1、高中英语unit 4 earthquakes 同步练习 人教版必修一Unit 4 Earthquakes 同步练习1. Peter was killed in the earthquake! _ I talked with him last week. A. What a pity! B. I beg your pardon.C. Sorry to hear that. D. Is that so? 2. The living standard of the people _ in recent years.A. has been risen B. raised C. has risen D.
2、 has raised3. _ seemed that the students in the class didnt like to have an extra class in the weekend. A. There B. It C. That D. This 4. The books _ were left in the corner of the room that day will be sent to the managers office this afternoon. A. which B. / C. who D. whose 5. The people there wer
3、e greatly _ to see every-thing changed overnight. A. pleased B. shocked C. interested D. moved 6. If there is a fire here, you should leave the building _.A right away B right now C right way D right on 7. His parents wouldnt let him marry anyone _ family was poor.A. of whom B. whomC. of whose D. wh
4、ose8. Lets talk about the persons and the things _ we can remember.A. who B. whichC. that D. whom9. _ is no wonder the building is _.A. It; in ruins B. That; in ruins C. This; in ruin D It; in ruin10. _ number of visitors came but I dont know _ number.A. A; the B. The; a C. A; a D. The; the11. Have
5、you found out _ the two people are talking about in the tape?A. that B. whichC. what D. whether12. Wash your hands with soap _ the experiment.A. in the end of B. at the end of C. to the end of D. by the end of13. Our school is no longer the school _ it used to be.A that B what C which D where14. On
6、_ the bad news, she cried with her face _ in hands.A. hear; bury B. hear; buried C. heard; burying D. hearing; buried15. Do you mind if I open the window? _, but Ive caught a bad cold today.A. No, of course B. Yes, of course not C. Yes, please D. Im sorry第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的
7、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 16 weak to feel. During a 17 earthquake, there is often a great noise first. Then the earth 18 terribly and many houses 19 down. Railway tracks break and trains go 20 lines; a great many factories a
8、re 21 ; thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes. 22 the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake 23 , other disasters such as fires often 24 . More buildings are destroyed and more 25 caused.It is well known of the 2 of an earthquake, and for centuries man has been making re
9、searches on earthquakes. More than 2,000 years ago, 27 , a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng 2 a machine which could find out from which 2 the seismic waves(地动波) had come, and this machine is still 30 by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquakes and 3 they happen, but we still cant
10、3 exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, and cannot 3 it from happening. So earthquakes are among the 3 disasters in the world.No one can stop natural earthquakes. 3 , scientists can help stop earthquakes destroying whole cities and causing too many deaths.16. A. very B. too C. quite D. s
11、o17. A. real B. weak C. big D. small18. A. moves B. shakes C. jumps D. breaks19. A. get B. put C. set D. fall20. A. off B. on C. into D. behind21. A. burst B. struck C. destroyed D. buried22. A. Except B. Besides C. Instead of D. Because of 23. A. lonely B. later C. themselves D. itself24. A. follow
12、 B. copy C. come D. enter25. A. quakes B. deaths C. difficulties D. results26. A. information B. questions C. dangers D. fright27. A. as a result B. in fact C. for example D. as well28. A. invented B. discovered C. found D. bought29. A. country B. directions C. ways D. city30. A. improved B. repaire
13、d C. protected D. used31. A. where B. when C. what D. why32. A. speak B. tell C. talk D. point33. A. make B. prepare C. stop D. let34. A. worst B. best C. most D. let35. A. However B. But C. And D. So第三部分 阅读理解（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。AMaybe youve known the Los Angeles qu
14、ake which happened last year. It killed sixty-one people, destroyed a lot of buildings and the citys highways. The Japan earthquake happened exactly a year later, to the day and also in the early morning. The earthquake that hit Kobe on Tuesday morning was the first big one to hit a big Japanese cit
15、y for more than 70 years. About 439 people had been dead by early afternoon and an overhead highway fell down just like in Los Angeles.90 percent of the earthquakes took place in two geographic areas in the world. One is the Pacific Ocean, the other extends from the East Indies to Atlas Mountains.Ja
16、pan has experienced several quakes bigger than Tuesdays. But those mostly hit thinly populated areas of the north. Tuesdays quake hit an area of west-central Japan including the port of Kobe. It was the hardest hit because it is a big industrial city of Osaka. It also hit the ancient capital Kyoto-t
