1、UNIT 4 Natural disasters.阅读理解On the day the tornado(龙卷风) hit, there was no sign that fierce weather was on its waythe sky was blue and the sun had been out.The first warning my husband, Jimmy,67, and I, 65, got came around 9 pm, from some text on the TV Jimmy was watching.He ran upstairs to find me
2、in our thirdfloor bedroom, and we changed the channel from the national television to our local Pensacola, Florida，station.Soon the tornado was on top of us.It was the loudest thing I had ever heard.The bones of the house shook, and the power went out.And the wind began to roar (咆哮) through the hous
3、e, most likely through blownout windows and the door to our garage.Everything was moving.And the back wall of the house came off and flew into the darkness outside.We had three flights of steps to get to the storeroom down there, the relative safety of the first floor.I didnt know how or if we would
4、 make it down the steps.It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet.As we finally reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew out.Suddenly, a threefootlong tree branch flew over our heads, missing us by inches.By the time I reached the storeroom, the t
5、ornado had been over us for about a minute.Jimmy pushed me down to the storeroom floor, but he couldnt get inside himself because of the wind.I held Jimmys arm as the tornado blew the door open.My knees were full of glass, but I felt no pain.If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the back
6、 of the house and into the bay.All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet.I thought he was gone.And then everything stopped.He landed on his feet.In those first quiet moments, I couldnt believe it was over.Our neighbor said the storm lasted four minutes.In that time, four of the twelve town houses i
7、n our unit were completely destroyed.Amazingly, none of us were seriously injured.本文是一篇记叙文，主要叙述了作者和丈夫遭遇龙卷风的袭击，不离不弃相互扶持最终幸运存活下来的故事。1Where did the couple learn about the coming fierce weather?AFrom the dark sky. BFrom the national television.CFrom the local news report. DFrom the text sent by their ne
8、ighbors.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的from some text on the TV Jimmy was watching.and we changed the channel from the national television to our local Pensacola，Florida，station.可知，作者和丈夫是从当地的新闻报道中得知龙卷风的消息的，故选C项。2What can we infer from Paragraph 2 about the couple?AThey were hit by a tree branch. BThey tried to
9、 get out of the house.CTheir garage was blown to pieces. DTheir house was badly destroyed.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的most likely through blownout windows and the door to our garage.And the back wall of the house came off and flew into the darkness outside.可知，他们的房子损坏严重，故选D项。3What do we know about Jimmy when
10、 the author reached the storeroom?AHe was in great danger. BHe flew out of the house.CHe was seriously injured. DHe got inside the storeroom.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第四段末句If I had let go，Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house and into the bay.可知Jimmy处于危险之中，故选A项。.完形填空Last year before Christmas,
11、 my wife kept asking me what I wanted for the holiday.Later she _1_ me with a gift I wouldnt have expected to have such a lasting impact.We both _2_ the day volunteering together at our local _3_ bank, an experience that was more rewarding than I could ever have _4_.While at the food bank, I talked
12、with other _5_ as well as those there to collect foodan experience that opened my eyes to the face of _6_.As a father, the idea of a _7_ going hungry is something that makes me want to _8_ everything in my power to help fight the problem.I couldnt imagine being _9_ with the struggle of wondering _10
13、_ the familys next meals will be coming from, or the heartbreak that it must cause the parents and children.Thats why Im excited to join forces with some organizations to help draw attention to the _11_ serious issue of hunger.The more Ive learned about hunger, the more Im _12_ we can together make
14、a _13_.And，inspiration can come from people of all ages.Take Josh Williams, my young partner for example.At just five years old, he started to deal with hunger in his community and has been helping _14_ food and donations ever since.Now，at the age of 13，hes making a powerful impact by having already
15、 donated 650,000 pounds of food and feeding about 50 families weekly.Im in awe of Joshs commitment.His _15_ is remarkable，and shows the powerful impact anyoneyoung or old，rich or poorcan make.本文主要讲述了作者在粮食银行做志愿工作时的经历以及所感、所思。作者认为，任何人都可以为解决饥饿问题贡献力量。1A.frightened Bsurprised Cshowed Dshared答案：B解析：因为作者没有预
16、料到会收到这样的礼物，所以说妻子给了作者一个惊喜，故选surprised。2A.wasted Bstarted Cspent Dended答案：C解析：作者和妻子一整天都在做志愿工作。也就是说，作者和妻子把那天的时间都“花”在了做志愿工作上。3A.drink Bfood Cmoney Dcash答案：B解析：根据第二段开头的“While at the food bank”可知，作者和妻子是在“粮食”银行做志愿工作。4A.wanted Btested Cdoubted Dexpected答案：D解析：第一段第二句提到妻子的礼物对作者的影响是超乎作者预料的，此处表达的是相近的意思：这一经历比作者“
17、预料”的更有意义。5A.friends Bstudents Cmanagers Dvolunteers答案：D解析：根据第一段中的“volunteering”和该空前的“other”一词可知，此处所填名词应与作者身份相同，他们都是“志愿者”。6A.illness Bhunger Ccold Ddisaster答案：B解析：根据第二段第二句中的“going hungry”可知，通过做志愿工作，作者深入了解了“饥饿”问题。7A.sister Bfriend Cchild Dmother答案：C解析：作为一位父亲，作者当然无法忍受让一个“孩子”遭受饥饿的煎熬。8A.do Bjudge Csave D
18、ruin答案：A解析：身为父亲的作者无法忍受让一个孩子忍饥挨饿，因此作者想要“做”一切力所能及的事情来帮助这样的孩子。9A.satisfied Bfaced Ceducated Darmed答案：B解析：上一句提到作者无法忍受让一个孩子忍饥挨饿，此处顺应文意，指出得面对为下一餐而挣扎这一问题是作者无法想象的。 be faced with为固定短语，意为“面对”。10A.what Bwhy Cwhen Dwhere答案：D解析：根据后面的“coming from”可知，此处表示食物来自“哪里”。11A.only Bslightly Cvery Dshortly答案：C解析：上一句提到有些家庭吃了
19、上顿没下顿，这给父母和孩子带来了悲伤、失望，可见饥饿问题已经“非常”严重了。12A.afraid Bconfident Cunsure Dcurious答案：B解析：本段以一个孩子为例说明只要大家一起努力，就能解决饥饿问题。由此可知，本句是说作者对饥饿问题了解得越多，就越“有信心”解决这一问题。13A.truth Bmistake Cnoise Ddifference答案：D解析：结合下面的例子可知，一个孩子都能为解决饥饿问题发挥作用，那么如果大家团结一致，就一定能起作用。 短语make a difference意为“有作用，有影响”。14A.raise Bproduce Cbeg Dneed答案：A解析：他从5岁就开始帮着“募集”食物和捐赠物，以帮助解决饥饿问题。15A.story Bconcern Cadvice Didentity答案：A解析：文章最后一句对前面提到的乔什威廉姆斯的事迹进行总结：他的“故事”很不寻常，证明了任何人都能产生巨大的影响不论年龄、贫富。