高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）英语必修1人教新课标Unit4Earthquakes同步练习Ⅰ.完形填空OnFebruary27,2008，somethingunusualhappenedinBritain：therewasaratherlargeearthquake.Itwasthe1UKearthquakein25years.Therehavebeenveryminoronesinthepastbuttheywerenot2comparedtothisone.Itwasfeltacrossthecountry，fromEdinburgh，ScotlandinthenorthdowntothefarsouthcoastofEngland.Thecentreoftheearthquakewasinasmalltownabout150kilometresawayfromnorthofLondon.Thereweremanynewsreportsfrompeoplewho3theearthmovebutnoonewasseriouslyhurtandtherewaslittledamage.Acollapsedchimneywasthe4ofwhatwastheworstinjuryfromtheearthquake；amanbrokehishipwhenhe5trippedonthechimney’sscatteredbricksandfelltotheground.Onemanwhowaswalkingtoworkatthetime6themomenttheearthquakeoccurred,“Everythingwasshaking.AssoonasithappenedIsawmanypeople7outsideandIrealiseditwasanearthquake.”YoumaybesurprisedtolearnthattherearetwotothreehundredearthquakesinBritaineveryyear，butaresosmallthattheygo8.Theimpactofthisearthquakewasnotsevereincomparisontosomeothernatural9thathavemadeinternationalnews,butforthepeople10，itcertainlycameasquiteasurprise.1．A.biggestB．loudestC．deadliestD．scariest解析：选A。根据第一段可知，这次地震是一个“相当大的地震ratherlargeearthquake”，与large语意相近的唯有big，所以此处选A。2．A.dangerousB．interestingC．significantD．famous解析：选C。结合上下文可知，这次地震虽然很大，波及范围比较广泛，但是并没有造成很大的人员伤亡，所以不是dangerous，更不是interesting，famous，而是significant重要的。3．A.sawB．discoveredC．thoughtD．felt解析：选D。指“感觉”到地在震动。4．A.resultB．reasonC．makingD．cause解析：选D。指倒塌的烟囱是造成这次地震最大伤害的原因，表示造成某种后果的原因用cause比较贴切。5．A.eagerlyB．intentionallyC．accidentallyD．desperately解析：选C。由语境可知，摔倒是“意外地，偶然地”。6．A.fearedB．explainedC．describedD．caught解析：选C。由下文的话可知是目击者对地震情景的描述。7．A.rushingB．shakingC．talkingD．working解析：选A。由语境可知，地震来了，人们是冲到外面，即rushingoutside。8．A.unwantedB．unnoticedC．unchangedD．undisturbed解析：选B。指英国每年有两到三百次地震，但是这些地震是如此小以至于它们都没有受到关注，即unnoticed。9．A.disastersB．accidentsC．earthquakesD．events解析：选A。由语境可知，是指跟其他的“自然灾害naturaldisasters”相比。10．A.watchingB．affectedC．infectedD．lost解析：选B。指对那些亲身感受过这次地震的人而言，这真是出乎意外；表示“影响，对⋯⋯发生作用”的affect含义最为贴切。Ⅱ.语法填空NewYork’，accordingtothenewestZagatsurvey11(release)onTuesday，withpriceincreasescomingatatime12dinerssaidthey13(eat)outlessoftenandspendinglessinthefaceofdreadfuleconomicconditions.“Restaurantsareclearlyfeelingthepinch(拮据)fromtheeconomiccrisis，”saidTimZagat，founderofthesurveynowin1430thyearwhichbasedthefood，decorationandserviceratingsforsome2,000restaurantsonfeedbackfromrestaurantpatrons(食客)．Theinfluencewasnot15(limit)todiners，either，thesurveyfound.Restaurantopeningsdeclinedforthefirsttimesince2003，downto119from187justthreeyears16.Nearly40percentofthesurvey’srespondentssaidtheywerecoping17theshakyeconomybyeatingoutlessoftenandbygoingto18(expensive)restaurants.Asamatteroffact，dinerswerehitevenharder，withanearly10percentpriceincrease.Thefindingswereone19(explain)foranumberofnewburger，pizzaandbarbecueplacesthatpoppedupthisyear，20noodleshops.11.解析：此处为过去分词作定语，...