17、hat is the second most populous area of the country after the Tokyo.It was the first time that a big quake had hit a big city since the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923. That one measured 7.9. Fires that followed this killed about 140,000 people and more than 560,000 homes were destroyed.36. How many
18、people were killed in the Kobe quake? A. 61. B. 439. C. 140,000. D. 70.37. Which of the following facts happened in the Kobe quake just the same as those in Los Angeles?A. It happened on a Tuesday morning.B. It happened in a big city and many people were killed.C. An overhead highway fell down. D. A
19、ll the above.38. Japan lies in the geographic area where _.A. earthquakes take place often B. earthquakes never happenC. overhead highways easily fall down D. people are usually killedBMr Baker lived in an old and low house. His wife was blind in both eyes and the two children were very young. All h
20、is family often went hungry. He had nothing but a small piece of field. One autumn he grew some wheat in his field. He hoped it would do well because all his family would depend on it. The whole winter it often snowed. And the next spring the wheat was doing well. Mr Baker was happy.One day, Mr Bake
21、r went to watch his wheat. To his surprise, a lot of crops were eaten up by a horse. He became angry but could not find out whose horse had eaten them. He thought the horse would go there again. So he decided to stay in his field and tried to catch the horse.A few days later a yellow horse came in h
22、is field again and began to eat the wheat. Mr Baker ran after it quickly, with a stick in his hand. But the horse ran much faster than him. He tried his best, but couldnt catch up with it.The next morning, when Mr Baker was working in his field, he saw the yellow horse pulling a carriage on the road
23、. He picked a stick up at once, ran closer to the horse and began to beat it up. The driver was surprised and stopped him. He asked, “Why are you beating my horse?”“It has nothing to do with you,” Mr Baker said angrily. “The beast knows why Im beating him.”39. What was Mr Baker?A. A driver. B. A far
24、mer. C. A keeper. D. A doctor.40. What kind of life did Mr Bakers family live?A. A simple life. B. A happy life. C. A rich life. D. A poor life.41. Why was Mr Baker happy at first?A. Because he found out the horse that ate up his wheat.B. Because he would soon get a good field.C. Because his wheat w
25、as doing very well.D. Because his family wouldnt grow any more wheat.42. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The horse knew that it had done wrong.B. The horse had nothing to do with the driver.C. The horse belonged to the driver.D. The horse knew whose wheat it had eaten up. CMany children act in TV
26、shows. They work several hours every day, so they cannot go to a regular school. How do they get an education? In Hollywood, where many TV shows are made, about forty teachers are working. The teachers job is very important. She is responsible(负责) for making sure that the children work only in the p
27、ermitted hours each week. She is also responsible for making sure that children learn the required subjects. She makes sure, too, that the children get enough rest and play. She teaches wherever the children are working.Child actors are required to attend classes twenty hours each week. California l
28、aw says that they must be taught from September to the middle of June. If they do not get good marks in school, they are not permitted to continue working in TV shows.TV children are usually good pupils, and most of their teachers like this special kind of work. Their classes are held in many intere
29、sting places. Sometimes the “classroom” is a Mississippi river boat. Sometimes it is the inside of a spaceship. Often the pupils become famous stars.43. TV children have classes _.A. at a regular school B. wherever they are workingC. wherever the teacher likes D. at the school in Hollywood44. What e
30、lse does the teacher do besides teaching?A. Making sure that the children dont overwork.B. Acting in some important shows.C. Making sure that the children have enough rest and play.D. Both A and C.45. If they fail in the required subjects, TV children _.A. are allowed to study for another yearB. mus
31、t go to a good schoolC. must be taught from September to the middle of JuneD. are not allowed to work in TV shows any longer46. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. The education of TV children.B. Child actors in TV. C. How good pupils become TV children.D. A special kind of school in TV.DAll the children in the USA have to be educated at school. A number of parents pr
