1、UNIT 4 Natural disasters.完形填空I was eleven years old standing outside in just my underwear while I watched the house that I grew up in rapidly _1_ to the ground. A few minutes earlier I had been _2_ asleep in my nice, warm bed when a _3_ woke me up. My Nanas bedroom was just next to mine and my broth
2、ers. A fire had _4_ there and awakened her. _5_ hearing her, my older brother began to take action. The house, however, was over 50 years old and made of _6_.Before we could do anything the fire _7_ it.I stood there quaking with fear _8_ the fire destroyed my books, clothes, and toys. I watched _9_
3、while my Mom cried and my Dad swore. I wondered what was going to happen to us _10_ we had lost all of our things. As I looked around, though, I _11_ something for the first time: What matters arent _12_ . I saw my older brother running across the swinging (摇摆的) _13_ by our house to get help. I saw
4、my oldest brother who was on _14_ from an earlier accident standing _15_ on one leg. I saw my Nana and Dad gathering together and my Mom _16_ our little dog in her arms. Everything that was _17_ had survived the fire. Our lives would continue. And that was all that mattered.I still think of that fir
5、e in the night that helped me to learn the _18_ we share is far more important than _19_ things. Live your life then for the things that matter, not for the things you own. Love others. Help everyone. Let the _20_ inside of you make this world a warmer place. Let your soul shine brightly.本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。
6、主要讲述了一场大火把作者家夷为平地，让他们失去了所有，但家人们都幸存下来，由此作者也明白了一个道理：灾难中，一家人分享的爱远比物质上的东西重要，最后作者呼吁让我们用心中的那团热火让世界变得更加温暖。1A.pull Bfall Cburn Dthrow答案：C解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.pull 拉；B.fall跌落；C.burn烧；D.throw扔。根据下文“A fire had ”可知，家里发生火灾，房子被夷为平地，burn to the ground夷为平地，故C项正确。2A.sound Bwide ClightDheavy答案：A解析：考查固定搭配。我睡得正香，突然奶奶的尖叫声把我惊醒，
7、 sound asleep睡得很香，故A项正确。3A.dream Bneighbor CscreamDthunder答案：C解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.dream梦；B.neighbor邻居；C.scream 尖叫；D.thunder雷。根据下文情节可知，是奶奶的尖叫声把我惊醒，故C项正确。4A.broke in Bbroke out Cbroke upDbroke down答案：B解析：考查动词短语辨析。A.broke in 闯入；B.broke out (火灾，战争)等爆发；C.broke up 打碎；D.broke down机器出故障。根据前文“A fire had ”可知，发生了火灾，
8、故B项正确。5A.Without BAs CSinceDUpon答案：D解析：考查介词词义辨析。 根据下文“hearing her, my older brother began to take action”可知，一(upon)听到叫声，哥哥就行动起来，故D项正确。6A.mud Bsteel CwoodDcurtain答案：C解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.mud泥；B.steel钢铁；C.wood木头；D.curtain窗帘。根据前文 “The house, however, was over 50 years old and made of ”可知，房子很旧，是用木头做成的，故C项正确。7A
9、.consumed Bclaimed CspreadDinjured答案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.consumed烧毁、消耗；B.claimed声称；C.spread传播；D.injured受伤。 根据上文“Before we could do anything the fire ”可知，还没来得及反应，火已经把它烧毁，故A项正确。8A.though Bunless CuntilDwhile答案：D解析：考查连词词义辨析。A.though尽管；B.unless除非；C.until 直到；D.while当时。根据下文“the fire destroyed my books, clothes
10、, and toys”可知，当火烧毁房子，里面的书、衣服、玩具等的时候，我由于害怕而发抖，故D项正确。9A.hopefully Bexcitedly Chelplessly Dappropriately答案：C解析：考查副词词义辨析。A.hopefully有希望地；B.excitedly兴奋地；C.helplessly无助地；D.appropriately恰当地。根据下文“while my Mom cried and my Dad swore”可知，当妈妈在哭泣，爸爸在咒骂的时候，我无助地看着他们，故C项正确。10A.as though Bas long as Ceven ifDnow tha
11、t答案：D解析：考查连词短语辨析。A.as though好像；B.as long as只要；C.even if 即使；D.now that既然。既然我们失去了所有物品，我想知道接下来我们会发生什么，故D项正确。11A.dismissed Brecognized CdesiredDapproached答案：B解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.dismissed解散；B.recognized认出、认清；C.desired希望；D.approached接近。然而，当环顾四周的时候，我第一次认清了一些东西，故B项正确。12A.families Bsurroundings CthingsDpeople答案：C
