课时讲练通2017_2018学年高中英语Module3ViolenceofNaturePeriod1IntroductionReadingandVocabulary文本研读课课时提升作业外研版必修.docVIP

Module 3 Violence of Nature Period 1 Introduction Reading and Vocabulary Ⅰ. 根据所给的汉语释义或首字母写出单词的正确形式 1. Although he is young, he is an __________ (有经验的)architect. 2. As a matter of fact, drunken driving is as harmful as __________ (暴力的)crimes to people’s life and safety. 3. What __________ (引起)the accident yesterday? 4. A sudden storm __________ (发生)when we were having our pleasant voyage in the Yellow River. 5. One million and five hundred thousand people died in natural dbetween 1980 and 2000. 6. He has to give up basketball, for he is only about a __________ height. 7. In 1998, the f __________ caused by five days of heavy rain in that area made 233, 000 people homeless. 8. People standing under a tree in a thunderstorm are likely to be struck by l __________ . 9. Many men were b __________ underground when there was an accident at the mine. 10. A stone s __________ the little boy on the head. 答案：1. experienced 2. violent 3. caused 4. occurred 5. disasters 6. average 7. floods 8. lightning 9. buried 10. struck Ⅱ. 用所给单词或短语的适当形式完成句子 be buried in　end up　pick up　take off　on average1. Ever since the divorce, she ____________________ her work. 2. The ceremony __________ with fireworks. 3. The economy is finally beginning to __________ again. 4. ____________ , how much can you get every month? 5. Could you __________ the feather of the chicken for me?I’d like to have it for lunch. 答案：1. has been buried in 2. ended up 3. pick up 4. On average 5. take off Ⅲ. 阅读理解 A There has been a dramatic increase in the number of natural disasters over the past few years, and it is assumed that global warming and climate change could cause even more disasters in the future. Some of the world’s leading cities are facing disasters like floods and heat waves. London 　　London’s flood defences are getting older. Since 1982, the Thames Barrier(水闸)has protected the city from the threat of flooding, but it was only designed to last until 2030 and close once ever