课时跟踪检测(四) Earthquakes

现吨市安达阳光实验学校《红对勾》高三英语课时作业4：Unit4 EarthquakesⅠ.多项选择1．Tom get addicted to drinking wine.As a result，he________as a failure in his career.A．ended up B．dropped outC．came back D．started off[解析]句意：汤姆沉溺于饮酒。

结果，他在事业上以失败者而告终。

本题考查动词短语辨析。

“end up as”表示“以作为……而告终”；drop out 退学或退出；come back 回来；start off 出发。

[答案]A2．(2012·十一中月考)I really can't ________ with the noise that is going on outside.It is driving me crazy.A．come up B．put upC．push ahead D．get through[解析]put up with 忍受。

句意：我实在不能忍受外面的噪音，它快使我发疯了。

come up with 提出；put ahead ；get through 完成。

[答案]B3．He is ________ thought of.He always thinks about others' profit first.A．high B．badlyC．highly D．deeply[解析]句意：他的口碑不错。

他总是把别人的利益放在第一位。

think highly of 对……评价高。

[答案]C4．Some parents are just too protective.They want to ________ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.A．spot B．dismissC．shelter D．distinguish[解析]句意：有些父母太保护孩子了。

Unit 4EarthquakesⅠ.阅读理解A(2021·兰州高三诊断考试)Ants know when an earthquake is about to strike，researchers have discovered.Their behavior changes significantly prior to the quake and they resume normal functioning only a day after it.Gabriele Berberich of the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany presented these findings on Thursday at the European Geosciences Union annual meeting in Vienna according to Live Science.Berberich and her colleagues discovered that red wood ants preferred to build their colonies right along active faults in Germany.They counted 15，000 mounds (土堆) lining the faults.These faults are the places where the earth violently bursts in earthquakes.Using a special camera that tracked changes in activity，Berberich and her colleagues tracked the ants round the clock for three years.They found that the ants’ behavior changed only when the quake was over magnitude (震级) 2.There were 10 earthquakes between magnitude 2.0 and 3.2 during this period，and many smaller ones.Humans can also sense quakes over magnitude 2 only.According to Berberich，normal ant activity consists of going about collecting food etc.during the day and resting in the night.But before an earthquake，the ants didn’t go back to their mound in the night and moved around outside it.This strange and abnormal behavior continued till a day after the earthquake，Berberich told a news conference，according to Live Science.How do ants know an earthquake is coming? Berberich suggested that they could either be picking up changing gas emissions or noting tiny changes in the Earth’s magnetic fields (磁场).“Red wood ants have special cells which can detect changes in carbon dioxide levels.They also have special cells for detecting electromagneticfields，” she said.Berberich and her colleagues are planning to continue the research in areas where there are more and bigger earthquakes.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。

单元检测(四) Earthquakes第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What will the man do?A．Take some pictures. B．Watch a movie.C．Study at home.2．How will the speakers probably get to the park?A．By underground. B．By bike.C．By car.3．What's the weather like now?A．Snowy. B．Cloudy. C．Rainy.4．What are the speakers mainly talking about?A．A lecture. B．A course. C．A hall.5．What time is it now?A．About 3：30 pm. B．About 4：00 pm.C．About 4：30 pm.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．What's the probable relationship between the speakers?A．Salesman and shopper.B．Waiter and customer.C．Neighbors.7．What does the woman need?A．Two eggs. B．Some coffee. C．A cake.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

