最新高中英语-Module-3《The-Violence-of-Nature》测试(1)-外研版必修3

高考资源网〔ks5u〕，您身边的高考专家PAGEPAGE5用心爱心专心高考资源网〔ks5u〕，您身边的高考专家Module3TheViolenceofNature试题Ⅰ.单词认识〔共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分〕1.In1975,the______causedbyfivedaysofheavyrainsinthatareamade233000peoplehomeless.2.Peoplestandingunderatreeinathunderstormarelikelytobestruckby______.3.Manymenwere______undergroundwhentherewasanaccidentatthemine.4.AnunexpectedstormowhenwewereenjoyingthepleasantvoyageattheYellowSea.5.Onemillionfivehundredthousandpeoplediedinnatural______between1980and2000.Ⅱ.易混词语〔共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分〕1.occur/happen/takeplace〔1〕There______tobenomoneywithme.〔2〕Greatchangeshave______inmyhometown.〔3〕Newthingsare______allaroundus.〔4〕Themeetingwill______nextFriday.〔5〕Itnever______tomethathemightbeintrouble.2.almost/nearly〔1〕Thisis______morethanweexpected.〔2〕Wevery______missedthetrain.〔3〕Hecomplained______everytimehemether.〔4〕Thosearepretty______allthesecretsofhersuccess.〔5〕Tohergreatsurprise,theyaresoalikethat______nobodycantellonefromtheother.Ⅲ.单句翻译〔共5小题；每题3分，总分值15分〕1.当你离开时，把杂志放回原处。〔leave〕2.汽车正在以每小时100英里的速度在高速公路上行驶。〔per〕3.昨天晚上，这家旅馆发生一场火灾，使得20人死亡，30人受伤。〔occur,causing〕4.你是我所见到的最善良的人。5.有一种可能，那就是这位老太太可能是被闪电击中而死的。〔Thereisthepossibilitythat...〕Ⅳ.单项选择〔共20小题；每题1分，总分值20分〕1.—Heisn’tparticularabouthisfood.—Yes,heeats______anything.A.nearly B.almost C.mostly D.most2.Doesitever______toyouthattheywouldbepunishedforbeinglate?A.strike B.occur C.happen D.appear3.Therewasa______ofcomplaintsfromthepressaboutthebadlanguageusedinthespecialTVshow.A.plenty B.flood C.many D.group4.Hertears______fastwhenMargretheardofthebadnewsthatherhusbanddiedinthebattleagainstIraq.A.flew B.flowed C.fled D.fell5.—WherecanIfindaconvenienthotelforthenight,sir?—ThereisonebesidetheGuangmingSquare,andit’ssaidtobethebesthotel______inthiscity.A.anywhere B.somewhere C.everywhere D.nowhere6.—______areyougoingtobeaftergraduation?—Iwanttogoto______sea.A.What;/ B.Who;/ C.How;the D.What;the7.—Look,Jennylooksfunnyinaminiskirt.—Butitisquite______amonggirlsnowadays.A.current B.favorite C.present D.constant8.WhenIrode______abank,Inoticedthataterribletrafficaccidenthadhappenedinfrontofit.A.across B.through C.passed D.past9.Mr.Richardhasn’tgotanytimetoplaygolfthesedays,becauseheis______intheresearchofbirdlanguage.A.devoted B.concentrated C.buried D.spared10.—Whendidyou______English?—WhenIwasincollege.A.pickup B.takeup C.turnup D.putup11.Alicehadtowaitoutsideofherhousebecauseshe______herkeysinherofficeuntilherhusband______.A.left;returned B.hasleft;willreturnC.hadleft;wouldreturn D.hadleft;returned12.Hardly______ourselvesinthetheatrewhenthecurtain______up.A.hadweseated;went B.wehadseated;wentC.seated;hadgone D.didweseated;went13.Thepolicefoundthatthehouse______andalotofthings______.A.hasbrokeninto;beenstolen B.hadbrokeninto;beenstolenC.hasbeenbrokeninto;stolen D.hadbeenbrokeninto;stolen14.—Weretheygoodtoyouduringyourstaythere?