仁愛英語八年級上冊Unit4Topic2Howcanweprotectourselvesfromtheearthquake

1、仁愛英語八年級上冊Unit 4 Topic 2 How can we protect ourselves from the earthquake?完型閱讀訓(xùn)練習(xí)題及答案完形填空 (A)Inthelast500years,severalmillionpeoplehavebeenkilledbyearthquakes.Amongalltheearth-quakes,the1976TangshanEarthquakeisregardedasthe1oneinthetwentiethcentury.OnJuly28,1976,aterribleearthquakeof7.8magnitude(級)2T

2、angshanCity,HebeiProvince.Injustonesecond,thecitywithonemillionpeoplewasdestroyed.Theearthquakewas3strongthatevenBeijingandTianjinwereseriouslyaffected(受到影響).Theshockwasfeltin14 provincesandcitiesone-thirdofthecountry.Theearthquaketookplace4midnight.Mostpeoplecouldnottakeanyactions.Over240,000people

3、5andabout170,000wereseriouslyinjured.Watersupplies,communicationsandtrafficwerecompletelycutoff.Thepeoplethereneeded6immediately.Buttheycouldnotwaitforhelp7.Theyformedgroupstodigforothers.Theysetupmedicalareasandtents.Theysearchedforfoodandcleanwater.Re-covery(恢復(fù))wasnoteasywithsomuch8.Yet,afteraloto

4、fcarewasgivenintime, there-buildingofTangshanbeganalmost9.Thoughittooktime,thewholecitywasrebuiltandis10homeforoveramillionpeople,earning(贏得)TangshanthenameBraveCityofChina.1.A.deadly B.deadlier C.deadliestD.dead2.A.happened B.hit C.happen D.tookplace3.A.such B.much C.so D.even4.A.at B.in C.on D.wit

5、h5.A.killed B.kill C.waskilledD.werekilled6.A.food B.water C.help D.tents7.A.arrive B.arrived C.arrivies D.toarrive8.A.peopleB.disaster C.death D.areas9.A.soon B.quickly C.immediatelyD.now10.A.too B.also C.again D.still (B)Wecannotstopearthquakes,butwecandothingstomakesuretheydonotdestroy(破壞)wholeci

6、ties.First,itisnota1ideatobuildhousesalongthelineswhere2oftheearthsplatesjointogether.Second,ifyouthinkthere3beanearthquake,itisbettertobuildhousesonrock,noton4.Third,youmustmakethehousesas5aspossible.Weakbuildingswillfalldowninanearth-quake,butstrongonesmay6.Scientistsare7thatonedayanevenbiggereart

7、hquakewillhitthepartaroundSanFrancisco.TheycallitTheBigOne.Butpeopletodayarestillbuildingmore8.Thepopulationinanda-roundSanFrancisco9istentimesmorethanitwasin1906.Thismeansthat10thereisanotherearthquake,agreatmanyhousesandbuildingswillbedestroyed.（）1.A.bad B.good C.poor D.new（）2.A.one B.most C.two D

8、.none（）3.A.may B.shouldC.cant D.wont（）4.A.sea B.land C.space D.sand（）5.A.high B.big C.strong D.low（）6.A.keepup B.setupC.stayup D.growup（）7.A.sorry B.pleasedC.afraid D.wondering（）8.A.walls B.stories C.cities D.houses（）9.A.now B.still C.always D.never（）10.A.before B.if C.or D.until (C)Haveyoueverheard

9、ofearthquake?Anearthquakemayhitsomeplaces1anytime.Doyouknow2inanearthquake?Letme3you.Whenaquakebeginsandifyouareoutside,youmustgetintotheopenairandstayaway_4_buildings,treesandother5things.Ifyouareinside,youmuststandinacorner,6hideunderaheavydesk.Ifyouaredrivingacar,atruckorabus,youmustdrivetothesid

