Unit4Earthquakes课时作业Ⅰ.阅读理解(2020·河北衡水中学高三第一次联考)Ifyou'relookingtofullyexperienceAfrica'sbreathtakingscenery,andhaveaneyeforadventure,thenthere'sonlyoneplacetobe.Here,insideAfricapickfourofthebesthikesfromacrossthecontinent.1．KilimanjaroMakeittothetopofTanzania's5,895meterKilimanjaro,andyou'llbestandingatAfrica'shighestpoint.ThemountainisAfrica'smostvisitedhikingdestination,attractingtensofthousandsoftouristsandadventureseveryyear.Youdon'thavetobeatechnicalclimbertoclimbMountKilimanjaro;youjustneednotbeprettyphysicallyfit.Therearesixroutestochoosefrom,difficulty,sceneryandsuccess.Nospecialequipment.2．AtlasmountainsTheHighAtlasisanimpressivemountainousrangeincentralMoroccothathostsNorthAfrica'shighestpeak.MountToubkal,at4,165meters.There'savarietyofroutestofollowduringyourclimbbutinexperiencedclimbersshouldnotethatthehikethroughthemountain'schallengingzonesisquitedemanding.3．MountKenyaAlongextinctvolcano.MountKenyaisAfrica'ssecondhighestpeak,at5,199meters.Lyingjustsouthoftheequator,themountain'sdeepvalleysanddiversewildlifewillguaranteeyouwonderfulsceneryandafantastichikingexperience.Theclimb,however,tothemountain'ssteepicecappedpeaksisquitechallenging,makingitthemosttechnical,probably,inthatEastAfricanarea.4．MountMeruMountMerumayforeverexistintheshadowofitsneighbor,Kilimanjaro,butTanzania'ssecondhighestmountain(4,565meters)hasitsowndevotees.It'slessknown,butMountMeruisforthetrueenthusiastwhowantstoexperiencewhatveryfewpeopleactuallydo.MountMeruisoftenusedbymountaineerstoaccustomthemselvesbeforetryingtoconquerKilimanjaro,orbythosewantingahikewiththelocalMassai.篇章导读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了非洲四座名山及登山的相关情况。1．WhatdoweknowaboutKilimanjaro?A．It'scomparativelyeasytoclimb.B．It'sAfrica'ssecondhighestmountain.C．Itssixroutesareequallydifficult.D．ItliestotheeastofTanzania.答案：A推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Youdon'thavetobe...physicallyfit.”“Nospecialequipment.”可推知，攀登Kilimanjaro相对较为容易，故答案为A。2．WhydomountaineersclimbMountMerufirstbeforetheydoKilimanjaro?A．Toavoidbigcrowdsofclimbers.B．TohikewiththelocalMassai.C．Togetusedtothesituation.D．Toexperiencewhatmostpeopledo.答案：C细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“MountMeruisoftenusedbymountaineerstoaccustomthemselvesbeforetryingtoconquerKilimanjaro”可知答案为C。3．Whichisthelowestofthefour?A．Kilimanjaro.B．Atlasmountains.C．MountKenya.D．MountMeru.答案：B细节理解题。根据四座山的高度对比，确定AtlasMountains高度最低，故答案为B。(2019·浙江省“五校联考”第一次考试)Emojimightnotbeyourfirstchoiceofcommunicationinadisaster,butresearchersfeeltheycouldmakeadifferenceduringemergencies,whereeverysecondcounts.Now,theEmojiquakecampaignislobbying_foranearthquakeemojitobeaddedtotheUnicodeset—thestandardgroupoficonsavailableondigitaldevicesworldwide.ThecampaignaimstofindanearthquakeappropriatedesigntobesubmittedtoUnicode.“Approximatelyuptoonethirdoftheworld'spopulationareexposedtoearthquakes，”explainsUniversityofSouthamptonseismologist(地震学家)DrStephenHicks,afounderofthecampaign.“Sowereallywanttobeabletocommunicatetoallofthoseregions,allofthosedifferentlanguages,andanemojiisanamazingwayofdoingthat.”Unlikemanyotherweatherandclimaterelatedevents,wherelongerwarningtimesorvisiblesignsareavailable,earthquakesmoveincrediblyquicklyandaredifficulttomeasurewhiletheyarestilloccurring.P...
