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Unit 5 Magazine articles 单元讲义 2023-2024学年牛津上海版（试用本）八年级英语下册
I. Phrases
动词词组：1. (not) belong to sb
2. be happy to do sth
3. describe sth to sb
4. fall down
5. go to sleep
6. go off
7. have a conversation with sb
8. hear sb do sth
9. keep balance
10. keep sth out (eg. keep the smoke out)
11. look/watch out
12. lead sb to some place
13. make sure
14.obey the rules
15. pull at sb
16. save one’s life
17. smell smoke
18. seem like
19. sound like + noun.
20. take care of
21. taste horrible
22. try the phone
23. walk into some place
名词词组：1. reception desk
2. the location of the fire exit
3. moments/seconds later
介词词组：1. in one’s own words
2. against the rules
3. during the fire
其他词组：as soon as
II. Sentence Patterns
Can I have my key, please
It was dead.
主句 + as soon as/when/before/after + 从句(时态：主将从现)
Although + 从句，主句
主句 + because /as/since/now that + 从句
Sb/sth + be + so + adj + that + 从句 (比较 ：enough … to do …；too … to do …)
主句 + so that + 从句
Safety first!
Help oneself. Teach oneself. Make oneself at home. Enjoy oneself.
Grammar：
1. 结果状语从句
(1)so…that, such…that, so that 引导。
(2)so…that语such...that可以互换。
结构：
such a/an(形容词)+ 单数名词+that从句
such（+形容词）+复数可数名词+that从句
such（+形容词）+不可数名词+that从句
so+形容词/副词+that从句
so+形容词（+a/an)+名词+that从句
注：So+形容词+a/an+单数可数名词=such +a/an+形容词+单数可数名词
(3)如果名词前由many, much, little, few等词修饰时,只能用so, 不用such。
2. 比较状语从句
1.由as…(形容词副词原级)as, 比较级 + than…等连词引导。
“比较级+and+比较级”译为“越来越……”
　　1. The earth is getting warmer and warmer.
　　地球变得越来越暖和。
2. “the+比较级…，the+比较级…”译为“越……就越……”
　　1. The busier he is, the happier he feels.
　　他越忙就越高兴。
3.“the+比较级+ of the two”译为“两个中比较……的”。
　　1. This watch is the cheaper of the two.
　　这支手表是两个中比较便宜的。
3. 目的状语从句
（1）通常由 so that, in order that引导。
（2）so that既可引导目的状语从句，又可引导结果状语从句。
目的状语从句里往往带有情态动词can, could,等。
从意思上看，目的状语从句往往表示的目的很明确。
(3)so that, in order that可以转换成so as to和in order to简单句。
4. 让步状语从句
（1）由although, though等连词引导。
（2）although(though)…but…不能用在同一个句子中
5 .用too…to…/ so… that改写句子
用enough…to/so…that改写句子
提升训练
一、单项选择
1．—Would you please ________ your storybook to me
—Sure. But you must return it to me before Wednesday.
A．borrow B．keep C．lend D．buy
2．—What time will David get to Shanghai
—I’m not sure. When he ________, I’ll call you.
A．will arrive B．arrived C．is arriving D．arrives
3．Mr. Brown knew nothing about the good news ________ his wife told it to him.
A．after B．before C．since D．while
4．Your sense of ________ helps you see.
A．hearing B．touch C．taste D．sight
5．In order to keep fit, you can get off the bus one or two stops ________ and walk the rest of the way.
A．early B．earlier C．more early D．the earliest
6．Our duty is ________ good service to customers.
A．giving B．give C．to give D．given
7．Look at the sign! It says “No smoking”! You ________ smoke here. It’s dangerous.
A．may B．ought to C．don’t have to D．mustn’t
8．Her work is better than ________ in the workshop.
A．anyone’s else B．anyone else’s C．anyone’s else’s D．anyone else
9．Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with the others
A．Ears keep our balance so that we do not fall.
B．In the fire drama, Charlie is the blind man’s eyes.
C．I ought to relax and stop worrying about that.
D．“It’s my friend!” He added by way of explanation.
