Unit 8 Natural disasters（解析版）

Unit8Natural disasters单元核心脉*必备知识单元主题人与自然，自然与灾害核心词汇本单元的重点单词Earthquake disastermop up,thousands ofaccident coachcrashflood villagelightning stormthunder,shake,silent,nervous,beat,alive,safe,asleep,rule,burn,daughter,grandson,nearly,短语wash away,catch fire,in alldirections,come down,find onesway out,break down,calm down,as....as possible核心语法

1.过去进行时态2,when,while和as用法语篇文体记叙文关键能力能读懂关于自然灾害描述的文章，能描述一次自然的灾害学科素养能了解自然会给我们带来灾害，培养学生根据关键词和语境猜测文章大意的能力核心价值能了解自然会给我们带来灾害，学会一些自我保护措施J单元主题导入----------------------rm引言解读Nature neverdeceives us;it is always uswho deceiveourselves.释义大自然永远不会欺骗我们，欺骗我们的往往是我们自己启示启示青少年学习生活，离不开自然环境，首先我们要认识大自然，热爱大自然，大自然中的日月星辰、江河湖海、草虫鸟兽，都是我们家族的一份子，与自然和谐相处才能共赢，因此保护自然是我们的责任和义务名句积累

1.Dangers do not necessarilycreate disasters,but humannegligence isoften thesource of disasters.危险不一定制造灾难，但人的疏忽往往是灾难的源泉

2.Human natureis totreat themselves.人类善待自然，就是善待自己

3.Winners neverquit andquitters neversucceed!成功者永不放弃，放弃者永不成功！

4.Disaster is not terrifying,what isterrifying is the lackof hopein one,s heart.灾难并不可怕，可怕的是心中没有了希望

4.A.hated B.heard C.avoided D.remembered

5.A.quickly B.simply C.loudly D.suddenly

6.A.right B.great C.useless D.weak

7.A.fight B.leave C.live D.stay

8.A.found outB.set outC.worked outD.pointed out

9.A.easy B.hard C.strange D.helpful

10.A.rich B.brave C.strong D.careful【答案】LC

2.B3C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.C【解析】本文讲述了海洋发生了暴风雨，有一条船在撞到海岛的一个岩石上被海浪撞破，全体船员处于危险之中，有一位名叫格蕾丝的女孩和她爸爸英勇的拯救船员的故事

1.句意它被海浪拍打成两半，一半被冲走了beat击败，敲打；burned燃烧；broken损坏；developed发展根据“There was a stormat sea...in twoby the waves,andhalf ofit hadbeen washedaway v可知表达船被海浪破坏成了两半，用动词broken”故选Co

2.句意那些还活着的船员处于极大的危险之中sick生病的；alive活着的；silent沉默的；swimming游泳根据were ingreat danger”可知表达活着的人处于危险之中，用形容词“alive”故先B

3.句意格蕾丝是灯塔看守人的女儿，她一生都住在海边wife妻子；mother妈妈；daughter女儿；grandmother祖母根据后文“she saidto her father—the lighthouse keeperv可知，格蕾丝是灯塔看守人的女儿,用名词“daughter”故选C

4.句意在黑暗的夜晚，在狂风巨浪的喧闹声中，她听到了狂野的哭声hated讨厌；heard听到;avoided避免；remembered记得根据wild cries”可知表达听到哭声,用动词“heard”故选B

5.句意我们马上坐船出去吧！quickly快；simply简单地；loudly大声；suddenly突然根据“We musttry tosave them”可知表达快速坐船出去，用副词“quickly”故选A

6.句意格蕾丝的父亲说那是没有用的，因为海浪太大了right正确的;great好的，伟大的；useless无用的；weak虚弱的根据“because thewaves weretoo strong可知表达海浪太大，马上坐船出去是无用的，用形容词“useless”故选C

7.句意我们不能只是待在这里看着他们死fight打架；leave离开；live居住；stay待根据前文“because thewaves weretoo strong”及“here andwatch them die,可知，表达海浪大待在这里看着他们死，用动词“stay”故选D

