必修1   Unit 4 Earthquakes

(100分，45分钟)

I.单项选择 (15分)

1. ______ of the money belongs to my parents.

A. Two fifth    B. Two five     C. Second fifths  D. Two fifths

2. ______ is known that thousands of Chinese worked in the gold mines ______ the late 19th century.

A. What; from   B. That; back     C. Which; to  D. It; in

3. He is very nervous. I noticed his hand ________.

A. to shake   B. shake     C. shaking D. shaked

3. This is the best book ______ I’ve ever bought.

   A. that  B. who   C. with which  D. which 

4. Ten years ago, my mother taught English in the school _______ I’m visiting.

   A. that   B. who   C. whom  D. whose

6. －－The button in the kitchen is out of order.

－－_______.

A.  I’m really sorry to hear that.    

B.  No problem. It’ll be OK.

C.  Anything else I can do?     

D. Why not get Mr. Kidder to have a look

7. We don’t need to do extra work this evening. The day’s work was almost ______ now.

A. at the end   B. at an end  

C. at one end     D. at our end

8. It is said that there are millions of camels in India and _______ of them is growing.

A. the number    B. a great number  

C. a lot       D. a good many

9. On my way to school, I realized that I had ______ my school bag at home.

A. left   B. forgotten     

C. lost         D. missed

10. One minute she burst into _____ and the next burst out _____. We just couldn’t catch her mood at any moment.

A. crying, laughter   B. tears, laughing  

C. tears, laughter   D. crying, laughing

11. .“After World War II, many of the cities across western European countries ________,” our guide said.

A. lied in ruin     B. lay in ruins  

C. lay in ruin   D. lying in ruins

12. I had not listened to my mother’s advice on taking an umbrella. Later that afternoon, I was nearly ________ the rain.

A. taken by      B. trapped in    

C. caught in    D. beaten by

13. Not far from the club, there was a garden, _____ owner was seated in it playing cards with his children every afternoon.

A. its       B. whose      

C. which       D. of which

14. Tell us about the people and the places _____ are different from ours.

A. that B. who 

C. which D. whom

15. ____ out for food. Some work in the tunnels as guards and workers.

A. Not all the ants go     

B. All the ants not go

C. Both the ants don’t go  

D. All the ants go

II．　完形填空（20分）

   China is one of the countries with the most serious earthquake disasters. 16  earthquake that had a magnitude of 7.8   17  in Tangshan located in northeast Hebei on July 28, 1976. It was heard  18  in Beijing, one hundred kilometers 19  westwards. A huge crack of 8 kilometres long and thirty metres wide  20  thousands of buildings, roads and canals, 21  an industry urban  22  population of one million a wasteland in seconds. The deaths and the injured totally  23  400,000. It was the most destructive earthquake in the world during the 20th century.

Before the shake, nature had  24  many seismic signs; in the neighbouring countryside, the well water kept on rising and falling with deep crack walls,  25  a smelly gas. Domestic animals  26  too nervous to eat  27  rats, snakes, etc, hurriedly __28__. In the city strange events occurred, too. The water pipes in perfectly good condition burst without  29 . All  30 , the warnings from nature, failed to  31  the one million people’s understanding, who did everything   32 . That’s why such heavy loss beyond imagination was caused.

The city seemed to be at the end. However, aid came from every corner of the country. Army troops were  33  to the city’s rescue. Teams of rescue workers were quickly organized. Slowly the city started to  34  to normal.

Now the people of Tangshan have turned their once destroyed homeland into a brand new Tangshan like a bright pearl  35  the Bohai Bay. They pay much attention to the prevention of geologic disasters while developing industry and agriculture.

