1、SectionReadingandThinking课后训练提升一、根据句意及首字母提示写出单词1.The farmers were sad to see that their crops were r by the storm.答案ruined2.When we b,the air goes into our lungs.答案breathe3.When I came in,she was still b in reading a novel.答案buried4.Kate has gone on a diet in an e to lose weight.答案effort5.They use w
2、ind energy to produce e.答案electricity6.In my class,more than 40 p of the students wear glasses now.答案percent7.He was badly hurt in the game and s great pain.答案suffered8.While studying history,its a good idea to know the historical c of the events.答案context二、选词填空as ifin ruinsin shockbe trapped inbe b
3、uried inmake effortssuffer fromcome to an endgo throughdig out1.The World War in 1945.答案came to an end2.Shortly after a big earthquake,the city took on a new look.答案suffering from3.It sounds the noise comes from upstairs.答案as if4.The firefighters went into the building on fire to rescue those who it
4、.答案were trapped in5.They a large parcel under the ruins.答案dug out6.If you ,Im sure you can make it.答案make efforts7.The young scientist a lot when he went to the desert to do some research.答案went through8.Hes ,but hell get over it after a rest.答案in shock9.Natural disasters may leave cities .答案in ruin
5、s10.Although it is noisy,she can reading books.答案be buried in三、完成句子1.她太震惊了,一个字也说不出来。She was say a word.答案too shocked to2.这个公寓住起来很舒服。The apartment is .答案comfortable to live in3.学生们跟着他们的老师进了教室。The students entered the classroom,.答案following their teacher四、阅读理解Natural disasters have hit Asia hard in re
6、cent years,taking hundreds of thousands of lives.But while these tragedies have destroyed homes and lives,they have also created heroes.MuelmarMagallanes.As the heavy rain was destroying homes and villagers in Manila,the 18-year-old worker jumped into action.Muelmar swam through the floods and pulle
7、d 30 of his neighbours to safety.After pushing a mother and baby to the shore on a small boat,the tired hero was lost in the water,and his body was discovered the next day.“He gave his life for my baby,”saidMenchiePenalosa,the childs mother.“I will never forget him.”Tilly Smith.You never know when t
8、hose lessons learned in geography class will be put to good use.ForSmith,just 10 years old at the time,being able to recognise the warning signs of a tsunami,saved about 100 lives at a holiday centre in Thailand.The English schoolgirl was walking on a beach in Phuket when she noticed the water was c
9、oming in,but it wasnt going out again.Atsunami,sherealised,was just minutes away.Her father told everyone to leave the beach.The beach was one of the few in Phuket where no one was killed or seriously injured.Aisah,Neneh,Azmi,Nuraida and Sulastri.For these five women from the village of Lampaseh,the
10、 tsunami took everything.Thatday,Aisah lost her 17-day-old granddaughter.Neneh lost seven of her nine children.Azmi lost her parents.Nuraida lost three of her sisters and brothers,andSulastri lost her husband,daughter and youngest son.All lost their homes.Everything was gone except for their strong
11、belief.Soon after the tsunami,the five women went back to clean up the village.These women lost nearly everything,except their determination to rebuild their lives.1.What happened to Muelmar?A.He lost his family in a flood.B.He was found dead on a boat.C.He took part in a swimming race.D.He saved ot
