1、Unit 2 Natural disasters .单句填空 1.The famous football player has to be out of the team because of the serious (injure) in his leg. 2.What was your wifes(react) when you told her that you were fired? 3.The policeman spotted that I hadnt got my seat belt on and signalled me (stop). 4.It never occurredh
2、is parents that their son made such great progress in a short time. 5.Im afraid that if you insistyour opinion, you will never get a rise or a promotion. 6.A workman must(sharp) his tools if he is to do his work well. 7.The letter wasnt addressed to the boy but he opened it out of(curious). 8.The co
3、mpany promised to supply mean apartment of two bedrooms and a living room. 9.It is reported that the old man donated all his moneyProject Hope. 10.It is a great(relieve) to have rain after a long time of drought. .阅读理解 Dogs may help save the day in the Philippines, as they use their noses to smell o
4、ut survivors buried by Fridays mudslide(泥石流). The team of dogs arrived in the Philippines from Spain, and this Tuesday they were just beginning their work. Search officials told CNN they hope the recent rain will wash away the smell of rescue teams so the dogs can do their job more accurately. The d
5、ogs were brought in after sound equipment found sounds coming from deep inside the ruins, at a place where a school stood before the mudslide covered it. The sounds could mean people are still alive under all the mud or it could just be the earth resetting. On Monday, rescue workers worked at the sc
6、hool site until three in the morning, trying to locate survivors, and they will begin digging again as soon as the dogs think they find someone. Human teams from the US, Malaysia, and Australia are all trying to help, too. But so far they have yet to locate any survivors. Rescue workers told CNN tha
7、t an earlier report stating that 50 survivors had been found was false. How did all that mud bury the village in the first place? On Friday, 2,400-foot Mt Kanabag turned into a mudslide after two weeks of constant rain weakened it. The mountain crumbled and the mud fell onto the village Guinsaugon,
8、burying the 1,800 people who lived there. Out of the 300 houses in the village, only 3 were not covered by the mud. The village is on a southern Philippine island called Levte. Rescue efforts have been difficult because the village takes six hours to reach from the nearest airport. Hopefully, the do
9、gs can help their human friends find survivors. ()1.What can we learn according to the search officials words in the first paragraph? A.The smell of rescue teams can disturb the dogs. B.The dogs can follow the smell of rescue teams. C.The dogs cant smell the rescue teams. D.The dogs can tell the sme
10、lls of buried people and rescue teams apart. ()2.What is the purpose of this passage? A.To show the way to rescue the victims in the ruins. B.To introduce the instruments to save victims in a disaster. C.To tell readers that dogs can smell out victims buried in the ruins. D.To show how to train dogs
11、 to save victims in a mudslide. ()3.How many survivors have been found by the dogs? A.50. B.Only a few. C.1,800.D.None. ()4.Why didnt the rescue work go smoothly? A.Because the rain was heavy. B.Because so many people were buried. C.Because it was difficult to reach the village. D.Because there was
