Unit 4 Natural disasters-Reading for Writing同步课时练习
【单句语法填空】
1.His bad conduct had an effect ________ his reputation.
2.The snake usually reaches a ________ (long) of 100 cm.
3.More than half of the workers have been ________ strike already.
4.The following is a ________ (summarize) of our conclusions.
5.On QingMing festival, people usually visit their ancestors' graves to sweep ________ the dirt.
6.The dustman ________ (sweep) up all the fallen leaves on this street yesterday.
7.What's more, it is another ________ (effect) way to deal with the problem.
8.They felt it difficult ________ (finish) the work in such a short time.
9.Today the number of people learning English in China ________ (increase) rapidly.
10.Several hours later, the little boy was rescued ______ the aid of the police.
11.To help students deal with their mental problems, we will hold a lecture ________ (deliver) by a professor from the UK.
12.The ________ (long) of the article should be about 800 words.
13.I ________ (have) a discussion with my friend about how to improve my English when my mother called me.
14.It was reported that as ________ as 157 people died at the air crash.
15.A wonderful idea ________ (strike) me suddenly when I was walking on the street.
16.The police said the clash was a sequel to yesterday's nationwide ________ (罢工).
17.A girl was killed yesterday in a ________ (撞车).
18.A man in the water was shouting and ________ (挥手)his arms around frantically.
19.The showroom had been emptied and ________ (打扫) up.
20.The Canadians plan to ________ (投递) more food to southern Somalia.
【完成句子】
1.杰西卡看到露易丝,向她挥手。
Jessica caught sight of Lois and ________________.
2.那座桥有200米长。
________________ the bridge is 200 metres.
3.多达100,000人观看了这场拳击赛。
________________ 100,000 people watched the boxing game.
4.这次地震死亡的人数还在增长。
________________ deaths from the earthquake is still increasing.
5.他一挥手把眼镜碰到地上摔碎了。
With a ________ of his hand he sent the glasses ________ to the floor.
【语篇语法填空】
It was the ambition of an eleven year old boy in Kansas City to be an engine driver. Born without arms, he had been sent to special schools 1.________ he learned to use his 2.________ (foot) as “hands”. He spent all his spare time 3.________ (watch) trains and one day his dream came 4.________ (truth). Seeing a deserted engine, the boy climbed in, he had no 5.________ (difficult) in starting it up with his feet. Soon he was traveling along 6.________ forty miles an hour. Signalmen could not see the young driver, so they set out 7.________ (stop) the train. Meanwhile the boy reached Missouri, stopped the engine himself, and then 8.______ (make) it go backwards. When he was near home, a railwayman caught up with the engine and stopped it. At first, he was very angry, but he smiled when the boy said 9.________ (simple), “I like trains.” “Well, I'm glad you don't like planes!” answered 10.________ railwayman.
【阅读理解】
A
You discover a shampoo that leaves your hair looking beautiful. But gradually, as you use it more, its magical effects seem to disappear. “It's just your hair getting used to it,” your mom says. And so you put the shampoo away and look for your next wonder product.
It sort of makes sense — why would something that left you looking nice at first suddenly start losing its effect after some time Are there some other factors (因素) at play Can your hair really get used to a certain shampoo
Marie Claire spoke to hair experts and it turned out that it's not true. Your hair cannot get so used to a product that it just stops working.
So what is the deal Cynthia Alvarez, a famous hair stylist, explained that there are a number of factors leading to your hair puzzle, but basically, it's not the shampoo. “A shampoo does not stop working because your hair gets used to it,” she said. If your shampoo stops giving you the results you want, the condition and needs of your hair have most likely changed, or the season may have changed — it's more humid, the sun is stronger, or the air is drier. Your state of health may also be different from a recent illness.
In other words, you need to give up blaming the shampoo. So what can you do to make your hair look beautiful for a little longer Alvarez suggests changing your ways of hair care when factors, such as the weather, change. Experts also suggest keeping an eye on the amount of shampoo you're using because over conditioning can be bad for your hair.
1.What is the topic of the first paragraph
A.A mother's opinion about a hair conditioner.
B.A misunderstanding about shampoo.
C.The shampoo market.
D.Shampoo misuse.
2.What is Cynthia Alvarez's opinion about shampoo and hair care
A.Your hair can easily get used to a shampoo.
B.Your hair can get used to different shampoos.
C.A shampoo can still work after being used for a long time.
D.Your hair condition is decided by the quality of your shampoo.
3.According to Cynthia Alvarez, how many factors have effect on your hair condition
A.One. B.Two.
C.Three. D.Four.
4.To keep your hair looking nice, you should ________.
A.keep your way of hair care
B.change the shampoo regularly
C.keep an eye on changes in your health condition
D.use a proper amount of shampoo every time
B
As we know, earthquakes can bring people much fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.
The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.
Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 2,000 people died.
In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.
One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 2008. It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China, in which 400,000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556.
Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People cannot prepare for earthquakes.
5.Earthquakes happen ________.
A in all the places in the world
B.only in a few places along the coast
C.regularly in most places in the world
D.only in the countries that have a lot of mountains
6.When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported
A.In 1964 in Alaska. B.In 1556 in China.
C.In 1923 in Japan D.In 2008 in China
7.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true
A.Earthquakes can cause fires.
B.Earthquakes often come unexpectedly.
C.The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.
D.People still don't know how to tell when an earthquake will come.
8.What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph
A.How do earthquakes happen
B.How do earthquakes worry people
C.What will people do to prepare for earthquakes
D.How can we save people when earthquakes happen
【应用文】
假定你是李华,在英国做交换生,昨天你的室友Tony在去教室的路上跌倒了,一个中国女孩救了他。请给校求助中心写一封邮件,寻求那名帮助Tony的中国女学生。
提示词:exchange student交换生;roommate室友;fall down跌倒;express表达
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案:
【单句语法填空】
1on
2length
3on
4summary
5away
6.swept
7.effective
8.to finish
9.is increasing
10.with
11.delivered
12.length
13.was having
14.many
15.struck
16strike
17crash
18waving
19swept
20deliver
【完成句子】
1waved to her
2The length of
3As many as
4The number of
5sweep; crashing
【语篇语法填空】
where
feet
watching
true
difficulty
at
to stop
made
simply
the
【阅读理解】
1-4BCCD
5-8CBCC
【应用文】
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Li Hua, an exchange student from China. I am writing to ask you to look for a Chinese student.
Yesterday, my roommate Tony was on the way to the classroom when he fell down and could hardly move.
Just at that moment, a Chinese girl came to him. She gave him first aid and called an ambulance. Thanks to the kind girl, Tony was sent to hospital in time. But the girl left quietly before Tony could express his thanks. The girl is about 18 years old and of medium height with short hair. Tony is eager to meet her to express his sincere thanks. Could you please help find her
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua