Unit4 Narual disasters 课后练习 （2021新人教版）高中英语必修第一册（高一上学期）.docx

1、unit4：Narual disasters 1.完形填空 My nephews 10-year-old son came for a visit one hot,July weekend. I persuaded him to1inside and joined him in a game. After2for an hour,I suggested that we relax for a while. I fell into my favorite chair to let my neck relax. He left the room and I was catching a few e

2、njoyable3of peace. “Look,Alice,” he said excitedly as he ran over to the chair where I was sitting. “I found a kite. Could we go outside and4 it?” Looking out of a nearby window,I noticed it was5outside. “Im sorry. Tripper,” I said,sad to see his6expression. “The wind is not blowing today. The kite

3、wont fly. ” The710-year-old boy replied,“I think its windy enough. I can get it to fly,” he answered8he hurried out to the back door. He ran back and forth,as hard as his ten-year-old legs would carry him,looking back9at the kite behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful trying,he came back in

4、. I asked,“How did it10?” “Fine,” he said,not wanting to admit (承认) the failure. “I got it to fly some. ”However,I heard him say secretly,“I guess Ill have to wait for the11. ” At that moment I heard another voice speak to my12. “Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it in your way

5、13 waiting for the wind. ” And the voice was14. We usually want to use our own efforts to15what we want to do. We must learn how to make use of “the wind” in the first place! 1. A. liveB. lieC. studyD. stay 2. A. fightingB. restingC. playingD. selecting 3. A. timesB. hoursC. momentsD. periods 4. A.

6、decorateB. flyC. hangD. drop 5. A. hotB. fineC. noisyD. still 6. A. brightB. satisfiedC. dullD. unhappy 7. A. determinedB. talented C. cleverD. generous 8. A. asB. unlessC. afterD. until 9. A. angrilyB. hopefullyC. doubtfullyD. nervously 10. A. makeB. comeC. goD. settle 11. A. newsB. orderC. windD.

7、sunshine 12. A. dreamB. memoryC. heartD. world 13. A. because ofB. instead of C. except forD. as for 14. A. strangeB. boringC. seriousD. right 15. A. imagineB. completeC. fancyD. decide 2.阅读理解 Researchers have discovered that Januarys huge quake in Haiti caused a tsunami. Along with four Haitian col

8、leagues, Dr Hermann Fritz, a professor, travelled around the coast of Haiti. He wanted to find out what had happened before the evidence disappeared forever. He had heard reports and saw evidence that a wave up to 3-meter high had hit some areas of the coast south of the capital following the quake

9、near Port au Prince. It had killed at least three people and engulfed (吞没) buildings. Dr Fritz presented some of his findings at the Ocean Sciences meeting in Portland, the US. “This was a relatively small event,” he told BBC News. “Most of the deaths were due to the earthquake, but at least three v

10、ictims we know survived the earthquake and were hit by the wave. ” These three victims were a father and his two young sons. They were standing close to the shore in Petit Paradis, watching the wave instead of heading for higher ground. Draw-back in the water level is a sign that a big wave is comin

11、g. “It clearly showed a lack of tsunami education,” Dr Fritz said. “It was pure luck that the wrong information did not kill more people in this case. ” Despite the great damage it caused, the Haiti earthquake was not of the type or magnitude (级) usually associated with tsunamis. It had a magnitude

12、of 7. 0. “Generally anything over 7. 5 is cause for concern,” explained Eddie Bernard, a tsunami researcher. “But anything between 7 and 7. 5 can cause smaller, local tsunamis. ”To cause a tsunami, it must happen under the sea. “Anything that moves water generates a wave,” said Dr Bernard. “And the

13、deeper the event, the bigger the wave. ” Dr Fritz explained that the main causes of the Haitian tsunami were “local landslides”. “But there are fault lines in this region that are in areas which are more likely to cause a tsunami and, if you have a much bigger landslide, you could have a much bigger

14、 wave,” he said. 1. What was Dr Fritz purpose by travelling around the coast of Haiti? A. To study the power of the wave. B. To find out the magnitude of the quake. C. To check the damage to the coasts. D. To gather evidence about the wave. 2. The three people who died stood close to the shore in Pe

15、tit Paradis because _. A. they didnt see the signs of big waves B. their attention was fixed on the beautiful scenery C. they didnt know it was time to run for higher ground D. they cared little about the direction of the big wave 3. What can be inferred from the fourth and fifth paragraphs? A. The

