Unit 4 Our world
Topic 2 How can we protect ourselves from the earthquake?
Section C 同步练习
一、根据句意及汉语提示补全句子，每空一词。
1. You can ________(摇动) your head if you don’t agree with me.
2. Mr. Wang likes standing in the _______(中间，中央) of the classroom to tell us something new.
3. There will be some _______(剧烈震动) after most earthquakes.
4. You should turn off the ________(气体燃料) after finishing cooking.
二. 用所给词的正确形式填空：
1. Of the two girls, I find Lucy the __________ (clever).
2. John’s parents have four daughters, and she is the __________ (young) child.
3. The short one is by far __________ (expensive) of the five.
4. Dick sings __________ (well), she sings __________ (well) than John, but Mary sings__________ (well) in her class.
5. Which is __________ (beautiful),the black coart or the blue one?
三、完形填空 。
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 ??? People think earthquakes are terrible. That's 1 ?to understand. No one knows when an earthquake will happen. But we can do something to 2 ?for it. So when it happens, we can 3 ?ourselves. ??? What governments should do ??? Governments 4 ?to teach people about what earthquakes are and where? earthquakes easily happen in the country, 5 people will know about earthquakes and what to do when they happen. ??? Governments should also make sure that some places 6 ?fire stations, police stations, hospitals and schools are working well when emergencies (突发情况) happen. ??? What people should do ??? During an earthquake, try to 7 ?away from things like buildings, trees, windows and so on. 8 ?yourself under a piece of strong furniture. ??? Move into the open places when an earthquake happens. Go out of the building if 9 ?because the building may fall down. ??? There are usually aftershock (余震) hours, days and even months after a main 10 . Try to protect yourself and pay attention to them. ??? In a word, don't be afraid of earthquakes.
1. A. right
B. wrong
C. easy
D. difficult
2. A. prepare
B. ask
C. look
D. wait
3. A. hear
B. call
C. check
D. protect
4. A. offer
B. need
C. forget
D. agree
5. A. if
B. but
C. so
D. till
6. A. like
B. for
C. by
D. to
7. A. put
B. take
C. clear
D. stay
8. A. Hurt
B. Hide
C. Enjoy
D. Lose
9. A. possible
B. important
C. interesting
D. confident
10. A. storm
B. earthquake
C. rain
D. accident
四. 阅读理解。
Many animals do strange things before an earthquake．This news may be important． ??? Earthquakes can kill people and knock down houses．Animals may help to save lives． ??? Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake．Farmers know about this．Dogs that are usually quiet start to bark．Horses on farms run around in circles．Mice leave their holes and run away．Cows give less milk． ??? In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group．That happened only a few hours before an earthquake．In San Francisco．a man kept tiny pet frogs．One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever．They made loud noise．That night, an earthquake struck the city．People want to know when an earthquake is coming．Then they could get away safely．Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time．Maybe the best way is to watch the animals．
（1）This story is mostly about _________．
A.?how animals act before an earthquake?????????B.?how an earthquake starts C.?how mice leave their homes???????????????????????????D.?when an earthquake begins
（2）Before an earthquake, quiet dogs ________．
A.?run away??????????????????B.?start to bark??????????????????C.?climb trees??????????????????D.?race down streets
（3）Before an earthquake, the frogs ________．
A.?Sing??????????????B.?leave their homes??????????????C.?jumped around a lot??????????????D.?become quiet
（4）According to the passage, there were earthquakes in _______．
A.?most countries??????????????????????????????????????????????????B.?Italy and San Francisco, the USA C.?Chicago and Spain???????????????????????????????????????????D.?all the western countries
（5）People want to ______．
A.?be in an earthquake????????????????????????????????????????B.?find out early about an earthquake C.?run around in circles????????????????????????????????????????D.?get away from earthquakes
参考答案
二. 用所给词的正确形式填空：
1. cleverer 2. youngest 3. the most expensive 4. well, better, best
5. more beautiful
三、完形填空 。
（1）C；（2）A；（3）D；（4）B；（5）C；（6）A；（7）D；（8）B；（9）A；（10）B；
四. 阅读理解。
（1）A （2）B （3）C （4）B （5）B
