1、高中英语必修一M1Unit 4Earthquakes4.2Reading 1A 类基础知识运用I. Fill in blanks using the words in the reading passage.1. A water pipe b_ and the entire apartment was flooded.2. While crossing the road, the old man was knocked down and badly i_ .3. The news that her sons car had knocked down an old woman to death
2、s_ her.4. His house was completely d _ in the earthquake, which made him very sad.5. He stayed three months beneath the ruins before the _(救援) team found him.6. When we were children, our parents used to _(埋葬) something in the yard for us to dig up.7. Dont mention it again, or it will remind her of
3、her _(痛苦).8. The f_ girl was speechless after she saw the terrible scene.9. After e_ was cut off, the lights went out.10. D_ always come suddenly and cause a lot of damage.II. Complete the following sentences using the phrases in the passage.1. They _(评价不高) my suggestion, which made me a little upse
4、t.2. Please wait for a moment. Ill find the address for you _(立刻).3. Quite _(许多) world-famous paintings are on show in this exhibition.4. The children were happy that the long hot summer was at last _（结束.）5. Since Katrina, the city is still much _ (一片废墟) and thousands are homeless.III. Turn the foll
5、owing Chinese into English1. 看起来她好像在这个世界上没有一个朋友。(as if/though)_ she didnt have a friend in the world.2. 他们太年轻，无法理解所发生的一切。（too to）They are_ what is going on.B 类能力提升A powerful earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan at two forty-six p.m. local time on March eleventh.2011. Japans Meteorologic
6、al Agency released its first tsunami（海啸）warnings just three minutes later. The country has one of the best earthquake early warning systems in the world.There are more than four thousand Seismic Intensity Meters in place throughout Japan to measure earthquake activity. These meters provide informati
7、on within two minutes of an earthquake happening. Information about the strength and the center of the earthquake can be6高中英语必修一learned within three minutes.There are also concrete(混凝土) sea walls around much of the Japanese coastline. But these measures proved no match for the powerful earthquake an
8、d tsunami.Costas Synolakis ，a tsunami expert at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles said，Japan is one of those most well-prepared countries on earth in terms of tsunami warning. They had a warning. I think what went wrong is that they had not expected the size of this event.He says
9、there are two reasons for this. Japan has not had any event anywhere near as big as this one in the last one hundred fifty years. And scientists had not expected such a large earthquake happening off the coast of Japan.The nine point zero magnitude earthquake was the fourth most powerful earthquake
10、ever recorded worldwide. It was also the worst earthquake ever to hit Japan. The tsunami waves that followed were reported to have reached as high as thirteen meters in some areas.Costas Synolakis says Japans concrete sea walls were not built to handle such high waves. Experts say early warning syst
11、ems will continue to be limited by these facts until earthquakes and tsunamis can be predicted1. Where can this passage probably be adapted from?A. A magazine on science B. A fairy Tale C. A scientific fantasy book D. A newspaper2. Which of the following statements NOT true ?A. A terrible earthquake
12、 hit the northeastern coast of Japan B. It was also the worst earthquake in JapanC. The 9.0 earthquake was the fourth most powerful earthquake ever recorded in JapanD. Japans concrete sea walls were unable to handle such high waves.3. According to Costas Synolakis, why did Japan suffer such a loss?A
13、. The country has never experienced any event as big as this one over the past 150 yearsB. Japan has the best earthquake early warning systems in the world.C. There are not concrete sea walls around all of the Japanese coastlineD. The government didnt announce its first tsunami warnings three minutes earlier.6