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高中英语Unit4Earthquakes单元质量评估四新人教版必修1
Unit4Earthquakes
（时间：
100分钟 满分：
120分）
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（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。
A
Whenanearthquakehitasmalltown，manyhousesfelldown.Aftertheearthquake，allthenewspapersreportedmanystoriesaboutsomeofthefamilieswhowereintrouble.
OneSunday，whenIwasreadinganewspaper，aspecialpicturetouchedme.Itgavetheclothingsizesofeachfamilymember.Ithoughtthatthiswouldbeagoodchancetoteachmychildrentohelpthosewhowerelessluckythanthemselves.Isaidtomyseven－year－oldtwins，BradandBrett，andthree－year－oldMeghan，“Wehavesomuch，andthesepoorpeoplenowhavenothing.We'llsharewhatwehavewiththem.”
Ifilledaboxwithfoodsandclothes.WhileIwasdoingthis，Iencouragedtheboystochoosetheirtoysanddonatesomeoftheirlessfavouritethings.Meghanwatchedquietlyastheboystookouttheiroldtoysandgamesandputthemtogether.Thenshewalkedaway.Afewminuteslater，shecamebackwithLucy，hermuch－loveddoll.Sheputthedollontopoftheothertoys.“Oh，dear，”Isaid.“Youdon'thavetogiveLucy.Youlovehersomuch.”Meghansaid，“Lucymakesmehappy，Mummy.Maybeshe'llmakeanotherlittlegirlhappy，too.”
IlookedatMeghanforalongmoment.Shetaughtmealesson.It'seasytogivesomethingthatwedon'twantanymore，buthardtogivewhatwecherish（珍爱），isn'tit?
【语篇解读】 作者从女儿身上悟到了何为真正的给予。
1．Thewriterhas________children.
A．one B．two
C．threeD．four
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第二段“Isaidtomyseven－year－oldtwins，BradandBrett，andthree－year－oldMeghan...”判断可知答案。
答案：
C
2．Theunderlinedword“donate”inParagraph3probablymeans“________”．
A．捐赠B．丢掉
C．展出D．放好
解析：
词义猜测题。
由孩子们找玩具及“Lucymakesmehappy，Mummy.Maybeshe'llmakeanotherlittlegirlhappy，too.”判断可知答案。
答案：
A
3．Lucyisthenameof________．
A．agirlB．agame
C．adollD．anearthquake
解析：
细节理解题。
由第三段“...shecamebackwithLucy，hermuch－loveddoll.”判断可知答案。
答案：
C
4．What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?
A．Afamilystory.
B．Thespiritofgiving.
C．Thewayofhelpingothers.
D．Asadexperience.
解析：
主旨大意题。
全文介绍作者看了报纸报道地震之后许多家庭陷入困境，她想借此机会让孩子们学会关爱他人，结果女儿给自己上了一课。
答案：
B
B
Buildingscrashedtothegroundinseconds.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlivesinaflash.SincetheyweretoldanearthquakewouldhitTokyoaroundSeptember16，Japanesepeoplehaven'tbeenabletogetthesethoughtsoutoftheirminds.
TheyheardthenewsfromYoshioKushida，aresearcherwhousedradiowavestopredictthatanearthquakewouldstrikewithamagnitude（量级）ofatleastseven.“Itwouldbeterriblenottowarnpeopleofapossibledisasterincaseaquakeactuallyoccurs，”hesaid.
Hiswarninghadabigeffect.FrightenedTokyopeoplehavebeenstockinguponwater，foodandcandlesinpreparationfortheterribleday.
ButKushidahasn'thadmuchsupportfromtheexperts.Atpresent，predictingearthquakesisthoughttobeimpossible.Noonecantellexactlywhereorwhenthenextmajorearthquakewilloccur.Anearthquakebeginstensofmilesbelowtheearth'ssurface：
it'stoofarawaytosee.
AncientChineseandItalianscientistsforecastearthquakesbyspecial“earthquakeclouds”．Theyfoundthataweekbeforeanearthquake，therewereoftenstrangeclouds—shapedlikesnakes，wavesorfeathers—inthesky.Theythoughtthecloudsmightcomefromagasproducedundergroundbyanearthquake.
