Unit 4 Earthquakes
My earthquake story
My name is Mahnaz Bibi and I'm from a village of Muzaffarabad，Azad Kashmir.We were living a happy and comfortable life.I had my husband Mukhtar Ali and a son Mushahid Ali.Mushahid was the whole world for me.
On October 8th，I came out of my house after feeding Mushahid to do some work out there.I was working when the earth started shaking from north to west.I had never felt this kind of earthquake before.When I came to my senses I ran back to my house to save my son，as he was sleeping in the room.There was nothing but the debris(残骸)of my house.I started crying loudly and asked the neighbours to help search for my child.I was praying(祈祷)to God to save my child from this disaster，but after three hours of my prayers，I lost my whole world.There was no one to bury Mushahid's body because everyone was burying their own children.We buried him on the 9th of October and suffered from rain the whole night.
A few days later we left our village，because there was nothing left for us.We travelled a long distance over the mountains.In the end，we reached Muzaffarabad，Azad Kashmir and got shelter in the Ajaz Gillani Relief Tent Village.
【词海拾贝】
1．come to one's senses清醒过来，冷静下来
2．search for寻找，搜索
3．suffer from遭受，忍受
4．in the end最后，终于
5．get shelter得到住处，得以避难
【问题思考】
1．Why did the author leave her village?
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答案：Because there was nothing left for her.
2．What would you do if you felt an earthquake?
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答案：I would find a safety place or open field.
Ⅰ.将单词与其正确释义配对
1．burst A．vi.爆裂；爆发
n．突然破裂；爆发
2．ruin B．vt.破坏；毁坏；消灭
3．injure C．vt.埋葬；掩埋；隐藏
4．destroy D．n.废墟；毁灭
vt.使破产；毁灭
5．shock E．vt.损害；伤害
6．rescue F．vt.&vi.(使)震惊；震动
n．休克；打击；震惊
7．trap G．vt.使陷入困境n.陷阱；困境
8．bury H．n.灾难；灾祸
9．disaster I．n.&vt.援救；营救
10．electricity J．n.电；电流；电学
答案：1.A 2.D 3.E 4.B 5.F 6.I 7.G 8.C
9．H 10.J
Ⅱ.根据所给汉语提示写出单词
1．________n．地震
________n．地震；震动
2．________vi.爆裂；爆发 n．突然破裂；爆发
3．________n．废墟；毁灭 vt.毁灭；使破产
4．________n．苦难；痛苦
5．________adj.极度的
6．________vt.损害；伤害
7．________vt.毁坏；破坏；消灭
8．________adj.无用的；无效的；无益的
________adj.有用的
9．________n．休克；震惊；打击 vt.&vi.(使)震惊；震动
10．________vt.&n.救援；营救
11．________vt.使陷入困境；n.陷阱；困境
12．________n．灾难；灾祸
13．________vt.埋葬；掩埋；隐藏
14．________n．遮蔽处；避身处；掩蔽
15．________n．记者
答案：1.earthquake quake 2.burst 3.ruin
4．suffering 5.extreme 6.injure 7.destroy 8.useless useful 9.shock 10.rescue 11.trap 12.disaster 13.bury 14.shelter 15.reporter
Ⅲ.根据英语释义写出单词
1．________：stick，sth is long
2．________：loss；destroy
3．________：make sb feel frightened
4．________：say sth good to celebrate
5．________：say sth about one's view；one kind of train which travels fast
6．________：the person who rides the bike
答案：1.bar 2.damage 3.frighten 4.congratulate
5．express 6.cyclist
Ⅳ.选词填空(注意形式的变化)
be pleased；be proud of；give away；be known as；express one's thanks；right away；at an end；in ruins；dig out；as usual；instead of
1．My holiday is________and I must go back to work tomorrow.
答案：at an end
2．____________being annoyed，he seemed quite pleased.
答案：Instead of
3．We are expecting to__________some important facts.
答案：dig out
4．Years of fighting have left that country_________．
答案：in ruins
5．______________，she had bread and an egg for breakfast yesterday.
答案：As usual
6．Listen！There sounds the thunder.Let's go home ______．
答案：right away
7．Do you want to let your family，your friends and yourself____________you and your work?
答案：be proud of
8．Lu Xun____________a great writer and thinker.
答案：is known as
9．I want to____________to you for your great help.
答案：express my thanks
10．I____________to do business with you.
答案：am pleased
Ⅴ.领会句子所用的句型并译成汉语
1．It seemed as if the world was at an end!
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答案：仿佛到了世界末日！
2．All hope was not lost.
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答案：不是所有的希望都破灭了。
3．Never before in history has a city been so completely destroyed.
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答案：在历史上从来没有一座城市像这样完全被毁过。
4．Amazing as it may seem，Wednesday night was a quiet night.
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答案：尽管它似乎有些令人吃惊，但是星期三的晚上是一个恬静之夜。
课文表层理解
Ⅰ.根据课文内容判断正(T)误(F)
1．Before July 28th，1976，strange things happened in the countryside of northwest Hebei.
