Unit4NaturaldisastersWriting1、Theking(发表）atelevisedspeechtothenationonNovember5.2、Icancertainlyfeelthe(影响）oftoomanylatenights.3、Thisroomistwicethe(长度）ofthekitchen.4、Theyaregoingtohaveameetingtodeterminewhowill_________(执行)theplan.5、Atruckwentoutofcontroland(碰撞）intothebackofabus.6、Notallpeopleareawareofthevarious_____(effect)ofglobalwarmingonEarth.7、OnMarch8,thethree-foot-tallrobotmadethefirst_____(deliver)tosomeluckyresidentsinBrisbane,Australia.8、Thefirstthingthat_____(strike)mewasthefactthatIwastheonlygirlpresent.9、Thevillage_____(sweep)awaywhenthedamburst;asaresult,manypeoplebecamehomeless.10、Theparkwasfullofpeople,(enjoy)themselvesinthesunshine.11、sweepaway,carryout,giveup,aslongas,put...up,strikeout,bebasedon,inalldirections1.Turnoffthewatersupplybeforerepairs.2.Alldoubtshadbeen.3.There’salistofrepairsyourarm.4.Darrenhasdecidedtofootballattheendofthisseason.5.Shecouldn’tathercritics.6.ThereportfiguresfromsixdifferentEuropeancities.7.Whenthepolicearrived,thecrowdscattered(分散）.8.yourhandifyouneedmorepaper.12、 Childrengrowquickly,especiallytheirfeet,butmanyfamiliescannotbuynewshoeseachtimeachildneedsthem.Asaresult,about300millionchildrenaroundtheworldgobarefoot.Thosechildrenriskpickingupdiseasesandparasites(寄生虫)fromthesoil. AnAmericanmanmayhaveasolutionforthosebarefootkids—ashoethatgrowswiththechild.KentonLeeisthecreatorofTheShoeThatGrows.Heexplainshowtheshoeworksandhowitisabletolastsolong. “Itgrowsinthreeplaces:thefront;itcanalsogrowonthesidewithVelcro;andonthebackwithourbuckle.Itcanlastuptofiveyears.Thebottomiscompressed(压缩的)rubberliketire
rubber.Thetopisjusthigh-qualityleather.”Theshoecomesintwosizes:smallthatfitschildrenaged4to9andlargeforchildrenaged9to14. LeesayshegottheideafortheshoewhileworkingasavolunteerinanorphanageinKenya....andtherewasalittlegirlinawhitedresswalkingnexttome.AndIjustrememberlookingdownandseeinghowsmallhershoeswere.Theyweresosmallthatshehadtocutopenthefrontofhershoestolethertoesstickout.AndIjustrememberthinking,“Wouldn’titbeniceiftherewereapairofshoesthatcouldgrowwithherfeet?” However,Leesaysitwasnoteasytoturnhisideaintoareality.“IkeptwritingdownIshoulddothisbecauseofthisorbecauseofthat.”Finally,in2009Leefoundedanon-profitorganizationcalledBecauseInternational.IntheofficeofBecauseInternational,Leekeepsapairofhisownshoestohelphimrememberhispromise.“ItoldmyselfIwouldnotgetnewshoesuntiltheideawasdone.So,thosearetheshoesthatIworeforalittleoverfiveyears.”1.Whichofthefollowingisthecharacteristicofthenewlyinventedshoes?A.Theyaremoreexpensive.B.Theyarenotsocomfortable.C.Theycangrowwithachild.D.Theycomeindifferentsizes.2.Whoisthiskindofnewlyinventedshoesintendedfor?A.Alltheteenagers.B.Childrenaged4to14.C.Middle-agedwomeninAfrica.D.Seniorcitizenswithlowincome.3.WhydoesKentonLeekeepapairofhisownshoesintheoffice?A.Toremindhimofhispromise.B.Tocopythedesignofthem.C.Togetachangeconveniently.D.Tousethemasanexample.13、Mandaraseemedtoknowsomethingbigwasabouttohappen.Sosheletoutayell,caughtholdofher2-year-olddaughterKibibiandclimbedupintoatree.ShelivesattheNationalZooinWashingtonD.C.
