1、Unit 4 Earthquakes Section Unit Revision.阅读理解A(2014山西省康杰中学月考)Perfect DisasterAll around us buildings shook. We decided to leave the town. We stopped once we had left the buildings behind us. The carts were moving in opposite directions, though the ground was perfectly flat, and they wouldnt stay in
2、place even with their wheels blocked by stones.In addition, it seemed as though the sea was being sucked(吸) backwards, as if it were being pushed back by the shaking of the land. Certainly the shoreline moved outwards, and many sea animals were left on dry sand.Behind us were frightening dark clouds
3、 that opened up to show firelike lightning, but bigger. Not long after that the clouds reached down to the ground and covered the sea. Now came the dust, though still thin. I looked back. A dense cloud appeared behind us, following us like a flood pouring across the land. Then a darkness came that w
4、as not like a moonless or cloudy night, but more like being in a closed and unlighted room. You could hear women and children crying, men shouting. Some were calling for parents, others for children; they could only recognize them by their voices.Darkness and ashes came again, a great weight of them
5、. We stood up and shook the ash off again and again; otherwise we would have been covered with it and crushed by the weight.At last the cloud became thinner and thinner until it was no more than smoke or fog. Soon there was real daylight. The sight that met our still terrified eyes was a changed wor
6、ld, buried in ash like snow.from Plinys letter to a friend文章大意：文章是 Pliny 写给朋友的信，介绍地震后地动山摇，天昏地暗的情景，和人们惊慌失措的样子。1Pliny left the town after _. Athe eruptionBthe sky became darkCthe buildings began shakingDthe sea went back答案：C 细节题。从文章第一段的句子： All around us buildings shook. We decided to leave the town.可知
7、 Pliny 离开城镇是在房屋开始摇晃以后，选 C。2The carts wouldnt stay still because _.Athe earth was shakingBthe sea sucked them backwardsCthe wheels had stones under themDthe lightening frightened the horses答案：A 推理题。文章在说明 “The carts were. flat, and they wouldnt stay in place.by stones.”之前已有交代，说明是大地抖动，这正是说明了产生此种结果的原因。选
8、 A。3The reason why it was dark is that _.Ait was very late at nightBclouds of ash covered the sunCthere was a very bad stormDthere was no moon that night答案：B 细节题。根据第三段的句子： Now came the dust, though still thin. I looked back. A dense cloud appeared behind us, following us like a flood pouring across
9、the land. Then a darkness came that was not like a moonless or cloudy night, but more like being in a closed and unlighted room.可知天黑是因为灰尘掩盖了太阳，选 B。4People tried to find their relations by calling out their names and _.Alistening to their voicesBrunning about looking for themCshaking the ash off peop
10、leDwatching people as they ran past答案：A 细节题。根据第三段最后一句： Some were calling for parents, others for children; they could only recognize them by their voices.可知人们想通过叫他们的名字和听他们的声音找到他们的亲戚。B(2014天津市五区县期末)Robert is a boss who hires me as a helper. He has lost his home and now has to live back at home, with
11、his mother, at 46.We had a job in Fort Bending. Robert bought me breakfast there. As we were leaving, a man walked to us asking if he could get some work from Roberts company. Robert explained there was no work for the man and the man started to walk away. As I looked from the leaving man back to Ro
