1、UNIT 4NATURAL DISASTERSSection AListening and Speaking课后篇巩固提升基础训练.单句填空1.The children had great fun (slide) down the grassy slope last Sunday.答案sliding2.(rescue) the drowning boy,the soldier jumped into the lake.答案To rescue3.The houses which had been (damage) in the terrible earthquake were repaired.
2、答案damaged4.Thousands of soldiers and rescue workers were sent there to search for the (survive).答案survivors5.Entire villages have been washed away and roads and bridges have been (destroy).答案destroyed6.The villagers (evacuate) from the village before it was heavily flooded.答案had evacuated7.It was th
3、e area that is often (affect) by the hurricane.答案affected8.Adults understand what it feels like to be (flood) with objects.(2018全国卷)答案flooded.短语填空at least,do damage to,get away from,day and night,more than,make sure,provide.for,set up,go on,used to1.He practised playing the piano and finally was off
4、ered a chance to put on a performance.答案day and night2.There are two million farmers,making up two thirds of the total population of the province.答案more than3.You need ten pounds if you go to the cinema in London nowadays.答案at least4.Looking at the sun directly without sunglasses can your eyes.答案do
5、damage to5.My grandfather was very anxious to cities and back to nature.答案get away from6.In the exams, that everything you write is related to the questions you have been asked.答案make sure7.I dont think it is suitable for parents to quit their jobs in order to better conditions their children.答案prov
6、ide;for8.Mr Brown and a partner a successful fashion company.答案set up9.On TV,we can learn about what all over the world without leaving our homes.答案is going on10.I have many friends and be outgoing,but now I have few friends.答案used to.完成句子1.强烈的地震袭击了这个城市,许多大楼都被损坏。A strong earthquake hit the city and
7、.答案many buildings were damaged2.据报道许多人在洪水中失去了家园。It is reported that many people in the flood.答案lost their homes3.我们的英语老师建议每天早晨读15分钟的课文。Our English teacher the texts for 15 minutes every morning.答案advises reading4.根据警察所说的,没有人在这次事故中受伤。 the police,no one was injured in the accident.答案According to5.你知道唐
8、山大地震的震级是多少吗?Do you know the earthquake in Tangshan was?答案what the magnitude of能力提升.阅读理解A1976:Tangshan,ChinaChina has had the second deadliest earthquake on record,the 1976 Great Tangshan Earthquake,which happened in the countrys northeast.Itd be more accurate(精确) to call this a double quake:an after
9、shock that happened 16 hours after the original earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale (里氏震级) and was equally destructive.2004:Indian Ocean Tsunami(印尼海啸)On December 26,2004,a 9.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the bottom of the Indian Ocean,releasing energy equal to that of 23,000 atomic bombs.Th
10、e largest earthquake in 40 years,the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake caused a tsunami across the Indian Ocean,sending a series of waves as high as 50 feet crashing onto the shores of 11 countries.Some people were swept out to sea while others drowned in their homes,unable to escape.According to the US ge
11、ological survey,the official death toll was 227,898.2008:Sichuan earthquake,ChinaThe 7.9-magnitude disaster struck the mountainous Sichuan Province in western China,destroying millions of buildings and causing $86 billion damage.Nearly 10,000 children died in schools trapped under rubble(瓦砾) when th
12、e buildings fell down.2011:Thoku earthquake,JapanThe 2011 earthquake and tsunami swept the Japanese mainland and killed more than 16,000 people and over 2,500 people were reported missing.More than 470,000 were displaced from their homes.The 9.09.1-magnitude disaster was the most powerful earthquake
13、 ever recorded in Japan,and the fourth most powerful earthquake in the world since modern record-keeping began in 1900.【语篇导读】本文主要摘取了四次发生在全球的地震,介绍了它们的一些情况。1.Why is the 1976 Great Tangshan Earthquake called a double quake?A.The earthquake happened twice.B.The aftershock happened 16 hours later.C.The a
14、ftershock had the same destruction.D.The aftershock was measured 7.8.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“.an aftershock that happened 16 hours after the original earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and was equally destructive.”可知C项正确。2.Which of the following has the highest magnitude?A.Tangshan earthquake.B
15、.Indian Ocean Tsunami.C.Sichuan earthquake.D.Thoku earthquake.答案B解析细节理解题。文章中提到:Tangshan earthquake7.8;Indian Ocean Tsunami9.2;Sichuan earthquake7.9;Thoku earthquake9.09.1。由此可知,引起印尼海啸的地震的震级最大。3.What is the best title of the passage?A.Earthquakes happened in ChinaB.The causes of the earthquakeC.The ty
16、pes of the earthquakeD.Earthquakes happened in the world答案D解析主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了四次发生在全球的地震的一些情况。BOne of the greatest sources of unhappiness,in my experience,is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.When we see something we dont like,we wish it could be different.We cry out for something b
17、etter.That may be human nature,or perhaps its something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our culture.The root of the unhappiness isnt necessarily that we want things to be different.However,its that we decided we didnt like it in the first place.Weve judged it as bad,rather than saying,“Its not bad or good,and i
18、t just is it.”In one of my books,I said,“You should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”.Some readers said its too sorrowful to expect things to go wrong.However,its only negative(消极的) if you see it as negative and judge it as bad.Instead,you could accept it
19、 as the way the world works and try to understand why that is.This can be applied to(应用于) whatever you do:how other people act at work,how politics works and how depressing the news media can be.Accept these things as they are,and try to understand why theyre that way.It will save you a lot of sadne
20、ss,because youll no longer say,“Oh.I wish bad things didnt happen!”Does it mean you can never change things?Not at all.But change things not because you cant accept things as they are,but because you enjoy the process of changing,learning and growing.Can we make this world a better place?You can say
21、 that youll continue to try to do things to help others,to grow as a person,to make a difference in this world.Thats the correct path you choose to take,because you enjoy that path.Therefore,when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference,try a different approach:accept,and understand.It m
22、ight lead to some interesting results.【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述的是“接受现实能让我们的生活更快乐、更美好”。4.The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because .A.it is our natural emotion in the lifeB.culture asks us to be different from othersC.everyone has their own opinions on thingsD.we dislike something in the begin
23、ning答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段“One of the greatest sources of unhappiness,in my experience,is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.”可知,作者认为,我们感到不快乐可能是因为我们一开始就不喜欢某样东西。5.What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 4 refer to?A.Acting well at work and in politics.B.Feeling depressed for the
24、 news media.C.Accepting and understanding what has happened.D.Saying something negative when bad things come.答案C解析代词指代题。根据第四段第二句“Accept these things as they are,and try to understand why theyre that way.”可知,接受这些事情的本来面目,试着去理解它们为什么会这样。由此推知这里的It指的是“接受并理解发生了什么”。6.What are you advised according to the la
25、st paragraph?A.Help others and make a difference.B.Enjoy what you have to do in the work.C.Judge yourself and make a wish for you.D.Try a new way when making the world better.答案D解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference,try a different approach:accept,and understand.
26、It might lead to some interesting results.”可知,最后一段建议我们尝试一种新的方式,让世界变得更美好。7.What is the main theme of the passage?A.Accepting can make our life happier and better.B.Expecting things to be different gives us hope.C.Traditional culture becomes the root of unhappiness.D.Judging something good or bad is important for our world.答案A解析主旨大意题。根据第一段“One of the greatest sources of unhappiness,in my experience,is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.”和最后一段中的“.try a different approach:accept,and understand.”可知,本文讲述的是“接受现实的东西能让我们的生活更快乐、更美好”。