2017-2018学年高一英语必修3自主训练（外研版）：Module 3 The Violence of Nature

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根据句意，在空白处填入一个本模块中出现的单词，使句子通顺、完整、符合逻辑
1.In
1975,the
_______
caused
by
five-day
heavy
rains
in
that
area
made
233
000
people
homeless.
2.People
standing
under
a
tree
in
a
thunderstorm
are
likely
to
be
struck
by
_______
.
3.Many
men
were
_______
underground
when
there
was
an
accident
at
the
mine.
4.An
unexpected
storm
_______
when
we
were
enjoying
the
pleasant
voyage
at
the
Yellow
Sea.
5.One
million
five
hundred
thousand
people
died
in
natural
_______
between
1980
and
2000.
答案：
1.floods　解析：从heavy
rains可看出造成的是水灾（floods），一般用复数表示。
2.lighting　解析：从thunderstorm及struck（打、击）可看出。本句意思是“暴雨时站在树下容易被闪电击中”。
3.buried　解析：这句话表示“当矿井发生事故时，许多人被埋在了地底下”。were
buried表示“被埋”，为被动语态。
4.occurred　解析：观察句子，发现句子缺少的是谓语动词；根据句意，这里少的是“发生”，a
storm
occurred表示“一场暴风雨发生”。occurred是occur的过去式。
5.disasters　解析：从句子的“One
million
five
hundred
thousand
people
died”可看出他们必定是死于灾难中；1980到2000年发生了很多灾难，故用复数。
单项填空
1.They
said
that
the
traffic
accident
_______
at
midnight.
A.broke
out　　　　　　B.happen　　　　　　C.occurred　　　　　　D.take
place
答案：C　
解析：根据题意，首先排除A，break
out
指“突然爆发”，强调其出人意料性，多指地震、火灾、疾病等的突然发生；然后可排除B和D，时态不对，故正确答案为C。
2.All
the
peace-loving
people
are
against
America's
bombing
Iraq.They
think
Bush
is
lifting
a
stone
_______
it
_______
on
his
own
feet.
A.only
to
have;dropping
B.to
have;dropping
C.only
to
have;dropped
D.having;dropped
答案：C　
解析：本题提供的情景是“所有热爱和平的人都反对美国轰炸伊拉克。他们认为布什是搬起石头砸自己的脚”。本题考查不定式作结果状语的用法。在不定式前可加only
或never，而the
stone和drop之间是动宾关系，故用have
something
done这一句型。
3.I
thought
I
was
going
to
fail
the
exam,but
I
succeeded
_______.
A.after
all
B.first
of
all
C.in
all
D.at
all
答案：A　
解析：after
all
的用法有两种：表示“毕竟，别忘了”，用来导出事情的原因，以说服或提醒对方，通常置于句首作插入语；表示“结果，终究”，指结果与预想的不同，通常置于句末。而at
all则多用来加强语气。在否定句中表示“根本，全然”，在疑问句中表示“究竟”，在条件句中表示“既然”。in
all
意义为“总共，共计”，引出事物的总数来。first
of
all
强调顺序，意义为“首先”。
4.China
is
a
large
country,which
_______
9
600
000
square
kilometres.
A.cover
B.covering
C.covered
D.covers
答案：D　
解析：此处cover意为“占有（面积）”,which引导定语从句，在句中充当主语，故应用covers作谓语。
5.They
were
surrounded
by
the
enemy,but
they
_______
at
last
from
the
village.
A.managed
escaping
B.tried
to
escape
C.managed
to
escape
D.tried
escaping
答案：C　
解析：manage
to
do表示“设法做成了某事”。try
to
do“尽力去做”，结果不明确。try
doing“试着做某事”，不合题意。
6.Dad
missed
a
step
and
fell,
_______
the
new
suitcases
rolling
down
the
stairs.
A.sending
B.sends
C.sent
D.to
send
答案：A　
解析：首先必须明确句子的结构：逗号后无连词连接，所以排除为实义动词的B和C。从剩下的A和D看，只能充当简单句的修饰成分，即状语。本句的意思是“父亲上楼时不慎一脚踩空”与“箱子顺势滚下楼梯”之间存在明显的因果关系，而D项，to
send
仅表示“出乎意料或令人失望”的结果，故排除D，因此本题答案为A。
7.21st
Century
School
Edition
is
_______
newspaper.It
helps
us
to
improve
our
English.
