Unit6 DisasterandhopeSectionA Startingout&UnderstandingideasⅠ.单词拼写1.Anactivevolcanomay (爆发)atanytimewithoutwarning. 2.Chinesemedicalunitswereoperatinginthe (灾难)areasinAfricafortherescue. 3.Thereareonly35stafftoserve30,000- (多,余)customers. 4.Whenhereceivedthelettersayingthathismotherwasseriouslyill,hesetoutonthereturnjourney (立刻). 5.Manybuildingsweredestroyedbya (飓风)lastweek. 6.Weimmediatelycometotherescueifanyproblems (发生)inourdailylife. 7.Andersonmadethe (通告)attheconferencethatthecompanywouldclosethenextweek. Ⅱ.单句语法填空1.Messi’stalentsstandoutin (compare)withotherfootballplayers. 2.Suddenlyagoodidea (occur)tome,butIcouldn’tfindanypapertowriteon. 3.Seeingthesnakewindingaroundthebranch,Ifeltabit (scary)andranaway. 4.Peoplespeakhighlyoftheboy’sbraveryandcalmnessin faceofsuchanemergency. 5.Anearthquake,whichmaycausegreatdamage,isoneofthemostcommonnatural (disaster). 6.Youreallyshouldn’thavereacted hiscommentonyourworksoviolently.After ,hemeantnoharmtoyou.
7.Thesurvivorshavewanderedaroundthejunglefordaysbeforebeingpicked byasearchgroup. 8.Looking newspaperseveryday,youcankeepupwiththerapidlydevelopingsituation. 9.Compared thelivingroom,thebedroomisamoreprivateplaceforrestingandrelaxing. 10.Althoughitwaslateintothenight,hemadeit thesubwaystationtopickmeup. Ⅲ.完成句子1.尽管天气很冷,莉莉还是设法按时赶到了学校。Thoughitwascold,Lily . 2.约翰,坐在我能看见你的地方。John,sit . 3.我正要付现金,突然想起我把钱包忘在家里了。Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhen Ihadleftmypurseathome. 4.既然天气预报说有台风,我们最好待在屋里。 ,wehadbetterstayathome. 5.与整个地球的大小相比,最高的山似乎一点儿也不高。 thesizeofthewholeEarth,thehighestmountaindoesnotseemhighatall. Ⅳ.阅读理解AIntheUnitedStates,morethan90peoplediedacrosssixsouthernstateswhenstrongwindsknownastornadoesdestroyedhomes,officebuildingsandreligiouscentersonFridaynight.VictorGensini,aweatherscientistatNorthernIllinoisUniversity,calledthetornadothat
traveledhundredsofmilesonFriday“Remarkable”.Hesaidthetornadotraveledabout300kilometers.Normally,tornadoesdieoutinminutes,hesaid,butthisonelastedforhours.Hesaidthestormmovedasfastasacargoingdownalargeroadway.SuchweathereventsdohappeninDecember,buttheydonothappenoftenthistimeofyearbecausethetemperatureonthegroundisnotsodifferentfromthathighinthesky.However,peopleinKentuckysaidtheairwaswarmandwetonFriday.Weatherscientistssaidthemixingofthewarmandcoldaircancreate“instability(不稳定)”whichproducesstormsandthefast,spinning(旋转的)windsoftornadoes.Thequestioniswhetherthedeadlystormcamebecauseofclimatechange.Theweatherscientistsarenotcompletelysure.Gensinisaidstrongwindsarecommoninthewinter,buttheydonotcreatetornadoesbecausetheairclosetotheEarthisalsocold.HaroldBrooksstudiestornadoesattheNationalSevereStormsLaboratory.WhiletheUShasmoretornadoesthananyothercountry,tornadoesonlyformonceoutofevery10strongstorms.Asaresult,hesaid,itishardtosayifthewintertornadoeshavesomethingtodowithclimatechange.Gensini,however,saidtheconditionsforstrongstormsarebecomingmorecommoninthewinterastheplanetwarmsup.JasonFurtado,ascientistattheUniversityofOklahoma,saidinthepasttornadoeshappenedmoreoftenduringwarmdaysinthesummer.However,asthewinterbecomeswarmer,especiallyinthesouthernUS,thetornadoseasonwillchange.Morewillhappeninthewinterandfewerwillhappeninthesummer.HesaidpeoplewholiveinplaceslikeKentucky,whichsufferedthemostfromFriday’sstorms,arenowlivinginanareawheretornadoesarecommon.1.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthetornado“Remarkable”?A.Itistheworstoneonrecord.B.Itlastedonlyminutes.C.Itwasquitedamaging.D.Itonlytraveledalongtheroadway.2.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.Whatisthecauseofthetornadoes.B.WhytheweatherchangesinDecember.C.HowspecialtheweatherisinDecember.
