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Unit 4 Period 2 Reading and Thinking 分层练习
语言能力 掌握新词汇并理解长难句。
学习能力 采用略读策略获取段落大意。
思维品质 深层理解文本中拟人的手法，思考灾难带来的启示。
文化意识 在灾难面前，只有团结一致，才能战胜无情灾难。
一、单词拼写
1．The new leader hopes to u the country.
【答案】unify
【解析】【分析】句意：新领导人希望统一国家。根据句意和首字母，应用动词 unify “统一”，此处不定式作宾语，故填 unify 。
【点评】考查非谓语动词，本题涉及不定式作宾语。
2．They are at the end of their food s .
【答案】supply
【解析】【分析】句意：他们处于食物供应的尽头。此处名词作介词宾语，根据句意和首字母，应用 supply “供应”，不可数名词，故填 supply 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作宾语。
3．The bridge was d so we couldn't get across the river.
【答案】damaged
【解析】【分析】句意：桥被毁坏了，我们无法过河。根据句意和首字母，应用 damage “损坏”，与was构成一般过去时的被动语态，故填 damaged。
【点评】考查时态语态，本题涉及一般过去时的被动语态。
4．The disease a fully 30 p of the population.
【答案】affected；percent
【解析】【分析】句意：这种疾病完全影响了 30% 的人口。第一空是谓语动词，根据句意和首字母，应用 affect ，“影响”，结合语境应用一般过去时，故填 affected ；第二空是名词，根据句意和首字母，应用 percent “百分之......的”，故填 percent 。故答案为： affected ； percent。
【点评】考查时态和名词，本题涉及一般过去时以及 percent 的应用。
5．Human beings need food, clothing and s .
【答案】shelter
【解析】【分析】句意：人类需要食物、衣服和住所。此处名词作宾语，与food, clothing并列，根据语境和首字母，应用shelter “住所”，不可数名词，故填 shelter 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作宾语。
6．The plate had a c in it.
【答案】crack
【解析】【分析】句意：盘子上有一条裂缝。此处名词作宾语，根据句意和首字母，应用 crack “裂缝”，不定冠词后接单数名词，故填 crack 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作宾语。
7．Three people were killed and five injured in the c .
【答案】crash
【解析】【分析】句意：车祸造成三人死亡五人受伤，此处名词作介词宾语，根据句意和首字母，应用 crash “（车辆等的）碰撞，相撞”，结合语境应用单数形式，故填 crash 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作介词宾语。
8．Some women see marriage as a t .
【答案】trap
【解析】【分析】句意：一些女性将婚姻视为陷阱，此处名词作介词宾语，根据句意和首字母，应用 trap “陷阱”，不定冠词后接单数名词，故填 trap 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作介词宾语。
9．The guide conducted us around the r of the ancient city.
【答案】ruins
【解析】【分析】句意：导游带领我们参观了古城遗址。此处名词作介词宾语，根据句意和首字母，应用 ruin “遗址”，可数名词，作“遗址”解，应用复数形式，故填 ruins 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作宾语。
10．He s the accident with no broken bones.
【答案】survived
【解析】【分析】句意：他在事故中幸存下来，没有骨折。根据句意和首字母，应用 survive “幸存，幸免于难”，此处是谓语动词，结合语境应用一般过去时，故填 survived 。
【点评】考查时态，本题涉及一般过去时。
二、语法填空
11．When I finally got to the meeting room,the discussion had already come to end.
【答案】an
【解析】【分析】句意：当我终于到达会议室时，讨论已经结束。come to an end固定短语，”结束“，故填an。
【点评】考查冠词，以及固定短语come to an end。
12．It is well known that ancient Greece was a fountain of (wise) and philosophy.
【答案】wisdom
【解析】【分析】句意：众所周知，古希腊是智慧和哲学的源泉。此处名词作介词宾语，wisdom”智慧“，不可数名词，故填wisdom。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作宾语。
13．Ignoring the danger,he rushed into fire to rescue those (trap) in the house.