12、bert, l saw Robert getting out some money and went after the man to give it to him. I asked Robert, “Why did you do that？” Robert said “He really had bad luckwhat does a few dollars matter？”After a very long, hard day, we stopped at a Quick Trip for a soda. I got through the check out ahead of Rober
13、t and went back out to the work truck. Beside the truck was a woman in a car. She had 3 kids and asked me if I could helpshe had been evictedhad nowhere to go with her childrenthey were living in the car. I told her I was also hurting in these timessorry I could not. Robert came out, opened the work
14、 truck and we got in. I told him about the lady. I didnt even finish the story when Robert was out. He gave the women money to help her and her kids out. When Robert returned I asked, “Why did you do that, she didnt even ask you”. He said “I have an exwife(前妻)and a kidif they need help and I am not
15、able, someone will help them”文章大意：文章讲述作者的朋友 Robert 的故事，虽然自己的生活和生意都很艰难，但是他还是尽所能的帮助别人。5Why did the man walk to the writer and Robert?ATo ask for a lift in Roberts truck.BTo look for a job in Roberts companyCTo beg for some money to buy a ticket.DTo expect Robert to buy him breakfast.答案：B 细节题。从第二段的句子：
16、As we were leaving, a man walked to us asking if he could get some work from Roberts company.可知这个人找作者和 Robert 是想找个工作，选 B。6What does the underlined sentence mean in the second paragraph?ARobert had a lot of dollars to give.BRobert didnt value dollars at all.CRobert took a few dollars seriously.DRober
17、t didnt care about money.答案：D 句意理解题。从第二段的句子： I saw Robert getting out some money and went after the man to give it to him.可知 Robert 给了这个人一些钱，说明 Robert 不在乎钱，选 D。7The underlined word “evicted” in the last paragraph may mean_.Adriven away Bpicked upClooked down Dturned down答案：A 推理题。从第三段的句子： had nowhere
18、 to go with her childrenthey were living in the car.可知这个妇女和孩子过去住在车里，说明他们被赶走了，选 A。8Which word do you think can best describe Robert?AKind. BProud.CRich. DCruel.答案：A 推理题。从第二段的句子： I saw Robert getting out some money and went after the man to give it to him.和第三段的句子：Robert was out. He gave the women mone
19、y to help her and her kids out.可知 Robert 是很善良的人，选 A。9Robert helped the woman because_.Ahe expected to get married to the womanBshe made him think of his exwife and kidCshe asked him whether he could give a handDhe felt sorry for being unable to support his family答案：B 细节题。从最后一段的句子： When Robert return
20、ed I asked, “Why did you do that, she didnt even ask you”. He said “I have an exwife(前妻)and a kidif they need help and I am not able, someone will help them.”可知 Robert 帮助这个妇女是因为这个妇女使他想起自己的前妻和孩子，选 B。.完形填空(2014景德镇市高一期中)Frank was walking down the 6th Street on a hot sunny day when he saw smoke coming o
21、ut of the street. He could _1_ the smoke, and it was getting thicker. Seeing the smoke coming out of a storm drain(雨水沟), Frank called the fire department immediately. “The storm drain is _2_ fire！” he said. The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th and Main. They
22、said they _3_ be right there to investigate the situation. Frank neednt to go anywhere, so he waited for the _4_ to arrive. He was curious what could be burning beneath the street. As far as he knew, there wasnt anything beneath the street _5_ concrete(混凝土). And everyone _6_ that concrete doesnt bur
