2017-2018学年高中英语Module4SandstormsinAsia课时跟踪练(二

1、Module 4 课时跟踪练 ( 二) Introduction & Reading LanguagePoints一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高. 单词拼写1Bikes are very popular in China. Many people prefer cycling ( 骑自行车 ) towork.2Scientists have been trying to find ways to forecast ( 预报 ) earthquakes.3The increase in the number of plants can stop the process of desertifica

2、tion( 沙漠化 ).4The children carved a pumpkin into a frightening ( 吓人的 ) mask.5Citizens ( 市民) here may have free access to the library.6 A mass ( 大规模 的) campaign has been started in China to prevent thedesertification process.7He equals me in strength ( 力量 ) but not in intelligence.8The sandstorm ( 沙尘暴

3、 ) led to a chain reaction which ended in a serious traincrash. 单句改错1The children put on strange masks and frightened clothes every Halloween.fright enedfrightening2Many big trees along the road have been cut up for building houses. updown3The club womengathered mass of clothes for people in the tsu

4、nami-hit countries.massmasses4If you take over Dora s job, you are sure to be catched in the middle.catched caught5To make sure of your success in the coming speech contest, first of all youshould know your strength. strength strengths6It was such difficult a question that none of us worked it out.

5、suchso. 完成句子1The article is too long and should_be_cut_down by half.这篇稿子太长，得砍掉一半。2She was_frightened_at_the_sight that he was drowned.她看到他被淹死的情景感到恐惧。23The tailor cut_up_a_large_piece_of_cloth to make one shirt for me and twofor my son.裁缝把一大块布裁开给我做一件衬衣，给我儿子做两件。4A_great_mass_of_people are coming to se

6、e the exhibition.大批人前来参观展览会。5The frog was_caught_in the net.青蛙陷在网里了。6Tolerance is one_of_her_many_strengths.宽容是她许多优点中的一个。7He has so_many_books_that I can t count them.他有很多书，我数也数不清。8I consider_it_no_use_quarrelling with him about it.我认为为这件事和他争吵是没用的。9There appears_to_have_been a mistake.看来一直就有错。10I ha

7、ve so_little_money_that I cannot afford a car.我的钱太少，买不起车。. 课文语法填空Sandstorms 1.have_been (be) a major disaster for many Asian countries forcenturies. Scientists have tried many ways 2.to_solve (solve) this problem and inChina, a mass campaign 3.has_been_started (start) to help solve it.Sandstorms are

8、 strong, dry winds that carry sand. They are often 4.so thick thatyou can t see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong enough 5.to_move (move)sand dunes.Northwest China is part of the sandstorm center in Central Asia. Sandstorms beginin desert areas. Sandstorms sometimes affect Beijing. Citizens

9、wake up to an orangesky and strong winds 6.that cover the city in a thick, brown-yellow dust.The Chinese Central Weather Station can forecast a sandstorm some weeks 7.beforeit arrives in Beijing, but the 8.strength (strong) of the storm sometimes surprisespeople.The desert is only 250 kilometers awa

10、y to the west of Beijing. In order to preventit 9.coming (come) nearer, the government has planted more than 30 billion treesand plans 10.to_continue (continue) planting for the next five years. 串点成篇微表达2昨天中央电视台预报 (forecast) 了一场可怕的 (terrifying) 沙尘暴 (sandstorm) 即将袭击中国内陆地区 (inland) 。今天当市民们 (citizen) 出行

11、(go out) 时都为此作了准备。他们带着面纱 (mask) 保护(protect) 自己免受沙尘 (dust) 之苦。沙尘暴的确骇人 (frightening) ，使得在街上行走很困难；风刮得很猛，携带着大量 (a mass of) 沙尘，空中满是尘土。街上，人们不得不用尽力气 (strength) 骑车(cycle), 有些人被迫步行。由于 (as a result of) 沙漠化 (desertification) ，近几年中国的沙尘暴好像是增多了。这是一个漫长的过程(process) ，一旦形成，就很难改变。Yesterday_the_CCTV_station_forecast_th

12、at_a_terrifying_sandstorm_would_hit_inland_areas_in_China._Today_citizens_prepare_for_it_when_they_go_out._They_wear_masks_to_protect_themselves_from_dust._The_sandstorm_is_really_frightening,_which_makes_it_difficult_to_walk_in_the_street._The_wind_is_blowing_hard,_bringing_a_mass_of_dust_which_is_

