2019_2020学年新教材高中英语UNIT4NaturaldisastersSectionⅣListeningandTalking (3).doc

Section Ⅳ Listening and Talking sweep away; in shock; in the open air; put up; on hand1．They had to sleep in_the_open_air after the earthquake．2．Always have your dictionary_on_hand_when you study．3．I looked at my husband in_shock，waiting for him to tell me that I had misunderstood everything．4．We don’t clean the house for a few days, because we don’t want to sweep_away good luck．5．A week before Earth Day, posters were_put_up around our school, calling on us to join in the actions for a greener earth．6．He must have gone_through many difficulties before he succeeded．完成句子Ⅲ1．她丈夫十年前去世了，留下她和三个孩子需要照顾。Her husband died ten years ago, leaving_her_with_three_children_to_look_after．2．我正要放弃的时候，我最好的朋友鼓励我继续。I was_about_to_give_up_when my best friend encouraged me to go on．3．我突然想到我应该给妈妈买一条项链作为生日礼物。It_hit/struck_me_that_I should buy a necklace for my mother as a birthday gift．4．在火车站，母亲向女儿挥手告别，直到看不见火车为止。At the railway station, the mother waved_goodbye_to_her_daughter until the train was out of sight．5．我们发现在现代社会学习一门外语是很有必要的。We find_it_necessary_to_learn a foreign language in modern society．单句语法填空Ⅰ1．To help students deal with their mental problems, we will hold a lecture delivered(deliver) by a professor from the UK．2．What’s more，it is another effective(effect) way to deal with the problem．3．They felt it difficult to_finish(finish) the work in such a short time．4．Today the number of people learning English in China is_increasing(increase) rapidly．5．A wonderful idea struck(strike) me suddenly when I was walking on the street．6．The dustman swept(sweep) up all the fallen leaves on this street yesterday．7．The length(long) of the article should be about 800 words．8．I was_having(have) a discussion with my friend about how to improve my English when my mother called me．9．It was reported that as many as 157 people died at the air crash．10．Several hours later，the little boy was rescued with the aid of the police．阅读理解ⅡAWanda Butts dropped the phone and screamed when she heard the news that her son was dead．Josh had drowned(溺亡) while sailing on a lake with his friends．The 16­year­old didn’t know how to swim, and he wasn’t wearing a life jacket．Josh was not alone in the black community．According to USA Swimming, 70% of African­American children cannot swim．According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African­American children between the ages of 5 and 14 are three times more likely to drown than white children in the same age range(范围)．In 2007, Butts started the Josh Project, a non­profit organization(非营利组织) that provides low­cost swimming lessons for children in Toledo, Ohio．The swimming lessons take place at a local high school over four Saturdays for a total cost of $10．To date, the Josh Project has helped more than 1，000 children learn how to swim．“The public pools near our home were closed, and other places were not affordable， ” said Lisa Haynes, whose 14­year­old son, Joshua, is one of 60­plus students in the Josh Project this summer．“I am less worried if Joshua is near water because he has the basics of how to swim， ” Haynes said． “And we’re thankful for that． ”Butts is doing much more, however, than just providing swimming lessons．“She ups the awareness(意识)， ” said Shaun Anderson, a swimming coach who was so inspired by her story that he created a Josh Project swimming program at Norfolk State University． “Once these communities learn how to swim, they will pass it down, which results in future generations(代) knowing how to swim． ”Butts said she has two wishes for the future: One is to change the drowning numbers of African­American children, and the other is to have a swimming center where the children can swim daily instead of just once a week．【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。因为一次溺水事件失去儿子的 Wanda Butts创建了一个教非裔美国儿童学习游泳的非营利组织。1．What led to Josh’s drowning?A．He was poor in boating skills．B．He gave his life jacket to a friend．C．He was never taught swimming skills．D．He was careless when swimming in the lake．