10．The three-day event is held once every four years. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word
A．/ 'vent/ B．/ 'v nt/ C．/i:vent/ D．/ n'va t/
二、短文填空
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Some people do not like anything to be out of place. They are never late for work, they can remember people’s birthdays and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. They are always k 11 to their friends and family members. Mr. Brown is such a person.
Mr. Brown works in a bank, and he lives in the town on his own. He only has a sister. She lives in the next town with her husband and her son, Mark. Mr. Brown does not have t 12 to see his sister or her family, from one year to the next, but he never forgets to send them different kinds of greeting cards. These days, he is busy choosing a birthday card and p 13 for the 20th birthday of his nephew(侄子), Mark.
Last Sunday, Mr. Brown had quite a s 14 . He drove home from the hotel at the usual time, and he drove his car very c 15 , not too slowly or too fast. When he got home, he parked his car as usual in the right place, out of the way to other cars, and then he went inside the house to make the evening meal. Just then, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Brown o 16 the door and found a policeman standing outside the door.
“What have I done wrong ” he asked himself. “Did I drive on the wrong side of the street Or did I make a mistake at work Have I f 17 to pay all important bills ”
“Hello, Uncle,” said the policeman with a big smile on his face, “My name is Mark.”
三、选词填空
将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能填一次。
A．what B．use C． allow D．properly E. at once F. tongue G. blind
Your body has five senses — hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch. They play an important role in your daily life. You use them every day to get to know and understand the world around you. They are important for everyone. For those who are 18 or deaf, they still use the other four senses.
The five senses work together all the time to 19 your body to function (运作) properly and make your life easier. Your brain is the general CPU (中央处理器) for your body. The nerves (神经) in your ears, nose, eyes, skin, and 20 bring all the different sights, smells, feelings, sounds, and tastes together, and send messages to tell your brain 21 they are like. Then your brain processes (处理) the information and lets you know what you are smelling, seeing, feeling, hearing, or tasting, and gives you orders to act 22 . For example, when you see a film star on the street, your brain will tell you not to move your eyes off her, but when you smell your brother’s old sports shoes, your brain will order you to cover your nose, and ask your brother to move his shoes out of the house 23 Aren’t the five senses wonderful
四、完形填空
Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或短语，完成短文)
　　I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a disabled child. I just sat still and didn’t say anything.
　　When Jenny was old enough, I sent her to a kindergarten(幼儿园). On the first morning, Jenny spent hours playing by herself. It seemed that she felt very 24 .
　　However, to my joy, Jenny’s classmates always encouraged her, “You got all your spelling words right today!” In fact, her spelling list was the easiest. Later, she faced a very painful 25 — at the end of the term, there was a game which had something to do with physical education. But Jenny was behind in it.
　　My husband and I were 26 about the day. I wanted to let my child stay at home! But my heart wouldn’t let me off that easily. So I pushed a pale, unwilling(不愿意的) Jenny onto the school bus.
　　The game went well until it was time for the sack(麻袋) race. Surely Jenny would find it 27 . Each child had to climb into a sack, jump to the finishing line, return and climb out of the sack. I noticed Jenny standing near the end of her line of players.
　　But as it was her turn to join, a change took place in her 28 . The tallest boy behind Jenny placed his hands on her waist(腰). Two other boys stood in front of her. The moment the player before Jenny stepped out from the sack, the two boys 29 the sack suddenly and kept it open while the tall boy lifted Jenny and put her into it. A girl nearby took her hand and supported(支撑) her until Jenny got her balance. Then she jumped forward, smiling and proud. In the cheers of the teachers, schoolmates and parents, I silently thanked the warm, understanding people in life who made it 30 for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings. Then I finally cried.
24．A．excited B．lonely C．happy D．weak
25．A．choice B．result C．problem D．exam
26．A．interested B．worried C．famous D．happy
27．A．stupid B．simple C．relaxing D．difficult
28．A．school B．family C．team D．heart
29．A．picked up B．gave up C．cut up D．made up
30．A．popular B．special C．necessary D．possible
五、任务型阅读
If you live in Tornado (龙卷风) area, you keep a close eye on the sky. This part of the mid-western United States has as many as 300 tornadoes blowing through it every year. Local people know that a “twister” (旋风) maybe only a hop, skip, and a jump away. Twisters are tornadoes, and tornadoes are trouble for people living there.
