Unit 4 Natural Disasters 提升培优卷 一、听力选择题 1．How did the woman know about the fire A．She read it in the paper. B．She saw it on TV. C．She witnessed it. 2．What are the two speakers probably doing A．Having a walk. B．Visiting a friend. C．Choosing a present. 3．What is the woman going to do A．Practice skating. B．Do some shopping. C．Sign up for the club. 4．What time will the dentist be available tomorrow A．8 am. B．3 pm. C．4 pm. 5．What will the woman major in A．Education. B．Business. C．Programming. 6．Where is the camera probably now A．In the car. B．In their home. C．In the shop. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 7．How high was the Seine River in 1910 A．Around 5 feet high. B．Around 28 feet high. C．Around 20 feet high. 8．What had to get moved to higher floors A．Artworks. B．Many residents. C．Power equipment. 9．What does the woman want to see the most A．The Louvre. B．The Eiffel Tower. C．The Musée d’Orsay. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 10．What is the man doing A．Watching TV. B．Reading the newspaper. C．Surfing the Internet. 11．How many people were killed by the storm in Madagascar A．19. B．48. C．130. 12．What is the problem in Malawi A．Food can’t be sent to the affected areas. B．Storm Batsirai is hitting the country. C．No effort was made to help it. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 13．What can we learn from the news A．No villager was killed. B．15 houses were badly damaged. C．Over 200 people were made homeless. 14．How many people were badly injured in the storm A．Seven. B．Nine. C．Ten. 15．What do we know about the farmer A．His house was destroyed. B．His wife was missing. C．One of his children was killed. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 16．Where do huge storms form every year A．In Northern Africa. B．In the United States. C．In the Atlantic Ocean. 17．What is the reason for more severe storms A．Dust carried by winds. B．No rainfall for long. C．Changeable wind. 18．What is the probable influence of the dust A．It pollutes the whole country. B．It does harm to people’s health. C．It is a threat to the Sahara Desert. 二、阅读理解 Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana on Thursday with strong winds and heavy rains. It’s the strongest hurricane to hit Louisiana in over 150 years, and has left behind widespread damage. Laura is now weaker, but is still causing damage as it moves on. Hurricanes are strong storms with fast, spinning winds that form over oceans. In a hurricane, the winds spin in a circle toward the center, which is lower in pressure. As the hurricane moves across the sea, it collects water into huge spinning clouds. The water is released as rain as the hurricane hits land. Experts have been tracking Laura since mid-August. It moved through the Caribbean as a tropical storm. Tropical storms are like hurricanes, but with slower winds. Still, the storm was strong enough to kill 25 people as it moved across Haiti and the Dominican Republic. As it came closer to the coast of Louisiana on Wedne ... ...
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