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Unit 11:Hurricane!

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Passage 1

　　阅读理解一

　　“Earthquake!”The word flashed in my brain. A roaring sound filled my ears. I tried to slide beneath my desk. The desk did a wild tap dance, slipping and sliding towards the centre of the room. I twisted my body and grabbed at the windowsill behind me, somehow kicking free of my dancing chair. I tried to stand. My legs skated away as if on a bucking escalator.

　　My fingers shaked, grasped and help the windowsill tightly. Somewhere through the roar sounded the terrified scream of some wounded animal. I looked behind me and tried to steady my gaze on the other kids but the scene was a dizzy nightmare. Some of the class were sitting in the middle of the room, surrounded by chairs and desks. One girl was screaming. A boy was trying to claw his way across the floor to the door in a crazy overarm crawl.

　　My grip froze me to the windowsill.

　　I cried aloud,“Im going to die. Im going to die. Save me, Im not ready to die, Im not ready!”

　　I hunched forward on my knees and pressed my face against my clenched fingers. I looked at the backs of my fingers and stupidly noticed the fragile pale hairs growing out of the pores. The fingers would soon cease to exist. Somehow the impending horror of my death was too terrible to even cry about.

　　Suddenly, I became aware that the rocking had ceased. Perhaps I wasn't going to die.

　　注释

　　1. slide vi.滑，滑动，滑倒，掉

　　2. beneath prep.在……之下；在……的(正)下方

　　3. grab vt. (grabbed;grabbing)攫取，抓

　　4. escalator n. (阶梯式)自动电梯，自动升降机

　　5. gaze n.只用单注视，凝视

　　6. clench vt.握紧(拳头)；咬紧(牙关)；捏紧

　　根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　( )1The roaring sound was made by_____ .

　　A.a wounded animal

　　B. people screaming

　　C.children running

　　D. an earthquake

　　( )2When the narrator clenches his fingers he is _____.

　　A. afraid B. angry C. injured D. impatient

　　( )3Paragraph two describes the_____ .

　　A.injuries suffered by the narrator

　　B.B. effects of a bad nightmare

　　C. disorder in the classroom

　　D. narrator's fear of death

　　( )4At the end of the passage there is a feeling of_____ .

　　A. panic B. hope C. sorrow D. excitement

Passage 2

　　阅读理解二

　　Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motorway. But still there is a danger that grows every year. Airliners get larger and larger. Some airplanes can carry over 300 passengers. And the air itself becomes more and more crowded. If one large airliner strucksintosanother in midair,600 lives could be lost.

　　From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands, every movement is watched on radar screens. Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb, and when to come down. The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like LondonHeathrow may deal with 2500 planes a day. Not all of them actually land at the airport. Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there. Even a small mistake on their part could cause a terrible accident.

　　Recently such a disaster almost happened. Two large jets were flying towards the airport. One was carrying 69 passengers from Toronto, the other 176 passengers from Chicago. An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other. He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb. But he made a mistake. He ordered the wrong plane to do this. So, instead of turning away from the second plane, the first plane turned towards it. Fifteen seconds later it flew directly in front of the second plane. They avoided each other by the smallest part of a second. The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool. This is an example of the danger that grows every year.

　　注释

　　1. airliner n.定期班机，客机

　　2. radar n.雷达

　　3. jet n.喷气式飞机

　　4. avoid vt.避免；回避

　　根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　( )1Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A. Travelling by air is as safe as by car.

　　B. Travelling by air is not as safe as by car.

　　C. Travelling by car is as dangerous as by air.

　　D. Travelling by car is more dangerous than by air.

　　( )2The air traffic controllers of an airport _____.

　　A. control all the planes flying near the airport

　　B. give orders to planes leaving the airport

　　C. only deal with the planes that want to land there

　　D. are allowed to handle 250 planes a day

　　( )3The danger of air crashes grows every year because _____.

　　A. airliners are getting larger and air traffic is becoming heavier

　　B. a pilot does not always hear a controller's order

　　C. a controller is likely to make more and more mistakes

　　D. airports can hardly serve the growing number of airplanes

　　( )4The example in the passage is to show that_____ .

　　A. air traffic controllers are often careless

　　B. air traffic controllers should pay much attention to avoiding accidents

　　C. it is difficult for airplanes to avoid terrible accidents

　　D. two planes should not fly too close to each other

　Passage 3

　　完形填空

　　Last Sunday I saw __1___ worst storm in years. It came __2___ and went on __3___ more than three hours. After lunch, I went ___4__ my room __5___ a rest. The air was hot, and all was quiet.

　　Then __6___ wind started __7___sintosmy room. _8__ of paper __9___ my desk flew ___10__sintosthe air and some flew out of the ___11__ window. As I ___12__ out to catch ___13__, big drops of rain began to fall.

　　When I came backsintosthe house, it was raining __14___ and harder. I tried very hard ____15__ the window. Then I heard a loud crashing __16__ from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to ___17__ what it was—__18___ big tree __19___ down and broken ___20__ top of the back room.

