高中英语新教材必修三课后习题Unit2WeletotheunitReading（2）含答案

1、Unit 2Natural DisastersWelcome to the unit &Reading一、根据汉语意思填写单词What is the usual(程序)for setting up a new school?Natural(灾难)are reminders of the power of nature.With his legs injured, he found it difficult to climb up the(楼梯).You cant imagine the(毁灭性的)power of modern weapons.The(台风)caused great damag

2、e to the coastal areas, resulting in huge economic losses.二、用单词的适当形式完成句子Youd better call the airline(confirm ) your flight reservation a week before you set off for Ottawa.The policeman signalled him(turn) left by waving his hand towards the left.My elder brother fell off his motorbike yesterday and

3、 got badly(injure).He was surprised that his answer should have caused such a strong(react).To his parents*(relieve), the boy finally realized the importance of study.You should keep us(inform) whenever you are in trouble.The wildfires, melting icebergs and rising sea level are all warnings about th

4、e (destroy) impact of human activities on the fragile ecosystem.He was desperately eager to be back after more than a weeks(absent) from school.The idea(occur) to him in a dream.My son insisted that he(have) more time to play with other kids instead of studying at home.三、阅读理解ATOKYO - A powerful typh

5、oon is heading northeast to Japans main island of Honshu on Sunday after sweeping parts of the countrys southern islands with heavy rains and winds that caused flooding and some light injuries.Typhoon Tapah was passing near Nagasaki in southern Japan on Sunday afternoon, after hitting other parts of

6、 southern Japan, including Okinawa, the two former days. Okinawa government had made an evacuation advisory(疏散警告)to nearly 334,000 people.推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Vehicles （车辆）were turned over and roofs were torn from houses after a tornado was seen forming over a northern New South Wales town late on Thursday

7、.（周四晚些时候，一场龙卷风在新南威尔士北部城镇形成，车辆被掀翻，屋顶被掀 翻）可.知，文章主要是关于一个龙卷风的新闻报道。由此可知，文章的主要目的是通知人们 发生自然灾害。应选B.frighteningmeasuresareaseparatedthat#whichatmeetingto practiseespecially【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章讲了一些预防和应对灾难的方法。考查形容词。句意：想到自然灾害可能会令人恐惧。本句是the thought物作主语，应该用-ing形容词作表语修饰物。故填frighteningo考查名词。句意：以下是一些常见的灾难准备措施。本句有some,

8、说明是复数，不止一个 措施。故填measureso考查动词。句意：接收灾难警报的方法有多种。different ways是本句的真正主语，为复数。 故填are。考查冠词。句意：制定一个沟通计划，以防您在灾难中失散。Plan是单数，说明只有一个计划。故填a。考查动词。句意：制定一个沟通计划，以防您在灾难中失散。in a disaster说明在灾难中，你和家人们被分隔开，应该是被动。故填separated。考查从句连词。句意：并为每个家庭成员制作一张联系卡，以便他们拥有可能需要的 号 码和地址。这个定语从句the phone numbers and addresses是先行词，指物，且从句缺宾语，

9、 故应该用指物且在从句中充当宾语的关系代词。故填that/which.考查介词。句意：至少选择两个聚会地点。at least：最少。故填at。考查动词。句意：考虑在灾难中首先在更近的地方会面。consider doing something：考虑做 某事故填meeting.,考查动词。句意：练习在发生自然灾害时该怎么做很重要，尤其是在您有孩子的情况下。固 定结构it is + adj for sb to do：做某事对某人来说是怎么样的。故填to practise。考查副词。句意：练习在发生自然灾害时该怎么做很重要，尤其是在您有孩子的情况下。此 处用副词修饰if从句的整个句子。故填especi

10、ally0Japans Meteorological Agency said the storm was moving northeast at a speed of 30kilometers per hour; with the strongest winds of 162 km/h. It would travel through the sea between Japan and the Korean Peninsula before moving toward northern Japan on Monday, when it is expected to be weak and sl

11、ow the pace, the agency said.More than 400 flights were stopped because of the storm, according to NHK. The typhoon hit Okinawa on Friday and Saturday and left 21 people with not serious injuries. The storm upset air and train travel in this area during what is a three-day weekend.In Nobeoka City in

12、 Miyazaki, a strong dangerous wind believed to have been triggered by the typhoon damaged at least one house and injured two people a little, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. The coming typhoon also caused fears in parts of Chiba, near Tokyo, which was hit hard by another typhoo