16. A. An  B. A     

  C. The D. /

17. A. was happened  B. broke out     

  C. was hit D. struck

18. A. just B. only         

  C. ever D. even

19. A. away B. far away  

  C. off D. far

20. A. broke through B. swept across  

  C. tore open D. cut across

21. A. leading B. putting     

  C. destroying D. leaving

22. A. with a  B. with the      

  C. with D. having

23. A. arrived B. came to     

  C. rose D. got

24. A. sent out B. sent off     

  C. sent for D. sent up

25. A. giving down B. giving up     

  C. giving off D. giving in

26. A. came B. grew     

  C. turned D. went

27. A. while B. when     

  C. as D. since

28. A. jumped B. came     

  C. moved D. ran

29. A. appearance B. excuse     

  C. explanation D. cause

30. A. these B. those 

  C. this D. that

31. A. reach B. make 

  C. have D. lead

32. A. usually B. commonly      

  C. as usual D. like that

33. A. gathered up B. called in      

  C. called on D. sent in

34. A. return B. come      

  C. leave D. bring

35. A. to  B. off 

  C. on      D. along

III.  阅读理解（20分）

A

Hints on Safety

Nearly everyone is attracted to water, whether it is in the sea, canals, rivers or the village pond. Beautiful as it is, water should be regarded with respect, as it can be dangerous. Around 300 children up to the age of ten die each year from drowning. It should be every parent’s duty to ensure that both he and the child can swim and that as the child gets older, he has some knowledge of life-saving and artificial respiration(人工呼吸).

The basic rules of water safety are:

·Don’t leave small children playing alone in water

·Never swim an hour before or an hour after a main meal

·If it’s a danger area, find out before you start swimming where the life-guard is or where a lifebelt is available(可提供的)

·As children get older, try to teach them to remain calm in an emergency(紧急情况)

·Look out for warning things to see whether you’re in a danger area(see under this)

·Be especially careful of inland stretches of water pools, reservoirs (水库) and dykes(沟) where there are often fewer people about than at the seaside.

You SHOULD KNOW

THE NATIONAL CODE FOR BATHERS--the code deals only with warnings that indicate (标志) “Unsafe to Bathe”.

1. Colour: red, UNSAFE TO BATHE--do not enter the water.

2. Colour: red board, white lettering, UNSAFE TO BATHE AT ALL TIMES.

 Life-saving equipment is also painted red for easy identification(识别).

3. Colour: red and yellow. PATROLLED(巡逻) BATHING AREAS.

      Bathing areas with life-saving facilities(设施) provided by patrols of lifeguards.

4. Colour: black and white check. SURFING (冲浪) AREA. Area set aside for surf board (冲浪板) riding.

5. Colour: white and blue. The divers’ flag means DIVERS DOWN.

 Boat users keep well clear of this area.

36. What does the writer of this article feel about water?

  A. Everyone is attracted to the water in the village pond.

  B. It is attractive but dangerous.

  C. It is beautiful and respected by everybody.

  D. The sea, the canals, the rivers affect the weather.

 37. We can infer from the text that“Hints on Safety”used as the title means            .

  A. Useful advice   B. Expert opinions

  C. Public comments  D.Indirect suggestions

38. What does the writer say about the danger to children?

  A. Around 30 ten-year old die every year.

  B. Ten children each year die from drowning.

  C. There are about 300 children, aged ten or under, who are drowned every year.

  D. The 300 children who are drowned every year are usually more than ten years old.

39. What does the writer think that parents should make sure their children know?

  A. How to be able to save his or her own life.

  B. How to get older through knowledge of artificial respiration.

  C. How to swim and breathe under water.

  D. How to swim and how to save other people’s lives if they get into trouble in the water.

40. What does this sign “Colour: black and white check” mean?

  A. Do not use a surfboard here.

  B. Lifeguards patrol this area.

  C. This area is not for ordinary swimming.

  D. Unsafe to bathe at all times.

B

Earthquakes are something that people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly（有规律地）. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.

The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.

Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 2,000 people died.

In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, the Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.

One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976. It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever recorded was also in China, in which 400,000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556.

Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People can not prepare for it.