【答案】trapped
【解析】【分析】句意：他不顾危险，冲进火场营救被困在屋内的人。those与trap在逻辑上构成动宾关系，过去分词表被动，此处作定语，故填trapped。
【点评】考查非谓语动词，本题涉及过去分词作定语。
14．Their inventions have contributed to the development of (electricity) engineering.
【答案】electrical
【解析】【分析】句意：他们的发明为电气工程的发展做出了贡献。此处形容词修饰名词engineering，electrical engineering”电气工程“，故填electrical 。
【点评】考查形容词，本题涉及形容词作定语。
15．When the runners got to the finishing line,all of them were quite out of (breathe).
【答案】breath
【解析】【分析】句意：当跑者到达终点线时，一个个都气喘吁吁。out of breath固定短语，”气喘吁吁，上气不接下气“，故填breath。
【点评】考查名词，以及固定短语out of breath。
16．
He felt too (shock) to move, not believing what had
happened.
【答案】shocked
【解析】【分析】句意：他感到太吃惊了以致他一动不动，不相信所发生的事。设空处作表语，修饰人，故用shocked，表示“吃惊的”，故填shocked。
【点评】考查形容词，本题涉及形容词作表语。
17．
The driverless cars will help reduce traffic accidents are caused by human drivers' mistakes.
【答案】which/ that
【解析】【分析】句意：无人驾驶汽车将会帮助减少由人类司机的错误引起的交通事故。根据句意并分析句子结构可知，先行词为traffic accidents，空处引导定语从句，且在定语从句中作主语，故关系代词用which或that，因此答案为which/ that。
【点评】考查定语从句，本题涉及which/ that引导的限制性定语从句。
18． (strike) by the hurricane, the area had power
cuts, but quickly it was back to normal.
【答案】Struck
【解析】【分析】句意：由于受到飓风的袭击，这个地区停电了，但很快就恢复正常了。分析句子结构可知，主语the area与动词strike之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词，填Struck。
【点评】考查非谓语动词，本题涉及过去分词作原因状语。
19．
The behavior of teachers has a great effect the students.
【答案】on
【解析】【分析】句意：老师的行为对学生有巨大的影响。have a (n) … effect on…固定短语，“对……有……影响”，故填on。
【点评】考查介词，以及固定短语have a (n) … effect on。
20．
Without electricity and the water supply, the town (affect) greatly so far.
【答案】has been affected
【解析】【分析】句意：由于停水停电，这个小镇目前已经受到了很大的影响。根据时间状语so far可知，此处应用现在完成时，且the town与affect之间是动宾关系，应用被动语态，故填has been affected。
【点评】考查时态语态，本题涉及现在完成时的被动语态，
三、完形填空
21．完形填空
At the far end of Islington Road in Newton,
Massachusetts, lives a little girl near and dear to the neighborhood.
Two-year-old Samantha Savitz is （1） ,
but she loves to talk to anyone who （2） sign language.
"She （3） to talk with anybody," said her father,
Raphael. "Yes, her whole
character （4） when it's someone who can communicate with
her," said her mother, Glenda. On the other
hand, if someone can't, that makes Sam just a little （5） .
Her （6） for communication has been painfully clear to
everyone in the neighborhood. Whenever they see her on a walk or in her
yard—and Sam tries to be neighborly—they find themselves at a （7） for words. On their own, Sam's （8） got together, hired (雇佣) a teacher, and are now （9） immersed (专心的) in an
American Sign Language class. The teacher, Rhys McGovern, says this is （10） because a lot of times even the parents of
deaf children don't take （11） to learn sign language.
"But here Sam has a full （12） that's signing and communicating with her and
her family, and it is a （13） story," Rhys said. And he
says this will almost certainly make a （14） Sam.
Her parents say
there aren't （15） in any language to express their thankfulness.
"It's really （16） ," Glenda said. "We are so （17） ," Raphael said. In
fact, they said they're already seeing a （18） in their daughter.
