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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Period 4 Reading and Thinking
The Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep练习
I:选词填空。
rescue disaster destroy shelter shock trap affect ruin
1. They were_ _____________at the news that he had cheated so much money.
2. The hurricane left the whole city in______________
3. It is an area where natural _______________often happen.
4. They were _________________in the burning building while they were shopping.
5. It's kind of you to provide the poor boy with food and_______________
6. The old couple were at last _____________________by the local people.
7. Most buildings here were __________________in the earthquake.
8. Now the life of people in some countries is ________________ by drought.
II.完成句子
1.暴雨中,我只得在树下躲避。
In the storm I had to______________________________.
2.这些鸟能在北极寒冷的冬天里生存。
These birds are able to____________________________ of the Arctic winter.
3.他们巨大的努力挽救了这个濒临破产的公司。
_____________________saved the firm from ruin.
4.在高山顶上,他感觉呼吸比较困难。
He felt it was hard to_____________________
5.昨天从废墟中营救出来的那个女孩已经脱离了生命危险。
The girl who was_____________________yesterday is out of danger.
III.微写作
昨天晚上,一栋楼房里的电力故障造成了一场火灾。我听见口哨声,看见人们抱着水管扑灭大火。在紧急情况下,我们都保持冷静,在消防队的帮助下最后成功地扑灭了大火。虽然楼房受到了损失,但是没有人员死亡。
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IV.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we’ve never been before. But just as in face - to - face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on - line. ___1___ Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.
For anything you re about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread.___2__
If someone in the chat room is rude to yo