41. Earthquakes happen _____.

  A. in all the places in the world

  B. only in the countries that have a lot of mountains

  C. regularly in most places in the world

  D. only in a few places along the mountains

42. How many people died in the earthquake which happened in Portugal in 1755? ______.

 A. 500       B. 140,000    

 C. 400,000      D. 2,000

43. When and where was the worst earthquake ever recorded?  _____.

  A. 1964; Alaska    B. 1556; China   

  C. 1923; Japan     D. 1976; China

44. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

  A. The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.

  B. Earthquakes can cause fires.

  C. People still don’t know how to tell when an earthquake will come.

  D. Earthquakes often come unexpectedly（出乎意料地）.

45. What may be talked about in the paragraph followed?

  A. How do earthquakes worry people?

  B. What will people do to prepare for earthquakes?

  C. How can we save people when earthquakes happen?

  D. How do earthquakes happen?

IV．单词填空（10分）

46 . They s_________ hands with each other as if they hadn’t seen each other for long.

47. Luckily, the little girl was r_________ by the kind-hearted man.

48. Hearing the funny story, the children b_________ into laughter

49. The temple was in r_________ after the war.

50. The government is trying to provide s__________ for the homeless people.

51. A great many houses were d_________ in the earthquake and many people became homeless.

52. It is an area where natural d_________（灾难）often happen..

53. I’m glad to get together to offer our _______________(祝贺) on our homeland’s success in competition.

54. He worked late into the night, p_________ a long speech for the president.

55. We were s_________ at the news of his death.

V. 单句改错（15分）

56. Xiao Ming hasn’t come yet. What has happened of him?

_____________________________________

57. He is such a good student that all his teachers think little of him.

_____________________________________

58. I’m proud in being a Chinese.

_____________________________________

59. I, who is your friend, will surely help you with your English.

_____________________________________

60. A smelly gas came out from the cracks of the well.

_____________________________________

61. She left me stood there without saying goodbye and went away.

_____________________________________

62. Tom is burying in thoughts of the past.

_____________________________________

63. There have had many great changes in my hometown since I left.

_____________________________________

64. The problem is too difficult for us to solve it.

_____________________________________

65. The boss told the workers that he would have their wages risen.

_____________________________________

VI句子翻译（20分）

66. 不要太靠近那堵墙――墙上有裂缝很危险。(crack)

_____________________________________

67. 这场大火毁坏了这个建筑的2／3。(destroy)

____________________________________

68. 1976年7月28日清晨3点42分唐山市发生了强烈的地震。(shake/ strike/ hit)

____________________________________

69. 营救队员去救幸存者。(rescue)

____________________________________

70. 正在修建的操场将有80米长。 (that/ which)

____________________________________

71. 不幸的是全城的人都被活埋了。(be buried)

____________________________________

72. 地震过后，全城到处是残垣断壁。(in ruins)

____________________________________

73. 他们在一棵大树下避雨。(shelter)

____________________________________

74. 你认为地震前会发生什么？(happen)

____________________________________

75. 学校对他的发明评价很高。(think highly of)

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单元综合评估测试：

I 1-10  DDCAA  DBAAB  11-15BCBAA

II. 16-25  ABDAD,   DABAC,   26-30 DACDC,   31-35ACBAC 

III 36-45.BACDC  CDBAB

IV． 46. shook     47. rescued    48 burst   49. ruins    50. shelters   51. destroyed  

52. disasters 53. congratulations  54. preparing   55 shocked

V 56 of → to   57. little → well/ highly   58. in → of   59. is → am   60. from → of    61. stood → standing   62. burying → buried  63. had → been   64. it去掉 65. risen → raised

VI.  66. Don’t get too close to that wall - there are dangerous cracks in it.

67. The big fire destroyed two thirds of the building.

68. At 3:42 on the morning of July28， 1976, a terrible earthquake happened in/ took place in / hit/ struck/ shook the city of Tangshan.  //At 3：42 on the morning of July28， 1976, the city of Tangshan，Hebei, was shaken/ hit/ struck by a terrible earthquake.

69. The rescue workers came to the survivors’ rescue.

70. The playground (that/which is) being built will be 80 metres long.

71. Unfortunately, all the people in the city were buried alive

72. An earthquake left the whole city / town in ruins.

73. They took shelter from the rain under a big tree.

74. What do you think will happen before an earthquake?

75. His invention was highly thought of by the school.