"The first thing
she says to us is 'friend'," said one
neighbor. "I think your （19） would melt (融化) just as mine did," said another
neighbor. What （20） a "good neighborhood" is nothing more
than good neighbors.
（1）A．lonely B．shy C．deaf D．clever
（2）A．knows B．learns C．likes D．hates
（3）A．wants B．remembers C．refuses D．agrees
（4）A．continues B．changes C．appears D．stops
（5）A．shocked B．moved C．calm D．sad
（6）A．concern B．surprise C．wisdom D．hope
（7）A．point B．disadvantage C．loss D．risk
（8）A．friends B．neighbors C．classmates D．relatives
（9）A．finally B．slowly C．suddenly D．fully
（10）A．wonderful B．important C．necessary D．terrible
（11）A．steps B．action C．pains D．time
（12）A．school B．community C．town D．group
（13）A．tiring B．boring C．powerful D．beautiful
（14）A．quieter B．smarter C．happier D．lazier
（15）A．words B．songs C．stories D．efforts
（16）A．worrying B．interesting C．frightening D．touching
（17）A．funny B．poor C．lucky D．clear
（18）A．difference B．difficulty C．choice D．chance
（19）A．heart B．mind C．hand D．head
（20）A．influences B．makes C．affects D．finishes
【答案】（1）C；（2）A；（3）A；（4）B；（5）D；（6）D；（7）C；（8）B；（9）D；（10）A；（11）C；（12）B；（13）D；（14）C；（15）A；（16）D；（17）C；（18）A；（19）A；（20）B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了为与失聪女童能够顺畅沟通，整个社区学用手语的温情故事。
（1）考查形容词。A：lonely“孤独的”；B：shy“羞怯的”；C：deaf“聋的，失聪的”；D：clever “聪明的”。根据下文为了和小女孩交流她的邻居们都学习手语可推知，小女孩是一个失聪的人，故选C。
（2）考查动词。A：knows“知道”；B：learns“学习”；C：likes“喜欢”；D：hates “讨厌”。根据下文中的“… when it's someone who can communicate with her”可知，她喜欢和懂得手语的人交流，故选A。
（3）考查动词。A：wants“想要”；B：remembers“记得”；C：refuses“拒绝”；D：agrees“同意”。 根据上文中的“… but she loves to talk to anyone”可知，她想和人们交流，故选A。
（4）考查动词。A：continues“继续”；B：changes“改变”；C：appears“出现”；D：stops “停止”。根据语境可知，小女孩喜欢和别人交流，当人们能和她交流时，她整个人都变了。故选B。
（5）考查形容词。句意：当别人不能和她交流时，她会感到有点难过。A：shocked“震惊的”；B：moved“感动的”；C：calm“镇静的”；D：sad “悲伤的”。故选D。
（6）考查名词。A：concern“关心”；B：surprise“惊讶”；C：wisdom“智慧”；D：hope “希望，期望”。根据下文中的“Whenever they see her on a walk or in her yard—and Sam tries to be neighborly”可知，她特别希望能和别人交流。故选D。
（7）考查名词。A：point“点”；B：disadvantage“不利”；C：loss“损失”；D：risk“冒险”。 邻居们集体去学习手语，是因为小女孩在和他们交流时，他们总是不知所措，不知道说什么。at a loss for words“不知说什么好”，故选C。
（8）考查名词。A：friends“朋友”；B：neighbors“邻居”；C：classmates“同学”；D：relatives“亲戚”。 根据下文中的“… a ‘good neighborhood' is nothing more than good neighbors”可知，她的邻居们一起去学手语，故选B。
（9）考查副词。A：finally“终于”；B：slowly“慢慢地”；C：suddenly“突然”；D：fully“完全地”。 邻居们为了和小女孩交流，完全专注于学习手语，故选D
（10）考查形容词。A：wonderful“令人惊奇的，令人赞叹的”；B：important“重要的”；C：necessary“必要的”；D：terrible “糟糕的”。手语老师对这件事评价很高，认为这件事是令人赞叹的。故选A。
（11）考查名词。A：steps“步骤，步伐”；B：action“行动”；C：pains“痛苦”；D：time“时间”。即使是失聪孩子的父母也不会煞费苦心地去学习手语。take pains to do sth.固定短语，“煞费苦心做某事”，故选C。
（12）考查名词。A：school“学校”；B：community“社区”；C：town“城镇”；D：group “组”。根据上文可知，为了和小女孩交流，她的邻居们都去学手语，这里是说一整个社区都会手语，故选B。
（13）考查形容词。A：tiring“令人疲倦的”；B：boring“令人烦的”；C：powerful“强大的”；D：beautiful“漂亮的”。 全社区为一个失聪的小女孩学习手语，这是一个美丽的故事，故选D。
（14）考查形容词。A：quieter“更安静的”；B：smarter“更聪明的”；C：happier“更高兴的”；D：lazier “更懒的”。根据上文中的“… but she loves to talk to anyone”并结合句意可知，能够和所有邻居交流，小女孩会更高兴，故选C。
（15）考查名词。A：words“单词，话语”；B：songs“歌曲”；C：stories“故事”；D：efforts “努力”。根据“… in any language to express their thankfulness”可知，任何语言都不能表达他们的感谢，故选A。