课时跟踪练4 Unit 4 EarthquakesⅠ.阅读理解ARecently whenever I turned on my computer or my mobile phone, news about the great effect of Hurricane Harvey on thousands of people caught my eye.I saw many unfortunate events.However, there were also the bright news that confirmed the goodness of mankind.As a journalist, I wrote many human­interest stories during my career.That's why the story about the guys in the bakery caught my eye.When the staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were trapped inside the building for two days, they didn't sit there feeling sorry for themselves.They used their time wisely after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.While they were waiting for the eventual rescue that came on Monday morning, four decided to make as many loaves of bread as possible for their community.The flood water rose in the street outside.They took advantage of their emergency power supply to bake bread.They used more than 4，200 pounds of flour to create hundreds of loaves and sheets of sweet bread.Although the water kept rising, they continued baking to help more people.By the time the owner managed to get to them, they had made so much bread that they took the loaves to loads of emergency centres across the city for people affected by the floods.The store manager, Brian Alvarado, told The Independent，“Whenever a disaster occurs, nobody should just feel forlorn．Instead, we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others.Our acts of kindness will make a big difference.”1．What did the bakery store workers do after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey?A．They volunteered to make bread for their community.B．They managed to live by selling more bread in the store.C．They felt sorry that they couldn't escape from the store.D．They ate nothing but to wait for their community to rescue them.2．Wh ich of the following best explains “forlorn” underlined in the last paragraph?A．Fortunate. B．Hopeful.C．Shallow. D．Desperate.3．What can we infer from the text?A．Alvarado organized his workers to bake much bread.B．Hurricane Harvey caused a power failure in Houston.C．The staff in the bakery sent enough flour to emergency centres.D．The author preferred to write stories about people facing disasters.4．What can be the best title for the text?A．A Popular Mexican Bakery Chain in HoustonB．Wait for the Eventual Rescue in a Big DisasterC．All Kinds of Disasters Caused by Hurricane Harvey in HoustonD．Bake Bread to Make a Difference in the Face of Hurricane Harvey【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了一家连锁面包店的员工们在面对飓风“哈维”带来的洪水、断电时，在等待救援的同时采取积极的行动，利用应急电源烤面包去帮助社区受洪水影响的居民。

Unit 4 Earthquakes测评(时间:120分钟满分:150分)主题语境:人与自然第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话前,你都有5秒钟的时间阅读题目;听完后,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A.In a park.B.In a zoo.C.In a pet store.答案:C2.What does the woman mean?A.Things here are very cheap.B.Things here are not cheap.C.She doesn’t know whether things here are cheap or not.答案:B3.Where are the two speakers going to plant the tree?A.By the front door.B.At the back of the garage.C.At the end of the garden.答案:C4.Where does the conversation take place?A.In a shop.B.In a hotel.C.In a restaurant.答案:C5.What do we learn from the conversation?A.The man went to New Zealand during Christmas.B.The man stayed at home during the holiday.C.The man’s parents live in New Zealand.答案:A第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

入舵市安恙阳光实验学校Unit 4Earthquakes———————————◄课时跟踪·一练而就►———————————Ⅰ.完形填空(重点中学协作体高三模拟)Once upon a time there was a monkey who was fond of 1 . One dayhe saw a delicious­looking cherry and came down from his tree to get it,but the fruit 2 out to be in a clear glass bottle, so he had to 3 his hand into the bottle to get it out. As soon as he had done so he 4 his hand over the cherry, but then he found that he could not 5 his fist holding the cherry because it was larger than the internal 6 of the bottle's neck.Now all this was 7 because the cherry in the bottle was a trap 8 by a monkey hunter who knew 9 monkeys think. The hunter, hearing the monkey's crying, came along and the monkey tried to 10 away. But because his hand was, as he thought, 11 in the bottle,the monkey could not move 12 enough to escape. But as he thought,he still had 13 of the cherry, he comforted himself.The hunter 14 up the monkey and tapped him 15 on theelbow, making him suddenly 16 his hold on the fruit. The monkey was now 17 from the bottle—but he was caught. The hunter had used the cherry and the bottle and he still 18 them.This monkey­way of thinking is the mind­way also! And in the end when death, the 19 ， comes, everyone is found caught in his own 20 . Remember, before the hunter comes, make sure your hand is out of the bottle.【语篇解读】文章主要讲述了一只猴子为了吃到瓶子里的樱桃，把爪子卡在了瓶子里，实际上它是中了猎人的圈套。

