1、Unit 4 Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking1、Rescue workers are rescuing the _ ( injure) in the earthquake.2、The flood _ ( destroy) a lot of houses and many people became homeless.3、With the governments aid ,those _ ( affect) by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements.4、The square
2、looks more beautiful _ all the lights on.5、They dug a hole and _ ( bury) the money.6、Mr Brown and a partner _ _ (建立) on their own and built a successful fashion company.7、Two hours later, the sailors _ _ _ (逃离) the sinking ship on a little boat.8、Wang collected _ _ (超过) 7 million abandoned bricks of
3、 different ages.9、After he had been trapped for more than 40 hours, he was saved by _ _ (救援人员).10、Two people got _(困住)in the lift this morning when the electricity was cut off.11、 One day when I was about nine years old, I ran into my mothers bedroom and opened the dresser (化妆台). Then in the top dra
4、wer (抽屉) was a small 1 jewelry box. I was fascinated by its treasures. Then I saw there was something2under a piece of cloth.3the cloth, I found a little white chip (碎片) of china. Why did my mother keep such a4thing? Shining slightly in the light, it5no answers. Some months later, I was setting the
5、dinner table when my neighbor Marge knocked at the door. Coming in and6the table, Marge said, Oh, you are expecting company (客人). Ill7another time. No, come on in, Mum replied. We are not8 anyone. But isnt that your good china? Marge asked. Id9trust kids to handle my good dishes! Mum laughed. Tonigh
6、t is my familys favorite meal. If you set your best table for a (n)10meal with guests, why not for your own 11 ? A few broken plates are a small 12 to pay for the joy we get. Then she added, 13 , every chip and crack has a story to tell. Mum went to the cupboard and took down a plate. She said, Seei
7、ng this 14 on the edge (边缘) here? It happened when I was 17. Her voice 15 . One day my brother invited a young man to dinner and sat him next to me. I was so 16 that when I took the plate, it 17 and knocked against the fork. As the young man was leaving, he 18 a piece of broken china in my hand with
8、out saying a word. I couldnt forget about that plate with the 19 chip. I went up to take out the little wooden jewelry box again. I examined the chip20 . The chip which my mother had saved with care belonged to the plate she broke on the day she met my father.1. A. silver B. gold C. china D. wooden2
9、. A. hidden B. unpaid C. removed D. fixed3. A. Covering B. Tearing C. Seeking D. Lifting4. A. broken B. real C. beautiful D. valuable5. A. found B. invented C. offered D. selected6. A. glaring at B. glancing at C. looking on D. spying on 7. A. set by B. sit by C. stop by D. stand by8. A. inviting B.
10、 expecting C. consulting D. celebrating9. A. always B. sometimes C. never D. regularly 10. A. common B. strange C. unbelievable D. special 11. A. family B. relative C. neighbor D. ancestor 12. A. value B. mistake C. news D. price 13. A. However B. Though C. Besides D. Otherwise 14. A. break B. scene
11、 C. spot D. design 15. A. hardened B. softened C. sharpened D. weakened 16. A. nervous B. anxious C. surprised D. pleased 17. A. jumped B. escaped C. slipped D. left 18. A. threw B. laid C. examined D. covered 19. A. replaced B. penniless C. remaining D. missing 20. A. secretly B. carefully C. grate
12、fully D. proudly12、 Earthquake rescue robots have experienced their final tests in Beijing.Their designers say with these robots,rescuers will be able to buy more time to save lives during an earthquake. This robot looking like a helicopter,is called the detector-bot.Its about 4 meters long,and it t
13、ook about 4 years to develop the model.Its main functions (作用) are to collect information from the air,and send goods of up to 30 kilos to people trapped by an earthquake. This robot has a high definition 360 degrees panoramic (全景) camera.It can work day and night and will also be able to send the l