8.句意几分钟他们就准备好了，他们坐着很重的灯塔船出发found out弄清楚；set out出发；worked out研究出;pointed out指出根据前文“they wereready”可知讲述他们准备好然后坐船出发，用短语“set out”故选B

9.句意抵达那群人那里很难，但最后勇敢的女孩和她的父亲成功了easy容易的;hard难的；strange奇怪的；helpful有帮助的根据前文“because thewaves weretoostrong可知海浪很大所以抵达那里是很难的，用形容词“hard”故选B

10.句意格蕾丝照顾他们直到暴风雨消散，他们康复的足够强壮才回到他们自己的家rich富裕的；brave勇敢的；strong强壮的；careful细心的根据“She tookgood careof the men”可推测，身体足够好才回家，用形容词strong o故选CPassage3主题语境主题群话题词数建议用时推荐指数人与自然自然灾害自然灾害2796min★★★☆☆Effects ofGlobal WarmingSomeeffects ofincreasing temperaturesare happening.•Ice ismelting from the NorthPole to the SouthPole,and everywherein between.This includesmountain glaciers（冰川），ice sheets（冰盖）covering WestAntarctica andGreenland,and Arcticsea ice.•Researcher BillFraser hasfound that the penguins（企鹅）in Antarcticaare reducing.Their numbershave fallenfrom32,000pairs to11,000in30years.•Sea levelrise hasbecome fasterover the last century.•Some insects,animals andplants havemoved farthernorth orto higherand coolerareas.・Rain andsnowfall haveincreased aroundthe world.•Some harmful insects havedeveloped inAlaska because of20years ofwarm summers.The insects have destroyedforestsof more than16thousand squarekilometres.Other effectscould happenlater thiscentury,if warmingcontinues.•Sea levelsare expectedto risebetween7and23inches18and59centimetres by the endof thecentury,andcontinued melting atthe poles could add between4and8inches10to20centimetres.•Typhoons and other stormsmay become stronger.•Floods anddroughts will become morecommon.Rainfall inEthiopia,where droughtsare alreadycommon,couldreduce by10%over the next50years.•Less freshwater will be drinkable.If the ice capin Perucontinues tomelt atits speed,it willbe goneby2100,leavingthousands ofpeople withoutdrinking water and electricity.•Some diseaseswill spreadall overthe world.•Some creaturescould dieout.Wildlife researchscientist MartynObbard hasfound thatsince themid-1980s,withless iceon whichto liveand fishfor food,polar bearshave gottenthinner andweaker.He fearsthat ifsea icedisappears,the polarbears willas well.1The numberof thepenguins was30years ago.A.11,000B.22,000C.32,000D.64,0002The sealevel overthe lastcentury.A.has droppedfaster B.has droppedslower C.has risenfaster D.hasnt changed

3.Some harmfulinsects inAlaska likeenvironment.A.warm B.cold C.clean D.dirty4If theice capin Perudisappears,people willhave no.A.drinking water and electricityB.drinking waterand foodC.food and electricity D.drinking water,food andelectricity5What mayhappen ifthe global warming continuesA.The forestswill disappearbecauseofharmfulinsects.B.Natural disasterswillbe more serious.C.Polar bearswill allbe killedby humans.D.Diseases willmake theanimals dieout.【答案】DCAAB【解析】本文介绍如果全球气候还在变暖的话，将会产生一些严重的后果

1.细节理解题从Their numbershave fallenfrom32,000pairs to11,000in30years.30年来，它们的数量从

3.2万对降至

1.1万对可知答案选D

2.细节理解题Sea levelsare expectedto risebetween7and23inches18and59centimetres by the endof thecentury,and continuedmeltingatthepolescouldaddbetween4and8inches（10to20centimetres）.至U本世名己末，海平面预计将上升7至23英寸（18至59厘米），两极的持续融化可能会增加4至8英寸（10至20厘米）故答案选C3•推理当lj断题从Some harmfulinsectshavedeveloped inAlaska becauseof20years ofwarm summers.The insectshavedestroyed forestsof morethan16thousand squarekilometres.由于20年的温暖夏季，一些有害昆虫已经在阿拉斯加出现这些昆虫摧毁了超过