A tornado is wind caused by a thunderstorm (雷雨). Tornadoes are the most terrible winds on Earth. They can travel up to 300 miles an hour. At that high speed, they damage almost everything. As they move, tornadoes turn round quickly in a twisting movement. They change direction without warning.
Once you’ve seen a tornado, you’re not likely to forget it. It has a unique (独特的) appearance. Take an ice cream cone, turn it upside down, and you’ve got a model for a tornado. The sound is also hard to be mistaken. Everything becomes completely silent. Even the insects stop buzzing. It seems the tornado take in all of the sound from the air. Suddenly it shouts it all back out in a roar, like a train running out of control.
But sometimes the result can’t be predicted. Have you ever seen the film The wizard of Oz (绿野仙踪) Remember the scene when Dorothy’s house flies A tornado once carried a house through the air for two miles. Another twister lifted a china cabinet (橱柜) and dropped it back to Earth some miles away. No disk was broken. Once, a tornado swept a child and her pony into the air. Her mother found her half a mile away, still sitting on the pony. Luckily, neither the girl nor her pony was seriously hurt.
These stories ended happily. Most tornado stories don’t. These terrible windstorms usually bring sadness, death and even disasters. In 1955, a tornado killed 34 people in one town. Three thousand buildings, including five schools, were damaged.
Luckily, tornadoes seldom last more than an hour. Most travel only at 20 miles per hour. They are almost always less than a few hundred yards wide. That’s a good thing for us! If twisters were any worse than they are, tornado area would be a tornado wasteland.
31．What do tornadoes usually bring people, trouble or happiness
32．How fast does a tornado go when it comes to its high speed
33．Which sentence in the 2nd paragraph says people can hardly predict the way a tornado move
34．Which two words or expressions in the 3rd paragraph describe a tornado’s sound change
Model, silent, shout out in a roar, a train
35．What can be the main idea of the 4th paragraph
Tornado stories sometimes .
36．How do you understand “If twisters were any worse than they are, tornado area would be a tornado wasteland.”
六、阅读理解
Join the Roller Coaster Club!
You’re sitting in a tiny car. The car is part of a very small train that runs on a narrow track. Slowly, the little train climbs to the top of a huge hill.
You’re high above the ground, so high that you can see for miles. Suddenly, you rush toward the ground at a speed that takes your breath away. You’re on your way up again, and this time you’re upside down!
You go up, down, and around. You’re on a roller coaster (过山车). Some people think riding a roller coaster is really terrifying. One ride is more than enough for them, even in a lifetime. However, other people love riding roller coasters. They ride their favorite roller coaster over and over. They also like to try out new roller coaster.
There’s a club for people who are very crazy at riding roller coasters. It’s called ACE. ACE is a short form for American Coaster Enthusiasts (热衷者). Steven Reagan and Kevin Lipnicky belong to ACE, and so do their families. Their family holidays often include trips to amusement parks to ride on new roller coasters.
As members of ACE, the boys were among the first to ride a new roller coaster at Sea World in Texas. It’s called the Great White, which is the name of a kind of shark.
Sometimes, amusement parks close the roller coaster to everyone except ACE members.
“If there’s no one in line,” says Steven, “we keep our seats and ride again!”
It’s not all fun for ACE members. They also have a job to do. They tell owners of new amusement parks where the old roller coasters are. The owners buy the old roller coasters and move them to new homes so that they can be fixed instead of being destroyed (毁坏).
For ACE members, roller coaster riding is fun, fun, fun! People are thankful to the work they do to save different old roller coasters.
37．When a roller coaster takes you to the top, high above the ground, it will probably _________.
A．stop it and get off B．climb out of the train slowly
C．take away your breath D．rush to the ground
38．Some people think riding a roller coaster is terrifying. The underlined word means __________.
A．amazing B．satisfying C．exciting D．frightening
39．From this passage, you can tell that members of ACE __________.
A．are all adults B．love to ride roller coasters
C．don’t like to ride the Great White D．only ride old roller coasters
40．Which statement is probably NOT TRUE about Steven
A．He will keep their seats and ride again if nobody is in line.
