Unit 4EarthquakesSection Warming up & ReadingPrereading阅读理解AHaving lived in California until 1970，my family has felt a number of earthquakes.We have been fortunate，however，to have suffered no bodily harm or property damage.There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present.The site lists the dates and times as well as the magnitude (震级) and the exact location of any quake that measured more than 6.0.There are only a few quakes that stand out in my memory and，luckily，none is shown in the website.So，my personal experience with earthquakes might be considered insignificant.There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget.The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California.As the shaking became stronger I held her to me with one arm as I held on to one of our fruit trees with the other.All three of us (my daughter，I and the tree) shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.The second one was in 1963.Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California.The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk from our hotel toward the_famous_landmark.My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California.It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church.As the building started to shake，I quickly headed for the door to go outside.I remember I said a little prayersomething like“Help me get out of here in time，Dear Heavenly Father”Minutes later，I was safe outside.语篇解读作者回忆了自己经历的三次地震。1The author writes the passage mainly to tell us about_.Aa new film about an earthquakeBhow to survive an earthquakeChis three earthquake experiencesDhow to save children in an earthquake解析：作者意图题。作者主要介绍了自己经历的三次地震。答案：C2The earthquakes the author has experienced_.Aall caused bodily harmBare all recorded in a websiteCall measured more than 6.0Dall happened in California解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“The first was one in 1955.in California”和第四段第二句以及第五段的“My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California”可知答案。答案：D3When the first earthquake happened，the author_.Awas staying with his daughterBwas planting fruit treesCheld on to a tree for hoursDwas in a hotel解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“All three of us (my daughter and I，and the tree) shook for two or three minutes”可知作者和他的女儿共同经历了这次地震。答案：A4What does the underlined part “the famous landmark” refer to?AA church.BDisneyland.CA building destroyed by an earthquake.DThe place where the author was born.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的“Our entire family was visiting Disneyland”可知答案。答案：BBNatural disasters have hit Asia hard in recent years，taking hundreds of thousands of lives.But while these tragedies have destroyed homes and lives，they have also created heroes.The hero：Muelmar Magallanes The story：As the heavy rain was destroying homes and villagers in Manila，the 18yearold worker jumped into action.Muelmar swam through the floods (洪水) and pulled 30 of his neighbors to safety.After pushing a mother and baby to shore on a small boat，the tired hero was lost in the water，and his body was discovered the next day.“He gave his life for my baby，” said Menchie Penalosa，the childs mother.“I will never forget him.”The hero: Tilly SmithThe story：You never know when those lessons learned in geography class will be put to good use.For Smith，just 10 years old at the time，being able to recognize the warning signs of a tsunami (海啸)，saved about 100 lives at a holiday center in Thailand.The English schoolgirl was walking on a beach in Phuket when she noticed the water was coming in，but it wasnt going out again.A tsunami，she realized，was just minutes away.Her father told everyone to leave the beach.That beach was one of the few in Phuket where no one was killed or seriously injured.The heroes：Aisah，Neneh，Azmi，Nuraida and SulastriThe story：For these five women from the village of Lampaseh，the tsunami took everything.That day，Aisah lost her 17dayold granddaughter，Neneh lost seven of her nine children，Azmi lost her parents，Nuraida lost three of her sisters and brothers，and Sulastri lost her husband，daughter and youngest son.All lost their homes.Everything was gone except for their strong belief.Soon after the tsunami，the five women went back to clean up the village.These women lost nearly everything，except their determination (决心) to rebuild their lives.语篇解读本文是记叙文。文章介绍了几个英雄的伟大事迹。5What happened to Muelmar?AHe lost his family in a flood.BHe was found dead on a boat.CHe took part in a swimming race.DHe saved others at the cost of his own life.解析：细节理解题。根据文中描写的第一个英雄Muelmar Magallanes的事迹：pulled 30 of his neighbors to safety.the tired hero was lost in the water，and his body was discovered the next day以及被救孩子的母亲说的话He gave his life for my baby可知，Muelmar为了营救他人牺牲了自己的生命。答案：D6On the day of the tsuna