Unit 4 Natural Disasters 寒假作业 一、语法填空 1.A city is the product of the human hand and mind, reflecting man's intelligence and_____ (creative). 2.Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a _____ (confuse) and frustrating experience. 3.They stayed with me for three weeks during _____ time they drunk all the wine I had. 4.The areas_____ (strike) by the typhoon took on a poor look. 5.The volunteers were rescuing those trapped in the damaged house _____an aftershock happened. 6.Amy caught sight of her close friend Jane in the distance and waved_____ her. 7.When you don't know the cause of your illness, _____seems that you're fighting against an invisible enemy. 8.It will be considered a miracle (奇迹) if someone is saved after_____ (trap) for72 hours. 9.The little baby put a finger in his mouth, tasted it and smiled, _____ (look) rather pleased. 10.Newspapers are making every effort_____ (attract) readers in an age when most people get news online for free. 11.According to a 2023 report, nowadays over one third of people globally —2.6 billion people—_____ (be) already overweight. 12.Brave firefighters broke the window and rescued the boy _____the burning house. 13.The number of people who were killed or seriously injured in the tsunami_____ (reach) more than 4 ,000 so far. 二、阅读理解 The African penguin lives on St. Croix island off the east coast of South Africa. A new study has found that they are leaving their natural environment to escape noisy ship refueling (补给燃料) activities. The African penguins once mainly raised babies on this island. But the population has dropped sharply since South Africa started permitting ships in the area to refuel at sea six years ago, the study found. Lorien Pichegru is acting director of the Coastal and Marine Research Institute at Nelson Mandela University, which led the study. She said the organization had found that noise levels in the area had doubled since the refueling activities began. Scientists say high noise levels affect the ability of penguins to find and catch other animals for food. Noise also makes it more difficult for them to communicate with each other and map travel paths. “This year we are at 1,200 breeding pairs at St Croix from 8,500 pairs in 2016,” Pichegru said. The study recently appeared in the publication Science of the Total Environment. The researchers said the study is the first to explore the effects of ocean traffic noise pollution on a seabird. Nelson Mandela University’s study collected some data to estimate underwater noise from passing ships. Oil-covered penguins were found in 2019 in Algoa Bay after an oil spill from ship-to-ship refueling. Environmental groups have called for the activities to be banned in the bay. Pichegru said penguins in the area were already struggling to survive because of a series of issues, including industrial fishing activities. She added that the refueling activities did not kill all the penguins. Howeve ... ...
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