B．He is probably one of the first to ride a new roller coaster at Sea World.
C．He knows nothing about different roller coasters.
D．He enjoys family holidays, including trips to amusement parks.
41．Sometimes roller coasters in amusement parks are closed to everyone, _________.
A．but it’s still open to ACE members
B．and the seats will be destroyed at once
C．and ACE members can do nothing at all
D．but new owners never have them fixed
42．Which statement is probably TRUE about roller coasters
A．They cannot be moved.
B．They provide different kinds of fun.
C．They are all the same.
D．Old roller coasters cannot be fixed.
Tomatoes taste great. With a lot of vitamins, they are good for you, too! People all over the world enjoy this amazing fruit.
Not all tomatoes are red. They can be yellow, orange, pink, or white. All tomatoes are green before they are ready to be picked. Then the tomatoes turn their true color. That’s when they’re ready to eat!
Tomatoes first grew in the Americas. The Incas (印加人) grew them over 1,000 years ago. They were introduced to Europe by the Spanish in the early 16th century. The Spanish and Italians seem to be the first Europeans to accept them as food. In France, people grew tomatoes in the garden just to enjoy their beauty. Many people there thought tomatoes would make them sick. It was years before some of them would eat tomatoes.
Tomatoes are fruits. They grow from seeds. They won’t grow in cold weather. But with water, sunlight and warmth, tomatoes grow fast. They can grow in pots or in the ground. As the plant grows taller, people may tie it to a stick. Next is the blooming stage. Flowers appear. The flowers turn into fruit. Some kinds of tomatoes can be picked in about six more weeks. Some tomatoes are large. One kind of tomato can weigh as much as two pounds.
You can eat raw tomatoes. First, wash them. Then, cut them up for salads or sandwiches. Tomatoes can be cooked, too. They can be grilled, boiled, or even fried. Do you use ketchup(番茄酱) It is made from tomatoes. Tomatoes don’t have a smell. But they taste great in foods around the world. Many dishes from India use tomatoes. Spaghetti sauce and pizza from Italy use them, too. Raw tomatoes are in Mexican salsa.
43．What can we know from Paragraph 3
A．The Incas grew tomatoes in the 16th century.
B．The Italians introduced tomatoes to Europe.
C．Eating tomatoes could make people sick.
D．The Frenchmen didn’t eat tomatoes at first.
44．From the passage, we know that tomatoes ________.
A．come in different colors B．are a kind of small fruits
C．can grow in all weathers D．have a special sweet smell
45．What does the underlined word “raw” in Paragraph 5 meaning
A．煮过的 B．未煮的 C．美味的 D．酸涩的
46．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage
A． B． C． D．
参考答案：
1．C
【详解】句意：——你能你的故事书借给我吗？——当然。但是你必须在周三前还给我。
考查动词borrow借；keep借；lend借；buy买。borrow意为“借”，通常与from搭配；而lend意为“借给”，通常与to搭配。故选C。
2．D
【详解】句意：——David什么时候到上海？——我不确定。他到了，我会打电话给你。
考查时态。根据“When he ..., I’ll call you.”可知，when引导的时间状语从句，主句若用一般将来时态，从句用一般现在时态；主语为“he”，动词用第三人称单数。故选D。
3．B
【详解】句意：在他妻子告诉他这个好消息之前，布朗先生对这个好消息一无所知。
考查连词。before在……之前；after在……之后；since自……以来；while当……的时候。由knew nothing可知，此处表示布郎先生一无所知，before符合语境。故选B。
4．D
【详解】句意：你的视觉有助于你看东西。
考查名词辨析。hearing听力；touch触摸；taste品尝；sight视野。根据“helps you see”可知是帮助你看东西，应用sight。故选D。
5．B
【详解】句意：为了保持健康，你可以提前几站下公车，走完剩下的路。
考查副词比较级。根据“In order to keep fit, you can get off the bus one or two stops...and walk the rest of the way.”可知，要走完剩下的路，那应该是提前几站就下车，存在比较之意，所以用比较级，空处应是earlier。故选B。
6．C
【详解】句意：我们的职责是为顾客提供良好服务。
考查动词不定式。根据“Our duty is...good service to customers.”可知，为顾客提供良好服务是我们的职责，空处应是动词不定式to give，作表语。故选C。
7．D
【详解】句意：看这个标志！上面写着“禁止吸烟”！你不能在这里抽烟。这是危险的。
考查情态动词。may也许；ought to应该；don’t have to不必；mustn’t禁止，不得。根据“No smoking”可知，应是这里禁止吸烟，故选D。
8．B
【详解】句意：她的工作比车间里其他任何人的工作都要好。
考查名词所有格。根据“Her work is better than...in the workshop.”可知，此处的比较对象是“她的工作”与“其他任何人的工作”，anyone else的名词所有格是anyone else’s。故选B。
9．B
【详解】句意：下列哪一个划线部分的发音与其他不同？
考查元音字母的发音。balance“平衡”，划线部分a的音标为/ /；drama“戏剧”，划线部分a的音标为/ɑ /；relax“放松”，划线部分a的音标为/ /；added“补充说”，划线部分a的音标为/ /。根据划线部分的音标可知，B项划线部分的发音与其他不同。故选B。
10．A
【详解】句意：为期三天的活动每四年举行一次。以下哪项音标对于带下划线的单词是正确的？
考查单词的发音。event/ 'vent/事项，活动，发音和选项A音标符合。故选A。
11．(k)ind 12．(t)ime 13．(p)resent 14．(s)urprise 15．(c)arefully 16．(o)pened 17．(f)orgotten
【导语】本文讲了布朗先生是一个循规蹈矩的人，他从来不去看自己的姐姐一家，但是每次都给他们邮去礼物。有一天一位警察来到布朗先生家，布朗不知道自己犯了什么错误，原来是自己的侄子来看自己。
11．句意：他们总是善待他们的朋友和家人。根据“They are always k...to their friends and family members.”可知，善待他们的朋友和家人，be kind to“对……好”。故填(k)ind。
12．句意：布朗先生每年都没有时间去看望他的妹妹或她的家人，但他从不忘记给他们寄去各种各样的贺卡。根据“Mr. Brown does not have t...to see his sister or her family”可知，没有时间去看望他的妹妹或她的家人，time“时间”符合语境。故填(t)ime。
13．句意：这些天，他正忙着为他侄子马克的20岁生日挑选生日贺卡和礼物。根据“he is busy choosing a birthday card and p...for the 20th birthday of his nephew(侄子)”可知，为他侄子挑选生日贺卡和礼物，present“礼物”符合语境。故填(p)resent。
14．句意：上周日，布朗先生吃了一惊。根据“Mr. Brown had quite a s...”可知，布朗先生吃了一惊，surprise“惊讶”符合语境。故填(s)urprise。
15．句意：他在平常的时间从旅馆开车回家，他开车非常小心，既不太慢也不太快。根据“and he drove his car very c..., not too slowly or too fast”可知，开得不太慢也不太快，很小心，carefully“小心地”，在句中修饰动词。故填(c)arefully。
16．句意：布朗先生打开门，发现一个警察站在门外。根据“Mr. Brown o... the door and found a policeman standing outside the door.”可知，打开门发现一个警察站在门外，open“打开”，时态是一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填(o)pened。
17．句意：我忘记支付所有重要的账单了吗？根据“Have I f...to pay all important bills ”可知，询问自己是否忘记付账单，forget“忘记”，时态是现在完成时，动词用过去分词形式。故填(f)orgotten。
18．G 19．C 20．F 21．A 22．D 23．E
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了身体的五个感官。
18．句意：对于那些失明或失聪的人来说，他们仍然使用其他四种感官。此处应填形容词，由deaf可知，此处用类似词blind“盲的”。故选G。
