2019-2020年高考英语一轮总复习 课时作业4 Earthquakes 新人教版.doc

2019-2020年高考英语一轮总复习 课时作业4 Earthquakes 新人教版.阅读理解(xx福建省莆田市月考)The City of Christchurch, New Zealand was struck by a 7.1magnitude earthquake on the early morning of Saturday, September 4,xx.No tsunami alert was reported. The countrys army troops were on standby to assist victims and disaster recovery operation. New Zealands Prime Minister John Key, flew to the affected area to inspect and assess the situation of the damaged city. The Prime Minister said that the full assessment of the damages would possibly take months to know the severity of damages. Based from his assessment on what he saw in the area, it could cost at least 2 billion New Zealand dollars or US$1.4 billion for reconstruction.“An absolute miracle that no one died，” Prime Minister John Key said. Two were seriously injured from this quake and thousands of local residents were awakened after being shaken at 4：35 am. of that Saturday.There were people trapped inside the damaged buildings but fortunately none were reported dead from the rubble of the damaged buildings.“Were all feeling scaredweve just had some significant aftershocks，” a survivor told TV One News. “Tonight were just people in the face of a massive natural disaster, trying to help each other and were grateful we havent lost a life.”GNS Science reported 29 aftershocks within the 14 hours after the quake, with strength from magnitude 3.7 to 5.4.New_Zealand_is_no_stranger_to_earthquakes. The country experiences more than 14,000 earthquakes a yearbut only about 150 are felt by people.“Many buildings here were built with earthquake protection measures. However, in most cities in developing countries, people build how they want to and therere no building controls to force them to build to a higher standard thats safe，” Andrew Charleson, an architecture professor at Victoria University of Wellington told CNN.1How many people were killed in the New Zealand earthquake on September 4, xx?A250,000.B29.C2. D0.2After the earthquake, all of the following occurred EXCEPT that _.Aa number of aftershocks broke outBarmy troops were there to helpCno people were injured or killedDthe full assessment of the damages cant take in a short time3What does the underlined sentence mean?AEarthquakes break out frequently in New Zealand.BThe earthquakes breaking out in New Zealand are very strange.CThe earthquakes breaking out in New Zealand are unusual.DEarthquakes rarely hit New Zealand.4Whats the main idea of the passage?AA massive earthquake struck the city of Christchurch of New Zealand.BNo one was ever killed in earthquakes in New Zealand.CNew Zealand has strict laws to guarantee the buildings safety.DA miracle happened in the terrible earthquake.答案与解析1D细节理解题。由第三段引用的Prime Minister John Key 所说的话An absolute miracle that no one died.可以看出，这次地震没有人遇难。2C细节理解题。由第三段的Two were seriously injured from this quake.可知，地震中有两人受了重伤，由此可知选C项。3A句意理解题。由下文的解释可以看出，在新西兰经常发生地震。4A主旨大意题。文章报道了新西兰城市Christchurch 的一次地震的情况，由此可知答案。.完形填空The Origin of Recycle CityJust a few years ago, this place was called Dumptown. Its a town where rubbish may be left. For years, the citizens living here hadnt thought much about where waste went when they threw it out. And, finally, that became a very big _1_.Because Dumptowners didnt know _2_ happened to waste after it was thrown away, they _3_ nothing of dropping empty soda cans here and there or putting cans of leftover paint right into their dustbins. Things that could have been recycled _4_ were thrown away, because nobody believed _5_ made a difference.The rubbish grew constantly and began to _6_. Sometimes it caught fire, sending heavy _7_ into the air and making _8_ hard for everyone to breathe. Dumptowners tried moving away from the mess, but _9_ they moved, the problem was still there. They knew they had to _10_ it.They learned to _11_ the amount of waste they threw away. For example, they bought items at the store that _12_ covered in extra packaging, so there would be _13_ to throw away. They learned to reuse other thingslike washing out _14_ jars instead of throwing them away. And, they learned to recycle. They set up _15_ around towns for people to put in waste that could be _16_ materials, and then into new _17_.Dumptowners paid special attention to _18_ waste and set up special collection points for safe handling. Instead of _19_ environmentally harmful cleaning products or chemicals from the market, many Dumptowners switched to natural, safe products.Finally, they _20_ the old city dump and built a new factory outside the