2020版高中英语Unit4EarthquakesSectionⅡWarmingUp.doc

1、 Section Warming Up & ReadingLanguage Points课时作业.单句语法填空1A large number of soldiers were (be)sent there to rescue those trapped (trap) in the building.2You dont look well.Youd better go and see a doctor right away.3He burst into the room without knocking at the door, which made me very angry.4As far

2、as I know, their friendship was at an end.5With time going on, the castle which once was very beautiful is now completely in ruins.6When a pencil is partly put into a glass of water, it looks as if it were (be)broken.7Its reported that the injured (injure)in the accident were taken to the nearest ho

3、spital without delay.8The news of his sudden death is so shocking that everyone is very shocked at it.(shock)9The whole family were rescued from the fire last night.10Now a great number of college graduates are seeking to get a highpaid job.But the number of posts available for them is often not eno

4、ugh.(be).单句改错1Burying in her study, Linda had little experience in handling boys.BuryingBuried2To our relief, up to now the injured in the earthquake has been carried to the nearby hospital.hashave3What surprised us was that the whole city lay in ruin in such a short time.ruinruins4How many English

5、words have you learned by the end of last term？havehad5On seeing the film star appearing on the stage, the audience burst into cheering.intoout.阅读理解A serious earthquake can be a terrible experience, and it is easy to forget safety measures in chaos(混乱)Fortunately, most earthquake safety measures are

6、 common sense, but if you forget everything else, remember the following directions：drop, cover, and hold on.Also, most of the earthquake deaths happen after the earthquake, so remember that the danger does not end when the shaking does!If you stay indoors during an earthquake, move away from unsupp

7、orted(没有支撑的)areas and windows.Try to get under a doorway or another area of the building which is held up by strong beams.Shelter under a table or desk only if it is very strong, because otherwise it may fall down on you.Do not rush to exits or elevators, because it is far safer to stay where you ar

8、e.Protect your head by wrapping your arms around it and curling into a ball, and wait for the shaking to stop.If you stay outdoors during an earthquake, move to an area which is as open as possible.Avoid buildings, electric poles, and other objects which may fall during an earthquake and injure you.

9、Protect your head and stay low to the ground until the shaking ends and it is safe to move.After an earthquake, many buildings are less strong, although they appear safe.If you stay indoors, move people from the building quickly and help disabled or injured people.Once outdoors, move away from the b

10、uilding so that if it falls down, you will not be injured.Wait until public safety officials announce that it is safe to stay indoors.By planning ahead and remaining calm during an earthquake, you can greatly increase your chances of survival without injury.【解题导语】地震是可怕的，但在发生地震时和地震后保持冷静，采取有效的措施，能够使我们

11、免受或减轻伤害，增加逃生的机会。1We can learn from the passage that earthquake safety measures _.Ahelp us to keep safeBare not easy to rememberCare difficult to understandDare intended for children解析：选A推理判断题。从第一段和最后一段可知，地震安全措施有助于我们保护自己的安全，减少伤害。2What should you do if an earthquake happens when you are having a class

12、? ACry for help.BStay under a desk.CRush out of the classroom.DJump down from the window.解析：选B细节理解题。从第二段第三句“Shelter under a table or desk only if it is very strong”可知选B。3What should NOT you do if you stay outdoors during an earthquake? ARun back home.BGo to an open place.CTry to protect your head.DM

13、ove away from electric poles.解析：选A细节理解题。从第三段可知，地震时，如果在户外，应该远离电线杆，去开阔的地方，并尽量保护自己的头部，没有提到往家跑，故选A。4After the earthquake, you are asked to _.Astay indoorsBleave the buildingCput the injured people to bedDcheck the building to make sure if it is damaged解析：选B细节理解题。从第四段可知，地震后，房屋受损，很不安全，应该马上到室外去，故选B。5What d

14、oes the underlined word “curling” in the second paragraph mean?A诅咒B举起C蜷缩 D摇摆解析：选C词义猜测题。从整句话理解，为了保护头部，用自己的胳膊环绕着，护着头部并把自己蜷缩成一个球，等待地震停止，故选C。.完形填空Earthquakes are common；thousands of them happen each day.But most are _1_ weak to feel.During a _2_ earthquake，there is often a great noise first.Then the ear

