1、Unit 4 Earthquakes Period1 测试.单词拼写1He has been buried in the novel for 3 hours.2Females find it extremely difficult to get a job in such a field.3Mr.Brown was seriously injured in the traffic accident，so he was in hospital.4You may burst the balloon if you are not careful.5They organized (组织)the you
2、ths to form a group to protect the environment.6After the war，the city lay in ruins(废墟)7We knew Bob had cancer， but the news of his death still came as a shock (震惊的事)8Hundreds of people are still in the water，waiting to be rescued(援救)9These bushes grow well in the shelter (掩蔽)of big oak trees.10A lo
3、t of people lost their lives in the disaster(灾难).单句语法填空1When I mentioned the incident later to him，he burst out laughing.2By the end of last year，he had learned 2，000 English words.3He was one of the lucky survivors(survive) in the crash.4In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins in the
4、disaster.5The job of firefighters is extremely(extreme) dangerous.6We were all shocked(shocking) at the news.7His injured (injure) look made us believe that he was treated unfairly.8The poor woman was buried(bury) in grief after her son died.9Because of the economic crisis，a great number of workers
5、were (be) out of work.10When a pencil is partly put into water，it looks as if it were(be) broken.阅读理解When she was abandoned(抛弃) at only eight weeks old because she was deaf，Alice，who was dirty，sick and nervous， had a difficult start in life.But less than a month after being saved， the little dog is
6、learning to recognize sign language orders with her new family and now she has already learned the signs for several basic orders.Marie Williams，41，and，Mark Morgan，43，who are themselves both deaf，adopted (收养) the dog from the animal charity the Blue Cross.The couple and their three sons Liam，16，Lewi
7、s，13，and Owen，5，who have normal hearing，are teaching the lovely dog sign language orders，including instructions for sitting，coming and rolling over.Marie Williams，from West Mersea，Essex，said， “We were thinking about getting a dog but when we saw Alice was deaf，we just couldnt believe it.She was so b
8、eautiful and the fact that she was deaf just made us fall in love with her even morewe knew that she would fit right into our family.When we went to visit her at the centre，I had tears in my eyes because she was so attractive and we developed a special relationship at once.”Julie Stone，manager of th
9、e Blue Cross，said， “It was amazing to see how Marie，Mark and their children immediately got along well with Alice and how they knew just how to get her attention.They are an excellent match and Alice has found the perfect home where I know shell get love.”The Blue Cross，which depends completely on p
10、ublic donations (捐助)，rehomes thousands of dogs，cats，horses，and other small animals every year through its network of adoption centres.1Marie Williams had her first son at the age of _A25 B28C30 D36解析：数字计算题。根据第二段可知，Marie Williams 今年 41 岁，她的大儿子 Liam 16 岁。由此可推知，她生第一个儿子的时候应该是 25 岁。答案：A2Marie Williams an
11、d Mark Morgan adopted Alice because _Athey could get along well with a deaf dogBthey wanted to teach her some sign languageCtheir children wanted to have a dog as their friendDthey needed a dog and also had pity on beautiful Alice解析：细节理解题。根据第三段前两句可知，他们正想养一只狗，而且他们对如此美丽却失聪的 Alice 深感同情和爱怜，于是决定收养“她” 。答案
12、：D3What can we learn about the Blue Cross?AIt mainly adopts sick animals.BAll its money comes from public donations.CIt earns money mainly by selling all kinds of pets.DIt regularly receives money from the government.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，Blue Cross 这一组织的全部资金来自大众捐款。答案：B4It can be learned from the passag
13、e that a deaf dog _Ais good at learning sign languageBis clever enough to learn all ordersCcan be trained and become a wonderful petDcan easily get along well with deaf people解析：推理判断题。根据文中讲述的 Alice 的实例可推知，一只失聪的狗经过训练也能看懂手语，从而读懂主人的指令，成为很好的宠物。答案：C5What is the purpose of the passage?ATo call on people t
14、o treat deaf dogs well.BTo prove the importance of animal charities.CTo show a deaf couples kindness to animals.DTo tell us about a deaf dog that is learning sign language.解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一只失聪的狗学会了识别手语这一事件。作者写这篇文章的目的是将这一事件告诉读者。答案：D.完形填空【福建省三明市第一中学 2019 届高三第二次返校考试】阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中
15、选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowed of boys on the playground. She seemed so_1_ but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to st
16、op her _2_ nobody could.I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing _3_. She practiced dribbling(运球) and _4_ over and over.One day I asked Sally why she _5_ so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a _6_. Im g
17、oing to play college basketball and I want to be the best one. I believe if I am _7_ enough, I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts dont_8_.”I _9_ her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to _10_. One day in her
18、senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass, her head_11_ in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I walk _12_ and sat down beside her. “Whats wrong?” I asked. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “I am just too short.” The _13_ told her that at 165 cm she would probably never play for a top team - still less
19、she would be _14_ a scholarship - so she should stop dreaming about college.I felt she was extremely _15_. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were _16_. They didnt understand the_17_ of a dream.The next year, Sally was seen by a coll
20、ege basketball coach after a big game. She was _18_ offered a scholarship and _19_ to the college education that she had _20_and worked toward for all those years.Its true: if the dream is big enough, the facts dont count.1. A. small B. upset C. strong D. determined2. A. as B. and C. but D. for3. A.
