2020版高考英语总复习unit4earthquakes课时作业必修1 5页

Unit4EarthquakesⅠ.阅读理解AMandaraseemedtoknowsomethingbigwasabouttohappen.Sosheletoutayell,caughtholdofhertwo-year-olddaughterKibibiandclimbedupintoatree.ShelivesattheNationalZooinWashingtonD.C.AndonTuesday,August23rd,witnessessaidsheseemedtosensethebigearthquakethatshookmuchoftheEastCoastbeforeanyhumansknewwhatwasgoingon.Andshe?snottheonlyone.Inthemomentsbeforethequake,anorangutan(猩猩)letoutaloudcallandthenclimbedtothetopofhershelter.“It?sverydifferentfromtheirnormalcall,”saidBrandieSmith,thezookeeper.“Thelemurs(monkeylikeanimalsofMadagascar)willsoundanalarmiftheyseeorhearsomethinghighlyunusual.”Butyoucan?tseeorhearanearthquake15minutesbeforeithappens,canyou?Maybeyoucan—ifyou?reananimal.“Animalscanhearaboveandbelowourrangeofhearing,”saidBrandieSmith.“That?spartoftheirspecialabilities.They?remoresensitivetotheenvironment,whichishowtheysurvive.”Primatesweren?ttheonlyanimalsthatseemedtosensethequakebeforeithappened.Oneoftheelephantsmadeawarningsound.Andahugelizard(蜥蜴)ranquicklyforthecover.Theflamingos(akindofbirds)gatheredbeforethequakeandstayedtogetheruntiltheshakingstopped.Sowhatkindofvibrations(震动)weretheanimalspickingupinthemomentsbeforethequake?ScientistSusanHoughsaidearthquakesproducetwotypesofwaves—aweak“P”waveandthenamuchstronger“S”wave.The“P”standsfor“primary”.Andthe“S”standsfor“secondary”.Shethinksthe“P”wavemightbewhatsetstheanimalsoff.Notalltheanimalsbehavedunusuallybeforethequake.Forexample,Smithsaidthezoo?sgiantpandasdidn?tjumpupuntiltheshakingactuallybegan.Butmanyoftheotheranimalsseemedtoknowsomethingwascomingbeforeithappened.“I?mnotsurprisedatall,”Smithsaid.1.WhydidMandaraactstrangelyoneday?A.Becauseitsensedsomethingunusualwouldhappen.B.BecauseitsdaughterKibibiwasinjured.C.Becauseitheardanorangutanletoutaloudcall.D.Becauseanearthquakehadhappened.2.AccordingtoBrandieSmith,　　　　. A.manyanimals?hearingissharpB.earthquakesproducetwotypesofwavesC.primatesusuallygathertogetherbeforeaquakeD.humanscanalsodeveloptheabilitytosenseaquake3.Whichanimalseemsunabletosenseaquake?A.Agiantpanda.B.Aflamingo.C.Alemur.D.Alizard.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?nA.HowanimalssurviveaquakeB.HowanimalsdifferfromhumansC.HowanimalsbehavebeforeaquakeD.HowanimalsprotecttheiryounginaquakeBForthepast45years,MartinandSinforosaColomerhavebeentheonlytworesidentsofLaEstrella,anabandonedvillageinSpain.It?sastrangewaytolive,withoutanyhumancontact,asifthey?rethelasttwopeopleontheEarth.Butthetinyvillagewasnotalwaysisolatedlikethis.Itwasoncefilledwithlife,withhundredsofinhabitants,achurch,twoschoolhousesandseveralbars.Accordingtovarioussources,aterriblestormin1883killednearlyhalftheinhabitantsanddestroyedatleast17houses.Thevillagesquareandthechurchremainedunharmed,andamemorialwasbuiltforallthosewhodied.Theplacelostitscharmafterthatandlocalsgraduallybegantoabandontheirhomes.MartinandSinforosa?sstorybeganabout70yearslater,whentheybecameonepairofthefewyouthsstilllivinginLaEstrella.“Imetheronedaywhenshewasbringingthecattleinfromthefields,”Martinrecalled.