A.no
less
than
B.no
more
than
C.less
than
D.more
than
答案：D　
解析：题干所提供的情境是“二十一世纪学校版不仅仅是一份报纸，它还可以帮助我们提高英语”。在这四个选项中，只有more
than
具有“不仅仅”的含义。
8.You
should
make
it
a
rule
to
leave
things
_______
you
can
find
them
again.
A.when
B.where
C.then
D.which
答案：B　
解析：这是一个由where引导的地点状语从句。该句的意思是“你应该养成一种习惯，把东西放在你能再找到的地方”。
9.—How
long
_______
each
other
before
they
_______
married
—For
about
a
year.
A.have
they
known;get
B.did
they
know;were
going
to
get
C.did
they
know;are
going
to
get
D.had
they
known;
got
答案：D　
解析：此题主要考查了现在完成时、一般过去时、一般现在时和过去完成时四种时态的用法。由句意得知married
的动作发生时，know的动作已经发生，故选项D为正确答案。
10.—I
was
amazed
to
find
that
you
are
an
excellent
cook.
—I
have
experience
_______
cooking
at
an
Italian
restaurant.
A.of
B.in
C.at
D.on
答案：B　
解析：experience用作不可数名词，意为“经验，体验”，其后常跟介词in。
11.His
words
_______
her
pride.
A.harm
B.damage
C.destroy
D.hurt
答案：D　
解析：句意为“他的话伤了她的自尊”。在这四个词中，只有hurt可以表示精神的伤害。
12.—Were
you
able
to
borrow
Helen's
camera
—No,she
said
_______
lend
it
to
anyone.
A.she'll
rather
not
B.she
wouldn't
rather
C.she'd
rather
not
D.she
doesn't
rather
答案：C　
解析：根据语境，她说的应该是她不愿意借给别人，这是个间接引语，主句中的said表明从句为过去时的其中一种，故排除A、D。表示愿意是would
rather，其否定式为would
rather
not。故选C，这里的she'd
是she
would的缩写。
13.I'll
_______
on
the
corner
at
three.Don't
be
late.
A.pick
up
you
B.pick
you
up
C.pick
you
out
D.pick
out
you
答案：B　
解析：本题考查pick
out
和pick
up的区别。pick
out意为“选出；认出”，而pick
up的含义较多，可作“拾起；收听；接（某人）”等讲，根据题意，应是去接某人，故排除pick
out，而应选用pick
up，但up为副词，如其宾语为代词，则需将代词置于pick和up之间。
14.The
mother
is
worried
about
her
child,because
he
_______
never
eat
vegetables.
A.hardly
B.nearly
C.almost
D.about
答案：C　
解析：根据题干所提供的语境，应是“他几乎从不吃蔬菜”，故排除A和D两项，nearly一般用来修饰表示肯定意义的词语，不能与no，never，nothing，none等词连用，但可与not连用，而almost则可与no，none，nothing，never等词连用。
15.On
January
3,2004,the
first
panoramic
image
of
Mars
_______
by
NASA's
Mars
Exploration
Rover
spacecraft
from
the
surface
of
the
planet
was
shown.
A.having
taken
B.having
been
taken
C.taken
D.was
taken
答案：C　
解析：该题考查非谓语动词作定语的用法。过去分词作定语相当于一个含有被动的定语从句（taken＝which
was
taken），选项B具有很大的迷惑性，但分词的完成时不作定语。
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第一节
　　听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Where
does
the
conversation
take
place
A.In
the
library.　　　　　　B.In
the
post
office.　　　　　　C.In
the
bookstore.
2.Where
did
Cynthia
go
last
A.The
park.
B.The
supermarket.
C.The
CD
store.
3.In
which
country
did
Tony
grow
up
A.Canada.
B.Australia.
C.The
USA.
4.Where
is
Robert
A.In
the
classroom.
B.On
the
playground.
C.In
a
shop.
5.Where
is
the
man
going
to
plant
the
tree
A.By
the
front
door.
B.At
the
back
of
the
garage.
C.At
the
other
end
of
the
garden.
答案：1.B　2.A　3.B　4.B　5.B
第二节
　　听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6~7题。
6.Where
does
the
conversation
probably
take
place
A.In
the
zoo.
B.In
the
broadcasting
room.
C.In
the
restaurant.
7.Where
does
the
man
want
to
go
A.Illinois.
B.Michigan.
C.Venice.
