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Unit 4 Natural Disasters 提升培优卷
一、听力选择题
1．How did the woman know about the fire
A．She read it in the paper. B．She saw it on TV. C．She witnessed it.
2．What are the two speakers probably doing
A．Having a walk. B．Visiting a friend. C．Choosing a present.
3．What is the woman going to do
A．Practice skating. B．Do some shopping. C．Sign up for the club.
4．What time will the dentist be available tomorrow
A．8 am. B．3 pm.
C．4 pm.
5．What will the woman major in
A．Education. B．Business.
C．Programming.
6．Where is the camera probably now
A．In the car. B．In their home.
C．In the shop.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
7．How high was the Seine River in 1910
A．Around 5 feet high. B．Around 28 feet high. C．Around 20 feet high.
8．What had to get moved to higher floors
A．Artworks. B．Many residents. C．Power equipment.
9．What does the woman want to see the most
A．The Louvre. B．The Eiffel Tower. C．The Musée d’Orsay.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10．What is the man doing
A．Watching TV. B．Reading the newspaper. C．Surfing the Internet.
11．How many people were killed by the storm in Madagascar
A．19. B．48. C．130.
12．What is the problem in Malawi
A．Food can’t be sent to the affected areas.
B．Storm Batsirai is hitting the country.
C．No effort was made to help it.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
13．What can we learn from the news
A．No villager was killed.
B．15 houses were badly damaged.
C．Over 200 people were made homeless.
14．How many people were badly injured in the storm
A．Seven. B．Nine. C．Ten.
15．What do we know about the farmer
A．His house was destroyed.
B．His wife was missing.
C．One of his children was killed.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
16．Where do huge storms form every year
A．In Northern Africa. B．In the United States. C．In the Atlantic Ocean.
17．What is the reason for more severe storms
A．Dust carried by winds. B．No rainfall for long. C．Changeable wind.
18．What is the probable influence of the dust
A．It pollutes the whole country.
B．It does harm to people’s health.
C．It is a threat to the Sahara Desert.
二、阅读理解
Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana on Thursday with strong winds and heavy rains. It’s the strongest hurricane to hit Louisiana in over 150 years, and has left behind widespread damage. Laura is now weaker, but is still causing damage as it moves on.
Hurricanes are strong storms with fast, spinning winds that form over oceans. In a hurricane, the winds spin in a circle toward the center, which is lower in pressure. As the hurricane moves across the sea, it collects water into huge spinning clouds. The water is released as rain as the hurricane hits land.
Experts have been tracking Laura since mid-August. It moved through the Caribbean as a tropical storm. Tropical storms are like hurricanes, but with slower winds. Still, the storm was strong enough to kill 25 people as it moved across Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
As it came closer to the coast of Louisiana on Wednesday, Laura gathered strength, becoming a Category 4 Hurricane — the second strongest possible. Over 500, 000 people along the coast were told they needed to leave their homes.
Hurricane Laura made landfall in Cameron, Louisiana early in the morning on Thursday. With winds blowing at 150 miles per hour (240 kilometers per hour), it was Louisiana’s strongest hurricane since 1856.
After hitting land, Laura moved slowly north, bringing heavy rains and flooding, and leaving a path of wrecked homes and buildings behind. All through the state, trees were knocked down, damaging houses and taking out power lines. For over nine hours, Laura’s winds remained at hurricane speeds. Almost no area of Louisiana escaped.
Weather experts had predicted a massive storm surge (风暴潮) up to 20 feet (6 meters) in height. Luckily, the storm surge was not as large as predicted, though it still reached heights of up to 10 feet (3 meters). Over 880,000 people were left without power, and up to 100, 000 people have been left without drinking water. At least four people have died.
19．What do we learn about hurricanes
A．They start under the sea. B．They come with lightning.
C．They can cause heavy rain. D．They come after heavy rain.
20．Compared with tropical storms, hurricanes 　　　　.
A．last longer B．are stronger
C．travel more slowly D．cause less damage
21．How does the author show the power of Hurricane Laura
A．By listing some numbers. B．By quoting some experts.
C．By giving some examples. D．By offering some theories.