课时达标(四)Unit 4 EarthquakesⅠ 阅读理解A课标话题人与自我·公民义务与社会责任体裁应用文词数278 难度rescue services quickly went to her aid on the tracks. But as they treated the victim, a young man photographed the scene from the station platform in a selfie(自拍) that has caused widespread anger. CorrieredellaSera said he appeared to be making a “V for victory〞 sign with one hand while taking the shot with the other.Police caught the young selfie­taker and forced him to delete his picture. The young man has been investigated(调查) and does not appear to have committed a crime. But the image of him pointing his mobile phone at the rescue scene has appeared on many front pages in Italy and it attracted incredulity to the investigation so that the public insisted that further investigations should be carried out.Journalist Giorgio Lambri, who pictured this young selfie­taker, complained “we have completely los t a sense of morality〞. Besides, a commentary in LaStampa spoke of “a cancer that affects the Internet〞. The young man who took the selfie was not bad, argued Antonella Boralevi. Instead, he had turned off his soul and his personality and become an “automa ton(机械行事之人) of the Internet〞．What remains unclear is how the young woman was hit by a train in the first place. According to reports at the time, the control system for closing the train’s doors was faulty and the woman may have fallen out of the train while opening a door on the wrong side. However, there was also a suggestion that she may have been rushing to board the train as it was leaving the station.语篇导读本文主要讲述了一名男子在救援现场自拍引发了公众的不满和批评。

(必修一·Unit 4)Ⅰ.单项填空1．________，the headmaster rose to indicate that the conversation was________.A．At an end; in an end B．In the end; at an endC．In an end; at the end D．At an end; in the end答案与解析：B in the end 意为“最后；终于”，at an end 意为“结束；终结”，常用做表语。

2．After the explosion，the roads are full of ________ people leaving the city.A．afraid B．frightenedC．frightening D．scary答案与解析：B frightened“感到害怕的”，常用来修饰人。

afraid“害怕的”，多用做表语；frightening“令人害怕的”，常用于修饰事物；scary“吓人的；可怕的”。

3．—I hear they will get married next week.—________A．Good luck! B．Congratulations!C．Oh，really? D．Yes，sir?答案与解析：C 根据语境可知，回应者对此事感到惊讶，故选C项。

4．After ________ in the research for so many years，the scientist succeeded in finding the result at last.A．buried B．being buriedC．having buried D．having been buried答案与解析：D 介词after之后用动名词形式，排除A项；be buried in 是固定短语，且有时间状语for so many years，故用动名词的完成被动式。

2021年秋高中英语课时跟踪检测Unit4EarthquakesSectionⅢLearningaboutLanguag e&UsingLanguage新人教版必修1Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．Judging (judge) by his accent, he must be from the South.2．It is a great honour to be invited here today.3．The accident did a lot of damage to the car.4．The dog looked ugly and frightening (frighten).5．The beautiful islands belong to China, as/which is well known.6．We were having dinner when you phoned us.Ⅱ.完成句子1．The_judges’_decision (裁判的决定) is final.2．Don’t shout or you’ll frighten_the_baby (吓着那个婴儿).3．I want to congratulate_you_with_my_heart (衷心祝贺你).4．She is late, as_is_often_the_case (这是经常的事)．5．This is an_express_train (特快列车) for Beijing.Ⅲ.完形填空After the quake hit northeast Japan on March 11th, many moving stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.I had to walk home since all the __1__ had stopped after the earthquake. On my way home I __2__ an old lady at a bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart __3__. A man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our __4__.” He was __5__ his house for people to go to the restroom.My friend wanted to __6__ others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you’re okay with a motorcycle, I will __7__ you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to a faraway place!Then next day I drove to __8__ my car with gas. There was a lack (缺乏) of __9__ and many gasoline stations were either closed or have very __10__ lines. I got __11__，since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my __12__， the man smiled and said, “__13__ this situation, we are only giving $30 worth gas per person. Is that alright？” “__14__. I’m just glad that we are all able to __15__，” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.I saw a man at the evacuation (疏散) center __16__ when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food had been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next __17__ surprised me. “I am very __18__ that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t __19__ any food at all. Please go to that center as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this __20__.语篇解读：地震无情人有情。