（16）考查形容词。A：worrying“令人担心的”；B：interesting“有趣的”；C：frightening“令人害怕的”；D：touching “感人的”。根据上文中的“… in any language to express their thankfulness”可知，这件事让Sam的父母很感动，故选D。
（17）考查形容词。A：funny“好笑的”；B：poor“贫穷的”；C：lucky“幸运的”；D：clear “清楚的”。根据语境可知，小女孩的家人觉得他们很幸运有这么好的邻居。故选C。
（18）考查名词。A：difference“变化，不同”；B：difficulty“困难”；C：choice“选择”；D：chance“机会”。 家人在小女孩身上看到了变化和不同，故选A。
（19）考查名词。A：heart“心”；B：mind“思维”；C：hand“手”；D：head “头”。根据上文中的“The first thing she says to us is ‘friend'”可知，小女孩和邻居说的第一句话是朋友，邻居的心都快融化了，故选A。
（20）考查动词。A：influences“影响”；B：makes“使，形成”；C：affects“影响”；D：finishes“完成”。 没有什么比好的邻居更能形成好的社区，故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
四、阅读理解
22．阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。
On
the day the tornado hit, there was no sign that the fierce weather was on its
way —the sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first warning my husband,
Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p.m., from some text on the TV Jimmy
was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we
changed the channel from the national television to our local Pensacola,
Florida, station.
Soon
the tornado was on top of us. It was the loudest thing I had ever heard. The
house shook, and the power went out. And the wind began to roar (咆哮) through the house, most likely through windows and the door to our
garage. Everything was moving. And the back wall of the house came off and flew
into the darkness outside. We had three flights of steps to get to the
storeroom down there, the relative safety of the first floor.
I
didn't know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there was
no floor as the wind lifted me off my feet. As we finally reached the last
flight of steps, our front door blew open. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree
branch (树枝) flew over our heads, missing
us by inches.
By
the time I reached the storeroom, the tornado had been over us for about a
minute, Jimmy pushed me down to the storeroom floor, but he couldn't get inside
himself because of the wind. I held Jimmy's arm as the tornado blew the door
open. My knees were full of glass, but I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy
would have flown right out of the house.
All
of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet. I thought he was gone. And then
everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I
couldn't believe it was over. Our neighbor said the storm lasted four minutes.
In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely
destroyed. Luckily, none of us were seriously injured.
（1）Where did the couple learn about the coming fierce weather
A．From the dark sky.
B．From the radio station.
C．From the news report on TV.
D．From the text sent by their neighbors.
（2）What can we infer from Paragraph 2 about the couple
A．They had no place to hide.
B．They tried to get out of the house.
C．Their garage was blown into pieces.
D．Their house was badly destroyed.
（3）What do we know about Jimmy when the author reached the storeroom
A．He was in great danger. B．He flew out of the house.
