1、Unit 5The power of nature Section Prereading (Warming Up & Reading)基础题单词拼写1(2018天津高考)Maybe I was taking the risk of never coming back home. Or, maybe all I would find was _ (绝对地) nothing! 答案：absolutely2You have to _ (适合，使适宜) your spending to your income.答案：suit3We should encourage all the children t
2、o develop their _ (潜在的) abilities. 答案：potential4Traditional beliefs still flourish _ (与一起) a modern urban lifestyle.答案：alongside5It is widely acknowledged that students should be _ (评估) according to their overall quality. 答案：evaluated6The a_ cause of the quake is the breaking of rocks at or below th
3、e earths surface. 答案：actual 7(2017天津高考)The hospital has recently obtained new medical e_， allowing more patients to be treated.答案：equipment8(2017浙江高考)He w_ and yelled at passing cars but was careful not to slow down.答案：waved9Enough lava had e_ from the volcano to bury the entire village.答案：erupted10
4、(2018北京高考)They take their driverless car to an a_ and set the empty vehicle to circle the building to avoid paying for parking.答案：appointment单句语法填空1We should make better use of the existing _ (equip)答案：equipment2Every year, new graduates are seeking for jobs _ (suit) for themselves.答案：suitable3I hav
5、e my doubts that anyone has _ (actual) followed the procedures strictly.答案：actually 4All her classmates _ (stare) at her, Mary felt uneasy.答案：staring5He watched the visitors get on the train, _ (wave) his hands.答案：waving 6Hes just been _ (appoint) as director of the publishing division.答案：appointed7
6、Its _ (absolute) impossible for me to go there.答案：absolutely8I was about to phone him _ he walked into the room.答案：when9It there a _ (potentially) for the development of new drugs?答案：potential10The effects of the drug on patients behaviour is extermely difficult _ (evaluate)答案：to evaluate能力题阅读理解Duri
7、ng an earthquake, you should know what to do. If the earthquake strikes while you are inside a house, you should lie on the floor under a strong table or other furniture. If there is no furniture, you can cover your head with your arms and keep still in the corner of the room. You should keep away f
8、rom windows, glass walls, or anything that can fall.If you are in bed, hold firmly onto your bed and make use of a pillow to safeguard your head. You may use a doorway but only when it is close to you. It should also be considered whether it is strong enough to deal with the load.If you are running
9、out, do not use lifts, even if they work. Electricity may go out at any time. Many injuries happen when people try to rush out. This means you ought to stay in your house or perhaps wherever you are. When you stay outdoors, you should stay far from buildings, power wires or lights. You should be in
10、the open until the quake stops. Remember that many earthquake deaths outside the house come from falling apart walls, flying glass and other falling things.If an earthquake strikes and you are driving, you should pull up to the side of the highway and stop as quickly as possible. You ought not to st
11、op under trees, buildings or energy wires. Dont stop in the middle of the street as it could trouble others.When trapped, you shouldnt move. Your mouth should be covered with a piece of clothing or a handkerchief. This is because it is possible for you to breathe in some dust. Do not shout whenever
12、possible. You should only shout in the end to get help from rescuers.1What is the writers purpose of writing this passage?ATo tell us the dangers of an earthquake.BTo tell us what to do before an earthquake.CTo tell us what to do when an earthquake strikes.DTo tell us why running during an earthquak
13、e is dangerous.答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“During an earthquake, you should know what to do.”可知选C项。2If there is no furniture in the room during an earthquake, you should _.Alie still on the floorBstay near the windowCkeep still in the corner of the roomDstay in the centre of the room答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“If there
14、 is no furniture, you can cover your head with your arms and keep still in the corner of the room.” 可知C项正确。3According to the passage, during an earthquake, you had better not _. ause a lift to escape bstay outdoorsccut off electricity dkeep driving to escapeAa，d Bb，c Ca，b Dc，d答案：A细节理解题。根据第三段中的“If yo
15、u are running out, do not use lifts . ”和第五段中的“If an earthquake strikes and you are driving, you should pull up to the side of the highway and stop as quickly as possible.”可知选A项。4What is the last paragraph mainly about?AWhen to call out for help in an earthquake.BWhat to do when trapped in an earthqu