12、little chance to save the survivors. .完形填空 One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods before she realized that she was lost. Sitting on a rock and1what to do, she began crying. After a while, she2to walk along a wide path lined wi
13、th tall trees and thick bushes. When it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and3stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the4. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a5. The girls parents were out and her dog, Laddy,
14、 was at home. Laddy6that his mistress was in danger. He looked in the fields. But he couldnt find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a7scent(气味) as he lowered his head. He8the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking9into the air, the dog10through the woods until he found the
15、11. But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his12, he saw his mistress blue shirt in the distance. He jumped over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was13. When she opened her eyes and saw her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “You 14me, Laddy,” a
16、nd she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and the dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of15. That night Laddy had a heros supper: a huge meal of steak. ()1.A.wonderingB.remembering C.forgetting D.regretting ()2.A.preferredB.expected C.decidedD.failed ()3.A.carelesslyB.cautiousl
17、y C.hopelesslyD.unwillingly ()4.A.treesB.bushes C.grassesD.woods ()5.A.stream B.rock C.treeD.house ()6.A.heardB.sensed C.foundD.smelt ()7.A.terrible B.strange C.familiarD.pleasant ()8.A.missed B.discovered C.followed D.ignored ()9.A.loudly B.calmly C.merrilyD.gently ()10.A.searchedB.looked C.wandere
18、d D.travelled ()11.A.windowB.girl C.houseD.hero ()12.A.sadnessB.disappointment C.embarrassment D.delight ()13.A.awake B.asleep C.available D.abandoned ()14.A.rescuedB.comforted C.disturbed D.scared ()15.A.painB.shock C.sorrowD.relief .语法填空 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 As the rain starts to pou
19、nd on the windows, you may find your dog hiding under a low piece of furniture or in the corner of a dark room. Its not unusual for a dog to attempt 1.(become) grounded during storms by seeking 2. lowest place in the house or some place near the houses pipes. But why? As you might suspect, noise is
20、one of the 3.(reason). Thunderstorms can frighten dogs with noise phobia, 4.is a severe fear of loud noises. Noise phobias can start at any age and worsen over time if 5. (leave) untreated. Another reason is static electricity(静电). During a thunderstorm, static electricity in the clouds builds up, e
21、ventually 6.(burst) into lightning. Dogs can sense this static electricity, and often even before the storm reaches our own neighbourhood. Static electricity 7.(feel) by dogs through their fur. It could be 8. (help) to gently lead your dog to the bathroom and into the bathtub as the porcelain(瓷器) ma
22、y 9.(actual) help block static electricity. At the same time, try not to take care 10.your dog too much. Otherwise, your dog may think that its behaviour is something youd like to see again. 参考答案 .1. injury2. reaction3. to stop4. to5. on6. sharpen7. curiosity 8. with9. to10. relief .【文章大意】 本文是一篇新闻报道