C．He was seriously injured. D．He got inside the storeroom.
（4）What is the best title of this text
A．The tornado hitting Florida
B．A couple stopping a disaster
C．The wind roaring through the house
D．A couple keeping alive from a disaster
【答案】（1）C
（2）D
（3）A
（4）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者和丈夫遭遇龙卷风的袭击，不离不弃相互扶持最终幸运存活下来并且都没有受伤的故事。
（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“The first warning... from some text on the TV Jimmy was watching”可知，作者和丈夫是从电视上的新闻报道中得知龙卷风的消息的，故选C。
（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“And the back wall of the house came off and flew into the darkness outside”可知，他们的房子损坏严重，故选D。
（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out of the house”可知，Jimmy差点被吹飞了，因此，Jimmy处于危险之中，故选A。
（4）考查主旨大意。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了作者和丈夫遭遇龙卷风的袭击，不离不弃相互扶持最终幸运存活下来的故事。故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。
23．阅读理解
Each year more than 2 500 people die and 12
600 are injured in home fires just in the United States, with direct property
loss because of home fires at about $ 7.3 billion. Every day Americans
experience the horror of fires, but most people don't understand fires.
To protect yourself, it is important to
learn something about home fires.
In less than 30 seconds a small flame (火焰) can get completely out of control and turn into a major fire. It
only takes minutes for thick black smoke to fill a house or for it to be in
flames. Most deadly fires happen in the home when people are asleep. If you
realize a fire, you won't have time to take valuables because the fire spreads
too quickly and the smoke is too thick. The fire uses up the oxygen (氧气) you need and produces smoke and poisonous (有毒的) gases that kill. Breathing even small amounts of smoke and
poisonous gases can make you tired and sleepy, and short of breath. The smoke
can cause you to be a deep sleeper before the flames reach your door. You may
not wake up in time to escape.
Room temperatures in a fire can be 100
degrees at floor level and rise to 600 degrees at eye level. Breathing in this
super-hot air will burn your lungs. It can melt clothes to your skin. In five
minutes, a room can get so hot that everything in it starts to burn at once.
Fires are bright at first, but quickly
produce black smoke and complete darkness. If you wake up to a fire you may be
blinded, confused about where you are or which direction you should go in and
unable to find your way around the home you've lived in for years.
Only when we know the true nature of fires
can we prepare our families and ourselves.
（1）How does the first paragraph develop
A．By raising questions. B．By listing reasons.
C．By expressing opinions. D．By giving examples.
（2）What can we infer from the third paragraph
A．It is necessary to escape in time.
B．It is important to find poisonous gases.
C．It is impossible to keep away from smoke.
D．It is dangerous to stay away from the door.
（3）How does black smoke trouble us
A．Causing us to feel hopeless.
B．Making our faces turn black.
C．Getting us to lose our ways.
D．Forcing us to walk around the home.
（4）What does the text mainly tell us
A．Different processes of home fires.
B．Some basic knowledge of home fires.
C．Great damage of home fires in the USA
D．Some good ways to prevent home fires.
【答案】（1）D
（2）A
（3）C
（4）B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，为了保护你自己，重要的是要学习一些有关家庭火灾的知识。
（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段可知，这里主要以美国为例说明家庭火灾的危害以及其影响，故选D。
（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“In less than 30 seconds a small flame (火焰) can get completely out of control and turn into a major fire. It only takes minutes for thick black smoke to fill a house”；以及“You may not wake up in time to escape”可知，这里是说要及时逃生。所以选A。
（3）考查推理判断。根据第五段中的“… may be blinded, confused about where you are or which direction you should go in and unable to find your way”可知，黑烟使我们不知道自己所在的位置，不知道往哪个方向走，故选C。
（4）考查主旨大意。根据第二段中的“learn something about home fires”可知，本文主要介绍为了更好地保护自己，需要了解家庭火灾的基本特性，故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，考生需要根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。
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Unit 4 Period 2 Reading and Thinking 分层练习
语言能力 掌握新词汇并理解长难句。
学习能力 采用略读策略获取段落大意。
思维品质 深层理解文本中拟人的手法，思考灾难带来的启示。
文化意识 在灾难面前，只有团结一致，才能战胜无情灾难。
一、单词拼写
1．The new leader hopes to u the country.