14、atest pictures from the quake area. Dr.Qi Juntong,Chinese Academy of Science,said,“The most important feature of this robot is that it doesnt need a distant control.We just set the destination (目的地) information on it,and then it takes off,and lands by itself.It flies as high as 3,000 meters,and as f
15、ast as 100 kilometers per hour.” This robot has a different functionit can change as the environment changes.Its main job is to search for any signs of life in places where human rescuers are unable to go. As well as a detector (探测器) that finds victims and detects poisonous gas,a camera is placed in
16、 the 40 centimeters long robot,which can work in the dark. Another use for the rescuers is the supply bot.With its 10-meter-long pipe,people who are trapped in the ruins,will be able to get supplies including oxygen and liquids. Experts have said that the robots will enter production,and serve as pa
17、rt of the national earthquake rescue team as soon as next year.1.According to the passage,this robot_.A.is carried by the helicopterB.weighs about 30 kilosC.is a machine with a length of 10 metersD.hasnt been put into production so far2.Dr.Qi Juntong thinks this robot is different from the others ma
18、inly in that_.A.it has more functionsB.it has a unique shapeC.it has more advanced camerasD.it can work by himself once given the information3.The underlined word “which” in Paragraph 6 refers to_.A.a cameraB.a detectorC.a rescuerD.a supply4.The text is mainly about_.A.what the robot looks likeB.an
19、introduction to the robotC.how the robot is madeD.information about earthquakes13、 The scientific study of earthquakes is comparatively new. Until the 18th century, few factual descriptions of earthquakes were recorded, and the natural causes of earthquakes were not well understood. The earliest ear
20、thquake for which we have descriptive information occurred in China in 1177 BC. The Chinese earthquake catalog (目录) describes several dozen large earthquakes in China during the next few thousand years. Earthquakes in Europe were mentioned as early as 580 BC, but the earliest for which we have some
21、descriptive information occurred in the mid-16th century. The earliest known earthquakes in the Americas were in Mexico in the late 14th century and in Peru in 1471, but descriptions of the effects were not well recorded. By the 17th century, descriptions of the effects of earthquakes were being pub
22、lished around the world. The most widely felt earthquakes in the recorded history of North America were a series that occurred in 1811-1812 near New Madrid, Missouri. A great earthquake, whose magnitude is reported to have been about 8, occurred on the morning of December 16, 1811. Another great ear
23、thquake occurred on January 23, 1812, and a third, the strongest yet, on February 7, 1812. Aftershocks (余震) were nearly continuous between these great earthquakes and continued for months afterwards. These earthquakes were felt by people as far away as Boston and Denver. Because the population in th
24、ese regions was small, the destruction of human life and property was slight. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was one of the most destructive in the recorded history of North Americathe earthquake and the fire that followed killed nearly 700 people and left the city in ruins.1. When did publish
25、ed descriptions of the effects of earthquakes become popular in the world?A. In the 1300s.B. In the 1400s.C. In the 1500s. D. In the 1600s.2. What do we know about the earthquakes in 1811-1812 in North America?A. They killed a large number of people.B. They occurred in San Francisco.C. They could be
26、 felt very far away.D. They almost destroyed entire cities.3. What can we infer from the passage?A. Few earthquakes were scientifically studied before the 18th century.B. Earthquakes can be avoided with the development of technology.C. Most of the early earthquakes caused little damage.D. People hav