21、 well B. still C. again D. alone4. A. running B. passing C. shooting D. struggling5. A. studied B. expected C. improved D. practiced6. A. title B. prize C. reward D. scholarship7. A. good B. brave C. active D. careful8. A. lack B. block C. count D. appear9. A. guided B. watched C. preferred D. encou
22、raged10. A. faith B. peace C. victory D. profession11. A. sunk B. buried C. covered D. dropped12. A. up B. away C. back D. around13. A. coach B. judge C. teacher D. captain14. A. sent B. offered C. promised D. suggested15. A. excited B. worried C. disappointed D. frightened16. A. cruel B. strict C.
23、unfair D. wrong17. A. cause B. power C. value D. pressure18. A. really B. entirely C. gradually D. naturally19. A. voted B. admitted C. appointed D. introduced20. A. joined in B. gone through C. benefited from D. dreamed about【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. A 1
24、4. B 15. C 16. D 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. D【解析】本文属于记叙文，记叙了一位身材矮小的女生通过自己的不懈努力实现篮球之梦和大学之梦的故事，告诉我们梦想的力量之大。【1 题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她似乎个小，但是成功跳投，把篮球送入篮筐。A. small 小的； B. upset 沮丧的； C. strong 强壮的；D. determined 坚决的。根据本句 but she managed to shoot jump shots 可知，虽然个小，但是依然很厉害，故选 A。【2 题详解】考查连词词义辨析。句意：虽然男孩们努力阻止，但是没人成功。A.
25、 as 因为；B. and 和；C. but 但是；D. for 为了。根据“nobody could”可知， “没人能阻止她”与“男生们总是试图阻止她”之间是转折关系。故选 C。【3 题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：我开始在其他场合注意她，手里拿着篮球，独自打球。A. well好；B. still 静止不动的；C. again 再一次；D. alone 独自。根据下文的“She practiced dribbling(运球) and over and over.”可知，萨莉一遍又一遍练习运球和投篮，并没有比赛，因此，此处指她总是独自(alone)打球。故选 D。【4 题详解】考查动词词义辨析
26、。句意：萨莉一遍又一遍练习运球和投篮。A. running 跑步；B. passing通过；C. shooting 投篮；D. struggling 努力。 根据常识可知，运球动作的下一步应是投篮(shoot)。故选 C 项。【5 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天我问她为什么要练习。A. studied 学习；B. expected 期望；C. improved 提高；D. practiced 练习。根据上文的“She practiced.over and over.”可知，此处指作者询问萨莉为什么要如此努力练习(practice)。故选 D 项。【6 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我读
27、大学的唯一方式就是获得奖学金。A. title 题目；B. prize 奖项；C. reward 回报；D. scholarship 奖学金。根据第四段最后一句中的 scholarship 可知，此处指萨莉想上大学的唯一途径是获得奖学金(scholarship)。故选 D 项。【7 题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果我足够优秀的话，我能够得到一份奖学金。A. good 好；B. brave 勇敢的；C. active 活跃的； D. careful 仔细的。根据空前的“I want to be the best one”及空后的“get one”(指前文的 scholarship)可知，此
28、处指她相信如果她足够好(good) ，就能得到奖学金。故选 A 项。【8 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我父亲告诉我如果我的梦想足够大，那么事实就不算什么。A. lack 缺乏；B. block 阻止；C. count 算数，关系重大；D. appear 出现。根据文章最后一段中的“if the dream is big enough，the facts dont count”可知，父亲告诉萨莉，如果梦想足够大，事实就不算什么(count)。故选 C 项。【9 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直看着她读完初中，升入高中。A. guided 指导；B. watched 看；C. prefe
29、rred 偏爱；D. encouraged 鼓励。根据语境可知，作者一直在关注萨莉，故此处指作者看着(watch) 她这些年从初中升到高中。故选 B 项。【10 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：每周，她都带领球队获胜。A. faith 信念；B. peace 和平；C. victory 胜利；D. profession 专业。萨莉一直在刻苦练习，为了自己的梦想而努力。由此可推测，此处指她带领球队取得胜利(victory)，故 C 项符合语境。【11 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：高三的一天，我看见她坐在草地上，头埋在双手里。A. sunk 下沉；B. buried 埋；C. covered
30、覆盖；D. dropped 下降。根据本段最后一句中的“so she should stop dreaming about college”可知，教练告诉萨莉她太矮了，无法进入顶尖球队，她应该打消去上大学的念头，此时萨莉非常失落，因此应是将头埋在(bury)臂弯里。故选 B 项。【12 题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：慢慢又安静地，我走上前去，坐在她旁边。A. up 上前；B. away 离开；C. back 回来；D. around 周围。根据空后的“sat down beside her”可知，此处指作者看到萨莉后，向她走去(walk up) ，轻轻地坐到她旁边。故选 A 项。【13 题详
31、解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：篮球教练(coach)告诉她，以她的身高，几乎是没有机会到一流的球队去打球的，更不用说获得奖学金了。A. coach 教练；B. judge 法官；C. teacher 老师；D. captain 队长。根据下文的 those coaches 可知，此处指篮球教练(coach)告诉她，以她的身高，几乎是没有机会到一流的球队去打球的，更不用说获得奖学金了。故选 A 项。【14 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：篮球教练(coach)告诉她，以她的身高，几乎是没有机会到一流的球队去打球的，更不用说获得奖学金了。A. sent 送；B. offered 提供；C. prom
