroyed9.The boy was t in the deep hole and couldnt get out.答案：trapped10.About 10 persons were i in the accident last night.答案：injured.选词填空dig outbe buried inlie in ruinsat an endburst intoright awayas ifbe trapped inbe shocked attoo.to1.The police have the body buried in the fi
4、eld to carry out the test of DNA.答案：dug out2.The long summer holiday was and they had to begin their study.答案：at an end3.As soon as the popular singer appeared on the stage,the fans cheers.答案：burst into4.They talked they had been good friends for many years,but in fact,they got to know each other ju
5、st now.答案：as if5.He had thought he would pass the exam,but he the result of the exam.答案：was shocked at6.Please wait for a minute;Ill ring him up and ask him to come back .答案：right away7.I the lift because of no electricity,so I had to phone the police for help.答案：was trapped in8.The old castle fell
6、into parts in the storm,and it now.答案：lies in ruins9.When I came in,he playing computer games in his study.答案：was buried in10.You are young understand such things.答案：too;to.完成句子1.Im sorry to say that our food is almost (没有了).We cant survive if there is no one to help us.答案：at an end2.When she heard
7、about the news that her father had died,she (突然大哭起来).答案：burst into tears/burst out crying3.We (惊讶地了解到) that the hero was a child of only six years old.答案：were shocked to learn4.Your letter (被掩埋) under a pile of papers on the desk.答案：got buried5.It is reported that in the earthquake a sixteen-year-ol
8、d girl spent a whole day (挖出) all nine family members (困在废墟中) alive.答案：digging out;trapped in the ruins6. (他们目光所及之处),everything was destroyed during the earthquake.答案：Everywhere they looked7.Some parents are just too protective.They want to (庇护他们的孩子免受) every kind of danger, real or imagined.答案：shelt
9、er their kids from8.The little Chinese boy speaks English very well (好像是英国人).答案：as if he were an Englishman9.You (怎么仔细也不为过)in the crowded street.答案：can never be too careful10.Jane, (对地震的消息感到震惊),was at a loss for words.答案：shocked at the news of the earthquake.用所给词的适当形式填空1.(judge)from his accent,he mu
10、st come from Guangdong.答案：Judging2.The sound of explosion(can hear)more than 100 kilometers away.答案：could be heard3.We will build a park(honour)those who died for our great country.答案：to honour4.The girl burst out (cry) when she saw her parents.答案：crying5.Everything in the house (destroy)in the eart
11、hquake.答案：was destroyed6.These shoes arent suitable for(travel).答案：travelling7.The number of the deaths(be) over 1,000.答案：is/was8.I asked a man(stand)next to me what happened.答案：standing9.I will have you(speak)at the meeting to express our thanks to Mr White.答案：speak10.A number of people(kill)during
12、 the war.答案：were killed.课文回顾Some strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.The chickens and even the pigs were too 1. to eat.Fish jumped out of ponds.The water in the wells 2. and fell.There were some deep 3. in the well walls.The water pipes in some buildings cracked and 4
13、.Then everything began to shake.A big natural disaster,an earthquake,was coming.The greatest earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976.It was so serious that one-third of the 5. felt it.In fifteen terrible seconds the large city lay in 6.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.7. covered the groun
14、d like red autumn leaves.Even the railway 8. were now useless pieces of steel.Whats even worse,a great number of people were 9. under the ruins.The survivors were 10. by what they saw before their eyes.People had no idea how long the disaster would last.答案：1.nervous2.rose3.cracks4.burst5.nation6.rui
15、ns7.Bricks8.tracks9.buried10.shocked能力提升.阅读理解(导学号51920039)Rescue teams headed for a southern Turkish city destroyed by a strong earthquake that killed more than 100 people.Civil defense officers said a strong emergency group with police dogs was sent to Adana to look for survivors in the fallen buil
16、dings.Turkeys Red Cross Organization sent 400 tents,2,000 blankets and two moveable kitchens to Adana,where officials used television to attract people to spend the night outdoors for fear of aftershocks.A British embassy spokesman had offered help to the Turkish Government after Saturdays quake,whi
17、ch measured 6.3 on the Richter scale.Electricity was cut off and telephone contact was irregular.The Turkish Prime Minister said hospitals were struggling to treat 800 people injured.“The top need is providing electricity for urgent treatment in the hospitals,” he said.The Prime Minister was going l
18、ater in the day to visit Adana,a region of several million people at the center of the quake,an officer told reporters.He said the latest reported death number was 104.Television showed pictures of sad people digging through the ruined buildings with their bare hands.A mother ran through the streets
19、 holding a child with head wound.State hospital officials made urgent requests for blood donors.The quake was also felt in Cyprus,Syria and Israel,although the deaths and damage were reported only in Turkey.Thousands of people tried to run away from Adana.At least 16 aftershocks rocked the area afte
20、r the first quake struck around 5 p.m.1.Officials used TV to attract people,because they were afraid that .A.the injured would feel sadB.people would feel lonelyC.the quake would happen again D.people loved watching TV答案：C提示：根据第三段中的“where officials used television to attract people to spend the nigh
21、t outdoors for fear of aftershocks”可知,C项正确。2.When did the earthquake happen?A.On Friday.B.On Saturday.C.On Sunday.D.On Monday.答案：B提示：根据第四段第一句中的“after Saturdays quake”可知,B项正确。3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.Many houses fell down.B.More than 200 people died.C.Hospitals
22、were busy treating injured people.D.A lot of blood was needed.答案：B提示：根据第一段可知,一百多人在地震中丧生,而不是二百多人,故选B项。4.Which of the following should be the best title for the text?A.A New Trouble in Turkey B.Help Is NeededC.Turkish Earthquake Kills 104 PeopleD.More Earthquakes Are Coming答案：B提示：本文主要讲述了地震后人们救助受灾者的情况。A项中的new trouble文中并未提及;C项是文章中的一个事实,较片面,不是文章的主题;D项文中并没有提及,故选B项。