10、eoftheroadandstop.Afteraquake,youmusttrytotalkwitheveryoneinyourfamilytoseeiftheyare7andseeifgas,waterandelectricallinesare8.Pleasedontsmokeoruselights.Thegaslinemaybe9.Youmustkeepthetelephonelineopen.Dontuseyourphoneordriveyourcaruntilyou10.( )1.A.in B.at C.for D.on( )2.A.wheretogo B.howtogo C.what

11、todo D.whentoleave( )3.A.tellB.saytoC.speaktoD.show( )4.A.nearB.in C.on D.from( )5.A.dangerous B.safeC.amazing D.light( )6.A.andB.or C.butD.if( )7.A.busyB.happyC.freeD.safe( )8.A.toooldB.new C.rightD.OK( )9.A.broken B.breaksC.broke D.break( )10.A.arerightB.arefreeC.areallrightD.arebusy閱讀理解 (A)Manyan

12、imalsdostrangethingsbeforeanearthquake.Thisnewsmaybeimportant.Earthquakescankillpeopleandknockdownhomes.Theanimalsmayhelptosavelives.Someanimalsmakealotofnoisebeforeanearthquake.Farmershavetoldaboutthis.Dogsthatareusuallyquiethavestartedtobark(吠).Horsesonfarmshaverunaroundincircles.Micehavelefttheir

13、holesandrunaway.Cowshavegivenlessmilk.InatowninItaly,catsraceddownthestreetinagroup.Thathappenedonlyafewhoursbeforeanearthquake.InSanFrancisco,amankepttinypetfrogs.OneSunday,thefrogsjumpedaroundmorethanever.Theymadeloudnosies,likebiggerfrogs.Thatnight,anearthquakestruckthecity.Peoplewanttoknowwhenan

14、earthquakeiscoming.Thentheycangetawaysafely. Rightnow,thereisnosurewaytoknowthataheadoftime.Maybethebestwayiswatchingtheanimals.1.Thispassageismostlyabout.A.howanimalsactbeforeanearthquakeB.howanearthquakestartsC.howmiceleavetheirhomes D.howanimalsliveeveryday2.Accordingtothepassage,someanimalswilld

15、othingsbeforeanearthquake.A.amazing B.interesting C.usual D.unusual3.Beforeanearthquake,quietdogs.A.runaway B.starttobark C.climbtrees D.jumpintothewater4.Theword“struck”inthestorymeans.A.取消 B.敲擊 C.襲擊 D.刺透5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?.A.Alltheanimalsmakealotofnosiebeforeanearthqu

16、ake.B.Beforeanearthquakecatsusuallyjumparoundmore.C.Ifwestudyanimalsmore,wemayknowaboutitbeforeanearthquakecomes.D.Watchingtheanimalsistheonlywaytoknowaboutanearthquake. (B)In26thJanuary,thebiggestearthquake(地震)inIndiatookthelivesof25,000people.Inthemorning,wheneverybodywasenjoyingholiday,earthquake

17、began.Itwasabout7.5 onthe Ritcherscale.Thereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymore.Everythinghasbeenpulleddown,saidoneofthevillagers alive.Thereisnowater,nofoodandnoonehascometohelp.NobodydiedinPakistan,acountrynexttoIndia.TheCityofLahorewaslucky.InLahoreA- merican School,whereIwasstudying,all

18、ofthestudentsweresafe.Theywereonthefield,somostchildrendidntfeelanything.Theearthquakewasfeltbytheteachersthatwereonthesecondfloor.However,thoughMrs.Youngwasalsoonthesecondfloor,shedidntfeelanything.Shedidntknowwhathappeneduntilateachertoldheraboutit.Thoseteacherswhowereontheotherfloorshaddifferentf

19、eelings.Mr.Emend,themathsteacherfromAustralia,saidthatwhentheearthquakestart-ed,hethoughttherewassomethingwrongwithhim,butthenanotherteachersaid thatitwas anearthquake.AfterthosewordsMr.Emendfeltbetter.Mrs.DavisandMr.Frostdidntfeelanythingeither.Mymotherdidntfeelanything.Shedidntevenknowthatitwasane

