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课时分层作业(十二) Section Ⅲ、Ⅳ
(建议用时:35分钟)
[语言知识练习固基础]
Ⅰ.语境填词
A)根据汉语或首字母提示,写出下列语句中所缺单词的正确形式
1.The earthquake caused damage(损害)to property estimated at $6 billion.
2.I'm frightened(害怕)of walking home alone in the dark.
3.I sincerely hope this program will be successful and people here will benefit from it.
4.Make an outline(提纲)before you start writing.
5.A good cyclist(自行车骑手) can cover distances of over a hundred miles a day.
B)在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
6.Very quickly,she learned to appreciate life rather than to judge(judge)everything so harshly(刻薄地).
7.Having heard the bad news,he left without expression(express).
8.Abraham Lincoln is known as one of the greatest presidents of the USA.
9.The girl was pleased to learn(learn) that she got the first place in the English speech contest!
10.I feel honoured(honour) to attend this meeting and give a speech.
Ⅱ.用适当的关系词填空
1.Some countries whose names I had never heard of before were shown on the map.
2.Anyone who/that failed to come to the meeting yesterday must give his reason.
3.All that we need is enough rest after long hours' work.
4.On the train I saw a girl who/whom/that I thought was your sister.
5.Maybe you have a habit that/which is driving your family crazy.
[高考题型练习提能力]
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world.In September,1923,Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it.They had to be completely rebuilt.One of the most serious earthquakes was in China's Shanxi Province in 1556.It killed almost one million people.
We measure an earthquake's strength on the Richter Scale.The Richter Scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA.It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten.Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.
The Earth's crust(地壳)is made up of rock called plates.As these plates move,they sometimes crash(撞)against each other,causing the crust to quake.In cities such as Tokyo,where small quakes hap