Unit4 Earthquakes 单元测试题.docx

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Unit4Earthquakes单元测试题

TESTYOURSELF

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分）

A

Wefoundhimafewweeksagowhenwewerewalkingalongthecountryroad.Hewasjumpingaroundbetweencars.Wethoughtmaybehisfamilywascampingsomewherenearby,sowepassedhimby.Afewhourslater,onourreturntrip,hewasstillthere,tryingtogetsomeonetostopforhim.

Westoppedandtookagoodlookathim.Hehadnocollar（项圈）andhewasreallythin.Weguessedthathewasabandoned（遗弃）.Hewasclearlyontheroadforsometime.Hewascoveredwithscarsandnewwounds.Wethoughtthatsomeofthemwerefromfightswithwilddogsorotherwildanimals.

Sowetookhimhome,cleanedhimandfedhimalotoverthenexttwoweeks.Hegainedover10pounds.Thenwetookhimtothevet,whosaidheappearedtobeingoodhealth.Thevetsaidthedogwasabouttwoorthreeyearsofage,accordingtotheconditionofhisteeth.Andthevetgavehimalltherequiredshots.

Wereallylovedthisdog.Hehadobviouslybeenmistreatedbuthewasstillsosweet.Hehadnomanners,buthewasaquicklearner.Henolongertriedtogetonthebed,buthelikedsittinginthechair.Wethoughthewantedtoavoidbeingunderfootwhenourdaughterwasdancing,whichshedidoften.Shehadsteppedonhimafewtimes.Whenthathappened,hesimplymoved.Hedidnotgrowl（狂吠）orbarehisteeth.

Sincethen,hehadbecomeamemberofourfamily.

1.Whentheauthorfirstsawthedog,it_________.

A.wasinpoorhealth

B.wasdyingfromseriouswounds

C.wasfightingwithsomewilddogs

D.waslookingaroundforhisfamily

2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Thedogwasabandonedonpurpose.

B.Theauthor’sdaughterdidnotlikethedog.

C.Thedogwaswelltreatedbytheauthor’sfamily.

D.Itcosttheauthormuchtotreatthedog’sdisease.

3.Theauthorwritesthepassageto_________.

A.lookforthedog’sowner

B.introduceanewfamilymember

C.showthefriendshipbetweenhumansandanimals

D.expressherdissatisfactionwiththosewhoabandondogs

B

Wedon’tknowwhenandwherethenextearthquakewillhit.Butwedoknowtheimportanceofsafetyandpreparation.Theonlywaytobereadyfortheunexpectedistoprepareaheadoftime.It’sespeciallyimportantifyouliveinearthquakezones.SoherearesomeimportantstepstobuildyourownEarthquakeActionPlan.

1.Talktoyourfriendsandfamiliesanddecideonaplacetomeetifyou’reseparatedafteranearthquake.

2.Makeanemergency（紧急情况）communicationplanincasecelltowersorphonelinesaredown.Youcanalsoaskrelativesorfriendsoutsideyourareatobeyourcontacts（联系人）.

3.Locateasafeplaceineveryroomofyourhouseanddiscusswithyourfamiliesthesafestplacestobeduringanearthquake.Remember,ifyou’re:

a.Inside,getundersomethingheavylikeastudytableoragainstaninsidewallandcoveryourhead.

b.Outside,stayawayfrombuildingsandgetoutintotheopen.

c.Inyourcar,stopandstayinyourseat.Ifyou’restoppednearabuildingorunderanoverpass（天桥）,trytosafelymoveawayfromit.

4.Storefirst-aidkits（急救箱）anywhereyouspendalotoftime（house,car,workplace,etc.）.

5.Packplentyofbatteries,flashlights,andbottlesofwatertoprepareforpoweroutagesandwatershortages.

6.Reviewyourhome’simportantsystems（electrical,gas,water,etc.）andknowhowtooperatethemorshutthemoffinanemergency.

Althoughthey’resomewhatunusual,earthquakesareincrediblyterrible,overwhelming,andunpredictableforcesofnature.Butwithsomeknowledgeandpreparation,wecanmitigaterisksanddothebestwecantokeepourselvesandourfamiliessafe.

4.Para.1mainlyshowsit’sveryimportantto_______.

A.knowtheuseofanEarthquakeActionPlan

B.knowwhenanearthquakewillcome

C.stayawayfromearthquakezones

D.prepareforanearthquake

5.First-aidkitsshouldbekeptinplaces_______.

A.thatareverysafe

B.whereyouoftenstay

C.thatareundersomethingheavy

D.thatyourfriendsandfamiliesknow

6.AnEarthquakeActionPlanincludesthefollowingEXCEPT_______.

A.decidingwheretomeetwithothersafteranearthquake

B.makingsurethatyouhavecontactsoutyourarea

C.practicinghowtoescapewithyourfamilies

D.findingsafeplacesinyourhouse

7.Whatcanbesttaketheplaceoftheunderlinedword“mitigate”?

A.Lower.B.Avoid.C.Stop.D.Treat.

C

Poloisanancient（古代的）teamcompetitionmainlyplayedonhorseback.However,theyearlyevent,heldinThailand,nowusestheelephanttotaketheplaceofthehorse.TheKing’sCupElephantPolocompetitioninSamutPrakanisallforagoodcause.Thisisthe13thyearofthecompetitioninThailand,createdandorganizedbytheAnantararesorthotelchain.