C 解析：细节理解题。由第二段可知，因为不会游泳且未穿救生衣，Josh 在湖中与朋友们乘船航行时溺亡。2．Why did the author list the numbers in Paragraph 3?A．To show children under 14 are more likely to drown．B．To argue children should learn swimming at a very young age．C．To show many African­American children lack swimming skills．D．To introduce the difference between African­American and white children．C 解析：推理判断题。第三段主旨句为第一句，即 Josh的情况在美国非裔群体中并不罕见。接下来作者引用两个组织提供的数据来支持这个说法，70%的非裔美国儿童不会游泳，且在 5到 14岁年龄段的儿童之中，非裔美国儿童溺亡的人数要比白人儿童高出几倍。因此，这些数据是为了说明非裔美国儿童当中有许多人都不会游泳。3．What can we learn about the Josh Project?A．It has its own swimming pools．B．It provides lessons only in summer．C．It serves children aged from 5 to 14．D．Its swimming lessons take place once a week．D 解析：细节理解题。由第四段中的“The swimming lessons． ． ．four Saturdays”以及最后一段中的“where the children． ． ．just once a week”可知，该组织每周六开设游泳课程，即一周一次。4．What did Lisa Haynes think of the swimming lessons the Josh Project provides?A．Expensive． B．Helpful．C．Interesting． D．Difficult．B 解析：推理判断题。由倒数第四段中 Haynes所说的话可知，她的儿子通过游泳课程学会了基本的游泳技能，她对此很感激。因此可推断，Haynes 认为该公益组织开设的游泳课程很有用。BKoalas are listed as an endangered species in New South Wales, Australia．Now the state’s government has a $34－million plan to protect the beloved animals．Koalas have large and hairy ears．They have especially sharp claws, which help them climb trees．They are marsupials, meaning they carry their babies in an opening of skin on the mother’s stomach．The animals are native to Australia, and are described in many local stories of creation．Over the last 20 years, the koala population in New South Wales has fallen by 25 percent．About 36， 000 koalas remain．The number of koalas has fallen in other parts of Australia, too．As part of its plan, the government of New South Wales is setting aside nearly 25，000 hectares of forest where koalas will be able to breed(繁殖) freely．It will also add more signs to help car drivers avoid koalas that walk into roadways．And, the state will build specially－made bridges so that koalas and other wildlife can cross roads while avoiding cars and trucks．Koalas face several threats(威胁), including loss of habitat because of land－clearing, dog attacks and heat waves．A kind of disease called chlamydia is also harming koalas’ health．Gabrielle Upton is the environment minister of New South Wales．She said researchers are testing a vaccine(疫苗) that would protect the koalas against it．A new koala hospital will open in Port Stephens, north of Sydney．It will join an already existing hospital in the New South Wales town of Port Macquarie, which began treating injured marsupials in the 1970s．Conservationists have welcomed the idea of opening a second hospital．However, they argue that the government’s multi－million dollar plan does not deal with the biggest threat to koalas．Koalas live in trees．They feed on plants and need forest environments to survive．【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。考拉是澳大利亚特有的动物，但是它们的数量在减少，New South Wales 就面临这样的问题。5．What do we learn about koalas?A．They are small in size．B．They are in danger of disappearing．C．They carry their babies on the back．D．They like looking for food on the land．B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段 Koalas are listed as an endangered species in New South Wales, Australia．Now the state’s government has a $34－million plan to protect the beloved animals．可知，考拉濒临灭绝。6．What will the government of New South Wales do?A．Help plant more trees for koalas．B．Build roadways especially for koalas．C．Help car drivers avoid hitting koalas．D．Build bridges to help people safely cross roads．C 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的 It will also add more signs to help car drivers avoid koalas that walk into roadways．可知，新南威尔士政府会增加很多标识帮助司机避免撞到考拉。7．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 mean?A．The vaccine to prevent chlamydia．B．The disease called chlamydia．C．The harm to koalas’ health．D．Koalas’ losing habitats．B 解析：代词指代题。根据第五段中的 A kind of disease called chlamydia is also harming koalas’ health．