Unit+6+Disaster+and+hope+Starting+out+ Understanding+ideas課后練習(xí)題 高中英語外研版（2019）必修第三冊

Startingout&UnderstandingideasⅠ.單詞拼寫1.Anactivevolcanomay(爆發(fā))atanytimewithoutwarning.2.Chinesemedicalunitswereoperatinginthe(災(zāi)難)areasinAfricafortherescue.3.Thereareonly35stafftoserve30,000-(多,余)customers.4.Whenhereceivedthelettersayingthathismotherwasseriouslyill,hesetoutonthereturnjourney(立刻).5.Manybuildingsweredestroyedbya(颶風(fēng))lastweek.6.Weimmediatelycometotherescueifanyproblems(發(fā)生)inourdailylife.7.Andersonmadethe(通告)attheconferencethatthecompanywouldclosethenextweek.Ⅱ.單句語法填空1.Messi’stalentsstandoutin(compare)withotherfootballplayers.2.Suddenlyagoodidea(occur)tome,butIcouldn’tfindanypapertowriteon.3.Seeingthesnakewindingaroundthebranch,Ifeltabit(scary)andranaway.4.Peoplespeakhighlyoftheboy’sbraveryandcalmnessinfaceofsuchanemergency.5.Anearthquake,whichmaycausegreatdamage,isoneofthemostcommonnatural(disaster).6.Youreallyshouldn’thavereactedhiscommentonyourworksoviolently.After,hemeantnoharmtoyou.7.Thesurvivorshavewanderedaroundthejunglefordaysbeforebeingpickedbyasearchgroup.8.Lookingnewspaperseveryday,youcankeepupwiththerapidlydevelopingsituation.9.Comparedthelivingroom,thebedroomisamoreprivateplaceforrestingandrelaxing.10.Althoughitwaslateintothenight,hemadeitthesubwaystationtopickmeup.Ⅲ.單句寫作1.盡管天氣很冷,莉莉還是設(shè)法按時趕到了學(xué)校。Thoughitwascold,Lily.2.約翰,坐在我能看見你的地方。John,sit.3.我正要付現(xiàn)金,突然想起我把錢包忘在家里了。IwasgoingtopaybycashwhenIhadleftmypurseathome.4.既然天氣預(yù)報說有臺風(fēng),我們最好待在屋里。,wehadbetterstayathome.5.與整個地球的大小相比,最高的山似乎一點兒也不高。thesizeofthewholeEarth,thehighestmountaindoesnotseemhighatall.Ⅳ.閱讀理解AIntheUnitedStates,morethan90peoplediedacrosssixsouthernstateswhenstrongwindsknownastornadoesdestroyedhomes,officebuildingsandreligiouscentersonFridaynight.VictorGensini,aweatherscientistatNorthernIllinoisUniversity,calledthetornadothattraveledhundredsofmilesonFriday“Remarkable”.Hesaidthetornadotraveledabout300kilometers.Normally,tornadoesdieoutinminutes,hesaid,butthisonelastedforhours.Hesaidthestormmovedasfastasacargoingdownalargeroadway.SuchweathereventsdohappeninDecember,buttheydonothappenoftenthistimeofyearbecausethetemperatureonthegroundisnotsodifferentfromthathighinthesky.However,peopleinKentuckysaidtheairwaswarmandwetonFriday.Weatherscientistssaidthemixingofthewarmandcoldaircancreate“instability(不穩(wěn)定)”whichproducesstormsandthefast,spinning(旋轉(zhuǎn)的)windsoftornadoes.Thequestioniswhetherthedeadlystormcamebecauseofclimatechange.Theweatherscientistsarenotcompletelysure.Gensinisaidstrongwindsarecommoninthewinter,buttheydonotcreatetornadoesbecausetheairclosetotheEarthisalsocold.HaroldBrooksstudiestornadoesattheNationalSevereStormsLaboratory.WhiletheUShasmoretornadoesthananyothercountry,tornadoesonlyformonceoutofevery10strongstorms.Asaresult,hesaid,itishardtosayifthewintertornadoeshavesomethingtodowithclimatechange.Gensini,however,saidtheconditionsforstrongstormsarebecomingmorecommoninthewinterastheplanetwarmsup.JasonFurtado,ascientistattheUniversityofOklahoma,saidinthepasttornadoeshappenedmoreoftenduringwarmdaysinthesummer.However,asthewinterbecomeswarmer,especiallyinthesouthernUS,thetornadoseasonwillchange.Morewillhappeninthewinterandfewerwillhappeninthesummer.HesaidpeoplewholiveinplaceslikeKentucky,whichsufferedthemostfromFriday’sstorms,arenowlivinginanareawheretornadoesarecommon.1.