【湖北专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业-Unit-4-Earthquakes-新人教版必修1.doc

课时作业(四)　[必修1　Unit 4 Earthquakes]

(限时：40分钟)

Ⅰ.多项选择
1．Tom got addicted to drinking wine. As a result, he ________ as a failure in his career.
A．ended up B．dropped out
C．came back D．started off
2．I really can't ________ with the noise that is going on outside. It is driving me crazy.
A．come up B．put up
C．push ahead D．get through
3．Due to the aging water supply facilities and poor management, waste of water is ________ severe in the city.
A．slightly B．basically
C．extremely D．narrowly
4．Some parents are just too protective. They want to ________ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.
A．spot B．dismiss C．shelter D．distinguish
5．He's going to relax with friends once the exams are ________ and he has exciting plans for the summer holidays.
A．at the end B．by the end
C．in the end D．at an end
6．Hearing her only son killed in the accident, the old woman ________ her face in her hands and cried.
A．bent B．sheltered C．buried D．trapped
7．She was a very good wife，a very careful mother, looked after her children unceasingly, was ________ attached to her husband.
A．extremely B．fluently
C．officially D．sincerely
8．Afterwards, she went straight to the ladies' room and ________ tears.
A．gave out B．burst out
C．found out D．burst into
9．The houses across the street are ________， but they were in good condition a few years ago.
A．in rows B．in detail
C．in ruins D．in total
10．The young man dove into the cold water to ________ the drowning boy. Everyone was proud of him.
A．carry B．rescue
C．judge D．forecast
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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On Sundays my father always wore that black apron—the one with the race cars all over it. After breakfast Dad always announced: “Go ahead everyone.I'll take care of the dishes！” With that my mother disappeared into the folds of the Sunday paper. Off_came_the_suit_coat_he_had_worn_to_church_that_morning._Up_went_the_shirtsleeves._On_went_that_apron. For the next hour Dad did the dishes, singing songs like“Who Put the Chow in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder”？

I suppose it was strange for a father to wear an apron—even one with race cars—but I never thought much of it until that Sunday when we walked home from church together.“Tommy”， he said，“There comes a time in every boy's life when he must take on responsibilities．” “Responsibilities？” I asked. “Yes. It's time you took a greater role in the household. Starting today, I want you to do the dishes on Sunday morning so your mother and I can relax.” “The dishes？” “Anything wrong with taking over the dishes？”I started to say something about a man's job, but I knew immediately that my protests would fall on deaf ears.
I didn't taste a bit of breakfast that morning. My father announced to my mother, “Let's go to read the paper, honey.Our oldest son has generously offered to fill the position.”So this was what my life had come to.
People often say there is a special chemistry between a father and a son. He came back into the kitchen just as I was about to storm out. In his right hand was the old apron.“I want you to have this, Tommy. It'll keep your clothes from getting wet.” And before I could do anything, he had put that apron on me. “Thanks, Son. Your mother and I appreciate this.”
With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper. I looked down at the apron.It had seen better days.I could see my dad reaching for the dishes. Soon I was singing about Mrs. Murphy's Chowder.
11．What is the main purpose of the underlined sentences in the first paragraph?
A．To show the unwillingness of his father when doing dishes.
B．To instruct the main steps of how his father does dishes.
C．To emphasize his father's clumsy way of doing dishes.
D．To stress the enjoyment and happiness of his father's doing dishes.
12．What does the underlined word “responsibilities” in the second paragraph refer to?
A．Taking care of the brothers.
B．Making progress academically.
C．Doing all the dishes.
D．Washing the apron with race cars.
13．What did the author mean by saying “People often say there is a special chemistry between a father and a son” in the fourth paragraph?
A．Mind acts upon mind.
B．Like father like son.
C．A child is better unborn than untaught.
D．Obedience is the first duty of a boy.
14．How did the author feel at the end of the passage?
A．Proud. B．Enjoyable.
C．Surprised. D．Regretful.
B
All over the world, libraries have begun the Herculean task of making faithful digital copies of the books, images and recordings that preserve the intellectual effort of humankind. For armchair scholars, the work promises to bring such a wealth of information to the desktop that the present Internet may seem amateurish in retrospect. …
Librarians see three clear benefits to going digital. First, it helps them preserve rare and fragile objects without denying access to those who wish to study them. The British Library, for example, holds the only medieval manuscript of Beowulf in London. Only qualified scholars were allowed to see it until Kevin S. Kiernan of the University of Kentucky scanned the manuscript with three different light sources(revealing detail not normally apparent to the naked eye) and put the images up on the Internet for anyone to peruse(细读). Tokyo's National Diet Library is similarly creating highly detailed digital photographs of 1，236 woodblock prints, scrolls and other materials it considers national treasures so that researchers can scrutinize them without handling the originals.
A second benefit is convenience. Once books are converted to digital form, patrons can retrieve them in seconds rather than minutes. Several people can simultaneously read the same book or view the same picture. Clerks are spared the chore of reshelving. And libraries could conceivably use the Internet to land their virtual collections to those who are unable to visit in person.
The third advantage of electronic copies is that they occupy millimeters of space on a magnetic disk rather than meters on a shelf. Expanding library buildings is increasingly costly. The University of California at Berkeley recently spent $46 million on an underground addition to house 1.5 million books—an average cost of $30 per volume. The price of disk storage, in contrast, has fallen to about $2 per 300­page publication and continues to drop.
15．The best title for this passage would be “________”．
A．Three Benefits of Libraries
B．Libraries Going Digital
C．Space­saving E­learning
D．Security of Electronic Reading
16．Which paragraph(s) in the text offer(s) further explanation of the central idea?
A．Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 B．Paragraphs 3 and 4
C．Paragraphs 2 and 4 D．Paragraph 4
17．Which one of the following is mentioned as an advantage of e­libraries?
A．Old manuscripts can be moved more easily.
B．Materials can be examined without being touched.
C．Fewer staff will be required in libraries.
D．Libraries will be able to move underground.
18．What does the word “scrutinize” probably mean?
A．Keep for a while. B．Reprint.
C．Restore. D．Examine carefully.
Ⅲ.完成句子
19．With ________________________， many animals are facing the danger of dying out. (destroy)
大部分森林毁掉了，很多动物面临着灭绝的危险。
20．The strong earthquake left ________________ merely in several seconds. (ruin)
强烈的地震仅在几秒的时间里就使这座城市成了废墟。
21．Unfortunately, at least 20 miners were killed, ____________ in the coal mine gas explosion. (trap)
不幸的是，这次煤矿瓦斯爆炸造成至少20名矿工死亡，13名被困。
22．The girl was sitting on the bench in the park, ____________________________ in the book in her hands. (bury)
女孩坐在公园的长凳上，埋头读着手里的那本书。
23．When the news came ____________________________ from the mine underground, the woman was too excited to burst into tears. (rescue)
当丈夫从矿井下被救出的消息传来时，这个女人太激动了而泣不成声。
24．How wild his white hair looked as if it ________________________！ (electrify)
他的白发看起来十分凌乱，好像触了电似的！
25．________________________， they neared the camera boat. (respond)
她还未反应过来，他们就靠近了摄影船。
26．____________________， he will not forget the terrible experience. (everywhere)
无论他去哪儿，他都不会忘记那次可怕的经历。
27．Two thirds of his money ________________ poor people up till now. (give)
到目前为止，他三分之二的钱都给了穷人。
28．It is not who is right but what is right ____________________. (importance)
重要的不是谁是对的，而是什么是对的。

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