(F)
2．When the earthquake happened in Hebei，one－third of the nation could feel it.
(T)
3．The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 4，000，000.
(F)
4．Another big quake shook Tangshan while rescue workers and doctors were saving the people trapped.
(T)
5．Animals like cows，pigs and chickens as well as people suffered a lot in the earthquake.
(T)
6．Soldiers were sent to Tangshan to offer their help to get water，food and electricity.
(F)
Ⅱ.读课文回答问题
1．How long did the earthquake last?
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答案：About 15 seconds.
2．Fresh water was taken to the city by train，truck and plane，why?
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答案：Because dams and wells were useless.
3．What was the result of the earthquake?
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答案：The whole city lay in ruins.
4．What does the last sentence“Slowly，the city began to breathe again.”mean?
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答案：The city returned to normal gradually.
Ⅲ.根据课文内容完成表格
Tangshan Earthquake
Before the
earthquake
·The water in the village wells 1.________again and again.The well walls had deep cracks in them，of 2.________a smelly gas came out.
·Animals in the farmyards became so nervous 3.________not to eat.Even the sound of planes could 4.________and the water pipes cracked and 5.________.
During the
earthquake
At 3：42 am. everything began to 6.________．A huge crack with eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide 7.________in the ground，and hard hills of rock became rivers of 8.________．
Damages
of the
earthquake
Over 400，000 people were killed or 9.________in the earthquake.And many children became orphans.Nearly everything was 10.________.
答案：1.rose and fell 2.which 3.as 4.be heard
5．burst 6.shake 7.appeared 8.dirt 9.injured 10.destroyed
课文深层理解
Ⅰ.根据课文内容填空
The passage mainly talks about a/an________that happened in________in________．
答案：earthquake Tangshan 1976
Ⅱ.根据课文内容匹配段落大意
1．Para 1 A．Damage caused by the earthquake
2．Paras 2～3 B．Rescue after the earthquake
3．Para 4 C．Signs before the earthquake
答案：1.C 2.A 3.B
Ⅲ.单项选择
1．The last sentence in Paragraph 1 implies that
________．
A．the survivors didn't think too much of the
earthquake
B．the survivors were made to lose their sense by the sudden big earthquake
C．the survivors didn't realize that a terrible earthquake happened in such a short time
D．the survivors didn't think an earthquake could bring such great damage
答案：C
2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Many soldiers helped to rescue the people who were trapped under the ruins.
B．If the earthquake had happened during the daytime，it wouldn't have caused so many deaths.
C．People of Tangshan cared much about the strange events before the earthquake.
D．The earthquake was also felt in Beijing.
答案：C
3．What is the number of people who were killed or injured during the earthquake?
A．400，000. B．150，000.
C．10，000. D．50，000.
答案：A
4．The title“A night the earth didn't sleep”means________．
A．the earth was awake all night long
B．people on the earth couldn't fall asleep that night
C．the earth shook like crazy that night
D．animals on the earth would not sleep that night
答案：C
如何写新闻报道
一、英文新闻报道通常包括以下四个部分
1．标题：标题是新闻的题目，是编辑对最有新闻价值内容的浓缩、概括。为了撷取新闻要点、诠释新闻意义、吸引读者阅读，好的标题应该简洁明了。
2．导语：导语是消息开头的第一段或第一句话，它扼要地揭示出消息的核心内容。
3．主体：主体是消息的主要部分，它用充足的事实表现主题，是对导语内容的进一步展开和阐释。主体要根据不同内容运用适当句型对新闻细节进行描述。
4．结束语：一般是最后一句话或者一段话，通常对全文内容做概括性的总结。有时，作者根据报道在结束语中提出令人深思的问题。
二、常用句型
1．陈述事实常用的句型：
A terrible storm hit/stuck...
It was a cool autumn night...
With the help of...
2．陈述观点常用的词组：
Clearly/Obviously...
In my opinion...
It seemed that...
3．揭示原因的表达方式：
Because.../Because of...
Since...
fortunately
what's worse
4．总结全文的句型：
In a word，...
To draw a conclusion，...
I believe...
5月1日，高二(3)班的学生志愿者Li Yue和Zhang Hua去阳光敬老院(Sunshine Nursing Home)开展志愿者活动(送水果、打扫、聊天等)。假如你是校英语报的记者，请按下列要点用英语写一则100词左右的新闻报道。内容包括：
1．时间、地点、人物、活动。
2．老人们的反应。
3．简短评论。
注意：报道的标题和记者姓名已给出。
Student volunteers brought sunshine to the elderly
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By Chen Jie，School Newspaper
【审题谋篇】
第一步 明确要求
这是要求写一篇新闻报道，基本事件内容已经给出，对于写作内容也有具体的要求，基本按照翻译的原则也能够顺利把文章的基本结构写出，但是应该特别注意新闻报道的基本格式和语言规范，写作中应从新闻报道的角度进行陈述，并且做出客观的评价。
第二步 确定段落
Para 1 写新闻基本内容，导语应尽量简短，把基本事件介绍出来。紧接着具体描述新闻事件的具体内容。
Para 2 老人们的反应。
Para 3 简短的评论。
第三步 提炼要点
本文可能会运用以下词汇和短语：
1．did some voluntary work做一些义务性工作
2．upon their arrival他们一到达
3．presented the elderly with flowers and fruits向老人们赠送花和水果
4．chatting with与……聊天
5．such a beautiful day如此美好的一天
6．enriched their own lives丰富了他们自己的生活
第四步 句式升级
句式从一般表达向高级表达过渡：
1．他们到达时受到了热烈的欢迎。
(一般表达)They were welcomed when they arrived.