20、arthquakeuntilshesawashaking(movingfromsidetoside)light.Mydadsawthecomputershakingandthenhelookedoutofthewindowandsawmanypeoplegoingout.1.PeopleuseRitcherscaletotell_.A.wheretheearthquaketakesplaceB.whentheearthquaketakesplaceC.howserioustheearthquakeis D.howlongtheearthquakelasts2.Welearnthat_fromt

21、hesentenceThereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymore.A.Indiaisalargecountry B.theIndianpeoplehadnothingaftertheearthquakeC.thereisnotallbuildinginIndiaD.theearthquakeinIndiawasserious3.TheCityofLahoreis_.A.inIndiaB.inAmericaC.inPakistanD.inAustralia4.Whichistrue?A.Iwaswithmyparentswhentheeart

22、hquakehappened.B.TheearthquakeinthecityofLahorewasntserious.C.PeopleintheCityofLahorewerefrightenedwhentheyknewitwasanearthquake.D.TheteachersinLahoreAmericanSchoolwereafraidoftheearthquake. (C)OnOctober8,2005,ahugeearthquaketookplaceinKashmir（克什米爾地區(qū)）.Lotsofbuildingsbegantofalldown.Manypeoplehadnoti

23、metorunoutoftheirhousesandburiedunderthebuild-ings.Soonmanypeoplelosttheirparents,children,sistersandbrothers.Theylosttheirhomesandallthethings.Thehugeearthquakewas7.6magnitude（級）.IthitSouthAsiaincludingIndia,PakistanandAfghanistan.Itkilledmorethan35,000andinjured40,000.Pakistanwastheworsthitarea.Th

24、eearthquakehitatthebeginningoftheschoolday.Schoolsfelldowninalmosteverytown.“Awholegenerationwaslostintheworsthitarea.Mostofthemwereschoolchildren,”saidPakistanspokesman.Theearthquakemade4millionpeoplehomeless.Children havetoliveintents（帳篷）,coldandwithoutfoodandbedding.Theworldhasbeguntosendhelp. Co

25、untriesincludingAmericaandCanadahavepromisedhun-dreds ofmillionsofUSdollars.Chinahaspromised6.2million.A49-memberChineserescue（營救）teamwentthere.Theybroughttonsoffood,medicineandotherthings.()1.TheearthquakeinSouthAsiahappenedon.A.October18,2005B.October17,2005 C.October8,2005D.October18,2005()2.Thee

26、arthquakehit.A.India B.Pakistan C.IndiaandPakistanD.India,PakistanandAfghanistan()3. peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquake.A.35,000 B.40,000 C.75,000 D.4,000,000()4.Theunderlinedword“homeless”inthetextmeans.A.無家的 B.回家去 C.樸素的 D.想家的()5.Intheworsthitarea,mostofthe losttheirlives.Itwasagreatloss（損失）.A.wom

27、an B.schoolchildren C.men D.workersattheoffice (D)Youmayhearaboutearthquakes,butdoyouknowwhattodobefore,duringandafteranearth-quake,?Hereissomeadiviceforyou.Beforeanearthquake:Itisnecessarytoprepareyourselfandyourfamily.Allfamilymembersshouldknowhowtoturnoffgas(煤氣),waterandelectrityandknowusefultele

28、phone numbers(doctor,hospital,police,119,etc.)Neverputheavythingsoverbeds.Duringanearthquake,Itisimportantforeachofyoutostaycool.Ifyouareindoors,quicklymovetoasafeplaceintheroomsuchasunderastrongdeskorstrongtable.Thepurposeistoprotectyourselffromfallingobjects.Stayawayfromwindows,largemirrors,heavy

29、furniture(家具) andsoon.Ifyouarecooking,turnoffthegas.Ifyouareoutdoors,movetoanopenarealikeaplayground.Mobeawayfrombuildings,bridgesandtrees.Ifyouaredriving,stopthecarassoonaspossible,stayingawayfrombridgesandtallbuildings.Stayinyourcar.Afteranearthquake,Oncetheshakinghasstopped,dontrunoutofthebuildin

