PAGEPAGE9SectionⅡTheLanguagePointsofReading課時作業(一)對應學生用書P51Ⅰ完形填空Sandstormsareoneofthenaturaldisasterswhicharestrong,drywindsthatcarrysand.Haveyoueverseenasandstorm?Iwouldliketosharewithyoumypersonal__1__ofthesandstorminnorthernChina.Oneday,wedecidedto__2__acityofJilinProvince.Itwassupposedtobefourhours'drivefromtheplacewherewelived.We__3__atabout7：00onlytoseethemostamazing__4__wehadeverseen.Theskywas__5__asifitwasmidnight.The__6__fromthefewcarsthatdaredtravelinthestreetswereyellowish.Sowehadtostayathome,__7__forabetterconditionforourtrip.Thewindwasfairly__8__andmighthavebeenstrongeratnight__9__wewokeup.Thevisibility(能見度)atthispointwascloseto20m.Abouttwohourslaterthe__10__increasedto50mandstayedso__11__about10：00am.Whenthedustlifted(消散)alittleandthevisibility__12__to200m,wedecidedtodriveout.However,everybodyontheroadwasenvelopedinthickfogwithdustandtheskyglowedwithadark__13__colour,sowehardlyseeeachother__14__.Sometimes,thewindsuddenly__15__upalotofdustandsandandthevisibilityoccasionallydecreasedto20－50m,makingitvery__16__todrive.Thedust__17__intheairuntilthelateafternoonwhenitslightlylifted.Atlast,wearrivedatthecity,butthetripthat__18__tookaboutfourhours,tookusnearlyeighthours.Thedustremainedinthe__19__forabouttwomoredays.Onthethirddayashortperiodofrain__20__asthecoldfrontpassedtheregion.Sotheterriblescenecametoanend,andeverythingtookonalivelyandfreshappearanceagain.eq\x(篇章導讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章介紹了作者親歷沙塵暴的經過。)1．A.experienceB．recordC．ideaD．action答案：A'依據下文可知，作者共享了自己遭受沙塵暴的親身經驗。experience意為“經驗”。2．A.leaveB．visitC．callD．see答案：B'依據下文中的“ourtrip”可知，我們確定去巡游吉林省的一個城市。故選B項。3．A.wokeupB．satupC．setoffD．leftoff答案：A'依據下文中的“Sowehadtostayathome”可知，作者還沒動身，只是在7點醒來(wokeup)。4．A.stormB．snowC．rainD．wind答案：A'依據上文可知，作者要講解并描述自己親歷沙塵暴的經過，因此此處應說的是“風暴”，故選A項。5．A.darkB．brightC．blueD．cold答案：A'依據設空后“asifitwasmidnight”可知，天空一片漆黑，故選A項。6．A.wallsB．glassC．coverD．lights答案：D'句意：敢于在街上行駛的車不多，車燈發出的光是黃色的。依據句意可知此處應指車燈。故選D項。7．A.leavingB．waitingC．takingD．calling答案：B'依據上文可知，天很黑，街上的車也不多，我們只能呆在家里，等(waitingfor)條件好轉了再去旅行。8．A.strongB．faintC．weakD．soft答案：A'依據設空后的“stronger”可知，此處是說風特別大，在我們醒來之前的晚上可能更大。故選A項。9．A.afterB．whenC．beforeD．while答案：C'依據語境可知，風很大，可能在我們醒來之前的夜晚更大，故選C項。10．A.speedB．powerC．strengthD．visibility答案：D'依據上文中的“Thevisibility(能見度)atthispointwascloseto20m．”可知，兩個小時后，能見度(visibility)增加到了50米。11．A.sinceB．beforeC．whenD．until答案：D'句意：……始終保持這樣的狀態，直到上午10點。until意為“直到……為止”。12．A.increasedB．reducedC．decreasedD．stayed答案：A'依據上文可知，塵土有些許消散，能見度從20米到50米，再到200米，可以看出能見度在增加，故選A項。13．A.redB．yellowC．greenD．black答案：B'依據上文中的“yellowish”以及常識可知，刮沙塵暴時天空是暗黃色的，故選B項。14．A.faintlyB．clearlyC．successfullyD．perfectly答案：B'依據上文可知，外面大霧充滿，伴有沙塵，天空暗黃，因此我們幾乎看不清晰彼此。15．A.pickedB．tookC．turnedD．looked答案：A'句意：有時，風突然卷起許多塵土和沙子……。pickup意為“舉起，撿起”。16．A.safeB．dangerousC．normalD．likely答案：B'依據常識可知，能見度降低會使得開車很危急(dangerous)。故選B項。17．A.remainedB．jumpedC．coveredD．dropped答案：A'依據下文中的“Thedustremainedinthe__19__forabouttwomoredays.”可知選A項。remain意為“停留；逗留”。18．A.normallyB．rarelyC．frequentlyD．