(高级表达)Upon their arrival，Li Yue and Zhang Hua were warmly welcomed.
2．他们给老人送去了鲜花和水果。
(一般表达)They gave the elderly flowers and fruits.
(高级表达)They presented the elderly with flowers and fruits.
3．他们既给别人带去了欢乐也丰富了自己的生活。
(一般表达)They not only make others happy but also make their own life colourful.
(高级表达)What they did has brought joy to others and enriched their own lives.
【范文赏析】
Student volunteers brought sunshine to the elderly
On May Day，Li Yue and Zhang Hua，students from Class Three，Grade Two，went to Sunshine Nursing Home and did some voluntary work.Upon their arrival，Li Yue and Zhang Hua were warmly welcomed，and respectfully，they presented the elderly with flowers and fruits.Then，they started working at once，cleaning the windows and sweeping the floor.Everything done，they sat in the yard chatting with the elderly people.
When it was time for the volunteers to leave，the elderly people thanked them for their kindness.They said it was such a beautiful day that they would remember it forever.
Li Yue and Zhang Hua were very happy.What they did has brought joy to others and enriched their own lives.
By Chen Jie，School Newspaper
【亮点点评】
该范文结构完整，作者首先按照新闻报道的基本格式要求，用简短的导语介绍了事件的基本信息，然后具体介绍事件过程和具体细节，接着对老人们的反应做了细致介绍，最后对青少年的志愿行为做出评价，要点齐全，语言规范地道，环环相扣，逻辑井然，一气呵成。连接词运用熟练，逻辑性强。在句式上，作者巧妙地使用了大量的定语从句、宾语从句、状语从句等句式，亮点频出，表达形式多样。总之，该范文是一篇朗朗上口的优秀范文，值得考生学习。
写一篇新闻报道
根据最近举行的“拯救地球大会”，写一篇新闻报道，内容包括：
1．会议上周六结束，会议持续5天，来自50多个国家的200多位专家、科学家和政府官员参加。
2．会议的主题是：污染、人口增长和森林保护等。
3．会议号召人们采取措施，拯救人类居住的地球。
注意：(1)词数：100词左右；
(2)题目和首句已给出，不计入总词数。
“Saving the Earth”Conference
“Saving the Earth”Conference came to a close last Saturday.___
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答案：
“Saving_the_Earth”Conference
“Saving_the_Earth”Conference_came_ to_a_close _last_ Saturday.The five－day conference was attended by more than two hundred experts，scientists and government officials from more than fifty countries.
The subjects discussed at the meeting include：pollution，population and the protection of forests and wildlife.80 papers were read.The main speakers spoke on different subjects.
The conference urges the government of all countries to take necessary measures to get rid of pollution，to control population growth and to increase the average of tree planting.It calls on the people of the world to take good care of the earth，making it a home forever fitting for us to live in.
A级 基础过关
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
在句中空白处填上适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
1．Li Ping's brother is too young________(join)the army.
答案：to join
2．The storm________(ruin)the crops and the farmers lost their hope.
答案：ruined
3．The hunter digged________the fox from the hole.
答案：out
4．When he heard the news he burst________crying.
答案：out
5．The________(shock)accident was a great shock for us.
答案：shocking
6．________(judge)from the look of sky，it seems to be clear up.
答案：Judging
7．The year is at________end.The Spring Festival is on the way.
答案：an
8．The number of the students standing outside_____(be)about twenty.
答案：is
9．He doesn't speak English as________(fluent)as she.
答案：fluently
10．A person ________e－mail account is full won't be able to send or receive any e－mails.
答案：whose
Ⅱ.选词填空(注意形式的变化)
right away；think little of；at an end；in ruins；the number of；tens of thousands of；be trapped；soon after；dig out；as if
1．The long hard winter was at last________．
答案：at an end
2．When the accident happened，________people trapped under the mine reached 100.
答案：the number of
3．________people including the old and the young were buried under the ruins of the buildings after the earthquake.
答案：Tens of thousands of
4．Black clouds are gathering in the sky；it looks________it's going to rain.
答案：as if
5．You'd better go to the teachers' office________，for our maths teacher has been looking for you.
答案：right away
6．The old castle now lies________．Obviously，it is in need of repair.
答案：in ruins
7．Julia felt________in a dead end job.
答案：trapped
8．The people here________walking ten miles，for they walk to work every day.
答案：think little of
9．Everybody in the town knew the news________the singing star was accused of not paying tax.