1.6万平方公里的森林可以判断这些害虫喜欢温暖的气候答案A

4.细节理解题If theice capin Perucontinues tomelt atits speed,it willbe goneby2100,leaving thousandsof peoplewithoutdrinking waterandelectricity.如果秘鲁的冰盖继续以其速度融化，它将在2100年消失，导致数千人没有饮用水和电力答案选A

45.细节判断题•Typhoons andother stormsmay becomestronger.台风和其他风暴可能会变得更强・Floods anddroughts willbecome morecommon.洪水和干旱将变得更加常见可知答案选BPassage4主题语境主题群话题词数建议用时推荐指数人与自然自然灾害自然灾害2356min★★★★☆There aremany differentkinds ofdisasters aroundthe world.As anadult youknow whatto doduring a disaster,butwhat about the childrenSome adultsthink itwould probablynever happento them,so theydont teachtheir childrenwhatto do.Before itstoo late,here areways to help youprepare your child foradisaster:Educate:It is always goodto letyour childknow aboutpossible disasters.This doesntmean childrenhave tolive infear.When teachingthem about disasters,keep the conversation positiveby tellingthem there is asolution to the disaster.Keep theconversations short,allow forquestions andanswer honestly.Prepare:Always beprepared;that is the bestadvice forchildren.For example,when preparingfor badweather,get thetoolsyou need,like candles,radios,food,waterandmedicine.Teach your child what is neededin certain disasters so thatthey knowwhatisavailable for them,if everneeded.Plan:You shouldalways havea planfor youand yourchild forany dangeroussituation.Write outa simplelist thattheycan read.The plancould startwith listento anadults adviceand/or call119”.Practise:Once youhave gotthe correctsafety toolsand workedoutthe right plan,practise everyfew months.Practising whatto doduring adisaster with yourchildwill helpthem ifthe timecomes.Disasters cantbe avoidedbut theycan belessened（减轻）once youare preparedand readyfor one.1What doesthe underlinedword“positive“in Paragraph2mean inChineseA.可怕的B.积极的C.沮丧的D.普通的2What isthecon*ect thingto dofor adultsA.Have positiveconversations with children.B.Try notto talkaboutdisasterswithchildren.C.Make thechildren scaredofdisasters.D.Ask childrenlots ofquestions.3What isNOT suggesteddoingA.Remembering whatis neededin certaindisasters.B.Getting thechildren toknow theplan well.C.Helping peopleindisasterareas.D.Getting radiosfor badweather.【答案】BAC【解析】本文介绍如何帮助孩子应对灾难问题

1.字义猜测题从后面谈话的内容告诉他们有解决灾难的方法说明谈话的内容是积极的B符合题意2判断正误题A项，由文童第二段第三句ke叩conversation positiveby tellingthem there isasolution to the disaster可知，大人们应当和孩子们进行积极向上的对话故A项表述正确B项，由文童第二段第一句it isalways goodto letyourchildknow aboutpossible disasters可知，告诉们有关灾难的事情对孩子来说是好的故B项表述错误C项，由文童第二段第二句this doesntmean childrenhave tolive infear可知，让孩子们活在对灾难的恐惧中并不可取故C项表述错误D项，由文童第二段最后一句keep conversationsshort,allow forquestions andanswer honestly可知，大人们可以问孩子们一些问题，但并不是越多越好故D项表述错误题干要求选择正确的correct选项，A项符合题意故正确答案为A