M1 Unit 4Earthquakes4.2Reading 1A 类基础知识运用I. Fill in blanks using the words in the reading passage.1.A water pipe b_____________ and the entire apartment was flooded.2.While crossing the road, the old man was knocked down and badly i__________ .3.The news that her son’s car had knocked down an old woman to death s_______ her.4.His house was pletely d ________ in the earthquake, which made him very sad.5.He stayed three months beneath the ruins before the _______(救援) team found him.6.When we were children, our parents used to ___________(埋葬) something in the yardfor us to dig up.7.Don’t mention it again, or it will remind her of her _______________(痛苦).8.The f_____________ girl was speechless after she saw the terrible scene.9.After e____________ was cut off, the lights went out.10.D_____________ always e suddenly and cause a lot of damage.II. plete the following sentences using the phrases in the passage.1.They _________________(评价不高) my suggestion, which made me a little upset.2.Please wait for a moment. I’ll find the address for you ______________(立刻).3.Quite _____________(许多) worldfamous paintings are on show in this exhibition.4.The children were happy that the long hot summer was at last ___________（结束.）5.Since Katrina, the city is still much ________________________ (一片废墟) and thousands are homeless.III.Turn the following Chinese into English1.看起来她好像在这个世界上没有一个朋友。

单元检测(四)第一卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．How much does she have to pay if she buys one now?A．$5.00. B．$4.50. C．$3.50.2．Where does the conversation most probably take place?A．In a library.B．At a restaurant.C．In a bookstore.3．What do you think is the woman?A．A cook. B．A student. C．A manager.4．Where does the man prefer to live?A．In the city.B．In the country.C．Near the town.5．What conclusion can be drawn from the man’s answer?A．He likes the brown wool.B．He doesn’t like either.C．He likes the black and white silk.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6．Where was the man from?A．India. B．Austria. C．Australia.7．What’s the weather like in Australia during June and July?A．It’s hot and dry.B．It’s cold and rainy.C．It’s warm and rainy.8．Which month is the best time for visitors there?A．June. B．July. C．December.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

课时跟踪检测（四)EarthquakesⅠ.单项填空1．(2014·安徽皖西四校二模)-Hi, Mum. I got promoted for my wonderful performance in my work.—________A．Congratulations！B．Best wishes.C．Good luck. D．Don’t mention it.2．The spacesuits can be adjusted so that the team can reproduce different levels of gravity as if they ________ in space。

A．are B．has beenC．were D．had been3．（2014·宿州一模)The greenbelt，________ finished, will be of great importance to the environment of this area.A．while B．unlessC．even if D．once4．Mr. Yang stressed in his report that it was the waste water from the chemical factory ________ polluted the underground water in this area.A．who B．thatC．which D．where5．（2014·潍坊一模）The air in Beijing those days was difficult for people ________. As a result，lots of people had to stay at home，especially the old。

A．breathing B．being breathedC．to breathe D．to be breathed6．(2014·海南洋浦中学模拟）-Mary’s always ________ in reading and studying。

2021年秋高中英语课时跟踪检测七Unit4EarthquakesSectionⅡWarmingUp&ReadingLan guagePoints新人教版必修1202107072104Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．We will have learned 3,000 English words by the end of this term.2．It seems as if he has known the news.3．The number of books missing from the library is (be) large.4．He jumped into the river and rescued the child from drowning.5．I woke up at six and got up right away.6．She is too short to_reach (reach) the book on the shelf.7．We came to his rescue and pulled him out of the lake.8．The storm laid the village in ruins.Ⅱ.完成句子1．He burst_into/in_the_house (闯进了房子)without knocking.2．To tell the truth, I think_little/poorly_of_Tom (不看好汤姆), who is very lazy and never knows what to do.3．At noon the meeting came_to_an_end (终止了).4．The driver of the car was_badly_injured (受了重伤) in the accident.5．They were__trapped_in_the_burning_building (被困在燃烧着的大楼里)．6．It’s too difficult for_the_old_to_climb_up_the_mountain (关于老人来说爬上那座山)．7．She left the room hurriedly as_if_(she_was)_angry (看起来动气的模样)．8．Not_everyone (并不是每个人) has such experiences.Ⅲ.阅读明白得AHaving lived in California until 1970，my family has felt a number of earthquakes.We have been fortunate，however，to have suffered no bodily harm or property damage.There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present.The site lists the dates and times as well as the magnitude(震级)and the exact location of any quake that measured more than 6.0.There are only a few quakes that stand out in my memory and，luckily，none is shown in the website.So，my personal experience with earthquakes might be considered insignificant.There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget.The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California.As the shaking became stronger I held her to me with one arm as I held on to one of our fruit trees with the other.All three of us(my daughter，I and the tree)shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.The second one was in 1963. Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California.The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk from our hotel toward_the_famous_landmark.My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California.It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church.As the building started to shake，I quickly headed for the door to go outside.I remember I said a little prayer—something like，“Help me get out of here in time, Dear Heavenly Father”．Minutes later, I was safe outside.语篇解读：作者回忆了自己经历的三次地震。