答案：6.B　7.C
听第7段材料，回答第8~10题。
8.Where
does
the
conversation
probably
happen
A.In
the
bank.
B.At
the
park
gate.
C.In
front
of
the
supermarket.
9.Where
did
Mike
go
A.The
office.
B.The
bookstore.
C.The
company.
10.Where
are
the
man
and
the
woman
going
A.The
hospital.
B.The
zoo.
C.The
park.
答案：8.C　9.C　10.B
听第8段材料，回答第11~13题。
11.Where
does
the
man
want
to
go
A.To
a
place
of
interest.
B.To
the
train
station.
C.To
a
platform.
12.Where
does
the
man
get
lost
A.In
London.
B.In
Sydney.
C.In
Paris.
13.Where
should
the
man
get
off
the
train
A.At
Platform
7.
B.At
the
second
stop.
C.At
Platform
20.
答案：11.A　12.C　13.B
听第9段材料，回答第14~16题。
14.In
which
place
did
the
woman
think
she
could
find
the
man
A.In
the
office.
B.In
the
supermarket.
C.In
the
theater.
15.Where
was
Bill
yesterday
morning
A.At
home.
B.In
the
park.
C.In
the
Star
Theater.
16.Why
did
Bill
go
to
the
concert
A.To
meet
Kathy.
B.To
see
the
woman.
C.To
write
an
article.
答案：14.A　15.A　16.C
听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。
17.How
many
countries
are
mentioned
in
the
passage
A.4.
B.5.
C.6.
18.In
which
country
are
two
candles
lighted
the
night
before
the
birthday
A.Iceland.
B.Nigeria.
C.Thailand.
19.How
does
a
child
celebrate
this
birthday
in
Holland
A.He
eats
special
candies.
B.He
not
only
gets
gifts
but
also
gives
things
out.
C.He
begins
his
celebration
before
dawn.
20.What
do
we
know
about
the
way
of
celebrating
birthdays
A.Long
noodles
stand
for
long
life
in
China.
B.Everyone
adds
a
year
to
their
ages
in
Japan
on
New
Year's
Day.
C.Not
everyone
considers
the
birthday
as
a
special
day.
答案：17.B　18.C　19.B　20.B
短文改错
　　此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断。如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正:
该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词:在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
I
often
dream
of
a
teacher.I
dream
of
standing
on
the
1._________
platform
in
the
classroom
and
give
lessons
to
lovely
boys
2.
_________
and
girls.I
teach
them,play
with
them,but
watch
them3.
_________
growing
up.I
am
always
young
when
I
was
staying
with
them.
4.
_________
I
know
there
is
not
easy
to
be
a
teacher.You
have
to
learn
5.
_________
in
order
to
teach.Without
enough
knowledges,you
can
never
6.
_________
learn
well.What
is
more,you
have
to
be
friends
with
your
7.
_________
pupils
and
take
good
care
of
him.Only
in
this
way
can
you
be
8._________
a
good
teacher
and
win
respect
from
them.Though
I
am
a
student
9.
_________
now,I
will
work
as
very
hard
to
have
my
dream
come
true.10.
_________
答案：
1.of后加being/becoming　解析：此题考查逻辑和语法。I
often
dream
of
a
teacher字面上没有错，但逻辑意义与后文不吻合。后文讨论的是当老师的问题，故应加上being或becoming，使其成为“我做梦也想当一名老师”的意义。
2.give→giving　解析：此题考查并列。并列的成分应为一致的形式。这里give与standing并列，共同作介词of的宾语，故应将give改为giving。
3.but→and　解析：此题考查并列谓语。这里teach，play和watch三词并列，它们之间是顺承和递进关系，故需将but改为and。
4.was→am　解析：此题考查时态一致问题。将was改为am，使句子的时间与前后句保持一致。
5.there→it　解析：此题考查句法结构。将there改为it，it代替不定式短语to
be
a
teacher在句中作形式主语。
6.knowledges→knowledge　解析：此题考查名词的用法。除非它指某一学科的具体知识，knowledge通常为不可数名词，故应将knowledges改为knowledge或改为learning。
7.learn→teach　解析：此题考查逻辑。全文讲叙的“教书”的问题，故应将learn改为teach。8.him→them　解析：此题考查代词的指代一致问题。应将him改为them，这里them指代前面的pupils。
9.√
10.去掉as　解析：此题考查介词用法。这里介词as后面没有接宾语，不完整，故应在其后加上a
teacher等使其完整，由于只能改一个词，故最佳改法是去掉as。
完形填空
　　Elizabeth
Clay
decided
to
go
home
and
spend
the
holiday
with
her
parents.The
next
day
she
drove
her
old
car
home
along
the
road.　1　
she
found
she
got
a
flat(扁平的)tire.The
22-year-old
student
　2　
to
stop
her
car
by
the
side
of
the
road
in
the
winter
night
and
opened
the
trunk.No
　3　
tire.
