Unit 4　Earthquakes語篇演練十七

1、Unit 4Earthquakes語篇演練(十七)時間安排：第六周·周三演練題型：完形填空閱讀理解建議用時：25分鐘答案欄：15_610_1115_1620_2124_.完形填空WhenIwasaboy, wehadseveralgardensaroundouroldhouse.Thelargestoneofallwasalways_1_forgrowingpotatoes.Icanstillrememberthosewonderfuldays.Thewholefamily_2_.Aftermydadhadtilled (耕種) the_3_， mymom, brothers, an

2、dIwenttowork.Itwasmyjobtodropthelittleseedpotatoesintherows_4_mymomdroppedalittlefertilizer (肥料) besidethem.Mybrothersthen_5_themallwiththefreshlyturnedearth.MonthslaterIwould_6_thegardensometimeswhileIplayedoutsideandwonderwhatwasgoingonunderthe_7_.Whentheharvesttimecame, Iwas_8_atthehugesizeofthep

3、otatoesmydadpulledoutofthesoil.Theywouldbe_9_intomealsuchasbakedpotatoes，friedpotatoes, andmy_10_ones: potatoesslowlycookedinspaghettisauce.Theywouldkeeptheentirefamilywell_11_throughoutthewholeyear._12_thosespecialtimesmakesmewonderhowmanyother_13_Ihaveplantedthathavegrownintheheartsandmindsofother

4、s.HowmanytimesarethelittlethingsthatIsaidor_14_usedtogrowsomethingbeautiful? _15_cantheselittleseedlings (幼苗) provideothers'soulwithsweetfoodjustlike_16_？Everydayofourliveswestepoutintothe_17_ofthisworld.Everydayweplantseedsthatcangrowintosomethingwonderful.Wemay_18_seethegrowththatcomesfromthek

5、indwordsorlovingactswesharebutsomeonereallydoes.Ihopethenthatyoualways_19_thegardenaroundyouwithcare.Ihopethatyou_20_onlygoodness, peace, andcompassioninthelivesofeveryoneyoumeet.Ihopethateverydayyouhelpmiraclestogrow.BknownCusedDmade2BhelpedCgatheredDsat3BsoilCsurfaceDgrass4BasCwhenDafter5BfilledCj

6、oinedDcovered6atBpickoutCtakecareofDcleanoff7BairCgroundDsun8BamazedCfrightenedDworried9BappearedCturnedDdeveloped10BdeliciousCpopularDfavorite11BfedClearnedDstayed12ofBTalkingaboutCMakinguseofDTakingdown13A.qualities BvegetablesCseeds Dfruits14A.performed BdidCacted Dmade15A.Yet BSoCBut DAnd16A.can

7、dies BdishesCchocolates Dpotatoes17A.garden BparkClake Dzoo18A.ever BonceCnever Dalready19A.enjoy BmissCvisit Dtend20A.encourage BplantCarrange Dprepare.閱讀理解If the crust(外殼)of the earth were not pretty solid(堅固的)，it would be shaking about and moving up and down frequently. However，thereareplacesinth

8、erocksoftheearth'scrustwhereitisn'tstronglyheldtogetherwherefaultsthefaults，onerockmightpushagainstanotherwithgreatenergyischangedtovibrationintherocks, sotheybegintoshakeandwehaveanearthquake!ThemostfamousoneinNorthAmericawastheSanFranciscoearthquakeofhundredpeoplediedandproperty(財產(chǎn))damagea

9、mountedtoabout$425,000,greatestdestructioncamefromthefiresthatfollowedthequake.OneofthemostfamousearthquakesinEuropetookplaceinLisbon，Portugal，incitywasdestroyedandatleastthirtythousandpeoplewere1908, inCalabriaandSicily，aquakekilledaboutseventy­fivethou­sandpeople.In1915，incentralItaly，hu

10、ndredsoftownsandvillagesweredamagedandthirtythousandpeoplewerekilled.TwogreatearthquakesthatcausedgreatdamageinAsiatookplaceinTokyo，Japan，andinGansuProvinceinTokyoquakeof1923killedmorethanonehundredthousandpeopleanddestroyedthecityandthecityofYokohama，Chinesequakein1920coveredmorethanthreehundredsqu

