PAGEUnit4NaturaldisastersSectionⅠListeningandSpeaking課后·訓(xùn)練提升一、依據(jù)句意及首字母提示寫出單詞1.Thechildwasrbythesoldiersaftertheearthquake.

答案:rescued2.Theterribleexperiencehasahergrowth.

答案:affected3.Adisaverybadaccidentorasuddenevent.

答案:disaster4.Shewasthankfultotheoldladywhoprovidedsinthepouringrain.

答案:shelter5.Badeatinghabitscancausedtoourhealth.

答案:damage6.Theheavyrainfthevillage.

答案:flooded7.Let’ssdownthisgrassyslope.

答案:slide二、句型轉(zhuǎn)換1.Thelandslidecaused12peopletodie.→Thelandslidecaused12.

答案:deaths2.Thesoldierrescuedthevisitors.→Thesoldier.

答案:came/wenttothevisitors’rescue三、閱讀理解AvolcaniceruptioninIcelandhassentashacrossnorthernEurope.AirlineshavestoppedorchangedtheflightsacrosstheAtlanticOcean,leavinghundredsofpassengersstuckinairports.GrirmsvomisoneofthelargestandmostactivevolcanoesinEurope.WhatmakesGrimsvomdifferentisthatitliesunderahugeglacier(冰川)oficeupto12metresthick.Thehotvolcanoheatsuptheiceaboveit,whichthenformsalayer(層)ofwaterbetweentheglacierandthevolcano.Thislayerofwaterputspressureonthevolcano,keepingitstable.Asthewaterflowsoutfromundertheglacier,thepressurelifts.Thelava(巖漿)fromthevolcanothencomesuptothesurface.Thisisexactlywhathappenedtoday.Now,airlineshavetomakechangestotheirflightssoasnottoflythroughthecloudsofvolcanicash.AccordingtoKLM,oneofEurope’sbiggestairlines,airplanescannotgounderthecloudoroverit.Goingthroughthecloudcanresultinashgettingstuckintheairplane’sengines,causingdamagetotheplane.TheeruptionhasalsocausedproblemsforanimalsinIceland.Thevolcanoleftashandsharp,glass-likerocksalloverthecountryside.Farmersarekeepingtheiranimalsinsidetostopthemfromeatingash-coveredgrassorthesharpobjects.1.WhatmakesGrimsvomdifferentfromothervolcanoes?A.Itisbelowice.B.Itliesunderthesea.C.Itisthelargestvolcano.D.Itslavaaffectstheairlines.答案:A解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由其次段的其次句“WhatmakesGrimsvomdifferentisthatitliesunderahugeglacier(冰川)oficeupto12metresthick.”可知,它有別于其他火山之處是它位于巨大的冰川之下,故選A項。2.WhatkeepsGrimsvomstill?A.Theslowflowofwater.B.Thelowwatertemperature.C.Thethickglacier.D.Thewaterpressure.答案:D解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由其次段的第四句“Thislayerofwaterputspressureonthevolcano,keepingitstable.”可知,水的壓力讓它穩(wěn)定,故選D項。3.Whichofthefollowingistheresultofthevolcaniceruption?A.PeoplestoptravellinginEurope.B.Airlinessufferfromthelossofplanes.C.Itbecomesdangerousforanimalstoeatoutside.D.Farmershavelostmanyoftheiranimals.答案:C解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由最終兩段可以看出A、B、D三項都不存在,由最終一段“TheeruptionhasalsocausedproblemsforanimalsinIcelandFarmersarekeepingtheiranimalsinsidetostopthemfromeatingash-coveredgrassorthesharpobjects.”可知,C項符合。4.Thistextismostprobablytakenfrom.

A.aresearchpaperB.anewspaperreportC.aclasspresentationD.ageographytextbook答案:B解析:推理推斷題。通讀全文可知這是一篇新聞報道,故B項合適。四、七選五閱讀理解Chinahasbeenthebirthplaceofmanyoftheworld’sgreatestinventions.Itwas,forexample,thefirstcountrytoproducepapermoney.Beforetheinventionofpapermoneyandcoins,peopleusedmanydifferentkindsofthingsforbuyingandselling.1Thisexchangeofgoodsandservicesforothergoodsandservicesiscalledbartering.

2In1200BC,peopleinChinabegantouseshells(貝殼)asmoney.Usuallytheshellsusedasmoneywereverysmall.Thismadeiteasierforpeopletocarrymoneyoverlongdistances,andallowedtradetodevelopbetweendifferentpartsofthecountry.

Intheyearswhichfollowedthisinvention,manyothercountriesaroundtheworldbegantodothesame.3Thenextdevelopmentwasin1000BC,whenChinastartedmakingbronzeandcoppershells.Itwasn’tlongbeforetheChinesemaderoundcoinsoutofmetal.4By500BC,metalcoinshadbeguntoappearincountrieslikePersiaandGreece,andlaterintheRomanEmpire.

About1,000yearslater,leatherwasusedasmoneyinChina,andin806AD,thefirstpaperbanknoteswereproducedbytheChinesepeople.5

A.Peoplealsobegancollectingforeigncoinsassouvenirs.B.However,aseconomiesdeveloped,suchexchangesbecameimpractical.C.ItwasstillmanyyearsbeforepapercurrencyappearedinEurope.D.Theyalsousedtinyshellsasmoneyforbuyingandselling.E.Astimewentby,tradebetweencountriesincreased.F.Duringthattime,forexample,buyingachickenmightcostseveralpotatoes.G.Theveryfirstcoinsoftenhadholesinthemsothatpeoplecouldstringthemtogether.答案:1~5FBDGC五、語篇填空Itissadbuttruethatpeopledieinearthquakes1.fallingfurnitureandbricks.Earthquake2.(safe)isveryimportantandthereis3.(much)toitthanjustkeepingbuildingsfromfallingdown.Soifyourhomeisin4.earthquakearea,youshouldpreparecarefullybeforetheearthquakecomes.

Firstly,makesureyoubuyahouse5.isearthquakesafe.Allpipesshouldbefixed(固定)tothewallsandallwallsshouldbethickandstrongenough.Makesurethebuildinghasno6.(break)windowsandiswellrepaired.

Secondly,lookattheobjectsinyourhouse.Objectslikecomputers,televisionsandlampscanbefixedtotablesortiedtothem7.thesethingswon’teasilymovearound.Thecupboards(櫥柜),wheremanysmallthings8.(store),shouldhavestrongdoors