2021学年Unit 4 Natural disasters同步训练题

这是一份2021学年Unit 4 Natural disasters同步训练题，共7页。
A
Earthquakes have killed many peple and have caused serius damage t peple's life.Here are sme f the wrst earthquakes that happened arund the wrld.
Haiti Earthquake
A great earthquake hit Haiti n 12 January 2010.Its center was lcated just suthwest f Prt­Au­Prince, the capital and largest city f Haiti.It is the strngest earthquake t hit the cuntry since 1770.It led t 100，000 t 316，000 deaths and left 2 millin peple hmeless and 3 millin peple in need f immediate help.At least $195 millin have been given by different cuntries, alng with a large number f rescue wrkers t supprt (支援) rescue effrts.
Kashmir Earthquake
The Kashmir earthquake happened n the mrning f 8 Octber 2005.It was centered near the city f Muzaffarabad.The fficial number f deaths was 75，000 and there were 106，000 peple wh were injured.As Saturday is a nrmal schl day in the area, mst students were at schls when the earthquake happened.Many yung peple were buried under destryed schl buildings.Many peple were als trapped in their hmes.Reprts said that entire twns and villages were cmpletely wiped ut in nrthern Pakistan.The serius damage was mainly because f pr buildings.
Indian Ocean Earthquake
Knwn as the Sumatra­Andaman earthquake, Indian Ocean Earthquake happened n 26 December 2004.While the earthquake itself lasted fr nly 10 secnds, it caused a tsunami (海啸).The tsunami killed abut 200，000 t 310，000 peple alng the shres (海滨) f Indnesia, Sri Lanka, Suth India and Thailand.There was ne death even happening at Prt Elizabeth in Suth Africa, 8，000 miles away frm the center.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章简要介绍了世界上三次较为严重的地震。
1．What can be learnt frm Paragraph 2?
A．Haiti is a pr cuntry.
B．Haiti suffered many disasters.
C．Over 400，000 peple died in the earthquake.
D．Haiti received internatinal help after the earthquake.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，海地发生地震后，得到了来自不同国家的资金和人员的援助。
2．Why were many yung peple buried in Kashmir Earthquake?
A．Because it is the strngest in histry.
B．Because its center was near Muzaffarabad.
C．Because it happened during the schl time.
D．Because there were t many schl buildings.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的As Saturday is a nrmal schl day in the area可知，因为克什米尔发生地震时正是学生们上课的时间，因此很多年轻人在地震中被埋。
3．Why des the authr mentin a death in Suth Africa in the last paragraph?
A．T suggest Suth Africa is far away.
B．T shw hw strng the earthquake was.
C．T tell us the earthquake killed many peple.
D．T prve the earthquake was felt by Suth Africa.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的8，000 miles away frm the center可知，甚至在距离震中八千英里以外的南非都有一人遇难，作者借此说明此次地震之严重，波及面之广。
B
When Patricia went n hliday in Spain, she had n idea what wuld happen. She had just graduated frm a nursing schl. T celebrate her graduatin, she and her nursing schl friends went t Spain in hpes f relaxing befre beginning their busy lives as nurses.
On the first day, the three girls were having a bit f lunch. As her friends stayed at the table, Patricia decided she wuld head t the pl t read sme bks. As she was lying there, deep in her bk, she heard a sudden nise.
A yung girl was telling a man in a chair smething in anther language. All f a sudden, the man jumped ut f his chair and called ut in English：“A by is drwning (溺水)! Smene help！” The man then ran t the pl and pulled ut a yung child frm the water. He wasn't mving.
At first, Patricia didn't d anything. “Surely there was smene mre experienced than me t help this child，” she thught. She lked arund and saw that n ne was cming t the rescue. It had t be her.
Patricia threw dwn her bk and ran t the child. She pushed the man aside and calmly said, “I'm a nurse.” At the mment, she felt that the wrds were true. She began administering CPR (实施心肺复苏术). After a few minutes f this, the by cughed and spat (吐) up the water. As the by sat up, his parents were finally here and Patricia left quietly, happy t allw the by t be with his family again.
After that shcking event, Patricia finally understd that nursing was certainly what she wanted t d.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了刚刚从护理学校毕业的新手护士Patricia为落水男孩实施心肺复苏术，最终救活了男孩的故事。
4．What d we knw abut Patricia?
A．She hadn't started wrk.
B．She was busy wrking.
C．She enjyed travelling with friends.
D．She wanted t get further educatin.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，Patricia刚刚从护理学校毕业，还没有开始工作。
5．Why did Patricia g t the pl after lunch?
A．T take a rest.
B．T have a swim.
C．T d sme reading.
D．T talk with a yung girl.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，Patricia午饭后想到泳池边看会书。
6．What happened t Patricia right after she saw the by?
A．She was t frightened.
B．She was unsure f herself.
C．She culd nt wait t help.
D．She didn't knw what t d.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，Patricia认为一定有更有经验的人来给溺水男孩实施急救，结合上文Patricia还是一名新手护士可知，她对自己不自信，不确定自己是否能救活男孩。
7．What influence did the shcking event have n Patricia?
A．She fund nursing was a difficult jb.
B．She thught swimming was dangerus.
C．She needed t learn mre t be a nurse.
D．She was sure f becming a nurse.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段内容可知，经历了这次拯救落水男孩的事件后，Patricia更加确信她想要成为一名护士。
C
With heavy rain and strng winds, Cyclne (飓风) Amphan hit the cast f India and Bangladesh n a Wednesday afternn, destrying hmes and ther buildings, after frcing millins t leave hme.
