高考英语人教版必修1Unit4《Earthquakes》单元强化训练.docx

1、高考英语人教版必修1Unit4Earthquakes单元强化训练.单词拼写1They organized (组织) the youths to form a group to protect the environment.2The deer was caught in our trap(陷阱)3Everyone was shocked (震惊) by his rudeness.4When it began to rain，people in the street all hurried to find shelters (躲避处)5Over sixty percent of the fami

2、lies own televisions.单项填空1The parents rushed to the hospital _ they heard that their son was injured.Aat the moment Bthe momentCfor the moment Din the moment【解析】考查the moment用作连词引导时间状语从句的用法。句意为：这对父母一听到他们的儿子受伤的消息立即赶往医院。【答案】B2When I went to watch the 16th Asian Games last month, I was greatly touched b

3、y the fact that _ people from all walks of life are working hard for _ new Guang Zhou.Athe；a B/；aCthe；the D/；the【解析】考查冠词。第一空后的people from all walks of life是指“来自各行各业的人们”前不需加冠词；第二空后指的是一个新的广州，是泛指，所以用不定冠词a来修饰，故答案为B项。【答案】B3Hearing the old mans report，the officer _ from his seat and said something must be

4、 done to _ peoples living standards.Araised；rise Brose；raiseCraised；raise Drose；rise【解析】rise是不及物动词，后跟宾语时，要先加介词；而raise是及物动词，直接加宾语。【答案】B4He was so _ thought that he didnt see the pole on the road.Aburied in Bcareful withCbusy with Dserious about【解析】句意为：他太专心于思考了，结果没看到公路上的柱子。be buried in“埋头于，专心于”；be car

5、eful with“当心，小心”；be busy with“忙于”；be serious about“认真的”，只有A项符合句意。【答案】A5Look！A group of students are playing the violin there，_their teacher as the conductor.Ain front of them standBin front of them stands Cin front of whom standingDin front of whom stands7People communicate with spoken language and

6、they also _ their feelings using unspoken language.Aexpress BsendCtouch Ddeclare【解析】句意为：人们用口语交流，也借助于非口语方式表达自己的感情。express意为“表达”；send意为“送，寄，发射”；touch意为“触摸，接触”；declare意为“宣布”，由句意可知答案为A项。【答案】A8_ students are practicing _ English with each other at the English corner.AThe number of；to speakBA great deal o

7、f；spokenCA great many；speakDA number of；speaking【解析】空一考查the number of，a great deal of，a great many和a number of的区别。the number of意为“的数量，”后面的谓语动词应该用单数形式，但此题谓语动词为are，故排除；a great deal of修饰不可数名词，但students是可数名词的复数形式，故也应排除；a great many和a number of后面可以跟可数名词的复数形式，故答案只能在C、D中选；又practice后面要接v.ing形式作宾语，故正确答案为D。【答

8、案】D9It was in the small house _ was built with stones by his father _ he spent his childhood.Ait；that Bthat；whereCthat；that Dthat；which【解析】考查定语从句和强调句。第一个空用that引导定语从句且在从句中作主语，第二个空用that构成强调句。【答案】C10We need an immediate reply.I see.Ill send the paper to you _.Ajust now Bsooner or laterCright away Dfor

9、a while【解析】right away“立刻，马上”，与上文“an immediate reply(立刻答复)”相一致。just now“刚才”；sooner or later“迟早”；for a while“一会儿”，与上文不一致。【答案】C11She _ laughter when she heard the funny story.Aburst intoBburst offCburst outDburst on【解析】burst into laughter/cryburst out laughing/crying“突然大笑/大哭起来”，句意为：当听到这个好笑的故事时，她突然大笑起来。

10、【答案】A12When the meeting was _， they all rose and left.Aat the end Bat an endCat the end of Dat an end of【解析】句意为：那个冬天的晚上发生的那场大火使得这个小村庄的所有房屋成为一片废墟。in the distance“在远处”；in charge“负责，掌管”；in ruins“一片废墟，破败不堪”；in trouble“处于麻烦之中”。结合句意，可知应选C项。【答案】C15Washington，D.C.，a state in the United States，was named _one

11、 of the greatest American presidents.Ain honour of Binstead ofCin favour of Dby means of【解析】in honour of“为了纪念”；instead of“代替，而不是”；in favour of“支持，赞同”；by means of“通过手段”结合句意，可知应选A项。【答案】A .完成句子1于教授在演讲之前先理顺了一下自己的思路。Professor Yu organized his thoughts before giving the speech.2地震过后，全城到处是残垣断壁。An earthquak

12、e left the whole town in ruins.3他们为什么不用大卫而选择了汤姆？我觉得大卫做这项工作更合适。Why did they choose Tom instead of David?I think David is more suitable for the job.4警方救了一名溺水的男子。The police rescued a man from drowning.5十多个埋在煤矿里的人被挖出来了。More than ten people was dug out of the coal mine.完形填空Earthquakes are _1_； thousands

13、of them happen each day.But most are too weak to feel.During a _2_ earthquake，there is often a great noise first.Then the earth _3_ terribly and many houses _4_ down.Railway tracks break and trains go _5_ lines; a great many factories are _6_； thousands of deaths are caused，and many more lose homes.