答案：soon after
10．We had to__________the car__________of the snow.
答案：dig out
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．The box was____________for me__________．
箱子太重了，我举不起来。
答案：too heavy to lift
2．____________________the meeting never ended.
看起来会议好像没完没了。
答案：It seems as if
3．All that glitters____________________．
发光的东西并非都是金子。
答案：is not gold
4．Uncle Li has two sons，_________________serve in the army.
李叔叔有两个儿子，他俩都在部队服役。
答案：both of whom
5．I ________________ a novel ________ I heard a knock at the door.
我正在看小说，这时我听见敲门声。
答案：was reading when
B级 能力提升
Ⅰ.阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Be honest.That's what you have to do on Honesty Day.It would be great if we were all honest every day of the year.It's good that there is a day to encourage honesty.M Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day.He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fool's Day，which celebrate lies.On Honesty Day，anyone may ask you any question and you should give a true and honest answer.That means that you have knowledge of Honesty Day.
M Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies.He said in his book that almost all persons lie about 200 times a day.In our daily life，a typical(典型的)life for a man is “I did not drink that much” and for a woman is “Nothing is wrong，I'm fine.” It is found that nurses are the most honest people，while sales people and politicians(政客)are the biggest liars．
Every Honesty Day，M Hirsh Goldberg hands out prizes to honest people.
【语篇理解】 4月的第一天是愚人节，那最后一天是什么节呢？诚实节。文章介绍了这一节日。
1．M Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day to________．
A．celebrate lies B．ask questions
C．encourage honesty D．hand out prizes
解析：细节理解题。根据首段第四句“It's good that there is a day to encourage honesty.”可知答案。
答案：C
2．According to the passage，________are the most honest people.
A．nurses B．sales people
C．politicians D．all men
解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的倒数第一句“nurses are the most honest people”可知答案。
答案：A
3．Which of the following is Honesty Day?
A．April 1st. B．April 30th.
C．April 20th. D．April 10th.
解析：细节理解题。根据首段中的“He chose the last day of April...”可知答案。
答案：B
4．The underlined word“liars” probably means
“________”．
A．获利者 B．影响者
C．说谎者 D．领导者
解析：词义猜测题。根据“nurses are the most honest people，while...”可知，护士是最诚实的人，while在此处表示“转折”，因此liars的意思是C项。
答案：C
Ⅱ.七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips for cooking on a tight schedule
From my experience，there are three main reasons why people don't cook more often：ability，money，and time.__1__Money is a topic I'll save for another day.So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen.Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule：
·Think ahead.The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I'm already hungry and there's nothing ready to eat.So think ahead of the coming week.When will you have time to cook？Do you have the right materials already？__2__
·Make your time worth it.When you do find time to cook a meal，make the most of it and save yourself time later on.Are you making one loaf of bread？__3__It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something.So save yourself the effort for a future meal.
·__4__This may surprise you，but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation.It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule.The more you learn and the more you try，the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.
Hopefully that gives you a good start.__5__And don't let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!
A．Try new things.
B．Ability is easily improved.
C．Make three or four instead.
D．Understand your food better.
E．Cooking is a burden for many people.
F．Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.
G．A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.
答案：1.B 2.G 3.C 4.A 5.F
Ⅲ.完形填 空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Years ago，if a teenager had some problems in her life，she might go home and write it in her diary.Now a teenager with__1__problems might go onto the Internet and write about her problems in a blog(博客)．In many ways，a diary and a blog are very__2__．So what makes blogging different from writing in a(n)__3__diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more__4__than a diary.Usually a teenager treats her diary like a book full of__5__that she does not want to__6__．
It's interesting that someone who writes in a blog__7__a diary will probably write nearly the same information.
I have a little sister，and sometimes I go online to read her__8__．She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test.__9__I was her age，I wrote about the same things，but__10__in my diary.Then after I had finished writing，I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was__11__that my sister might read it.
The biggest__12__with blogging is that anyone can read what you write.If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something__13__about her in my diary she would never know.__14__，if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend，that friend__15__read her blog and get a “cry”．
There are also__16__to blogging，of course.If I felt sad one day and wrote in my diary，“Nobody cares about me.”__17__would know about it.However，if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog，her best friends would__18__ respond(回应) and tell her how much they__19__her.Blogs help people__20__in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.
