PAGE4-Unit4NaturalDisasters課時作業(yè)(一)ListeningandSpeaking必備學問基礎練進階訓練第一層Ⅰ.單詞拼法1．Earthquakesareoneofcommonnatural________(災難)．2．Thecropsdiedduringthe________(旱災)．3．A________(直升飛機)landedinanopenareainthejungle.4．Thefloodcauseda________(滑坡)．5．Twochildrenfellintotheriverandmanypeopletriedto________(營救)them.6．Canceristheleadingcauseof________(死亡)inwomen.7．Thebigfirelastedforfourhoursandallthebuildingsalongthestreetgot________(毀壞)．8．ComputersandtheInternetare________(影響)ourlivesnow.9．Thesebushesgrowwellinthe________(掩蔽)ofbigtrees.10．Heavyrainfalls________(沉沒)thevillage.11．Thefirebadly________(破壞，損害)thetownhall.12．Officialsorderedpeopleto________(撤離)．Ⅱ.單句語法填空1．Toenjoythemselves,thechildrendecided________(slide)thegrassyslope.2．Firefightersworkedfortwohours________(rescue)peoplefromthebuilding.3．Severaldayslatermostofthebuildingswhichhadbeen________(damage)wererepaired.4．Thevillagers________(evacuate)fromthevillagebeforeitwasflooded.5．Eightofthestudentswere________(affect)bythefreezingwaterandwerebeingkeptinhospitalforfurtherobservation.6．Theflood________(destroy)alotofhousesandmanypeoplebecamehomeless.關鍵實力綜合練進階訓練其次層Ⅰ.閱讀AEarthquakerescuerobotsexperiencedtheirfinaltestsinBeijing.Theirdesignerssaidwiththeserobots,rescuerswouldbeabletobuymoretimetosavelivesduringanearthquake.Thiskindofrobotlookinglikeahelicopterisaflyingrobot.It'sabout3metreslong,andittookabout4yearstodevelopthemodel.Itsmainfunctions(作用)aretocollectinformationfromtheair,andsendgoodsofupto30kilostopeopletrappedbyanearthquake.Ithasahigh－definition360－degreepanoramic(全景的)camera.Itcanworkdayandnightandisalsoabletosendthelatestpicturesfromthequakearea.Dr.QiJuntong,aresearcheratChineseThisrobothasadifferentfunction—itcanchangeastheenvironmentchanges.Itsmainjobistosearchforanysignsoflifeinplaceswherehumanrescuersareunabletogo.Aswellasadetector(探測器)thatfindsvictimsanddetectspoisonousgases,acameraisplacedinthe3－metre－longrobot,whichcanworkinthedark.Anotherusefortherescuersisthesupplybot.Withits10－metre－longpipe,peoplewhoaretrappedintheruinswillbeabletogetsuppliesincludingoxygenandliquids.Expertshavesaidthattherobotswouldenterproductionandserveaspartofthenationalearthquakerescueteamassoonaspossible.1．WhatdoesDr.QiJuntongthinkmakesthisrobotmainlydifferentfromtheothers?A．Ithasmorefunctions.B．Ithasauniqueshape.C．Ithasmoreadvancedcameras.D．Itcanworkbyitselfoncegiventheinformation.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“which”inParagraph4referto?A．Acamera.B．Adetector.C．Arescuer.D．Asupply.3．Whatcanwelearnaboutthisrobotfromthetext?A．Itiscarriedbythehelicopter.B．Itweighsabout30kilos.C．Itisamachinewithalengthof10metres.D．Ithasn'tbeenputintoproductionsofar.4．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Whattherobotlookslike.B．Anintroductiontoarobot.C．Howtherobotismade.D．Informationaboutearthquakes.BTaiwanofficialssayamudslide(泥石流)causedbyheavyrainsfromTyphoonMorakotburiedamountainvillageinthesouthernpartoftheisland.Thefateofhundredsisunknown.RescuehelicoptersmadetheirwayupintothemountainstoreachShiaoLinvillage,bringingfood,waterandsuppliestothosewhosurvivedthemudslide.Somehavebeentransportedtosafety.LengChia－yu,aspokesmanatTaiwan'sdisasterresponseagency,saysthefateofanestimated500peoplewholiveinthevillage,whichwaswipedoutwhenthemudslidehitSunday,isstillunclear.Lengsaysthatoriginallytherewere150buildingsinShiaoLin,butnowonlyoneortwoareleft.Hesayseverythingisgone,andofficialsdonotknowhowmanymayhavebeenburied.LengsaysthatwhilehelicoptersreachedthevillageTuesdaymorning,rainandstrongwindsmadeitimpossibleforthemtoreturnintheafternoon.Landslideshavealsohitotherpartsoftheisland.Swollen(水漲的)rivershavewipedoutroadsandsuckedawayhouses,hotelsandevenaschool.DisasterofficialssaythatuptoTuesday,thestormhaskilled41peopleand62aremissing.ThosefiguresdonotincludeestimatesforShiaoLin.ChinesestatemediasayTyphoonMorakotcausedfloodsandamudslidealongChina'seastcoast,andaffectedovereightmillionpeople.Hundredsofthousandshavebeenforcedtofleetheirhomesasthestormheadsnorth.StatemediasayalandslideinthetownofPengxi,inZhejiangprovince,destroyedabuilding,killingtwopeopleandseriouslyinjuringfourothers.5．