2020-2021学年上学期八年级英语(第18周)组合训练

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上学期八年级英语（第18周）组合训练
【完型填空】
Carsonwashavingdinnerwithhismotherandsistersoneevening.Suddenlyhisyoungersisterasked,“1doesitlooklikethatoutside?”Everyonelookedoutofthewindowonthenorthsideofthekitchen.Theysawthesuninabluesky.Then,theylookedoutofthewindowonthesouthsideofthekitchen.Theysawadarksky2big，greyclouds.Next，theyheardthetornadosiren(龙卷风报警）.Thatmeantatornadowascoming.Theyallknewthatduringatornado，the3placetobeisunderground.luckily,theyhadabasement(地下室）.Theyallranquicklyintothebasement.Suddenly,Carsonrememberedthepetcat,Pete."Mum,we4Pete!”Carsonyelled,“Iwillgoupstairsandfindhim!”Buthismothersaid,“5,Carson!It’stoodangerous.Thetornadoiscoming,youhavetostaydownhere.”Allatoncethey6theveryloudnoiseofaverystrongwind.Itwas7loudthatalthoughtheywerescreaming,theycouldnotevenheartheirownscreams.Everyonewasveryscared.
Just8secondslater，itwasfinished.Thetornadowentawayandeveryonewassafe.Carsonranupstairsandfoundthatthehousewas9damagedandPetewasgone.Hebegantocrywentoutside.Hesawthatallthetreeswereknockeddown10one.Andatthetopofthetree,therewasPete,lookingatCarsonandwaitingforhimtohelphimdown.(1.A.HowB.WhatC.WhyD.Where(2.A.withB.haveC.hasD.having(3.A.safeB.safelyC.safestD.safety(4.A.forgotB.leftC.leaveD.forget(5.A.SureB.AllrightC.YesD.No(6.A.heardaboutB.heardC.listenedtoD.listened(7.A.veryB.suchC.tooD.so(8.A.afewofB.alittleofC.afewD.alittle(9.A.badB.badlyC.worseD.worst(10.A.exceptB.besidesC.expectD.beside【阅读理解】
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Aheatwave（热浪）happenedinpartsofIndiain2015．Temperatureinpartsofthecountryduringthosedayswentupto48℃．Over1，100peopledied．
Veryhotweatheriscommoninmanypartsoftheworld．Hotweathercancause（导致）healthproblemsanddeath．Floods（洪灾）andothernaturaldisasterskillalotofpeopleeveryyear．Andwehearmuchabouttheminnewsreports．Butwehearlittleaboutheat．Scientistssayitmaybenature′smostdangerouskiller．
Scientistssaythatsincetheyear1900，veryhotweatherhaskilledmorepeopleintheUSthananyothernaturaldisaster．Oneyear﹣thestrangehotsummerof1980﹣causedabout1，700deathsintheUS．In1995，morethan600peoplediedinanotherheatwaveinonecity﹣Chicago．
Doctorssaypeoplecannotonlydrinklotsofcoolwater，butalsodosomeotherthingstostophealthproblemscausedbyheat．Stayoutofthesun，ifpossible．Wearlight﹣coloredclothes．Wearahatwhileinthesun．Eatlesshotfood．Andwhenpossible，makedinnercoolertimeoftheday．Ifpossible，restmoreoften．
1．What′sthemainideaofthefourthparagraph？
A．Itisnotcommonthathightemperaturecausesdeaths．
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B．Hotweathermakesnodifferencetopeople′slife．
C．Thenumberofdeathscausedbyveryhotweatherishigh．D．HotweatheriscommononlyintheUS．
2．Howmanywaysaretheretostophealthproblemscausedbyheatinthepassage？A．Six．B．Seven．C．Eight．D．Nine．3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？A．Floodscanalsomakepeoplelosetheirlives．
B．Morethan1，100peoplediedinIndiabecauseoftheheatwavein2015．C．Heatmaybenature′smostdangerouskilleraccordingtoscientists．D．Peopleshouldhavemorehotfoodtokeephealthyinhotweather．4．What′sthepassagemainlyabout？
A．Differentkindsofnaturaldisastersintheworld．B．Somehealthproblemscausedbyhotweather．
C．Healthproblemscausedbyhotweatherandwaystostopthem．D．Specialplaceswhereheatwaveshappenmoreoften．
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Inanaturaldisaster﹣ahurricane，flood，volcaniceruption，orothercatastrophes﹣minutesandevensecondsofwarningcanmakethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath．Becauseofthis，scientistsareworkingtousethelatesttechnologicaladvancestopredictwhenandwheredisasterswillhappen．Theyarealsostudyinghowbesttoanalyzeandcommunicatethisinformationonceitisobtained．
