高中英语人教版 (新课标)必修1&2Unit 4 Earthquakes巩固练习

课时作业(十三)　Unit 4　Earthquakes

Section Ⅰ　Warming up & Reading—Pre­reading

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Having lived in California until 1970，my family has felt a number of earthquakes.We have been fortunate，however，to have suffered no bodily harm or property damage.

There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present.The site lists the dates and times as well as the magnitude (震级) and the exact location of any quake that measured more than 6.0.There are only a few quakes that stand out in my memory and，luckily，none is shown in the website.So，my personal experience with earthquakes might be considered insignificant.

There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget.The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California.As the shaking became stronger I held her to me with one arm as I held on to one of our fruit trees with the other.All three of us (my daughter，I and the tree) shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.

The second one was in 1963.Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California.The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk from our hotel toward the_famous_landmark.

My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California.It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church.As the building started to shake，I quickly headed for the door to go outside.I remember I said a little prayer—something like“Help me get out of here in time，Dear Heavenly Father”．Minutes later，I was safe outside.

语篇解读　作者回忆了自己经历的三次地震。

1．The author writes the passage mainly to tell us about________.

A．a new film about an earthquake

B．how to survive an earthquake

C．his three earthquake experiences

D．how to save children in an earthquake

解析：　作者意图题。作者主要介绍了自己经历的三次地震。

答案：　C

2．The earthquakes the author has experienced________.

A．all caused bodily harm

B．are all recorded in a website

C．all measured more than 6.0

D．all happened in California

解析：　细节理解题。根据第三段的“The first was one in 1955...in California”和第四段第二句以及第五段的“My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California”可知答案。

答案：　D

3．When the first earthquake happened，the author________.

A．was staying with his daughter

B．was planting fruit trees

C．held on to a tree for hours

D．was in a hotel

解析：　细节理解题。根据第三段的“All three of us (my daughter and I，and the tree) shook for two or three minutes”可知作者和他的女儿共同经历了这次地震。

答案：　A

4．What does the underlined part “the famous landmark” refer to?

A．A church.

B．Disneyland.

C．A building destroyed by an earthquake.

D．The place where the author was born.

解析：　推理判断题。根据第四段的“Our entire family was visiting Disneyland”可知答案。

答案：　B

B

Natural disasters have hit Asia hard in recent years，taking hundreds of thousands of lives.But while these tragedies have destroyed homes and lives，they have also created heroes.

The hero：Muelmar Magallanes

The story：As the heavy rain was destroying homes and villagers  in  Manila，the  18­year­old worker jumped into action.Muelmar swam through the floods (洪水) and pulled 30 of his neighbors to safety.After pushing a mother and baby to shore on a small boat，the tired hero was lost in the water，and his body was discovered the next day.“He gave his life for my baby，” said Menchie Penalosa，the child’s mother.“I  will never forget him.”

The hero: Tilly Smith

The story：You never know when those lessons learned  in geography class will be put to good use.For Smith，just 10 years old at the time，being able to recognize  the warning signs of a tsunami (海啸)，saved about  100 lives at a holiday center in Thailand.The English schoolgirl was walking on a beach in Phuket when she noticed the water was coming in，but it wasn’t going out again.A tsunami，she realized，was just minutes away.Her father told everyone to leave the beach.That beach was one of the few in Phuket where no one was killed or seriously injured.

The heroes：Aisah，Neneh，Azmi，Nuraida and Sulastri

The story：For these five women from the village of Lampaseh，the tsunami took everything.That day，Aisah lost     her     17­day­old granddaughter，Neneh  lost seven of her nine children，Azmi   lost   her   parents，Nuraida  lost  three  of her sisters and brothers，and Sulastri lost her husband，daughter and youngest son.All lost their homes.Everything was gone except for their strong belief.Soon after the tsunami，the five women went back to clean up the village.These women lost nearly everything，except their determination (决心) to rebuild their lives.

语篇解读　本文是记叙文。文章介绍了几个英雄的伟大事迹。

5．What happened to Muelmar?

A．He lost his family in a flood.

B．He was found dead on a boat.

C．He took part in a swimming race.

D．He saved others at the cost of his own life.

