江苏省2024八年级英语上册Unit8Naturaldisasters视野拓展阅读课件牛津译林版

Unit8Naturaldisasters单元视野拓展阅读一、[2023盐城东台一模]

完形填空【词数：约390；建议用

时：11分钟】主题：人与自然——灾害防范(讲述了作者掉入流沙里被救

的经历。)二三一Iwastired.Ifmywholebodyeverdidfallin，I’dnever

getoutofthequicksand.IthadbeenaboutfivehourssinceJess，

mypartner，lefttoaskforhelp.Itwassnowingheavilyandit

wasgetting

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.(

B

)1.A.hotB.dark

C.coldD.bright点拨：根据“themoonlightshiningoverthecanyon(峡谷)walls”可知，天黑了。故选B。B二三一Afewhourslater，Isawalight.Iprayeditwasaplane，

butitwasthemoonlightshiningoverthecanyon(峡谷)walls.I

wasallwetandknewIwas

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.(

A

)2.A.dyingB.lying

C.cryingD.calling点拨：根据“IstartedtothinkaboutwhatIcoulddotoendupfaster.”可知，以为自己要死了。故选A。A二三一IstartedtothinkaboutwhatIcoulddotoendupfaster.ButIdidn’twanttodrownifIfellbackwardagain.Thatwouldbethe

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waytogo.(

D

)3.A.easiestB.bestC.fastestD.worst点拨：根据“ButIdidn’twanttodrownifIfellbackwardagain.”可知，不想被淹死，因为这是最糟糕的死法。故选D。D二三一Anhourlater，anotherlight

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acrossmyeyes.A

flashlight！Ishoutedforhelp.Amanshoutedbackasherantome.(

B

)4.A.failedB.appeared

C.leftD.stopped点拨：根据句意可知，另一道光出现了。故选B。B二三一HesaidthathisnamewasTimandthatJesshad

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rescuers.Hehadhikedup，andtheotherteammemberswereanhourbehindhim.(

B

)5.A.taughtB.contacted

C.watchedD.helped点拨：根据“sinceJess，mypartner，lefttoaskforhelp”可知，杰斯去联系救援人员了。故选B。B二三一Whenthethreeothers

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，theysetupapulley(滑轮)

systemtopullmeout，tyingastrongropearoundastone.Two

oftherescuersheldmeundereach

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asTimwrappedarope

aroundmyknee.(

C

)6.A.stoppedB.left

C.arrivedD.talked点拨：根据“theotherteammemberswereanhourbehindhim”可知，其他的救援人员也到达了。故选C。C(

B

)7.A.legB.arm

C.eyeD.ear点拨：根据句意“两名救援人员分别用胳膊托着我”可知选B。B二三一Afourthrescuerworkedthepulley.Witheach

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，itfeltas

ifmylegswerebeingcutoff.Timdugintothe

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andgota

handaroundmylegandstartedpullingup.Ifeltgreatpain，but

Icouldfeelmylegmoving.“Keepgoing！”Ishouted.(

A

)8.A.pullB.pushC.dropD.fall点拨：根据“pullingup”及“Pullingagainandagain”可知，要把作者拉出来。故选A。A(

C

)9.A.waterB.woodsC.sandD.grass点拨：根据“I’dnevergetoutofthequicksand”可知，钻进了沙子里。故选C。C二三一Pullingagainandagain，mylegwas

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.Myrescuers

drewmetothesideofthecanyonbecauseIcouldn’twalk.(

D

)10.A.burntB.broken

C.hurtD.freed点拨：根据“MyrescuersdrewmetothesideofthecanyonbecauseIcouldn’twalk.”可知，作者被救出了，所以腿彻底解放了。故选D。D二三一Icouldn’tevenfeelmyleg.Itwastoodarkand

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foraplane

toland，sotheygotmeintoasleepingbagandgavememedicine.Thenwe

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thereforthenight.(

B

)11.A.cloudyB.snowy

C.rainyD.windy点拨：根据“Itwassnowingheavily”可知，雪下得大。故选B。B(

B

)12.A.enjoyedB.stayed

C.playedD.worked点拨：根据“Itwastoodark”及“sotheygotmeintoasleepingbag”可知，天黑了，所以要在睡袋里过夜。故选B。B二三一WhenIwokeupat6am，snow

