Unit 3 Sports and fitness
语言知识应用篇
I. 选用方框内合适的内容完成下面短文（每项限用一次）。
destroyed, very serious damage, in great cracks, quite a shock, in ruins, survive the disaster
As we go through life, interesting and exciting experiences can test our limits (极限). Sometimes our experiences can even leave us feeling frightened. This was certainly the case for me one day in 1951. One early morning I was awakened by
1. ________________. The earth was shaking badly below me and I realized it was an earthquake!
I was living in a mountain town at the time of the earthquake. Many of the buildings had been built on a river bed. People feared that if a strong earthquake happened, the entire town would be left 2. ________________. As all of us ran to higher ground for safety, we wondered if that terrible moment had come. All of the shaking caused 3. ________________. Homes fell down, families lost loved ones and the ground opened up 4. ________________ all around us.
It's difficult to face tragedy (不幸) when such painful moments in life happen. All of us experienced this when we heard that the entire grade school building had been
5. ________________. Luckily, the earthquake happened early in the morning before all the students were inside the classrooms. We hated to hear that the school building didn't 6. ________________. But we were more than relieved (放心的) to know that the students did!
Although my house was still standing, many neighbors lost their homes. My heart broke for them. Lots of families came together at my place where we waited out the terrible aftershocks. Although people's hearts were heavy with sadness, being together helped heal (治愈) some of the wounds.
II. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In a movie 1. ________ (call) Geostorm, a weather-related disaster puts mankind 2. ________ danger. Movies like this make us realize 3. ________ easily we can be hurt when natural disasters strike. But in this movie humans were the cause of
4. ________ disaster. When we try to control Mother Nature and the natural course of weather patterns, we can cause 5. ________ (harm) effects.
In this movie, the man-made satellites fail to work 6. ________ (correct) and create serious problems for the earth. These satellites were made by humans
7. ________ (control) the weather but in the end they cause disaster. This was not a natural disaster, 8. ________ one caused by mankind's desire for control.
There 9. ________ (be) a good lesson to be learnt from this movie. We must be more responsible about our fuel consumption (能源消耗) and not make the already alarming greenhouse effect 10. ________ (affect) the world any worse. If we continue to do whatever we want, we will not be able to prevent a natural disaster from global (全球的) warming in the future.
答案
I. 1. quite a shock 2. in ruins 3. very serious damage
4. in great cracks 5. destroyed 6. survive the disaster
II. 1. called 2. in 3. how 4. the 5. harmful
6. correctly 7. to control 8. but 9. is 10. affectUnit 3 Sports and fitness
语言知识学习篇
Part 1 Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
I. 从方框内选择合适的单词并用其正确形式填空（每个单词限用一次）。
dead, damage, disaster, aid, whistle, emergency
1. The plane is carrying ________ supplies for people in the earthquake-stricken area.
2. From the bottom of the garden I recognized my father's ________.
3. A woman in the street saw that he was in trouble and came to his ________.
4. The tsunami causes thousands of ________ a year.
5. Everything was going well until suddenly ________ struck.
6. Many buildings were badly ________ during the tornado.
II. 根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子（每空一词）。
1. Always ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (将词典放在手边) when you study.
2. It's a disease which ________ ________ ________ ________ (主要侵袭老年人).
3. The soldiers were ________ ________ ________ (搭建避难处) for people in the floodhit area.
4. ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (我们来救他) and pulled him out of the river.
5. I can hear when you ________ ________ ________ ________ (轻敲管子) in the other room.
6. Teri tried to ________ ________ (保持冷静) but her hands were shaking.
III. 阅读下面 “Flood Safety Tips”的图片，并从相应的方框中选择合适的内容，填在图片中相对应的位置。
Before During After
A. Prepare an emergency bag with food, drugs, documents and flashlight B. Stay informed on local news C. Know safe routes (路线) and how to evacuate A. Get to higher ground B. Disconnect electricity and gas C. Follow evacuation orders D. Don't walk or drive in flood water A. Don't go home or to disaster areas until they are safe B. Avoid contact with flood water and swimming C. Don't touch power lines
Flood Safety Tips
Before During After
1. ______ 2. _______ 1. ______ 2. _______ 1. ______ 2. _______
3. _______ Leave before flooding starts 3. _______ 4. _______ 3. _______ Communicate to your family that you are safe
Part 2 Reading and Thinking
I. 用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
1. If a snowslide strikes, skiers can be ________ (bury) alive by snow.
2. It's so airless in here — I can hardly ________ (breath).
3. An economic ________ (revive) is sweeping the country.
4. The tower was made of ________ (brick).
5. Many kinds of ________ (metal) are used to make the parts of this machine.
II. 根据汉语意思补全下面句子。
1. 她的姥姥患有遗忘症。
Her grandmother is ________________________ loss of memory.
2. 你应该把更多的努力投入到你的工作中。
You should ________________________ your work.
3. 你能联系上下文猜出这个单词的意思吗？
Can you guess ________________________
4. 在15秒钟之内，一座大城市就沦为了一片废墟。
In fifteen seconds a large city ________________________.
III. 英汉互译。
1. 刚才他表现得好像什么也没发生过。
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2. 灾难的新闻让我们所有人震惊。
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3. 目前为止，四分之三的人已经被救援。
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4. They were trapped in the burning hotel.
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5. The ice cracked as I stepped onto it.
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Part 3 Discovering Useful Structures, Reading for Writing,
Assessing Your Progress & Video Time
I. 从方框内选择与各句中画线部分意思相近或相同的选项。
A. refuse to work B. main points C. hit D. send E. completely destroy F. results
1. The flood waters swept away everything in their path. ________
2. We could hear waves crashing into the coastline. ________
3. Half of the workers are now out on strike. ________
4. Mail is delivered to our office twice a day. ________
5. At the end of the news, they often give you a summary of the main news stories. ________
6. I think I'm suffering from the effects of too little sleep. ________
II. 选用括号内合适的内容完成下面短文。
The Kite Runner, 1. ________ (which, that) is set in Kabul, is about the friendship between two boys 2. ________ (who, which) grow up together. Amir,
3. ________ (who, whose) mother is dead, is brought up by his father and his father's servant, Ali. Hassan, 4. ________ (who, that) is Ali's son, is Amir's best friend. One day when the two boys are trying to win a kite race, Hassan is attacked (攻击) by an older boy and two of his friends. Amir, 5. ________ (who, that) sees the attack, hides in a place where the older boys can't see him. Many years later, Amir, 6. ________ (whose, which) guilt (内疚) has always haunted (萦绕) him, risks his life to save Hassan's son from the same person 7. ________ (what, that) had attacked Hassan all those years before.
答案
Part 1
I. 1. emergency 2. whistle 3. aid 4. deaths 5. disaster(s) 6. damaged
II. 1. have your dictionary on hand
2. affects mainly older people
3. putting up shelters
4. We came to his rescue / rescue him
5. tap on the pipe
6. stay / keep calm
III.
Before: 1. B 2. A 3. C
During: 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C
After: 1. B 2. C 3. A
Part 2
I. 1. buried 2. breathe 3. revival 4. bricks 5. metals
II. 1. suffering from 2. put more effort into
3. the meaning of the word from the context 4. lay in ruins
III.
1. He behaved as if nothing had happened just now.
2. News of the disaster left us all in shock.
3. By now, three fourths of the people have been rescued.
4. 他们被困在着火的旅馆里。
5. 我一踏上冰层，冰就裂开了。
Part 3
I. 1. E 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. F
II. 1. which 2. who 3. whose 4. who 5. who 6. whose 7. that
