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Unit4Earthquakes阅读理解2018·东北三省四市模拟OnApril14th2010myentirelifechangedinaninstant.OnemomentIwasjoyfullyridingthroughthesunshine.Thenextmomentmetalfleshandboneswerespreadingagainstthepavementinathunderouscrash.Anothercyclistbikingcarelesslyhadcutmeoffandsentmesupermanningtowardoningtraffic.AsiftosymbolizetheaccidentthathadhitmylifeanotherdisasteralsooccurredonApril14th
2010.Itcosttheairlineindustry$
1.7billion.Tenmilliontravelerswerestuckfordays.Economicsallovertheworldweredisturbed.ThiswastheeruptionofEyjafjallajokulloneofIceland’smanyvolcanoes.Howevervolcanoesarenotallbad.Infacttheyarenecessary.Theyareresponsibleforthebirthofnewearthandforthecreationofrichsoil.Thiseruptiongaveoff
0.15milliontonsofcarbondioxideintotheatmospheredaily.Butcancelling48%oftheworld’sflighttravelsavedabout
2.8milliontonsofCO2fromenteringtheatmospheretemporarilydecreasingourcarbonfootprint.SimilarlytheaccidenthadbadlyaffectedmyemotionbutitalsoallowedmetolookmorecloselyinsidemyselfanddiscoverthingsaboutmyselfIwouldneverhaverealized.Ilearnedhownottojudgemyselfformynewlimitations.In1973anotherIcelandicvolcanoEldfellbrokeout.Icelandersdecidedtobombitwithcoldwateruntilitfrozeandchoseadifferentpath.Aftertheirplanworkedtheyusedthegeothermal地热的energyforthenext15yearstoheattheirhomes.Agoodexampleoflifebringinglemonsandmakinglemonade!Onemustmoveonfrommisfortunes,focusingonlyonthepresentmomentandbeinghopefulforthefuture.IranfromApril14th2010toeverykindofescape.EventuallyIendedupinuniversityforanewfoundloveinEarthsciences.【解题导语】 作者把自己遭遇突发事件和火山爆发这种自然灾害进行类比,说明遭遇到不幸也有好处,面对现实情况要乐观积极1.WhathappenedtothewriteronApril14th2010A.Hewasinvolvedinacarcrash.B.HewasstuckinanIceland’sairport.C.Hewitnessedavolcaniceruption.D.Hewasbadlyinjuredonabikeride.D 解析细节理解题根据文章第一段中的“Thenextmomentmetal...sentmesupermanningtowardoningtraffic.”可知,一个马虎的骑自行车的人撞到了作者,作者遭遇了事故,受伤严重,故D项正确2.WhichwasaneffectoftheeruptionofEyjafjallajokullA.Theeconomywascostgloballybytheeruption.B.Carbondioxideincreasedtemporarily.C.Mostoftheworld’splaneswereheldup.D.TheearthinIcelandwasterriblypolluted.A 解析细节理解题根据文章第二段中的“Economicsallovertheworldweredisturbed.”可知,艾雅法拉火山爆发后,全世界的经济都受到了干扰,即火山的爆发使全球经济受损,故A项正确3.WhydidthewritermentiontheEldfellvolcanoA.ItbrokeoutinIcelandonApril14thaswell.B.Itsymbolizedtheaccidentthatchangedhislife.C.Ittoldustomakethebestofagivensituation.D.Itencouragedhimtoknowmoreabouthimself.C 解析推理判断题根据文章第五段中的“Aftertheirplanworked...theirhomes.”并结合“Onemustmoveonfrommisfortunesfocusingonlyonthepresentmomentandbeinghopefulforthefuture.”可推知,我们应该充分利用特定的环境4.WhatisthebesttitleforthepassageA.EscapefromVolcanoesB.InspirationfromDisastersC.LoveforEarthSciencesD.AttitudeTowardNatureB 解析标题归纳题本文作者通过讲述自己遭遇事故和火山爆发带来的好处及坏处,告诉人们要积极应对现实情况,所以选B项七选五2018·云南高中毕业生复习统一检测Courageisapersonalityqualitythateveryonepossessesbutitsometimesfadesbecauseofbadexperiencesormemories.
1..Byidentifyingthesourceofanylackofcourageandactivelychangingyourbehavioryoucanbuildcourage.Determineyourspecificfears.Peopleareoftenreluctanttoadmitthattheyareafraidofsomethingandthismaybeweakeningtheirconfidenceandcourage.Inordertobeginbuildingcourageyouneedtodetermineyourspecificfears.
2..Thismayhelpyoutodevelopaplantooverethemandbuildyourcourage.Recognizeyourcourage.Justasit’simportanttoidentifyyourfearsyoushouldalsorecognizethatyoualsopossesscourageinmanysituations.
3..Itcanhelpyoutofigureouthowtoapplythisqualitytosituationsinyourlifethatcausetimidity胆怯.Itcanalsohelpyoutodevelopyourbehaviorandbeginbuildingcourageineveryaspectofyourlife.Developaconcreteplantobuildyourcourage.Onceyou’veidentifiedyourspecificfearsandrecognizedsituationswhereyouexhibitcouragewriteoutyourplantobuildyourcourageandupdateitwhennecessary.