2．They are at the end of their food s .
3．The bridge was d so we couldn't get across the river.
4．The disease a fully 30 p of the population.
5．Human beings need food, clothing and s .
6．The plate had a c in it.
7．Three people were killed and five injured in the c .
8．Some women see marriage as a t .
9．The guide conducted us around the r of the ancient city.
10．He s the accident with no broken bones.
二、语法填空
11．When I finally got to the meeting room,the discussion had already come to end.
12．It is well known that ancient Greece was a fountain of (wise) and philosophy.
13．Ignoring the danger,he rushed into fire to rescue those (trap) in the house.
14．Their inventions have contributed to the development of (electricity) engineering.
15．When the runners got to the finishing line,all of them were quite out of (breathe).
16．
He felt too (shock) to move, not believing what had
happened.
17．
The driverless cars will help reduce traffic accidents are caused by human drivers' mistakes.
18． (strike) by the hurricane, the area had power
cuts, but quickly it was back to normal.
19．
The behavior of teachers has a great effect the students.
20．
Without electricity and the water supply, the town (affect) greatly so far.
三、完形填空
21．完形填空
At the far end of Islington Road in Newton,
Massachusetts, lives a little girl near and dear to the neighborhood.
Two-year-old Samantha Savitz is （1） ,
but she loves to talk to anyone who （2） sign language.
"She （3） to talk with anybody," said her father,
Raphael. "Yes, her whole
character （4） when it's someone who can communicate with
her," said her mother, Glenda. On the other
hand, if someone can't, that makes Sam just a little （5） .
Her （6） for communication has been painfully clear to
everyone in the neighborhood. Whenever they see her on a walk or in her
yard—and Sam tries to be neighborly—they find themselves at a （7） for words. On their own, Sam's （8） got together, hired (雇佣) a teacher, and are now （9） immersed (专心的) in an
American Sign Language class. The teacher, Rhys McGovern, says this is （10） because a lot of times even the parents of
deaf children don't take （11） to learn sign language.
"But here Sam has a full （12） that's signing and communicating with her and
her family, and it is a （13） story," Rhys said. And he
says this will almost certainly make a （14） Sam.
Her parents say
there aren't （15） in any language to express their thankfulness.
"It's really （16） ," Glenda said. "We are so （17） ," Raphael said. In
fact, they said they're already seeing a （18） in their daughter.
"The first thing
she says to us is 'friend'," said one
neighbor. "I think your （19） would melt (融化) just as mine did," said another
neighbor. What （20） a "good neighborhood" is nothing more
than good neighbors.
（1）A．lonely B．shy C．deaf D．clever
（2）A．knows B．learns C．likes D．hates
（3）A．wants B．remembers C．refuses D．agrees
（4）A．continues B．changes C．appears D．stops
（5）A．shocked B．moved C．calm D．sad
（6）A．concern B．surprise C．wisdom D．hope
（7）A．point B．disadvantage C．loss D．risk
（8）A．friends B．neighbors C．classmates D．relatives
（9）A．finally B．slowly C．suddenly D．fully
（10）A．wonderful B．important C．necessary D．terrible
（11）A．steps B．action C．pains D．time
（12）A．school B．community C．town D．group
（13）A．tiring B．boring C．powerful D．beautiful
（14）A．quieter B．smarter C．happier D．lazier
（15）A．words B．songs C．stories D．efforts
（16）A．worrying B．interesting C．frightening D．touching
（17）A．funny B．poor C．lucky D．clear
（18）A．difference B．difficulty C．choice D．chance
（19）A．heart B．mind C．hand D．head
（20）A．influences B．makes C．affects D．finishes
四、阅读理解
22．阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。
On
the day the tornado hit, there was no sign that the fierce weather was on its
way —the sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first warning my husband,
Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p.m., from some text on the TV Jimmy
was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we
changed the channel from the national television to our local Pensacola,
Florida, station.