15、th _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._7_ the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake _8_，other disasters such as fires often _9_.More buildings are destro

16、yed and more _10_ 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，_12_，a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng _13_ a machine which could find out from which _14_ the seismic waves had come，and this m

17、achine 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 happen，and cannot _18_ it from happening.So earthquakes are among the _19_ disasters in the world.No one can stop natural earthquak

18、es._20_，scientists can help stop earthquakes destroying whole cities and causing too many deaths.【解题导语】本文普及地震的知识，不可预知，但同时造成的灾难又非常大。1A.very BtooCquite Dso解析：选Btoo.to.“太以至于不能”。有些地震太弱了，以至于人们感觉不到。2A.real BweakCbig Dsmall解析：选C根据其后的“there is often a great noise first”可推知应选big。3A.moves BshakesCjumps Dbreak

19、s解析：选B由常识可知，发生地震时，地面在晃动(shake)。4A.get BputCset Dfall解析：选D地震导致房屋倒塌(fall down)。get down“下来”；put down“放下”；set down“记下，写下”。5A.off BonCinto Dbehind解析：选A由“railway tracks break”可知，铁轨断了，火车出轨(off)了。6A.burst BstruckCdestroyed Dburied解析：选C工厂被破坏(destroyed)。burst“爆发”；strike“袭击，攻击”；bury“埋”，均不符合句意。7A.Except BBesid

20、esCInstead of DBecause of解析：选B由第8空后的other disasters可知“除了”地震造成的损失之外，还有别的灾难，故B项正确。8A.lonely BlaterCthemselves Ditself解析：选D与后面的火灾相对应，强调地震“本身”造成的破坏。9A.follow BcopyCcome Denter解析：选A此处表示伴随地震而来的灾害，用follow“跟着”。10A.quakes BdeathsCdifficulties Dresults解析：选B由于火灾随之而来，在原来地震造成的房屋倒塌和人员死亡的基础上有更多的房屋倒塌和人员死亡。11A.infor

21、mation BquestionsCdangers Dfrights解析：选C由常识可知，地震是很危险的。12A.as a result Bin factCfor example Das well解析：选C下面是作者的举例，说明人们为预测地震所做的研究，故选C项。13A.invented BdiscoveredCfound Dbought解析：选Ainvent指发明原来世上不存在的东西或事物，符合句意。discover “发现”；find “发现，找到”；buy “买”。14A.country BdirectionCways Dcity解析：选B预测地震从什么方向传过来。direction “

22、方向”。country “国家”；way “方法，道路”；city “城市”。15A.improved BrepairedCprotected Dused解析：选D现代的科学家仍然在“使用”张衡发明的地动仪。由still可知D项正确。16A.where BwhenCwhat Dwhy解析：选D由后面的when and where判断，此空选why。17A.speak BtellCtalk Dpoint解析：选Btell“说明白，讲清楚”。18A.make BprepareCstop Dlet解析：选C我们已经研究出为什么会发生地震，但无法预测它什么时间，在哪里发生，也无法阻止它发生。stop.

23、from doing.“阻止做”。19A.worst BbestCmost Dfastest解析：选Aworst “最坏的”；best “最好的”；most “最多的”；fastest “最快的”。由于无法准确预测地震何时发生，故认为其是严重的灾难之一。20A.However BButCAnd DSo解析：选A前后句存在转折关系，but表示转折时不用逗号与其后内容隔开。.短文改错My uncle and their friends had dinner together yesterday.He was such happy that he drunk too much.However, wh

24、en it was time to go to home, he insisted on driving home herself.It was midnight and very dark.Soon, my uncle find the car out of his control.Shortly after he was not able to see the road clear，he drove into a tree along the road and got seriously injure.Luckily enough, he rushed to the nearest hos

25、pital.When he came back to life, he found a policeman waiting for him.He had to turn on the driving license and wait to be punished by law.What regretful he was!答案：My uncle and friends had dinner together yesterday.He was happy that he drunk too much.However, when it was time to go home, he insisted

26、 on driving home .It was midnight and very dark.Soon, my uncle the car out of his control.Shortly after he was not able to see the road ，he drove into a tree along the road and got seriously .Luckily enough, he rushed to the nearest hospital.When he came back to life, he found a policeman waiting for him.He had to turn the driving license and wait to be punished by law. regretful he was!