2017-2018學年高中英語Module4SandstormsinAsia課時跟蹤練(二

1、Module 4 課時跟蹤練 ( 二) Introduction & Reading LanguagePoints一、全練語言點，基穩(wěn)才能樓高. 單詞拼寫1Bikes are very popular in China. Many people prefer cycling ( 騎自行車 ) towork.2Scientists have been trying to find ways to forecast ( 預報 ) earthquakes.3The increase in the number of plants can stop the process of desertifica

2、tion( 沙漠化 ).4The children carved a pumpkin into a frightening ( 嚇人的 ) mask.5Citizens ( 市民) here may have free access to the library.6 A mass ( 大規(guī)模 的) campaign has been started in China to prevent thedesertification process.7He equals me in strength ( 力量 ) but not in intelligence.8The sandstorm ( 沙塵暴

3、 ) led to a chain reaction which ended in a serious traincrash. 單句改錯1The children put on strange masks and frightened clothes every Halloween.fright enedfrightening2Many big trees along the road have been cut up for building houses. updown3The club womengathered mass of clothes for people in the tsu

4、nami-hit countries.massmasses4If you take over Dora s job, you are sure to be catched in the middle.catched caught5To make sure of your success in the coming speech contest, first of all youshould know your strength. strength strengths6It was such difficult a question that none of us worked it out.

5、suchso. 完成句子1The article is too long and should_be_cut_down by half.這篇稿子太長，得砍掉一半。2She was_frightened_at_the_sight that he was drowned.她看到他被淹死的情景感到恐懼。23The tailor cut_up_a_large_piece_of_cloth to make one shirt for me and twofor my son.裁縫把一大塊布裁開給我做一件襯衣，給我兒子做兩件。4A_great_mass_of_people are coming to se

6、e the exhibition.大批人前來參觀展覽會。5The frog was_caught_in the net.青蛙陷在網里了。6Tolerance is one_of_her_many_strengths.寬容是她許多優(yōu)點中的一個。7He has so_many_books_that I can t count them.他有很多書，我數也數不清。8I consider_it_no_use_quarrelling with him about it.我認為為這件事和他爭吵是沒用的。9There appears_to_have_been a mistake.看來一直就有錯。10I ha

7、ve so_little_money_that I cannot afford a car.我的錢太少，買不起車。. 課文語法填空Sandstorms 1.have_been (be) a major disaster for many Asian countries forcenturies. Scientists have tried many ways 2.to_solve (solve) this problem and inChina, a mass campaign 3.has_been_started (start) to help solve it.Sandstorms are

8、 strong, dry winds that carry sand. They are often 4.so thick thatyou can t see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong enough 5.to_move (move)sand dunes.Northwest China is part of the sandstorm center in Central Asia. Sandstorms beginin desert areas. Sandstorms sometimes affect Beijing. Citizens

9、wake up to an orangesky and strong winds 6.that cover the city in a thick, brown-yellow dust.The Chinese Central Weather Station can forecast a sandstorm some weeks 7.beforeit arrives in Beijing, but the 8.strength (strong) of the storm sometimes surprisespeople.The desert is only 250 kilometers awa

10、y to the west of Beijing. In order to preventit 9.coming (come) nearer, the government has planted more than 30 billion treesand plans 10.to_continue (continue) planting for the next five years. 串點成篇微表達2昨天中央電視臺預報 (forecast) 了一場可怕的 (terrifying) 沙塵暴 (sandstorm) 即將襲擊中國內陸地區(qū) (inland) 。今天當市民們 (citizen) 出行

11、(go out) 時都為此作了準備。他們帶著面紗 (mask) 保護(protect) 自己免受沙塵 (dust) 之苦。沙塵暴的確駭人 (frightening) ，使得在街上行走很困難；風刮得很猛，攜帶著大量 (a mass of) 沙塵，空中滿是塵土。街上，人們不得不用盡力氣 (strength) 騎車(cycle), 有些人被迫步行。由于 (as a result of) 沙漠化 (desertification) ，近幾年中國的沙塵暴好像是增多了。這是一個漫長的過程(process) ，一旦形成，就很難改變。Yesterday_the_CCTV_station_forecast_th

12、at_a_terrifying_sandstorm_would_hit_inland_areas_in_China._Today_citizens_prepare_for_it_when_they_go_out._They_wear_masks_to_protect_themselves_from_dust._The_sandstorm_is_really_frightening,_which_makes_it_difficult_to_walk_in_the_street._The_wind_is_blowing_hard,_bringing_a_mass_of_dust_which_is_

