课时作业(五)Unit 4 Natural Disasters（Word版）-2023高考英语一轮复习【优化指导】高中总复习·第1轮（人教版 新教材 新高考）

课时作业(五)　UNIT 4　NATURAL DISASTERS [对应学生用书P435] 一、阅读理解 (2021·海南“五校联盟”高三下第二次联考)Two teenagers are lost at sea off the coast of the United States for six days on their small sailing boat. Without any food and drink, the boys drink sea water. They try slipping into the ocean to cool off, but sharks drive them back onto the boat. At night, they use a single wetsuit to keep warm. This is a real story of two American boys. Driscoll and his best friend, 18­year­old Josh Long, were found six days later and more than 100 miles from where they had set off from Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, on April 24.The boys had lost a lot of water and were tired, but otherwise in pretty good shape． They set out fishing on a 4.3­meter sailboat on a windy day when the National Weather Service had warned small boats to stay out of the water, but they didn't care． They realized they were in trouble almost immediately and tried to swim back to shore, pulling the boat along with them. Within hours, they were far out to seA． “We lost our fishing equipment，” Driscoll said． “So we couldn't catch any fisH．” The boys' hopes faded with each day passing． They stood on their boat every time they saw another boat, waving and shouting, but without success. One night they were woken up by water coming into the boat. A large ship was very close to them. A coast guard boat set out to look for them. The boys got up and made some noise． This time, they were heard． “What we have is a completely surprising story of survival that's going to be studied for years to come，” said Richard Goerling, Long's uncle, “I think the boys have a book to write．” [语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是美国加利福尼亚的两个男孩不在意气象局的警示，执意出海，在海上迷失了六天后获救的事情。 1．The two boys got lost at the sea because ________. A．they were not good at boating B．they were separated from their parents while boating C．they didn't take the warning from National Weather Service seriously D．they went far into the sea to catch fish C　解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“They set out fishing on a 4.3­me