1、Unit 4 Earthquakes课时作业14Learning about Language & Using Language.根据汉语或首字母提示填空1There was no road, only a sort of animal tracks (足迹) leading into the forest.2Judging from the handwriting, the essay should be written by our teacher.3Allow me to offer my warmest congratulations (congratulate) on your su
2、ccess!4Learning to express oneself well is an important part of communication.5Write the outline (大纲) of the article before you start to write.6Tears ran down her cheeks as she told us about her suffering(s) (苦难) during the war.7Whenever an earthquake happens, it may cause damage (损害) to the people
3、and buildings in the area.8The newspaper sent some reporters (记者) to cover the event immediately it happened.9At that moment under the ruins I was not frightened because I needed to save the girl.10A shelter is a small building or a covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or d
4、anger.选词填空(可变换形式)make up， refer to， wake up， give out， in honor of， next to， be proud of， get away from1We Chinese are_proud_of our history and culture, and so are the Italians.2There was a little boy sitting next_to him.3Hundreds of people are moving out to get_away_from the fighting.4Yesterday a s
5、tate dinner was given in_honor_of the visiting president.5It is not a good idea for you to refer_to your dictionary whenever you come across a new word while reading.6The monitor helped the teacher give_out the test papers.7The terrible shaking of the building woke_up all the people who were sleepin
6、g.8Saying you are sorry wont make_up the damage of breaking the vase.用所给词的适当形式填空1You might not expect such a frightening (frighten) dream to be connected with something joyful.2The policeman followed the strange man closely (close)3He received an invitation (invite) to dinner yesterday.4At first wel
7、l learn new words and expressions (express) and then learn the text.5She added a picture of Picasso to her collection (collect)6He had to be extremely (extreme) careful about the way he dealt with the problem.根据提示或要求补全句子1Judging_from_what_he_said just now, he must be an honest man. (judge)根据他刚才说的话判断
8、，他一定是一个诚实的人。2Just as an old saying goes: it is never too_late_to_learn. (too.to.)正如那句老话：活到老，学到老。3Jack was_doing_some_shopping_in_a_supermarket_when the earthquake happened. (be doing.when)杰克正在超市中购物，这时发生了地震。4The students you should learn from are_those_who_graduate_from_top_universities. (those who)你
9、应该向那些从名牌大学毕业的学生学习。5As_is_reported in todays newspaper, the two countries have signed the treaty of peace and friendship. (as)正如今天的报纸报道的那样，这两个国家已签署了和平友好条约。.单句语法填空1As is known to all, earthquakes are natural disasters which can cause great damage to human beings.解析：考查介词。句意：众所周知，地震是会给人类造成巨大损失的自然灾害。caus
10、e damage to意为“对造成伤害”，为固定搭配。2As is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress.解析：考查非限制性定语从句。句意：正如报纸上报道的一样，这两个国家间的谈判正在取得进展。空处引导非限制性定语从句且在从句中作主语，指代整个主句的内容，表示“正如”，故应用As引导。3I was fishing by the river when someone called for help.解析：考查固定句型。句意：我在河边钓鱼时突然有人喊救命。“be doing.wh
11、en.”的意思是“正在做这时突然”。4Tom is quite quick to make judg(e)_ments (judge) about other people.解析：考查固定搭配。句意：Tom相当快地就对其他人作出了评价。短语make judg(e) ments about的意思是“对作出评价”。5We were all shocked at/by the news that he wasnt admitted by the key university.解析：考查介词。句意：我们都对他没有被那所重点大学录取的消息感到震惊。be shocked at“对感到震惊”，为固定搭配。此
12、处也可用by。6They rushed over to help the man whose car had broken down.解析：考查定语从句。句意：他们跑过去帮助那个汽车出故障的男士。空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词the man，并在从句中作定语，故填whose。7It is of no use talking to him; he is as deaf as a post.解析：考查介词。句意：跟他说话毫无用处，他一点儿也听不见了。“of抽象名词”相当于与该名词同根的形容词。8In the world nobody except yourself is likely to_dest
13、roy (destroy) your confidence.解析：考查固定搭配。句意：在这个世界上，除了你自己，没有人能摧毁你的自信心。be likely to do.表示“很可能做某事”。9Gandhi, an Indian national hero, was honored as the father of the Indian nation.解析：考查固定搭配。句意：甘地是一位印度民族英雄，被尊称为“印度之父”。be honored as.意思是“被尊称为”。10They crowded in the doorway to shelter from the rain.解析：考查介词。句
14、意：他们挤在门口躲雨。根据句意可知，此处应用介词from, shelter from.意为“躲避”。.阅读理解Robert Kohout, 39, was working outside his home last October when he heard a frightening noise. He turned round and saw Walter Grahams car sinking into 8 feet of water of the swimming pool a little distance away from his yard. Kohout immediately