Soon
the tornado was on top of us. It was the loudest thing I had ever heard. The
house shook, and the power went out. And the wind began to roar (咆哮) through the house, most likely through windows and the door to our
garage. Everything was moving. And the back wall of the house came off and flew
into the darkness outside. We had three flights of steps to get to the
storeroom down there, the relative safety of the first floor.
I
didn't know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there was
no floor as the wind lifted me off my feet. As we finally reached the last
flight of steps, our front door blew open. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree
branch (树枝) flew over our heads, missing
us by inches.
By
the time I reached the storeroom, the tornado had been over us for about a
minute, Jimmy pushed me down to the storeroom floor, but he couldn't get inside
himself because of the wind. I held Jimmy's arm as the tornado blew the door
open. My knees were full of glass, but I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy
would have flown right out of the house.
All
of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet. I thought he was gone. And then
everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I
couldn't believe it was over. Our neighbor said the storm lasted four minutes.
In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely
destroyed. Luckily, none of us were seriously injured.
（1）Where did the couple learn about the coming fierce weather
A．From the dark sky.
B．From the radio station.
C．From the news report on TV.
D．From the text sent by their neighbors.
（2）What can we infer from Paragraph 2 about the couple
A．They had no place to hide.
B．They tried to get out of the house.
C．Their garage was blown into pieces.
D．Their house was badly destroyed.
（3）What do we know about Jimmy when the author reached the storeroom
A．He was in great danger. B．He flew out of the house.
C．He was seriously injured. D．He got inside the storeroom.
（4）What is the best title of this text
A．The tornado hitting Florida
B．A couple stopping a disaster
C．The wind roaring through the house
D．A couple keeping alive from a disaster
23．阅读理解
Each year more than 2 500 people die and 12
600 are injured in home fires just in the United States, with direct property
loss because of home fires at about $ 7.3 billion. Every day Americans
experience the horror of fires, but most people don't understand fires.
To protect yourself, it is important to
learn something about home fires.
In less than 30 seconds a small flame (火焰) can get completely out of control and turn into a major fire. It
only takes minutes for thick black smoke to fill a house or for it to be in
flames. Most deadly fires happen in the home when people are asleep. If you
realize a fire, you won't have time to take valuables because the fire spreads
too quickly and the smoke is too thick. The fire uses up the oxygen (氧气) you need and produces smoke and poisonous (有毒的) gases that kill. Breathing even small amounts of smoke and
poisonous gases can make you tired and sleepy, and short of breath. The smoke
can cause you to be a deep sleeper before the flames reach your door. You may
not wake up in time to escape.
Room temperatures in a fire can be 100
degrees at floor level and rise to 600 degrees at eye level. Breathing in this
super-hot air will burn your lungs. It can melt clothes to your skin. In five
minutes, a room can get so hot that everything in it starts to burn at once.
Fires are bright at first, but quickly
produce black smoke and complete darkness. If you wake up to a fire you may be
blinded, confused about where you are or which direction you should go in and
unable to find your way around the home you've lived in for years.
Only when we know the true nature of fires
can we prepare our families and ourselves.
（1）How does the first paragraph develop
A．By raising questions. B．By listing reasons.
C．By expressing opinions. D．By giving examples.
（2）What can we infer from the third paragraph
A．It is necessary to escape in time.
B．It is important to find poisonous gases.
C．It is impossible to keep away from smoke.
D．It is dangerous to stay away from the door.
（3）How does black smoke trouble us
A．Causing us to feel hopeless.
B．Making our faces turn black.
C．Getting us to lose our ways.
D．Forcing us to walk around the home.
（4）What does the text mainly tell us
A．Different processes of home fires.
B．Some basic knowledge of home fires.
C．Great damage of home fires in the USA
D．Some good ways to prevent home fires.
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