2021学年Unit 4 Earthquakes同步训练题

Unit 4 Earthquakes reading课时作业

第一节  阅读理解

A

“My neighbor doesn't speak English, but her kindness needs no translation.”

Angie Morris, an 81­year­old Canadian woman who grew up in wartime Britain and now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, was describing how her next­door neighbor, Ms. Wing, a 68­year­old Chinese woman, voluntarily cooks meals for her every day. She called it “the ultimate home­delivery service”．

Morris's moving, first­person narrative which was published last week by the Canadian newspaper TheGlobeandMail, has gone popular, with more than 24,000 online reposts.

“I know what is inside the paper carrier bag，” she wrote. “A thermos with hot soup and a stainless­steel container with a meal of rice, vegetables and either chicken, meat or shrimp, sometimes with a kind of pancake. This has become an almost daily occurrence.”

Wing started her act of kindness when she learned that Morris had to undergo heart surgery. She took it upon herself to begin feeding her neighbor, even though the two women have no way of communicating verbally. Wing speaks only Mandarin, and Morris's Mandarin is limited to nihao (hello)．

“So here we are, two grandmothers a world away from where we were raised, neither of us able to speak the other's language, but communicating one way or another (with some help from technology). The doorbell keeps ringing and there is the familiar brown paper carrier bag, handed smilingly to me by Wing，” Morris wrote.

Readers and netizens around the world have been touched by this relationship that crosses national boundaries and focuses on human kindness.

“You know that most people in this world just want to live a good life，” one reader commented. “I come from old Ireland, so I can tell you a thing or two about conflict. The point is, most people are very good with big hearts and want their children to grow up safe and in places like this country can offer.”

语篇解读：互为邻居的两位老人温女士与安吉·莫里斯虽然语言不通无法交流，但温女士在得知莫里斯要做手术的消息后，主动为其做饭。她的善举感动了很多读者和网友。

1．Why did Ms. Wing cook meals for Morris?

A．Morris had some health problems.

B．Wing was an expert cook.

C．Ms. Wing had nothing else to do.

D．They were raised in the same place.

解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“Wing started her act of kindness when she learned that Morris had to undergo heart surgery.”可知，温女士因为知道莫里斯要做手术，所以做饭给她吃。故选A项。

2．Which of the following words can best describe Ms. Wing?

A．Kind­hearted.　　　　 B．Sensitive.

C．Communicative. D．Arrogant.

解析：选A　推理判断题。通读文章可知，温女士一直自愿为邻居做饭，所以推断她是一位善良、热心的女士。故选A项。sensitive意为“敏感的”； communicative意为“爱说话的；好社交的”； arrogant意为“傲慢的；自大的”。

3．What can be concluded from the last two paragraphs?

A．Most people in this world are having a good life.

B．People from different countries easily have conflicts.

C．Old Ireland is a place where children can grow up safe.

D．People are impressed and moved by Ms. Wing's behavior.

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第七段以及第八段网友的留言可知，很多读者和网友都被温女士的善举所感动，感受到了跨越国界和语言的人性之善。故选D项。

4．Which can be the best title of this passage?

A．A Voluntary Cook

B．Serving Your Neighbor

C．Kindness beyond Language

D．Nutritious Meals

解析：选C　标题归纳题。文章主要讲述一位来自中国的温女士虽与邻居莫里斯言语不通，但是得知莫里斯要做手术的消息后，一直自愿为她做饭，这一超越语言和国界的善举感动了很多读者和网友。由此可知，C项最适合用作文章标题。

B

(2018·河南开封模拟)According to the GlobalTimes, it is reported that two online videos showing children telling their parents “I love you” have gone viral in China. The first, filmed by an Anhui TV station, shows a number of college students telling their parents they love them. The responses are mixed. “Are you drunk？” asked one parent. In another similar video, shot by a Shanxi TV station, a father responded even less patiently — “I am going to a meeting, so cut the crap.”

Why don't Chinese families use those words? Theories revolve around the nature of Confucian teaching. “The parents' responses show that many Chinese are not good at expressing positive emotions，” Xia Xueluan, a sociologist from Peking University, told the GlobalTimes. “They are used to educating children with negative language.”

This isn't the first time that China has done some soul­searching about familial love — last year ChinaDaily asked a cross­section of people if they said “I love you” to their parents, spouses, and children. “I have never said ‘I love you’ to my family, and I don't think I will in the future，” one 56­year­old man told the paper. “Saying it aloud is embarrassing for me.”

Still, that doesn't mean that love can't be expressed. In a separate article, ChinaDaily spoke to Zhao Mengmeng, a 31­year­old woman who said she had never told her father she loved him face­to­face (“I find it a bit odd”). Sometimes actions speak louder than words. Zhao gave her father a photo album featuring photographs of them together on almost every one of her birthdays in June 2012. The pictures went viral online, being forwarded hundreds of thousands of times on Weibo.

“I didn't sleep the night I heard about it，” her father told ChinaDaily after the story attracted mainstream attention. “I have now memorized some of the comments on the collection of pictures.”

语篇解读：中国人一直以含蓄著称，这一特点在向家人表达爱时也不例外。近来，两段视频引起了轰动，文章对此作了介绍。作者运用大量例子解释了中国人为什么不直接说“我爱你”，并列举了其独特的表达方式。

5．What can we infer from the text?

A．It is not direct for Chinese families to say “I love you”．

B．Chinese parents are too proud to express “I love you”．

C．Chinese parents are good at expressing positive emotions.