19．句意：这五种感官一直在一起工作，让你的身体正常运作，让你的生活更轻松。此处应填动词，allow sb to do sth“允许某人做某事”。故选C。
20．句意：耳朵、鼻子、眼睛、皮肤和舌头上的神经把所有不同的视觉、嗅觉、感觉、声音和味道汇集在一起，并发送信息告诉你的大脑它们是什么样子的。此处应填名词，由前文ears, nose, eyes, skin可知，此处介绍器官，tongue“舌头”符合语境。故选F。
21．句意：耳朵、鼻子、眼睛、皮肤和舌头上的神经把所有不同的视觉、嗅觉、感觉、声音和味道汇集在一起，并发送信息告诉你的大脑它们是什么样子的。此处缺少连接词引导宾语从句，此处表示“是什么样子”，用what引导。故选A。
22．句意：然后你的大脑处理这些信息，让你知道你闻到了什么，看到了什么，感觉到什么，听到了什么，尝到了什么，并命令你采取适当的行动。此处缺少副词，act properly“适当地举动”。故选D。
23．句意：但是当你闻到你哥哥的旧运动鞋的味道时，你的大脑会命令你捂住鼻子，并让你哥哥马上把他的鞋子搬出去。此处缺少状语，at once“立即、马上”符合语境。故选E。
24．B 25．C 26．B 27．D 28．C 29．A 30．D
【导语】本文作者讲述了她的女儿詹妮读幼儿园时，在她的朋友帮助下，摆脱了自卑心理，像普通人一样快乐生活的故事。说明了我们只要相互理解、帮助，世界就会更美好。
24．句意：她似乎感到很孤独。
excited激动的；lonely孤独的；happy开心的；weak虚弱的。根据“Jenny spent hours playing by herself”可知，詹妮独自玩了好几个小时，所以是孤独的。故选B。
25．句意：后来，她遇到了一个非常痛苦的问题——学期结束时，有一个和体育有关的比赛。
choice选择；result结果；problem问题；exam考试。根据“at the end of the term, there was a game which had something to do with physical education. But Jenny was behind in it.”可知，学期结束时，有一个与体育有关的比赛，但是詹妮落后了，所以这是詹妮的问题。故选C。
26．句意：我丈夫和我都很担心这一天。
interested感兴趣的；worried担心的；famous著名的；happy开心的。联系上下文可知，詹妮落后，所以作者夫妇很担心。故选B。
27．句意：詹妮肯定会觉得很难。
stupid愚蠢的；simple简单的；relaxing令人放松的；difficult困难的。根据“I noticed Jenny standing near the end of her line of players.”可知，詹妮身体残疾，所以这件事詹妮肯定会觉得很难。故选D。
28．句意：但当轮到她加入时，她的团队发生了变化。
school学校；family家庭；team队伍；heart心。根据后文“The tallest boy behind Jenny placed his hands on her waist (腰). Two other boys stood in front of her...”可知，团队发生了变化。故选C。
29．句意：就在詹妮从麻袋里走出来的那一刻，两个男孩突然拿起麻袋，把它打开，而高个子男孩把詹妮抱起来，把她放进麻袋里。
picked up捡起；gave up放弃；cut up切碎；made up编造。根据“the two boys...the sack suddenly and kept it open while the tall boy lifted Jenny and put her into it”可知，两个男孩突然拿起袋子，把它打开。故选A。
30．句意：在老师、同学和家长的欢呼声中，我默默地感谢生活中那些热情、善解人意的人，是他们让我的残疾女儿能够像其他人类一样生活。
popular流行的；special特别的；necessary有必要的；possible可能的。根据“I silently thanked the warm, understanding people in life who made it...for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings”可知，是他们让我的残疾女儿能够像其他人类一样生活。故选D。
31．They usually bring trouble./Trouble.
32．It travels up to 300 miles an hour. 33．They change direction without warning. 34．Silent and shout out in a roar. 35．can’t be predicted 36．Tornadoes are not so bad that tornado area can’t be changed into wasteland.
【导语】本文主要介绍了龙卷风及其危害。
31．根据“A tornado is wind caused by a thunderstorm (雷雨). Tornadoes are the most terrible winds on Earth. They can travel up to 300 miles an hour. At that high speed, they damage almost everything.”，“Most tornado stories don’t. These terrible windstorms usually bring sadness, death and even disasters.”及通读全文后可知，龙卷风给人们带来的通常是麻烦。故填They usually bring trouble./Trouble.
32．根据“They can travel up to 300 miles an hour. At that high speed, they damage almost everything.”可知，龙卷风的时速可高达300英里。故填It travels up to 300 miles an hour.