WhendidthemudslidehitShiaoLinvillageaccordingtothepassage?A．OnSunday.B．OnMonday.C．OnTuesday.D．OnWednesday.6．TheTyphoonMorakotandthemudslidecausedbyithavecaused________deathsaccordingtothepassage.A．41B．43C．103D．6037．Whatcanweknowfromthesecondparagraph?A．Almostnoonesurvivedfromthemudslide.B．Morethan500havebeenkilledbythemudslide.C．Themudslidedestroyedallthehousesinthevillage.D．It'sverydifficultforrescuehelicopterstorescuethevictims.8．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Typhoonaredangeroustopeopleallovertheworld.B．Thepowerofamudslideispowerfulandundefeatable.C．Manisweak,comparedwithnatureandwon'tconquernature.D．ThemudslidecausedbyTyphoonMorakotburiedavillageinTaiwan.CTherewasanearthquakethismorning.Iwasworkinginfrontofmycomputerwhenithitthecity.Thequakestartedwithasuddenloudnoise.Ithoughtthatsomethingheavyinaneighbor'shouseprobablyhadfallen.However,thewallsandthefloorbegantoshake.Ifinallyrealizeditwasanearthquake.MysonZac,asixteen－year－oldboy,wassleepingwithhisdoorlocked.Beingsixteen,hecansleepthroughanykindofnoise.“Zac！”Ishouted.“AreyouOK？”Butnobodyreplied.Iwasalittleworried.Icouldn'timaginethatsomeonewasabletogetsuchadeepsleep.Thehousewasdancing.Therewerewavesintheswimmingpool.Iwasafraidthehousewouldcomedown.“Zac！”Iyelled,knockingonhisdoorwithanopenpalm(手掌).“Zac!Wakeup!It'sanearthquake!Weneedtogetout！”Mysonfinallyemergedinhisunderpants.Welookedaroundtheroom.Iknewthatweshouldhideunderatabletostopthingsfromfallingonusandstayawayfromglass.Unfortunately,noneofourfurniturewasdesignedforhidingunder.“Shouldwegointothegarden？”Zacasked.“No,treescouldfallonus！”Isaid.Actually,Zachaddoneearthquakedrills(訓練)atschool.Hemusthavebeentoldtohideunderadeskandcoverhishead.Butwehadnothingtocoverourheadsinthehouse.Luckily,beforewetookanyaction,thewindowsstoppedmovingandthepoolcalmeddown.Everythingwentbacktonormalsoon.ButbothmysonandIknewwhatweshoulddo,becauseweknewiftherehadbeenareallybigearthquakethismorning,wecouldn'thaveescapedfromit.9．Whentheearthquakestarted,theauthor________.A．didn'thearanythingB．wasrepairinghercomputerC．didn'tconsideritanearthquakeD．wassleepingwithherdoorlocked10．AccordingtoParagraph2,whywastheauthorworried?A．Becausehersonseemedtobeinpain.B．Becauseshecouldn'twakehersonup.C．Becausehersonwaslockedinhisroom.D．Becauseshecouldn'tsolveherson'ssleepproblem.11．Whatproblemdidtheauthorandhersonface?A．Theycouldn'tgetoutofthehouse.B．Theycouldn'tstopthingsfromfalling.C．Theycouldn'tfindanythingtohideunder.D．Theycouldn'trememberwhattodoinanearthquake.12．Theauthorandhersonmostprobablyrealizedtheyshould________.A．replacetheirfurnitureB．buildastrongerhouseC．receiveearthquakedrillsD．watchtheweatherreportoftenⅡ.七選五Meteorologists(氣象學家)lovehurricanesbecausetheyarewondersofnature.Butifyou'reonashipatseaorinahouseonthebeach,ahurricaneisnotsopretty.__1__Attheshoretheycanpunchoutwindows,knockdowntrees,orblowawaytheroofsfromhouses.__2__Hurricanewindscanpushtheoceanwatertowardshore,buildingitupintoahuge,rushingtidecalledastormsurge.Waterlevelattheshorecanrise20feetinjustafewhours.ThedeadliesthurricaneinUnitedStateshistoryhappenedin1900,whenGalveston,Texas,wasstruck.