课时作业4Ⅰ.阅读理解(2019·石家庄市第一中学高三月考)Thereisalwayssomethingthathappensintheworldthateveryonefearswillhappentotheirtown,cityorcountry:naturaldisasters.Thescariestpartofitisthatnoonewilleverseeitcoming.Thoughtechnologyhelpsusprepare,butitneveractuallytellsthepeoplewhenit'sgoingtohit.Itisalwaysestimatedbuttheresultisnever100%accurate.However,thatisnotthepointofthisarticle.Twodifferentnaturaldisastersintwodifferentpartsoftheworldhavehappenedinthepastfewweeks.OnewasamajorfloodthathashitLouisianaintheUnitedStates.TheotherwasanearthquakethathitAmatrice,Italy.However,thereisamajordifferenceinthenewscoverageofthetwotragedies.AsforthefloodinginLouisiana,itisreportedthatthisdisasteristheworsttohittheUnitedStatessinceSuperstormSandyandit'llcostatleast$30million.Inonlythefirstcoupleofweeks,13peoplehaddied.However,likeme,manypeopledidnothearaboutthistragicevent.Ididnotlearnaboutituntilaboutthreeweeksafterithappened.InItaly,however,itcoveredallmediainstantly.TheearthquakeinItalyhappenedonTuesdaymorning.Thatsameday,IwasonTwitterandthatwasallthatwasoverthenewsfeed.Everyotherpostwasabouttheearthquake.SomewouldhavetheopinionthatAmatrice,Italywasoneofthemostbeautifultownsinthatcountry.Igotindeepsorrowbecausethereweremorepeoplekilledinthisquakethantheflooding.Sofar,theyhaveatotalof73deadandoveronehundredmissing.IunderstandthattechnicallytheearthquakeinItalywasworsethanthefloodsinLouisiana.However,Ibelievethatifanaturaldisasterhappens,theyallshouldbeequallycoveredandtakenequallyseriously.Weareoneworldunitedandshouldbethereforallofthepeoplewhoareinneedofhelp.Wemaynotbeabletoaccuratelypredictdisasters,butwecansurelylendahandoutfortheneedy.本文主要讲了两个不同的地方发生的不同的自然灾害,但是对其报道的消息却是不同的。美国的路易斯安那州发生了洪水,也有很多受害者,但是人们直到几周后才知道这件事,而意大利发生的地震,当时就被报道出来了。作者认为自然灾害无大小,媒体应该让人们及时知晓,这样人们可以向受害者伸出援助之手。1.Whatreallyconcernstheauthoraboutthetwonaturaldisasters?A.Thedeathandtheinjured.B.Themediareport.C.Thegovernment'sresponsibility.D.Theireconomicloss.答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据文中第二段thereisamajordifferenceinthenewscoverageofthetwotragedies.可知,对于这两个自然灾害,作者关注的是媒体的报道。故选B。2.Whydidtheauthorlearnaboutthefloodsolate?A.Hedidn'tcareabouttheflood.B.Hefeltnervousaboutthenews.C.Themediadidn'tcoveritintime.D.Thefloodfrightenedtheauthoralot.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据文中第三段Ididnotlearnaboutituntilaboutthreeweeksafterithappened.可知,作者很晚才知道洪水的事情是因为媒体报道的晚。故选C。3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Italyisn'tgoodatpredictingthenaturaldisasters.B.Allnaturaldisastersshouldbecoveredequally.C.Theworldshouldbeunitedintooneinstantly.D.AmericashouldhelpItalypredictnaturaldisasters.答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据文中最后一段IunderstandthattechnicallytheearthquakeinItalywasworsethanthefloodsinLouisiana.However,Ibelievethatifanaturaldisasterhappens,theyallshouldbeequallycoveredandtakenequallyseriously.可知,所有的自然灾害都需要平等的报道。故选B。4.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?A.Bymakingacomparison.B.Byfollowingthetimeorder.C.Bylistingsomeexamples.D.Byanalyzingthecauses.答案:A解析:推理判断题。本文通过讲述两个地方发生的不同自然灾害对比,说明对自然灾害的报道有所偏差。故选A。Ⅱ.七选五(2019·红河州高中毕业生复习统一检测)YouNeedtheRightCollegeWhat'soutthere?HowcanyoulearnallofAmerica'scolleges?__1__Bigorsmall,privateorpublic?Therearemanythingstoconsider.Researchersarenecessaryformakingagoodcollegedecision.Thatmeanscollectinginformationfrommanysources.__2__Forexample,“SomeonetoldmethatColoradoCollegeistoosmall”and“SomeonetoldmethatMichiganistoobig.”Everycollegehassomethingforsomeone.Thereisnocollegethatiswonderfulforeveryone.Itdoesn'tmeanitwillbeagoodplaceforyoujustbecauseyouhaveheardthenameofacollege.__3____4__Thatmeansinthesecollegesyoucanfitinwiththeotherstudents,findthelevelofeducationyouneedandfeelgoodoncampus.Researchingthecollegesmeansfindingseveralcollegeswhereyoureallywanttogo.Onequickwaytoresearchthecollegesistotakeavirtual(虚拟的)tourofthecollegesonyourcomputer.__5__Checkoutthehundredsofcollegesonthesetwowebsites.Whenyoufindonethatsoundslikeaplaceyouwouldliketogoto,checkoutitswebsiteandlearnmore.Makealistof20collegesandthenchooseashortlistof10.1...Howdoyoufindthebestmatch—thebestcollegeforyou?B.Therearemanycollegeswhereyouwillbehappy.C.Getyourparentsinvolvedinthedecisionmakingprocess.D.Don'teasilybelievewhatotherssay.E.Don'ttaketoomuchtimedoingyourresearch.F.Itdoesn'tmeanthatyouwillnotlikeitjustbecauseyouhavenotheardthenameofacollege.G.Herearethetwotopwebsitestogetyoustarted.本文是一则广告。一个国家里有很多大学,每个大学都有自己的优点和缺点。文章告诉我们如何在两个网站里寻找适合自己的大学及专业。1.A解析:根据横线句前后两句都是疑问句及内容可知横线句也应该是对大学的疑问,故A项“Howdoyoufindthebestmatch—thebestcollegeforyou?”符合上下文语境。2.D解析:根据横线句后两句“SomeonetoldmethatColoradoCollegeistoosmall”and“SomeonetoldmethatMichiganistoobig.”Everycollegehassomethingforsomeone.可知,每个大学都有自己的优点,所以不要轻易地相信别人对某个大学的评价。故D项“Don'teasilybelievewhatotherssay.”符合上下文语境。3.F解析:根据横线句前句“Itdoesn'tmeanitwillbeagoodplaceforyoujustbecauseyouhaveheardthenameofacollege.”可知,不要仅仅因为你听过这个大学的名字就意味这个大学适合你,你没有听过这个大学的名字就意味着它不适合你。我们需要对大学有深入的了解,故F项“Itdoesn'tmeanthatyouwillnotlikeitjustbecauseyouhavenotheardthenameofacollege.”符合上下文语境。4.B解析:根据横线句后句“Thatmeansinthesecollegesyoucanfitinwiththeotherstudents,findthelevelofeducationyouneedandfeelg