22．What would be the best title for the passage
A．How Hurricanes Take Place B．How Hurricanes Are Formed
C．Hurricane Laura Does Great Harm D．Hurricane Laura Attacks Louisiana
Having lived in California until 1970, my family has felt a number of earthquakes. We have been fortunate, however, to have suffered no bodily harm or property damage.
There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present. The site lists, the dates and times as well as the magnitude (震级) and the exact location of any quake that measured more than 6.0. There are only a few quakes that stand out in my memory and, luckily, none is shown in the website. So, my personal experience with earthquakes might be considered insignificant.
There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget. The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California. As the shaking became stronger I held her to me with one arm as I held on to one of our fruit trees with the other. All three of us (my daughter, I and the tree) shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.
The second one was in 1963. Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California. The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk from our hotel toward the famous landmark.
My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California. It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church. As the building started to shake, I quickly headed for the door to go outside. I remember I said a little prayer — something like, “Help me get out of here in time, Dear Heavenly Father” . Minutes later, I was safe outside.
23．The author writes the passage mainly to tell us about ________.
A．a new film about an earthquake B．how to survive an earthquake
C．his three earthquake experiences D．how to save children in an earthquake
24．The earthquakes the author has experienced ________.
A．all caused bodily harm B．are all recorded in a website
C．all measured more than 6.0 D．all happened in California
25．What does the underlined part “the famous landmark” refer to
A．A church. B．Disneyland.
C．A building destroyed by an earthquake. D．The place where the author was born.
三、完形填空
I live in a town, about half a mile from the banks of a river, It had been raining buckets that week and there were 26 warnings for nearby areas, but not where I was.
As a precaution (预防), I’d 27 sandbags outside my garden door just in case water managed to flow through. As I fell asleep, I was 28 by the sound of rushing water.When I swung my legs off the bed, I was 29 to feel cold water already up to my kneesand rising fast. Trembling, I 30 my phone on the table and 31 the flashlight. Water was coming from the garden door. The river must have 32 burst its banks and broke the sandbags. And now I had to get out--fast!
With the water up to my waist, in bare feet I started to paddle (蹚水) to my only 33 the door leading to outdoors. Finally, I made it to that door and 34 to pull it open, but the water’s 35 was high. Anyhow, with great efforts, I made a 36 of about 30 centimeters, enough for me to get through. Rushing down outside, I 37 that if I hadn’t woken up in time, I would have drowned. Many houses around us were 38 , including a home for the disabled.
I learned to be grateful through the experience and determined to live each day to its 39 .I will remember a famous saying: “Don’t remember the day when you lost everything. Remember the day you 40 .”
26．A．flood B．earthquake C．drought D．sandstorm
27．A．cleaned B．lifted C．discovered D．placed
28．A．deafened B．awakened C．impressed D．amused
29．A．annoyed B．shocked C．embarrassed D．relieved
30．A．grabbed B．examined C．recognized D．dropped
31．A．showed off B．threw away C．switched on D．set aside
32．A．accidentally B．violently C．temporarily D．originally
33．A．stage B．partner C．shelter D．escape
34．A．happened B．agreed C．attempted D．hesitated
35．A．quality B．pressure C．standard D．surface
36．A．gap B．depth C．height D．mark
37．A．regretted B．promised C．predicted D．realized
38．A．restored B．established C．preserved D．destroyed
39．A．fullest B．easiest C．fastest D．coolest
40．A．recovered B．mattered C． survived D．matured
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In late August, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, one of the most 41 （destroy）hurricanes in American history, hit the south-eastern parts of the country. It began on August 23, 42 （cause）only slight damage in the beginning. But it soon grew to be a Category5hurricane over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and caused severe damage along 43 （it）paths.
New Orleans, a city 44 was built largely below sea level, was worst hit. In reaction to the coming hurricane, the city government gave 45 order to clear the city 46 all residents. However, some of them chose to stay because they believed that the city’s defense system would keep them safe and sound, 47 others were unable to leave because they have no access 48 （transport）. The defense system finally failed. As a result, 80% of the city was flooded for weeks. People 49 （stick）in the city without power, food or drinking water, waiting for rescue with anxiety.
The hurricane died away on August 31. Hurricane Katrina, which caused nearly 2,000 deaths, 50 （leave）millions of people homeless.