13、n earlier this month. That typhoon damaged many houses and electrical power stations, causing widespread electricitys being cut off in the area.What can we learn from paragraph 2 and 3?Few people in Okinawa suffered from the typhoon.Tapah passed Okinawa after it swept Nagasaki in southern Japan.The

14、storm had traveled in Japan for three days before it headed towards north.Tapah would slow down on Monday according to Japans Meteorological Agency. 17. Which of the following best explains “triggered underlined in paragraph 5?A. caused.B. hit.C. damaged.D. weakened.Which result caused by Typhoon Ta

15、pah is not correctly stated?People in parts of Chiba, near Tokyo, became concerned.Lots of houses and electric stations were damaged.Many flights and trains had to be stopped in Okinawa.The electricity was cut off in some train stations in Miyazaki.From which is the text probably taken?A. A travel j

16、ournal. B. A newspaper.C. A diary.D. A nature magazine.BVehicles （车辆）were turned over and roofs were torn from houses after a tornado was seen forming over a northern New South Wales town late on Thursday.A clean-up is under way in Armidale, in the state/s Northern Tablelands, after a violent storm

17、hit the area and knocked out power for half the town.The tornado followed an evening of terrible storms over Greater Sydney which saw hailstones （冰雹），as large as five centimetres in diameter; fall across western and south-west Sydney. Apart from this, several thunderstorms also hit the states east c

18、oast.Meteorologist （气象学家）Grace Legge said the tornado caused significant amounts of damage. Z/Through Armidale, we saw a very strong thunderstorm push through about 10 pm,“ she said. z1t did cause a tornado to touch down in the area which, unfortunately, caused significant amounts of damage. It was

19、quite a quick-moving storm, but with stronger, violent winds.”The State Emergency Services （SES） received 475 requests for help overnight, with 127 of those coming from citizens in Armidale. Officer Sharon Fox said it was surprising there were no reports of serious injuries after the tornado. There

20、were reports of roads that had been blocked, reports of large trees falling done, several reports of power lines coming off,” Ms Fox said. It was a pretty terrible impact there in Armidale/A report posted by the SES this morning said half of Armidale was without power and the emergency services and

21、uncompleted repairs were going to take some time.The tornado led to the following except.A. roofs torn apartB. trees falling to the groundC. vehicles upside downD. houses washed awayWhat played a great part in the landing of the tornado in Armidale?A. The rain.B. The winds.C. The thunderstorm.D. The

22、 hailstones.Why did Sharon Fox feel surprised?No one was reported seriously injured.A large number of people asked for help.Another tornado was predicted to come soon.The electricity supply in the area was cut off.What is the purpose of the text?To call on people to offer help to others.To inform pe

23、ople of a natural disaster.To predict what the weather will be like in the area.To warn the public to watch over their possessions.四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The thought of a natural disaster can be 24 (frighten). But you can prepare your family for it with some simple steps. Belo

24、w are some common 25 (measure) of preparing for disasters.Have enough ways to get warnings. There 26 (be) different ways to receive a warning of a disaster. The common ones include using the television, phone, etc. To avoid missing the warning, youd better make sure you have at least three ways to r

25、eceive the warning.Decide how to make family members communicate. Come upwith 27 communication plan in case you a re 28 (seoa rate) in a disaster. Provide each member of the family with a phone, for example. And make a contact card for each family member so they have the phone numbers and addresses

26、29 they may need.Choose 30 least two meeting places. Do it in case all of your family members cantreach a designed meeting place. Choose one place in your neighborhood or close to your home as well as one thats out of town. Consider 31 (meet) at the closer place first in a disaster. And keep the out

27、-of-town place as a backup.Run practice drills (演习).Its important 32 (practice) what to do in case of a natural disaster,33(especial) if you have children. Each year; youd better organize a practice drill for a possible disaster. And try to let all the family members take partin it.参考答案:procedure【解析

28、】【详解】考查名词。句意：建立一所新学校的常规程序是什么。usual为形容词修饰名词，根据汉语提示，程序为procedure。故填 procedure,disasters【解析】【详解】考查名词。句意：自然灾难提醒着自然的力量。根据句意和汉语提示，应填名词disaster灾 难作主语，由谓语动词are可知用复数，故填disasters。stairs【解析】【详解】考查名词。句意：由于腿受了伤，他发现爬楼梯很困难。根据汉语提示“楼梯和空前的the 可知,应填名词stair,此处使用名词复数形式。故填stairs。destructive【解析】【分析】【详解】考查形容词。句意：你无法想象现代武器的

