Unit 4 Natural disasters
More practice and Culture corner 同步练习
Ⅰ.单项选择
1. If you ____________ something or someone, you become aware of them.
A. notice B. avoid C. beat
2. — Must we take all the ____________ in this bag when we leave for a trip?
—Yes, we need all of them during our trip.
A. steps B. messages C. objects
3. — The boy seems ____________.
—Yes. He is unable to hear anything. We should give him a hand.
A. blind B. deaf C. smart
4. — All my ideas about the plan _________. What should I do?
—I think you should talk with your boss again.
A. fell on deaf ears B. were accepted C. were dealt with
5. — Lisa, have you finished reading the book?
—No, I haven’t. I _________ recently because I’m busy with my new project (项目).
A. look forward to reading
B. have no time to read
C. get used to reading
Ⅱ.语法填空
根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
（2018 重庆A卷）As we are growing up, we really need advice from adults. Here are three people talking
about their experience.
Jasper, 26, actor
You’re not alone.
Sometimes when you’re a teenager, you feel as if you’re all alone and there’s 6 you can talk to. Do
you know twenty to thirty percent of teenagers in the US have a hard 7 going through the period? They
feel lonely and sad. I think life is so much easier if you 8 your troubles with others. I regret that I didn’t
take the advice when someone gave it to me.
Steve, 27, teacherYour teachers only want what’s best for you.
When I was in school, I never thought I’d become a teacher. I acted badly in class, and I feel 9 about
that now. I love my job and I know how challenging it is, so I hope kids can show their teachers more
respect (尊敬). I hope kids can 10 that teachers push them to do their best and not just to give them a hard
time.
Anna, 29, doctor
Money doesn’t grow on trees.
When I was a teenager, I never learned 11 to save money. I just spent it! My parents gave me everything
I wanted, but I realize now they spent little 12 themselves. Now I wish I knew more about planning my
money, and I am not the only one! It seems that today’s teenagers know about money planning even less
13 me years ago. I do wish they could learn about it earlier.
Ⅲ.完形填空
（2019天门）Dear Li Ming,
I am happy to hear that you would like to become an architect（建筑师）！Your aunt tells me that you
are a good student a hard worker, so I 1 4 know that you’ll be able to realize whatever you put your mind to
.
You have 1 5 a difficult but great job. Architect is unusual because it is a mixture of both art and
science. You need to be 1 6 to think of new and interesting designs(设计). You also need to be good
at math and science so that you can translate your creative ideas into buildings that are safe and
1 7 . Even language is important to an architect. You need to be able express your ideas 1 8 so
that other people can understand them.
Think about all the different kinds of 1 9 people need: houses, apartment, schools, office
buildings, grocery stores, churches, malls, hotels, factories, gyms, airports, hospitals. Architects think
up the 20 way to build each building so that it is interesting to look at, safe, and easy to
use.
First , the architect usually creates a proposal(提案) that shows the customer his or her idea
for the building. 21 the customer likes it, then the architect keeps working. He or she 22 a
plan that shows all the details of how the building will be constructed(建造). The architect does
not actually build the structure. But questions often come up during the construction, 2 3 the
architect always needs to be easily.
2 4 the idea in my mind becomes a real building is my favorite. That is always 2 5 forme.
Please let me know if you have any other questions. You are also welcome to visit me
anytime.
Uncle Wang
14. A. ever B. never C. hardly D. already
15. A. found B. chosen C. accepted D. completed
16. A. active B. educated C. creative D. talented
17. A. hopeful B. traditional C. useful D. expensive
18. A. clearly B. widely C. politely D. kindly
19. A. houses B. schools C. buildings D. churches
20. A. newest B. best C. dearest D. cheapest
21. A. If B. When C. Before D. After
22. A. starts with B. deals with C. gets on with D. comes up with
23. A. so B. but C. and D. or
24. A. Seeing B. Knowing C. Expecting D. Hearing
25. A. boring B. exciting C. moving D. tiring
IV.阅读理解
（2019辽阳）In ancient China，there was a man called Zhou Yong．Before his father died， he
left Zhou Yong a great number of gold ingots （元宝）．Zhou hid them in a safe place in his
home．One day，Zhou decided to travel far away．He was afraid that someone would steal the gold
ingots．But they were too heavy for him to bring along with him．So he put all the ingots into a
jar （坛子） and gave it to his friend Wang Wu，telling Wang that the jar was full of fresh red
dates （红枣）．
A year later，one day before Zhou came back，Wang's wife wondered what was in the jar．So
she secretly opened it．She was shocked when she saw so many ingots inside．She told Wang about
it and they took the ingots out and filled the jar with fresh red dates．
When Wang returned the jar to Zhou，Zhou found the ingots were missing．They argued about
it for a while，then they went to see the county magistrate （县官）．
When the magistrate asked Wang what had happened，he answered，"Zhou said that there were
fresh red dates in it when he gave me the jar a year ago．"
The magistrate examined the jar and the fresh red dates in it carefully．Then he said："Bring
the ingots back，Wang Wu!"Wang still denied （否认）having taken them．But after the magistrate explained what he knew，
Wang finally admitted （承认）that he had taken the ingots．
26. Zhou Yong got lots of ingots from ．
A．Wang Wu B．his wife C．his father D．the county magistrate
27. Zhou Yong gave the jar to Wang because ．
A．someone wanted to steal it B．he couldn't bring it along with him
C．he didn't want it anymore D．it was full of red dates
28. Wang's wife was very shocked after seeing ．
A．so many ingots B．the red dates
C．the county magistrate D．Zhou Yong
29. From the passage，we know the county magistrate was very ．
A．careless B．lazy C．clever D．brave
30. How did the county magistrate infer that Wang was lying？
A．Wang denied that he had taken the ingots．
B．Wang's wife admitted that she had taken the ingots．
C．The county magistrate saw Wang take away the ingots．
D．The red dates would go bad if they were in the jar for a year．
答案
Ⅰ.1-5 ACBAB
Ⅱ.6 .nobody 7. time 8. share 9 .sorry 10. understand 11. how 12. on 13. than
Ⅲ.14-15 DB 16-20 CCACB 21-25 ADAAB
Ⅳ.26-30 CBACD