particularly答案：A'句意：……但是通常大約4個小時的車程，卻花了將近8個小時。normally意為“通常；正常地”。19．A.cityB．townC．airD．car答案：C'句意：大約兩天多的時間里，空氣中仍有塵土。依據上文中的“Thedust__17__intheair”可知，此處指空氣中的塵土。故選C項。20．A.happenedB．droppedC．struckD．stopped答案：B'依據設空后的“asthecoldfrontpassedtheregion”可知是冷鋒過境雨水到來。drop意為“落下；滴”，形容下雨。故選B項。Ⅱ閱讀理解AIfyouwanttofullyenjoyyourvacation,thenyou'dbetterchecktheDurbanCityTours!ThisisactuallyoneofthebestchoicesinSouthAfricatoday.Thereisnothingmorerelaxingthantothinkaboutthatthereisaplacetogoandrelax,right?Citylifeisstrained,_butyoucanescapethissituationandbeintheplacewherethereisnothingbutrelaxation.HereinDurbanyouwillgettoseealltheamazingtouristattractions.Ifyouloveanimalsandwanttoseesomeelephantswanderingaroundthestreets,thenDurbanistheplacetogo.Youcanevengettorideoneifyouwant!HereyouwillalsogettotasteallthedeliciousSouthAfricanfood.YoucanchoosefromItaliancookingtoitsnativedishes.Durbanisagreatplacetotourwithyourfriendsandfamily.Youwilllearnalotaboutitshistorythroughthelandmarksyouwillseedownthestreets.Tourists_and_even_the_local_villagers_just_can't_get_enough_of_these_treats!However,itisimportantthatyoumakethenecessaryarrangements.ThereareactuallylotsoftourguidesthatwillhelpyouasyoumakeyourjourneyalongthestreetsofDurban.ButifyoupreferthebesttourguideshereinDurban,thenyou'dbettersettlefortheStreetSceneTours.Theirstaffareallwell-trainedandprofessional.Theywillcertainlymakeyourstayhereanunforgettableone.NowondertouristsprefertheStreetSceneTourswhenitcomestoDurbanCityTours.eq\x(篇章導讀：本文是一篇說明文。南非的德班是一個旅游的好去處。)1．Theunderlinedword“strained”inParagraph2means“________”．A．easyB．stressfulC．steadyD．casual答案：B詞義揣測題。依據后文“...butyoucanescapethissituationandbeintheplacewherethereisnothingbutrelaxation.”可知，stained意為“壓力大的”。2．WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?A．Durbanisarelaxingcity.B．Peopledon'tlikecitylife.C．Itisgoodtohaveaplacetorelax.D．Onecanhavefunridingelephants.答案：A段落大意題。作者在其次段通過有壓力的城市生活來反襯德班是一個放松休閑的好去處，A項概括了此意。3．WhatdoesthelastsentenceinParagraph3show?A．Thefoodcan'tsatisfythem.B．Theyareboredwiththestreets.C．Theyaretreatedverywellhere.D．Theynevergettiredofthesights.答案：D句意理解題。第三段中講到德班之所以是一個好去處，是因為它所展示出的歷史，而這是游客甚至是當地人恒久也觀賞不夠的，故選D項。4．Theauthorwrotethelastparagraphmainlyto________.A．attracttouriststoDurbanB．helpreadersmakearrangementsC．introducethetourguidesinDurbanD．persuadetouriststochoosetheStreetSceneTours答案：D推理推斷題。文章最終一段先指出要做好支配，德班的導游都會幫助游客，接著“But”一詞進行轉折，引出該段所要強調的重點內容：在StreetSceneTours能選擇到最好的導游，故選D項。BResidentsofEnsenadaandneighboringtownsinsouthernChilearestrugglingtopickupthepiecesfollowingtwoeruptionsofChile's6,500-footCalbucovolcano.CalbucoeruptedonWednesday,April22,2015,andagainthenextmorning.Itwasthefirsttimethevolcanohaderuptedsince1972.Accordingtoofficials,thevolcanosentoutanestimated7,420cubicfeetofash.Thursday'seruptioncreatedanashcloudthatreached12milesintotheair.Evennow,daysaftertheinitialeruption,thevolcanocontinuestoemitashandsmoke.Ensenada,whichliesatthefootofCalbuco,andtheareassurroundingithavebeencoveredwithash.TheMinistryofInteriorandPublicSafetysaysmorethan20inchesofashfellinsomeplaces.ThedustevenreachedasmalltowninArgentinamorethan50milesnortheastofthevolcano.