Unit 6 Starting out & Understanding Ideas
一、重点短语
1. __________紧挨着;仅次于
2. __________到达(某处);做成(某事)
3. __________浏览;审查;看穿
4. __________面对
5. __________ 捡起;用(车)接;学会;好转
6. __________ 把……和……比较;把……比喻为……
7. __________ 毕竟;到底;终究
8. __________ 极端天气情况
9. __________ 下降;落下;减弱
10. __________ 果然;果真
11. __________ 抱怨,投诉
12. __________ 感到精神焕发;感到神清气爽
二、用方框内所给短语的适当形式完成下面的句子
after all, compare...to, deal with, feel refreshed, go down, make it to, look through, pick up
1. After taking a nap, I _________ , able to concentrate on my work again.
2. We live in a world in which only the strongest can _________ the top.
3. _________ your parents, I look much older.
4. _________, you are but a child, so you are not to blame for a small mistake like this.
5. _________ her handbag from the sofa, she felt it much heavier.
6. While _________ the important document, she locked herself in her office.
7. With the price of gas _________, drivers feel very delighted.
8. How _________ pressure in your work remains to be a hard nut.
三、阅读理解
The scientific study of earthquakes is comparatively new. Until the 18th century, few factual descriptions of earthquakes were recorded, and the natural causes of earthquakes were not well understood.
The earliest earthquake for which we have descriptive information occurred in China in 1177 BC. The Chinese earthquake catalog (目录) describes several dozen large earthquakes in China during the next few thousand years. Earthquakes in Europe were mentioned as early as 580 BC, but the earliest for which we have some descriptive information occurred in the mid-16th century. The earliest known earthquakes in the Americas were in Mexico in the late 14th century and in Peru in 1471, but descriptions of the effects were not well recorded. By the 17th century, descriptions of the effects of earthquakes were being published around the world.
The most widely felt earthquakes in the recorded history of North America were a series that occurred in 1811-1812 near New Madrid, Missouri. A great earthquake, whose magnitude is reported to have been about 8, occurred on the morning of December 16, 1811. Another great earthquake occurred on January 23, 1812, and a third, the strongest yet, on February 7, 1812. Aftershocks (余震) were nearly continuous between these great earthquakes and continued for months afterwards. These earthquakes were felt by people as far away as Boston and Denver. Because the population in these regions was small, the destruction of human life and property was slight.
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was one of the most destructive in the recorded history of North America——the earthquake and the fire that followed killed nearly 700 people and left the city in ruins.
1. When did published descriptions of the effects of earthquakes become popular in the world
A. In the 1300s.
B. In the 1400s.
C. In the 1500s.
D. In the 1600s.
2. What do we know about the earthquakes in 1811-1812 in North America
A. They killed a large number of people.
B. They occurred in San Francisco.
C. They could be felt very far away.
D. They almost destroyed entire cities.
3. What can we infer from the passage
A. Few earthquakes were scientifically studied before the 18th century.
B. Earthquakes can be avoided with the development of technology.
C. Most of the early earthquakes caused little damage.
D. People haven't found the causes of earthquakes so far.
4. What's the best title for this passage
A. The scientific study of earthquakes
B. Earthquakes in history
C. The effects of earthquakes on humans
D. Why earthquakes occur
答案以及解析
一、
答案:1. next to
2. make it to
3. look through
4. in the face of
5. pick up
6. compare... to...
7. after all
8. extreme weather conditions
9. go down
10. sure enough
11. complain about
12. feel refreshed
二、
答案:1. felt refreshed
2. make it to
3.Compared to
4. After all
5. Picking up
6. looking through
7. going down
8. to deal with
三、
答案:1-4 DCAB
解析:1. D 根据第二段最后一句 "By the 17th century, descriptions of the effects of earthquakes were being published around the world." 可知, 答案为D。
2. C 根据第三段中的 "These earthquakes were felt by people as far away as Boston and Denver." 可知,答案为 C。
3. A 根据第一段中的"Until the 18th century, few factual descriptions of earthquakes were recorded..." 可推断,答案为 A。
4. B通读全文可知,本文简要介绍了历史上有记载的几次大地震, 故答案为B。
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