At
this
time,a
car
　4　.Paul
and
Diane
told
Clay
to
　5　
them
to
a
service
station
near
their
　6　.They
arrived
to
see
that
it
had
no
suitable
tires
to
　7　
with
her
car.“Follow
us
home.”
said
Paul.The
couple
called
around
to
find
a
tire.No
　8　.They
decided
to
let
her
use
their
own
car,“here,”Paul
said,handing
Clay
a
　9　
of
keys,“Take
our
car.We
　10　
be
using
it
over
the
holiday.”
Clay
was
　11　.“But
I'm
going
all
the
way
to
South
Carolina,and
I'll
be
gone
for
two
weeks.”
she
　12　
them.
“We
know.”
Paul
said,“We'll
be
　13　
when
you
get
back.Here's
our
number
if
you
need
to
　14　
us.”
Unable
to
believe
her
eyes,Clay
watched
at
the
　15　
put
her
luggage
into
their
car
and
then
　16　
her
off.Two
weeks
later
she
　17　
to
find
her
old
car
cleaned
inside
and
out
with
three
new
tires
and
the
radio
　18　.
“Thank
you
so
much,”
she
said.“How
much
do
I
　19　
you ”
“Oh,no,”
Paul
said,“we
don't
want
any
money.It's
our
　20　.”
Clay
realized
that
while
it
might
have
been
their
pleasure,it
was
now
her
duty
to
pass
on
their
“do
unto
others”
spirit.
1.A.Suddenly　　B.Finally　　
C.Immediately　　　
D.Fortunately
2.A.afforded
B.wanted
C.allowed
D.managed
3.A.spare
B.free
C.full
D.empty
4.A.passed
B.stopped
C.paused
D.started
5.A.help
B.push
C.take
D.follow
6.A.garage
B.house
C.shop
D.hotel
7.A.agree
B.match
C.go
D.deal
8.A.way
B.message
C.success
D.luck
9.A.set
B.number
C.pair
D.chain
10.A.can't
B.shouldn't
C.mustn't
D.won't
11.A.satisfied
B.worried
C.astonished
D.disturbed
12.A.persuaded
B.advised
C.reminded
D.promised
13.A.happy
B.here
C.away
D.busy
14.A.get
in
touch
with
B.keep
in
touch
with
C.be
in
touch
with
D.put
in
touch
with
15.A.repairmen
B.cleaner
C.friends
D.couple
16.A.sent
B.shook
C.watched
D.drove
17.A.shocked
B.happened
C.returned
D.came
18.A.loaded
B.fixed
C.tied
D.rebuilt
19.A.owe
B.lend
C.give
D.offer
20.A.wish
B.job
C.duty
D.pleasure
答案：
1.A　解析：词义比较，逻辑推理。根据上下文，句子意思是“突然(suddenly)，她发现一个轮胎漏气了”。suddenly“突然地”，表示突发行为或事件；finally最后,终于；immediately立即,马上；fortunately幸运地。
2.D　解析：词义比较，逻辑推理。根据上下文，句子意思是“在这冬日的夜晚，她这个22岁的学生想方设法(manage)把车停在了路边”。afford提供,给予,供应得起；want想要；allow允许,承认；manage搞成,设法,达成。
3.A　解析：逻辑推理，词义辨析。前文提到“she
found
she
got
a
flat
tire(扁平的)”，却没有备用的(spare)轮胎。spare多余的，剩下的，备用的；free自由的，免费的；full充满的，丰富的；empty空的,空洞的，空闲。