30、gatonce.Itsbettertowaitandleavewhenitissafe.Checkaroundyouandhelppeoplewhoareintrouble.Ifyourbuildingisbadlybrokenyoushouldleaveit.Ifyousmellorhearagas,geteveryoneoutsideandopenwindowsanddoors.Ifyoucandoitsafely,turnoffthegas.Reportittothegascompany.( )1.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthesecondpara

31、graph?A.PeopleshouldknowhowtoturnongasB. Peopleshouldknowhowtosavewater.C. Poeleshouldntputheavyboxesoverbeds.D. Peopleshouldntforgetthephonenumberof others.( )2.Whenanearthquake happens,_canhelpyoudealwithit.A.standingstill B.stayingcool C.lookingoutside D.movingindoors( )3.Duringanearthquake,ifyou

32、aredrivinginanopenarea,youshould_.A.speedupyourcar B.stopyourcarandstayinC.slowdownyoucar D.stopyourcarandrunout( )4.Whentheearthstopsshaking,youshould_A.checkaroundyoufirst B.runoutofthebuildingatonceC.breakwindowsanddoorsD.writeareporttoyourcompany( )5.Youcanlearn_afterreadingthepassage.A.whatanea

33、rthquakeislike B.whattodotoavoidanearthquakeC.howanearthquakehappens Dhowtoprotectyourselfinanearthquake (E)InMarch1964,Alaskabegantoshake.Therewasagreatearthquake.Itwasthebiggestearthquakethecountryeverhad.Shopsandhousesfelldown.Onestreetdropped30feet.Oneislandroseabout11metresintotheairpartsofthes

34、eabottombecamedryland.Peoplefelttheearthquakehundredsofkilometersa-way.Eachyeartherearemanyearthquakes.Mostofthemaresmall.Theyhappenindifferentpartsoftheworld.Wearenotsurewhatmakesthem.Butifyouarenear,youcanseetheearthmove.Youmayseeabigcrack(裂縫)intheground.Sometimesthelanddropsononesideofthecrack. I

35、tgoesupontheothersideofthecrack.Thereisanewhill.Theoldworldhasanewshape.()1.ThestrongestearthquakeinAlaskahappenedin_.A.April1967 B.June1864 C.March1964 D.May1867()2.Theword“earthquake”inthestorymeans_.A.asuddendroppingoftheisland. B.themakingofanewhillC.astrongshakingormovingoftheground.D.therising

36、andfallingoftheseabottom.()3.Thestorywantstotellus_.A.earthquakeschangetheland B.housesfalldownandstreetsarebrokenC.Alaskashakesalot D.howthestrongestearthquakehappened()4.Fromthestoryweknowearthquakeshappen_.A.inshopsandotherbuildingsB.onlyinbigcitiesC.insmallcountries D.indifferentpartsoftheworld(

37、)5.Fromthisstorywecansee_.A. earthquakesoftendoalotofharm B.peoplearetryingtostopearthquakesC.thebottomoftheseaisnearlydry D.mostpeopleareafraidofearthquakes (F)AftertheterribleearthquakeinTangshanin1976,peopleinourtownwerealwayscheckingtoseeiftherewouldbeanearthquakehere.Oneday,wereceivedawarningth

38、atastrongearthquakewouldalsohitourtownsoon. Everyonelookedfrightenedandworried. Mostpeoplein thetowndid notstayinsidetheirhousesorflats.Instead,theychosetoliveintentsoutside.Therewereafewslightearthquakes,buttherewasneverabigoneliketheoneinTangshan.Forsomechildren,livingintentswasfun,butmostadultsbe

39、cametiredofthepoorlivingconditions.Intwos andthrees,theymovebackintotheircomfortablehousesofflats.Afewmonthslater,allthe people begantoliveapeacefullifeagainandeverythingwentbacktowhatitwasbefore.Yet,peoplestillneedtoknowhowtoprotectthemselvesifanearthquakereallyhits.Atmyschoolweoftenpracticeleavingtheschoolbuildingquick