高中英语 Unit 4 Earthquakes Section Ⅱ Warming Up Read

Unit 4 Earthquakes Section Ⅱ Warming Up & Reading-Language
Points
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Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．He has been buried in the novel for 3 hours.
2．Females find it extremely difficult to get a job in such a field.
3．Mr.Brown was seriously injured in the traffic accident，so he was in hospital. 4．You may burst the balloon if you are not careful.
5．They organized (组织)the youths to form a group to protect the environment. 6．After the war，the city lay in ruins(废墟)．
7．We knew Bob had cancer，but the news of his death still came as a shock(震惊的事)．
8．Hundreds of people are still in the water，waiting to be rescued(援救)．9．These bushes grow well in the shelter (掩蔽)of big oak trees.
10．A lot of people lost their lives in the disaster(灾难)．
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．When I mentioned the incident later to him，he burst out laughing.
2．By the end of last year，he had learned 2，000 English words.
3．He was one of the lucky survivors(survive) in the crash.
4．In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins in the disaster. 5．The job of firefighters is extremely(extreme) dangerous.
6．We were all shocked(shocking) at the news.
7．His injured(injure) look made us believe that he was treated unfairly. 8．The poor woman was buried(bury) in grief after her son died.
9．Because of the economic crisis，a great number of workers were(be) out of work. 10．When a pencil is partly put into water，it looks as if it were(be) broken.
Ⅲ.阅读理解
When she was abandoned(抛弃) at only eight weeks old because she was deaf，Alice，who was dirty，sick and nervous，had a difficult start in life.But less than a month after being saved，the little dog is learning to recognize sign language orders with her new family and now she has already learned the signs for several basic orders.
Marie Williams，41，and，Mark Morgan，43，who are themselves both deaf，adopted (收养) the dog from the animal charity the Blue Cross.The couple and their three sons Liam，16，Lewis，13，and Owen，5，who have normal hearing，are teaching the lovely dog sign language orders，including instructions for sitting，coming and rolling over.
Marie Williams，from West Mersea，Essex，said，“We were thinking about getting a dog but when we saw Alice was deaf，we just couldn't believe it.She was so beautiful and the fact that she was deaf just made us fall in love with her even more—we knew that she would fit right into our family.When we went to visit her at the centre，I had tears in my eyes because she was so attractive and we developed a special relationship at once.〞
Julie Stone，manager of the Blue Cross，said，“It was amazing to see how Marie，Mark and their children immediately got along well with Alice and how they knew just how to get her attention.They are an excellent match and Alice has found the perfect home where I know she'll get love.〞
The Blue Cross，which depends completely on public donations (捐助)，rehomes thousands of dogs，cats，horses，and other small animals every year through its network of adoption centres.
1．Marie Williams had her first son at the age of ________．
A．25 B．28
C．30 D．36
解析：数字计算题。

根据第二段可知，Marie Williams今年41岁，她的大儿子Liam 16岁。

由此可推知，她生第一个儿子的时候应该是25岁。

答案：A
2．Marie Williams and Mark Morgan adopted Alice because ________．
A．they could get along well with a deaf dog
B．they wanted to teach her some sign language
C．their children wanted to have a dog as their friend
D．they needed a dog and also had pity on beautiful Alice
解析：细节理解题。

根据第三段前两句可知，他们正想养一只狗，而且他们对如此美丽却失聪的Alice深感同情和爱怜，于是决定收养“她〞。

答案：D
3．What can we learn about the Blue Cross?
A．It mainly adopts sick animals.
B．All its money comes from public donations.
C．It earns money mainly by selling all kinds of pets.
D．It regularly receives money from the government.
解析：细节理解题。

根据最后一段可知，Blue Cross这一组织的全部资金来自大众捐款。

答案：B
4．It can be learned from the passage that a deaf dog ________．
A．is good at learning sign language
B．is clever enough to learn all orders
C．can be trained and become a wonderful pet
D．can easily get along well with deaf people
解析：推理判断题。

根据文中讲述的Alice的实例可推知，一只失聪的狗经过训练也能看懂手语，从而读懂主人的指令，成为很好的宠物。

答案：C
5．What is the purpose of the passage?
A．To call on people to treat deaf dogs well.
B．To prove the importance of animal charities.
C．To show a deaf couple's kindness to animals.
D．To tell us about a deaf dog that is learning sign language.
解析：主旨大意题。

通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一只失聪的狗学会了识别手语这一事件。

作者写这篇文章的目的是将这一事件告诉读者。

答案：D
Ⅳ.完形填空
My old neighbour Dr Gibbs didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known.When Dr Gibbs wasn't __1__ lives，he was planting trees.His house sat on ten acres，and his life's __2__ was to make it a forest.
The good d octor came from “no pains，no gains〞 school of gardening.He had some __3__ theories about plant management.He __4__ watered his new trees.Once I asked why，he said that watering plants spoiled(宠坏) them，and that if you __5__ them，they would grow __6__．So you had to make things __7__ for them and then you could get rid of the weak trees early on.
He talked about how watering trees made for __8__ roots，and how trees that weren't watered had to grow deep roots in __9__ of water.
So he never watered his trees.He planted an oak(橡树) and，__10__ watering it every morning，he would __11__ it with a rolled­up newspaper.I asked him __12__ he did that，and he said it was to get the tree's attention.
Dr Gibbs __13__ a couple of years after I left home.But the trees he planted are __14__ now.
I planted some trees a few years ago，__15__ water to them for a whole summer，and prayed for them.Several years of careful care has __16__ trees that grow weaker and weaker.__17__ a cold wind blows，they will tremble.
So I'm __18__ my view on life，because life is hard.Too many times we pray for
comfortable life.In fact，what we need to do is to pray for __19__ that reach deep into the eternity(永恒)，so when the rain falls and the wind blows，we won't be __20__．1．A.starting B．seeing
C．saving D．enjoying
解析：本句意为：当Gibbs医生不治病救人的时候，他就种起了树。