14、_7_ the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake _8_，other disasters such as fires often _9_.More buildings are destroyed and more _10_ are caused.It is well known of the _11_ of a possible earthquake，and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes.More than 2,000 years ago，_

15、12_，a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng _13_ a machine which could find out from which _14_ the seismic waves had come，and this machine is still _15_ by scientists today.Now we know much more about earthquakes and _16_ they happen，but we still cannot _17_ exactly when and where an earthquake will h

16、appen，and cannot _18_ it from happening.So earthquakes are among the _19_ disasters in the world.No one can stop natural earthquakes._20_，scientists can help stop earthquakes destroying whole cities and causing too many deaths.1A.common Bunusual Cstrange Dfamiliar 【解析】由后面的内容often a great noise和terri

17、bly可知这里是说在“大地震中”。【答案】C3A.moves Bshakes Cjumps Dbreaks【解析】在地震中大地会“摇动”。【答案】B4A.get Bput Cset Dfall【解析】房屋在地震中“倒塌”。get down意为“吞下，记下，使沮丧”；put down意为“放下，写下”；set down意为“记下”；fall down意为“倒下，跌倒”。【答案】D5A.off Bon Cinto Dbehind【解析】off意为“脱离”，这里指火车“脱离轨道”。【答案】A6A.burst Bstruck Cdestroyed Dburied【解析】在地震中许多工厂被毁坏了。其他选

18、项不符合句意。【答案】C7A.Except BBesidesCInstead of DBecause of10A.quakes Bdeaths Cdifficulties Dresults【解析】更多的建筑物遭到破坏，也就有更多的“死亡”情况发生。【答案】B11A.information BquestionsCdangers Dfrights【解析】地震的“危险”是人所共知的。【答案】C12A.as a result Bin fact Cfor example Das well【解析】for example意为“例如”；as a result意为“结果”；in fact意为“事实上”；as w

19、ell意为“也”。a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng是举例说明科学家对地震进行的研究。【答案】C13A.invented Bdiscovered Cfound Dbought【解析】张衡“发明”了地动仪。【答案】A14A.country Bdirections Cways Dcity17A.speak Btell Ctalk Dpoint【解析】tell表示“判断；辨别”，即我们还不能准确判断何时何地发生地震。【答案】B18A.make Bprepare Cstop Dlet【解析】stop.from doing意为“阻止”，即我们也不能阻止地震的发生。【

20、答案】C19A.worst Bbest Cmost Dfast【解析】地震是世界上“最严重的”灾难之一。【答案】A20A.However BBut CAnd DSo【解析】however作连词，表示“转折”，与后面的句子用逗号隔开。but连词，后面直接跟句子。句意为：虽然没有人能阻止地震的发生，但科学家却可以帮助人们尽可能地减少地震造成的损失。【答案】A.阅读理解Scientists in the United States have developed a computer program that they say could provide an early warning of maj

21、or earthquakes. The new system is designed to give a warning seconds before an earthquake strikes.That may not sound like very long. However, it could give people time to get under a table or take shelter someplace safe. The flow of electric power or gas could be cut off. Air traffic controllers cou

22、ld warn away pilots. Even socalled “smart buildings” could be designed to get ready.The system uses a mathematical program to measure information collected by instruments deployed(利用) across the Los Angeles area.Southern California has more than 150 seismic(地震的)stations that measure movements within

23、 the ground. The information they collect is sent to a high speed computer.An earthquake shakes the ground with two kinds of waves. The new system uses information from a low energy wave that moves quickly but causes little damage. Experts call this the Pwave. The slower but stronger Swave is the ma

24、in threat to life and property. Japan has a system based on Pwaves. There, the warnings are used to slow down highspeed bullet trains. Other countries have warning systems that measure Swaves.The new system is designed to estimate the strength of the earthquake once the shaking starts. Areas directl

25、y above the center of the earthquake would have the least warning.Distant places might have as long as forty seconds.The scientists are still testing proposed(提议的)system in the Los Angeles area. Professor Allen notes that an early warning system for earthquakes would require a major campaign of publ

26、ic education.1Which of the following is TRUE about the new earthquake warning system?AIt can give people enough time to run away from earthquakes.BIt can give people seconds to take immediate measures.CIt is developed in Japan.DIt is a system based on Swaves.【答案】A3From what Professor Allen notes in

27、the last paragraph we can infer that _.Aits very important for people to become educatedBits very important for people to know an earthquake startsCits very important for people to know about earthquakesDits very important for people to know about the new system【解析】推理判断题。由文章最后一句可知：Professor Allen指出的是为了让人们了解这种新型的地震警报系统，有必要在公众中间进行普及教育。【答案】D4Whats the best title for the passage?AA new earthquake warning systemBEarthquakes caused by different countriesCWarning systems in different countriesDThe principle of a new warning system【解析】主旨大意题。综观全文可以看出：文章主要讲述了一种新的地震警报系统。【答案】A厚积薄发