12、hers at the cost of his own life.答案D解析细节理解题。根据文中描写的第一个英雄MuelmarMagallanes的事迹“pulled30ofhisneighbourstosafety.thetiredherowaslostinthewater,andhisbodywasdiscoveredthenextday.”以及被救孩子的母亲说的话“Hegavehislifeformybaby”可知,Muelmar为了营救他人牺牲了自己的生命。故选D项。2.On the day of the tsunami in Thailand,Smith.A.was having a
13、 geography classB.got seriously injuredC.was at the seasideD.lost her father答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二个英雄TillySmith的介绍“TheEnglishschoolgirlwaswalkingonabeachinPhuketwhenshenoticedthewaterwascomingin.”可知,海啸发生那天Smith在海边。故选C项。3.The five women from the village of Lampaseh can best be described as .A.cleverB.honest
14、C.strong-mindedD.kind-hearted答案C解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中描写Lampaseh村庄的五名女子海啸过后重建村庄的决心可知,她们有坚强的决心和意志。故选C项。4.Whats the best title for the passage?A.Meet the heroes created by disastersB.Create a better world togetherC.The worst disasters in AsiaD.Brave acts of the good答案A解析主旨大意题。根据文章第一段的“theyhavealsocreatedhero
15、es”以及接下来叙述的英雄的英勇事迹可知,本文的重点在于:英雄和灾难,说明灾难造就英雄。故选A项。五、完形填空It happened when I was in Grade 4.My teacher Ms Orange asked us to bring cards,candy and other gifts to class.She wanted us to celebrate Thanksgiving Day as a class.I1 this activity and thought it would be fun,so I asked my mum to help me make s
16、ome nice cookies.I2 bought some cards.I couldnt wait to give them to my classmates.When the day finally 3,things went very well.People gave each other cards and candy.Everyone seemed very 4.I gave out all of the things I took to school to my classmates.However,I received nothing.I was surprised at w
17、hat was happening.Ms Orange then asked us to 5 what we received and say whom it came 6.When my name was called,I couldnt hold back my 7 because I didnt get anything from anyone.I was 8 by the people who said that they were my friends.It was surely a 9 day for me.I was angry.But I didnt want to 10 my
18、 classmates.I kept being kind to them and studied hard.And what I did paid off.I became one of the 11 students in my class.My teachers and classmates were proud of me.Now I have many good friends by my side.The12 from them alone will always be the best gift I will value forever.I13 that the best gif
19、ts in life dont come from stores.Its the things that we value in our 14 that count.Im glad that I made the right decision and 15 my classmates friendship in the end.1.A.paid forB.looked forward toC.made use ofD.looked at答案B解析根据后文的“thoughtitwouldbefun”可知作者很“期盼”这次活动。2.A.alsoB.neverC.sometimesD.hardly答
20、案A解析除了让他妈妈做了一些小甜点之外,作者“也”买了一些卡片。3.A.joinedB.arrivedC.lastedB.changed答案B解析这里是指那天终于“到”了。4.A.worriedB.funnyC.happyD.upset答案C解析根据上文的“thingswentverywell”可知每个人看起来都很“高兴”。5.A.showB.eatC.sellD.paint答案A解析礼物交换结束后,老师让同学们“展示”他们所收到的礼物。show“展示”。6.A.toB.fromC.forD.by答案B解析除了要展示他们所收到的礼物外,还要说出礼物是从谁那里得来的。故选B项。7.A.aimsB
21、.plansC.tearsD.words答案C解析根据下文的“becauseIdidntgetanythingfromanyone”可知作者很伤心,忍不住流下了“眼泪”。8.A.lovedB.repliedC.preferredD.forgotten答案D解析作者没有收到礼物,感觉自己被别人“忘记”了。forget“忘记”。9.A.shortB.sadC.beautifulD.great答案B解析根据上文的介绍可知,对于作者来说,这是一个让人“伤心的”日子。10.A.pleaseB.rememberC.surpriseD.hate答案D解析根据语境可知,作者虽然很生气,但他并不想去“恨”他的同
22、学们。11.A.bestB.laziestC.tallestD.prettiest答案A解析由下文的“Myteachersandclassmateswereproudofme.”可知,作者成为了他们班最好的学生之一。12.A.adviceB.friendshipC.candyD.card答案B解析根据上文的“NowIhavemanygoodfriendsbymyside.”可知,作者从同学那里收获了“友谊”。13.A.hopeB.lieC.explainD.believe答案D解析“thebestgiftsinlifedontcomefromstores”是作者所“相信”的道理。14.A.heartsB.handsC.wishesD.classrooms答案A解析作者认为,珍贵的礼物不是商店里买来的,而是我们在“心里”所珍惜的。15.A.finishedB.heardC.wonD.understood答案C解析作者为自己做出了一个正确的决定并“赢得”了同学们的友谊而感到高兴。