Unit 6 Section A-Starting out & Understanding ideas基础 综合双向提升外研版（2019）必修第三册.doc

Unit 6-Section A-Starting out & Understanding ideas基础+综合双向提升【基础】【选词填空】pick up, look through, react to, in the face of, after all1. They are my friends, . 2. We wondered how he the news. 3. The students were a microscope at plant cells. 4. He some English when traveling in America. 5. We should have a broad heart life. 【单句语法填空】1. The later (erupt)were less violent and caused no significant damage. 2. Many people were surprised by the governments (announce) that there will be a cut in taxes. 3. When she asks you to do something, you do it (immediate). 4. What is (occur) today is only a repeat of yesterday. 5. It was one of the greatest sea (disaster)in human history. 【补全句子】1. we may often fly up into space in future. 今后, 我们有可能经常飞上太空。2. , you can drive on your own. 既然你通过测试了, 你可以自己开车了。3. , I havent done enough practice for them. 而且, 我也没做充分的训练和准备。【综合】【七选五】On 10 April 1912, an amazing, imposing new ocean liner steamed out of Southampton Harbour. 1 She was the largest ship in the world at that time, and the most luxurious. Her passengers included some of the wealthiest people in the world. Everyone agreed this beautiful new ship was the best liner in existencein fact, she was said to be unsinkable. The ships crew had absolute confidence in her. When, four days later, Captain Edward Smith gave his radio-men the order to transmit the international distress signal, SOS, they thought he was joking. He wasnt. At 2: 20 a. m. on 15 April 1912, the Titanic sank beneath the freezing waters of the Atlantic. 2It is still one of the biggest peacetime maritime tragedies in history. On 14 April 2012, a passenger ship stopped in the North Atlantic. 3 It was cold and dark. 1, 300 passengers stood on deck as a memorial service held for the people who died there. After hymns and prayers, two wreaths of flowers were thrown into the freezing water. The story of the Titanic has touched and fascinated people for over a century. Mistakes were made that added up to disaster. 4 There are records of generosity and courage that saved lives when so many others were lost. Millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim was offered one of the few places in a lifeboat, but said it should be given to a woman or a child, and chose instead to dress for dinner. Someone overheard him saying “Weve dressed up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen! ”5 The pure drama of the scene means that the legend of the Titanic will never be forgotten. A. For example, the Titanics radio room received no fewer than seven ice warnings on the night of the tragedy. B. It was twenty to midnight, the exact time that the Titanic hit the iceberg 100 years before. C. Survivors recalled that the lights stayed on and the orchestra was playing until the moment the huge ship sank into the black water. D. They arrived two hours later, but only 53 people were rescued from the water. E. It was her first voyage and her destination was New York Cityacross the Atlantic Ocean. F. On that night, over 1, 500 people lost their lives. G. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. 【阅读理解】AOn the day the tornado hit, there was no indication severe weather was on its waythe sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first alert my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p. m. , from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we changed the channel from the presidential primary debate I had been watching to our local Pensacola, Florida, station. No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. It was the loudest thing I have ever heard. The bones of the house shook, and the power went out. Pink insulation flew into the room from a trapdoor to the attic, and the wind began to roar through the house. I didnt know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet. I gripped the banister (栏杆) and tried to move forward, but this intense pressure held me in place. By the time I reached the closet, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but he couldnt get inside himself because of the wind. I gripped Jimmys arm. My knees and scalp were full of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldnt believe it was over. Jimmy said hed go outside to check. “No, ” I said. “Dont leave me. ”Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Of the houses left standing, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured. 1. How is the text organized? A. In order of time. B. In order of frequency. C. In order of preference. D. In order of importance. 2. What can we infer from the first paragraph? A. We didnt get the alert until we began to watch TV. B. The weather was severe on the day the tornado hit. C. We changed the channel to find out what was happening. D. The author was sleeping when the tornado came. 3. From the text, we can find the author was the following except _. A. fearfulB. courageousC. senselessD. determined4. What does the underlined sentence mean? A. The author had no sense of pain. B. The author was absorbed in saving her husband and extremely worried about her husband. C. The author was fearful that her knees and scalp were full of glass. D. The author was terrified in that moment. BMaggie had never experienced an earthquake before, only prepared for it. As long as she could remember, preparing for an earthquake was routine(常规的) at school. Her family as well had made plans in the event of a natural disaster. Earthquakes are so much more common on the West Coast of the United States. Today Maggie was at home alone. Maggie knew her mom would be driving home on the busy freeway, thinking about preparing supper for Maggies dad. Maggies dad would arrive at the airport. He was coming home from a two-week business trip. Maggie arrived home from school at the regular time. She was taking some biscuits from the kitchen cupboard, when she felt it. First just a tremor(微震), then the violent shaking. Maggie quickly ran under the large, wooden table in the dining room. The sounds of breaking glass and the crashing(坠落) of many things were frightening. But the table remained undamaged, and Maggie hid herself in fear. After what seemed like a century the earthquake appeared to be over. Maggie could hear the sound of water rushing below her in the basement. The smell of natural gas was present in the air. Maggie knew where the main water valve(阀门) was located. Dad had shown her where it was and how to turn it off. Slowly and carefully she came out from under the table. The once tidy home was now almost unrecognizable. As Maggie reached the open basement door she could see the steps were still in good condition. She carefully made her way down into the dark basement. While still on the steps she felt the water rising and rising. Suddenly Maggie felt a lot of pain as a large ceiling beam (天花板梁) hit her head and shoulder. She fell onto some storage boxes. . . 5. What do we know about Maggie and her family? A. They lived in earthquake country. B. They seldom prepared for an earthquake. C. They had experienced an earthquake before. D. They got an earthquake warning that morning. 6. What was Maggie doing when the earthquake took place? A. She was about to clean her home. B. She was about to enter her home. C. She was looking for something to eat. D. She was preparing supper for her family. 7. Why did Maggie go to the basement? A. To close the basement door. B. To find some storage boxes. C. To turn off the main water valve. D. To check where the rising water came from. 8. Whats the text mainly about? A. Maggies first trip to the West Coast. B. Maggies first earthquake experience. C. How Maggie survived a natural disaster. D. How Maggie prepared for an earthquake. 参考答案【基础】【选词填空】1. after all2. reacted to3. looking through4. picked up5. in the face of【单句语法填空】1. eruptions 2. announcement3. immediately4. occurring5. disasters 【补全句子】1. Its possible that2. Now that youve passed the test3. Whats more/In addition【综合】【七选五】1-5EFBAC【阅读理解】A1-4ACCBB5-8ACCB