OnSeptember29，1998，HurricaneGeorgesmadelandfallinBiloxi，Mississippi，afterdamagingHaiti，theDominicanRepublic，PuertoRico，andseveralislandsoftheCaribbeanbadlywithtorrentialrainsandwindsupto160kmperhour．FewpeoplelosttheirlivesalongtheGulfCoastoftheUnitedStates，althoughhundredsdiedintheCaribbean．
Thiswasaverydifferentoutcomefrom1900，whenapowerfulGulfCoasthurricanemadeanunexpecteddirecthitonGalveston，Texas，killingatleast6，000people．
Vastlyimprovedhurricanewarningsexplainthedifferentcircumstancesateitherendofthe20thcentury﹣﹣residentsofGalvestonhadnoadvancewarningthatastormwasapproaching，whileresidentsofBiloxihadbeenwarneddaysinadvance，allowingforextensivesafetyprecautions（预防）．
AtthesametimethatpeopleinBiloxiwerethankfulfortheadvancewarning，someresidentsofNewOrleans，Louisianawerelesssatisfied．AdaybeforeGeorgesmadelandfall，forecasterswerepredictingthatthehurricanehadagoodchanceofstrikingNewOrleans．BecausemuchofNewOrleansliesbelowsealevel，thecityisatriskforflooding．Emergencymanagementofficialsmustbeginevacuations（疏散）wellbeforeastormstrikes．Butevacuationcostsmoney：businessesclose，touristsleave，andcitizenstakeprecautionarymeasures．ThemayorofNewOrleansestimatedthathiscity'spreparationsforGeorgescostmorethan50million．AfterGeorgesmissedNewOrleans，someresidentsquestionedthevalueofthehurricaneforecastsinthefaceofsuchhighcosts．
ThedifferentviewsontheearlywarningsforHurricaneGeorgesshowsomeofthecomplexitiesrelatedtopredictingdisasters．Disasterpredictionisaprocessofprovidingscientificinformationtothegovernmentofficialsandotherdecisionmakerswhomustrespondtothosepredictions．
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5．Whatisthepurposeofdisasterpredictionaccordingtothepassage？A．Toidentifythecauseofdisasters．B．Tosavepeople'slivesandproperty．
C．Topreventnaturaldisastersfromhappening，
D．Toapplyadvancedtechnologytodisasterprediction．
6．Whichofthefollowingareassufferedthemostseveredamage？A．PuertoRico．B．NewOrleans．C．Biloxi，Mississippi．D．Galveston，Texas．7．ThecityresidentsofNewOrleanswereunsatisfiedbecause．A．theirpreparationsweremadeinvainB．thehurricanewarningarrivedratherlateC．theforecasthurricanedidnothitthecityD．theysufferedfromaheavyhurricaneattack8．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout？A．Thedifferentwaysofdisasterprediction．B．Technologicaladvancesindisasterprediction．
C．Thebenefitsandpreparationsofdisasterprediction．D．Theimportanceanduncertaintyofdisasterprediction．
【阅读表达】
Therearesomethingsinnaturethatwecannotstopfromhappening．Wecannotstopthepowerofnature．Afloodcomeswhenthereistoomuchwaterontheland．Sometimes，itisafterabigstormwhentoomuchrainfallsontheland．Sometimesitisafterabigstormatsea，whentoomuchseawatercomesontotheland．Thefastfloodwatercanhurtusandcanhurtourhomes．Wecannotstopafloodfromcoming，butwecantrytostopthewaterfromcomingintoourhomes．Wecantrytostopthewaterbymakingawall．Wecanusesandbagstomakethewall．Anearthquakecomeswhenthelandmoves．Thelandgoesupanddownandindifferentdirections．Thenthelandcancrack(断裂．Anearthquakecanhurtus．Wecangethurtbythingsthatfalldowninanearthquake．Fallingthingscanstartfires．Wecannotstopanearthquakefromcoming，butwecantrytomakeourhomesstrongsothattheywillnotfalldowninanearthquake．Atornado(龙卷风isfastairthatgoesaroundandaroundovertheland．Atornadocanpickupanything．Itcanbreakanythingthatisintheway．Ahurricane(飓风isabigstormwithfastwindsandstrongrain．Itbeginsatseaandcancomeontotheland．Itsfastwindscanhurtusandourhomes．Wecannotstopatornadoorahurricanefromcoming，butwecangetoutofitsway．Wecannotstopthepowerofnature，butwecangotoplaceswherewecanbesafe．1．Whendoesafloodcome?
