高中英语外研版必修3语篇提能3-3

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The morning of that March, was a busy one for the students in

Mrs. Goodknight's class in Henryville, Indiana. There was a morning

meeting with poems to read, jokes to share, and tests to prepare for.

“It was just an ordinary day，” says student Lyric Darling, 12.

At noon, while students played basketball under a sunny sky, a

huge tornado was forming 50 miles away. Around 2：25 p． m., 20

minutes before school was supposed to let out, a huge tornado touched

down in Fredericksburg, 20 miles away. As word spread, parents

rushed to the school. Teachers rushed to get kids onto buses or into

waiting cars. By 2：45, the skies were darkening.

“I was crying，” says Lyric. “All around me, kids were crying.

Two buses returned to the school with students whose parents had not

been home. Teachers brought the kids to the office, where they all took

cover under desks. Suddenly the power went out. And then the tornado

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attacked the school, filled with wood and trees and glass. The tornado

was over the school for less than one minute. In that time, it almost

pletely destroyed the school. Teachers were about to lead the group out

of the office when a second tornado was upon them. When it finally

ended, the group made its way out of the building.

Over the next few hours, parents arrived, overjoyed to find their

children. The next day, it was clear: All of Henryville's people were

safe.

There were so many sad and frightening stories. Some students

saw the tornado with their own eyes. Some lost their homes. But many

described how the munity(社区 ) came together to help and support

each other.“You learn what's important，” Mrs. Goodknight says.

1．When did the tornado hit the school?

A．In the morning. B．At noon.

C．Around 2：25. D．After 2：45.

2．What did the teachers do in the face of the tornado?

A．They asked all the students to take cover under desks.

B．They told parents to wait for their kids at home.

C．They sent all the students to their homes.

D．They helped the students get on buses.

3．We can learn from the text that the tornado ________.

A．got many students killed

B．caused great damage to the school

C．lasted for a few minutes

D．made the munity feel hopeless

答案与分析：

1．分析：细节理解题。依据文章第二段中最后一句 “2 点 45 左右， 高中英语外研版必修3语篇提能3-3

天空暗下来 ”，可知台风侵袭这个学校是在 2：45 以后。

答案： D

2．分析： 推理判断题。依据文章第二段最后两句和第三段对台风

发生过程中学校师生活动的表达可知，面对台风老师们把学生们带到

公交车上。

答案： D

3．分析： 推理判断题。依据文章第三段中的 “it almost pletely

destroyed the school”可.知台风对学校造成了很大的破坏。

答案： B

B

In the past hundred years a million people have died in

earthquakes, another million have been killed by hurricanes and

tornadoes(龙卷风 ) and 9 million have lost their lives in floods. In

addition to this many millions more have died as a result of hunger and

disease. We should also not forget in many of the world's countries

drought, serious water shortage, is a fact of life, especially in the

African Sahel area bordering the Sahara Desert.

Scientists and engineers around the world have made great

advances in earthquake engineering. It is, of course, physically

impossible to move cities such as Tokyo and San Francisco that have

been built on earthquake belts. But most often it is not the earthquake

that kills people. It is the falling buildings, bridges and so on that cause

deaths, and such a happening can be greatly reduced by better

building programs.

Finally, perhaps we need to consider the natural disaster that we are

causing ourselves. Through our mismanagement of the planet's

resources we have sped up the dying out of hundreds of sorts of plants 高中英语外研版必修3语篇提能3-3

and animals, at the same time possibly destroying our own long－term

surroundings for life. Maybe this is one_disaster that could be

prevented if we are willing to act with a sense of responsibility.

4．______people have been killed in natural disasters in the past

100 years.

A．More than 11 million

B．11 million

C．10 million

D．More than 1 million

5．Which of the following hasn't killed people?

A．Earthquakes and floods.

B．Hurricanes and tornadoes.

C．Droughts and water shortage.

D．None of the above.

6．According to the text, we can say that______.

A．earthquakes can be prevented from happening

B．cities built on earthquakes can be moved in time

C．losses and deaths caused by earthquakes can be reduced with

human efforts

D．nothing can be done with earthquakes

7．What does the underlined “one disaster ” in the last paragraph

refer to?

A．Earthquakes.

B．Man's mismanagement of natural resources.

C．The text doesn't tell us.

D．All of the disasters mentioned.