____4__Meteorologistscannowtrackthepathahurricanetakesandpredictwhereitislikelytohitdaysinadvance.WhenHurricaneIsabelswepttowardtheNorthCarolinacoastin2003,theNationalHurricaneCenterwasabletomakeforecastsfivedaysahead,andscientistswereoffbyonlyonehourintheirpredictionofwhereandwhenIsabel'seyewouldmakelandfall.Theinformationcollectedbythehurricanehuntersimprovestheaccuracyofsuchforecastsby30percent.__5__A．Thehurricanehappenedwithoutwarning.B．Sothousandsofliveshavebeensaved.C．Itishardtopredictthetimeandthepathofahurricane.D．Inthebigstormsurgemorethan6,000peoplewerekilled.E．Butscientistshavelearnedalotabouthurricanessince1900.F．Thescreamingwindsandenormouswavescanoverturnaship.G．Themostdangerouspartofahurricane'sdestructionisflooding.Ⅲ.語法填空Earthquakesarequitecommon.Infact,thousandsofearthquakes1.________(happen)almostateverymoment.2.________，mostofthemaretooweaktofeel.Duringabigearthquake,thereisoftenabignoisefirst.Thentheearthshakes3.________(terrible)andmanyhousesfalldown.Asoneofthemostdeadlynaturaldisastersintheworld,theearthquakeoftenresults4.________manypeoplebeinginjuredorkilled.In2008,asevereearthquakehitChina'sSichuanBesidesthegreatdamageand6.________(die)causedbytheearthquake,otheraccidentssuch7.________firesoftenfollow.Morebuildingsmaybedamagedandmore8.________(injure)maybecaused.Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenmakingstudiesofearthquakes.About2,000yearsago,forexample,aChinesescientist9.________(name)ZhangHenginventedamachinewhichcouldfindoutthedirection10.________theearthquakewavescame.

Unit4NaturalDisasters課時作業(yè)(一)ListeningandSpeaking必備學問基礎練Ⅰ.單詞拼法1．disasters2.drought3.helicopter4.landslide5.rescue6．death7.destroyed8.affecting9.shelter10.flooded11．damaged12.evacuateⅡ.單句語法填空1．toslide2.torescue3.damaged4.hadevacuated5.affected6.destroyed關鍵實力綜合練Ⅰ.閱讀A【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了一款即將投入生產(chǎn)的用于地震救災的機器人。1．答案與解析：D細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中的“Themostimportantfeatureofthisflyingrobotisthatitdoesn'tneedadistantcontrol.Wejustsetthedestinationinformationonit,andthenittakesoff,andlandsbyitself.”可知，這個機器人不須要遠程限制，一旦給它輸入信息它就可以自己行動，這是與其他機器人不一樣的地方。故選D項。2．答案與解析：A詞義揣測題。依據(jù)第四段中的“Aswellasadetectorthatfindsvictimsanddetectspoisonousgases,acameraisplacedinthe3－metre－longrobot,whichcanworkinthedark.”可知，除了能發(fā)覺受害者和檢測有毒氣體以外，這種3米長的機器人還裝有一臺相機，它可以在黑暗中工作。所以which指代的是acamera。故選A項。3．答案與解析：D細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)最終一段“Expertshavesaidthattherobotswouldenterproduction...assoonaspossible.”可知這款機器人會盡快投入生產(chǎn)和應用。4．答案與解析：B主旨大意題。本文是一篇說明文，介紹了一款即將投入生產(chǎn)的用于地震救災的機器人。故選B項。B【語篇解讀】本文主要講解并描述了發(fā)生在臺灣島的泥石流及其所造成的危害。5．答案與解析：A細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段第三句中的“...whichwaswipedoutwhenthemudslidehitSunday，...”，可知這次泥石流發(fā)生在星期天，故選A。6．答案與解析：B細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段的第三句及第四段最終一句，可知莫拉克臺風及其引起的泥石流已造成43人死亡(臺灣41人，中國大陸2人)。7．答案與解析：D細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)本段最終一句可知，對直升機來說，開展營救任務也是非常困難的，故選D。依據(jù)本段第一、三、四句，分別可知A、B、C三項是錯誤的。8．答案與解析：D主旨大意題。本文主要講解并描述了發(fā)生在臺灣島的泥石流及其所造成的危害，故選D；其余三選項偏離了文章主題。C【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。一場地震讓作者和她的兒子知道要防患于未然。9．答案與解析：C細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段中的“Ithoughtthatsomethingheavyinaneighbor'shouseprobablyhadfallen.However,thewallsandthefloorbegantoshake.Ifinallyrealizeditwasanearthquake.”可知，作者一起先沒有意識到發(fā)生了地震。10．答案與解析：B細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段中的“Butnobodyreplied.Iwasalittleworried.”可知，作者擔憂是因為她無法叫醒兒子。11．答案與解析：C細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中的“Unfortunately,noneofourfurniturewasdesignedforhidingunder.”可知，她的家里沒有任何可讓人藏身于其下的家具。12．答案與解析：A推理推斷題。依據(jù)全文內容以及最終一段中的“ButbothmysonandIknewwh