1、Period One Introduction & Reading and VocabularyPrereading.阅读理解ABecause earthquakes happen without warning，its important to take steps now to prepare.Because you dont know where you will be when an earthquake happens，you need to prepare some supplies for your home，workplace，and car.1Water.A person n
2、eeds at least 1/2 gallon of water daily just for drinking.Store at least 1 gallon of water per person per day and be prepared for a 72hour period.Its suggested that you buy bottled water.Keep bottled water in its original container and do not open it until you need to use it.Also， do check the “use
3、by” date.2Food.Its always a practical idea to keep a supply of nonperishable(不易腐烂的) food on hand.Have an enough supply of canned food，dried milk，dried fruits，nonsalted nuts and canned juices for at least 72 hours.3Flashlights and spare batteries.Keep a flashlight beside your bed，at your place of wor
4、k，and in your car.Do not use matches or candles after an earthquake until you are sure that no gas leaks.Prepare a batterypowered radio and spare batteries.Most telephones will be out of order，so radios will be your best source of information.4Clothes.If you live in a cold place，you must think about
5、 warmth.You might not have heat after an earthquake.Think about your clothing and bedding supplies.语篇解读 这篇文章讲述的是地震总是在毫无征兆的情况下发生，所以人们随时都要做好准备，应该在家里、公司及车里准备一些水、食物、手电筒和备用电池，还有取暖的衣服。1Why should people prepare themselves for an earthquake?ABecause earthquakes can be known before they happen.BBecause eart
6、hquakes take place without warning.CBecause earthquakes usually take place in the neighborhood.DBecause it s peoples daily work to prepare for earthquakes.答案 B解析 细节理解题。由第一段第一句“Because earthquakes happen without warning，its important to take steps now to prepare.”可知。2About the prepared water，which de
7、scription is RIGHT?AA person should prepare 0.5 gallon of water for one day.BYoud better use your own containers to keep water.CYoud better open the bottled water when you buy it.DYou shouldnt open the bottled water until you need it.答案 D解析 细节理解题。由第二段倒数第二句“Keep bottled water in its original containe
8、r and do not open it until you need to use it.”可知。3You should prepared all of the following EXCEPT .Acanned juices Bdried fruitsCfresh vegetables Ddried milk答案 C解析 细节理解题。由第三段第二句“Have an enough supply of canned food，dried milk，dried fruits，nonsalted nuts and canned juices for at least 72 hours.”可知。4A
9、ccording to the article we know that .Aclothes are used to protect your headBa telephone is the most important prepared thingCflashlights but not matches are first used after earthquakesDwe need to prepare some supplies only at home答案 C解析 细节理解题。由第四段“Keep a flashlight beside your bed，at your place of
10、 work，and in your car.Do not use matches or candles after an earthquake until you are sure that no gas leaks.”可知。BForeign visitors to the UK might be disappointed when they learn that not everyone there speaks like Harry Potter and his friends.Usually，theres an assumption by many nonBrits that every
11、one in Britain speaks with whats known as a Received Pronunciation(RP，标准发音) accent， also called “the Queens English”However，while many people do talk this way，most Britons speak in their own regional accents.Scouse，Glaswegian and Black Countryfrom Liverpool，Glasgow and the West Midlandsare just thre
12、e of the countless nonRP accents that British people speak with.There are even differences in accents between towns or cities just 30 kilometers apart.What is even more disappointing is that not speaking in an RP accent may mean a British person is judged and even treated differently in their everyd
13、ay life.In a 2015 study by The University of South Wales，videos of people reading a passage in three different UK accents were shown to a second group of people.The group then rated how intelligent they thought the readers sounded.The lowestrated accent was Brummie，native to people from Birmingham，a
14、 city whose accent is considered working class.However，there is no need to be disappointed though you are not speaking in an RP accent.In fact，doing the opposite may even give you strength.Kong Seongjae,25，is an Internet celebrity from Seoul.After studying in the UK，he picked up several regional acc
15、ents.Hes now famous for his online videos，where he shows off the various accents hes learned.“British people usually get really excited when I use some of their local dialect words，and they become much friendlier.I think it makes a bit of bond between local people and foreigners to speak in their lo
16、cal accent， ” he said.So if youre working on perfecting your British accent，try to speak like someone from Liverpool，Glasgow or Birmingham.You may not sound like Harry Potter，but you are likely to make more friends.语篇解读 这是一篇夹叙夹议文。这篇文章通过介绍英国标准音之外的一些方言的使用情况，向读者提供了一个反其道而行之的建议，就是去学习英国的一些地方方言，这样你可能会交到更多的
17、朋友。5What can we infer from Paragraph 1?ANonBrits usually hold that all Britons speak in an RP accent.BOnly “the Queens English” is accepted in the UK.CForeign visitors are disappointed at their own spoken English.DAny Received Pronunciation around the world is also called “the Queens English”答案 A解析
18、推理判断题。通读第一段尤其根据“Usually，theres an assumption by many nonBrits that everyone in Britain speaks with whats known as a Received Pronunciation(RP，标准发音) accent，also called the Queens English ”可推知，非英国人通常认为，所有的英国人都是标准发音，故选 A。6What do people think of the Brummie accent?AFavored by foreign visitors to the UK