15、 called to Grahams wife, Evelyn, to phone 911. Then he ran back to his house to get Terence Reif and Glenn Fajardo to help, who were at work inside the house. “There was no time for second thoughts，” said Reif, a farmers son. “The only thing to do is to get in the pool.”The car doors were locked. Gr
16、aham, 73, was unconscious, and his mercury was rapidly filling with water. Reif struggled to break the drivers side window with a hammer but had trouble getting it done underwater.Finally, some four minutes after the car had fallen into the pool, the glass was broken. By then, Graham was floating at
17、 the top of the flooded passenger compartment.The three men pulled Graham out through the broken glass. He wasnt breathing and his heart stopped beating, so they performed mouthtomouth resuscitation (人工呼吸). The rescue team arrived in no time. Doctors supplied him with advanced life support on the wa
18、y to the hospital.“These people were getting to Graham through the glass，” said Dr Jeff. “All three acted without regard for their own safety.” added Evelyn Graham, “they were true angels, watching over us.”39岁的Robert Kohout在屋外工作时发现Graham连同汽车掉入水中，急忙拨打Graham妻子的电话告知其报警，并找人帮忙救Graham。 Graham的妻子称他们是守护人们的
19、天使。1Who may Terence Reif and Glenn Fajardo most probably be?AWalters wife and son. BPolicemen.CWorkmen. DRoberts wife and son.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Robert Kohout, 39, was working outside his home last October when he heard a frightening noise.”和“Then he ran back to his house to get Terence Reif and G
20、lenn Fajardo to help, who were at work inside the house.”可知，39岁的Robert Kohout在屋外工作，Terence Reif和Glenn Fajardo两人在屋里工作，由此可推出他们可能是工人。故选C项。2In the second paragraph, the underlined word “mercury” refers to “_”Aanother workman Bthe old mans carCthe swimming pool Da kind of machine答案：B解析：词义指代题。根据第一段中的“He t
21、urned round and saw Walter Grahams car sinking into 8 feet of water of the swimming pool.”和第二段的“The car doors were locked. Graham, 73, was unconscious, and his mercury was rapidly filling with water.”可知，Graham的汽车沉入水中，当时Graham失去知觉，他的汽车渗满了水，mercury指这个老人的汽车。故选B项。3Which of the following would be the bes
22、t title for this passage?AAngels around us BThe underwater carCA rescue team in time DSafety first答案：A解析：标题归纳题。根据末段的“All three acted without regard for their own safety. added Evelyn Graham, they were true angels, watching over us.”可知，Graham的妻子对救她丈夫的三位英雄充满了感激之情，称他们是身边的天使。因此最恰当的标题是A项。.阅读七选五根据短文内容，从短文
23、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。If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favourite meal. _1_ But you dont realize it, because your mind is busy thinking about your friends or favourite stars. If your mind is always hungry, it doesnt grow. When your mind fails to grow, creativity stops. This might
24、 be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next？” “Why cant I think？”_2_ Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood. Since it helps with other parts of our life, we have to get help from reading.Once you read a
25、 book, you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you. _3_ Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas, although you dont realize it. If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to create a lot of things, which you would have
26、 never thought of in your wildest dreams!This is nothing but creativity. _4_ Within no time, you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words.So dear friends, do give food for your mind by reading, reading and more reading. _5_ Go and get
27、a book!ANow what are you waiting for?BReading can help you make more friends, too.CJust like your stomach, your mind is also hungry.DWhy not do some reading while you are hungry?EAlso this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary.FThe interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as
28、 a seed.GHunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading.本文论述了读书对我们的好处。1C解析：根据上文的句子“If you are hungry, what do you do？(如果你饿了，你会怎么做？)”，可知这里是“就像你的胃，你的思想也会饥饿的”。故选C。2G解析：根据下文的句子“Why reading but not watching TV？(为什么是阅读而不是看电视？)”，可知这里是“要解决思想的饥饿我们要阅读”。故选G。3F解析：根据下文的句子“Now this seed is unknowi
29、ngly used by you to develop new ideas.(现在这个种子在你不知情的情况下会形成新的想法)”，可知这里是“书中最有趣的地方像种子一样保存于我们的头脑中”。故选F。4E解析：根据下文的句子“Within no time, you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words.(很快，你就能开始和你的朋友用英语或其他语言交谈而且不会缺乏适当的词汇。)”，可知这里是“它也对你的词汇量有很大的贡献”。故选E。5A解析：根据下文的句子“Go and get a book！(去拿起一本书！)”，可知这里是“现在你在等什么？”故选A。