D.Whatwerepeople’sattitudestothetornadoonFridaynight.3.WhichofthefollowingmayHaroldBrooksagreewith?A.Astrongstormusuallygrowsintoatornado.B.WintertornadoeswillbeacommonthingintheUS.C.TheUShasmoretornadoesinwinterthananyothercountry.D.Theconnectionbetweenwintertornadoesandclimatechangeisunknown.4.HowwilltornadoeschangeaccordingtoJasonFurtado?A.Theywilllastlongerandlonger.B.TheywillbecomeweakerinKentucky.C.Theywillhappenlessofteninthesummer.D.Theywilltravelfasterincoldermonths.Doyouknowhowtoprepareforandsurviveamajorearthquake?AccordingtoDepartmentofConservationscientists,itisimportanttohavetherightanswertothatquestion.HowtoBePreparedElectricity,water,gasandtelephonesmaynotbeworkingafteranearthquake.Thepoliceandfiredepartmentsarelikelytobetiedup.Youshouldbepreparedtofendforyourselfforatleastthreedays,preferablyforaweek.You’llneedfood,waterandsoon.It’salsoagoodideatodecideaheadoftimehowandwhereyourfamilywillreuniteifseparatedduringaquake.Youmightchooseanout-of-the-areafriendorrelativethatfamilymemberscancalltocheckonyou. Ifyou’reindoors,staythere.Getunderadeskortable.Thekitchenisaparticularlydangerousspot.Ifyou’reinanofficebuilding,stayawayfromwindowsandoutsidewallsanddonotusetheelevator.Ifyou’reoutside,getintotheopen.Stayclearofbuildings,powerlinesoranythingelsethatcouldfallonyou.Ifyou’redriving,movethecaroutoftrafficandstop.Avoidparkingunderoronbridgesoroverpasses.AfteranEarthquake
Checkforfire.Ifyousmellgas,shutoffthemaingasvalve(阀).Ifthere’ssignofdamagetoelectricalwiring,shutoffthepoweratthecontrolbox.Ifthephoneisworking,onlyuseitincaseofemergency.Avoiddrivingifpossibletokeepthestreetsclearforemergencyvehicles.Becarefulthatthingsmayfalloutofcupboardswhenthedoorisopened,andalsothatchimneyscanbeweakenedandfallwithjustatouch.Listentotheradioforimportantinformationandinstructions.Rememberthataftershocks,sometimeslargeenoughtocausedamageintheirownright,generallyfollowlargequakes.Ifyouleavehome,leaveamessagetellingyourfriendsandfamilyyourlocation.5.Theunderlinedphrase“fendfor”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“ ”. A.lookfor B.takecareofC.beproudofD.thinkof6.Whatshouldyoudowhenanearthquakehappens?A.Youshouldstayawayfromthekitchen.B.Youshoulddriveonabridge.C.Youshouldturnoffthepower.D.Youshouldlistentotheradiofrequently.7.Accordingtothepassage,whydoesn’ttheauthoradvisedrivingafteranearthquake?A.Becauseitisdangeroustodriveastherewillbeaftershocks.B.Becauseyourcarwillbeeasilydamagedinthestreetsfullofblocks.C.Becauseyoushouldmakewayforemergencyvehicles.D.Becauseyoucan’tfindaplacetoparkyourcar.8.Whatwillprobablyhappenafterabigearthquake?A.Thelocalpeople’slifewillreturntonormalinaweek.B.Therewillbemoreearthquakesoccurring.C.Therewon’tbeanyearthquakesinashorttime.
D.Thelocalpeoplewillstayathomewaitingforhelp.CItwasJune8,1816anditwasearlysummerinVermont,US.Yet,awildwintersnowstormwasgoingon.Nearlyafootofsnowcoveredthefieldswhichhadbeenplantedcropsonlyweeksbefore.Thisstormwouldkillallofthecrops.Atthetime,peoplestruggledtounderstandwhathadcausedtheweathertochangesowildly.Itisonlynow,morethan200yearslater,thatscientistshavefinallysolvedthemystery.Thecauseoftheextremeweatherwasaneventthattookplaceayearearlierand10,000milesaway.ItallstartedwithavolcanocalledMountTambora.MountTamborasitsontheislandofSumbawa,abeautifullandwithrushingstreams,gentlehills,andthickjungles,inIndonesia.Nobodyhadanyreasontothinkthepeacefulmountainwasinfactavolcano.Ithadbeenasleepforcenturies,butonApril5,1815,Tamborawokeup.Thefirsteruptionshooktheislandandsentupstreamsoffireandash.Butthatwasnothingcomparedwithwhatwouldcomefivedayslater,onApril10.Thevolcanoexplodedwithahugecloudofgas,fireandashshothighintothesky.Thedayturnedmidnightblack,butthemountainturnedredasriversoflava(岩浆)floweddownthemountain.Theeruptionwentonformorethanthreedays,whichinstantlykilledatleast12,000peoplelivingonandaroundMountTambora.Ashandlavaruinedtheisland’ssoilandpoisoneditsriversandstreams.Ricefieldsweredestroyed.Nofruitsorvegetableswouldgrow.Therewerenofishtocatch;almosteveryanimalhadbeenkilled.TheeruptionofTamborain1815wasthedeadliestandmostpowerfulvolcaniceruptioninhumanhistory.9.WhydiditsnowheavilyinVermontinthesummerof1816?A.VermontwaslocatedinthesouthernpartoftheEarth.B.Vermonthadseriousenvironmentalpollution.C.Afarawayvolcanoeruptedayearearlier.D.AhugeearthquakehitVermont.10.What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?
