2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 4 Earthquakes单元综合测评 新人教版必修1

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1、单元综合测评(四)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AEveryyeartherearehundredsofearthquakesindifferentpartsoftheworld.InSeptember,1923，TokyoandYokohamawerebothdestroyedbyanearthquakeandthefiresthatfollowedit.Theyhadtobecompletelyrebuilt.OneofthemostseriousearthquakeswasinChina'sShaanxiP

2、rovincein1556.Itkilledalmostonemillionpeople.Wemeasureanearthquake'sstrengthontheRichterScale.TheRichterScalewasintroducedin1935inSouthernCaliforniaintheUSA.Itmeasuresearthquakesonascaleofonetoten.Anyearthquakemeasuringfiveormoreisusuallyserious.TheEarth'scrust(地壳)isma

3、deupofrockcalledplates.Astheseplatesmove,theysometimescrashagainsteachother,causingthecrusttoquake.IncitiessuchasTokyo，wheresmallquakeshappenquiteoften,manymodernbuildingsaredesignedtobeflexiblesowhentheplatemoves,theymovewithit.Earthquakescanalsobreakupgasandoilpipes.

4、Thiscancausefirestobreakout,whichcandoasmuchdamageastheearthquakeitself.Anothereffectofearthquakesistsunamis.Thesearehugewavescreatedbyearthquakesbeneaththesea.Theycanbemanymetershighandcausegreatdamagetocoastaltownsandcities.China,Japan,RussiaandtheUSAhavethehighestoc

5、currence(发生)ofearthquakesintheworld.【语篇解读】　本文主要讲述的是关于大自然中的一种常见的灾难——地震的具体信息等。1．Thepassageismainlyabout．A．scientistswhostudyearthquakesB．thewayofmeasuringearthquakesC．ausualnaturaldisaster—earthquakesD．whatpeopleshoulddointheearthquake【解析】　主旨大意题。根据文章第一段内容可知本文主要讲述了大自然中的一种

6、很常见的灾难——地震的具体信息。故C项正确。【答案】　C2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TheearthquakeinShaanxiProvincehappenedin1556.B．TheearthquakeinShaanxiProvincekilledalmostonemillionpeople.14C．TheearthquakeinShaanxiProvincecausedalotofdamage.D．TheearthquakeinShaanxiProvincewastheo

7、nlyearthquakeinChina.【解析】　细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句OneofthemostseriousearthquakeswasinChina'sShaanxiProvincein1556.Itkilledalmostonemillionpeople.”可知A、B、C三项都是正确的，只有D项描述错误。故选D项。【答案】　D3．Accordingtothepassageweknowthattsunamis．A．cancauseearthquakesB．arecausedbyearthquakesC．onlyhapp

8、enonlandD．areawayofmeasuringearthquakes【解析】　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段倒数第三句“Thesearehugewavescreatedbyearthquakesbeneaththesea.”说