13、filled_with_the_air._People_have_to_use_up_all_their_strength_to_cycle_in_the_street,_and_some_people_are_forced_to_walk._Sandstorms_in_China_appear_to_have_increased_in_recent_years_as_a_result_of_ “desertification ” This_is_a_long_process,_and_once_it_is_formed,_it_is_hard_to_change_its_present_si

14、tuation._二、勤練高考題型，多練自能生巧. 完形填空The year is 2094. It has been announced that comet ( 彗星) is heading towardsthe Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably _1_ thesouthern half of the Earth.On 17 July, a _2_ which is four kilometers wide enters the Earth s _3_ witha massive exp

15、losion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the _4_ part hitsthe South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of _5_. The sea _6_ and a huge holeis made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread out from the hole. Thewall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilom

16、etersan hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of peopleare _7_.Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet _8_ inArgentina. Earthquakes and Volcanoes are _9_ off in the Andes Mountains. The shock_10_ move north into California and all around the

17、 Pacific Ocean. The cities ofLos Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely _11_ by earthquakes. Millionsof people in the _12_ half of the earth are already dead, and the _13_ won t be safe for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is _14_ by clouds of dust,34and temperatures around the worl

18、d fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sunwont be seen again for many years. Wars _15_ as countries fight for _16_. Ayear later, no more than 10 million people remain _17_.Could it really _18_？ In fact, it has already happened more than once in thehistory of the Earth. Science shows that dinos

19、aurs ( 恐龍 ) _19_ on the Earth forover 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Manyscientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of heavenly object. The dinosaurscouldn t live through the cold _20_ that followed and they died out. Will we meetthe same end?語篇解讀：彗

20、星撞擊地球，會造成什么樣的災難性的后果？1A.attack BhitCbeat Ddamage解析：選 B 彗星應該是“擊中”地球，故應該是 hit “擊中；襲擊”。 beat 意為反復的“打擊”； attack “攻擊”； damage“毀壞”。2A.piece BcometCpart Dhalf解析：選 A 指兩塊中的一塊進入大氣層。 a piece 與上一段中的“ two pieces ”相照應。3A.air BenvironmentCsituation Datmosphere解 析： 選 D 彗 星碎 塊 進 入 大 氣層 。所以 應用 atmosphere 。air “ 空 氣” ；

21、environment “環(huán)境”； situation “情況”。4A.rest BotherCremaining Dhalf解析：選 C 該彗星石的一部分已經毀滅，剩下的部分和地球相撞。 rest 不能作定語。只能用 the rest of sth. 。5A.sound BvoiceCearth Dair解析：選 A 以兩百倍于聲速的速度才符合科學常識。6A.burns BdestroysCharms Dboils解析：選 D 大海沸騰起來，而不是燃燒起來。 harm 和 destroy 不合題意。7A.dead BlostCdied Ddamaged4解析：選 C 好幾百萬人丟失了生命。

22、dead 表示死亡狀態(tài)； sb. be lost 表示“迷路”。8A.enters BcomesCflies Dlands解析：選 D 另一塊彗星降落在阿根廷境內。 land “著陸”。9A.sent BsetCcaused Dmade解析：選 B 句意：火山和地震被引發(fā)。 set sth. off “引發(fā)某物強烈發(fā)生”。10A.rocks BwavesCearth Dshakes解析：選 B shock waves“沖擊波”，符合題意，而且在本段的第一句中已出現。11A.damaged BchangedCruined Dinjured解析：選 C 由文意可知，這些城市完全被毀滅。 ruin

23、“毀滅”。12A.southern BnorthernCwestern Deastern解析：選 A 由第一段最后一句可知，這兩塊彗星會擊中南半球。13A.north BsouthCwest Deast解析：選 A 前后兩句應該為并列關系。上句是南半球的情況，則下句“北半球”符合句意。14A.colored BhiddenCpolluted Dshut解析：選 B 句意：太陽被云層所遮蓋。根據下文“太陽再也看不到了”，可知答案選B。15A.come out Bturn outCtake place Dbreak out解析：選 D 戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)應該用 break out 。 come out“出來

24、”； turn out “結果是”；take place “發(fā)生”。16A.water BmoneyCfood Dthe earth解析：選 C 由前文中“ Crops are ruined. ”，可知，國與國之間會為爭奪糧食而戰(zhàn)。17A.on the moon Bon the cometCin the ocean Don the earth解析：選 D 句意：一年后地球上僅僅存留著一千萬人。5618A.be true BhappenChit the earth Ddestroy the earth解析：選 B 此句意為“這種事情真的會發(fā)生嗎？”而非“這種事情可能是事實嗎？”；因為 it 指這種事情，而不是該彗星，所以 C、D兩項都不對。19A.have been Bhad beenCwere Dwould be解析：選 C 句意：恐龍曾經在地球上生活過 1.6 億多年。并沒有延續(xù)到現在，