A.Toleadinthetopic.B.Topresentanargument.C.TointroduceVermont.D.Toexplainthecauseofavolcano.11.WhendidMountTamborastarterupting?A.OnJune8,1816.B.OnApril13,1816.C.OnApril5,1815.D.OnApril10,1815.12.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Theprocessoftheeruptionwasmadeupofthreestages.B.Tamboraasleepforcenturieswokeupintheend.C.TheeruptionofTamborabrokeahistoricrecord.D.TheeruptionofTamboraledtoaterribledisaster.参考答案Ⅰ.1.erupt 2.disaster 3.plus 4.immediately5.hurricane 6.occur 7.announcementⅡ.1.comparison 2.occurred 3.scared 4.the5.disasters 6.to;all 7.up 8.through 9.to/with 10.toⅢ.1.managedtomakeittoschoolontime 2.whereIcanseeyou 3.itoccurredtomethat 4.Nowthattheweatherforecastsaystherewillbeatyphoon 5.Comparedto/withⅣ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在美国,过去龙卷风经常发生在温暖的夏季,而现在,随着冬季温度越来越高,美国南部地区龙卷风发生的频率也越来越高。1.C 推理判断题。根据第一段中“IntheUnitedStates,morethan90peopledied...‘Remarkable’.”可推断,这个龙卷风造成了极大的毁坏。2.A 段落大意题。根据第二段中“Weatherscientistssaid...spinningwindsoftornadoes.”可知,本段讲的是龙卷风是如何形成的。
3.D 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Asaresult,hesaid,itishardtosayifthewintertornadoeshavesomethingtodowithclimatechange.”可知,HaroldBrooks认为冬季龙卷风和气候变化之间是否有联系并不可知。4.C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“However,asthewinter...willhappeninthewinterandfewerwillhappeninthesummer.”可知,JasonFurtado认为,以后在夏季,龙卷风将会发生得更少。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲了在地震发生前如何做准备,地震发生时以及地震发生后应该采取什么措施。5.B 词义猜测题。根据第二段中“You’llneedfood,waterandsoon.”可知,你需要食物和水等来照顾好自己,由此可知,画线短语的意思是“照顾”。lookfor寻找;takecareof照顾;beproudof以……为自豪;thinkof考虑。故选B项。6.A 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Ifyou’reindoors,staythere.Getunderadeskortable.Thekitchenisaparticularlydangerousspot.”可知,地震发生时,要远离厨房。7.C 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Avoiddrivingifpossibletokeepthestreetsclearforemergencyvehicles.”可知,作者不建议在地震发生后开车是因为你应该给应急车辆让路。8.B 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Rememberthataftershocks,sometimeslargeenoughtocausedamageintheirownright,generallyfollowlargequakes.”可知,在大地震后将会有更多的余震发生。故选B项。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章由1816年美国佛蒙特州夏季暴雪为切入点,介绍了在1815年4月5日,沉睡了几个世纪的坦博拉火山喷发了,成了当时人类历史上最致命、威力最大的火山爆发。9.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Itisonlynow,morethan200yearslater...avolcanocalledMountTambora.”,可知1816年夏天佛蒙特州下大雪的原因是一年前,一座遥远的火山爆发了。10.A 目的意图题。根据第一段中“Thecauseoftheextremeweather...calledMountTambora.”,并结合后文讲述了坦博拉火山的爆发及造成的伤害,可知第一段的目的是引出话题。11.C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Ithadbeenasleepforcenturies,butonApril5,1815,Tamborawokeup.”,可知坦博拉山开始喷发的时间是1815年4月5日。12.D 段落大意题。根据文章最后一段可知,该段主要介绍坦博拉火山的爆发导致了一场可怕的灾难。
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