Module3TheViolenceofNaturePeriodWarmupReading同步测试1外研版必修3.doc

PAGE  PAGE 5 Module 3　The Violence of NaturePeriod One 　Warm-up Reading (Ⅰ) 基础落实 Ⅰ.课文理解 1．Which of the following descriptions about tornado is NOT correct? A．It is a kind of rotating column of air. B．It is usually caused by a lightning. C．It can reach a speed up to more than 400 kilometres per hour. D．It can cause much damage to people，including deaths and injuries. 2．How much damage did the worst tornado cause to the US? A．The tornado had winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour. B．The fur of the back of many cats and the feathers of many chickens had been taken off. C．It caused about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries. D．More than 700 people lost their lives and 2,700 had been injured. 3．What are the similarities between the tornado and the hurricane? A．They both occur together with strong wind. B．America is the country often affected by both of them. C．They both can cause a lot of damage to people and the buildings. D．All of the above. 4．Where was Charles Coghlan born indeed? A．In Ireland. B．In Canada. C．In New York. D．In Galveston. 5．What are the causes of these natural violences? A．The different atmospheric pressure between two areas. B．The changeable weather in these areas. C．The destruction of the nature by human beings. D．Not mentioned in the passage. Ⅱ.课文缩写 The most violent tornadoes have winds of over 400 km per hour.They can take cars，trains and even houses to other places，and also take the 1.________ or feathers off an animal.Almost all tornadoes 2.________ in the US.On 3.________，there’re 800 each year，causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.The 4.________ one was in 1925，causing over 700 deaths and 2,700 injuries. Hurricanes have winds of 120 km per hour or more，which cause huge waves，heavy rain and 5.________.There’re six Atlantic hurricanes each year on average.The worst one was in 1900 in Texas，which caused 6,000 deaths and destroyed 3,600 6.________.Charles Coghlan，a nineteenth-century Irish actor，died and was 7.________ in Tex