【语篇解读】 文章主要比较了在电脑上写博客与在日记本里写日记的区别。
1．A．the same B．troublesome
C．difficult D．daily
解析：此处指青少年现在遇到和几年前一样的问题。
答案：A
2．A．familiar B．special
C．similar D．different
解析：日记和博客在许多方面存在不同之处。下句中的“blogging different from writing”也是提示。
答案：D
3．A．personal B．ordinary
C．common D．traditional
解析：此处表达博客与传统日记的区别。traditional表示“传统的”，符合句意。
答案：D
4．A．attractive B．public
C．convenient D．quick
解析：通过下一句和下文内容，当“我”写完日记时，“我”想把它藏起来，可知博客应该是比较公开化的。
答案：B
5．A．thoughts B．puzzles
C．mysteries D．secrets
解析：日记记录的都是个人秘密。
答案：D
6．A．tell B．share
C．publish D．solve
解析：既然是秘密，就不愿和别人“分享”。
答案：B
7．A．instead of B．as well as
C．in favor of D．in spite of
解析：此处强调的是写“博客”的人而不是写“日记”的人，故选A。as well as也；in favour of支持；in spite of尽管。
答案：A
8．A．blog B．diary
C．report D．web
解析：从上下文看，“我”的妹妹是喜欢写“博客”的。
答案：A
9．A．Although B．Since
C．When D．Because
解析：when引导时间状语从句，表示“当我和妹妹一样大时”。
答案：C
10．A．only B．already
C．still D．never
解析：“我”只能把自己遇到的事写在日记里。
答案：A
11．A．angry B．concerned
C．glad D．worried
解析：“我”把日记藏起来，因为担心会被妹妹看到。
答案：D
12．A．problem B．doubt
C．trouble D．mistake
解析：从下文看，博客的内容具有公开性，如果说别人的坏话会伤害别人的感情，因此，此处介绍的是博客的“问题”。
答案：A
13．A．pleasant B．wrong
C．mean D．funny
解析：从下文伤害别人的感情可以看出，是说别人的坏话，mean此处是形容词，表示“恶意的，不善良的”，符合句意。
答案：C
14．A．Besides B．However
C．Therefore D．Then
解析：在日记中写别人的坏话，别人不会知道，而写博客不同，前后转折，故选B。
答案：B
15．A．should B．will
C．must D．might
解析：在博客上写别人的坏话“可能会”被看到。
答案：D
16．A．reasons B．disadvantages
C．shortcomings D．advantages
解析：前面说博客的问题，后面说它的好处。
答案：D
17．A．Everyone B．No one
C．Anyone D．Someone
解析：在日记里写东西没人会看到，故选“No one”。
答案：B
18．A．happily B．especially
C．quickly D．immediately
解析：妹妹在博客上写同样的内容，最好的朋友“很快”会回应。
答案：C
19．A．like B．miss
C．need D．help
解析：与上文“没有人关心我”相呼应，此处是指来自好朋友的安慰，朋友的“喜欢”就是关心，故选A。
答案：A
20．A．lose B．stay
C．get D．find
解析：博客最大的好处就是使人们时刻保持联系。lose contact with失去联系；stay in contact with保持联系；get in contact with取得联系。
答案：B
课件140张PPT。Unit4 Earthquakes单元质量评估(四)
(时间：100分钟 满分：120分)
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
When an earthquake hit a small town，many houses fell down.After the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.
One Sunday，when I was reading a newspaper，a special picture touched me.It gave the clothing sizes of each family member.I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves.I said to my seven－year－old twins，Brad and Brett，and three－year－old Meghan，“We have so much，and these poor people now have nothing.We'll share what we have with them.”
I filled a box with foods and clothes.While I was doing this，I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favourite things.Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together.Then she walked away.A few minutes later，she came back with Lucy，her much－loved doll.She put the doll on top of the other toys.“Oh，dear，”I said.“You don't have to give Lucy.You love her so much.”Meghan said，“Lucy makes me happy，Mummy.Maybe she'll make another little girl happy，too.”
I looked at Meghan for a long moment.She taught me a lesson.It's easy to give something that we don't want any more，but hard to give what we cherish(珍爱)，isn't it?
【语篇解读】 作者从女儿身上悟到了何为真正的给予。
1．The writer has________children.
A．one B．two
C．three D．four
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“I said to my seven－year－old twins，Brad and Brett，and three－year－old Meghan...”判断可知答案。
答案：C
2．The underlined word “donate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．
A．捐赠 B．丢掉
C．展出 D．放好
解析：词义猜测题。由孩子们找玩具及“Lucy makes me happy，Mummy.Maybe she'll make another little girl happy，too.”判断可知答案。
答案：A
3．Lucy is the name of________．
A．a girl B．a game
C．a doll D．an earthquake
解析：细节理解题。由第三段“...she came back with Lucy，her much－loved doll.”判断可知答案。
答案：C
4．What's the best title of this passage?
A．A family story.
B．The spirit of giving.
C．The way of helping others.
D．A sad experience.
解析：主旨大意题。全文介绍作者看了报纸报道地震之后许多家庭陷入困境，她想借此机会让孩子们学会关爱他人，结果女儿给自己上了一课。
答案：B
B
Buildings crashed to the ground in seconds.Thousands of people lost their lives in a flash.Since they were told an earthquake would hit Tokyo around September 16，Japanese people haven't been able to get these thoughts out of their minds.
They heard the news from Yoshio Kushida，a researcher who used radio waves to predict that an earthquake would strike with a magnitude(量级) of at least seven.“It would be terrible not to warn people of a possible disaster in case a quake actually occurs，”he said.
His warning had a big effect.Frightened Tokyo people have been stocking up on water，food and candles in preparation for the terrible day.