4.B　解析：前后照应，词义比较。这句话的意思是“就在这时，有一辆车没有通过(pass)，没有启动(start)，而是停(stop)了下来”。stop停止；pause中止,暂停。
5.D　解析：根据上下文，Paul和Diane
帮助(help)她，不是在后面推(push)她，也不用带(take)着她，而是要她跟(follow)在他们后面。
6.B　解析：前后照应。这句话的意思是“到了他们家(house)附近的一个服务站”。第二段中的Follow
us
home
有所暗示。
7.C　解析：词语搭配，词义比较。根据上下文，句子欲表示“结果服务站却没有合适的与之相配(go
with)的轮胎”。agree
with同意,适合；match
with使与……相竞争；go
with伴随,与……相配；deal
with安排,处理,涉及,做生意。
8.D　解析：固定搭配，词语用法。文章提到虽然找到了一个轮胎，从后文“They
decided
to
let
her
use
their
own
car”可看出运气不佳，仍然不配套。no
way不，决不，没门；no
luck运气不好，倒霉。message和success应用复数形式才行。
9.A　解析：词义辨析。句子表示“Paul
递给她一串钥匙”。a
set
of一套,一副,一串，指一组套的物件；a
number
of许多；a
pair
of一对,一双；a
chain
of一连串,一系列，指连环相扣的一串物件，与keys搭配的应是a
set
of。
10.D　解析：语法规则。句子表示“我们在假期间不会用到它”，假期还没有过，属于将来时，won't
be
using是指将来的某个时候不用，为将来进行时。can't不能，不可能，表示能力或可能性；shouldn't不应该，表示责任义务；mustn't不得，不准，表示禁止；won't不会，表示将来。
11.C　解析：逻辑推理，前后照应，词义比较。Clay
找不到配套而闷闷不乐的(worried)和扰乱(disturbed)，听到Paul
的话，她虽然满意(satisfied)，但更多的是惊讶(astonished)，因为她得离开两周，把车借给陌生人用两周，对于任何人来说，都是会震惊(astonished)的。后文的but有所暗示。
12.C　解析：词义比较。逻辑推理。她不是给提建议(advise)，提出许诺(promise)或说服(persuade)他们，而是提醒(remind)他们说。
13.B　解析：逻辑推理。这句话表示“你回来的时候我们也会到这里(here)
”，这样，就不存在两周后找不到人的顾虑了。
14.A　解析：逻辑推理，词义比较，固定搭配。这句话表示“这是我们的电话号码，要联系(get
in
touch
with)可用它”。get
in
touch
with与……取得联系，表示短暂性动作行为；keep
in
touch
with与……保持联系，表示原有联系状态的持续；be
in
touch
with与……联系着/有联系，表示处于联系的状态中；put通常不与in
touch
with搭配。
15.D　解析：前后照应，逻辑推理。这句话表示“她不相信自己的眼睛，她注视着他们俩(couple)”。
16.A　解析：逻辑推理。这句话表示“她看着他们俩把她的行李放在他们的车上，然后送(send)她上路开车离开”。shook表示“摇头”，watched表示“看着”，drove表示“开车”，根据句意，只能选A。
17.C　解析：逻辑推理，词义比较。两周后她回到那儿，发现了她的车发生了喜人的变化“find
her
old
car
cleaned
inside
and
out
with
three
new
tires”，自然会吃惊（shocked）。be
shocked
to
do
sth.吃惊地做某事；happen
to
do
sth.碰巧做某事；come
to
do
sth.开始做某事。
18.B　解析：词义比较，逻辑推理。她回来后发现车内车外清洗得干干净净，三个轮胎和收音机都修理安装(fix)好了。这里的fixed是过去分词作定语修饰radio，表被动。load装载,装填；fix装置,修理，安装；tie系,打结,扎；rebuild重建。
19.A　解析：逻辑推理，词义比较。这句话表示“Clay说，我欠(owe)你们的太多了”，因为在她看来，这对夫妇帮她的实在太多了，她无以回报，所有说欠他们的太多了。owe
欠(债、钱、情等)；lend出借；give给予，授予；offer提供，贡献。
20.D　解析：词语用法，逻辑推理。这句话表示“帮助你是一件愉快(pleasure)的事情”，下文还提到it
might
have
been
their
pleasure，也可以作个提示。wish希望；job工作；duty义务，责任；It's
one's
pleasure
常用作客套语，用于对人家的感谢的答语。
阅读理解
　　It
is
interesting
that
the
arrival
of
snow
has
the
different
effects
on
people
in
different
countries.For
some
countries
it
is
an
important
occasion
to
celebrate
each
year,while
for
others
a
catastrophe（灾害）or
even
a
wonder.
