1、Unit 4 EarthquakesPeriod One Warming Up & Reading ()基础落实.课文理解1How long did the earthquake last?A15 minutes. B42 minutes.C15 seconds. D42 seconds.2Which is NOT true according to the text?APeople in Beijing felt the earthquake.BPeople of Tangshan cared much about the strange events before the earthqua
2、ke.CIf the earthquake had happened during the daytime，it wouldnt have caused so many deaths.DMany soldiers helped to rescue the people who were trapped under the ruins.3Which of the following can also be used as a title of the text?ATangshan earthquakeBThe world at an endCHow to prevent an earthquak
3、eDNew Tangshan4What does the last sentence “Slowly，the city began to breathe again.” mean?APeople who were trapped came to life.BThe trees turned green.CThe animals began to breathe.DThe city returned to normal gradually.5Many strange things happened in the countryside EXCEPT that_.Athe well walls h
4、ad deep cracks in themBsome animals were too nervous to eatCfish jumped out of bowls and pondsDbirds flew higher than usual6Why didnt people lose hope after the earthquake?ABecause the army came to help them.BBecause they could help themselves.CBecause most of the 10,000 miners were rescued from the
5、 local mines.DBecause shelters were built for the survivors whose homes had been destroyed.课文缩写Several days before July 28,1976，many 1._ things happened in Tangshan.They were signs for an 2._.But people 3._ lived there didnt think much of that.At 342 am that day， the earth began to shake，which 4._ a
6、lmost all the city in fifteen terrible seconds.Many people，including workers and doctors，came to 5._ those who were 6._ under the ruins.Later that afternoon，another big earthquake hit the city.More people were killed or 7._ and more buildings 8._ down.Very soon the army sent a lot of soldiers to hel
7、p，and teams were 9._ to dig out the trapped and to 10._ the dead.By and by things improved and the city began to breathe again.用适当的介、副词填空1_ three days the water _ the village wells rose and fell，rose and fell.2A smelly gas came _ of the cracks.3_ about 300 am _ July 28,1976，some people saw bright li
8、ghts _ the sky.4It was felt in Beijing，which is more than two hundred kilometres _.5No wind，however，could blow them _.6Soon after the quakes，the army sent 150,000 soldiers _ Tangshan to help the rescue workers.7_ the north of the city，most of the 10,000 miners were rescued _ the coal mines there.8Wo
9、rkers built shelters _ survivors whose homes had been destroyed.用课文中的词语替换划线部分1I told him immediately what I thought of him._2It sounds as_though you had a good time._3I went into the old house and found Grandads medals._4A_great_many people are fond of what they are doing._5She suddenly_began_to_cry
10、 when she saw her lost son._6In 15 seconds，a large city was_completely_destroyed._.句型转换1All of them are not right._ _ of them are right.2Its eight oclock already and now we must be off at once.Its eight oclock already and now we must be off _ _.3It seems that Bob knows everything，but in fact，he is s
11、tupid.It seems _ _ Bob knew everything，but in fact，he is stupid.4I bought a dictionary yesterday and it cost me 80 yuan.I bought a dictionary yesterday, _ cost me 80 yuan.5I happened to meet an old friend of mine in the street last week._ _ _ I met an old friend of mine in the street last week.能力提升阅
12、读理解When an earthquake hit a small town，many houses fell down.After the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.One Sunday，when I was reading a newspaper，a special picture touched me.It gave the clothing sizes of each family member.I thought
13、that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves.I said to my sevenyearold twins，Brad and Brett，and threeyearold Meghan， “We have so much，and these poor people now have nothing.Well share what we have with them.”I filled a box with foods and clo
14、thes.While I was doing this，I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favourite things.Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together.Then she walked away.A few minutes later she came back with Lucy，her muchloved doll.She put
15、 the doll on top of the other toys.“Oh，dear， ”I said.“You dont have to give Lucy.You love her so much.”Meghan said， “Lucy makes me happy，Mommy.Maybe shell make another little girl happy, too.”I looked at Meghan for a long moment.She taught me a lesson.Its easy to give something that we dont want any
16、 more，but hard to give what we cherish(珍爱)，isnt it?1The writer has _ children.Aone BtwoCthree Dfour2The underlined word “donate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_” A捐赠 B丢掉C展出 D放好3Which of the following is TRUE?AAn earthquake happened in the writers hometown.BThe writer let Meghan give her muchloved d
17、oll.CThe writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble.DThe writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lot.4Whats the best title of this passage?AA Family Story BThe Spirit of GivingCThe Way of Helping Others DA Sad Experience答案基础落实.1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.D 6.A.1.strange 2
18、.earthquake 3.who 4.destroyed 5rescue 6.trapped 7.injured 8.fell 9.organized 10bury.1.For；in 2.out 3.At；on；in 4.away 5.away 6to 7.To；from 8.for.1.right away 2.as if 3.dug out 4.A great number of 5.burst into tears/burst out crying 6.lay in ruins.1.Not；all 2.right；away 3.as；if 4.which 5.It；happened；that能力提升1C 2A 3D 4B