29、破坏力。该空修饰名词power,用形容词作定语,所以填 destructiveotyphoon【解析】【分析】【详解】考查名词。句意：这次台风给沿海地区造成了巨大的损失，导致了巨大的经济损失。该空作 句子主语，用名词，特指“这次台风，用名词单数，所以填typhoon。to confirm【解析】【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：你最好在出发去渥太华前一周打 给航空公司确认你的机票预订。 分析可知，此处应用不定式作H的状语。故填to confirm。to turn【解析】【详解】考查固定短语。句意：警察向左边挥手示意他左转。根据句意可知，此处为固定短语signal sb. to do sth.示意某

30、人做某事”，此处不定式为宾语补足语。故填to turn,injured【解析】【详解】考查形容词。句意：我哥哥昨天从摩托车上摔下来，受了重伤。get可理解为“到达，处于（状 态）”，相当于系动词用法，后接形容词。根据提示词injure和句意可知，应填入形容词injured, 作表语，表示“受伤的。故填injured。reaction【解析】【分析】【详解】考查名词。句意：他很惊讶，他的回答竟然会引起如此强烈的反响。形容词修饰名词，名词 作宾语，由不定冠词a可知，用名词单数，故填reaction。【点睛】relief【解析】【分析】【详解】考查名词。句意：这个男孩终于意识到学习的重要性，这使他的

31、父母松了一口气。该空作介 词t。之后的宾语，用名词，t。ones relief使人安心的是.该短语是固定短语，所以填rmed【解析】【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：你遇到麻烦时应该随时通知我们。分析句子结构可知，US与inform 之间为被动关系，此处使用过去分词作宾补。故填informed。destructive【解析】【详解】考查形容词。句意：野火、冰山融化和海平面上升都是人类活动对脆弱生态系统破坏性影响 的警告。空后为名词，所以空处需要形容词作定语。destroy的形容词为destructive ”毁灭性 的。故填 destructiveoabsence【解析】【详解

32、】考查名词。句意：他离校一个多星期以后，回校之心甚切。a weeks是名词所有格，其后应 用名词，absence是不可数名词。故填absence。occurred【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：他在梦中突然想到了这个主意。分析可知，设空处为谓语，结合语境判断 为一般过去时，sth. occur to sb.某人突然想起。故填occurred。should have【解析】【分析】【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：我儿子坚持说他应该有更多的时间和其他孩子一起玩，而不是在家学 习。insist表示“坚持认为，后面的宾语从句用虚拟语气，谓语动词用should+动词原形，故填 should have。【点睛

33、】DABB【解析】【导语】本文是新闻报道。文章报道了一场强台风，这场强台风将向东北逼近FI本的主要岛屿本州岛。 此前，暴雨和大风席卷了口本南部岛屿的局部地区，造成了洪水和一些轻伤。细节理解题。根据第三段的It would travel through the sea between Japan and the Korean Peninsula before moving toward northern Japan on Monday, when it is expected to be weak and slow the pace, the agency said.（该机构说，它将穿过日本和朝

34、鲜半岛之间的海域，然后于周一 向日本北部移动，预计届时将会减弱，移动速度将会放缓。）可知，根据日本气象机构，台 风Tapah”将会在周一减慢。应选D。词句猜想题。根据下文“The coming typhoon also caused fears in parts of Chiba, near Tokyo, which was hit hard by another typhoon earlier this month.（即将至lj来的台风也弓| 起了 东京附近 千叶局部地区的恐慌，本月早些时候，该地区遭受了另一个台风的重创。）可知，讲述台风 造成的破坏，因此推断划线句句意：在宫崎县的Nobeo

35、ka市，据消防灾害管理署透露由台 风triggered的一场强烈的危险的大风破坏了至少一所房子，并造成两人轻微受伤。结合常 识可知，台风引起强大的危险的大风。划线词与caused意思相近。应选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段In Nobeoka City in Miyazaki, a strong dangerous wind believed to have been triggered by the typhoon damaged at least one house and injured two people a little, according to the Fire and Disa

36、ster Management Agency. The coming typhoon also caused fears in parts of Chiba, near Tokyo, which was hit hard by another typhoon earlier this month. That typhoon damaged many houses and electrical power stations, causing widespread electricitys being cut off in the area.（在宫崎县的Nobeoka市,据消防灾害管理署透露由台风引起的一场 强烈的危险的大风破坏了至少一所房子，并造成两人轻微受伤。即将到来的台风也引起了东 京附近千叶局部地区的恐慌，本月早些时候，该地区遭受了另一个台风的重创。那次台风毁 坏了许多房屋和发电站，造成该地区大面积断电。）可知，台风“Tapah并没有破坏掉许多房 子和发电站，而是另一个台风造