But Kushida hasn't had much support from the experts.At present，predicting earthquakes is thought to be impossible.No one can tell exactly where or when the next major earthquake will occur.An earthquake begins tens of miles below the earth's surface：it's too faraway to see.
Ancient Chinese and Italian scientists forecast earthquakes by special “earthquake clouds”．They found that a week before an earthquake，there were often strange clouds—shaped like snakes，waves or feathers—in the sky.They thought the clouds might come from a gas produced underground by an earthquake.
People also used to watch animals to see if earthquakes were coming.When they saw birds fly away suddenly，dogs barking violently or fish jumping out of the water，they told people to leave the areA．Some scientists believed animals had a sharper sense of changes taking place underground.
But the ancient methods were not reliable enough.Nowadays，scientists use special instruments to predict earthquakes more precisely(精确地)．
Satellite systems are very useful：they record small changes in the earth's magnetic fields(磁场) which help show where and when an earthquake may strike.
【语篇解读】 要准确地预测地震很难，但从古至今人们都尝试用不同手段对地震进行预测。
5．Since they were told an earthquake would hit Tokyo，Japanese people________．
A．have had no mind to do their work
B．have always thought great damage it may cause
C．have almost forgotten about it
D．have bought all the foods in the markets
解析：细节理解题。由第一段最后一句的“Japanese people haven't been able to get these thoughts out of their minds”可知。
答案：B
6．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Tokyo people were surprised at the warning.
B．Great disasters would happen if people are not warned of before an earthquake.
C．Predicting earthquakes is completely impossible at present science level.
D．According to ancient people，before an earthquake we can see strange clouds anywhere.
解析：细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“It would be terrible not to warn people of a possible disaster in case a quake actually occurs”可知答案。
答案：B
7．Which is the best way to predict earthquakes nowadays?
A．Watch animals.
B．By special“earthquake clouds”．
C．Use satellite systems.
D．There's no way.
解析：细节理解题。由文章最后一段可看出答案。
答案：C
8．Which can be the best title for the passage?
A．Earthquake prediction.
B．Magnetic fields.
C．Earthquakes.
D．An earthquake in Japan.
解析：主旨理解题。由全文可知，本文讲的是地震预报的重要性。
答案：A
C
Tail spin
Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park.The smaller dolphin，Grace，shows off a few of her tricks，turning around and waving hello to the crowd.The most amazing thing about her，however，is that she's even swimming at all.She doesn't have a tail.
Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005，she was fighting for her life.“Is she going to make it？”Her trainer，Abbey Stone，feared the worst.Grace did make it—but her tail didn't.She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.
Over the past six years，she has learned to swim without her tail.Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down.Grace taught herself to move another way—like a fish！She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.
The movements put harmful pressure on Grace's backbone.So a company offered to create a man－made tail for her.The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her.
The first time Grace wore the artificial tail，she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool.Now，she is still learning to use the tail.Some days she wears it for an hour at a time，others not at all.“The new tail isn't necessary for her to feel comfortable，”says Stone，“but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作)and build muscles(肌肉)．”
Now，the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending.This month，Grace will star in Dolphin Tale，a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery.Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie.Many people travel from near and far to meet her.Seeing Grace swim with her man－made tail gives people so much courage.
【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文，讲述了一只名叫格雷斯的海豚勇敢面对困难的故事。
9．When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park，her trainer worried about her________．
A．physical build
B．potential ability
C．chance of survival
D．adaptation to the surroundings
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005，she was fighting for her life.‘Is she going to make it？’Her trainer，Abbey Stone，feared the worst.”可知此题应选择C项。
答案：C
10．A man－made tail is created for Grace to________．
A．let her recover faster
B．make her comfortable
C．adjust her way of swimming
D．help her perform better tricks
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第四段和第五段的描述可知这条人造的尾巴是帮助格雷斯游泳的，故此题选择C项。
答案：C
11．The story of Grace inspires people to________．
A．stick to their dreams
B．treat animals friendly
C．treasure what they have
D．face difficulties bravely
解析：推理判断题。通读全文，格雷斯从一开始身陷险境，到失去尾巴，最后有一个圆满的结局。由此可以看出格雷斯的故事能够激励人们勇敢地面对困难，故选择D项。
答案：D
D
In April this year，lots of bags full of small change(零钱) were seen at bus stops in Tianjin.They were made for passengers to turn their notes into small change.And such an idea came from four students from Zhongbei Middle School，Tianjin.
“People will surely feel worried when they take a bus without coins.We just want to do something to help them，”said Wang Yongcun，15，one of the four students.
The four boys spent their whole weekend making the change bags.After that they went to see the number of the passengers at each bus stop near their school，and then chose the top six stops to put the bags.
Many people think that the four boys have really done a good job.But，things didn't go as the boys thought.Two days later，they found that the money was gone，and that even the bags were taken.It really made them sad but they would not give up.Their classmates and teachers came to help them in time.They put their pocket money in bags again.And the teachers also taught them to make better change bags.They tried their best to do it.