D．Young parents in China are willing to express “I love you”．

解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第三段引入的一位被采访者的观点：“Saying it aloud is embarrassing for me.”，下一段介绍了中国人对父母表达爱的特点：“Sometimes actions speak louder than words.”，即用行动而不是语言来向父母表达自己的爱，并列举事例进行证明。由此可推断，中国人通常不会向家人直接表达爱。故选A项。

6．Why don't Chinese parents express “I love you” to their children?

A．Because they can't express it.

B．Because they are not in the habit of expressing so.

C．Because they think it unnecessary.

D．Because they think it should be done only among young couples.

解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段的后两句可知，中国的父母不习惯这样表达。

7．Zhao Mengmeng expressed “I love you” to her father by ________.

A．giving him an album containing their photos

B．kissing her father's face and telling him by words

C．speaking it out bravely in a TV program

D．writing out the three words in a letter

解析：选A　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段倒数第二句“Zhao gave her father a photo album featuring photographs of them together on almost every one of her birthdays ...”可知，赵萌萌送给爸爸一个相册，里面是他们的照片，以此来表达对父亲的爱。故选A项。

8．What's the author's attitude toward the statements about “I love you”？

A．Opposed. B．Objective.

C．Critical. D．Indifferent.

解析：选B　推理判断题。作者通过随机调查告诉我们，中国人为什么不习惯对家人说“我爱你”，在分析完原因后，又通过具体的例子告诉我们中国人如何用一种含蓄的方式向家人表达爱。所有的这些，作者只是在客观描述，没有添加自己的主观情感。故选B项，objective意为“客观的”。

Ⅰ.语法填空

A young man was walking by the lakeside.Suddenly he saw a gold coin shining in the water.He 1.________ (happy) jumped into the water to get it.But he couldn’t get it no matter how hard he tried.Being wet，dirty and tired，he had to take 2.________ rest.Unexpectedly，after the water became calm，the gold coin 3.________ (appear) again.

He jumped into the water again，but it was 4.________ (use).He sat beside the lake and thought，“Where on earth is the gold coin？I have seen it clearly in the water.5.________ can’t I find it？”After the water became calm，he saw the gold coin again.So once again he jumped into the water in the hope of 6.________ (get) it.He did it again and again，but in vain，7.________ made him really tired.

At the moment，his father came to look for 8.________ (he).Seeing his son wet and dirty，he asked，“What happened？Why are you so upset？”The young man answered，“I clearly see a gold coin in the water，but I can’t get it.”His father looked up 9.________ a tree and said to his son，“Look！It’s not a gold coin，10.________ the reflection (映像)of a sheet metal that is hung on the tree.”

【语篇导读】　本文为记叙文，题材为生活故事类。一个年轻人被水里的映像迷惑，以为是金币，努力去找，结果只是徒劳。

1.happily　[该空修饰后面的谓语动词，故填happy的副词形式。]

2.a　[take a rest为固定搭配。]

3.appeared　[这是一个发生在过去的动作，故用一般过去时。]

4.useless　[根据下文可知，他又跳进水里，但还是没有找到金币，因此该空使用useless。]

5.Why　[这个年轻人不明白自己为什么找不到金币。]

6.getting　[the hope of doing sth意为“希望能够做成某事”。]

7.which　[which made him really tired修饰前面的整个句子。]

8.him　[该空前面是介词，因此使用he的宾格。]

9.at　[look up at意为“朝上看”。]

10.but　[not...but...意为“不是……而是……”。]

Ⅱ.短文改错

Smiling is a universal language but can give us courage，confidence and comfort.

I still remember how upset I am when it was my turn to recite a poem before class.Feel nervous and shy，I forgot almost everything. I decided to give up，but all my classmates，especial my teacher kept smiling at me encouragingly. Their smile warmed me so much that I got over the difficulty and eventually made it up. I think smiling not only makes us happy but also help build up our confidence. Furthermore，they will improve the relationship between us. It is smiling that brings harmony us. Only when you smile at the world does the world smile at you. Therefore，keep smiling and show your best to the world.

答案　

Smiling is a universal language  can give us courage，confidence and comfort.

I still remember how upset I  when it was my turn to recite a poem before class. nervous and shy，I forgot almost everything. I decided to give up，but all my classmates， my teacher kept smiling at me encouragingly. Their  warmed me so much that I got over the difficulty and eventually made it  . I think smiling not only makes us happy but also  build up our confidence. Furthermore， will improve the relationship between us . It is smiling that brings harmony us. Only when you smile at the world  the world smile at you.Therefore，keep smiling and show your best to the world.

Ⅲ.书面表达

假设你是李华。为了提高同学们的消防安全意识，你校最近邀请了一位消防员为同学们做了一场消防知识讲座。你的美国笔友彼得知道后，发邮件向你询问相关情况。请根据以下提示信息，给他回一封电子邮件。

1.讲座的时间和地点；

2.讲座的内容：介绍火灾案例、自救方法、火灾预防措施等；

3.你的感受。

注意：1.词数100左右(开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数)；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.参考词汇：消防员firefighter

Dear Peter，

I am writing to tell you about the lecture held in our school last week.

Best wishes to you and your family!

Yours，

Li Hua

【参考范文】

Dear__Peter，

I__am__writing__to__tell__you__about__the__lecture__held__in__our__school__last__week.

In order to urge students to pay more attention to fire safety，our school invited a firefighter to give us a lecture last Friday.It started at 4：00 pm on the playground and lasted for an hour and a half.The firefighter first presented some typical cases where terrible fires caused great damage and loss of lives.Then he showed us what to do to protect ourselves in case we get caught in a fire.Finally，he offered some useful tips on how to prevent fires from occurring.

This lecture is very beneficial to us because we have learned how to respond properly and protect ourselves in case of fire.

Best__wishes__to__you__and__your__family!

Yours，

Li__Hua