课时作业4 EarthquakesⅠ.阅读理解AResearch into how breathing affects the brain has become an evermore popular field in recent years. New methodology (方法论) has enabled more studies, many of which have concentrat ed on the memory.“Our study shows that we remember smells better if we breat he through the nose. The process takes place between learni ng and memory recovery，” says Dr Arshamian, a researcher from the Karolinska Institute. This is the first time someone h as demonstrated this point of view.This phenomenon (现象) has not previously been available for study since the most common laboratory animals were rats and mice which cannot breathe naturally through their mouths. For Dr Arshamian's st udy, researchers split the participants into two groups. Both gr oups were given the same period of time to learn a set of 12 d ifferent smells. Then, one group was asked to breathe throug h noses and the other group through mouths for one hour. When the time was up, the two groups were presented with the ol d as well as a new set of 12 smells. And then, researchers as ked them to tell if each smell was from the old set or the new one. The results showed the group that breathed through nos es strengthened their memories better.Earlier research has shown that different parts of the brain are affected in different phases of breathing. But how breathing is related to brain activity and then how the brain affects our be havior are still unknown. According to Dr Arshamian, brain me asurement in this direction has been a practical impossibility f or years as electrodes (电极) had to be inserted directly into the brain. “The idea that br eathing affects our behavior is actually not new，” adds Dr Ar shamian. But no one has managed to prove scientifically what actually goes on in the brain during breathing. Dr Arshamian' s team are developing a new means of measuring brain activit y without having to insert electrodes, which will potentially ope n a new chapter in uncovering new clinical knowledge.本文是一篇说明文。

课时作业(四）必修1Unit 4Earthquakes Ⅰ。

单项填空1．(2013·盐城二模)-I’m not good at basketball，you know。

-________.We are playing for fun.Just try and you’ll see you can do it。

A．Come on B．All rightC．Take your time D．It all depends2．（2013·宁夏银川一中二次月考)—Have you heard of the nuclear test in that country?—Yes，________news came as________shock to me。

A．the；a B．the；theC．a；a D．a；the3．Nowadays，people usually think if you enter a key university，you are your parents’________．A．pride B．luckC．value D．cheer4．— I was riding along the street and all of a sudden,a car cut in and knocked me down.—You can never be________careful in the street。

A．very B．tooC．so D．much5．Having a chat with an old friend you haven’t seen for ten years is a pleasant thing,________I prefer very much。

A．it B．thatC．what D．one6．Believe it or not，the ancient Chinese painting is worth more than________dollars!A．two million B．two million ofC．two millions D．two millions of7．（2013·福建漳州三中月考)The big snow caused great________to the people living in the south of China，________some of them homeless.A．destruction；left B．damage；leavingC．ruin；having left D．wound；leaving8．（2012·淮南二中高三检测）I can’t advise you what to do。