Peoplealsousedtowatchanimalstoseeifearthquakeswerecoming.Whentheysawbirdsflyawaysuddenly，dogsbarkingviolentlyorfishjumpingoutofthewater，theytoldpeopletoleavetheareA．Somescientistsbelievedanimalshadasharpersenseofchangestakingplaceunderground.
Buttheancientmethodswerenotreliableenough.Nowadays，scientistsusespecialinstrumentstopredictearthquakesmoreprecisely（精确地）．
Satellitesystemsareveryuseful：
theyrecordsmallchangesintheearth'smagneticfields（磁场）whichhelpshowwhereandwhenanearthquakemaystrike.
【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。
5．SincetheyweretoldanearthquakewouldhitTokyo，Japanesepeople________．
A．havehadnomindtodotheirwork
B．havealwaysthoughtgreatdamageitmaycause
C．havealmostforgottenaboutit
D．haveboughtallthefoodsinthemarkets
解析：
细节理解题。
由第一段最后一句的“Japanesepeoplehaven'tbeenabletogetthesethoughtsoutoftheirminds”可知。
答案：
B
6．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A．Tokyopeopleweresurprisedatthewarning.
B．Greatdisasterswouldhappenifpeoplearenotwarnedofbeforeanearthquake.
C．Predictingearthquakesiscompletelyimpossibleatpresentsciencelevel.
D．Accordingtoancientpeople，beforeanearthquakewecanseestrangecloudsanywhere.
解析：
细节理解题。
由第二段最后一句“Itwouldbeterriblenottowarnpeopleofapossibledisasterincaseaquakeactuallyoccurs”可知答案。
答案：
B
7．Whichisthebestwaytopredictearthquakesnowadays?
A．Watchanimals.
B．Byspecial“earthquakeclouds”．
C．Usesatellitesystems.
D．There'snoway.
解析：
细节理解题。
由文章最后一段可看出答案。
答案：
C
8．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A．Earthquakeprediction.
B．Magneticfields.
C．Earthquakes.
D．AnearthquakeinJapan.
解析：
主旨理解题。
由全文可知，本文讲的是地震预报的重要性。
答案：
A
C
Tailspin
TwodolphinsracearoundinabigpoolintheOceanPark.Thesmallerdolphin，Grace，showsoffafewofhertricks，turningaroundandwavinghellotothecrowd.Themostamazingthingabouther，however，isthatshe'sevenswimmingatall.Shedoesn'thaveatail.
Gracelosthertailasababywhenshegotcaughtupinafishtrap.WhenthedolphinarrivedattheOceanParkinDecember2005，shewasfightingforherlife.“Isshegoingtomakeit？
”Hertrainer，AbbeyStone，fearedtheworst.Gracedidmakeit—buthertaildidn't.Sheendeduplosingherflukesandthelowerpartofherpeduncle.
Overthepastsixyears，shehaslearnedtoswimwithouthertail.Dolphinsswimbymovingtheirflukesandpeduncleupanddown.Gracetaughtherselftomoveanotherway—likeafish！
Shepushesherselfforwardthroughthewaterbymovingherpedunclefromsidetoside.
ThemovementsputharmfulpressureonGrace'sbackbone.Soacompanyofferedtocreateaman－madetailforher.ThetailhadtobestrongenoughtostayonGraceassheswambutsoftenoughthatitwouldn'thurther.
ThefirsttimeGraceworetheartificialtail，shesoonshookitoffandletitsinktothebottomofthepool.Now，sheisstilllearningtousethetail.Somedaysshewearsitforanhouratatime，othersnotatall.“Thenewtailisn'tnecessaryforhertofeelcomfortable，”saysStone，“butithelpstokeepthatrangeofmotion（动作）andbuildmuscles（肌肉）．”
Now，thedolphinisabouttogetanevenhappierending.Thismonth，GracewillstarinDolphinTale，afilmthatfocusesonherrescueandrecovery.Herprogresshasinspiredmorethanjustanewmovie.Manypeopletravelfromnearandfartomeether.SeeingGraceswimwithherman－madetailgivespeoplesomuchcourage.
