高考资源网（ www.ks5u.com），您身边的高考专家 高考资源网（ www.ks5u.com），您身边的高考专家 课时作业(十三) Unit 4 Earthquakes Section Ⅰ Warming up & Reading—Pre?reading 阅读理解 A Having 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 prayer—something like“Help me get out of here in time，Dear Heavenly Father”．Minutes later，I was safe outside. 1．The author writes the passage mainly to tell us about_____. A．a new film about an earthquake B．how to survive an earthquake C．his three earthquake experiences D．how to save children in an earthquake 2．The earthquakes the author has experienced_____. A．all caused bodily harm B．are all recorded in a website C．all measured more than 6.0 D．all happened in California 3．When the first earthquake happened，the author_____. A．was staying with his daughter B．was planting fruit trees C．held on to a tree for hours D．was in a hotel 4．What does the underlined part “the famous landmark” refer to? A．A church. B．Disneyland. C．A building destroyed by an earthquake. D．The place where the author was born. B Natural 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 18?year?old 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 ... ...