AndonTuesday,August23rd,witnessessaidsheseemedtosensethebigearthquakethatshookmuchoftheEastCoastbeforeanyhumansknewwhatwasgoingon.Andshe’snottheonlyone.Inthemomentsbeforethequake,anorangutan(猩猩)letoutaloudcallandthenclimbedtothetopofhershelter." "It'sverydifferentfromtheirnormalcall,"saidBrandieSmith,thezookeeper."Thelemurs(monkey-likeanimalsofMadagascar)willsoundanalarmiftheyseeorhearsomethinghighlyunusual." Butyoucan'tseeorhearanearthquake15minutesbeforeithappens,canyou?Maybeyoucan—ifyou'reananimal."Animalscanhearaboveandbelowourrangeofhearing,"saidBrandieSmith."That'spartoftheirspecialabilities.They'remoresensitivetotheenvironment,whichishowtheysurvive." Primatesweren'ttheonlyanimalsthatseemedtosensethequakebeforeithappened.Oneoftheelephantsmadeawarningsound.Andahugelizard(蜥蜴)ranquicklyforcover.Theflamingoes(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.primatesusuallygathertogetherbeforea
quakeD.humanscanalsodeveloptheabilitytosenseaquake3.Whichanimalseemsunabletosenseaquake?A.Agiantpanda.B.Aflamingo.C.Alemur.D.Alizard.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowanimalssurviveaquakeB.HowanimalsdifferfromhumansC.HowanimalsbehavebeforeaquakeD.Howanimalsprotecttheiryounginaquake14、假设你是李华,你从网上得知,一个国际中学生组织将在寒假期间举办英国文化游学活动(UKCulturalStudyTour),各国中学生都能参加,请写一封电子邮件申请参加。内容主要包括:1.自我介绍;2.参加意图;3.希望获准。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案以及解析1答案及解析：
答案：delivered解析：2答案及解析：答案：effects解析：3答案及解析：答案：length解析：4答案及解析：答案：1.客观填空carry2.客观填空out解析：5答案及解析：答案：crashed解析：6答案及解析：答案：1.客观填空effects解析：句意:并不是所有的人都意识到全球变暖对地球的各种影响。根据various可知,所填的词要用复数形式。7答案及解析：答案：1.客观填空delivery解析：句意:3月8日,这个三英尺高的机器人第一次被送到澳大利亚布里斯班的一些幸运的居民手中。根据thefirst可知,所填的词是名词形式。8答案及解析：答案：1.客观填空
struck解析：句意:让我印象深刻的第一件事是,我是在场的唯一一个女孩。根据下文的was可知,此处用一般过去时。9答案及解析：答案：1.客观填空wasswept解析：句意:大坝决堤时,村子被冲走了;结果,许多人无家可归。sweep和village是动宾关系,句子是一般过去时,所以用一般过去时的被动语态。10答案及解析：答案：enjoying解析：考查现在分词。句意:公园里到处是人，大家在阳光下玩得非常快乐。enjoy与其逻辑主语people之间是主动关系，应用现在分词，故填enjoying.11答案及解析：答案：1.carryingout2.sweptaway3.aslongas4.giveup5.strikeout6.isbasedon7.inalldirections8.Put；up解析：12答案及解析：答案：1.C;2.B;3.A解析：1.细节推理题。根据第三段中的"Itgrowsinthreeplaces:thefront,itcanalsogrowonthesidewithVelcro,andonthebackwithourbuckle."可知,这种新型鞋子能随着孩子的成长而变化。2.细节推理题。根据第三段中的"Theshoecomesintwosizes:smallthatfitschildrenaged4to9andlargeforchildrenaged9to14."可知,这种鞋是为4到14岁的孩子设计的,故选B项。3.细节推理题。根据最后一段中的"IntheofficeofBecauseInternational,Leekeepsapairofhisownshoestohelphimrememberhispromise."可知,他保存着一双他自己的鞋是为了提醒他记着自己的诺言。13答案及解析：答案：1.A;2.A;3.A;4.C解析：1.【短文大意】本文主要介绍了一些动物的震前反应。细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的"Mandaraseemedtoknowsomethingbigwasabouttohappen.So...intoa
tree."可以判断出选A2.细节理解题。根据第四段中的"Animalscanhearaboveandbelowourhearing..."可知,动物的听觉是很敏锐3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的,"Smithsaidthezoo'sgiantpandasdidn'tjumpupuntiltheshakingactuallybegan"可知,大熊猫在地震之前是没有异常反应的,故选A。4.标题归纳题。本文主要说的是地震发生前一些动物的表现,故选C。14答案及解析：答案：DearSirorMadam, I’mLiHua,aged16,amiddleschoolstudentfromChina.IhappenedtoknowfromtheInternetthatyouareholdingaUKCulturalStudyTourthiswinterholiday.Itisaimedatstudentsfromallovertheworld,andI’dlovetoparticipateinit.Asateenager,I’minterestedinmakingfriendswithkidsofmyage.YourcampwillprovideagoodchanceformetoknowalotnotonlyabouttheUKbutalsoothercountries.Meanwhile,IcanintroduceChinatootherstudents.What’smore,IcanimprovemyEnglishbycommunicatingwithstudentsfromothercountries. IhopethatIwillbeluckyenoughtobeadmitted.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,LiHua
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