23、n. A fire truck arrived a few _7_ later. “Are you the man who _8_？” asked the driver. “Yes. ” Frank answered. By now Frank could not only smell the _9_ but also hear crackling sounds, just like wood burning. The firemen didnt seem to consider it an emergency. “_10_ do you think it could be？” Frank a
24、sked the driver. “Oh, we know what it is. We have to _11_ a problem like this every few months. Its the homeless people in their _12_ ”Homeless people have been living under the streets for years._13_ their knowledge of the storm drain system, they _14_ their own “houses” beneath the streets. These
25、living areas have tables, mattresses, chairs, and sofas. The settlers often “borrow” electricity by connecting to a live wire above ground to _15_ their own lights and even TVs underground. Either this _16_ electricity or a cigarette can cause an occasional fire. Frank watched _17_ some firemen lift
26、ed a manhole cover (井盖) and went beneath the street with a fire hose (消防软管). Then a few minutes later, the _18_ smoke turned white. Shortly _19_， the firemen reappeared with a _20_ person who seemed to have just been woken up. 文章大意：文章讲述 Frank 发现街上的雨水沟里面有烟雾，就报火警，消防队员认为这肯定是无家可归的人在里面，因为借用电或是抽烟引起的，果然在消防
27、队员进入雨水沟不久，就带了一个无家可归的人上来。1A.touch BhearCsmell Dtaste答案：C 考查动词。A.touch 触摸，B.hear 听见，C.smell 闻到，D.taste 品尝，因为是烟雾，应该是闻到了，选 C。2A.in BatCto Don答案：D 考查介词。A.in 在 里面，B.at 在地方，C.to 到，D.on 在上面，on fire 着火了，选 D。3A.would BhadCmay Dwill答案：A 考查情态动词。A.would 会，B.had 和 to 连用表示“不得不” ，C.may 可以，D.will 将会，他们说他们会去那里调查这件事，选
28、 A。4A.policeman BfiremenCpostmen Dpowermen答案：B 考查名词。A.policeman 警察，B.firemen 消防队员，C.postmen 邮递员，D.powermen 发电机专业人员，从前面的句子：The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th and Main.可知 Frank 等着消防队员来，选 B。5A.excuse BexpressCexact Dexcept 答案：D 考查词义辨析。A.excuse 借口，B.express 表达，
29、C.exact 确切的，D.except除了，地下除了混凝土什么都没有，选 D。6A.know BknowsCknew Dknowing答案：B 考查时态。每个人都知道混凝土是不会着火的，这是客观事实，用一般现在时，选 B。7A.seconds BhoursCminutes Dquarters答案：C 考查名词。A.seconds 几秒，B.hours 几小时， C.minutes 几分钟，D.quarters几刻钟，几分钟后，消防车到了，选 C。8A.called BsmeltCinvestigated Dsaw答案：A 考查动词。A.called 打电话，B.smelt 闻，C.inves
30、tigated 调查，D.saw 看见，从前面的句子：Frank called the fire department immediately.可知是问你是打电话的人吗？选A。9A.fire BsmokeCstorm drain Dburn答案：B 考查名词。A.fire 火，B.smoke 烟雾，C.storm drain 雨水沟，D.burn 燃烧，从前面的句子 He could _1_ the smoke. 可知他不仅可以闻到烟雾而且能听见噼噼啪啪的声音，选 B。10A.What BWhyCWhich DWhen答案：A 考查疑问词。A.What 什么，B.Why 为什么，C.Which
31、 哪个，D.When 什么时候，Frank 问消防队员：你认为会是什么？选 A。11A.suffer BsolveCsurvive Dsurvey答案：B 考查动词。A.suffer 遭受，B.solve 解决，C.survive 幸存，D.survey 调查，我们每个月都要解决这样的问题，选 B。12A.flats BapartmentsChouses Dsections答案：C 考查名词。A.flats 公寓，B.apartments 公寓，C.houses 房屋，D.sections 部门，从后面的句子：the _14_ their own “houses” beneath the st
32、reets.可知这是无家可归的人在他们的房子里面，选 C。13A.Learning BTakingCUsing DGiving答案：C 考查动词。A.learning 学习，B.taking 拿，C.using 使用，D.giving 给，无家可归的人在街道下面生活了很多年了，利用他们对雨水沟系统的了解，他们把家建在地下，选 C。14A.set down Bset outCset about Dset up答案：D 考查动词。A.set down 记下，B.set out 出发，C.set about 开始，D.set up 建立，由上题可知他们把家建在地下，选 D。15A.power Bst
33、rengthenCforce Denergy答案：A 考查动词。A.power 加强，用发动机发动，使有力量，B.strengthen 加强，C.force 强迫，D.energy 能源，他们连接地面上的电线给自己的电灯充电，选 A。16A.bought BbroughtCbooked Dborrowed答案：D 考查动词。A.bought 买，B.brought 带来，C.booked 预定，D.borrowed 借出，从前面的 The settlers often “borrow” electricity 可知这种借的电或是香烟都会导致火灾，选D。17A.for BasCwith Dsin
