2017-2018學年高中英語周末培優(yōu)(第07周)Unit4Earthquakes(1)(含解

1、Unit 4 Earthquakes(1)(測試時間：40 分鐘，總分：60 分)班級：_ 姓名：_ 座號：_ 得分：_I.單句語法填空(每小題1 分，滿分 6 分)1. Li Ping s brother is too young_(join) the army.2. The storm_(ruin) the crops and the farmers lost their hope.3. The nu mber of the stude nts sta nding outside_ (be) about twen ty.4. He doesn t speak English as_ (fl

2、uent) as she.5. The_(shock) accide nt was a great shock for us.6. _(judge) from the look of sky, it seems to be clear up.【參考答案】I. to join2. ruined3. is4. flue ntly5. shock ing6. Judg ingII.選詞填空(每小題 1 分，滿分 10 分)right away think little of at an end in ruins thenumber of tens of thousandsofbe trapped s

3、oon after dig out as if1. The long hard win ter was at last_.2. When the accide nt happe ned,_people trapped un der the mine reached 100.3. _people in cludi ng the old and the young were buried un der the ruins of the buildi ngsafter the earthquake.4. Black clouds are gathering in the sky; it looks_

4、it s going to rain.5. You d better go to the teachers office_, for our maths teacher has been looking foryou.6. The old castle now lies_. Obviously, it is in n eed of repair.7. Julia felt_in a dead end job.8. The people here_ walking ten miles, for they walk to work every day.9. Everybody in the tow

5、 n knew the news_ the singing star was accused of not pay ing tax.to predict earthquakes more precisely（精確地 ).10. We had to_ the car_of the snow.【參考答案】1. at an end 2. the number of3. Tens of thousands of 4. as if5. right away 6. in ruins7. trapped 8. think little of9. soon after 10. dig; outIII.閱讀理解

6、（每小題 2 分，滿分 14 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C 和 D 四個選項中，選出最佳選項。ABuildings crashed to the ground in seconds. Thousands of people lost their lives in a flash.Since they were told an earthquake would hit Tokyo around September 16, Japanese people haven t been able to getthese thoughts out of their minds.They hea

7、rd the news from Yoshio Kushida, a researcher who used radio waves to predict that an earthquake wouldstrike with a magnitude（ 量級 ） of at least seven. It would be terrible not to warn people of a possible disaster in casea quake actually occurs, he said.His warning had a big effect. Frightened Tokyo

8、 people have been stocking up on water, food and candles inpreparation for the terrible day.But Kushida hasn t had much support from the experts. At present, predicting earthquakes is thought to beimpossible. No one can tell exactly where or when the next major earthquake will occur. An earthquake b

9、egins tens ofmiles below the earth s surface: its too faraway to see.Ancient Chinese and Italian scientists forecast earthquakes by special earthquake clouds . They found that aweek before an earthquake, there were often strange clouds shaped like snakes, waves or feathers in the sky. Theythought th

10、e clouds might come from a gas produced underground by an earthquake.People also used to watch animals to see if earthquakes were coming. When they saw birds fly away suddenly,dogs barking violently or fish jumping out of the water, they told people to leave the area. Somescientists believed animals

11、had a sharper sense of changes taking place underground.But the ancient methods were not reliable enough. Nowadays, scientists use special instruments3Satellite systems are very useful: they record small changes in the earth s magnetic fields( 磁 場)which help showwhere and whe n an earthquake may str

12、ike.1. Since they were told an earthquake would hit Tokyo, Japa nese people_A. have had no mind to do their workB. have always thought great damage it may causeC. have almost forgotte n about itD. have bought all the foods in the markets2. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Tokyo people were surprise

13、d at the warning.B. Great disasters would happe n if people are not warned of before an earthquake.C. Predict ing earthquakes is completely impossible at prese nt scie nee level.D. Accord ing to ancient people, before an earthquake we can see stra nge clouds any where.3. Which is the best way to pre

14、dict earthquakes no wadays?【語篇解讀】要準確地預測地震很難，但從古至今人們都嘗試用不同手段對地震進行預測。1.B【解析】細節(jié)理解題由第一段內容、尤其是最后一句Japanese people haven 1 been able to get thesethoughts out of their mindsN可知答案為Bo2.B 【解析】細節(jié)理解題。由第二段最后一句rfIt would be terrible not to wam people of a possible disaster incase3.quake actually occursF,可知答案3.C【解