五、短文填空
It was a 51 (震惊) that for people who lived along the Yangtze River, the summer of 2016 was 52 (破坏). A huge typhoon 53 (袭击) East China, which 54 (彻底消除) almost everything along its way and caused great 55 (损失). The floods and landslides caused by the typhoon caused 161 56 (死), left 61 missing and some injured. 57 (电) was cut off, and people were 58 (疏散) to live in 59 (避难处). No one dared to walk 60 (在户外). The terrible weather 61 (对……有很大影响) flights, so some passengers were 62 (困于) at the airport and could hardly 63 (保持平静). It seemed as if the area was 64 (结束). Hopefully, emergency supplies 65 (现有) were 66 (递送) to the area and 67 (营救) workers did everything in their 68 (力量) to offer aid and 69 (埋葬) the dead.
Though people who were 70 (影响) by the disaster 71 (受苦) a lot, they unified and used their 72 (智慧) to make the area 73 (呼吸) again. In the following months since the disaster, 74 (努力) have been made to 75 (复活) the disaster hit area. 76 (幸存者) were helped and houses which were 77 (毁坏) were rebuilt.
六、书面表达
78．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Thomas and Christine Noctor have lived and raised their family in the home for three decades. They and their 12-year-old grandson Dean, who lives with them, had most of their personal belongings damaged or destroyed after a fire broke out in Thomas’ home office on Saturday evening.
Ally Noctor was in the home with her mother, father, nephew Dean, and brother James when the incident happened. “My mom has COPD (慢性阻寒性肺病) so I said ‘just get out the back’, and she took the dog out the back,” Ally recalled. “My brother came running down looking for a fire extinguisher (灭火器), and my dad was screaming, ‘Fire !’”
The fire started in the box room It’s Thomas home office. He’d just done it up. It was clearly an electrical fault but no one thought at the time to turn off the electricity. The room started filling with smoke quickly and they had to leave immediately.
The house is located just a short walk away from the fire station. But when neighbors called, the available trucks were already out — so nearly 20 minutes had passed before the fire crew arrived.
Thankfully, they managed to prevent the fire from spreading to the attic (阁楼) or to any more homes in the community.
The family then went back inside the house to investigate what had happened and survey the damage caused. Dean’s gaming PC was melted, toys were melted, and even the shower was melted. All their clothes couldn’t be taken out.
“The downstairs is okay, but there is smoke damage and water damage. And all of the upstairs is completely damaged. My mom is still in shock. She’s just staring into space,” Ally said.
But Ally was quick to praise her community, who were right there to help the Noctors get out of the house the moment they sensed trouble and every one of the family got timely help.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置上作答。
Ally ran out the door without shoes on when escaping.
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The temporary house is OK but New Year may be difficult.
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参考答案：
1．C
2．C
3．A
4．C
5．A
6．B
7．B 8．A 9．C
10．C 11．B 12．A
13．C 14．B 15．A
16．A 17．B 18．B
19．C 20．B 21．A 22．D
23．C 24．D 25．B
26．A 27．D 28．B 29．B 30．A 31．C 32．B 33．D 34．C 35．B 36．A 37．D 38．D 39．A 40．C
41．destructive 42．causing 43．its 44．which/that 45．an 46．of 47．while/but 48．to transport 49．were stuck 50．left
51．shock 52．ruined 53．struck 54．swept away 55．damage 56．deaths 57．Electricity 58．evacuated 59．shelters 60．in the open air 61．had a great effect on 62．trapped 63．stay calm 64．coming to an end 65．on hand 66．delivered 67．rescue 68．power 69．bury 70．affected 71．suffered 72．wisdom 73．breathe 74．efforts 75．revive 76．Survivors 77．destroyed
78．Ally ran out the door without shoes on when escaping. A neighbour offered shoes to her within seconds. Her mom was given a blanket and a cup of tea by another neighbor. Two more neighbors came to help her dad and Ally didn’t even notice when they left. The following day, the family stayed in the next door’s house and all the other neighbors came over to comfort them. The family soon settled in a nearby temporary house.
The temporary house is OK but New Year may be difficult. As the fire ruined almost everything in the house, the budget for New Year might be a little bit tighter. They have to save on anything they can and get it to the new house. But they are really lucky to live in a harmonious community. The neighbors come again with all that is needed for a simple family New Year celebration. The family are so grateful that they decide to throw a party for every neighbor when they are back in their house.
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