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1、Unit 4 Earthquakes.阅读理解A(2015洛阳统考)One winter, my cousin and I were playing toy blocks in the yard. My mom was out for shopping to get groceries and my dad was asleep upstairs in his room. Suddenly, it started to snow. First it was just a little. But then it started to pour heavily.Then, we put the f
2、inishing touches to our blocks and headed back inside. Right when I opened the sliding glass door, my cousin fell down on the slippery wooden stairs. I let go of the door, my worst mistake, you see. The door locks automatically but I had put a rock, right next to the door so it wouldnt close. But wh
3、ile I was running to my cousins aid Id accidentally kicked the rock.Now, my cousin and I were locked outside. And unfortunately it started to get really windy. It was really freezing with the snow. First we started to call my dad, but he was sleeping soundly. I mean, slept through a tornado soundly.
4、 It was of no use.Then I tried to climb over the fence but it didnt work because the fence was iced by snow and wind, and the fence is six feet high. So, I climbed up to my tree house and brainstormed some ideas on ways to get in. At one point, I was seriously considering jumping out of the tree hou
5、se and using the trampoline(蹦床) to jump over the fence.So, we got to work. First, I took out the trampoline. Then I started to jump. First tryI almost cracked my head. Second trythis time I convinced my cousin to do it but at the last second, he chickened_out. Third tryI jumped and missed but at the
6、 last second, my hand caught the fence, and with a lot of pushing I finally climbed over the fence and luckily, I fell on a big snowdrift.Then I got inside and unlocked the door for my cousin to get in. Finally, my mom came back. Then we shared this story with my mom and dad.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述的是作者与表弟在
7、后院玩耍时突遇风雪天气，因意外他们被锁在门外的经历。1When the author wanted to jump in, the main problem was that _.Athe fence was icyBthe fence was slippery and highCthe trampoline couldnt bear the weightDthe trampoline was too small答案：B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Then I tried to climb over the fence but it didnt work because the fence w
8、as iced by snow and wind, and the fence is six feet high”可知，作者之所以跳不过去是因为篱笆又高又滑，即B项正确。2The attitude of the authors cousin towards jumping on the trampoline seems _.ApassiveBpositiveCindifferentDobjective答案：A推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“this time I convinced my cousin to do it but at the last second, he chickened
9、out”可知作者的表弟对作者的提议持消极态度，即A项正确。3The words “chickened out” (Paragraph 5) most probably mean “_”Afell downBcried outCjumped upDbacked out答案：D词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段中的“this time I convinced my cousin to do it but at the last second, he chickened out”中的convinced和but可知，作者说服了表弟，但在最后一秒钟表弟又打退堂鼓了，即D项正确。4Which would be t
10、he best title of the text?AClimbing over the Fence in the SnowBAn adventure in the YardCFriendship Produces PleasureDWe Are Independent答案：B标题归纳题。文章讲述的是作者与表弟在后院玩积木时突遇风雪天气，因意外他们被锁在门外时所采取的冒险行动，因此B项正确。B(2015北京)The Boy Made It!One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine.I
11、n the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area.Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path.Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didnt have food, water, a phone, or other supplies.He was getting colder by the minute.Nicholas ha
12、d no idea where he was.He tried not to panic.He thought about all of the survival shows he had watched on TV.It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.He decided to stop skiing.There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put.The first thing he did was to find shelter from t
13、he freezing wind and snow.If he didnt，his body temperature would get very low，which could quickly kill him.Using his skis，Nicholas built a snow cave.He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle.Then he piled branches on top of himself，like a blanket，to stay as warm as he could.By
14、 that evening，Nicholas was really hungry.He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldnt lose too much water.Not knowing how much longer he could last，Nicholas did the only thing he couldhe huddled(蜷缩)in his cave and slept.The next day，Nicholas went out to look for help，but
15、 he couldnt find anyone.He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave，because without shelter，he could die that night.On Tuesday，Nicholas went out again to find help.He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him.After two days stuck in the snow，Nicholas was saved.Nicholas
16、 might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV.He had often watched Grylls survival show Man vs. Wild.Thats where he learned the tips that saved his life.In each episode(一期节目)of Man vs. Wild，Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.When Grylls heard about Nicholas amazing deeds，he was super impr