“Whereveryoulook,allyouseeisgraydust，”saysEnsenadaresidentVictorHugoToledo.“Itlookslikeagraydesert.”Morethan6,000peoplewereevacuated(撤離)fromtheirhomesfollowingtheeruptions.Theweightoftheashcausedtheroofsofmanyhomesandbusinessestocollapse.Noonewasinjured.Officialsarenotexpectinganywater,food,orfuelshortages.ButChileanPresidentMichelleBachelethasdeclaredastateofemergency.“Ourproblemis...breathinginallofthisash,andthefactthatthisashcouldgeneratesomesortofenvironmentalpollution，”Bacheletsays.Localfarmersarealsoworriedabouttheircowsandsheep.ThegovernmentofChileannouncedonSaturdaythatitwouldprovidefinancialaidforfarmerswhosufferedbiglossesandhelpevacuatethousandsoffarmanimals.Manyresidentsofareasnowconsideredsafearereturningtotheirhomestoseewhattheycansave.Militaryforcesarehelpingwiththeclean-up.“Wehaveobservedsecondaryexplosions...linkedwiththemovementoffluidswithinthevolcano，”theNationalOfficeofEmergencysays.Becauseofthat,theofficehasestablisheda12-mileexclusionzonearoundthevolcanoinordertokeeppeopleatasafedistance,andscientistsaremaintainingaredalertstatus.eq\x(篇章導讀：本文是一篇新聞報道，講解并描述了在智利發生的火山噴發事務以及它給當地造成的經濟損失等狀況。)5．Theunderlinedword“emit”inParagraph2maymean“________”．A．takeinB．giveoutC．putoffD．sendaway答案：B詞義揣測題。依據畫線詞前面的內容“thevolcanosentoutanestimated7,420cubicfeetofash”可知，火山應當是噴發出一些火山灰和煙塵等，故選B項。6．Whichofthefollowingproblemsistheareafacingaftertheeruption?A．Thelackofwaterandfood.B．Theshortageoffuel.C．Theenvironmentalpollution.D．Thedeathoffarmanimals.答案：C細微環節理解題。結合第五段第三句中的“Ourproblemis...breathinginallofthisash,andthefactthatthisashcouldgeneratesomesortofenvironmentalpollution”可知，這個地方現在所面臨的問題是環境污染。7．Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________.A．scientistsarewatchingforthevolcaniceruptionsB．thealertaboutthefollowingvolcaniceruptionsisgivenbyscientistsC．thesafedistancetoallthevolcanoesisabout12milesD．scientistsarestudyingtheredlavafromthevolcano答案：A推理推斷題。結合最終一段尾句中的“scientistsaremaintainingaredalertstatus”可知，科學家們依舊處在保持警惕的狀態之中，因此可推斷A項正確。8．Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A．AbiglossinvolcaniceruptionsB．AvolcanoeruptssuddenlyinChileC．AdeadvolcanobecomesactiveD．Alackofwateraftervolcaniceruptions答案：B標題推斷題。本文主要介紹了智利連續兩次火山噴發，給當地人們造成了一些財產損失及當地人們面臨的環境污染等狀況。故B項最適合作文章的標題。Ⅲ短文改錯Thesmallriverinmyhometownhasbeenseriouspollutedinrecentyears.Dayandnightlargequantitiesofwastewaterisbeingpouredintoitfromfactoriesnearby.Thepollutionissoseriousthattherearen'tanyfishorplantsliveinitanymore.Ofcourse,thewatercannotbedrunkbydomesticanimalsorhumanbeings,too.Manyvillagershavetocarryfreshwaterfromfarawayplacestodrink,thatmakestheirlifemoredifficult.Ithinkeverythingmustbedonetostopwaterpollution.Thegovernmentshouldtakeeffectivemeasuretoshutdownthechemicalfactories.Beside,thevillagersmustworktogetherclearuptheriverassoonaspossible.Itishoped