The strm brke earlier in the week in the Bay f Bengal, the first “super cyclne” t break there since 1999. Thugh the strm wasn't as strng as it had been when it landed, Cyclne Amphan still arrived with a frce the same as a Categry 3 strm (3级风暴).
With wind speed f 105 miles an hur, Amphan went thrugh villages alng the cast. Mst peple n the cast live in very simple huses. The cyclne destryed many f these huses, blwing the rfs (屋顶) ff and washing the walls away. Amphan als blew dwn trees and damaged electricity, telephne and Internet lines in many places alng its path. The cyclne als caused huge and sudden rises in the sea level, knwn as “strm surges”. These surges were as high as 16 feet and pushed seawater in, ruining huses and farms alng the way.
Althugh the cyclne had terrible pwer, it might nt have been as deadly as peple first feared. That's mainly because gvernments tk actin befre the cyclne hit.
The gvernments in bth India and Bangladesh were using schls as shelters. Several f the shelters were used befre fr patients with COVID­19. Mre shelters were needed than usual, because the gvernments were trying t fill the shelters nly half full t allw enugh space between peple.
Because f the disease, many peple didn't want t depart frm their hmes.This was especially true in India.Part f the reasn was fear f catching the disease, but it was als because many peple had lst s much during the cuntry's lckdwn (封锁).
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了飓风Amphan袭击了孟加拉国和印度的海岸，给当地造成了很大的损害。
8．What d we knw abut Cyclne Amphan?
A．It fllwed a Categry 3 strm.
B．It slwed dwn when it landed.
C．It wasn't as strng as a Categry 3 strm.
D．It was the strngest ever in the Bay f Bengal.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的Thugh the strm wasn't as strng as it had been when it landed可知，飓风Amphan登陆时速度下降了。
9．What is the third paragraph mainly abut?
A．The causes f Cyclne Amphan.
B．The places Cyclne Amphan hit.
C．The damage caused by Cyclne Amphan.
D．The influence f Cyclne Amphan n the sea.
解析：选C 段落大意题。根据第三段内容可知，飓风Amphan对房屋、树木、电线、电话线、网线和农田都造成了破坏，因此本段主要介绍了飓风Amphan造成的损害。
10．What did the gvernments d t deal with Cyclne Amphan?
A．They paid special attentin t patients.
B．They advised peple t keep enugh space.
C．They built many new shelters befre it hit.
D．They mved many peple t safety befre it hit.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第四段中的gvernments tk actin befre the cyclne hit以及第五段中的The gvernments in bth India and Bangladesh were using schls as shelters.可推知，政府在这次飓风袭击前已经把很多人转移到了安全的地方。
11．Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined part “depart frm” in the last paragraph?
A．Leave. B．Share.
C．Sell. D．Build.
解析：选A 词义猜测题。根据画线词后的Part f the reasn was fear f catching the disease和many peple had lst s much可知，很多人不想离开家。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Many studies have shwn that sitting dwn fr a family meal is gd fr the spirit, the brain and the bdy.Here are scientifically prven reasns t have meals as a family.
Family meals mean better family relatinships.
Eating meals tgether can imprve family relatinships as it prvides a time fr the whle family t be tgether.Fr yunger children, family meals can prvide a sense f safety.They like eating with their parents. 1 In a recent Clumbia University study, 71% f teenagers said they cnsidered talking with family members as the best part f family meals.Yu can share yur family stries. 2
Family meals relieve (缓解) stress.
If yu have a stressful jb, finding time t eat with yur family may actually leave yu feeling less stressed.Researchers at Brigham Yung University made a study. 3
Family meals lead t healthier fd chices.
A survey fund that children wh had meals with their families mst frequently (频繁地) ate mre fruits and vegetables and less fried fds. 4 That's because they eat regular (规律的) hme­cked meals, and als help in making r serving thse meals.
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Accrding t the natinal Cnsumer Expenditure Survey, each family spent abut $3，465 n meals at hme, and $2，668 n meals away frm hme. When yu spend $8 eating ut, it will nly cst yu $4.5 in yur wn kitchen.
A．Eating at hme saves mney.
B．Eating healthy fd helps children stay healthy.
C．Dinner can be a great time t try ut new things.
D．Teenagers prefer eating tgether as a family, t.
E．They fund that a family meal helped wrking mms relax.
F.Tell stries abut yur first jb, the pet, hw names were chsen, etc.
G．Only 9% f teens wh ate frequently with their families did prly in schl.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章简要介绍了与家人一起用餐的好处。
1．选D 上一句说明了小孩子与家人一起用餐能给他们带来安全感，所以他们喜欢和父母一起吃饭。结合下一句中的71% f teenagers可以推知，本空应说明青少年和家人一起进餐的情况。
2．选F 上一句说你可以和家人分享你们的家庭故事。空处应举例说明可以分享哪些家庭故事。
3．选E 本段的主旨是家庭聚餐可以帮助家人缓解压力。上一句提到了一项研究，本空应说明研究人员的发现。选项E中的relax对应小标题中的relieve stress。
4．选B 本空的主旨是家庭聚餐可以带来更健康的食物选择。结合下一句“那是因为他们可以吃到规律的家常菜，还能帮助准备食物或上菜”可知，B项(吃健康的食物能够帮助孩子们保持健康)符合上下文逻辑。
5．选A 根据本段内容尤其是最后一句可知，本段讲在家吃饭可以省钱。