3.细节题A项，由文童第三段第三句teach yourchild whatis neededin certaindisasters可知，知道在不同灾害下需要什么不同的工具是有必要的B项，由文童第四段第一句you shouldalways havea planfor youand yourchildren和第二句write outa simplelist thattheycan read可知，大人需要孩子们更加清楚地了解到计划是什么C项，“帮助灾区的人”，在文中并未提及D项，由文童第三段第二句when preparingfor badweather,get toolsyou need,like candles,radios...可知，在恶略天气下需要准备收音机题干要求选择文中没有提及的建议，故C项表述符合题意故正确答案为CoPassage5主题语境主题群话题词数建议用时推荐指数环境与保护自然灾害自然灾害2456min★★☆☆☆阅读还原Lan Lan,a studentof GradeSeven inLushan,was takinga drawingclass in a tenton April

23.Guess whatshe drew——a housewith wings.When theteacher askedwhy shedid so,Lan saidif herhouse couldfly,it wouldntfall down in anearthquake.Lans hometownwas hitby a strong earthquakeon April

20.At least196people werekilled andmorethan11,000gothurt.Many peoplebecame homeless.1Lots ofmoney wassent theretohelpall thosein need.Although we cant stopan earthquakefrom happening,wecanuse somemethods to keep safe.During an earthquake,donotjump outof highbuildings because it isvery dangerous.2If there isnosafe placefor hiding,you canalso stayby awall,and cover your head and neckwithyour arms andhands.

3.Japan isa countrywhich lieson the earthquake belt（土也震带）.From avery youngage,the Japaneseare alreadytaughthow tosurvive.4Almost inevery Japanesefamily you can finda survivalkit with a flashlight（手电筒）,a radio,waterandenough foodfor severaldays.

5.“There shouldbemoresafety（安全）education at schools inour country,“said XuJiannong,an educationexpertin Beijing.There isno moretruth thanthis whenones lifeisthemost importantof all.A.And thenyou mustkeep calmand staythere until the shaking stops.B.You cancover yourhead andneck under astrongtable or desk.C.This helpspeople to stay aliveafter an earthquake.D.Soldiers anddoctors quicklyarrived in the area,saving peopleand rebuildinghomes.E.Students oftenreceive earthquakeeducation.主题探究主题语篇探究“人与自然二人是大自然创造的奇迹世人离不开大自然的庇护但是，随着现代科技的发展，人类开始破坏大自然，地球上出现日益严重的生态问题在这一主题引领下，引导青少年认知大自然，探究大自然，从而弓导他们热爱大自然，与自然和谐相处才能共赢将保护自然当成我们的义不容辞的责任和义务I•语篇品读忘记安全措施杂乱无章（混乱）.幸运的是，大多数地震A seriousearthquake can be aterrible experience,安全措施都是常识，但如果你忘记了其他一切，请记and it is easyto forgetsafety measuresin disorder（混住以下说明放下、盖上和抓住此外，大多数地震舌L）.Fortunately,most earthquakesafety measuresare死亡都发生在地震之后，所以请记住，当震动发生时，common sense,but ifyou forgeteverything else,危险并没有结束！remember the following instructions:drop,cover,and如果你在地震期间呆在室内，远离没有支撑的区hold on.Also,most ofearthquake deathshappen afterthe域和窗户试着钻到门口或被强梁支撑的建筑的另一个earthquake,so rememberthat thedanger doesnot end区域下面（梁）.只有当桌子或桌子很结实的时候，才when theshaking does!可以呆在桌子或桌子下面不要急着去电梯，因为呆If youstay indoorsduring anearthquake,move在原地要安全得多用胳膊搂住你的头，然后卷曲（蜷away fromunsupported areasand windows.Try toget缩）变成一个球，然后等待震动停止under adoorway oranother areaof the building whichis如果你在地震期间呆在户外，就搬到一个地方去held upby strongbeams（梁）.Stay undera tableordesk这是尽可能开放的不要移动到建筑物、电线杆和其only ifitisvery strong.Do notrush tolifts,becauseitis他可能在地震中坠落并对您造成伤害的物体上保护far safertostaywhere youare.Cover yourhead with好你的头，低着地面，直到震动结束，可以安全移动your armsaround itand curl（蜷缩）into aball,and wait地震后，许多建筑物虽然看起来很安全，但强度降低了for theshaking to stop.如果你待在室内，迅速将人们从大楼里转移出来,并帮If youstay outdoorsduring anearthquake,move to助残疾人或伤者一旦到了户外，就要远离建筑物，an area.Which isas openas possible.Dont moveto这样如果建筑物倒塌，你就不会受伤等到公共安全buildings,electric polesandotherobjects whichmay fall官员宣布呆在室内是安全的通过提前计划和在during anearthquake andinjure you.・全文翻译严重的地震可能是一种可怕的经历，人们很容易Protect yourheadandstay lowtothe ground tillthe没有受伤•词汇积累shaking endsand itis safeto move.

