Unit4EarthquakesⅠ.语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。TheWorldBankhasjustestimatedcountriesonhowfriendlytheyaretobusiness.Andthebiggestnewswas__1__progressinAfrica.TwoAfricancountries.GhanaandTanzania，__2__(list)thisyearamongthetopteninbusinessreforms.Forthelasttwoyears，theWorldBankfound__3__Africahadtheleastprogressinreformsinstudiesoftenbusinessrelatedareas.But__4__isreportedthatAfricaismakingprogressinbusinessreforms__5__aspeedfasterthanAsia.LatinAmericaandtheMiddleEastnow.Businessreformsareimportantespeciallyto__6__(develop)economies.Forexample，untilrecently，__7__tookmorethanoneyeartoreceivepropertyownershipdocumentsinIvoryCoast.Thegovernmentnolongerrequiresasingleministertodeal__8__allrequeststoregisterproperty.Mexicowaspraisedforincreasing__9__(protect)forinvestors.And，inElSalvador，businessreformscutthetimeneeded__10__(start)abusinessfrommorethanonehundreddaystojusttwentysixdays.【解题导语】本文讲了世界银行给非洲国家的商务带来很大的帮助。1．解析：特指非洲取得的进步。答案：the2．解析：主语countries与listed之间是被动关系。两个非洲的国家GhanaandTanzania在改革方面被列入前10名。答案：arelisted3．解析：that引导宾语从句。最近两年来，世界银行发现非洲在研究有业务关系的十个地区方面改革的进步最小。答案：that4．解析：句型：itisreportedthat据报道……。答案：that5．解析：ataspeed以一个速度。答案：at6．解析：to是介词。商业改革对发展经济特别重要。答案：developing7．解析：句型ittakessometimetodosth.。例如，一直到最近，已经花费了一年多的时间接受在象牙海岸(IvoryCoast)财产所有权文件。答案：it8．解析：dealwith处理。政府不再要求单个的大臣处理所有注册财产的要求。答案：with9．解析：墨西哥(Mexico)因为对投资者的保护不断增加而受到表扬。答案：protection(s)10．解析：needed是形容词作定语修饰time。动词不定式tostart也作定语修饰time。在萨尔瓦多(ElSalvador)商业改革把开办一家企业所需要的时间从100多天锐减到仅仅20天。答案：tostartⅡ.词汇运用1．Shewas________(气得发抖)．2．He________(站起来)fromtheseattowelcomeus.3．Hearingthenews，she________(突然大笑起来)．4．Itwasrainingheavilyoutsideandmydress________(淋得不成样子)．5．Hereceivedserious________(伤)duringthecarcrash.6．Thenewsofhissuddendeath________(使……震惊)usgreatly.7．Heoften________(埋头于)himselfinthebooks.8．Itwas________(很荣幸的事)tohaveyouasmyfriend.9．Thewomanthankedthefirefightersfor________(营救)herchildfromtheburninghouse.10．Studentsarebusy________(正在准备)thecomingexam.答案：1.shakingwithanger2.rose/raisedhimself3.burstintolaughter4.gotruined5.injuries6．shocked7.buries8.agreathonour9.rescuing10.makingpreparationsforⅢ.阅读理解GUANGZHOU—Atleast13peoplewerekilledandnineleftmissingafterTyphoonHagupitsweptthroughthecountry’ssouthernregiononWednesday，authoritiessaid.Morethan11.5millionpeopleinGuangdong，HainanandGuangxiprovinceswereaffectedbythedisaster，withdirecteconomiclossesreaching13.46billionyuan($1.97billion)，MinistryofCivilAffairsfiguresshowed.Hagupit，thestrongesttyphoontohitGuangdonganditsPearlRiverDeltaregionin12years，reportedlyheadedsouthtowardVietnamonThursday.ThetyphoonkilledninepeopleandleftninemissinginGuangdongalone，causingdirecteconomiclossesofmorethan7.7billionyuan，YangMinyi，apressofficialwiththeprovincialflood，droughtandwindpreventionoffice，saidyesterday.Directlossestoagriculture，forestry，animalhusbandryandfisheryi...
