Module3《TheViolenceofNature》Period寒假精练1（外研版必修3）.doc

金太阳新课标资源网  HYPERLINK  PAGE  PAGE 3 第 页 共  NUMPAGES 3 页 金太阳新课标资源网 HYPERLINK  Module3《The Violence of Nature》Period 1（外研版必修3） Ⅰ. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentences from the passage. 1. Hurricanes can ______ people, trees, and even houses on the ground. A. pick up B. make up C. take up D. look up 2. They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly ______ it was. A. that　　　　B. where　　　　C. what　　　　D. which 3. By the time it ended, more than 700 people ______. A. killed B. has killed C. kills D. had been killed 4. The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, ______ three US states: Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. A. affected B. affecting C. affects D. to affect 5. The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlan’s coffin ______ in the sea. A. ended B. ended up C. ended up with D. ended with Ⅱ. Find out the sentences similar in meaning to the ones below in the passage. 1. The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current. The current starts in the Gulf of Mexico. ____________________________________________________________________ 2. There are 800 tornadoes in the US each year. They cause about 80 deaths and 1, 500 injuries. ____________________________________________________________________ 3. Hurricanes are strong tropical storms which usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean. ____________________________________________________________________ 4. He then moved to New York and he became famous there. ____________________________________________________________________ Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks with proper words and phrases according to the text. A 1. _______ is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. It often2. _______ in the US, where, on average, there are 800 tornadoes each year. They do much damage, such as 3. _______ trains and putting them down, 4. _____ the fur of a c