Unit 4Earthquakes(60分钟79分)Part A一、阅读理解(共7小题;每小题2分,满分14分)AScientists at UC Berkeley released a video showing an earthquake early-warning system that sent an alert before the magnitude-6.0 Napa earthquake on Sunday morning.Officials said the system provided an alert 10 seconds before the quake was felt.California is working to complete a statewide system,which could be completed in the next few years.Once fully developed,the system could give downtown Los Angeles 40 to 50 seconds of warning that the “Big One” was headed from the San Andreas fault,giving time for elevators to stop at the next floor and open up,firefighters to open up garage doors,high-speed trains to slow down to avoid derailment and surgeons to take the scalpel(手术刀) out of a patient.A lack of funds,however,has slowed the system’s progress.The system works because while earthquakes travel at the speed of sound,sensors that initially detect the shaking near the epicenter of a quake can send a message faster—at the speed of light—to warn residents farther away that the quake is coming.Rep.Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) said the successful test showed the need for the system.“While this was not the ‘big one’,we need t o be prepared to save lives and protect vital infrastructure(基础设施)—even a few seconds of warning will allow people to seekcover,automatically slow or stop trains,pause surgeries and more,” he said in a statement.1.It will take a few years to finish the statewide earthquake early-warning systembecause .A.it’s a hard workB.there’s no enough moneyC.it’s a large systemD.there’s no enough workers2.Which can be inferred from the passage?A.The system can send an alert before an earthquake starts.B.The system works based on the difference of the speed between sound and light.C.Even warning a few seconds ahead can give time to save many lives and vital infrastructure.D.After the system is completed,people will not be afraid of earthquakes in California.3.The word “while” in the last paragraph means .A.thoughB.howeverC.andD.becauseBDear Editor,I shared a hotel life with my 20-year-old stepson,a sophomore(大二学生) in college.I couldn’t resist reading the texts on his phone,which he left i n the bathroom,and guessed that he and his friends were cheating on tests.I want to tell my husband,but if we confront(面对) him,my stepson will know I was checking his phone.Knowing I violated that trust will worsen an already weak relationship.Yet I find cheating wrong.What should I do?HELEN,PENNSYI.V ANIAI’m glad you’ve taken such a hard-line(强硬的) attitude to your stepson’s cheating.I mean,what if he grows up to be the kind of person who reads other people’s private text messages without their permission?You should not have been looking at this kid’s phone.But you can’t unlearn whatever you’ve learned.You should first tell him that you read his text messages.You should also inform him of the cheating.But you need to start from the position that you’re equ ally guilty.Dear Editor,While taking out the recycling,I happened to look into our neighbor’s window.I saw a gun on the dining room table in the middle of a group of guys.The house is currently inhabited by the owner’s college-age son and his friends.I k now that it’s legal to possess such weapons.But I’m uncomfortable with our two children living so close to this situation.What should I do?BOB,TUCSONThis question is similar to the previous one except for one key difference that changes everything:intent.So what you’re essentially asking is this:“Is it OK to mention something to someone who might care,even if it’s not your business?” The answer is yes.There’s nothing wrong about having a dialogue about a subject that’s potentially meaningful.1.What’s the problem with Helen?A.She had a difficult relationship with her stepson.B.She was caught reading her stepson’s texts.C.She wondered whether to let a secret out.D.She didn’t know how to face her stepson.2.What does the editor think of Helen’s action?A.It’s shameful.B.It’s reasonable.C.It’s forgivable.D.It’s accidental.3.Both the two letters’ writers.A.did something wrong deliberatelyB.turned a blind eye to what they sawC.tried to accept the editor’s advice at lastD.found something might go wrong4.The editor advises Bob to.A.mind his own businessB.have a talk with his neighborC.ask his neighbor to get a gun permitD.remind the young to keep off his children二、语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)A Frenchman went to a small Italian town 1.stayed with his wife at the best hotel there.One night,he went out for a walk alone.It was late and the small street was dark and quiet.Suddenly he 2.(feel) someone behind him.He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him.The man was nearly 3._______ of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was 4.(go).He thought that 5.must be the Italian who had taken his watch.He decided 6._______ (follow) him and get back thewatch.Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian.7.of them understood the other’s language.The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头) while 8.(point) at the Italian’s watch.In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.When he returned to the hotel,the Frenchman told his wife 9._______ had happened.He was 10.(great) surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table.Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian’s.Part B一、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)I have lived in India for years,and recently was traveling from Mumbai to Jaipur forwork.Arriving at the airport early,I was 1to hang out to kill the time.I wandered around 2 for a while.Without much else to do,I decided to 3the gift shop nearby.As I walked around the store,two American women having a nap outside placed themselves directly in my line of4.It looked as if they had been at the airport for hours,and I felt it necessary to do something to help 5their long wait.I looked around the store for a few moments,and 6purchasing a medium-sized lovely toy.I asked the owner of the shop for a 7and a pen and wrote,“When you get up if this makes you smile,it would mean the world to me.Have a good trip and a(n) 8experience.”I walked 9towards the two women and placed the toy and the note next to them.Not wanting to 10them,I tried to be as slow as possible,but in my 11to flee the scene,one of them woke up and 12me in the act.She looked at me with 13at first.Maybe she think s I’m a thief!But when she noticed the soft toy and the note,she brightened up,14this was the best thing anyone had ever done for her.“Is this for me?” she 15.I gave her a huge smile and 16.She was 17for me and my act!For a minute,it didn’t fee l like we were 18 anymore.I shook hands with her,and her smile 19my day.I walked away with 20but her gratitude,and came to feel that,even though we were from different places,we were friends.1.A.ordered B.requiredC.invitedD.advised2.A.hopefully B.excitedlyC.aimlesslyD.cautiously3.A.enter B.describeC.leaveD.buy4.A.mind B.sightC.headD.heart5.A.ease B.ridC.escapeD.jump6.A.dreamt of B.approved ofC.ended upD.gave up7.A.book B.noteC.newspaperD.card8.A.terrible B.forgettableC.enjoyableD.boring9.A.quickly B.quietlyC.heavilyD.anxiously10.A.warn B.remindC.troubleD.wake11.A.attempt B.curiosityC.patienceD.adventure12.A.attracted B.caughtC.forgaveD.thanked13.A.gratitude B.kindnessC.puzzleD.satisfaction14.A.even if B.so thatC.in caseD.as if15.A.predicted B.worriedC.answeredD.guessed16.A.questioned B.shookC.noddedD.suspected17.A.surprised B.gratefulC.doubtfulD.proud18.A.friends B.strangersC.enemiespanies19.A.affected B.changedC.enrichedD.made20.A.anything B.somethingC.everythingD.nothing二、七选五阅读填空(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)For many people,a special sale is just too attractive to walk away from.1But with sales items,how can you be sure you’re really getting a good deal?If you understand some sales tricks,you will be able to make smart choices.Some tricks have been used by shopkeepers for ages.2For example,if an item is US $11.9 instead of US $12.00,you’ll feel like you’re s pending less money.Sellers sometimes reduce items by a certain amount.3That means that even with the discount,you may pay more than the original price.Shopkeepers clearly understand what makes you want to buy their products.But with a little preparation,you can avoid being cheated.Tips for shoppersAlways compare prices before buying anything.4The more focused you are,the easier it is to make wise decisions.Don’t shop when you are hungry.Studies show that you’ll usually buy more than you originally planned.5First ask yourself:Do I have the money to buy it?Will I use it?If not,walk away,but if so,go for it!That way you’ll still feel good after you take your item home.A.Know what you’re looking for.B.Watch for “Buy one,get one free” sales.C.And that makes shop owners very happy!D.One of the oldest is to make prices end in 99.E.Don’t buy something just because it’s on sale.F.Check for sales ads in the newspaper or online.G.But before the sale begins,sellers might mark the prices higher.三、短文改错(满分10分)This term our school has offer more than ten optional courses with which students can choose.The courses are given from 4∶00 to 5∶30 every Thursday afternoon.Students show interest in optional courses.Their favorite are computers,speaking English,arts and so on.They say they have learned a lot about that is not taught in text books and they have got a great deal of practice.Therefore,students are not quite satisfied.They hope that more optional courses will be offered or the homework will be less.They suggest more trips and visits should organized so that they can learn more about what’s going on inside school.参考答案Part A一、阅读理解(共7小题;每小题2分,满分14分)【文章大意】本文为说明文,主要介绍了美国加州的地震预警系统。