town which was used to handle waste. With the towns new look, it needed a new name, and Recycle City was born.1A.question BproblemCdifference Ddifficulty2A.which BhowCwhy Dwhat3A.knew BcausedCtalked Dthought4A.hardly BslowlyCeasily Dfast5A.picking BwastingCrecycling Dthrowing6A.taste BsmellClook Dsound7A.smoke BfogCdust Dflame8A.it BthatCthis Done9A.whenever BwhereverChowever Dwhatever10A.move BignoreCfix Dleave11A.increase BfigureCrecord Dreduce12A.wasnt BwerentCwouldnt be Dhavent been13A.more BbetterCless Dworse14A.empty BfullCbig Dsmall15A.organizations BtentsCdustbins Dmachines16A.made into Bmade fromCmade of Dmade for17A.waster BcitiesChomes Dproducts18A.safe BdangerousCuseless Duseful19A.buying BsellingCthrowing Dcollecting20A.started BleftCdiscovered Dclosed答案与解析这是一篇记叙文。“垃圾倾倒镇”上的居民曾经不注意环境保护，随意丢垃圾。堆积如山的垃圾使他们意识到要保护环境，于是他们在城外修建了垃圾处理场。现今，“垃圾倾倒镇”已经旧貌换新颜，成为“循环回收市”。1B开始的时候，这个小镇上的人乱扔垃圾，不理会这些垃圾的去向，到最后，这成了一个大问题。这里用 problem 指前面提到的乱扔垃圾的问题。2D这里用 what 引导宾语从句，what 在从句中做主语，指物。他们不知道这些垃圾被扔掉之后的情况。3D根据第一段中的“hadnt thought much about”可知，应选D项。think nothing of 表示“不把当一回事”，为固定短语，符合语境。4C那些原本很容易回收的东西都被扔掉了，因为大家谁都不相信废品的回收利用能起什么作用。这里用 easily 表示“轻松地，容易地”。5C参见上题解析。6B垃圾越堆越多，开始发臭了。这里用 smell 表示“有难闻的气味，散发着臭气”。7A既然是着火，那么就会在燃烧时散发出浓烟(smoke)。8A这里用 it 做形式宾语代替后面的动词不定式。9B此处用 wherever 引导让步状语从句。不管他们搬到哪里，问题还是没有得到解决。10C因此，垃圾处理这个问题躲避不了，必须解决。fix 表示“解决，处理”，符合语境。11D既然是要解决垃圾问题，那么他们首先要做的就是减少扔掉的垃圾量。故选D项。12B本空所在的定语从句的先行词是前面的“items”，因此选B项，用一般过去时与语境保持一致。13C人们买东西的时候选择那些没有额外包装的商品，这样一来，被扔掉的垃圾就减少了，因此选C项。14A把那些空罐子都洗洗再用，而不是扔掉。因此选A项。15C为了让人们存放垃圾，他们在镇上安装了垃圾箱(dustbins)。16A从下文的“new”可知应选A项，这里说的是那些能够被制造成新材料的垃圾。be made into 表示“把做成”。17D这里说的是把这些回收利用的垃圾制作成新产品，因此选D项。18B根据下文的“safe”和“harmful”可知，应选B项。镇上的居民特别注意那些有危害的废物。19A根据后面的“from the market”可知，这里表示居民还很注意不购买那些对环境有危害的洗涤用品或化学物质。20D本空与下文的“built a new factory”相呼应，应选D项，表示“关闭”。他们还关闭了市内旧的垃圾站，在城外修建了一座新工厂来处理垃圾。.语法填空People around the world may feel that the climate has been _1_ (get) steadily warmer and warmer in recent years. Places _2_ used to be abundant in snowfall have frequently experienced snowfree (无雪的) winters. Droughts last _3_ (long) in some dry areas. People find that _4_ air conditioners they could hardly work or fall _5_ (sleep) in hot summer days.The side effects of global warming are alarming. The warming global climate melts the ice caps, _6_ (raise) sea levels. What is more, it disturbs weather patterns, causing droughts, severe storms and hurricanes. People suffer a lot _7_ disasters relevant _8_ global warming. To stop global warming we should make immediate and continous efforts. We hope the situation will soon change. Global warming catches and holds our concern, _9_ it affects us and will affect our later generations. We cannot wait any longer. Do it right，and the global warming will be at _10_ end.答案与解析1getting现在完成进行时表示气温变暖了，而且会一直持续下去。2which/that引导定语从句，并在从句中作主语，故填 which/that。3longer由语境可知此处应该用形容词的比较级。4without人们在没有空调的情况下几乎不能工作或睡觉。5asleepfall asleep 睡着，入睡。6raising现在分词作结果状语。7fromsuffer from 遭受。8tobe relevant to与有关。9for/because连词表原因。10anat an end 结束。.短文改错Nowadays, lots of students plan to study abroad and study abroad has been popular in our country. More and more middle school students would like to go to abroad. Is it good to study abroad? In my opinion, on the one hand, it had some advantages. Studying abroad can provide better studying condition. People can make rapid progress on their foreign language study and it can also help widen their field of view. Beside, young students can learn advancing science and technology from foreign countries and spread cultures of different nations. On the other hand, it has disadvantages. For example, because of lack of living experience and poor capability to take care of themselves, they may feel alone and homesick. In addition, highly living expenses and tuition fees will bee heavy burden upon their parents.答案Nowadays, lots of students plan to study abroad and abroad has been popular in our country. More and more middle school students would like to go abroad. Is it good to study abroad? In my opinion, on the one hand, it some advantages. Studying abroad can provide better studying . People can make rapid progress their foreign language study and it can also help widen their field of view. ， young students can learn science and technology from foreign countries and spread cultures of different nations. On the other hand, it has disadvantages. For example, because of lack of living experience and poor capability to take care of themselves, they may feel and homesick. In addition, living expenses and tuition fees will bee heavy burden upon their parents.