1、选修6Unit 5 The power of nature能力演练一、语法填空Storms 1 produced at least 13 tornadoes sweptalong New Mexico,s border with Texas on Friday, 2 (destroy)homes and other buildings and injuring at least 16 people,several critically serious,authorities sai 3 (bad)damage was reported in the towns of Logan and Clo
2、vis,which are about 80 miles apart,police said.The tornadoes damaged several 4 (new)built buildings,toppled power lines 5 sparked fires that were later put out in Clovis,police Lt.James Schoeffel said.Thirteen people from 6 area were hospitalized at the Plains Regional Medical Center.Five were in ba
3、d condition 7 head trauma(外伤,损伤),said Liz Crouch,the center,s chief operating officer.In Logan,three people 8 (take)to a hospital, 9 others were treated at a local clinic.One of them was a visitor,saying that he wouldn,t have been there if he 10 (watch)the weather forecast the day before.二、完形填空阅读下面短
4、文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项。A young man told his father he wanted a car before graduation.On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 1 he was to have such a fine son.He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 2 but slightly disappointed,th
5、e young man 3 the box and found a lovely book. 4 ,he raised his voice at his father and said,“ 5 all your money you give me a bookand rushed out of the house, 6 the book in the study.He did not contact联系his father for a whole year 7 8 he had to go back home and see his father.When he arrived at his
6、fathers house,he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week.The moment he was about to 9 the hospital,he saw on the desk the 10 new book,just as he had left it one 11 e opened it and began to 12 the pages.Suddenly, a car key 13 from an envelope taped behind the book.It had a tag标签with
7、the 14 of his graduation and the 15 PAID IN FULL.C.proud icked up D.put aside7.A.9.A.get to B.search forC.turn to D.leave forill三、阅读理解专题训练(六) 记叙文的阅读(2)方法点拨新闻报道也属于记叙文范畴。在读新闻报道时，必须弄清楚新闻事件的时间、地点、人物、及其结果，因为对新闻报道设置阅读理解题时，往往细节题占多数，能答复这些问题，就掌握了新闻的主要内容，也就能做好新闻题材的阅读理解题。活学活用阅读以下短文,按要求完成读写任务。Singapore,Tues.Eig
8、ht peoplethree of them womendied after being trapped in an attic(顶楼)when fire gutted(损坏)their two storey Terrance house yesterday.In the tragedy,about thirty-six people were sleeping in the building when the fire,started by a short circuit,broke out.Most of them managed to rush out in time.One of th
9、e first to leave the building was Miss Poh,nineteen,a factoryworker,who was awakened from her sleep by shouts of “Fire! shortly after 310 am She said,“I shouted to the other tenants to get out.By this time,the first floor was inflamed and I could hear people crying and screaming.Someone brought a la
10、dder and placed it against the wall,but it only went up as far as the first floor.There was no hope for those trapped in the attic. One who did escape from the attic told reporters that he could only save himself by going through the ventilation(通风)opening.Chin Meng,twenty,a fitter,wept as he recall
11、ed how he had to leave his parents behind.He said,“When I tried to return for my parents,I was driven back by the thick smoke and the heat.Shortly after the blaze was spotted,three fire engines raced to the Steve and by 4 a.m.had the fire under control.The MP for the area visited the scene and said,
12、“The landlord was wrong to rent out rooms irresponsibly.He has not given due thought to the safety of his tenants.根据所读短文，写一篇30词左右的。_.根据所读短文，选出最正确选项。1._ males were killed in the fire.-six2.The fire started _.A.after Miss Poh awoke from her sleepB.at about 3 amC.in the daytimeD.quite some time after 3
13、10 am3.The fire brigade took _ to get the fire under control.A.about an hour B.three hoursC.ten minutes D.four hours4.The MP for the area _ the landlord.C.questioned D.laughed at5.In the fourth paragraph,the word “recalled means _.A.told B.told again参考答案一、1.解析：关系代词which/that引导定语从句。答案：that/which2.解析：
14、现在分词作结果状语，和后面的injuring并列。答案：destroying3.解析：这里要用最高级。答案：worst4.解析：修饰后面的动词built,用副词形式newly。答案：newly5.解析：and连接damaged,toppled和sparked。答案：and8.解析：被送往医院，用被动语态。答案：were taken9.解析：表示比照；翻译成“而。答案：while10.解析：虚拟语气，和过去的事实相反的从句使用过去完成时。答案：had watched二、1.解析：父亲告诉他，有他这样优秀的儿子他感到多么的自豪。encouraged受鼓励的；comfortable舒服的；proud自豪的，得意的；moved感动的。答案：C2.解析：看到父亲只是送给他一个礼盒，他既好奇又有几分失望。curious好奇的，符合语境。答案：D3.解析：年轻人翻开礼盒，发现一本漂亮的书。