Gabrielle Upton is the environment minister of New South Wales． She said researchers are testing a vaccine． ． ．可知，it 指代的是前面提到的那种病。8．What may be the biggest threat to Koalas?A．Land－clearing．B．Dog attacks．C．Heat waves．D．Chlamydia．A 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的 However, they argue that the government’s multi－million dollar plan does not deal with the biggest threat to koalas．Koalas live in trees．They feed on plants and need forest environments to survive．可推断，最大的威胁是由土地开垦引发的栖息地消失。完形填空ⅢWhen my life was quickly falling out of my hands, I felt helpless．I needed to find a way out．It all began when I moved away from Pennsylvania and could’t __1__ it was something my parents had to do．I was angry with them, which didn’t __2__ most of the time． So I made friends and was out on school nights, planning on not going to school __3__ I thought I had better things to do．I had poor __4__ as time passed．I __5__ to drop out of school．Seeing what I was doing, my friends __6__．We went on a trip, not __7__ losing our education or love from our parents．We thought it __8__ to be on our own until we ran out of money for our __9__．Then, I got a full­time job, which didn’t last long．I couldn’t __10__ being told what I had to do with my work．I rebelled(反抗) and got __11__．Once again, I didn’t __12__．Then, I began to get in trouble and was __13__ many times by the police．__ 14__，I went home, trying to figure out(弄明白) my __15__．Weeks went by while I stayed home．I wanted my life back to normal．I decided to devote myself to my __16__ and I also got a part­time job．I began to do well, but I knew it wouldn’t be __17__ in a day．It took me a while to live a normal high school life．I was __18__ of doing it on my own．I turned myself around because I knew I had a __19__ lifestyle．I needed time to __20__ myself．Here I am now, a senior, waiting for graduation．【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了中学时曾经学坏的作者痛定思痛，决定痛改前非，回到正常的人生轨道上来。1．A．realize B．imagineC．understand D．judgeC 解析：根据下文“I was angry with them”可知，作者对父母为什么要搬家这件事一直不理解。2．A．last B．stopC．improve D．helpD 解析：由下文“So I made friends and was out on school nights, planning on not going to school”可知，对父母生气也于事无补。3．A．if B．soC．unless D．becauseD 解析：空格前后内容之间存在因果关系。4．A．grades B．memoriesC．health D．tasteA 解析：根据上文“planning on not going to school”及下文“to drop out of school”可知，由于经常逃学，作者成绩不好。5．A．feared B．decidedC．hated D．beggedB 解析：由上文“planning on not going to school”以及下文“We went on a trip”可知，作者决定辍学。6．A．left B．shockedC．followed D．appearedC 解析：从下文“We went on a trip”可知，看到作者辍学了，朋友也加入了辍学的行列。7．A．caring about B．talking aboutC．believing in D．feeling likeA 解析：根据下文“We thought it ______ to be on our own”可知，作者和朋友不再关心学业和父母的担心，跑去旅游了。8．A．difficult B．necessaryC．lucky D．greatD 解析：根据下文“until we ran out of money”可知，直到钱花光之前作者一直觉得这种独立的感觉还不错。9．A．experiences B．matchesC．researches D．tripsD 解析：由上文“We went on a trip”可知，作者和朋友在旅途中把钱都花光了。10．A．stand B．avoidC．escape D．riskA 解析：根据下文“I rebelled(反抗)”可知，作者忍受不了工作中有人告诉他应该做什么。11．A．caught B．firedC．injured D．changedB 解析：根据上文“I got a full­time job, which didn’t last long”可知，作者被解雇了。12．A．mind B．knowC．accept D．winA 解析：从下文“Then, I began to get in trouble”可知，作者对被解雇这件事不在意，就像不在意辍学一样。13．A．attacked B．encouragedC．protected D．warnedD 解析：根据下文“many times by the police”及“I went home”可知，作者被警察警告过很多次。14．A．Hopefully B．FinallyC．Luckily D．SuddenlyB 解析：由下文“I went home, trying to figure out(弄明白)”可知，被警察多次警告过后，作者最终回家。15．A．choices B．waysC．problems D．answersC 解析：根据下文“I wanted my life back to normal． ”可知，作者待在家里想弄明白自己的问题。16．A．training B．studyC．travelling D．businessB 解析：从下文“It took me a while to live a normal high school life． ”可知，作者全身心投入到学习中。17．A．ready B．successfulC．perfect D．safeC 解析：根据上文“I began to do well, but I knew”可知，作者明白这个道理：一天之内不可能变完美。18．A．careful B．proudC．tired D．afraidB 解析：由上文“It took me a while to live a normal high school life． ”及下文“doing it on my own”可知，作者花了一段时间努力过回以前正常的学校生活，对此感到很自豪。19．A．happy B．differentC．wrong D．busyC 解析：根据上文“I turned myself around”可知，作者知道自己以前的生活方式是错误的。20．A．find B．enjoyC．teach D．forgetA 解析：由上文“I began to do well, but I knew it wouldn’t be ______ in a day． ”可知，作者想给自己时间找回自我。