1.measures方法，措施After anearthquake,many buildingsare lessstrong,

2.common sense常识although theyappear safe.If youstay indoors,move

3.during anearthquake在地震期间people fromthebuildingquickly andhelp disabledorinjured people.Once outdoors,move wellaway fromthe

4.Cover yourhead withyourarmsaround it.用胳膊搂building sothat ifit fallsdown,you will not beinjured.住你的头Wait tillpublic safetyofficials announcethat itis safeto

5.outdoor户外stay indoors.By planningahead andkeeping calmduring

6.Protect保护anearthquake,you cangreatly increaseyour chancesof

7.appear似乎，好像survival（生存）withoutinjury.

8.sothat目的是，以便地震中保持冷静，你可以大大增加生存的机会（生存）

9.keep calm保持冷静题源探究★★★★☆M全文翻译What shouldyou doif theresanearthquakeatschoolHow如果学校发生地震，你该怎么办？当你遇到踩踏事件时，can youprotect yourselfwhen youare caughtin astampede（踩你如何保护自己？今年3月25日为您提供了一个学习安全知踏）？March25this yearprovides youwith agood chanceto learn识的好机会about safety.这一天被称为全国中小学生安全教育日.今年这一天的This dayis called the NationalDay ofEducation onthe Safety主题是让学生们更多地了解安全，确保他们的生命攵土Oof Elementaryand MiddleSchool Students（NDESEMSS）（全中国青少年研究中心的一项调查显示，中小学生死于校国中小学生安全教育日）.The themeof theday thisyear isto give园事故的人数比其他任何事情都多主要事故来自踩踏、地students moreknowledge aboutsafety andmake suretheir lives震、火灾和运动伤害.safe.我们能做些什么来保证自己的安全？面对事故时，保持冷静是第一条也是最重要的规则但不同的事故有不同的自A surveydone bythe ChinaYouth andChildren Research我保护建议Center showedthat schoolaccidents killmore elementaryand踩踏事件在任何地方都看可能发生人群越大，踩踏的middle schoolstudents thananything else.The main accidents可能性就越大当你周围的学生开始推操时，站着come fromstampedes,earthquakes,fires andsports injuries（伤害）.What canwe dotokeepourselves safeStaying calmisthe不动，试着抓住什么东西，或者呆在角落里，直到人群离开first and most importantrule whenfacing accidents.But different如果你在移动的人群中摔倒，用双手捂住你的头身体向一侧倾斜，蜷缩身体，弯曲双腿accidents havedifferent self-protection advice.地震是常见的自然灾害.当你感觉到地面震动时，放下，A stampedeis possibleanywhere.The largera humancrowd躲在桌子下面抓住你应该呆在室内，直到震动停止如果gets,the morelikely stampedesbecome.When studentsaround你在户外，不要呆在建筑物、树木或电线附近you beginto push,stand stilland try to holdonto something,or发生火灾时，听从老师的指示，迅速离开教室，用一块stay ina corneruntil thecrowd leaves.If youfall down inamovingcrowd,coveryourhead withboth hands.Lean toone side,curl up布盖住口鼻，以免吸入烟雾your bodyand bendyour legs.・句式仿写Earthquakes arecommon naturaldisasters（灾难）.When you