34、ce答案：B 考查连词。A.for 为了， B.as 当时候，C.with 介词(和一起) ，D.since 自从，当消防队员打开井盖的时候，Frank 在一旁观看，选 B。18A.black BredCblue Dbrown答案：A 考查形容词。A.black 黑的，B.red 红的，C.blue 蓝的，D.brown 棕色的，几分钟后，黑色的烟雾变成了白色，选 A。19A.westward BbackwardCafterward Dforward答案：C 考查副词。A.westward 向西，B.backward 向后，C.afterward 之后，D.forward 向前，之后不久，消防
35、队员就又出现了，选 C。20A.careless Bselfless Chelpless Dhomeless答案：D 考查形容词。A.careless 粗心，B.selfless 无私的， C.helpless 无助的，D.homeless 无家可归的，从前面的句子：Homeless people have been living under the streets for years.可知带着一个无家可归的人，选 D。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于 3 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【全国新课标卷题型】As a working mom with three young
36、 sons, keeping the house clean is a big challenge. Even _1_ we clean the house every week, one hour later our bedrooms and bathrooms are back to their messy(混乱的 ) look. When _2_ (ask), my boys will help neaten their room, clear their plates from the table and pick up their school junk. But I need to
37、 remind them _3_ it again and again. If I dont remind them, I will step over all the things _4_ make my house look like a garbage can. This is quite _5_ change from my prekid years when I never left any waste in the house._6_ seems that I cannot get these days back again at my own house.When last we
38、ek I _7_(find) a program called “Share a Healthy Habit” on a newspaper, I saw a great chance to engage my sons in cleaning chores. Why not encourage these behaviors during the summer, while school is out and their life is _8_(relax)? The goal for my boys is to clean their own dorm room _9_themselves
39、 when they are free. The rewards for clean habits start young and continue as they get _10_ (old), so I need to start my plan as soon as possible.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1. though/if 2. asked 3. of 4. that 5. a 6. It 7. found 8. relaxing 9. by 10. older【辽宁卷题型】A：Are you going to have
40、a holiday this year, Mrs. Young?B：Yes, we are thinking of visiting my brother Fred, _1_ is a farmer.A：_2_(farm) is a very nice job, although farmers have to work hard. _3_ have to get up at 5： 00 in the morning.B：Well, John, as a doctor, youre quite used to _4_(get)up in the night. Well, as _5_ matt
41、er of fact, I have just received a letter from Fred. Will you please turn the light _6_？ The daylight isnt good enough for reading.A：OK.B：Fred says here that _7_ corn is ready for harvest. And hes thinking of buying some more fields next year.A：Oh, he must be doing well.B：Oh yes, I think he is. Hes
42、proud of having the largest farm in Kent.A：I expect youre looking forward to _8_(see) him.B：Yes, we certainly are. And I shall have some outdoor exercises.A：You know, _9_ I was young, I was quite good at_10_(plough)B：Last time I was at my brothers, I once tried my hand at milking a cow. The result w
43、as terrible! Ill never forget the look of pity on that cows face!1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1who 此处是一个非限制性定语从句，从句缺少主语，而且先行词是人，所以填who。2Farming 农民当然从事农业。3They/Farmers 农民工作很辛苦，他们早上五点就得起床。4getting get used to doing sth.“习惯于做某事” 。5a as a matter of fact“事实上” 。6on 由后文可知，应该是“打开”灯。turn on“打开” 。7his/Freds 他的粮食喜获丰收。8seeing look forward to 中 to 是介词，所以接其 doing 形式。9when 我年轻时非常擅于“耕地” 。10ploughing be good at 中 at 是介词，后接 doing。
