（2021新牛津译林版）高中英语必修三-Unit2 Natural disasters Section A单元基础能力提升&综合训练（含答案） .doc

1、Unit2 Natural disasters-SectionA 单元基础能力提升单元基础能力提升otherwise the whole house might burn down. 3.当我们说到世界,是指整个世界。 When we talk about the world,we mean the world. 4.使她大为宽慰的是,他立即意识到了即将到来的危险。 ,he immediately realized the coming danger. 5.她突然想起自己把钥匙落在家里了。 she had left her keys in her home. 6.幸运的是,在这次撞车事故中,只

2、有少数乘客受了轻伤。 Luckily only few passengers. 【综合训练】【综合训练】 【七选五】 Keeping Safe in Your House During a Fire Though you may not think youll ever fall victim to a house fire,its better to be prepared to avoid panicking.To increase your chances of survival,just follow these steps. React as soon as you hear you

3、r smoke alarm go off.On hearing your smoke detector or alarm going off and seeing a fire,exit your home as safely as possible.1 Safely exit through doors.If you dont see smoke at the door,open it slowly and pass through it after making sure the door feels cool.If there is a fire preventing you from

4、exiting the room,close the door. Protect yourself from smoke inhalation(吸入).Get low to the floor and crouch or crawl on your hands and knees to avoid the smoke.2 Cover your nose and mouth if you have to walk by or through a heavily smoke-filled room. 3If your clothes catch fire,immediately stop what

5、 youre doing,drop flat to the ground,and roll around until you put the fire out. Prevent the smoke if you cant get out.4Close your door and cover all vents(通风口)and cracks(缝隙)around it with cloth or tape to keep the smoke out. Call for help from a second story window.5You can take a sheet or somethin

6、g elsewhite preferablyand hang it out the window to signify that you need help when the first responders get there. A.If you are trapped in your second story room,get to an area where people can find you. B.Do not try to get your phone,valuables,or your other important possessions. C.Smoke inhalatio

7、n causes people to become unconscious. D.Escape from a second story window if you can. E.You are probably a lot safer by closing doors. F.Stop,drop,and roll if your clothes catch fire. G.If you cant escape your home,dont panic. 【阅读理解】 A Maggie had never experienced an earthquake before,only prepared

8、 for it.As long as she could remember,preparing for an earthquake was routine(常规的) at school.Her family as well had made plans in the event of a natural disaster.Earthquakes are so much more common on the West Coast of the United States. Today Maggie was at home alone.Maggie knew her mom would be dr

9、iving home on the busy freeway,thinking about preparing supper for Maggies dad.Maggies dad would arrive at the airport.He was coming home from a two-week business trip. Maggie arrived home from school at the regular time.She was taking some biscuits from the kitchen cupboard,when she felt it.First j

10、ust a tremor( 微 震 ),then the violent shaking.Maggie quickly ran under the large,wooden table in the dining room.The sounds of breaking glass and the crashing( 坠 落 ) of many things were frightening.But the table remained undamaged,and Maggie hid herself in fear. After what seemed like a century the e

11、arthquake appeared to be over.Maggie could hear the sound of water rushing below her in the basement.The smell of natural gas was present in the air.Maggie knew where the main water valve(阀门) was located.Dad had shown her where it was and how to turn it off.Slowly and carefully she came out from und

12、er the table.The once tidy home was now almost unrecognizable.As Maggie reached the open basement door she could see the steps were still in good condition.She carefully made her way down into the dark basement.While still on the steps she felt the water rising and rising.Suddenly Maggie felt a lot

13、of pain as a large ceiling beam (天花板 梁) hit her head and shoulder.She fell onto some storage boxes. 1.What do we know about Maggie and her family? A.They lived in earthquake country. B.They seldom prepared for an earthquake. C.They had experienced an earthquake before. D.They got an earthquake warni

14、ng that morning. 2.What was Maggie doing when the earthquake took place? A.She was about to clean her home. B.She was about to enter her home. C.She was looking for something to eat. D.She was preparing supper for her family. 3.Why did Maggie go to the basement? A.To close the basement door. B.To fi

15、nd some storage boxes. C.To turn off the main water valve. D.To check where the rising water came from. 4.Whats the text mainly about? A.Maggies first trip to the West Coast. B.Maggies first earthquake experience. C.How Maggie survived a natural disaster. D.How Maggie prepared for an earthquake. B P

16、art of northern California had become an inferno(火海) in the latest big fire.A nearby town,Paradise,was reduced to ash.Nearly 50 people are confirmed dead and over 200 missing.Six of the ten most destructive fires in Californias history have occurred in the past decade. Last year was the most destruc

17、tive year on record,until this year.Why is the Golden State so flammable? There are three reasons why California has been surrounded by flames.First,the climate is becoming warmer.This has led to snow melting earlier,drier landscapes and a longer season when fires are likely to occur. A second reaso

18、n is that more people live in flammable places.Since the 1990s 60% of new homes in California,Washington and Oregon have been built in spaces next to nature.These areas,which environmentalists call the “wildland-urban interface”,are at higher risk of wildfire. A third reason is that there is more fu

19、el.Before western settlers arrived,fires used to happen often and naturally,which made less fuel available for future fires.For the past century fires have been controlled well.This has led to a build-up of dry brush,and makes the average wildfire much likelier to turn into a big one. Putting out th

20、e flame is the most immediate task for California,but not the last.Many survivors will want to rebuild their homes exactly where they were.Californians will also want to ensure that utility companies(公用事业公司)areactingandinvesting responsibly.Investigations into what caused the fire are still going on

21、,but some reports suggest it may have begun with sparks (火花) from lines owned by an electricity company. 5.What may directly cause the big fire in California? A.The warm climate. B.Living too close to nature. C.Too much fuel. D.Sparks from electric wire. 6.What does the underlined sentence in Paragr

22、aph 1 suggest? A.The fires in California are all very destructive. B.The latest big fire in California is very destructive. C.California suffered from destructive fires most last year. D.There have been six destructive fires in California in the past 10 years. 7.What is the structure of the text? A.

23、1/2-3/ 4-5B.1-2/ 3-5 C.1/2-4/ 5D.1/ 2-5 参考答案： 【单句语法填空】 1. 答案 injury 2. 答案 informed 3. 答案 orderly 4. 答案 relief 5. 答案 reaction 6. 答案 that 7. 答案 information 8. 答案 were injured 9. 答案 destructive 10. 答案 to;to bring 【补全句子】 (1) 答案 safe and sound (2) 答案 kept her head (3) 答案 at large (4) 答案 To her great relief (5) 答案 It occurred to her that (6) 答案 suffered slight injuries in the crash 【七选五】 BCFGA 【阅读理解】 A 1-4ACCB B 5-7CBC