解析：　细节理解题。根据文中描写的第一个英雄Muelmar Magallanes的事迹：pulled 30 of his neighbors to safety...the tired hero was lost in the water，and his body was discovered the next day以及被救孩子的母亲说的话He gave his life for my baby可知，Muelmar为了营救他人牺牲了自己的生命。

答案：　D

6．On the day of the tsunami in Thailand，Smith________.

A．was having a geography class B．got seriously injured

C．was at the seaside D．lost her father

解析：　细节理解题。根据第二个英雄Tilly Smith的介绍The English schoolgirl was walking on a beach in Phuket when she noticed the water was coming in...可知。

答案：　C

7．The five women from the village of Lampaseh can best be described as________.

A．clever  　　　　　　　　 B．honest

C．strong­minded   D．kind­hearted

解析：　推理判断题。根据最后一段中描写Lampaseh村庄的五名女子海啸过后重建村庄的决心可知。

答案：　C

8．What’s the best title for the text?

A．Meet the heroes created by disasters

B．Create a better world together

C．The worst disasters in Asia

D．Brave acts of the good

解析：　标题归纳题。根据文章第一段的they have also created heroes以及接下来叙述的三组英雄的英勇事迹可知，A项作标题贴切。

答案：　A

C

That woman carried a new blanket (毛毯) over her arm.Wordlessly，she gave it to me.

“Is it finished？” I asked.

She shook her head.“No.It is ready，” she replied.I handed her the money and took the blanket.

“It is beautiful，so skillfully woven (编织)，” I said to my mother.“But what did she mean when she said it was not finished？How can it be ready if it is not finished？”

“I will tell you later，” my mother said，“but first I will take you to the Navajo village.”

We went down to the village.A group of young men were making sand pictures.We walked through the whole village，watching the different things the people were doing.

It was not until that evening that my mother finally explained the Navajo woman’s words.

“Did you notice anything about the things the people were making？” my mother asked.

“What should I have noticed？” I looked at her and asked.

“Each thing the Navajo make has one small part that is not complete.The designs (设计) in their sand pictures are often not perfectly done，for example—the line of a circle may not quite close.If you look carefully at your blanket，you will probably find a stitch (一针) missing.”

I took the blanket off，but it looked as perfect as any design could be.Then suddenly，I noticed that sure enough a stitch was missing!

“But why do the Navajo intentionally leave some tiny part unfinished？” I asked.

“They  believe that when  anything  is completed or finished，it means the end has  come—it will not be perfect until then.Then too，with a circle，they believe that they must leave a  pathway for the bad spirits to run away and the  good spirits to come in.So，often，they do not  make the line close.”

语篇解读　本文是记叙文。作者通过讲述自己购买的一条毛毯向我们介绍了纳瓦霍人奇特的文化。

9．The blanket the author received________.

A．was poorly woven

B．made her think a lot

C．cost her a lot of money

D．was finished，but not ready

解析：　细节理解题。由文中作者所说的How can it be ready if it is not finished？可知，既然还没有完工，怎么能说好了呢？这让作者思绪万千，故选B项。

答案：　B

10．Why was the author shown around the village?

A．To buy more things made by the Navajo.

B．To make friends with some of the Navajo.

C．To have a deeper understanding of the Navajo.

D．To look for the woman who sold her the blanket.

解析：　细节理解题。由文中的We...watching the different things the people were doing和Did you notice...the people were making可知，作者的母亲带她到村子里转一转是为了让她对纳瓦霍人有更深的了解，故选C项。

答案：　C

11．Which of the following may the Navajo believe?

A．A stitch in time is very important.

B．Life only becomes perfect when you die.

C．He who makes no mistake is a perfect man.

D．You must always try to make your life complete.

解析：　推理判断题。由最后一段中的They believe that when anything is completed or finished，it means the end has come—it will not be perfect until then可知，纳瓦霍人会认为人只有死亡之后其人生才会变得完美，故选B项。

答案：　B

12．What’s the main idea of the text?

A．The Navajo are good at making things.

B．The Navajo are brave and hard­working.

C．A blanket tells a lot about the Navajo culture.

D．Skills are needed to do business with the Navajo.

解析：　主旨大意题。作者通过讲述自己购买的一条毛毯向我们介绍了纳瓦霍人奇特的文化，故选C项。

答案：　C