19、.BClosest to the RP accent.CSmart and easy to understand.DSpoken by people of lower class.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“The lowestrated accent was Brummie，native to people from Birmingham，a city whose accent is considered working class.”可知，人们认为下层社会的人使用 Brummie 口音。故选 D。7What does the underlined phrase “doin
20、g the opposite” in Paragraph 4 refer to?ASpeaking in an RP accent.BSpeaking in regional accents.CSpeaking with the Brummie accent.DSpeaking like Harry Potter.答案 B解析 词义猜测题。上文“However，there is no need to be disappointed though you are not speaking in an RP accent.”说“然而，尽管你没有使用标准发音，也没有必要感到失望” 。下文举了个例子说
21、明说话带有口音的好处，由此推断出 doing the opposite 的意思是“说话带有地方口音” 。故选 B。8What is the passage mainly about?AA study about the most intelligent accent in Britain.BA comparison between different British accents.CHow much British people value the RP accent.DThe impact of regional accents on peoples lives.答案 D解析 主旨大意题。
22、通过阅读文章可知，本文通过介绍英国标准音之外的一些方言的使用情况，说明了地方口音对人们生活的影响。故选 D。CIf you are planning on travelling，there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.First of all，always check and doublecheck departure(出发) time.It is surprising how few people really do this carefully
23、.Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten.My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10 50.When I arrived at the airport，the person at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed.Therefore，I had to wait three hours for the next one
24、and missed an important meeting.The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards(信用卡)，it is still important to have some local money in cash(现金)Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed.The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi but because I h
25、ad no dollars，I offered to pay in pounds instead.“Listen! I only take real money！” the driver said angrily.You can imagine how terrible I felt at that moment.The third and the last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave.I feel sorry for some of
26、my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May，when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester，to places like Athens，Rome or Madrid，where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.语 篇 解 读 本 文 为 说 明 文 ，主 要 介 绍 了 如 何 做 好 旅 行 前 的 准 备 工 作 。9Where is the writer most proba
27、bly from?ABritain. BThe USA.CItaly. DGreece.答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“I offered to pay in pounds instead”和最后一段中的“when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester”可知 A 为正确选项。10When the writer found he had no dollars to pay the taxi driver，he .Aasked the driver to give him a free rideBoffered to pay in
28、 poundsCgave the driver some fake(假的) moneyDtried to pay by credit card答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据第三段的“I offered to pay in pounds instead”可知。11Generally， in May the weather in London is .Awarm and dry Bcold and dryChot and wet Dcool and rainy答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“.who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May，
29、when it is still fairly cool in London.”可知 D 为正确选项。12The writer mainly tells us .Ahow to make life easierBhow to be well prepared for a tripChow to enjoy ourselves on the tripDhow to schedule our trip答案 B解析 主旨大意题。本文作者通过自身经历向我们介绍了如何为旅行做好准备。.七选五I work as a meteorologist(气象学家) in Tampa，Florida.Its my j
30、ob to follow hurricanes(飓风) and provide information about them to scientists.I was working for the National Meteorological Office in Bracknell，near London，in the autumn of 1995，and I saw a documentary called Stormchasers with my family. 13 Two months later I came across an ad for a meteorologist to
31、work in Florida.I was interviewed over the phone，moved to the US，and started to work here in Tampa in May 1996.14 I have been all over the world hunting hurricanes.Its exciting to end up in different cities and different countries day after day.If you are a meteorologist，you have to love flying.I al
32、so love working with top scientists. 15 For me，it s like a classroom in the sky.People often ask me what an average day is like.In fact， theres no such thing as an average day in my job！ 16 We often take off at a moments notice to hunt storms.Next，I would like to join a space program and be the firs
33、t meteorologist in space. 17 There arent any hurricanes!If you also want to be a meteorologist，study math and science and get a degree in meteorology.I have taken the hurricane hunter path，but you could do research.AI have learned so much from them.BWhat I like most about my job is the travel.CIts a
34、 wonderful job and the pay is pretty good.DIt all depends on the weather，and you cant control that.EHowever ，I havent come up with an experiment to do in space yet.FBecause of the job，I m away from my family who all live in the UK.GIt was about hurricane hunters and I thought， “Wow，thats an interest
35、ing job！”语 篇 解 读 这 是 一 篇 说 明 文 。文 章 作 者 详 细 介 绍 了 自 己 所 从 事 的 工 作 风 暴 追 逐 者 。13答案 G解析 上文说“我”和家人一起看了一部纪录片叫风暴追逐者 ，该空承接上文，G 选项“它是关于飓风猎人的，我想这是一份有趣的工作！”切题，故选 G。14答案 B解析 下文说“我”一直在世界各地搜寻飓风。该空引出下文，B 选项“我工作中最喜欢的是旅行。 ”切题，故选 B。15答案 A解析 上文说“我”也喜欢和顶尖科学家一起工作。该空承接上文，A 选项“我从他们身上学到了很多。 ”切题，故选 A。16答案 D解析 上文说人们经常问“我”平常的一天是什么样的。事实上，在“我”的工作中没有所谓的平常的一天！下文说我们经常一接到通知就出发去捕捉风暴。该空承上启下，D 选项“这完全取决于天气，而且这是你无法控制的。 ”切题，故选 D。17答案 E解析 上文说接下来， “我”想加入一个太空计划，成为第一个在太空的气象学家。该空承接上文，E 选项“然而，我还没有想出要在太空做的实验。 ”切题，故选 E。