【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文，讲述了一只名叫格雷斯的海豚勇敢面对困难的故事。
9．WhenGracefirstarrivedattheOceanPark，hertrainerworriedabouther________．
A．physicalbuild
B．potentialability
C．chanceofsurvival
D．adaptationtothesurroundings
解析：
细节理解题。
根据文章第二段中“WhenthedolphinarrivedattheOceanParkinDecember2005，shewasfightingforherlife.‘Isshegoingtomakeit？
’Hertrainer，AbbeyStone，fearedtheworst.”可知此题应选择C项。
答案：
C
10．Aman－madetailiscreatedforGraceto________．
A．letherrecoverfaster
B．makehercomfortable
C．adjustherwayofswimming
D．helpherperformbettertricks
解析：
推理判断题。
根据文章第四段和第五段的描述可知这条人造的尾巴是帮助格雷斯游泳的，故此题选择C项。
答案：
C
11．ThestoryofGraceinspirespeopleto________．
A．sticktotheirdreams
B．treatanimalsfriendly
C．treasurewhattheyhave
D．facedifficultiesbravely
解析：
推理判断题。
通读全文，格雷斯从一开始身陷险境，到失去尾巴，最后有一个圆满的结局。
由此可以看出格雷斯的故事能够激励人们勇敢地面对困难，故选择D项。
答案：
D
D
InAprilthisyear，lotsofbagsfullofsmallchange（零钱）wereseenatbusstopsinTianjin.Theyweremadeforpassengerstoturntheirnotesintosmallchange.AndsuchanideacamefromfourstudentsfromZhongbeiMiddleSchool，Tianjin.
“Peoplewillsurelyfeelworriedwhentheytakeabuswithoutcoins.Wejustwanttodosomethingtohelpthem，”saidWangYongcun，15，oneofthefourstudents.
Thefourboysspenttheirwholeweekendmakingthechangebags.Afterthattheywenttoseethenumberofthepassengersateachbusstopneartheirschool，andthenchosethetopsixstopstoputthebags.
Manypeoplethinkthatthefourboyshavereallydoneagoodjob.But，thingsdidn'tgoastheboysthought.Twodayslater，theyfoundthatthemoneywasgone，andthateventhebagsweretaken.Itreallymadethemsadbuttheywouldnotgiveup.Theirclassmatesandteacherscametohelpthemintime.Theyputtheirpocketmoneyinbagsagain.Andtheteachersalsotaughtthemtomakebetterchangebags.Theytriedtheirbesttodoit.
Thefourboysfeelveryhappybecausetheyhavedonesomethinggoodforthepassengers.Theirwarmheartsaremoving.Moreandmorepeoplearebeginningtojoinintheactivity.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇时文报道，主要讲述四个学生为方便乘公交车的乘客换零钱而制作零钱袋子的感人事迹。
尽管他们遇到了困难，但并没有放弃。
他们的行为吸引了越来越多的人加入这个活动。
12．Ittook________thewholeweekendtomakethechangebags.
A．thepassengersB．theteachers
C．thefourboysD．theparents
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第三段首句“Thefourboysspenttheirwholeweekendmakingthechangebags.”可知答案。
答案：
C
13．Thechangebagswereput________．
A．neartheparksB．onthebuses
C．underthedesksD．atthebusstops
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第三段最后一句“...andthenchosethetopsixstopstoputthebags.”可知答案。
答案：
D
14．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A．Thesmallchangedidn'thelpthepassengersmuch.
B．Thepassengersrefusedtoputmoneyinthebags.
C．Theideaofsmallchangebagscamefromfourboys.
D．Theteachersgaveupwhenthebagsweretaken.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据首段最后一句“AndsuchanideacamefromfourstudentsfromZhongbeiMiddleSchool，Tianjin.”可知答案。
答案：
C
15．What'sthemainideaofthispassage?
A．Gi
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