12、解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.families 家庭；B.surroundings环境；C.things东西；D.people人。根据下文“Our lives would continue. And that was all that mattered. ”可知，此处用things 与下文our lives进行比较，那些身外之物并不重要，重要的是我们都幸存下来，故C项正确。13A.bridge Bpole CfenceDrope答案：A解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.bridge桥；B.pole杆；C.fence栅栏；D.rope绳索。根据语境可知，我看到哥哥跑过我家旁边那座摇摇晃晃的桥去求助，故A
13、项正确。14A.guard BwalkingsticksCfeetDhand答案：B解析：考查介词短语辨析。A.on guard值班；B.on walkingsticks拄着拐杖；C.on feet站着；D.on hand 在场。根据下文“an earlier accident”可知，他以前出过意外，腿脚不灵活，需要拄着拐杖，故B项正确。15A.freely Bunsteadily CcasuallyDpurposely答案：B解析：考查副词词义辨析。A.freely自由地；B.unsteadily不稳地；C.casually随意地；D.purposely 故意地。他以前出过意外，腿脚不灵活，
14、站得不稳，故B项正确。16A.holding Bquitting CliftingDbeating答案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.holding握、抱；B.quitting放弃；C.lifting举起；D.beating打。 妈妈抱着我们的小狗，hold.in ones arm意为“抱着”，故A项正确。17A.alive Bnative CexpensiveDnecessary答案：D解析：考查形容词词义辨析。 Aalive活着的；B.native与生俱来的；C.expensive昂贵的；D.necessary必要的。必要的一切(人和宠物)都从火海中逃过一劫，故D项正确。18A.exper
15、ience Bbitter CwealthDlove答案：D解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.experience经历；B.bitter痛苦；C.wealth财富；D.love爱。根据最后一段中的“love others”可知，那场火灾让我明白了我们分享的爱远比物质上的东西重要，故D项正确。19A.physical Bmental CsocialDpsychological答案：A解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.physical物质上的；B.mental情感上的；C.social社交的；D.psychological心理上的。我们分享的爱远比物质上的东西重要，故A项正确。20A.heart Bfire
16、 CspiritsDfeelings答案：B解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.heart内心；B.fire热火；C.spirits精神；D.feelings感情。 用你心中的那团热火让世界变得更加温暖，故B项正确。.语法填空When I was a kid, Mom used to cook food for us. One night after _1_ (spend) a long hard day at work, Mom placed a plate of bread jam and _2_ (extreme) burnt toast(烤面包) in front of my dad. I w
17、as waiting _3_ (see) if he noticed it. However, while eating his toast, Dad just asked me _4_ my day was at school. I dont remember what I told him that night, _5_ I do remember I heard Mom apologizing to Dad for burning the toast. Ill never forget what Dad said, “Honey, I love burnt toast.”Later th
18、at night, I _6_ (go) to kiss Daddy good night and asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He gave me _7_ big hug and said, “Your mamma put in a long hard day at work today, really _8_ (tire). Besides, a burnt toast never hurts but cold words do！”What Ive learned over the years _9_ (be) that l
19、earning to accept each others faults is one of the most important _10_ (key) to creating a healthy, growing and lasting relationship.文章讲述作者的妈妈将面包烤焦了，但是爸爸不但没有怪她而且说烤焦的面包很好吃。作者从中学到学会理解，学会接受别人的错误是创造健康、持久关系的最重要的关键之一。1spending解析：考查动名词。因为after是介词，其后的动词应用动名词形式，所以此处应用spend的动名词形式，故填spending。2extremely解析：考查副词。
20、句意：妈妈放了一碟面包酱和极度烤焦的面包放在爸爸面前。用副词修饰形容词，所以修饰形容词burnt应用extreme的副词形式，故填extremely。3to_see解析：考查动词不定式。句意：我在等着看爸爸是否注意到它。此处用动词不定式作目的状语，故填to see。4how解析：考查宾语从句。句意：爸爸只是问我在学校的日子怎么样。此处how意为“如何”，故填how。5but解析：考查连词。“我不记得那天晚上我告诉他什么了”和“我的确记得”之间存在转折关系，此处意为“但是”，故填but。6went解析：考查时态。根据后面的and asked him.可知，此空也应该用一般过去时，故填went。7
21、a解析：考查不定冠词。句意为“他给了我一个大大的拥抱”，因为表示“一”的概念时需用不定冠词，故填a。8tired解析：考查形容词作状语。句意：你妈妈今天工作了一整天，真的很疲惫。这里用形容词作结果状语，故填tired。9is解析：考查主谓一致。主语从句作主语，谓语用单数。根据此句时态，可知填is。10keys解析：考查名词复数。句意：这么多年我学到的是学会接受别人的错误是创造健康、和谐、持久关系最重要的关键之一。one of其中之一，后接名词复数。故填keys。.应用文写作假定你是李华，计划组织一次郊游，请给你的英国朋友Chris写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：1参加者；2时间、地点；3活动：登
22、山、野餐等。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear_Chris，I_intend_to_organize_a_trip_to_the_White_Cloud_Mountain,_Id_love_to_invite_you_to_join_us.Weather_permitting,_we_are_going_to_meet_at_my_school_gate_at_eight_oclock_this_Saturday._During_the_trip,_we_will_take_part_in_a_variety_of_cheerful_activities,_including_mountain_climbing_and_having_a_picnic.I_firmly_believe_that_we_will_enjoy_ourselves._If_you_want_to_join_us,_please_reply_to_me_at_your_earliest_convenience.Best_wishes_to_you.Sincerely，Li_Hua