16、Haiti earthquake was too small to cause the tsunami. B. Tsunami is usually caused by an earthquake over 7. 0 magnitude. C. The earthquake between 7. 0 and 7. 5 magnitude cannot cause tsunami. D. The Haiti earthquake was not related to the tsunami at all. 4. If the passage is taken from a newspaper,

17、which section should it be in? A. Sports.B. Science. C. Business.D. Entertainment. 3. 阅读填句 Now remember that I was a useless kid.1. When I got off the plane, there were all of these men in green uniforms and black boots and I was sure that Hitler was there. 2. We lived in two rooms in Germany. We ha

18、d no hot water. You had to make a fire under the water heater to take a bath once a week. To wash clothes, you had a big copper pot that you made a fire under and you boiled your clothes. Then you had to take them out and wash them down in pools of cold water. It took all day to do clothes. 3. We bo

19、ught our vegetables from a vegetable man coming around, and we bought milk from a man who would come around.4. I couldunderstandthemreallywell.Icouldwalkthroughthe neighborhood and they would talk about this American person, and I understood every word that they said but they didnt know it. I liked

20、the air force life. We liked moving, meeting all of the people, having the new experiences.5. It was never boring because we were always on a new adventure. A. Life is rich B. It was an interesting life C. I learned some German words D. We still have friends there E. Its easy for us to travel by pla

21、ne now and then F. It was a seventeen-hour flight from New York to Germany G. John picked me up in a German Ford that only went 35 miles an hour 参考答案 1. 完形填空 1.D。根据上文的 one hot,July weekend 和后面的 joined him in a game 可知因为天气太热,作者说服了他待(stay)在屋里。 2.C。由上文的 joined him in a game 可知作者和他在玩(play)游戏。 3.C。小家伙出去了

22、,作者可以享受片刻的宁静。a few moments 一 会儿,片刻。 4.B。由本段最后一句 The kite wont fly. 可得出答案。 5.D。根据本段最后作者所说的话“The wind is not blowing today. The kite wont fly. ”可知外面没有风。 6.D。迫切的要求被拒绝,自然会露出不高兴的(unhappy)神色。 7.A。 根据小孩的话“I think its windy enough. I can get it to fly”可知小孩 想出去放风筝的决心是坚定的(determined)。 8.A。他边说边向后门跑去。as 引导时间状语从

23、句,表示:一边 一边。 9.B。 小孩边跑边回头看他的风筝,自然是希望(hopefully)它能如愿飞 起来。 10.C。 风筝飞起来了吗?状况如何?go 进展,How did it go ? 风筝 飞得状况如何? 11.C。没风风筝是飞不起来的,所以他说要等风。 12.C。此时此刻作者的内心(heart)似乎有个声音在说。 13.B。你有时候也像小孩似的,按自己的想法去做,而不是(instead of)等到风刮起来的时候。 14.D。由下句 We usually want to use our own efforts to _what we want to do. 可知刚才内心听到的话是对的

24、(right)。 15.B。根据句中的 use our own efforts 可知应是用我们的努力去完成 (complete)我们想做的事。 2.阅读理解 1.D。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知 Dr Fritz 和他的同事们到海 地海岸考察的目的是寻找地震引发海啸的证据。 2.C。细节理解题。根据第三段可知三名死难者缺乏海啸的常识,他 们不知道那时是该跑到高处去的时间。 3.B。推理判断题。根据第四段一般认为 7 级以上的地震可能会引发 海啸。这次海地地震的震级是 7 级,它通常被认为不是引发了海啸 的地震等级。但不能说这次地震太小。A 项说法不正确。C、D 两项 表述也不对。 4.B。

25、文章出处题。本文是议论文。几位研究者通过对海地海啸原因 的研究发现海地海啸主要是由海底滑坡而不是单纯由地震造成的。 故 本文属于科普类文章。 3.阅读填句 1. F。 由下文走下飞机时的见闻可知,此处指乘坐飞机的情况,选项 F 中信息“从纽约到德国有 14 小时的航程”,选项 F 合适。 2. G。顺承上段作者下飞机的见闻,结合下句居住在德国的两间屋子 里可知,离开机场,到德国的一个地方,能承上启下的选项G合适。 3. B。 从本段描述的在德国居住、 生活情况可知,生活温馨、 有趣,此 处总结本段内容,故答案为 B。 4. C。根据下句作者对德国人说的话的理解可知,作者学到了一些德 语,选项 C 合适。 5. A。根据下文 It was never boring because we were always on a new adventure. 可知生活并不是枯燥无味的,生活是丰富多彩的,故选 A。