15、析】細節(jié)理解題=由文童最后兩段可看出答案為 Co4. A【解析】主旨大意題。由全文可知，本文講的是地震預報的重要性。Tail spinTwo dolph ins race around in a big pool in the Ocea n Park. The smaller dolph in, Grace, showsoff a few of her tricks, turning around and wav ing hello to the crowd. The most amaz ing thi ngA. Watch animals.C.Usesatellitesystems.4. W

16、hicB. By special earthquake clouds D. There s no way.B. Mag netic fields.D. An earthquake in Japa n.Over the past six years, she has lear ned to swim without her tail. Dolph ins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and dow n. Grace taught herself to move ano ther way like a fish!She pushes he

17、rself forward through the water by moving her pedu ncle from side to side.The movements put harmful pressure on Grace s backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail forher. The tail had to be strong eno ugh to stay on Grace as she swam but soft eno ugh that it would n t hurt her.The firs

18、t time Grace wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she isstill lear ning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for anhour at a time, others not at all. The new tail isn t necessary for her to feel comfortable,says Stone, but it helps to kee

19、p that range of motion（動作）and build muscles（ 肌肉）.Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This mont, Grace will star inDolphinTale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has in spired more tha n justa new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her.

20、 Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives peopleso much courage.5. Whe n Grace first arrived at the Ocea n Park, her trainer worried about her_.A. physical buildB. pote ntial abilityC. cha nee of survivalD. adaptati on to the surro undings6. A man-made tail is created for Grace to_A. let her r

21、ecover faster5B. make her comfortableC. adjust her way of swim mingD. help her perform better tricks7. The story of Grace in spires people to_A. stick to their dreamsB. treat animals friendlyC. treasure what they haveD. face difficulties bravely【參考答案】【語篇解讀】本文為記敘文，講述了一只名叫格雷斯的海豚勇敢面對困難的故事。5. C 【解桁】細節(jié)理解

22、題 o 根據文童第二段中When the dolphin airivcd at the Ocean Park in Deacmbci 2005, shewas fighting for her life/h she going to raak it? Her traino; Abbey Stone, feared the 耶 glM可知此 題應選擇 C 項。6- C【解折】推理判斷題*根擔文童第四段和第五段的描述可知這條人造的屬巴是幫肋格雷斯游泳的，故 此題選擇 C 項“7 一 D【解析】推理判斷題“通讀全文，格雷斯從一開始身陷險境，到失去屋巴，最后有一個圓満的結局。 由此可以看出格雷斯的故事

23、能夠激勵人們勇敢地面對困難故選擇 D 項。IV.語法填空（每小題 1 分，滿分 10 分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1 個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。A Frenchman went to a small Italian town 1 stayed with his wife at the best hotel there.One ni ght, he went out for a walk alon e. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet.Sudde nly he 2 (feel) some one beh ind

24、him. He tur ned his head and saw an Italia n young manwho quickly walked past him. The man was nearly _ 3_ of sight when the Frenchman suddenly foundthat his watch was 4 (go). He thought that_ 5_ _ must be the Italia n who had take n hiswatch. He decided 6 (follow) him and get back the watch. Soon t

25、he Frenchman caught up withthe Italia n. Neither of them un derstood the 7 (other) language. The Fren chma n frighte nedthe Italian with his fist(拳頭)while 8 (point) at the Italian s watch. In the end theItalian gave up his watch to the Frenchman. When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman toldhis

26、wife 9 had happened. He was 10 (great)surprised when his wife pointed to the watchon the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italians.7【參考答案】【語篇解讀】一對法國夫婦去意大利旅行，丈夫以為自己的手表被人偷了，就搶回了自己的手表，結果最后才發(fā)現他的手表在旅館里。L znd and連接兩個并列謂語。2. felt根據上下文語境可知需用一般過去時o3. out out of si

27、ght意為消失在視野中”。 gone他的手表不見了。過去分詞的皿作形容詞童為不見了，失蹤了和o5. it it用于構成強調句型的基本框架。6- to follow decide to do sth_竜為,r決定做某事ffw7. other s這個法國人和意大利人互相不懂對方的語言。此處應用所有格形式，故填other s。8. pointing while doing表示同時做.，此句型省略了主語和be 動詞。邏輯主語 the Frenchman與動詞 point 之間為主動關系，故填 pointing。9. what what引導賓語從句，并作從句的主語，這里指那個法國人告訴他妻子發(fā)生的事。10. greatly此處應用副詞作狀語來修飾形容詞surprised。V.書面表達（滿分 20 分）假如你是李明，上周你們學校請地震專家王教授來做了一次關于地震自救知識的講座。請你就以下要點寫一篇英語作文介紹這次講座。內容要點：1.介紹學習地震防護知識的重要性。2演示如何在地震中保護自己