2023学年完整公开课版thepowerofnature读写天地

读AWhenastormiscoming,mostpeopleleavetheareaasquicklyadpossibleandheadforsafety.Butthereareafewpeoplewhowillgetintotheircarsandgostraightforthecenterofthestorm.Thesepeoplearewillingtorisk(冒…危险)beingkilledbyfloodsor100-kilometer-an-hourwindsfortheexcitementofwatchingthestormcloseup.

“Stormchasing(追逐)”isbecominganincreasinglypopularhobby(喜好),especiallyintheMidwestoftheUnitedStates,wheretherearefrequentstormsbetweenMarchandJuly.AstormchaserbeginsthedaybycheckingtheInternetforthelatestweatherreports,andthendrivesupto1,000kilometerstowherethestormwillbeandwaitsforittodevelop.

Althoughanyonecandoit,stormchasingisextremelydangerous.Thepowerofabigstormcanthrowacowintotheairordestroyawholehouseinseconds.Stormchasersarealsooftenhurtinaccidentscausedbydrivinginaheavyrain.Ifyouareabeginner,itismuchsafertojoinagroupforstorm-chasingvacationsduringthestormseason.Eventhen,stormchasingisnotalladventureandexcitement.“Stormchasingis95%driving,”saysDanielLynch,whospendsmostofhissummerstorm-chasing.

“Sometimesyoucansitaroundforhourswaitingforsomethingtohappen,andallyougetisblueskyandafewlightshowers.”

However,forstormchasers,itisallworthit.“Whenyougetclosetoastorm,itisthemostexcitingsightyouwilleverseeinyourlife,”saysJasperMorley.“Everystormisanexampleofthepowerofnature,ItisthegreatestshowonEarth.”1.Forstormchasing,thefirstthingstormchasersdoisto

.A.

headstraightforthecenterofthestorm B.

getintothecarforsafetyC.

waitpatientlyforthestormtodevelop D.

collectinformationaboutacomingstorm2.Beginnersofstormchasingareadvised

.A.

nottodriveinaheavyrain B.

todoitinanorganizedwayC.

nottogettooclosetoastorm D.

tospendmoretimeonitinsummer3.Bysaying“itisallworthit”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeansthat

.A.

stormchasingcostsalotofmoney B.

stormchasingisworthhoursofwaitingC.

effortsinstormchasingarewellpaid D.

astormpresentsthegreatestshowonEarth4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.

SometimesstormchasersgetnothingbutdisappointmentB.

Manystormchasersgetkilledinthestorms.C.

Stormchasingisbecomingpopulararoundtheworld.D.

Stormchasingisonlyfitforyoungpeople.答案

1．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段最后一句“AstormchaserbeginsthedaybycheckingtheInternetforthelastweatherreports”可以推断出stormchaser做的第一件事是搜集天气信息。2．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据“stormchasingisextremelydangerous”和“Ifyouareabeginner,itismuchsafertojoinagroupforstorm-chasingvacationsduringthestormseason.”可知追逐风暴十分危险，初学者最后加入团队一起行动。3．解析：这是一道推理题。Itisallworthit.的意思是一切都十分值得，虽然可能要等待很长时间，但是“itisthemostexcitingsightyouwilleverseeinyourlife”所以付出得到了回报。4．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第三段最后一句“Sometimesyoucansitaroundforhourswaitingforsomethingtohappen,andallyougetisblueskyandafewlightshowers”可以推断出有时风暴并不会来临，所以选A。其他三项在短文中都没有提到。BThelargestearthquake(magnitude里氏ofthe20thcenturyhaooenedonMay22,1960offthecoastofSouthCentralChile.Itgenerated(生成)oneofthemostdestructivePacific-widetsunamis(海啸).Nearthegeneratingarea,boththeearthquakeandthetsunamiwereverymuchdestructive,particularlyinthecoastalareafromConcepciontothesouthendofIslaChiloe.ThelargesttsunamidamageoccurredatIslaChiloe---thecoastalareaclosesttotheepicenter(震中).Hugetsunamiwavesmeasuringashighas25metersarrivedwithin10to15minutesaftertheearthquake,killingatleasttwohundredpeople,sinkingalltheboats,andfloodinghalfakilometerinland.TherewaslargedamageandlossoflifeatConcepcion,Chile'stopindustrialcity.NearthecityofValdivia,theearthquakeandfollowingaftershocksgeneratedlandslideswhichkilled18people.AttheportcityofTotaldamagelosses,includingtoagricultureandtoindustry,wereestimated(估计)tobeoverahalfbilliondollars.Thetotalnumberofdeathrelatedwithboththetsunamiandtheearthquakewasneverfoundaccuratelyfortheregion.Estimatesofdeathsreachedbetween490to5,7002withnodistinction(差别)astohowmanydeathswerecausedbytheearthquakeandhowmanywerecausedbythetsunami.However,itisbelievedthatmostofthedeathsinChilewerecausedbythetsunami.1.Wheredidthelargesttsunamidamageoccurred?A.ConcepcionB.IslaChiloeC.ValdiviaD.Valparaiso2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetsunamiwavesgeneratedbytheearthquake?A.Thetsunamiwavesashighas25metersarrivedimmediatelyaftertheearthquake.B.Thetsunamiwaveskilled200peopleandsankallboats.C.Thetsunamiwaveswereverydestructive.D.Thetsunamiwavesfloodedhalfoftheinland.3.WhatisgenerallythoughtthemaincauseofdeathsinChile?A.landslidesB.thetsunamiC.aftershocksD.themagnitudeearthquake4.Whatisthetotalnumberofdeathsintheearthquake?A.2,000,000B.between490to5,7002C.200,000D.itwashardtoknow.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“collapsed”probablymean?A.wasdestroyedB..caughtfireC.wasfloodedD.sank答案：1、B2、C3、B4、D5、A1.从文章第二段第三行“thelargesttsunamidamageoccurredatIslaChiloe---thecoastalareaclosesttotheepicenter(震中).”可以得到答案。2.本题为细节题，考察文章第二段的最后几句。A选项不是arrivedimmediately而是10-15分钟以后到来。B选项为至少200人，D选项不是halfoftheinland而是halfakilometer，故以上3个选项均有误。3.最后一段的最后一句“However,itisbelievedthatmostofthedeathsinChilewerecausedbythetsunami.”说明本题答案。4.细节题。,2,000,000为无家可归人的数目；200,000为thecityofValparaiso的人口数。490to5,7002为地震和海啸共同导致的死亡数。5.由本段的下一句Atotalof130,000housesweredestroyed可以推测出答案。

写你的美国朋友Jim打算来中国的云南旅游,请你根据以下提示,给他写一封信,并给出一些旅游建议。1.云南四季如春,夏季多雨；2.大理和丽江以保存完整的古城而闻名,值得游览；3.云南小吃众多,米线最富盛名。要求:过渡自然,行文流畅；150词左右。参考范文：DearJim,I’mgladthatyouhavechosentogotoYunnanforyourholiday.