Unit 4 4 Reading for Writing，Assessing Your Progress & Video Time（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
A
If the crust (外壳) of the earth were not pretty solid(坚固的)，it would be shaking and moving up and down frequently.However，there are places in the rocks of the earth's crust where it isn't strongly held together—where faults exist.Along the faults，one rock might push against another with great force.The energy is changed to vibration in the rocks，so they begin to shake and we have an earthquake!
The most famous one in North America was the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.Seven hundred people died and property(财产) damage amounted to about $425，000，000.The greatest destruction came from the fires that followed the quake.
One of the most famous earthquakes in Europe took place in Lisbon，Portugal，in 1755.The city was destroyed and at least thirty thousand people were killed.In 1908，in Calabria and Sicily，a quake killed about seventyfive thousand people.In 1915，in central Italy，hundreds of towns and villages were damaged and thirty thousand people were killed.
Two great earthquakes that caused great damage in Asia took place in Tokyo，Japan，and in Gansu Province in China.The Tokyo quake of 1923 killed more than one hundred thousand people and destroyed the city and the city of Yokohama，too.The Chinese quake in 1920 covered more than three hundred square miles and killed about two hundred thousand people.
[语篇解读] 本文介绍了地震的起因及历史上的几次大地震。
1．The first paragraph mainly tells us ．
A．where earthquakes happen
B．how earthquakes happen
C．the damage caused by earthquakes
D．famous earthquakes in the world
解析 段落大意题。通读第一段可知，本段介绍了地震的起因。
答案 B
2．The underlined word “vibration” in the first paragraph probably means “ ”．
A．shaking B．force
C．energy D．losing
解析 词义猜测题。一块岩石有可能用力挤压另一块岩石，地壳的能量发生了改变导致岩石晃动，于是地震发生了。vibration意为“晃动”。
答案 A
3．Which of the following is the correct order of the years when the earthquakes happened?
①the San Francisco earthquake ②the earthquake in Lisbon，Portugal ③the earthquake in Calabria and Sicily ④the earthquake in central Italy ⑤the earthquake in Gansu Province ⑥the Tokyo quake
A．③④⑤⑥②① B．⑤⑥②①③④
C．②①③④⑤⑥ D．①③④②⑤⑥
解析 细节理解题。由文章中地震发生的时间顺序可知C项正确。
答案 C
4．We can infer from the passage that ．
A．the earth's crust in Europe is weaker than that in other places
B．the fires following the San Francisco earthquake caused more damage than the earthquake did
C．there were 75，000 people killed in the San Francisco earthquake
D．the city of Yokohama was not greatly influenced by the Tokyo quake
解析 推理判断题。由第二段“The greatest destruction came from the fires that followed the quake.”可知B项正确。
答案 B
B
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As of 8 p．m.on Friday，Florence was located about 1405 miles eastsoutheast of Bermuda.The storm is affecting Bermuda and is expected to hit the U．S.East Coast over the weekend.
“The storm's unpredictable path means it could hit anywhere along the southeastern U．S..”Quinn said.With the current data，Quinn said it looked like the storm was most likely to hit North or South Carolina.
On Friday，North Carolina Gov.Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency.“While it's still too early to know the storm's path，we know we have to be prepared，” Cooper said in a news release.CBS Raleigh affiliate WNCN reported，“During harvest，time is of the essence.Action today can avoid losses due to Florence.”