1.今天的主题是，促进promote学生们认识自己the themefeelthegroundshake,drop down,take coverunderadesk andholdis toon.You shouldstay indoorsuntiltheshakingstops.If youareoutdoors,dont staynear buildings,trees orpower lines.When theresa fire,follow theteachers instructions,leave the

2.面对事故时，保持冷静是第一条也是最重要的规则classroom quicklyand usea pieceof clothto coveryour mouthandnose sothat youdont breathein smoke

3.发生火灾时，听从老师的指示.Passage1主题语境主题群话题词数建议用时推荐指数人与自然自然灾害环境变化给我们带来的灾难2446min★★★☆☆According to a newscientific research,we arerapidly goingclose tomajor climatechange andthe effectson theenvironmentcould bequite serious.Geographers predictthat climatezones couldcompletely disappearwithin the next eightyyears.Where willcrops begrown ifthis happensWhen the climate changesa lot,polar regionswill getcolder andtropicalregions will get evenhotter.As aresult,where willanimals beforced tomove ontheearthClimate changeslike thesecould leadtothespread ofdiseases.Tropical stormsand hurricanes（飓风）willnotonly increasebutmay alsobecomestronger.If thechanges cometoo quickly,animals andplants maynot beableto adapt（适应）right awayand coulddisappear fromthe earth.According toScience Daily,a newstudy predictsthat,bytheyear2100,many oftodays familiarclimates willbe takenplaceby climateunknown intodays world.It isurgent thatwe reducethe risksof far-reaching resultsforthewhole world.Theplanet itselfhas beenshowing signsof change.In2004,a hugetsunami createdby amajor earthquakekilled thousandsinSumatra andin2008,thousands moredied inChina inanother big earthquake.Egypt washit in2009withamajor earthquakeandHaiti wasdestroyed seriouslyand becameruins in2010by anotherbigearthquake.Not longago,scientists discoveredice melting（鬲虫化）in west Antarctica（南极洲）.This isvery worryingbecausetemperatures inthis areahave remainedrather constant（不断的）and actuallyeven lowerat time.Melting occurswhentemperatures increaseand sincetemperatures haveremained,theiceshould not be melting.However,satellite data（数据）showsmelting aroundwestAntarctica.Within justthelastfew months,new reportsfrom aroundthe worldhave beencoming inandmostagree thatour climatesituationis muchworse thanpreviously expected.At thispoint,it doesntmatter whatis causingit,but rather,what can be doneaboutit.On theother hand,our worldis gettingmore andmore unstable（不稳定）every year.Natural disasters（灾难）arebecoming morefrequent（频繁的）and serious.However,other planetsare experiencingglobalwarmingas wellas ourown and some scientistsbelieve theremay besomeconnections betweenthese.No oneknows anythingfor sureat thispoint because thereissimply notenough data.

1.Whats thewriters attitudetoward the climate changesA.We shouldobserve thegreat changesof theclimate carefully.B.We mustconnect withother planetsto preventtheclimate changes.C.We shouldtry ourbest todo somethingagainst theclimate changes.D.We needto discoverwhat causestheclimatechanges firstof all.

2.What doesthe underlinedword tropicalmeanA.cold anddry B.cool andwet C.hot andwet D.warm anddry

3.What can be inferredfromthe passageA.Collecting moredata willhelp usto solve the problem.B.The climatewillbe much betterthan wehave expected.C.Earthquakes canbe avoidedina few yearstime.D.The icein westAntarctica willstop meltingin thefuture.