13、filled_with_the_air._People_have_to_use_up_all_their_strength_to_cycle_in_the_street,_and_some_people_are_forced_to_walk._Sandstorms_in_China_appear_to_have_increased_in_recent_years_as_a_result_of_ “desertification ” This_is_a_long_process,_and_once_it_is_formed,_it_is_hard_to_change_its_present_si

14、tuation._二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧. 完形填空The year is 2094. It has been announced that comet ( 彗星) is heading towardsthe Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably _1_ thesouthern half of the Earth.On 17 July, a _2_ which is four kilometers wide enters the Earth s _3_ witha massive exp

15、losion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the _4_ part hitsthe South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of _5_. The sea _6_ and a huge holeis made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread out from the hole. Thewall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilom

16、etersan hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of peopleare _7_.Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet _8_ inArgentina. Earthquakes and Volcanoes are _9_ off in the Andes Mountains. The shock_10_ move north into California and all around the

17、 Pacific Ocean. The cities ofLos Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely _11_ by earthquakes. Millionsof people in the _12_ half of the earth are already dead, and the _13_ won t be safe for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is _14_ by clouds of dust,34and temperatures around the worl

18、d fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sunwont be seen again for many years. Wars _15_ as countries fight for _16_. Ayear later, no more than 10 million people remain _17_.Could it really _18_？ In fact, it has already happened more than once in thehistory of the Earth. Science shows that dinos

19、aurs ( 恐龙 ) _19_ on the Earth forover 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Manyscientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of heavenly object. The dinosaurscouldn t live through the cold _20_ that followed and they died out. Will we meetthe same end?语篇解读：彗

20、星撞击地球，会造成什么样的灾难性的后果？1A.attack BhitCbeat Ddamage解析：选 B 彗星应该是“击中”地球，故应该是 hit “击中；袭击”。 beat 意为反复的“打击”； attack “攻击”； damage“毁坏”。2A.piece BcometCpart Dhalf解析：选 A 指两块中的一块进入大气层。 a piece 与上一段中的“ two pieces ”相照应。3A.air BenvironmentCsituation Datmosphere解 析： 选 D 彗 星碎 块 进 入 大 气层 。所以 应用 atmosphere 。air “ 空 气” ；

21、environment “环境”； situation “情况”。4A.rest BotherCremaining Dhalf解析：选 C 该彗星石的一部分已经毁灭，剩下的部分和地球相撞。 rest 不能作定语。只能用 the rest of sth. 。5A.sound BvoiceCearth Dair解析：选 A 以两百倍于声速的速度才符合科学常识。6A.burns BdestroysCharms Dboils解析：选 D 大海沸腾起来，而不是燃烧起来。 harm 和 destroy 不合题意。7A.dead BlostCdied Ddamaged4解析：选 C 好几百万人丢失了生命。

22、dead 表示死亡状态； sb. be lost 表示“迷路”。8A.enters BcomesCflies Dlands解析：选 D 另一块彗星降落在阿根廷境内。 land “着陆”。9A.sent BsetCcaused Dmade解析：选 B 句意：火山和地震被引发。 set sth. off “引发某物强烈发生”。10A.rocks BwavesCearth Dshakes解析：选 B shock waves“冲击波”，符合题意，而且在本段的第一句中已出现。11A.damaged BchangedCruined Dinjured解析：选 C 由文意可知，这些城市完全被毁灭。 ruin

23、“毁灭”。12A.southern BnorthernCwestern Deastern解析：选 A 由第一段最后一句可知，这两块彗星会击中南半球。13A.north BsouthCwest Deast解析：选 A 前后两句应该为并列关系。上句是南半球的情况，则下句“北半球”符合句意。14A.colored BhiddenCpolluted Dshut解析：选 B 句意：太阳被云层所遮盖。根据下文“太阳再也看不到了”，可知答案选B。15A.come out Bturn outCtake place Dbreak out解析：选 D 战争爆发应该用 break out 。 come out“出来

24、”； turn out “结果是”；take place “发生”。16A.water BmoneyCfood Dthe earth解析：选 C 由前文中“ Crops are ruined. ”，可知，国与国之间会为争夺粮食而战。17A.on the moon Bon the cometCin the ocean Don the earth解析：选 D 句意：一年后地球上仅仅存留着一千万人。5618A.be true BhappenChit the earth Ddestroy the earth解析：选 B 此句意为“这种事情真的会发生吗？”而非“这种事情可能是事实吗？”；因为 it 指这种事情，而不是该彗星，所以 C、D两项都不对。19A.have been Bhad beenCwere Dwould be解析：选 C 句意：恐龙曾经在地球上生活过 1.6 亿多年。并没有延续到现在，