16、ake.CHow to make use of a handkerchief in an earthquake.DHow to avoid breathing in some dust in an earthquake.答案：B段落大意题。根据最后一段中的“When trapped, you shouldnt move. Your mouth should .”可知，最后一段主要讲的是被困住了该怎么做，故选B项。完形填空(2019重庆市九校联盟联考)When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, Readers Digest wrote about impressive re
17、scues. The spirit of serving can be incredibly _1_. Here is a story from Annalisa Longworth, a survivor of Hurricane Maria, in her own_2_.“The total 36 hours of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico was _3_ the scariest event weve ever gone through. Our house sits on the northwest coast of Rincn. In the _4
18、_， over 100 mph winds changed direction causing a great amount of water flooding our _5_. The only place left dry and safe was our kitchen floor, where we were _6_ to ride out the rest of the storm. It has been 50 days since the _7_， and we are still without power and water. During our regular after
19、noon showers, we are glad to _8_ rainwater but are quickly reminded of the people living without roofs, and how _9_ it must be for them. Our emotions are consistently in a state of _10_.Recently, our good friends told us about a video interview they were doing with Watts of Love, a solar light compa
20、ny. The company generously gave us a headlamp for our personal _11_ and a box with 50 headlamps to distribute throughout our town. Rincn was completely blacked out so making a simple walk through a parking lot to our car is _12_. We used to rush to get things done before _13_， but now I continue dai
21、ly chores in the dark. What _14_ our lives most was being able to share this gift with others. We _15_ the lamps house by house to the people in the mountains who needed them most, as even batteries and candles are _16_ there. Even though _17_ have come slowly, people have been out of work and cant
22、afford to _18_ their electric bill. Ill always be _19_ to Watts of Love for allowing us to pay it forward and be witnesses to the smiles that _20_ can bring.”1A.terrifying BmovingCuniversal Dnecessary答案：B根据下文讲述的Annalisa Longworth的故事可知，此处是指服务大众精神令人感动，故选B。2A.words BmethodsCopinions Deditions答案：A下文是Ann
23、alisa Longworth自己讲述的遭遇的台风，in her own words 用她自己的话说，故选A。3A.unluckily BuncertainlyCunsteadily Dundoubtedly答案：D根据下文对飓风的描述可知，这36小时的玛利亚飓风毫无疑问是他们所经历的最恐惧的事情，故选D。4A.darkness BhistoryCrecovery Dsystem答案：A根据下文提到自从飓风开始，50多天了仍然没有电可知，此处是指在黑暗中，故选A。5A.school BgardenChouse Dstudio答案：C根据下文的“The only place left dry a
24、nd safe was our kitchen floor”可知，水流进了房子里，故选C。6A.requested BtaughtCforced Dexpected答案：C结合上下文语境可知，飓风造成洪水冲了我们的房子，厨房是唯一没进水的地方，由此推断出，我们被迫在那里度过危难时期，故选C。7A.performance BprogressCrescue Dstorm答案：D根据上文可知，此处是指自从暴风后，停水停电很多天了，故选D。8A.collect BobserveCapply Dresearch答案：A结合上文，因为飓风停水停电可知，我们在收集雨水，故选A。9A.puzzling Bpu
25、nctualCamazing Dawful答案：D结合上文语境可知，灾难后，没有房子居住的人们的生活一定是非常糟糕的，故选D。10A.relief BsympathyCpleasure Dcalmness答案：B根据上文，我们想起那些灾难后没有房子住的人，可知，我们一直处于同情状态中，故选B。11A.interest BpurposeCattempt Dproblem答案：B根据下文可知，公司给我们头灯是让我们个人使用，故选B。12A.convenient BridiculousCdangerous Dawkward答案：C根据上文，Rincn全部停电了，摸黑走到停车的地方是危险的，故选C。1
26、3A.schedule BsunsetCdeadline Ddaybreak答案：B根据下文的“but now I continue daily chores in the dark”可知，之前我一直习惯在日落之前干完活，故选B。14A.changed BruinedCproved Dwitnessed答案：A结合上下文语境可知，与别人分享这个礼物是现在最能改变我们生活的事情，故选A。15A.took off Bbrought outCgot through Dgave away答案：D根据上文，公司给我们灯是让我们分享给社区的其他人可知，此处是我们分发那些灯，give away “分发”，故
27、选D。16A.adequate BexpensiveCrare Dequal答案：C根据下文，那里的人们很穷，可知，电池、蜡烛都是很稀有的，故选C。17A.supplies BsurvivorsCreports Dcomplaints答案：A尽管供应品来的比较慢，人们已经失业了，付不起电费账单。根据上文作者分发头灯可知，此处是指的供应品，故选A。18A.imagine BreceiveCundertake Dchoose答案：C根据上文指出人们失业，生活困难，自然是承担不起电费，故选C。19A.devoted BfamiliarCaccustomed Dgrateful答案：D结合上文语境可知
28、，Watts of Love使我们能够把爱传递下去，因此，我们应该是感激的，故选D。20A.nature BlightCfuture Dharvest答案：B结合上文可知，此处是我们见证了灯带来的笑容，故选B。短文改错(2019山东省济宁一中高三第一次调研考试)Rain is of greatly importance to us. Without rain, our water supply would cut off and we would die, such would plants and animals. Therefore, too much rain does a lot of
29、 harms to us. It floods fields, towns and cities, cause great losses for us. So far, mans control over rain had never stopped. If we can gain more effective control over rain, we will enjoy more freedom from the nature. Luckily, we humans have taken steps, such as planting more trees or using weathe
30、r forecasts, to help avoiding flood damage and protect our water supply.答案：难项分析：第三处：suchso考查so的用法。此处表示我们就会死去，植物和动物也会死去。“so连系动词be/助动词/情态动词另一主语”结构表示前句所述的肯定情况也适用于另外一个人或物，其中so作“也这样，也如此”解，故把such改成so。第四处：ThereforeHowever考查副词。句意：然而，太多的雨水也会对我们造成很大的伤害。前后文表示一种转折关系，故把Therefore改成However。第六处：causecausing考查非谓语动词。句意：它淹没了田野、城镇和城市，结果给我们带来了巨大的损失。此处是现在分词作结果状语，故把cause改成causing。