33．根据第二段中“They change direction without warning.”可知，龙卷风会毫无征兆地改变方向，这说明了人们几乎无法预测龙卷风的移动方向。故填They change direction without warning.
34．根据“Everything becomes completely silent. Even the insects stop buzzing. It seems the tornado take in all of the sound from the air. Suddenly it shouts it all back out in a roar, like a train running out of control.”可知，龙卷风来时，一切都变得很寂静，而突然间，它像一列失去控制的火车一样，咆哮着把一切都喊了出来。故填Silent and shout out in a roar.
35．根据第四段的首句“But sometimes the result can’t be predicted.”及通读第四段可知，该段落举了一些例子，主要讲述了有时候龙卷风所带来的后果是无法预测的。故填can’t be predicted。
36．根据“If twisters were any worse than they are, tornado area would be a tornado wasteland.”可知，如果龙卷风比现在更严重一些，那龙卷风地区将会成为龙卷风荒原。也就是说，龙卷风还没有严重到会让龙卷风地区变成荒原的地步。故填Tornadoes are not so bad that tornado area can’t be changed into wasteland.
37．D 38．D 39．B 40．C 41．A 42．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了ACE——过山车爱好者俱乐部。
37．细节理解题。根据“You’re high above the ground, so high that you can see for miles. Suddenly, you rush toward the ground at a speed that takes your breath away.”可知，当你坐过山车的时候，过山车会载你到山顶，你离地面很高，突然你以一种让你让你无法呼吸的速度冲向地面。故选D。
38．词义猜测题。根据“Some people think riding a roller coaster is really terrifying. One ride is more than enough for them, even in a lifetime. However, other people love riding roller coasters.”可知，however表示前后句意存在转折关系，有些人很爱坐过山车，有些人则因某种原因而不爱坐过山车，他们觉得坐过一次过山车就足够了，这某种原因是有人觉得坐过山车是很可怕的。划线单词terrifying应意为“可怕的”，与frightening同义。故选D。
39．细节理解题。根据“There’s a club for people who are very crazy at riding roller coasters. It’s called ACE. ACE is a short form for American Coaster Enthusiasts (热衷者).”可知，ACE的成员都是非常热衷于坐过山车的人。故选B。
40．推理判断题。根据“Steven Reagan and Kevin Lipnicky belong to ACE...It’s not all fun for ACE members. They also have a job to do. They tell owners of new amusement parks where the old roller coasters are.”可知，Steven是ACE的成员，而对于该俱乐部的成员而言，他们不只是玩乐而已，他们还会告诉新游乐园的老板们旧的过山车在哪里。由此可推断，Steven作为ACE的成员，应该会对不同的过山车有一定的认识，而并不是对不同的过山车一无所知。故选C。
41．细节理解题。根据“Sometimes, amusement parks close the roller coaster to everyone except ACE members.”可知，有时候，游乐园里的过山车只对ACE成员开放使用。故选A。
42．推理判断题。根据“For ACE members, roller coaster riding is fun, fun, fun!”可知，坐过山车有不同的乐趣。故选B。
43．D 44．A 45．B 46．D
【导语】本文主要讲述了西红柿的颜色、发源地、生长周期和吃法。
43．细节理解题。根据“In France, people grew tomatoes in the garden just to enjoy their beauty. Many people there thought tomatoes would make them sick. It was years before some of them would eat tomatoes.”可知，法国人一开始不吃西红柿，故选D。
44．细节理解题。根据“Not all tomatoes are red. They can be yellow, orange, pink, or white.”可知，西红柿有不同的颜色，故选A。
45．词义猜测题。根据“You can eat raw tomatoes. First, wash them. Then, cut them up for salads or sandwiches.”可知，你可以吃生西红柿。首先洗干净。然后，把它们切碎，做成沙拉或三明治，所以单词“raw”指的是“生吃”，故选B。
46．篇章结构题。根据整个文章的理解可知，第一段总体指出全世界的人都喜欢西红柿；第二到五段分别介绍西红柿的不同方面的情况，包括颜色、种植以及吃法等，属于总分结构，故选D。

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