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1、Unit 4 Earthquakes（1）（测试时间：40分钟，总分：60分）班级：_ 姓名：_ 座号：_ 得分：_I. 单句语法填空（每小题1分，满分6分）1. Li Pings brother is too young_(join) the army.2. The storm_(ruin) the crops and the farmers lost their hope.3. The number of the students standing outside_(be) about twenty.4. He doesnt speak English as_(fluent) as she
2、.5. The_(shock) accident was a great shock for us.6. _(judge) from the look of sky, it seems to be clear up.【参考答案】1. to join2. ruined3. is4. fluently5. shocking6. JudgingII. 选词填空（每小题1分，满分10分）right away think little of at an end in ruins the number of tens of thousands ofbe trapped soon after dig out
3、 as if1. The long hard winter was at last_. 2. When the accident happened, _people trapped under the mine reached 100.3. _people including the old and the young were buried under the ruins of the buildings after the earthquake.4. Black clouds are gathering in the sky; it looks_its going to rain.5. Y
4、oud better go to the teachers office_, for our maths teacher has been looking for you.6. The old castle now lies_. Obviously, it is in need of repair.7. Julia felt_in a dead end job.8. The people here_walking ten miles, for they walk to work every day.9. Everybody in the town knew the news_the singi
5、ng star was accused of not paying tax.10. We had to_the car_of the snow.【参考答案】1. at an end2. the number of3. Tens of thousands of4. as if5. right away6. in ruins7. trapped8. think little of9. soon after10. dig; outIII. 阅读理解（每小题2分，满分14分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABuildings crashed to the groun
6、d 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 havent 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
7、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 terr
8、ible day.But Kushida hasnt 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 earths surface: its too faraway to see.Ancient Chines
9、e 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 u
10、sed 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
11、 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 earths magnetic fields(磁场) which help show where and when an earthquake may strike.1. Since they were told an earthq
12、uake would hit Tokyo, Japanese people_. A. have had no mind to do their workB. have always thought great damage it may causeC. have almost forgotten about itD. have bought all the foods in the markets2. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Tokyo people were surprised at the warning.B. Great disasters w
13、ould 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.3. Which is the best way to predict earthquakes nowadays?A. Watch animals.B.
14、 By specialearthquake clouds. C. Use satellite systems.D. Theres no way.4. Which can be the best title for the passage?A. Earthquake prediction.B. Magnetic fields.C. Earthquakes.D. An earthquake in Japan.【参考答案】【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。4. A 【解析】主旨大意题。由全文可知，本文讲的是地震预报的重要性。BTail spinTwo d
15、olphins 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 shes even swimming at all. She doesnt have a tail.Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When th