Sittingoneachelephantonthepolofieldaretwohumans—themahout（象夫）,whocontrolstheelephant,andtheplayer,whogivesdirections.Forthosewhohavetakenpartinthemoretraditionalcompetitiononhorseback,theslowergameofelephantpolorequiressomechanges,asDubai-basedplayerWaelSoueidexplains,“First,youhavenocontroloftheelephantbecausethere’samahoutwhoisguidingit.ThesecondproblemisthelanguagebecausethemahoutspeaksonlyThai.Andthestickisverylong.Itistwometerslongwhilethestickforthehorsepoloisat1.20.”

TimBoda,theorganizerofthecompetition,saysthefemale（雌性的）elephantsseemtounderstandthespiritofcompetition.“Thesesuper-sizeanimalsarefedasworkingelephantsandlenttotheteamsbytheirowners,allowingthecleveranimalsachangeoftheirlifepace.Alotoftheseelephantshavebeenplayingforyears.Idonotknowelephants’languagebutIwatchthem.Itlookslikethey’rehavingalotoffun,”hesaid.“Itseemsthattheyreallyunderstandtherules.Butwhoknows?

”

Peoplecanenjoythematcheswhileenjoyingbeefburgers,champagneandcigars.Butitismorethanjustapleasure.TheyearlycompetitioncollectsmoneyforthecareofThailand’selephants.Themoneycollectedthisyearisexpectedtoreachover$1million.

8.WecanlearnfromPara.1that_______.

A.theelephantpoloisheldeverytwoyears

B.polotraditionallyplayedonhorseback

C.therearemoreelephantsthanhorsesinThailand

D.elephantsarebetterthanhorsesforthepolocompetition

9.Comparedwiththehorsepolo,theelephantpolo______.

A.needsplayerstocontroltheelephantsthemselves

B.requirestheplayersusenosticks

C.allowsplayerstospeakThai

D.makesplayersfeelslower

10.WhichofthefollowingwillTimBodaprobablyagreewith?

A.Elephantsarecleveranimals.

B.Theplayerswhoknowelephants’languagecompetewell.

C.Theelephants’ownersmakebigmoneyeveryyear.

D.Femaleelephantsareclevererthanmaleelephants.

11.TheKing’sCupElephantPolocompetitionisorganizedto______.

A.attractvisitorstoThailand

B.collectmoneytoprotectelephants

C.callonpeopletotakecareofanimals

D.allowpeopletoknowmoreaboutpolo

D

MikeFlintwasBuffett’sairplanepilot.FlinthadalsoflownfourUSPresidents,sowecansafelysayhewasgoodathisjob.AccordingtoFlint,hewastalkingabouthiscareerpriorities（优先事项）withBuffettwhenheaskedhimtogothrougha3-stepexercise.

STEP1:

Writedownhistop25careergoals.So,Flinttooksometimeandwrotethemdown.

STEP2:

Reviewhislistandcirclehistop5goals.Again,Flinttooksometime,madehiswaythroughthelist,andatlastdecidedonhis5mostimportantgoals.

STEP3:

Atthispoint,Flinthadtwolists.The5itemshehadcircledwereonListAandthe20itemshehadnotcircledwereonListB.

Flintsaidthathewouldstartworkingonhistop5goalsrightaway.AndthenBuffettaskedhimaboutthesecondlist,“Andwhatabouttheonesyoudidn’tcircle?

”

Flintreplied,“Well,thetop5aremyprimaryfocus（焦点）,buttheother20comeinaclosesecond.Istillplantogivethemmyefforts.”

Buffettsaid,“No.You’vegotitwrong.Everythingyoudidn’tcirclejustbecameyourAvoid-At-All-Costlist.Thesethingsgetnoeffortsfromyouuntilyou’vesucceededwithyourtop5.”

ThisiswhyBuffett’sstrategy（策略）isgreat.Items6through25arethingsyoucareabout.Soyoucan’thelppayingattentiontothem.Andthenyouget20distractions（分心的事物）tostopyoufromfocusingonyourtop5goals.Spendingtimeonsecondaryprioritiesisthereasonyouhave20half-finishedgoalsinsteadof5completedones.Soforceyourselftofocus.Themostdangerousdistractionsaretheonesyoulove,butthatdon’tloveyouback.

12.WhatdidFlintthinkofhisitemsonListB?

A.Theywereimportanttoo.

B.Theyweremuchmoredifficult.

C.Theywerenotworthhiseffort.

D.Theywereimpossiblegoalstoreach.

13.WhatdidBuffettsuggesttoMikeFlint?

A.GivingupListBhalfway.

B.Choosingonlyonepriorityfromthe25items.

C.PayingnoattentiontoListBbeforefinishingListA.

D.Reviewingalltheitemsanddecidingonanothertop5.

14.AccordingtoBuffett’sstrategy,________.

A.getting20half-finishedgoalsisusefultoo

B.weshouldbreakawayfromdistractionsdecidedly

C.it’simpossibleforustofinishtwotasksatatime

D.secondaryprioritieswillpreventusfromsucceeding

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ListAorListB?

B.Howtochooseyourpriorities

C.ThesecretofBuffett’sgreatsuccess

D.Avoiddistractionstofocusonyourpriorities

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ihadtovisitmysisterinanothertownbecauseherhusbandwasveryill.Mywholefamilycouldnotgobecausetwoofmychildrenhadtoattendtheirclass.Mychildrenstayedbackintheirmother’scare,exceptfortheyoungest,who