4.,forithelpsyoustayontrackifyouhavesetbacksandseeyourprogressovertime.Avoidparingyourselftoothers.Everypersonisdifferentandparingyourselftootherpeoplecanminimizeyourselfconfidence.Focusingonyourselfandnotparingyourselftoothersisessentialtobuildyourconfidenceandcourage.5..Twocharacteristicsofcourageouspeoplearethattheynotonlyhaveconfidencebutalsobelieveintheirabilitytosucceedandoverefears.Bycultivatingandprojectingconfidenceinyourselfyousetyourselfonthepathtobuildandmaintaincourage.A.PartofbuildingyourcourageistakingrisksB.EmbracethepositiveandavoidthenegativeC.WritealistofyourfearsasyoufigurethemoutD.HavingaclearstrategyyoucanfollowisimportantE.TakethetimetoacknowledgethatyouarecourageousF.HaveconfidenceandbelieveinyourabilitytobecourageousG.Havingcourageisnecessarytosucceedinmanysituationsinlife【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文告诉我们如何拥有勇气1.G 解析上文提到由于不好的经历或记忆,一个人的勇气有时会消减,但勇气是每个人都拥有的性格特点,故此处应承接上文继续讲述勇气对每个人的重要性,故选G项2.C 解析本段主题是确定你害怕的东西fears,且根据空前的“determineyourspecificfears”可知,C选项最合适3.E 解析本段主题是要承认自己的勇气,E选项中的“acknowledgethatyouarecourageous”意为“承认你有勇气”,故选E项4.D 解析本段主题为制订计划,D项中的strategy意为“策略”,与下文的“ithelpsyoustayontrack”中的it相呼应5.F 解析根据下文中的“theynotonlyhaveconfidence,butalsobelieveintheirabilitytosucceedandoverefears”可知,本段讨论信心,故选F项语法填空2018·郑州一中入学测试Onenightfourcollegekids
1.stayoutlate,partyingandhavingagoodtime.Theypaidnoattention
2.thetestthathadbeenscheduledforthenextdayanddidn’tstudy.Inthemorning,theyhatchedaplantogetoutof
3.taketheirtest.Theycovered
4.theywithgrease润滑油anddirtandwenttotheDean’soffice
5.nervous.Oncethere,theysaidthey
6.betoaweddingthepreviousnightandonthewaybacktheygot
7.flattireandhadtopushthecarbacktocampus.TheDeanlistenedtotheirsadstoryandgotlostindeep
8.think.Thenheofferedthemaretestthreedayslater.Theythankedhimandacceptedhisoffer.9.thetestdayarrived,theywenttotheDean.TheDeanputthemallinseparate
10.roomforthetest.Theywerefinewiththissincetheyhadallstudiedhard.Thentheysawthetest.Ithad2questions.1YourName1Points2Whichtireburst?99PointsOptions—aFrontLeftbFrontRightcBackLeftdBackRight【解题导语】 本文主要讲述了几个大学生考前在外贪玩,之后撒谎逃避考试,系主任巧妙应对的有趣故事1.stayed 解析考查动词时态通读文章和“Onenight”可知发生在过去,故填stayed2.to 解析考查介词固定搭配payattentiontosth.意为“留心,注意某事”,故用介词to3.taking 解析考查非谓语动词介词后跟名词、代词或动词ing形式作宾语,故填taking4.themselves 解析考查代词根据语境可知,他们在自己身上抹上润滑油和泥土该空与句子主语“They”呼应,故用themselves作宾语5.nervously 解析考查副词副词修饰动词、形容词、副词或整个句子故用副词nervously修饰动词went6.hadbeen 解析考查动词时态参加婚礼发生在他们陈述事件之前,表示过去的过去,故用过去完成时7.a 解析考查冠词tire是可数名词的单数形式,且第一次在语境中出现,故用不定冠词修饰,又因flat的发音以辅音音素开头,故填a8.thought 解析考查名词deep是形容词,修饰名词,且be/getlostinthought为固定短语,意为“陷入沉思”,故用名词thought9.When 解析考查连词when引导时间状语从句,意为“当……时候”,符合语境10.rooms 解析考查名词复数根据语境可知,系主任把他们安排在不同的房间,因此此处表示复数概念,故用rooms短文改错2018·湖北部分重点中学高三起点考试Nowadays,moreandmoreConfuciusInstitutesarebeingbuildingallovertheworld,thatshowsourChineseculturehasbeemorepopularthanever.Ontheonehand,theancientChinesecultureoncehadagreatinfluenceinothercultures,especiallythoseofAsiancountry.Onotherhand,ourChinesecultureconstantlydevelopedthroughoutthelonghistory,thusmadeitmorecolorfulandmorebrilliant.ConfuciusInstitutesaregoodplaceswheretolearnabouttheChineseculture.Whoeverwanttoknowmoreaboutitmustspendmoretime.Therefore,heorshecannothaveawellknowledgeoftheChineseculture.答案Nowadays,moreandmoreConfuciusInstitutesarebeingallovertheworld,showsourChineseculturehasbeemorepopularthanever.Ontheonehand,theancientChinesecultureoncehadagreatinfluenceothercultures,especiallythoseofAsian.Onotherhand,ourChinesecultureconstantlydevelopedthroughoutthelonghistory,thusitmorecolorfulandmorebrilliant.ConfuciusInstitutesaregoodplaces tolearnabouttheChineseculture.Whoevertoknowmoreaboutitmustspendmoretime.,heorshecannothaveaknowledgeoftheChineseculture.。