32、ised 承诺；D. suggested 建议。 still less 更不用说，根据空后的“she should stop dreaming about college”可知，她可能得不到奖学金。offer 本意为“( 主动)提供”，此处用 be offered 表达获得学校提供的奖学金，故选 B 项。【15 题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感觉她非常失望。A. excited 兴奋的；B. worried 担忧的；C. disappointed 失望的；D. frightened 害怕的。萨莉一直在为上大学的梦想而努力，如今被告知可能得不到奖学金，只能放弃上大学的梦想，萨莉应该是极度失
33、望的(disappointed)。故选 C 项。【16 题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我父亲告诉我这些教练是错误的。A. cruel 残酷的；B. strict严格的；C. unfair 不公平的；D. wrong 错误的。根据下文“They didnt understand the of a dream.”可知，萨莉的父亲认为教练不懂梦想的力量，因此在否认教练说的话，认为那些教练是错误的(wrong)。故选 D 项。【17 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们不理解梦想的力量。A. cause 原因；B. power 力量；C. value 价值；D. pressure 压力。根据上文可
34、知，萨莉的父亲说如果梦想足够大，现实中的困难也算不上什么，强调了梦想的力量(power)。故选 B 项。【18 题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：她真地获得了一份奖学金，被大学录取，为此她梦想并努力了很多年。A. really 真正地；B. entirely 完全；C. gradually 逐渐地；D. naturally 自然地。根据下文的“She was going to get the college education”可知，萨莉真的(really)获得了一份奖学金。故选 A 项。【19 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她真地获得了一份奖学金，被大学录取，为此她梦想并努力了很多年。A.
35、voted 投票；B. admitted 录取；C. appointed 任命；D. introduced 介绍。根据上文的“Sally was seen by a college basketball coach”及“offered a scholarship”可知，此处指她进入了大学球队，故选 B 项。【20 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她真地获得了一份奖学金，被大学录取，为此她梦想并努力了很多年。A. joined in 加入；B. gone through 经历；C. benefited from 从受益；D. dreamed about 梦想。根据设空后的“worked towa
36、rd for all those years”可知，为之努力多年的应是自己的大学梦，故选 D 项。.语法填空1On July 28，1976，eleven kilometres directly below the city of Tangshan，the 2.greatest (great) earthquake of 3.the 20th century began.In fifteen terrible seconds，a large city 4.lay (lie) in ruins.Two-thirds of the people died 5.or were injured.Tho
37、usands of families were killed and many children were left 6.without parents.Everywhere the 7.survivors (survive) found nearly everything was destroyed.People began to wonder how long the disaster 8.would_last (last) All hope was not lost.Many soldiers 9.were_sent (send) there to help the rescue wor
38、kers.10.Slowly (slow)，the city began to breathe again.短文改错As a tour guide，Im glad to tell you that more and more tourists are paying attentions to environment protection.Several years before，in one place of interest I saw rubbish throwing away everywhere，such as waste paper，plastic bags.However，some
39、 tourists climbed trees or picked up flowers.Some even scared or catch little animals.Whats more，some of them made a fire to cook，which might cause a forest fire.Recently great changes had taken place.Most tourists take rubbish away with them while they leave.They no longer hurt little animals.Trees
40、 and flowers are well taken care.In the forest，smokers give up smoking so as not to start a fire.Now I sing high praise for so good deeds.答案：As a tour guide，Im glad to tell you that more and more tourists are paying to attentionsattentionenvironment protection.Several years ，in one place of interest
41、 I saw rubbish beforeago throwingthrownaway everywhere，such as waste paper，plastic bags. ，some tourists climbed trees or HoweverBesidespicked flowers.Some even scared or little animals.Whats more，some of them made a upcatchcaughtfire to cook，which might cause a forest fire.Recently great changes taken place.Most hadhavetourists take rubbish away with them they leave.They no longer hurt little animals.Trees and whilewhenflowers are well taken care .In the forest，smokers give up smoking so as not to start a fire.Now I sing high praise for good deeds.sosuch