　　注释

　　crashing adj.(发生)撞击的，碰撞的vi.猛撞，坠毁vt.撞击通读短文选出一个最佳答案

　　( )1A. a B. the C. an D. that

　　( )2A. suddenly B. sudden C. fast D. quick

　　( )3A. with B. in C. after D. for

　　( )4A. in B. to C.sintosD. out

　　( )5A. to have B.shavingsC. have D. had

　　( )6A. light B. heavy C. strong D. hard

　　( )7A. blowing B. to blow C. blowed D. had blown

　　( )8A. A pieces of B. Pieces of C. Piece of D. Pieces with

　　( )9A. at B. with C. in D. on

　　( )10A. high B. higher C. highest D. more high

　　( )11A. opening B. open C. opened D. closed

　　( )12A. run B. ran C. had run D. running

　　( )13A. it B. its C. they D. them

　　( )14A. harder B. hard C. long D. longer

　　( )15A. to be closed B. to close C. closed D. closing

　　( )16A. hear B. noise C. sound D. voice

　　( )17A. find B. find out C. finded D. founded

　　( )18A. a B. the C.×D. an

　　( )19A. fall B. falling C. had fallen D. fell

　　( )20A. the B.×C. this D. a

Passage 4

　　判断正误

　　The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the killing on the road may be regarded as a social problem.

　　In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people——just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it is a general truth both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when ones actions could bring death or damage to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence.

　　Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be attributed to the psychological condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can distort driversreactions, slow their judgement, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise clear. The experts warn that it is necessary for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep ones emotions under control.

　　Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers. Street walkers regularly violate traffic regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents, and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road.

　　Significant legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic roadworthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things present a threat to those with whom they share the road.

　　注释

　　1. vehicle n.车辆；运载工具

　　2. negligence n.疏忽，玩忽；失职

　　3. estimate vt.估计，预算，估价

　　4. distort vt.使变形；弄歪(嘴、脸等)

　　5. irresponsibility n.不承担责任

　　6. regulation n.管理；规则，规定，条例根据文章内容判断正误

　　( )1The main purpose in writing the passage is to warn drivers of the importance of safe driving.

　　( )2According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem because the lack of virtue is becoming more serious.

　　( )3In paragraph three the author mentions the psychological condition of the driver to give an example of the various reasons for road accidents.

　　( )4The authors attitude towards a future without traffic accident problems is doubtful yet still longing for.

　　参考答案

　　Passage 11. D根据文章作者在文章中谈的现象，还有一些响声都是来描述地震的。

　　2. A从文章中我们得知当描述者握住他手时他非常害怕。

　　3. C从文章第二段中所提到的孩子、桌子、椅子、屋子等均可说明这地方是教室。

　　4. B从文章最后一句内容，我们可以看出他有希望了，他可能死不了了。

　　Passage 21. D“Today,air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motorway.”已经说明了答案。

　　2. A空中交通管制员的职责是对飞机进行导航指挥以避免发生相互碰撞，故选A符合题意。由“Air traffic controllers tell the pilot..., to come down”可知B、C只是controllers的其中一个职责；D文中未提到。

　　3. A文章中说到了现在的飞机载客量很大，而且机场也很繁忙，例如伦敦希斯罗机场每天要起降飞机2500个架次，所以发生事故的可能性就越来越大。

　　4. B文章中举的例子说明，空中交通管制员在工作中应当格外小心才能避免事故的发生。

　　Passage 3

　　1. B形容词最高级前用冠词。

　　2. A副词用来修饰动词，在句中作状语。

　　3. Dfor与表示一段时间的状语连用。

　　4. Cgo into意为“进入……内”。

　　5. A动词不定式作目的状语。

　　6. C在英语里形容雨下得大用hard或heavy;形容风刮得大用strong。

　　7.A动词的ing形式表示正在发生的动作，start doing sth.意为“开始做某事”。

　　8. Bpaper是不可数名词，使用时只能用a piece of paper或pieces of paper.

　　9. Don意为“在……上面”，作后置定语，修饰paper。

　　10. Ahigh在此是副词，根据题意，只能用原级，不需要用比较级。

　　11. Bopen是形容词作定语。本句意思是：有几页论文稿子从开着的窗户刮到窗外。

　　12. B此空缺谓语，应该用动词过去式。

　　13. Dthem是代词，代替上文中提到的pieces of paper。

　　14. Amore and more结构表示“越来越……”，所以选harder。

　　15. Btry to do sth.意为“尽力做……，努力去做……”。

　　16. Cnoise意为噪音；sound意为响声；voice意为人的声音，故选C项。

　　17. Bfind是“找到”的意思；found是“建立”的意思。

　　18. A这里是泛指一棵大树用不定冠词。

　　19. C用动词过去完成形式，表示动作发生在ran out of...之前。

　　20. A这里选用定冠词，特指屋子里间的房顶。

　　Passage 4

　　1. T通过阅读文章，我们可以看出作者主要是提醒司机开车一定要注意安全。

　　2. T根据文章第一段最后一句内容，我们知道交通事故已被认为是个社会大问题。

　　3. F作者谈了人的情绪好坏，对司机来说是很重要的。专家告戒每个人开车时要控制好自己的情绪以免事故的发生。

　　4. T阅读全文，我们知道作者对交通安全问题感到不安，但是仍然希望有关部门严加管理，尽可能地减少交通事故的发生。

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