1、Unit 4 EarthquakesSection Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading & Comprehending课时过关即时巩固一、根据句意和首字母或汉语提示写出单词1.All my hopes were d by his letter of refusal. 答案:destroyed2.People tried their best to save the boy who was (陷入) under the ruins. 答案:trapped3.The people ( 受伤的)in the accident were sent to hospital
2、without delay. 答案:injured4.We were all (震惊)when we heard the news. 答案:shocked5.Hundreds of people are still in the water,waiting to be r . 答案:rescued二、用适当的介词或副词填空1.A great number boys and girls will attend the meeting. 答案:of2.All the buildings were ruins after the earthquake. 答案:in3.They dug all the
3、 children who were trapped. 答案:out4.Shelters were put for the homeless. 答案:up5. about 14:28 the earthquake hit the town. 答案:At6.Look!The mice are running out the fields looking for places to hide. 答案:of7.Hearing the death of the leader,the people burst tears. 答案:into8.The wind blew the leaves . 答案:a
4、way9.Two-thirds the workers finished their work ahead of time. 答案:of10.The young man buried himself the history book. 答案:in三、阅读理解ATsunami is a natural disaster,which is a Japanese word that means “sea wave”.A tsunami is a huge sea wave that forms mainly in the Pacific Ocean area.People will die and
5、property will be destroyed when a tsunami hits the land.What causes these dangerous sea waves?Sometimes,tsunamis are caused when earthquakes take place underwater.Then,water begins to move up and down from the top of the ocean right down to the bottom.Waves begin to form,and each wave is called a ts
6、unami.A tsunami is less than one metre high and can move at a speed of almost 800 kilometres per hour while it is far out in the ocean.But the tsunami rises much higher and moves more slowly as it comes closer to the land.The weather bureau(气象局)warns people over the radio and television when a tsuna
7、mi is heading for the land.These warnings have helped save many lives.1.The Japanese word “tsunami” means “ ”. A.earthquake B.sea waveC.ocean water D.tornado答案:B解析:细节理解题。由第一段第一句 “.which is a Japanese word that meanssea wave.”可以得出答案。2.According to the passage,a tsunami can be caused by . A.an underwa
8、ter earthquake B.heavy rainsC.waves hitting the land D.tornado答案:A解析:细节理解题。由第一段第五句可知 ,水下地震可能引发海啸。3.As the tsunami moves toward the land,it . A.picks up more speed B.becomes far less dangerousC.rises higher and higher D.rises lower and lower答案:C解析:细节理解题。由第二段第二句可知 ,随着海啸离陆地越来越近,它越来越高。4.When a tsunami i
9、s coming, . A.people will feel the sea waveB.the government will warn peopleC.the weather bureau will move to the radio stationsD.the weather will be terrible答案:B解析:推理判断题。由第三段可知 ,气象局在海啸来临时会警告人们,由此可推出答案。5.According to this passage, . A.a tsunami cant cause lots of troubleB.people can save their lives
10、 when a tsunami is comingC.the warning from the weather bureau can help people save their livesD.no one can escape when a tsunami is coming 答案:C解析:细节理解题。由短文最后一句可以得出 ,气象局的警报有助于挽救人们的生命。BThere are a lot of strong tsunamis because of the size of the ocean and large earthquakes there.In open seas tsunami
11、s are only one or two metres high.But when they are near the land,they can be as high as six or seven metres.Houses and cars near the sea can be swept away by these big waves.Because tsunamis move fast and can travel to the other side of the sea within one day,they may affect a lot of places.Do you
12、know the worst tsunamis in history in the world?Look through the following list.Worst tsunamisLocation Year DeathsIndian Ocean 2004 150,000South China Sea 1782 40,000South Java Sea 1883 36,500Tokaido-Nankaido,Japan 1707 30,000Sartriku,Japan 1896 26,360Northern Chile 1868 25,674Southwest Kyushu Islan
13、d,Japan 1792 15,030Moro Gulf,Philippines 1976 8,000Tokaido-Kashima,Japan 1703 5,233Nankaido,Japan 1605 5,0006.What kind of people is the passage mainly written for?A.Scientists. B.Artists.C.Experts. D.Common readers.答案:D解析:推理判断题。本文是一篇有关世界海啸灾难的应用文。从文章所介绍的知识和语气可以判断,这篇文章是写给普通读者看的。7.According to the cha
14、rt,how many tsunamis have struck Japan?A.Two. B.Five.C.Six. D.Four.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据表格可知与日本有关的海啸共有 5 次。8.According to the chart,the second worst tsunami happened in . A.Northern Chile B.Nankaido,JapanC.Indian Ocean D.South China Sea答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据死亡人数可知第二大海啸发生在 1782 年的中国南海。四、语篇填空That morning I was pla
15、ying soccer with my friends.We ran home after the strong earthquake and after that I heard a 1. (real) loud noise,like a plane.When I looked at the sea I saw something I had never seen before and I was terrified.My family 2. (rush) into our truck but the road was full of people trying 3. (escape).Th
16、e black waves hit our truck,turning us over several 4. (time) before I lost consciousness(知觉).When I regained consciousness I was in the water.5. (hold) on to a school chair,I floated until I landed on 6. beach.I had no idea where I was and I was so hungry and 7. (thirst).There were bodies and piece
17、s everywhere.Under a tree I saw a mattress (床垫) had been washed up 8. the beach and I started searching for packets of noodles and bottles of water,collecting them around my mattress.After five days I didnt have any water or food left.I survived there by 9. (me) for 20 days.When people came to collect the bodies,they rescued me 10. took me to Fakinah Hospital where I found my father. 答案:1.really 2.rushed 3.to escape 4.times 5.Holding 6.a 7.thirsty 8.on 9.myself 10.and