—Sure.I______oneofthefamilythere.A.wastreatedas B.weretreatedlikeC.hadbeenlookedonlike D.hadbeenconsideredas15.Whentheywenttothetheatre,theplay______forfiveminutes.A.hadbegun B.hasbegun C.hadbeenon D.wason16.Itwasobviouslythattheman______drivingonthefreewayforalmostanhourwhenhe______thathemustcomeback.A.was;wastold B.hadbeen;wastold C.hadbeen;told D.was;wastold17.Btthetimehewastwelve,Edison______tomakealivingbyhimself.A.wouldbegin B.hasbegun C.hadbegun D.began18.Thestudents______busilywhenMissBrownwenttogetabookshe______intheoffice.A.hadwritten;left B.werewriting;hasleftC.hadwritten;hadleft D.werewriting;hadleft19.Mother______meanewcoatyesterday.I______iton.Itfitsmewell.A.hadmade;havetried B.made;havetriedC.hasmade;tried D.made;tried20.BythetimeI______backthey______uptensatellites.A.came;havesent B.came;hadsent Ce;havesent D.hadcome;sentⅤ.阅读理解〔共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分〕Inanaturaldisaster—ahurricane,flood,tornado,volcaniceruption,orothercalamity—minutesandevensecondsofwarningcanbethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.Becauseofthis,scientistsandgovernmentofficialsareworkingtousethelatesttechnologicaladvancestopredictwhenandwheredisasterswillhappen.Theyarealsostudyinghowbesttoanalyzeandcommunicatethisinformationonceitisobtained.Thegoalistoputtechnologytoeffectiveuseinsavinglivesandpropertywhennatureunleashesitspowerwithdevastatingresults.OnSeptember29,1998,HurricaneGeorgesmadelandfallinBiloxi,Mississippi,afterdevastatingHaiti,theDominicanRepublic,PuertoRico,andseveralislandsoftheCaribbeanwithtorrentialrainsandwindsupto160km/h〔100mph〕.FewpeoplelosttheirlivesalongtheGulfCoastoftheUnitedStates,althoughhundredsdiedintheCaribbean.Thiswasaverydifferentoutcomefrom1900,whenapowerfulGulfCoasthurricanemadeanunexpecteddirecthitonGalveston,Texas,killingatleast6000people.Vastlyimprovedhurricanewarningsexplainthedifferentcircumstancesateitherendofthe20thcentury—residentsofGalvestonhadnoadvancewarningthatastormwasapproaching,whileresidentsofBiloxihadbeenwarneddaysinadvanceofGeorges’sapproach,allowingforextensivesafetyprecautions.AtthesametimethatpeopleinBiloxiwerethankfulfortheadvancewarning,someresidentsofNewOrleans,Louisiana,120kmtothewest,werelesssatisfied.AdaybeforeGeorgesmadelandfall,forecasterswerepredictingthatthehurricanehadagoodchanceofstrikingNewOrleans.BecausemuchofNewOrleansliesbelowsealevel,thecityisatriskforflooding.Inaddition,becauseNewOrleanshasalargepopulationinvulnerablelocations,emergencymanagementofficialsmustbeginevacuationswellbeforeastormstrikes.Butevacuationcostsmoney:Businessesclose,touristsleave,andcitizenstakeprecautionarymeasures.ThemayorofNewOrleansestimatedthathiscity’spreparationsforGeorgescostmorethan50million.AfterthefullfuryofGeorgesmissedNewOrleans,someresidentsquestionedthevalueofthehurricaneforecastsinthefaceofsuchhighcosts.ThedifferingviewsontheearlywarningsforHurricaneGeorgesillustratesomeofthecomplexitiesinvolvedinpredictingdisasters.Disasterpredictionismorethanjustforecastingthefuturewithadvancedtechnology—itisalsoaprocessofprovidingscientificinformationtothegovernmentofficialsandotherdecisionmakerswhomustrespondtothosepredictions.Ingeneral,theprocesshasthreephases.First,thereisthechallengeofforecastingtheeventitself.InthecaseofGeorges,scientistsworkedtopredictthefuturedirectionandstrengthofthehurricanedaysinadvance.Asecondimportantchallengeiscommunicatingtheforecasttodecision－makers.Becauseforecastsarealwaysuncertain,acentralfactorindisasterpredictionsiscommunicatingthisuncertainty.Uncertaintyisusuallydescribedintermsofoddsorprobabilities,muchlikedailyweatherforecasts.Themediaplaysanimportantroleincommunicatingpredictionsandtheiruncertaintytothepublic.Thethirdpartoftheprocessistheuseofpredictiveinformationbydecisionmakers.Eventhemostaccurateinformationisoflittlevalueifthedecisionmakerdoesnotuseitappropriately,forexampleindecidingwhethertoorderanevacuation.Ifthereisabreakdowninanyofthesethreephasesofprediction,theresultisincreaseddangerandahigherriskoflossoflife.1.Theunderlinedword“calamity〞refersto______.A.nature B.thunderstorms C.disaster D.dangers2.Accordingthepassage,thepurposeofdisasterpredictionisto______.A.demonstratethepowerofadvancedtechnologyB.bringoutthetruthbetweenlifeanddeathC.preventsuchnaturaldisastersfromhappeningD.reducehumancasualtiesandlossofproperty3.Whichofthefollowingareassufferedthemostseveredamage?A.Biloxi,Mississippi. B.GulfC.Galveston,Texas. D.NewOrleans.4.ThecityresidentsofNewOrleanswereunsatisfiedbecause______.A.theyunderwentaheavyhurricaneattackB.theforecasthurricanedidnothitthecityC.thehurricanewarningarrivedratherlateD.itsprecautionarymeasureswerewasted5.Whichofthefollowingphasesdoesnotbelongtothedisasterpredicationprocess?A.Accuratepredictionsofforthcomingdisasters.Bmunicationofforecastsanduncertainty.C.Evacuationfromthedisaster－strickenareas.D.Decisionmaker’stimelyresponsetowarnings.Thekey:Ⅰ.单词认识1.floods2.lightning3.buried4.occurred5.disastersⅡ.易混词语1.辨析：三者都可表示“发生〞之意，都是不及物动词或短语，不能用于被动语态。happen为常用词语，指“一切客观事物或情况的偶然或未能预见地发生〞；occur属正式用语，指“按方案使某事或效果发生〞，通常所指的时间和事件都比拟确定，在以具体事物、事件作主语时，可与happen互换；而takeplace那么表示“发生事先方案或预想到的事物〞。答案：〔1〕happened〔2〕takenplace〔3〕happening/occurring〔4〕takeplace〔5〕occurred2.辨析：〔1〕修饰morethan，too，用almost。〔2〕被very，not，pretty修饰用nearly。〔3〕在肯定句，修饰all，every，always等时可互换。〔4〕同〔2〕。〔5〕修饰no，none，never，any及由no或any构成的合成词用almost。答案：〔1〕almost〔2〕nearly〔3〕almost/nearly〔4〕nearly〔5〕almostⅢ.单句翻译1.答案：Pleaseleavethemagazineswheretheywerewhenyougoaway.2.答案：Thecarwasrunningat100milesperhouronthefreeway.3.答案：Abigfireoccurredinthehotellastnight，causing20deathsand30injuries.4.答案：YouarethekindestmanthatIhaveevermet.5.答案：Therewasthepossibilitythattheoldladywasstrucktodeathbylightning.Ⅳ.单项选择1.解析：almost后面可接any，no，nothing之类的词。答案：B2.解析：sth.occurstosb.的意思是“某人突然间想起了……〞。答案：B3.解析：afloodof大量的；plentyof前面没有冠词。答案：B4.解