“Iwenttothefarmandbroughtthecattlein,too.”Theylatermetatoneofthetworemainingclubsinthevillage,fellinlove,andmarried.TheColomersraisedafamilyinLaEstrella,choosingtostayevenwhenmanyoftheirfellowvillagersleftforcitiesinsearchofwork.“Some150—200peoplelivedherebefore,”Martinsaid.“Wehadteachers,someprofessionals,amayor,asheriff,theundertakerandapriest.Inayearortwo,almosteverybodyleft.”“Manypeoplesayhowwellwelive,butIsay,‘Comeandlivehereforawhileandseehowlongyoucanstandit,’”hesaid.“Becausemywifewasborninthisplace,shehasalwaysbeenlivinghere.Shedoesn?twanttoleave.Haditbeenuptome,wewouldhaveleftthetownalongtimeago.ButIcan?tleaveherbyherself.Whatelsecanwedo?”5.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.PeopleinLaEstrellalivedhappily.B.LaEstrellausedtobeanactivevillage.C.Thecouplehatedlivingwithotherpeople.D.LaEstrellaisn?tsuitableforpeopletolivein.6.WhatprobablyhappenedtoLaEstrellaaftertheterriblestorm?A.Theresidentsleftthevillageslowly.B.Peoplebegantorepairthevillage.C.Thevillagesquarewaswellprotected.D.Thememorialremainedingoodcondition.7.WhendidMartinandSinforosaprobablyfallinlovewitheachother?A.In1883.B.In1953.C.In1973.D.In1993.8.Whydidn?tSinforosaleavethevillage?A.Shecouldn?tleaveMartinbyhimself.B.Shehadtolookafterherchildren.C.Shedidn?tdaretoleavebyherself.nD.Shehadbeenusedtothevillagelife.Ⅱ.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。Eachyear1.　　　　(thousand)oftouristsvisitthepolarregionsoftheArcticandAntarctica.ButtheincreasingnumberofpeopletravellingtotheendsoftheEarthcanhave2.　　　　negativeeffectonfragileecosystems(生态系统).Shouldtourists3.　　　　(allow)tovisitpolarregions? About40,000touristsvisitAntarcticaeachyear.MorethanfivemilliontraveltotheArcticandsubarcticarea.Transportingtouriststotheregions4.　　　　(increase)shipandairplanetraffic,addingtotheriskofpollution,oilspills,andotherenvironmentaldamage.Becausetheplaces5.　　　　wildlifeisaccessiblearefewinnumber,touristtrafficcanbecome6.　　　　(concentrate)inspecificareas,7.　　　　(put)Arcticvegetation(植被)atrisk. Otherssaythataccess8.　　　　theseveryspecialpartsoftheworldshouldnotberestrictedtoonlyresearchersandscientists.Polartourismallowspeopletodevelopdeep9.　　　　(person)connectionswithpolarregions.“ThosewhotraveltotheArcticorAntarcticaoftenbecomecheerleadersforsupportingthoseplaces,”JimSano,vice-presidentfortraveland10.　　　　(conservative)atWorldWildlifeFund,toldTFK. Ⅲ.短文改错Goodmorning,everyone.I?dliketosharemyideasaboutbooksinthefuturetoyou.Ithinkthebookswillbequitedifferentfromthattheyarenow.Firstofall,theywilllookliketheiPadstoday,buttheirsizeswillbechangeable,too.Secondly,theircolourswillchangedependonhowthesurroundingschange,whichwillbegoodforeye.What?smore,theywillbeverymuchmorepractical.Forexample,ifyoumetaquestionwhenreading,youcanimmediategetananswerby“talking”withthebook.Inword,Ithinkbooksinthefuturewillbemoreusefulandinterested.That?sall.Thankyou!n课时作业(四)Ⅰ.A【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了地震前一些动物的反常表现,但同时提出并不是所有的动物都有这种感知力,比如大熊猫只能在地震发生时才会感觉到震动。1.A　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Mandaraseemedtoknowsomethingbigwasabouttohappen.”