高一英语unit4earthquakes.docx

1、高一英语unit4earthquakes高一英语Unit 4 Earthquakes第一部分基础练习I. 词汇a.选用所给单词的适当形式填空：burst, frighten, judge, organize, rescue, shake, ruin, destroy, injure, shelter, honour, disaster, electricity, prepare 1. The flood _ a lot of houses and many people became homeless.2. After _ was cut off, the lights went out.3.

2、 _ always come suddenly and cause a lot of damage.4. The _ girl was speechless after she saw the terrible scene.5. A car accident happened with two people killed and one seriously _.6. St. Petersburg was almost in _ after it was under attack for 900 days by the Germans.7. The rescue workers put up a

3、 lot of tents so that the homeless survivors could be _.8. Next month a new monument will be built in _ of those who died in the terrible disaster. 9. The river _ its banks and flooded the village.10. They were badly _ by the news of her death.b.词组识记1. 对某人评价不好，对不当一会事 11. right away2臭气 12. at an end3

4、. 1000公里以外 13. burst into tears4. 23的人 14. lie/ be in ruins5. 的数量 15. reach as many as 400,0006. 无法安全通行 16. blow away7. 数以万计的 17. instead of8. 救援人员 18. be trapped under the ruins9. 挖出 19. build shelters for survivors10. 又开始出现生机20. be proud of / take pride inII语法a. 把下列句子改写成定语从句。1. I have a friend. He

5、 likes listening to classical music. 2. Yesterday Emily was wearing the new dress. I gave it to her.3. The students article was published. I know the student.4. Betty is studying English very well. She has never been abroad.5. My grandparents live in a house. It is more than 100 years old.b. 用适当的关系代

6、词填空。1. The building _ wall is white is my uncles house. 2. I know the boy _ you are looking for. 3. Will you please lend me the very book _ you bought yesterday? 4. The student _ the teacher praised at the class meeting is our monitor. 5. The season _ comes after spring is summer. 6. This is the mus

7、eum _ we visited last Saturday. 7. Is this museum _ _ you visited last Saturday? 8. I found some photos of interesting places _ were not far away from our city. 9. The boy with _ John spoke is my brother. 10. The girl _ leg was broken in the earthquake was taken to hospital.III单项填空1. _ seen the film

8、, so everybody wants to see it. A. All the students havent B. Any students havent C. As nobody has D. None of us has2. The river _ are covered with trees is very long. A. whose banks B. of which banks C. whose the banks D. the bank of which3. This is one of the best novels _ ever been written by him

9、. A. that have B. that has C. which have D. which has4. Why dont you _ a club? That will make you stronger and help you achieve your goal more quickly. A. organize B. make C. build D. discuss5. All big railway stations were filled with passengers at that time, _ were peasants. A. whose seventy perce

10、nt B. seventy percent of them C. who seventy percent D. seventy percent of whom6. _ out for food. Some work in the tunnels as guards and workers. A. Not all the ants go B. All the ants not go C. Both the ants dont go D. All the ants go7. Do you want to go biking with me? -Yes .Id love to. _my bike i

11、s broken, I can go with you.A. But B. And C. Sorry D. Though 8. _ were sent to hospital and the _ were buried. A. The injury, the death B. The injuring, the dying C. The injured, the dead D. The injured, the died9. About _ of the workers in that steel works _ young people. A. third fifths, are B. th

12、ree fifths, are C. three fifths, is D. three fifth, are10. He got _ in the battle. A. damaged B. harmed C. hurt D. wounded11. He _ the ladder when _. A. fell down from, reaching an apple B. fell down, he reached for an apple C. fell off, he reached for an apple D. fell down from, reaching out an app

13、le12. All the people present felt _ at the _ news. A. shocking, shocking B. shocked, shocking C. shocked, shocked D. shocking, shocked13. I didnt _ becoming a doctor in my childhood. A. think B. believe C. imagine D. recognize14. Bob is sure to pass the exam, for he is well _ for it. A. preparing B.