But
there
are
countries
between
these
two
kinds
that
normally
expect
snow
some
time
over
the
winter
months,but
never
receive
snow
regularly
or
in
the
same
quantities
every
year.Britain
is
one
of
them,for
which
the
arrival
of
snow
quite
simply
creates
problems.Within
hours
of
the
first
snowfalls,however
light
roads
are
blocked,trains
and
buses
have
to
stop
in
the
middle
of
the
way.Normal
communications
are
affected
as
well:telephone
calls
become
difficult
and
the
post
immediately
takes
more
time
than
usual.And
almost
within
hours
there
are
also
certain
shortages—bread,vegetables
and
other
things—not
because
all
these
things
can
no
longer
be
produced
or
sent
to
shops,but
mainly
because
people
are
frightened
and
go
out
and
store
up
with
food
and
so
on—
“just
for
fear
that
something
bad
should
happen”.
But
why
does
snow
have
this
effect After
all,the
Swiss,the
Australians
and
the
Canadians
don't
have
such
problems.It
is
simply
because
there
is
not
enough
planning
and
preparation.We
need
money
to
buy
equipment
to
deal
with
snow
and
ice.To
keep
the
roads
clear,for
example,requires
snow?ploughs
and
machines
to
spread
salt.The
reason
why
a
country
like
Britain
does
not
buy
snow?ploughs
is
that
they
are
only
used
for
a
few
days
in
any
one
year,and
the
money
could
be
more
useful
in
other
things
such
as
hospitals,education,helping
the
old
and
so
on.
1.According
to
the
writer,Britain
is
a
country
_________.
A.which
has
regular
snow
B.which
is
not
well
prepared
for
snow
C.for
which
snow
is
a
catastrophe
D.for
which
snow
is
a
wonder
答案：B　
解析：通过文章第二段开头部分“有介于这两之间的一些国家，他们通常在冬天盼望有规律降雪，但降雪却从未在他们盼望的时间到达或降雪量不是他们预计的”之后的句子以
Britain为例子说明降雪来时给他们带来的麻烦得知。
2.After
a
few
hours'
snow
there
is
often
some
shortage
of
food
because
_________
.
A.shops
have
closed
down
B.people
buy
as
much
as
they
can
C.farmers
cannot
produce
any
more
D.people
eat
more
vegetables
in
winter
答案：B　
解析：从文章的第二段的最后一句话“...just
for
fear
that
something
bad
would
happen”可知答案。
3.The
first
reason
why
the
British
do
not
buy
snow-ploughs
is
that
_________
.
A.spreading
salt
is
good
enough
B.old
people
need
more
money
C.snow-ploughs
are
not
used
often
D.the
hospital
is
more
important
答案：C　
解析：从文章的最后一句“The
reason
why
a
country
like
Britain
does
not
buy
snow-ploughs
is
that
they
are
used
for
only
a
few
days
in
any
one
year...”可得出答案。
4.The
underlined
words
“two
kinds”
mean
the
countries
_________
.
A.which
have
snow
either
as
yearly
occasion
to
celebrate
or
as
rare
weather
B.which
either
have
heavy
snow
or
light
snow
C.to
which
snow
either
causes
problems
or
no
problems
D.which
either
have
snow-ploughs
or
no
snow-ploughs
答案：A　
解析：根据文章的第一段第二句可知一些国家每年都为下雪庆祝，而一些国家下雪太多成了灾害或一年中下雪太少几乎成了奇迹。第二段开头提到一些国家介于两者之间，即下雪不少见但也构不成灾害。
书面表达
　　有一场主题为“Protecting
Mother
Earth”的中学生英语作文比赛，请你根据下列四幅图写一篇“Story
of
a
Tree”的英语小故事准备参赛。
注意:1.词数:100左右；
2.开头已写好。
Story
of
a
Tree
Once
there
was
a
family
living
in
a
cabin（小屋）under
a
huge
tree___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
参考范文:
Story
of
a
Tree
Once
there
was
a
family
living
in
a
cabin(小屋)
under
a
huge
tree.Its
strong
branches
and
thick
leaves
kept
the
family
safe
from
the
wind
and
rain.Some
time
later,they
cut
down
the
tree
with
an
ax,as
they
were
building
another
cabin.They
needed
the
wood
for
its
walls
and
the
branches
and
leaves
for
its
roof.But
before
the
completion
of
the
new
cabin,there
came
a
storm,and
strong
winds
blew
away
the
roofs
of
both
the
old
and
new
cabins,because
the
tree
was
no
longer
there
to
protect
the
place
from
the
wind.