27、ent found the causes of earthquakes so far.4. Whats the best title for this passage?A. The scientific study of earthquakesB. Earthquakes in historyC. The effects of earthquakes on humansD. Why earthquakes occur14、阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 Strange things appeared before the Tangshan earthq
28、uake happened. For three days the water in the village wells _(rise) and fell. The well walls had deep cracks in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. Some animals including fish, _(mouse) behaved strangely. Other strange things also happened in the city,_people thought little of these events a
29、nd they slept as usual. _(final) a terrible earthquake hit the city of Tangshan on July 28, 1976, in which more than 240,000 people died and many_(injure). Many houses fell down and sand filled the wells instead of water. People were greatly shocked. All the electricity in the city was cut off and p
30、eople began_(wonder) how long the disaster would last. The whole city was completely destroyed and the world seemed to be_an end. It was one of the most destructive earthquakes ever,_shocked the whole nation. However, the people of Tangshan didnt lose hope because 150,000 soldiers were sent to help
31、the rescue workers. The soldiers tried their best to dig out those _were trapped. They also built shelters for the_(survive). Fresh water was taken to the city by every means. Slowly, the city began to come back to life. 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.客观填空 injured解析：考查固定用法句意:救援人员正在营救地震中的伤者。“the+形容词”表示一类人;the inj
32、ured伤者。 2答案及解析：答案：1.客观填空 destoryed解析：考查时态。句意:洪水毁掉了很多房屋,很多人变得无家可归由句中的became可知,此处应用一般过去时,故填 destroyed. 3答案及解析：答案：1.客观填空 affected解析：考查过去分词句意:在政府的援助下,那些受到地误影响的人已经搬到了新的定居点代词those与动词affect构成被动关系,应用过去分词;过去分词短语 affected by the earthquake在句中作后置定语修饰those,故填affected. 4答案及解析：答案：1.客观填空 with解析：考查with的复合结构句意:所有的灯都
33、亮了,广场看起来更漂亮了。此处是with的复合结构,wiith+宾语+宾补 (副词),故答案为with. 5答案及解析：答案：1.客观填空 buried解析：考查时态。句意:他们挖了个洞,把钱埋了起来,根据句中的dug可知,此处用一般过去时,故填buried。 6答案及解析：答案：set up解析： 7答案及解析：答案：got away from解析： 8答案及解析：答案：more than解析： 9答案及解析：答案：rescue workers解析： 10答案及解析：答案：1.客观填空 trapped解析： 11答案及解析：答案：DADAC BCBCD ADCAB ACBDB解析：1. D
34、根据最后一段中的I went up to take out the little wooden jewelry box again.可知，盒子是木制的(wooden)。2. A 根据下文的under a piece of cloth可知，布下面藏着(hidden) 东西。3. D根据语境可知，此处是指将那块布拿起来(lifting)。4. A 根据前一句话 .I found a little white chip of china.可知，作者想知道妈妈为什么保留这破碎的(broken)东西。5. C作者想知道妈妈为什么保留这破碎的东西，但是它没有提供 (offered)任何答案。6. B gl
35、are at怒目而视；glance at扫视；look on观看，旁观；spy on刺探。根据Ill another time.可知，此处指瞥了一眼 。7. C 根据Oh, you are expecting company.可知，邻居说那我下次再来(stop by) 。8. B前文邻居用了 expecting词，这里与之呼应。9. C邻居说自己从不(never)让孩子碰自己的好餐具。10. D common常见的；strange奇怪的；unbelievable难以置信的； special特殊的。此处指特别的晚餐。11. A此处意为如果你为客人准备了一顿特别的晚餐，为什么不为你自己的家人(fa
36、mily)准备呢？ 。此处family与句中guests对应。12. D此处意为几个破碎的盘子对于我们得到的快乐来说是一个很小的代价(price) 。13. C根据语意可知，此处是作进一步解释,所以用besides。14. A妈妈从橱柜里拿出一个盘子让我们看边缘的裂缝(break)。15. B妈妈沉浸在回忆中，声音变得温和(softened) 了。16. A 位年轻男士坐在旁边，她感到很紧张(nervous)。17. C 盘子滑落(slipped)撞到了叉子，这与下文的knocked against 意思一致。18. B年轻男士离开时把一块碎片放在(laid)妈妈手里，什么都没说。19. D
37、根据I couldnt forget about that plate with the chip. 可知，作者无法忘记那个缺(missing)碎片的盘子。20. B作者仔细(carefully)检查了那块碎片。 12答案及解析：答案：1.D; 2.D; 3.A; 4.B解析：语篇导读:一款用于地震救灾的机器人即将投入生产。本文对其进行了介绍。答案及剖析:1.D 细节理解题。由最后一段“Experts have said that the robots will enter production”可知,该机器人还未投入生产。由第二段第一、二、三句可分别排除A、C、B三项。2.D 细节理解题。由
38、第四段中的“The most important feature of this robot is that it doesnt need a distant control.”可知答案。3.A 猜测词义题。此处which指代前面句子的主语a camera。4.B 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了一款用于地震救灾的机器人,故选B。 13答案及解析：答案：DCAB解析：1. D 根据第二段最后一句 By the 17th century, descriptions of the effects of earthquakes were being published around the world.
39、可知， 答案为D。2. C 根据第三段中的 These earthquakes were felt by people as far away as Boston and Denver. 可知，答案为 C。3. A 根据第一段中的Until the 18th century, few factual descriptions of earthquakes were recorded. 可推断，答案为 A。4. B通读全文可知，本文简要介绍了历史上有记载的几次大地溪， 故答案为B。 14答案及解析：答案：rose; mice; but; Finally; were injured; to wonder; at; which; who; survivors解析：