14、 prepared C. got ready D. preparation15. Youve given us a wonderful dinner, Mrs Wang. -_. A. Oh, Im afraid I didnt cook very well B. Im glad you enjoyed it C. Come again when you are free D. Its not necessary for you to say so.第二部分综合练习I. 完形填空China is one of the countries with the most serious earthq

15、uake disasters. _1_ earthquake that had a magnitude of 7.8 _2_ in Tangshan located in northeast Hebei on July 28, 1976. It was heard _3_ in Beijing, one hundred kilometers _4_ westwards. A huge crack of 8 kilometres long and thirty metres wide _5_ thousands of buildings, roads and canals, _6_ an ind

16、ustry urban _7_ population of one million a wasteland in seconds. The deaths and the injured totally _8_ 400,000. It was the most destructive earthquake in the world during the 20th century.Before the shake, nature had _9_ many seismic signs; in the neighbouring countryside, the well water kept on r

17、ising and falling with deep crack walls, _10_ a smelly gas. Domestic animals _11_ too nervous to eat _12_ rats, snakes, etc, hurriedly _13_. In the city strange events occurred, too. The water pipes in perfectly good condition burst without _14_. All _15_, the warnings from nature, failed to _16_ th

18、e one million peoples understanding, who did everything _17_. Thats why such heavy loss beyond imagination was caused.The city seemed to be at the end. However, aid came from every corner of the country. Army troops were _18_ to the citys rescue. Teams of rescue workers were quickly organized. Slowl

19、y the city started to _19_ to normal. Now the people of Tangshan have turned their once destroyed homeland into a brand new Tangshan like a bright pearl _20_ the Bohai Bay. They pay much attention to the prevention of geologic disasters while developing industry and agriculture.1. A. An B. AC. TheD.

20、 /2. A. was happened B. broke outC. was hitstruck3. A. justB. onlyC. everD. even4. A. awayB. far awayC. offD. far5. A. broke throughB. swept acrossC. tore openD. cut across6. A. leadingB. puttingC. destroyingD. leaving7. A. with a B. with the C. withD. having8. A. arrivedB. came toC. roseD. got9. A.

21、 sent outB. sent offC. sent forD. sent up10.A. giving downB. giving upC. giving offD. giving in11.A. cameB. grewC. turnedD. went12.A. whileB. whenC. asD. since13.A. jumpedB. cameC. movedD. ran14.A. appearanceB. excuseC. explanationD. cause15.A. theseB. thoseC. thisD. that16.A. reachB. makeC. haveD.

22、lead17.A. usuallyB. commonlyC. as usualD. like that18.A. gathered upB. called inC. called onD. sent in19.A. returnB. comeC. leaveD. bring20.A. to B. offC. onD. alongII阅读理解AEarthquakes are something that people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, how

23、ever, have them regularly（有规律地）. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.Strong earthqu

24、akes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 2,000 people died.In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, the Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires

25、 which followed the earthquake.One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976. It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever recorded was also in China, in which 400,000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556.Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason

26、 is that we often do not know when they are coming. People can not prepare for it.1. Earthquakes happen _. A. in all the places in the world B. only in the countries that have a lot of mountains C. regularly in most places in the world D. only in a few places along the mountains2. How many people di

27、ed in the earthquake which happened in Portugal in 1755? _. A. 500 B. 140,000 C. 400,000 D. 2,0003. When and where was the worst earthquake ever recorded? _. A. 1964; Alaska B. 1556; China C. 1923; Japan D. 1976; China4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. The stronger t

28、he earthquake is, the more people are killed. B. Earthquakes can cause fires. C. People still dont know how to tell when an earthquake will come. D. Earthquakes often come unexpectedly（出乎意料地）.5. What may be talked about in the paragraph followed? A. How do earthquakes worry people? B. What will peop

29、le do to prepare for earthquakes? C. How can we save people when earthquakes happen? D. How do earthquakes happen?BTwo Missing in Shanxi RainstormXIAN, July 15, 2004 (Xinhuanet) Two people in Fufeng County of northwest Chinas Shanxi Province are missing after a rainstorm from Wednesday night to Thur

30、sday morning, local authorities said.The countys anti-flood office is conducting a thorough investigation（调查） into the loss caused by the severe rainstorm. The details of the missing people are not available（可得到的）.Over 80 counties were hit by thundershower, with the southern and central areas of the province receiving heavy rain, according to provincial meteorological authorities（气象局）.In Fufeng County, the rainstorm caused a power black-out（停电）. Su Lushi, an anti-flood official, said that electricity was not resumed by Thursday noon.Rainfall reached 123 millimetres in the county town