2021-2022学年新教材人教版英语必修第一册课时作业：UNIT 4 NATURAL DISASTERS 14 WORD版含解析.DOC

1、课时分层作业(十四).单句语法填空1To help students deal with their mental problems, we will hold a lecture to_be_delivered(deliver) by a professor from the UK.2Whats more，it is another effective (effect) way to deal with the problem.3We will have some experts on hand to give you any help you need at all times.4As y

2、ou know，we will admire the moon in the open air，enjoying delicious mooncakes on the MidAutumn Day.5The area used to be_struck (strike) by sandstorms.6The dustman swept (sweep) up all the fallen leaves on this street yesterday.7The length (long) of the article should be about 800 words.8I was_having

3、(have) a discussion with my friend about how to improve my English when my mother called me.9A SUV went out of control and crashed(crash) into the back of a truck.10It is not always easy to tell whether you are faced with a real emergency (emergent).阅读理解As ice melts in West Antarctica，the ground ben

4、eath is quickly rising a process that could prevent the catastrophic (灾难性的) collapse of ice sheets，according to researchers.A study published in the journal Science provides a glimmer (一丝) of hope for a region affected by climate change.In recent years，several studies have warned that the ice sheet，

5、which contributes to a quarter of melted ice worldwide annually，is very easy to break up.Scientists fear even slightly melting could cause global sea levels to rise by 3 metres.Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark set out to answer how the bedrock underneath the ice sheet of West Antar

6、ctica behaves as the ice melts.To study the land，the team analyzed data collected by highprecision GPS equipment positioned on remote rock formations in West Antarctica，which measured movements of the land down to the millimetre over a 10year period.“After a heroic effort to install and maintain the

7、 network of sensors in one of the least accessible places on the planet，the team has been rewarded with incredibly valuable data，which tell an incredible story about the Earth，” wrote Valentina Barletta.The team found that the Earth was pushing the bedrock to rise faster than expected.In 2014，the su

8、rface rose by 41 millimetres: four to five times quicker than predicted.In 100 years，the land could be up to 10 metres higher than it is currently.It is hoped that as the ice melts，the Earths crust (地壳) will bounce back much faster than previously expected.In turn，this could stabilize what the resea

9、rchers described as the “catastrophic collapse” of the ice sheet.Barletta told Newsweek the ice sheet will never be stable if global warming becomes too extreme.“Reducing the greenhouse gas will give the ice sheet a better chance of survival because that would allow some known and unknown feedback t

10、o create better conditions for the ice，” she said.【语篇解读】研究发现，随着冰融化，西南极洲地下部分迅速上升，这一过程可以防止灾难性的冰盖坍塌。1What happens to West Antarctica as ice melts?AThe ground beneath is getting taller.BIts ice sheets break up completely.CGlobal sea levels rise by 3 metres.DClimate change comes to an end.A细节理解题。根据第一段第一句

11、中的“As ice melts in West Antarctica，the ground beneath is quickly rising”可知，随着冰融化，西南极洲地下部分迅速上升。故选A。2Why do researchers use highprecision GPS equipment?ATo find out whether the ice sheet is very easy to break up.BTo find out the connection between the bedrock and ice melting.CTo find out what really a

12、ffects the speed of ice melting.DTo find out when West Antarctica will disappear totally.B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“set out to answer how the bedrock underneath the ice sheet of West Antarctica behaves as the ice melts.To study the land, the team analyzed data collected by highprecision GPS equipment”可知，研究人员使用这

13、一设备的目的在于研究冰盖下的基岩与冰融化之间的联系。故选B。3How did the research team feel about the study result?ADisappointed.BSorry.CSurprised.DAngry.C推理判断题。根据第五段的内容，尤其是其中的“than expected” “than predicted”可知，研究者对研究结果感到意外。故选C。4What should we do for the ice sheets survival?AStop the bedrock from rising.BInstall more highprecisi

14、on GPS equipment.CCreate more ice for the ice sheet.DCut down the greenhouse gas.D细节理解题。根据第七段第二句中的“Reducing the greenhouse gas will give the ice sheet a better chance of survival”可知，减少温室气体排放将使冰盖有更好的幸存机会。由此可知D项符合题意。.完形填空A man was on a long flight. The first 1 of approaching problem came when the sign

15、 on the airplane 2 on: Fasten Your Seat Belts.As the man looked around the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the passengers became 3 . Later，a voice over the intercom ( 内部通话系统 ), said “We are so sorry that we are unable to serve the meal at this time. The currents are ahead of us. ” And then

16、the storm broke.Lightning lit up the darkening skies, and 4 moments the great plane was tossed (使动来动去) around.The man recalled, “As I looked around the plane, I could see nearly all the 5 were scared. Then I suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously, the storm 6 nothing to her. She was reading a book on

17、 her seat and everything within her small world was orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again. Sometimes she straightened her legs, but worry and 7 were not in her world. ”The man could 8 believe his eyes. It was not surprising， 9 ， that when the plane finally reached its des

18、tination and all the passengers were hurrying to 10 the plane, the man came up to the girl whom he had 11 for such a long time. Having talked about the storm, he asked why she had not been afraid.The little girl replied, “That was because my dad was the pilot, and he would take me home.”There are ma