4.Whats the passage mainly aboutA.It tellsus how to protectthe environmentof theearth.B.It talksabout thebad effectsof theclimatechanges.C.It showsus howto preventdiseases fromspreading.D.It describeswhat weshould dowith theearthquakes.【答案】l.C

2.C

3.A

4.B【解析】试题分析本文主要讲述环境变化给我们带来的灾难热带风暴和飓风增加，地震频繁，南极冰雪加速融化等等，灾难变得越来越频繁和严重

1.C考查细节理解题根据第二段最后一句If thechanges cometoo quickly,animals andplants maynot beable toadapt适应right awayand coulddisappear fromtheearth.可知选Co

2.C考查词义猜测题根据上文polar regionswillgetcolder极地会更冷get evenhotter更热可知选C

3.A考查细节理解题根据文中最后一句No oneknows anythingfor sureat thispoint because thereissimply notenough data.及语境理解可知选Ao

4.B考查细节理解题根据文章主要内容可知本文主要讲述气候变化带来恶果故选BPassage2主题语境主题群话题词数建议用时推荐指数人与自然自然灾害保护环境2255min★★★☆☆语法填空A hurricane飓风isahuge stormthat formsover warmocean water.Hurricanes havewinds thatmove ina circle.Hurricane winds are verypowerful强大的and canmove atspeeds from120km/h]over300km/h.The centreof hurricanewinds2call the eye.Winds in theeyeare notvery strong.Around theeye15an areacalledtheeye wall,the wallis wherewindsare3strong andrain isthe heaviest.Strong windsand heavyrain can4do a lot of damage破坏when a hurricane movesoverland.Hurricane windscanbestrong enough5break windowsinto pieces.The windscan evenknock overtall6tree,which mightfallon buildingsor cars.Strong windscan pickup objectsand send7they into the air,with causingdamage.Heavy rainfrom ahurricane cancause floodsin areasthat are not closetoacoast.The floodwatercanbevery deep.Itsometimes8reach almostup tothe topof houses.Water goesintothehouses9（quick）and doesalotofdamage.Wooden structures（结构）might notbe safeafter aflood.10thereisno waytostopahurricane,youcanget preparedfor it.【答案】

1.to

2.is called

3.the strongest

4.do

5.to break

6.trees

7.them

8.reaches

9.quickly

10.Although##Though阅读微技能

1.Skim略读（）You canfind mainideas byfirst takinga quicklook atthe title,picture s,key wordsand phrases,and topic sentences.

2.Find thetopicsentence找主题句The topicsentence isnormally,but notalways,the firstsentence ofa paragraph.It givesthe mainidea of the paragraph.

3.Detail reading用定位的方法解题Find theanswers tothe questionsby locatingthe keywordsintheoriginal text.Passage1主题语境主题群话题词数建议用时推荐指数人与自然自然灾害太阳风暴2586min★★★★☆Imagine aperfect day:the weatheris goodand everythingseems fine.When,suddenly,your mobilephone losesits signal,the televisionhas noprograms,and youcant get online withyour computer.What hashappened Theseare justthe typesof problemsa solar storm（太阳风暴）might cause.You maynot thinkof stormsas puttingour societyin danger.But today,a solar storm isas seriousas otherbad events,suchas earthquakes.A solarstorm iscaused by solar flares（太阳耀斑）large explosions（爆炸）near thesun thatcan give off lots of energy.The strongenergy canstop thesatellite systemsthat controlour computers,telecom networksandsoon.These stormscan evencausethe power to go out for weeks or months.In the past fewmonths,scientists haverecorded someof thestrongest sunflares inyears.The mostrecent onehappenedaround ValentinesDay,

2011.It causedradio and satellite signalsto godown insome northerncities inChina.“Solar flareactivity isgoing tobemuchworse thanwhat weveseen inthepast.We9renottalking aboutafewcities losingpower,it couldbe halfof thecountry,maybe more.^SolarStormWarning.com,a USwebsite aboutspace weather,warned.Scientists saythat littlecanbedone topredict sucha storm.Governments aroundthe worldare tryingto worktogether beforethenextstorm,although theyare notsure whenthat mayhappen.

1.What aresolar flaresaccording tothepassageA.Telecom networks.B.Solar storms.C.Large explosionsnear thesun.D.US websites.

2.What doesthe underlinedword“signal“in Paragraph1probably meanA.Electricity.B.Music.C.Light.D.Sign.

3.Which istherightorder of thefollowingthings©Solar flaresgiveoff lots of energy.