The four boys feel very happy because they have done something good for the passengers.Their warm hearts are moving.More and more people are beginning to join in the activity.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇时文报道，主要讲述四个学生为方便乘公交车的乘客换零钱而制作零钱袋子的感人事迹。尽管他们遇到了困难，但并没有放弃。他们的行为吸引了越来越多的人加入这个活动。
12．It took________the whole weekend to make the change bags.
A．the passengers B．the teachers
C．the four boys D．the parents
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段首句“The four boys spent their whole weekend making the change bags.”可知答案。
答案：C
13．The change bags were put________．
A．near the parks B．on the buses
C．under the desks D．at the bus stops
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“...and then chose the top six stops to put the bags.”可知答案。
答案：D
14．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The small change didn't help the passengers much.
B．The passengers refused to put money in the bags.
C．The idea of small change bags came from four boys.
D．The teachers gave up when the bags were taken.
解析：细节理解题。根据首段最后一句“And such an idea came from four students from Zhongbei Middle School，Tianjin.”可知答案。
答案：C
15．What's the main idea of this passage?
A．Giving help brings us happiness.
B．Pocket money can be helpful.
C．Making change bags is difficult.
D．Every coin has two sides.
解析：主旨大意题。本文是一篇时文报道，讲述四个学生为方便乘公交车的乘客而制作零钱袋子的感人事迹。他们为自己做了好事而感到快乐，故选A。
答案：A
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Can you fall fast asleep at night？If not，you can try to drink a glass of hot milk.__16__ Still no luck？Try thinking about sheep jumping over a fence.Count them to yourself “One，two，three，four...one hundred and ninety－five，one hundred and ninety－six...”
__17__ Should you take a sleeping pill？People who take pills often come to depend on the drugs.So you lie awake knowing that the new workday will soon arrive.If this happens to you for at least one month，you may have primary insomniA．There are millions of you...us...around the world.
A new study has found that you might fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer if you try “cerebral hypothermia”．No，cerebral hypothermia is not a complex medical process.__18__
Two American professors led the study.They examined twelve people who had insomniA．Twelve others had no sleep problems.Each of them wore a soft plastic cap on their heads at bedtime.
__19__ The researchers moved the water through the tubes and then changed the temperature of the water.Other studies showed that people who had trouble sleeping often had more chemical reactions in the front of their brains.The researchers thought lowering the temperature of the brain might help.
The first two nights of testing，the patients wore no water caps.During the next two nights，the caps were worn，but the water was not cooled.Then the researchers cooled the water a little for two nights.__20__
The researchers found that the water caps did not help the insomnia patients until the temperature was about 14℃.Most of the patients fell asleep faster and slept better when the coolest water was moving around their heads.
A．Some say sleeping pills might help.
B．It just means cooling down your brain.
C．The caps had tubes inside filled with water.
D．It is late at night and you are still awake.
E．If that does not work，listen to some soft，beautiful music.
F．They believe they have discovered something important that needs more research.
G．On the final two nights of the study，the temperature of the water was made much cooler.
答案：16.E 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.G
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Earthquakes are common；thousands of them happen each day.But most are too__21__to feel.During a__22__earthquake，there is often a great noise first.Then the earth__23__terribly；many houses__24__down.Railway tracks break and trains go__25__lines；a great many factories are__26__；thousands of deaths are caused，and many more lose homes.__27__the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake__28__，other disasters such as fires often__29__．More buildings are destroyed and more__30__are caused.
It is well known of the__31__of a possible earthquake，and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes.More than 2，000 years ago，__32__，a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng__33__a machine which could find out from which__34__the seismic(地震的)waves had come，and this machine is still__35__by scientists today.Now we know much more about earthquakes and__36__they happen，but we still cannot__37__exactly when and where an earthquake will happen，and cannot__38__it from happening.So earthquakes are among the__39__disasters in the world.
No one can stop natural earthquakes.__40__，scientists can help stop earthquakes from destroying whole cities and causing too many deaths.