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthetornado“Remarkable”?A.Itistheworstoneonrecord.B.Itlastedonlyminutes.C.Itwasquitedamaging.D.Itonlytraveledalongtheroadway.2.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.Whatisthecauseofthetornadoes.B.WhytheweatherchangesinDecember.C.HowspecialtheweatherisinDecember.D.Whatwerepeople’sattitudestothetornadoonFridaynight.3.WhichofthefollowingmayHaroldBrooksagreewith?A.Astrongstormusuallygrowsintoatornado.B.WintertornadoeswillbeacommonthingintheUS.C.TheUShasmoretornadoesinwinterthananyothercountry.D.Theconnectionbetweenwintertornadoesandclimatechangeisunknown.4.HowwilltornadoeschangeaccordingtoJasonFurtado?A.Theywilllastlongerandlonger.B.TheywillbecomeweakerinKentucky.C.Theywillhappenlessofteninthesummer.D.Theywilltravelfasterincoldermonths.BDoyouknowhowtoprepareforandsurviveamajorearthquake?AccordingtoDepartmentofConservationscientists,itisimportanttohavetherightanswertothatquestion.HowtoBePreparedElectricity,water,gasandtelephonesmaynotbeworkingafteranearthquake.Thepoliceandfiredepartmentsarelikelytobetiedup.Youshouldbepreparedtofendforyourselfforatleastthreedays,preferablyforaweek.You’llneedfood,waterandsoon.It’salsoagoodideatodecideaheadoftimehowandwhereyourfamilywillreuniteifseparatedduringaquake.Youmightchooseanout-of-the-areafriendorrelativethatfamilymemberscancalltocheckonyou.

Ifyou’reindoors,staythere.Getunderadeskortable.Thekitchenisaparticularlydangerousspot.Ifyou’reinanofficebuilding,stayawayfromwindowsandoutsidewallsanddonotusetheelevator.Ifyou’reoutside,getintotheopen.Stayclearofbuildings,powerlinesoranythingelsethatcouldfallonyou.Ifyou’redriving,movethecaroutoftrafficandstop.Avoidparkingunderoronbridgesoroverpasses.AfteranEarthquakeCheckforfire.Ifyousmellgas,shutoffthemaingasvalve(閥).Ifthere’ssignofdamagetoelectricalwiring,shutoffthepoweratthecontrolbox.Ifthephoneisworking,onlyuseitincaseofemergency.Avoiddrivingifpossibletokeepthestreetsclearforemergencyvehicles.Becarefulthatthingsmayfalloutofcupboardswhenthedoorisopened,andalsothatchimneyscanbeweakenedandfallwithjustatouch.Listentotheradioforimportantinformationandinstructions.Rememberthataftershocks,sometimeslargeenoughtocausedamageintheirownright,generallyfollowlargequakes.Ifyouleavehome,leaveamessagetellingyourfriendsandfamilyyourlocation.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“fendfor”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A.Lookfor.B.Takecareof.C.Beproudof. D.Thinkof.6.Whatshouldyoudowhenanearthquakehappens?A.Youshouldstayawayfromthekitchen.B.Youshoulddriveonabridge.C.Youshouldturnoffthepower.D.Youshouldlistentotheradiofrequently.7.Accordingtothepassage,whydoesn’ttheauthoradvisedrivingafteranearthquake?A.Becauseitisdangeroustodriveastherewillbeaftershocks.B.Becauseyourcarwillbeeasilydamagedinthestreetsfullofblocks.C.Becauseyoushouldmakewayforemergencyvehicles.D.Becauseyoucan’tfindaplacetoparkyourcar.8.Whatwillprobablyhappenafterabigearthquake?A.Thelocalpeople’slifewillreturntonormalinaweek.B.Therewillbemoreearthquakesoccurring.C.Therewon’tbeanyearthquakesinashorttime.D.Thelocalpeoplewillstayathomewaitingforhelp.CItwasJune8,1816anditwasearlysummerinVermont,US.Yet,awildwintersnowstormwasgoingon.Nearlyafootofsnowcoveredthefieldswhichhadbeenplantedcropsonlyweeksbefore.Thisstormwouldkillallofthecrops.Atthetime,peoplestruggledtounderstandwhathadcausedtheweathertochangesowildly.Itisonlynow,morethan200yearslater,thatscientistshavefinallysolvedthemystery.Thecauseoftheextremeweatherwasaneventthattookplaceayearearlierand10,000milesaway.ItallstartedwithavolcanocalledMountTambora.MountTamborasitsontheislandofSumbawa,abeautifullandwithrushingstreams,gentlehills,andthickjungles,inIndonesia.Nobodyhadanyreasontothinkthepeacefulmountainwasinfactavolcano.Ithadbeenasleepforcenturies,butonApril5,1815,Tamborawokeup.Thefirsteruptionshooktheislandandsentupstreamsoffireandash.Butthatwasnothingcomparedwithwhatwouldcomefivedayslater,onApril10.Thevolcanoexplodedwithahugecloudofgas,fireandashshothighintothesky.Thedayturnedmidnightblack,butthemountainturnedredasriversoflava(巖漿)floweddownthemountain.Theeruptionwentonformorethanthreedays,whichinstantlykilledatleast12,000peoplelivingonandaroundMountTambora.Ashandlavaruinedtheisland’ssoilandpoisoneditsriversandstreams.Ricefieldsweredestroyed.Nofruitsorvegetableswouldgrow.Therewerenofishtocatch;almosteveryanimalhadbeenkilled.TheeruptionofTamborain1815wasthedeadliestandmostpowerfulvolcaniceruptioninhumanhistory.9.WhydiditsnowheavilyinVermontinthesummerof1816?A.VermontwaslocatedinthesouthernpartoftheEarth.B.Vermonthadseriousenvironmentalpollution.C.Afarawayvolcanoeruptedayearearlier.D.AhugeearthquakehitVermont.10.What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Toleadinthetopic.B.Topresentanargument.C.TointroduceVermont.D.Toexplainthecauseofavolcano.11.WhendidMountTamborastarterupting?A.OnJune8,1816. B.OnApril13,1816.C.OnApril5,1815.D.OnApril10,1815.12.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Theprocessoftheeruptionwasmadeupofthreestages.B.Tamboraasleepforcenturieswokeupintheend.C.TheeruptionofTamborabrokeahistoricrecord.D.TheeruptionofTamboraledtoaterribledisaster.參考答案Ⅰ.1.erupt2.disaster3.plus4.immediately5.hurricane6.occur7.announcementⅡ.1.comparison2.occurred3.scared4.the5.disasters6.to;all7.up8.through9.to/with10.toⅢ.1.managedtomakeittoschoolontime2.whereIcanseeyou3.itoccurredtomethat4.Nowthattheweatherforecastsaystherewillbeatyphoon5.Comparedto/withⅣ.【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了在美國,過去龍卷風(fēng)經(jīng)常發(fā)生在溫暖的夏季,而現(xiàn)在,隨著冬季溫度越來越高,美國南部地區(qū)龍卷風(fēng)發(fā)生的頻率也越來越高。1.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“IntheUnitedStates,morethan90peopledied...‘Remarkable’.”可推斷,這個龍卷風(fēng)造成了極大的毀壞。2.A段落大意題。根據(jù)第二段中“Weatherscientistssaid...spinningwindsoftornadoes.”可知,本段講的是龍卷風(fēng)是如何形成的。3.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“Asaresult,hesaid,itishardtosayifthewintertornadoeshavesomethingtodowithclimatechange.”可知,HaroldBrooks認(rèn)為冬季龍卷風(fēng)和氣候變化之間是否有聯(lián)系并不可知。4.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中“However,asthewinter...willhappeni