②People cannotgetonline with theircomputers.

③Solar stormshappen.©Satellite systemsare stopped.A.

①②③④B.

①③④②C.

③①②④D.

③②①④

4.Why didthe radio andsatellite signals godowninsome northerncities inChina inFebruary,2011A.Because astrong sunflare happened.B.Because anearthquake happened.C.Because asolarstormstopped.D.Because thesatellite systemsdidnt work.

5.What isthepassagemainlyaboutA.Asking peopleto preventthe solarstorm fromhappening.B.Telling peoplehowtosolvetheproblems caused bysolar storms.C.Calling forscientists topredict whenthenextsolarstormwill happen.D.Introducing whatsolarstormsare topeople.【答案】CDBAD【解析】本文是一篇说明文文章主要介绍了一种新的自然灾害——太阳风暴太阳风暴是由太阳耀斑引起的，它发生时会干扰网络通信系统，导致断网，断电，手机没信号等

1.细节理解题根据“A solarstorm iscaused bysolar flares:large explosionsnear thesun thatcan giveofflotsofenergy.”可知，太阳风暴是太阳附近的大爆炸，故选C

2.词义猜测题根据“your mobilephone losesits signal,the televisionhas noprograms,and youcant getonlinewithyourcomputer『可知这个时候电视没有节目，电脑不能上网，可推知此处指手机没有信号，划线单词意为信号，与sign同义故选D

3.细节理解题根据“A solarstorm iscausedbysolar flares（太阳耀斑）large explosions（爆炸）near thesun thatcan giveofflotsofenergy...These stormscan evencausethepowerto gooutforweeksormonths.”可矢口太阳风暴是由太阳耀斑引起的，太阳附近产生大爆炸，释放大量的能量，这个强大的能量阻止卫星系统，这些卫星系统控制我们的电脑，所以太阳风暴之后会造成不能上网故正确的顺序是先发生太阳耀斑，太阳耀斑引起太阳风暴，之后产生的能量会阻止卫星系统，进而造成不能上网故选B

4.推理判断题根据In thepast fewmonths,scientists haverecorded someof thestrongest sunflares inyears.The mostrecentone happenedaround ValentinesDay,

2011.It causedradioandsatellitesignalstogodowninsome northerncities inChina.”可知,2011年2月，中国北方一些城市的无线电和卫星信号下降,因为发生了强烈的太阳耀斑故选A

5.主旨大意题通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了太阳风暴以及其造成的后果故选DPassage2主题语境主题群话题词数建议用时推荐指数人与自然自然灾害自我保护2286min★★★☆☆It wasa darkSeptember morning.There wasa stormat sea.A shiphit the rocks andwas[in twobythewaves,and halfof ithadbeen washedaway.The otherhalf stilllay ontherock,and thoseof thecrew（全体船员）who werestill2were ingreat danger.However,waves werebreaking overit,and soonitwould alsobe carriedtothesea bottom.On oneof theislands therewasalighthouse.Grace wasthe3ofthe lighthousekeeperand shehad livedbeside thesea frombirth.In thedarkness ofthe night,above thenoise ofthewaves,she4wild cries.When daylightcame,she sawthe poorsailors.“We musttrytosave them!”she saidto herfather,thelighthousekeeper.Lets goout onboat5!，Graces fathersaid thatit was6becausethewaves weretoo strong.However,Grace said,We cantjust7here andwatchthemdie.Her fatherknew shewas right.In afew minutesthey wereready and they8intheheavy lighthouseboat.It wasvery9to reachthemen,but finallythe bravegirl andherfathermade it.One byone,they helpedthe cold,tired sailorsonto theboat.And soonthey wereall safe.Grace tookgood careofthemen untilthe stormdied awayandtheywere10enough togo totheir ownhomes.This happeneda longtime ago,but thename GraceDarling willnotbeforgotten.

1.A.beat B.burned C.broken D.developed

2.A.sick B.alive C.silent D.swimming

3.A.wife B.mother C.daughter D.grandmother。