11、aremilesandkilledabouttwohundredthousandpeople.21Theunderlinedword“vibration”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“_”AshakingBforceCenergyDlosing22Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheyearswhentheearthquakeshappened?theSanFranciscoearthquaketheearthquakeinLisbon，PortugaltheearthquakeinCalabriaandSici

12、lytheearthquakeincentralItalytheearthquakeinGansuProvincetheTokyoquakeABCD23Accordingtothepassage，theearthquakethatkilledthemostpeoplehappenedin_.APortugal BItalyCJapanDChina24Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_.Atheearth'scrustinEuropeisweakerthanthatinotherplacesBthefiresfollowingtheSanFranciscoeart

13、hquakecausedmoredamagethantheearthquakedidCtherewere75,000peoplekilledintheSanFranciscoearthquakeDthecityofYokohamawasnotgreatlyinfluencedbytheTokyoquake答案語篇解讀：通過對小時候種植馬鈴薯的回憶，作者認為我們每個人都要種植友善的種子，從而收獲更多的快樂。1選C根據(jù)語境可知，“我”家周圍有幾個菜園，最大的那個被用來種植馬鈴薯。beusedfor.“被用來”。2選B根據(jù)下文的“Aftermydadhadtilled (耕種) the_3_，mym

14、om, brothers, andIwenttowork.”可知，每當種植馬鈴薯時，全家人都會出動，在一起干活。故填B項。3選B根據(jù)下文的“My brothers then _5_ them all with the freshly turned earth.”可知，“我”父親負責翻耕土壤。tillthesoil“翻耕土壤”。4選A“我”負責丟留種的馬鈴薯，與此同時母親在它們旁邊撒一點兒肥料。while“與同時”，符合語境。5選D根據(jù)語境再結(jié)合常識可知，“我”的兄弟們負責給剛種下的馬鈴薯蓋上剛翻耕過的土壤。cover.with“用蓋上”。6選A根據(jù)下文的“while I played outs

15、ide and wonder what was going on under the _7_”可知，“我”在外面玩耍時，眼睛時不時地會向那個菜園瞄去。glanceat“匆匆一看，瞥一眼”。7選C“我”在想土壤下面的馬鈴薯長成什么樣子了。undertheground“在土壤下面”。8選B根據(jù)語境可知，看到碩大的馬鈴薯，“我”非常驚訝(amazed)。9選C根據(jù)“baked potatoes, fried potatoes”可知，菜園里挖出的馬鈴薯變成了飯桌上的菜肴。o.“把變成”。10選D作者最喜歡的馬鈴薯做法是把土豆放在意大利面條醬里慢煮。11選B根據(jù)上文的“They woul

16、d be _9_ into meal such as baked potatoes, fried potatoes”及本空前面的“well”一詞可知，馬鈴薯給我們家提供了食物保證。12選A第一段和第二段是“我”對過去的時光的回憶，每當回憶這些美好的時光，“我”總是會想“我”在別人的心中播了多少別的種子。thinkof“想起，記得”。13選C見上題解析。14選B根據(jù)前面的“said”可知，此空填did。thatIsaidordid (我說的或做的)是定語從句，修飾thelittlethings。15選D根據(jù)上文的“HowmanytimesarethelittlethingsthatIsaidor

17、_14_usedtogrowsomethingbeautiful？”及本句話可知，這兩句話都是“我”的疑問，故應(yīng)用And。16選D根據(jù)語境可知，“我”在想：自己在別人心中種植的幼苗也能像馬鈴薯一樣長大并且給他們帶來甜甜的食物嗎？17選A根據(jù)語境尤其是第一段中的“When I was a boy, we had several gardens around our old house.”可知，“我”把這個世界比作菜園。故填garden。18選C根據(jù)下文的“but someone really does”可知，此空填never。19選D“我”希望你們總是用心地去照看這個菜園。tend意為“照顧，照看”，符合語境。20選B根據(jù)上文的“Every day we plant seeds that can grow into som