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thetopofmy

sleepingbag，andsnowflakeswerestillcomingdown.Around

noon，theweatherlifted，andmyrescuerscalledinaplane.(

A

)13.A.coveredB.hit

C.facedD.reached点拨：

根据句意可知，雪把睡袋顶部覆盖了。故选A。A二三一Mywholelegwasswollen(肿胀的)tothesizeofmythigh

(大腿)，

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whenIgottothehospitalinSt.George，X-

raysshowednofracturesorbreaks.Ihadsatinthequicksandfor

12hoursandthoughtforsureIwould

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.ButIdidn’t.(

C

)14.A.orB.soC.butD.and点拨：空格前后是转折关系，用but连接。故选C。C(

D

)15.A.jumpB.liveC.restD.die点拨：根据“IwasallwetandknewIwas….IstartedtothinkaboutwhatIcoulddotoendupfaster.”可知，作者以为自己死定了。故选D。D二三一二、信息还原(有两项多余)【词数：约160；建议用时：

4分钟】主题：人与自然——灾害防范(介绍了森林火灾的产生原因

及破坏力，以及消防员灭火的一些方法。)Forestfirestakeplaceintheforestbecausethereareso

manytreestoburn.16.

⁠Othertypesofwildfiresinclude

grassfires，bushfiresandhillfires.D

A.

Forestfirescanbeverydifficulttoputoutorcontrol.B.

Billionsofdollars

arespenteveryyearfightingfiresinsomecountries.C.

Sometimesfirefighterswilluseairplanestodropwateron

firesfromtheair.D.

Forestfiresareatypeofwildfire.E.

Astrongwildcanhelp

a

firetospreadandmove

quickly.F.

Around80%

offorestfiresarecaused

byhumans.G.

Thefirebreak

isone

of

thebestwaystostopafire.二三一Themajorcauseofforestfiresishumanactivities.Thiscan

becarelessnesssuchasnotputtingoutacampfireordroppinga

litcigarette(香烟).Itmayalsobecausedbysettingafireon

purpose.17.

⁠Thenumberonenaturalcauseoffireis

lightning.F

A.

Forestfirescanbeverydifficulttoputoutorcontrol.B.

Billionsofdollars

arespenteveryyearfightingfiresinsomecountries.C.

Sometimesfirefighterswilluseairplanestodropwateron

firesfromtheair.D.

Forestfiresareatypeofwildfire.E.

Astrongwildcanhelp

a

firetospreadandmove

quickly.F.

Around80%

offorestfiresarecaused

byhumans.G.

Thefirebreak

isone

of

thebestwaystostopafire.二三一18.

⁠Theycanbeverylargeinsize.Theycanmoveover6milesperhourandcanjumpoverriversandroads.Modernfirefightersarewelltrainedandknowhowtocontrolforestfires.19.

⁠Firefighterswilloftenremovethetreesandgrassinalonglineaheadofwherethefireisgoing.Thislineiscalledafirebreak.Whenthefirereachesthefirebreak，itstops.20.

⁠Theseairplanescancarrythousandsofgallonsofwatertodroponlandtoreachareasof

thefire.A

G

C

A.

Forestfirescanbeverydifficulttoputoutorcontrol.B.

Billionsofdollars

arespenteveryyearfightingfiresinsomecountries.C.

Sometimesfirefighterswilluseairplanestodropwateron

firesfromtheair.D.

Forestfiresareatypeofwildfire.E.

Astrongwildcanhelp

a

firetospreadandmove

quickly.F.

Around80%

offorestfiresarecaused

byhumans.G.

Thefirebreak

isone

of

thebestwaystostopafire.二三一三、根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，使短

文完整[词数：约170；建议用时：5分钟]主题：人与自然——灾害防范(讲述了蒂米在凌晨两点左右

经历了一场地震。)二三一Itwasabouttwoo’clockintheearlymorning.Timmy

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(sleep)whentheearthquakestarted.He

feltaslightshake，andthenheheardaloudnoiselikethunder.

Theearthstartedtoshake.Timmytriedhis22.

(good)

torunout，butcouldn’t.wassleeping

best

二三一Outside，peoplewererunninginall23.

⁠

(direction).Finallythenoiseandshakingended.Itwasdarkand

silentaroundTimmy.Hecouldnotseeanythingatall，andhe

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