Unit 4 1 Listening and Speaking（限时检测）-2021-2022学年高中英语必修第一册新课标辅导【精讲精练】人教版

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2021·北京高一检测)

For Worst Earthquakes in This World

Northern Sumatra，Indonesia

Magnitude(震级)—8.6，Date—March 28，2005

An earthquake happened at Sumatra Islands in the touristy month of March.Being an island area，the earthquake gave rise to a tsunami (海啸) wave and spread to areas as far as Sri Lanka.The number of deaths is about，1，500 with more than 400 people getting injured.

Rat Islands，Alaska

Magnitude—8.7，Date—April 2，1965

This earthquake only happened inside water and all the losses were because of the tsunami waves caused by it.The quake gave rise to a huge tsunami causing a loss of thousands of dollars.The good news in this quake was that no human loss or injuries were reported in these islands.

Bio Bio，Chile

Magnitude—8.8，Date—February 27，2010

This quake happened to take the lives of more than 500 people.The tsunami caused by this quake added to the effects by forcing hundreds of thousands of people to leave their home，of which about 50 are still missing.The number of injured people reached a level of 12，000，thus

making one of the worst earthquakes of the human history.

Sumatra，Indonesia

Magnitude—9.1，Date—December 26，2004

Having its name twice in the list，it is clear that Sumatra comes in the area that is most prone (易于……的) to earthquakes.Just 3 months before the earthquake of 8.6 magnitude，this quake caused much more loss of life and wealth than the later one！The earthquake gave rise to a huge tsunami killing about 300 thousand people all around the countries of South Africa and South Asia.

[语篇解读]　本文是说明文。介绍了人类历史上的四次大地震的情况。

1．The earthquake during which nobody was injured happened in        ．

A．2005 B．1965

C．2010    D．2004

解析　细节理解题。根据第二则地震消息的介绍，最后一句The good news in this quake was that no human loss or injuries were reported in these islands.可知，1965年的地震无人员伤亡。故选B。

答案　B

2．Which area is most likely to be hit by an earthquake?

A．Sumatra.    B．Rat Islands.

C．Bio Bio.    D．South Asia.

解析　细节理解题。根据最后一则消息中的第一句Having its name twice in the list，it is clear that Sumatra comes in the area that is most prone to earthquakes.可知，Sumatra是最可能受到地震袭击的地方。故选A。

答案　A

3．What's the writer's purpose of writing the text?

A．To explain why the earthquakes happen.

B．To compare the worst four earthquakes.

C．To tell some facts about the worst earthquakes in the human history.

D．To give some advice on how to protect ourselves during the earthquakes.

解析　细节理解题。根据作者介绍的四则历史上的大地震情况可知，作者写本文的目的在于让人们了解人类历史上最严重地震的事实。故选C。

答案　C

B

In the US，tornadoes(龙卷风) are responsible for many deaths and injuries each year.Although they happen quite frequently，tornadoes are difficult to predict.Why？Tornadoes develop from storms，but only some storms are likely to become tornadoes.Scientists don't know where and when a storm will touch the ground and turn into a tornado.Today，the warning time for a tornado is usually just 13 minutes.

Tim Samaras is a storm chaser.His job is to find tornadoes and follow them.When he gets close to a tornado，he puts a special tool called a turtle probe on the ground.This tool measures things like a tornado's temperature，humidity (湿度)，and wind speed.With this information，Samaras can learn what causes tornadoes to develop.If meteorologists(气象学家) understand this，they can warn people about tornadoes sooner and save lives.

How does Samaras hunt tornadoes？It's not easy.First，he has to find one.Tornadoes are too small to see using weather satellites.So Samaras can't rely on these tools to find a tornado.Instead，he waits for tornadoes to develop.Every May and June，Samaras drivers about 40，000 kilometers across an area known as Tornado Alley，looking and hoping to spot a tornado.