19、ny kinds of 12 that frighten us. Physical, mental, financial, domestic, and many other storms can easily and quickly 13 our sky and throw our plane into apparently uncontrollable movement. We have all known such times, and let us be honest and accept: it is much 14 to be at rest when our feet are on

20、 the ground than 15 we are being tossed about in a darkened sky.【语篇解读】本文讲述了在一次遭遇空中风暴的飞行中，当大家都极其不安和恐惧的时候，有一名小女孩却镇定自若。最后作者问及原因时，她说那是因为飞行员是她父亲，她父亲会带她回家。1A.sufferingBeffortCwarning DchanceC根据空后的“when the sign on the airplane_on：Fasten Your Seat Belts”可知，此处指“一个警报”。故选C项。2A.flashed BtriedCtook DputA根据空前的“w

21、hen the sign on the airplane”可知当时飞机上的警报灯闪烁。故选A项。3A.worried Brelaxed Cannoyed DinspiredA根据后文“As I looked around the plane，I could see nearly all the _ were scared.”可知，听到警报后，大家都很担心。故选A项。4A.of Bwithin Cwith DafterB句意：闪电照亮了黑暗的天空，不一会儿，这架大飞机就开始颠簸。within moments意为“不一会儿”。B项符合语境。5A.passengersBpilots Cofficia

22、ls DcrewA根据前文内容可知，这名男子当时是在飞机上，所以他周围都是乘客。故选A项。6A.presentedBbrought Cmeant DcreatedC根据空后的“She was reading a book on her seat and everything within her small world was orderly.”可知，这名男子发现有一个小女孩在镇定自若地看书，显然暴风雨对于小女孩来说没有什么。故选C项。7A.fear BknowledgeCstress DexpectationA根据空前的“Sometimes she closed her eyes，then

23、she would read again.Sometimes she straightened her legs”可知，小女孩的世界里没有担忧和恐惧。故选A项。8A.suddenly BgraduallyChardly DwillinglyC这名男子对小女孩镇定自若的样子感到吃惊，所以他几乎不相信自己的眼睛。故选C项。9A.however BthereforeCotherwise DinsteadB前文说这名男子不敢相信自己的眼睛，再根据后文“the man came up to the girl”和“asked why she had not been afraid”可知，因为不相信自己的眼

24、睛，所以男子去问女孩为何不害怕。前后为因果关系。故选B项。10A.drive off Bpull overCland onDget offD根据前文“when the plane finally reached its destination”可知，飞机着陆后，吓坏的乘客应是赶紧下飞机。get off the plane意为“下飞机”，故选D项。11A.watched BattendedCremarked DcomplainedA根据上文可知，这名男子对小女孩的行为感到很震惊，应是对小女孩观察了很久。故选A项。12A.accidentsBquarrels Cstorms DangerC根据下文

25、中的“many other storms”可知，作者感悟有很多暴风雨会吓坏我们。故选C项。13A.destroy Bcover Cdarken DbreakC根据下文中的“being tossed about in a darkened sky”可知，暴风雨会让我们的天空乌云密布。故选C项。14A.easier Bsofter Cruder DtougherA根据上下文语境可知，生活不是一帆风顺的，当我们的脚在地上时，比我们被抛掷在黑暗的天空中时保持平静要容易得多。故选A项。15A.until BwhenCunless DifB根据上下文语境可知，这是在比较前后两件事，“_we are. da

26、rkened sky”与“when our feet are on the ground”对应。故选B项。.语法填空Earthquakes are quite common. In fact，thousands of earthquakes 1._ (happen) almost at every moment. 2._，most of them are too weak to feel. During a big earthquake, there is often a big noise first. Then the earth shakes 3._ (terrible) and man

27、y houses fall down.As one of the most 4._ (dead) natural disasters in the world, the earthquake often results in many people being injured or killed. In 2008, a severe earthquake hit Chinas Sichuan Province, 5._ (kill) more than 80,000 people there.Besides the great damage and 6._ (die) caused by th

28、e earthquake, other accidents such 7._fires often follow. More buildings may be damaged and more 8._ (injure) may be caused. For centuries, people have been making studies of earthquakes. About 2,000 years ago, for example, a Chinese scientist 9._ (name) Zhang Heng invented a machine which could fin

29、d out the direction 10._the earthquake waves came.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了地震造成的巨大危害和损失。1are happening此处指成千上万的地震几乎每时每刻都在发生，根据时间状语“at every moment”可知此处应用现在进行时。主语为“thousands of earthquakes”，故填are happening。2However句意：然而，它们中的大多数都太弱而让人感觉不到。设空处前后内容之间是转折关系，此处单独作状语，故填However。3terribly此处修饰动词应用副词，故填terribly。4deadly“_nat

30、ural”修饰disasters，致命的自然灾难。deadly.adj.致命的。5killing句子主语“a severe earthquake”和动词“kill”之间是主动关系，故用现在分词形式，故填killing。6deaths由前面的“the great damage”可知此处应用名词。此处指地震造成的极大破坏和死亡，由语境可知应用名词复数。故填deaths。7as表示“例如，比如”应用such as，故填as。8injuries由前面的“More buildings”可知此处应用名词复数，故填injuries。9named句中“a Chinese scientist”和“name”之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词形式，故填named。 10where设空处引导定语从句，先行词是“the direction”，关系词在定语从句中作地点状语，指地震波从哪个方向过来，故填where。