________________________________________________________________2．Whatcanatornadocause?
________________________________________________________________3．Wheredoesahurricanecomefrom?
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在过去的几年中，自然灾害频频发生，如：洪水、干旱、雾霾（haze）、风暴、沙漠化等．这些灾难，破坏我们的家园和良田，甚至导致很多伤亡．幸运的是，越来越多的人意识到了灾难的发生和人类自身的行为息息相关．正是由于我们砍掉了太多的树木，有太多的污染，我们的环境和气候才变得如此不正常（abnormal）．
地球是我们唯一的家园．我们应该意识到保护环境既非常必要又迫在眉睫！请根据以上提示，用英语给21世纪报写一篇100词左右的文章．
【参考答案】
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【完型填空】BACADBDCBAD【阅读理解】
1．C．根据第四段内容及其句子Oneyear﹣thestrangehotsummerof1980﹣causedabout1，700deathsintheUS．In1995，morethan600peoplediedinanotherheatwaveinonecity﹣Chicago．1980﹣1700年一个奇怪的炎热的夏天，造成约1700人死亡．1995年，超过600人在芝加哥一个城市的热浪中死亡．可知非常炎热的天气造成较高的死亡人数．故选C．2．B．根据这篇文章内容及其句子"Doctorssaypeoplecannotonlydrinklotsofcoolwater，butalsodosomeotherthingstostophealthproblemscausedbyheat．Stayoutofthesun，ifpossible．Wearlight﹣coloredclothes．Wearahatwhileinthesun．Eatlesshotfood．Andwhenpossible，makedinnercoolertimeoftheday．Ifpossible，restmoreoften．可知有7个步骤可以防止热带来的问题：1．多喝凉水；2．别待在太阳底下；3．穿宽松的和浅颜色的衣服；4．在太阳底下的时候要戴帽子；5．少吃含热量高的食物；6．在天凉的时候做饭；7．多休息．故选B．
3．D．根据最后一段句子Eatlesshotfood．少吃含热量高的食物；可知为了在炎热的天气里保持健康人们应该吃更多的热量食物是错误的．故选D．
4．C．根据这篇文章内容及其第二段句子Veryhotweatheriscommoninmanypartsoftheworld．Hotweathercancause（导致）healthproblemsanddeath．在世界的许多地方非常炎热的天气是很常见的．炎热的天气会导致的健康问题和死亡．和最后一段的描述医生给出的建议，可知本文主要介绍了"高温"带来的危害以及专家给出的一些防止的方法．故选C．5．B．根据第一段：Inanaturaldisaster﹣ahurricane，flood，volcaniceruption，orothercatastrophes﹣minutesandevensecondsofwarningcanmakethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath可知灾难预测的目的是为了挽救人民的生命财产；故选B．
6．D．根据第三段：whenapowerfulGulfCoasthurricanemadeanunexpecteddirecthitonGalveston，Texas，killingatleast6，000people可知加尔维斯敦，德克萨斯遭受了最严重的破坏；故选D．7．A．根据倒数第二段：AfterGeorgesmissedNewOrleans，someresidentsquestionedthevalueofthehurricaneforecastsinthefaceofsuchhighcosts可知新奥尔良的城市居民不满意是因为他们的制剂是徒劳的；故选A．
8．D．通读全文，可知文章主要讲灾害预测的重要性和不确定性，它是为了挽救人民的生命财产，但目前技术还有限；故选D．【阅读表达】
1．Afloodcomeswhenthereistoomuchwaterontheland．
2．Atornadocanpickupanythingandbreakanythingthatisintheway．3．Itcomesfromthesea．【书面表达】
Inthepastfewyears，therehavebeenfrequentnaturaldisasters，suchasfloods，droughts，haze，windstormsanddesertification．Thedisastershavedestroyedcountlesshouses，wipedoutnumerouspiecesoffertileland．andevenkilledmanypeople．
Nowmoreandmorepeoplebecomeawarethatthosedisastershavemuchtodowithwhatwehavedonetotheearth．Wehavecutdowntoomanytreesintheforests，andwehavebadlypollutedtheenvironment．Asaresult，climatebecomesabnormal，rainwaterrushesdownhillsidesangrily，andtheundergroundenergygoesupviolently．
Theearthisouronlyhomeplanet．Itisurgentforustostopdamagingit，andtodoourbestto
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2020-2021学年上学期八年级英语(第18周)组合训练

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