可知,Mandara表现得很奇怪是因为它感觉有一些不同寻常的事情要发生。故选A项。2.A　推理判断题。根据第四段“‘Animalscanhearaboveandbelowourrangeofhearing,’saidBrandieSmith.‘That?spartoftheirspecialabilities.They?remoresensitivetotheenvironment,whichishowtheysurvive.’”可知,BrandieSmith认为许多动物的听觉很敏锐。故选A项。3.A　推理判断题。根据最后一段“Notalltheanimalsbehavedunusuallybeforethequake.Forexample,Smithsaidthezoo?sgiantpandasdidn?tjumpupuntiltheshakingactuallybegan.”可知,在地震之前,大熊猫并没有异常的表现,由此推断出大熊猫不能感知地震。故选A项。4.C　主旨大意题。本文主要讲了地震前动物们的表现,有些动物对地震敏感,而有些动物对地震没有察觉。故选C项。B【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。1883年的一次强烈的暴风雨使得LaEstrella的许多人丧生,许多房屋也受到毁坏。之后村子里的人就慢慢地离开了。几十年以来,整个村子就只有Martin和他妻子在那里生活。5.B　推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“Itwasoncefilledwithlife,withhundredsofinhabitants,achurch,twoschoolhousesandseveralbars.”可知,这里曾经充满生命力,有数百名居民、一座教堂、两间校舍和几家酒吧。据此推断,这个村子过去是充满活力的。故选B项。6.A　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Theplacelostitscharmafterthatandlocalsgraduallybegantoabandontheirhomes.”可知,那次暴风雨之后,这个地方就失去了魅力,当地人开始慢慢地离开他们的家园。故选A项。7.B　推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“MartinandSinforosa?sstorybeganabout70yearslater,whentheybecameonepairofthefewyouthsstilllivinginLaEstrella.”可知,大约七十年后,Martin和Sinforosa的故事开始了,那时他们成为仍然居住在LaEstrella村中少有的年轻人中的一对。再联系第二段暴风雨发生的时间是1883年可知,他们相爱大约是在1953年。故选B项。8.D　推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“‘Becausemywifewasborninthisplace,shehasalwaysbeenlivinghere.’”可知,因为Sinforosa在这个地方出生,所以她一直居住在这里。因此,Sinforosa已经习惯了这里的生活,这是她没有离开村子的原因。故选D项。Ⅱ.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。每年有成千上万的游客前往北极和南极地区,对极地地区的自然生态造成了严重的影响。本文介绍了人们对此现象所持的不同观点。1.thousands　考查固定用法。句意:每年,有成千上万的游客参观北极和南极地区。thousandsof成千上万的。2.a　考查冠词。句意:但越来越多的人前往地球的两端会对脆弱的生态系统产生负面影响。havea(n)…effecton“对……有影响”,negative发音的第一个音素为辅音音素,故用不n定冠词a。3.beallowed　考查被动语态。句意:游客应该被允许参观极地吗?主语tourists与allow之间是被动关系,根据情态动词should可知填beallowed。4.increases　考查主谓一致。句意:将游客运送到该地区增加了船舶和飞机的交通……。主语transportingtouriststotheregions是动名词短语,故谓语动词用单数形式,本文的时态是一般现在时,故填increases。5.where　考查定语从句。句意:因为人们可接近野生动物的地方的数量很少……。此句是定语从句,先行词theplaces指地点,从句缺少状语,故用where引导定语从句。6.concentrated　考查固定用法。句意:……旅游交通集中在特定区域,结果使北极植被面临危险。be/becomeconcentratedin集中于……;被集中在……。7.putting　考查非谓语动词。句意:……旅游交通集中在特定区域,结果使北极植被面临危险。逻辑主语touristtraffic与put之间是主动关系,故用现在分词putting作结果状语。8.to　考查介词。句意:其他人说进入这些非常特殊的地方不应该仅仅局限于研究人员和科学家。accessto为固定短语,意为“接近,进入”。9.personal　考查形容词。句意:极地旅游使人们与极地地区建立了深厚的私人联系。修饰名词connections用形容词,故填personal,表示“个人的,私人的”。10.conservation　考查名词。句意:世界野生动物基金会的旅游和保护副总裁JimSano告诉TFK……。作介词for的宾语,需用名词conservation,表示“保护,保存”。Ⅲ.Goodmorning,everyone.I?dliketosharemyideasaboutbooksinthefuturetoyou.┬withIthinkthebookswillbequitedifferentfromthattheyarenow.Firstofall,theywilllookliketheiPadstoday,┬whatbuttheirsizeswillbechangeable,too.Secondly,theircolourswillchangedependonhowthesurroundingschange,┬(and"/"so)┬dependingwhichwillbegoodforeye.What?smore,theywillbeverymuchmorepractical.Forexample,ifyoumetaquestion┬eyes┬meetwhenreading,youcanimmediategetananswerby“talking”withthebook.In∧┬aword,Ithinkbooksinthefuture┬immediatelywillbemoreusefulandinterested.┬interestingThat?sall.Thankyou!