1、培根筑基5-課下全面練必修第一冊 UNIT 4 NATURAL DISASTERSI .閱讀理解A2022,南昌市高三摸底測試卷Chase Poust is a 7-year-old boy. He and his dad Steven, and his 4-year-old sister, Abigail, were out for a family boating trip on Floridas St. Johns River near Mandarin Point. Chase and Abigail were swimming at the back end of the ancho

2、red boat while Steven was on deck （甲板）fishing.It was an idyllic （平和美麗的）outing - until a strong wave came. It was too strong for Abigail to hold onto the boat. Instantly realizing his sister would be swept away, Chase let go of the boat as well to try to reach her.Steven jumped into the water but aft

3、er realizing he couldnt keep up with both kids, he was faced with a hard decision. I told them I loved them because I wasnt sure what was going to happen, “ Steven told News4JAX. I tried to stick with both of them. I wore myself out. She drifted away from me.”Directing Chase to swim to shore for hel

4、p, Steven stayed behind, keeping as close as he could to Abigail as the life vest that was keeping her above the waves floating further and further from his reach.It was a tough go for the 7-year-old, but rather than attempting to swim all out, Chase wisely paced himself. Stopping to float or dog pa

5、ddle when he was tired, he had a rest and then set off again. It took Chase an hour to reach the shore. Once on the solid ground, he ran to the nearest house and called for help.Rescuers arrived soon to search for Steven and Abigail. Miraculously, the two were found and rescued about an hour later -

6、 more than a mile away from the familys abandoned boat.What happened during the family boating trip?Chase went out fishing alone.B The boat ran into an anchored boat.Steven fell off the boat by accident.Abigail was washed away by a wave.Why was Steven faced with a hard decision?A. He couldnt stick w

7、ith both kids.B He didn*t know how to swim.C. He couldnt find rescuers nearby.D. He wasnt sure what might happen.What did Steven ask Chase to do after the accident?A. To hold Abigail tightly.B To look for helpers.C. To wait calmly in the water.D. To give the life vest to Abigail.Which of the followi

8、ng best describes Chase?A. Brave and clever. B Innocent and kind.C. Proud and patient. D. Honest and helpful.B2022,南昌市高三摸底測試卷Were all familiar with migration （遷徙）：Wildebeests dash across Africa; monarch butterflies fly across the Americas.But did you know that forests migrate, too?In his new book Th

9、e Journeys of Trees, science writer Zach St.George explores an extremely slow migration, as forests creep inch by inch to more pleasant places.“The migration of a forest is just many trees sprouting （發(fā)芽）in the same direction, St. George writes. Through the fossils that ancient forests left behind, s

10、cientists can track their movement over thousands of years. They move back and forth across continents, sometimes following the same route more than once, like migrating birds or whales. This has happened over thousands of years, and climate change tends to be the driving force.Of course, today, cli

11、mate change is speeding up, and trees cant keep pace. Take California for example: Its getting hotter and drier and scientists estimate that before too long, Sequoia National Park may not be able to keep giant sequoias （巨杉）.“The scientists there had never seen anything like it. St. George says. They

12、 worried, and I think at some point we will lose these ancient trees and that we will have to think about what we do with the places, and whether we should plant new groves where they are easy to grow.”This is known as assisted migration” humans planting trees in other places where theyre more likel

13、y to flourish. But this process carries risks - people can accidentally introduce insects and diseases to new places, where they may wipe out entire native populations. So, St. George writes, there1 s a debate among conservationists and foresters today: Should humans help the trees escape?u There ma

14、y be cases where people are probably going to step in and help species move to places where they!ll be more suitable in the future, St. George says. So far, there are no huge movements of citizen groups moving trees north. But that is kind of one vision of the future that the people I interview sort

15、 of hope to see.”. What can be learned about the migration of a forest?It is mainly the result of climate change.It often follows certain migrating species.It takes thousands of years to complete it.It is very difficult to track the migration.Why does the author mention Sequoia National Park?To stre

16、ss the park is facing a severe situation.To show trees fail to adapt to the climate change.To prove the assisted migration carries risks.To state scientists are hopeful about the environment.What does the underlined word “flourish in Paragraph 6 mean?A Become valuable. B. Develop rapidly.C. Grow wel

17、l. D. Escape diseases.Whats St. Georges attitude towards helping the trees escape?A Skeptical.B Supportive.C. Objective.D. Disapproving.n.完形填空2022武漢市高三供題It was a cold November morning. My alarm clock had just 1 off but I was having trouble getting out of bed.My Dad, who was my hero when I grew up, h

18、ad passed away a few weeks before, leaving me weighed down by 2 and depression. Dad loved me. But, he had been raised in a(n) 3 way and raised us that way too. I couldnt remember, for example, ever being4 by him after I grew up. Before his 5, we talkedmore,but still touched and never hugged each oth

19、er. Then, hishealth began to rapidly 7 andwithinafew months he left us.That morning, I was too numb (麻木的)inside myself to g anything. I kept thinking what I would have9 in exchange for just one last hug from him. Sad and weak,I was unable to gather 10 to get up. When I finally did and H out, my son,

20、 rushing to meet me, suddenly, 12 his arms and gave me a heartfelt hug. Meanwhile, myDads 13 rang deep inside me, “Joey, this hug is from me! ” Tears welled up in my eyes. Right then, I realized I couldnt 14 on life.j 5 that we can never afford to missLife can seem very long but in truth it is soa dearest hug!A.takenC. comeA.anxietyC. sadnessA.single-hand