医生治病“救〞人，故此处用save。

答案：C
2．A.goal B．use
C．time D．money
解析：本句意为：Gibbs医生的家坐落在十英亩大的土地上，他的人生“目标〞就是将它变为树林。

答案：A
3．A.frightening B．interesting
C．peaceful D．successful
解析：根据本段第三句到第五句Gibbs医生谈种树与浇水的关系可知，Gibbs医生这种不给新种的树浇水的理论在作者看来很“有趣〞。

答案：B
4．A.always B．sometimes
C．never D．often
解析：根据本段第四句中的watering plants spoiled(宠坏)them可以推知，Gibbs医生“从来不〞给新种的树浇水。

答案：C
5．A.watched B．preferred
C．heated D．watered
解析：根据本段第四句中的watering plants spoiled(宠坏)them进展逻辑推理可知，此处表示如果给新种的树“浇水〞，将会带来怎样的后果。

答案：D
6．A.taller B．weaker
C．deeper D．faster
解析：此处意为：如果你给新种的树浇水，它们就会变得更“脆弱〞。

答案：B
7．A.hard B．sharp
C．easy D．soft
解析：本句意为：所以，你得将它们置于“艰辛的〞环境中，那么你就能与早剔除那些不壮实的树。

答案：A
8．A.deep B．high
C．shallow D．light
解析：根据下文中的how trees that weren't watered had to grow deep roots可以推知，此处要填的是deep的反义词，应当选shallow(浅的)。

答案：C
9．A.honour B．fear
C．face D．search
解析：根据常识可知，假设不浇水，植物就会为了“寻找〞水分而深深扎根于土壤中。

答案：D
10．A.instead of B．because of
C．according to D．except for
解析：联系上文可知，Gibbs医生是不会给树浇水的，所以此处选instead of(代替；而不是)。

答案：A
11．A.treat B．destroy
C．cover D．beat
解析：联系下一句中的to get the tree's attention可知，Gibbs医生为了引起树的注意，用卷成筒的报纸“抽打〞树。

答案：D
12．A.how B．why
C．when D．where
解析：根据本句后半句的解释(to get the tree's attention)可知，此处作者问Gibbs医生“为什么〞这样做。

答案：B
13．A.stood by B．passed away
C．got around D．died out
解析：根据本段第二句“但是，Gibbs医生种的树现在还活着〞可以推知，几年之后Gibbs 医生“去世〞了。

答案：B
14．A.straight B．alone
C．strong D．alive
解析：本句意为：但是，他种的树现在长得很“茁壮〞。

答案：C
15．A.carried B．showed
C．produced D．left
解析：根据本段第二句中的careful care可以推知，作者悉心照料这些树，整个夏天都给它们浇水，所以此处用carry。

答案：A
16．A.looked after B．taken up
C．pointed out D．resulted in
解析：本句意为：几年的悉心照料却“导致〞树长得越来越弱。

答案：D
17．A.Wherever B．Whichever
C．Whenever D．However
解析：联系上一句树长得越来越弱可以推知，此处意为：“每当〞寒风吹来的时候，它们都
会禁不住寒冷而颤抖。

答案：C
18．A.losing B．changing
C．keeping D．exploring
解析：联系种树的失败经历，作者的生活观念受到影响，为之“改变〞。

答案：B
19．A.roots B．branches
C．leaves D．hands
解析：联系第三段中的trees that weren't watered had to grow deep roots可知，作者认为，我们追求的生活之“根〞应该是深植于永恒之中的。

答案：A
20．A.punished B．troubled
C．protected D．damaged
解析：我们有了深厚巩固的根本，面临困难的时候就不会受到“伤害〞。

答案：D
Ⅴ.语法填空
1．On July 28，1976，eleven kilometres directly below the city of Tangshan，the 2.greatest (great) earthquake of 3.the 20th century began.In fifteen terrible seconds，a large city y (lie) in ruins.Two­thirds of the people died 5.or were injured.Thousands of families were killed and many children were left 6.without parents.Everywhere the 7.survivors (survive) found nearly everything was destroyed.People began to wonder how long the disaster 8.would__last (last)．All hope was not lost.Many soldiers 9.were__sent (send) there to help the rescue workers.10.Slowly (slow)，the city began to breathe again.
Ⅵ.短文改错
As a tour guide，I'm glad to tell you that more and more tourists are paying attentions to environment protection.Several years before，in one place of interest
I saw rubbish throwing away everywhere ，such as waste paper ，plastic bags.However ，some tourists climbed trees or picked up flowers.Some even scared or catch little animals.What's more ，some of them made a fire to cook ，which might cause a forest fire.Recently great changes had taken place.Most tourists take rubbish away with them while they leave.They no longer hurt little animals.Trees and flowers are well taken care.In the forest ，smokers give up smoking so as not to start a fire.Now I sing high praise for so good deeds.
答案：
As a tour guide ，I'm glad to tell you that more and more tourists are paying attentions attention to environment protection.Several years before ago
，in one place of interest I saw rubbish throwing thrown
away everywhere ，such as waste paper ，plastic bags.However Besides
，some tourists climbed trees or picked up ﹨flowers.Some even scared or catch caught
little animals.What's more ，some of them made a fire to cook ，which might cause a forest fire.Recently great changes had have
taken place.Most tourists take rubbish away with them while when
they leave.They no longer hurt little animals.Trees and flowers are well taken care ∧of
.In the forest ，smokers give up smoking so as not to start a fire.Now I sing high praise for so such
good deeds.。