23、,主要介绍了人们利用狗来探测被埋在废墟中 的幸存者。 1.A推理判断题。根据第一段中“Search officials told CNN they hope the recent rain will wash away the smell of rescue teams so the dogs can do their job more accurately.(搜 救官员告诉 CNN,他们希望最近的降雨能够冲刷掉救援队的气味,这样狗才能更准确 地执行任务。)”可知,救援队人员身上的气味会影响到狗的搜救行为,故选 A 项。 2.C主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Dogs may help save t
24、he day in the Philippines, as they use their noses to smell out survivors buried by Fridays mudslide(泥石流).(在菲律 宾,狗可以用它们的鼻子来嗅出被周五的泥石流掩埋的幸存者,从而扭转局面。)”及最 后一段中“Hopefully, the dogs can help their human friends find survivors.(希望这些狗 能帮助它们的人类朋友找到幸存者。)”可知,这篇文章主要想告诉读者,狗可以嗅出被 埋在废墟中的受害者,故选 C 项。 3.D细节理解题。根据最后一段
25、中“Hopefully, the dogs can help their human friends find survivors.(希望这些狗能帮助它们的人类朋友找到幸存者。)”及第四段的内容可 推知,这些狗目前还没有发现幸存者,故选 D项。 4.C细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The village is on a southern Philippine island called Levte. Rescue efforts have been difficult because the village takes six hours to reach from the nearest ai
26、rport.(这个村庄位于菲律宾南部一个叫作 Levte的岛上。救援工作 一直很困难,因为从最近的机场到这个村庄需要 6 个小时。)”可知,村庄地理位置偏僻, 交通不便,给救援工作带来困难,故选 C项。 .【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了一个七岁的小女孩和她家的狗 Laddy之 间的故事。小女孩在树林里迷路了,她的狗 Laddy找到了她并把她带回了家,Laddy成 了英雄,并得到了一大块牛排作为奖励。 1.A根据上文“she realized that she was lost.”可知,她迷路了,所以不知道(wondering) 做什么。remember记住;forget忘记;regre
27、t 后悔。 2.C过了一会儿她决定(decided) 沿着一条小路走,小路两边是高大的树木和茂盛的 灌木丛。prefer 更喜欢;expect期望,预料;fail失败。 3.B小女孩迷路了,看到了一座房子,所以应该是小心翼翼地(cautiously) 进去。 carelessly粗心大意地;hopelessly 绝望地;unwillingly 勉强地。 4.D根据前文中“She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods”可知她走进了 一片树林,所以在进到这所房子前她是在树林里,因为受到惊吓,她又回到了树林 (woods)里。tree树;b
28、ush 灌木丛;grass草地。 5.A根据下文“He jumped over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was”可知,女孩睡在了小溪(stream)旁。rock 石头;tree树;house房子。 6.BLaddy感觉到(sensed) 它的女主人有危险。女孩迷路了,说明她距离家有一段路 程,所以狗只能是感觉到。hear听到;find发现;smell闻到。 7.C当它低头时,它闻到了一股熟悉的(familiar) 气味。女孩是狗的小女主人,所以狗 很熟悉她。terrible糟糕的;strange奇怪的;plea
29、sant高兴的。 8.C它跟随着(followed) 气味穿过了草地。狗的天性是能跟随气味找到人,而女孩走 过的路会留下女孩的气味。miss错过;discover 发现;ignore忽视。 9.A小狗 Laddy要寻找迷路的小主人,因此要大声地(loudly) 叫。calmly 平静 地;merrily快乐地;gently温柔地。 10.A上文提到 Laddy 意识到小主人有危险了,所以一路寻找(searched) 过来。look 看;wander徘徊;travel旅行。 11.C根据上文“she saw a small, dark wooden house.”可知,小狗顺着树林找直到看 到那
30、座小房子(house)。window 窗户;girl女孩;hero英雄。 12.D小狗在不远处看到它的女主人的蓝色的衣服,因此它非常高兴(delight)。 sadness伤心;disappointment失望;embarrassment难堪。 13.B根据上文“Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a”可知,女孩睡着了(asleep)。 awake醒着的;available可用的;abandoned被放弃的。 14.A小狗找到了迷路的小主人,所以是救了(rescued) 她。comfort 安慰;disturb打 扰;scare使害怕,使恐惧。 15.D看
31、到女儿和小狗回来了,女孩的父母流下了如释重负(relief)的眼泪。pain疼 痛;shock 震惊;sorrow悲痛。 .【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文,介绍了下雨时狗会藏在一件低矮的家具下或一 个黑暗房间的角落里,一个原因是雷雨会使狗产生噪声恐惧症,这是一种对巨大噪声 的严重恐惧;另一个原因是狗能感觉到雷雨天时产生的静电,而陶瓷可能有助于阻挡 静电,所以可以把狗放到浴缸里。 1.to become考查不定式。attempt to do sth 意为“试图做某事”,故本空应用不定式 to become 作宾语。 2.the考查冠词。根据下文 lowest为形容词最高级可知应填定冠词 the。
32、 3.reasons考查名词复数。reason为可数名词,one of后跟复数名词,表示“其中之 一”,故填 reasons。 4.which考查定语从句。本空引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词 noise phobia,且在 从句中作主语,指物,故应用关系代词 which。 5.left考查过去分词。本空和句子主语 noise phobias为被动关系,故本空应用过去分 词作状语。本句完整为 if noise phobias were left untreated。 6.bursting考查现在分词。burst 与句子主语 static electricity为主动关系,且表示“自 然而然”的结果,故本空应用现在分词作结果状语。 7.is felt考查动词时态和语态。本句主语与谓语动词构成被动关系,且描述客观事实 用一般现在时,故填 is felt。 8.helpful考查形容词。根据上文“It could be”可知应填形容词作表语。 9.actually考查副词。修饰动词 help应用副词 actually。 10.of考查介词。take care of照顾。故填 of。