【语篇解读】 本文为说明文，讲述了地震的危害以及人们为此所做的努力。
21．A．thin B．weak
C．light D．slow
解析：地震震感轻微而感知不到。weak指“弱小”；thin指“瘦”；light指“轻”；slow指“慢”。根据句意选B。
答案：B
22．A．real B．weak
C．big D．small
解析：根据后面的描述可知应该是一次大地震。
答案：C
23．A．moves B．shakes
C．jumps D．breaks
解析：首先排除C。shake指“震动，晃动，摇动”；move指“移动”；break指“破碎”。
答案：B
24．A．get B．put
C．set D．fall
解析：fall down在此指房屋倒塌。
答案：D
25．A．off B．on
C．into D．behind
解析：铁路轨道破裂，所以火车偏离铁路线。off指“离开，不相连”，其他三个词均不符合题意。
答案：A
26．A．burst B．hurt
C．destroyed D．buried
解析：在此指工厂被毁。burst指“爆炸，炸开，突然爆发”；hurt指“伤害，使受伤”；bury指“埋葬”，这三个词均不符合题意。
答案：C
27．A．Except B．Besides
C．Instead of D．Because of
解析：句意：除了地震本身所造成的巨大破坏和死亡以外，其他灾害也随之而来，例如火灾。besides既包括地震本身所造成的破坏和死亡，也包括其他灾害。如果用except，则不包括地震本身所造成的破坏和死亡，所以不符合题意。
答案：B
28．A．lonely B．later
C．themselves D．itself
解析：这里指地震本身引起的破坏和死亡，故选D。
答案：D
29．A．follow B．copy
C．come D．enter
解析：B、D两项不符合题意，先排除；follow有“随之而来”之意，而come只表“来到”。
答案：A
30．A．quakes B．deaths
C．difficulties D．results
解析：大火造成的两大结果：房屋被毁，人员伤亡。
答案：B
31．A．information B．questions
C．dangers D．shock
解析：根据上下文可知地震的危险性是众所周知的，所以人们一直在做有关地震的研究。
答案：C
32．A．as a result B．in fact
C．for example D．as well
解析：举例说明人们在这方面的研究。
答案：C
33．A．invented B．discovered
C．found D．operated
解析：invent发明；discover发现；find找到；operate操作，运行。根据句意可知A正确。
答案：A
34．A．country B．direction
C．way D．city
解析：A、D两项不符合题意，先排除；direction表“方位，方向”，而way则指“路，道或路线”，way也可以指“方向”，但一般用在this，that，which等之后构成短语。
答案：B
35．A．improved B．repaired
C．protected D．used
解析：科学家们现在仍在使用这种机器。
答案：D
36．A．where B．when
C．what D．why
解析：C项不符合语法，先排除；when，where在下句中出现。
答案：D
37．A．speak B．tell
C．talk D．point
解析：但是我们仍然不知道到底什么时候、在哪儿会发生地震。tell有“说出，知道，断定”之意。
答案：B
38．A．make B．prepare
C．stop D．let
解析：首先，根据题意应选择表示“制止，停止”的词；其次，根据固定搭配stop sb/sth(from)doing...可知C项正确。
答案：C
39．A．worst B．best
C．most D．fast
解析：根据上下文可知地震是最严重的灾害之一。
答案：A
40．A．However B．But
C．And D．So
解析：句意在此转折，并用逗号隔开，所以选副词however；but为连词，不能用逗号隔开。
答案：A
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Without proper planning，tourism can cause problems.For 41.________，too many tourists can crowd public places 42.________are also enjoyed by the inhabitants(居民) of a country.If tourism creates too much traffic，the inhabitants will become 43.________(annoy) and unhappy.They begin to dislike tourists 44.________to treat them impolitely.They forget how much tourism can help the country's economy.45.________is important to think about the people of a destination country and 46.________tourism affects them.Tourism should help 47.________country keep the customs and beauty that attracts tourists.Tourism should also advance the wealth and 48.________(happy) of local inhabitants.
Too much tourism can be a problem.If tourism 49.________ (grow) too quickly，people must leave other jobs to work 50.________the tourism industry.This means that other parts of the country's economy can suffer.
答案：41.example 42.that/which 43.annoyed 44.and
45．It 46.how 47.a 48.happiness 49.grows 50.in
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线()画掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Ken，
I am very exciting to learn that you're coming to Beijing for the Olympics.Both my parent miss you a lot.So do our friend，Cathy.August is the best time of the year to visit Beijing，because of there is only a few rain and the weather is neither too hot nor too cold.There are such many places I want to take you to after I finish my work like a volunteer.When you come，you can stay with ourselves.My home is about three kilometers far away from the National Stadium，also known for the “Bird's Nest”，where opening ceremony will be held.
Yours，
Mary
答案：
Dear Ken，
I am very to learn that you're coming to Beijing for the Olympics.Both my miss you a lot.So our friend，Cathy.August is the best time of the year to visit Beijing，because there is only a rain and the weather is neither too hot nor too cold.There are many places I want to take you to after I finish my work a volunteer.When you come，you can stay with .My home is about three kilometres away from the National Stadium，also known for the “Bird's Nest”，where opening ceremony will be held.
Yours，
Mary
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李明，上周你们学校请地震专家王教授来做了一次关于地震自救知识的讲座。请你就以下要点写一篇英语作文介绍这次讲座。
内容要点：
1．介绍学习地震防护知识的重要性。
2．演示如何在地震中保护自己。
3．自己的感想……
注意：词数100左右。
参考词汇：预防措施precautionary measures
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答案：
Last week，Professor Wang，who is a famous expert on earthquakes，gave us a speech on how to save ourselves during an earthquake.
First he impressed us with the importance of learning earthquake safety tips using some real examples.He proved that a little knowledge and a few precautionary measures can increase our chances of surviving an earthquake or any other type of dangers.
Then he showed us what to do，especially during an earthquake.We should try our best to keep calm and quickly move to a safe place during an earthquake.If we are indoors，stay there and hide ourselves in a place such as under a strong desk or a strong table.If outdoors，move to an open area where falling objects are unlikely to strike us.Move away from buildings，power lines and trees.
I think the speech is very useful and all of us need to know what to do during an earthquake.
