2023學(xué)年完整公開課版thepowerofnature讀寫天地

讀AWhenastormiscoming,mostpeopleleavetheareaasquicklyadpossibleandheadforsafety.Butthereareafewpeoplewhowillgetintotheircarsandgostraightforthecenterofthestorm.Thesepeoplearewillingtorisk(冒…危險(xiǎn))beingkilledbyfloodsor100-kilometer-an-hourwindsfortheexcitementofwatchingthestormcloseup.

“Stormchasing(追逐)”isbecominganincreasinglypopularhobby(喜好),especiallyintheMidwestoftheUnitedStates,wheretherearefrequentstormsbetweenMarchandJuly.AstormchaserbeginsthedaybycheckingtheInternetforthelatestweatherreports,andthendrivesupto1,000kilometerstowherethestormwillbeandwaitsforittodevelop.

Althoughanyonecandoit,stormchasingisextremelydangerous.Thepowerofabigstormcanthrowacowintotheairordestroyawholehouseinseconds.Stormchasersarealsooftenhurtinaccidentscausedbydrivinginaheavyrain.Ifyouareabeginner,itismuchsafertojoinagroupforstorm-chasingvacationsduringthestormseason.Eventhen,stormchasingisnotalladventureandexcitement.“Stormchasingis95%driving,”saysDanielLynch,whospendsmostofhissummerstorm-chasing.

“Sometimesyoucansitaroundforhourswaitingforsomethingtohappen,andallyougetisblueskyandafewlightshowers.”

However,forstormchasers,itisallworthit.“Whenyougetclosetoastorm,itisthemostexcitingsightyouwilleverseeinyourlife,”saysJasperMorley.“Everystormisanexampleofthepowerofnature,ItisthegreatestshowonEarth.”1.Forstormchasing,thefirstthingstormchasersdoisto

.A.

headstraightforthecenterofthestorm B.

getintothecarforsafetyC.

waitpatientlyforthestormtodevelop D.

collectinformationaboutacomingstorm2.Beginnersofstormchasingareadvised

.A.

nottodriveinaheavyrain B.

todoitinanorganizedwayC.

nottogettooclosetoastorm D.

tospendmoretimeonitinsummer3.Bysaying“itisallworthit”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeansthat

.A.

stormchasingcostsalotofmoney B.

stormchasingisworthhoursofwaitingC.

effortsinstormchasingarewellpaid D.

astormpresentsthegreatestshowonEarth4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.

SometimesstormchasersgetnothingbutdisappointmentB.

Manystormchasersgetkilledinthestorms.C.

Stormchasingisbecomingpopulararoundtheworld.D.

Stormchasingisonlyfitforyoungpeople.答案

1．解析：這是一道細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句“AstormchaserbeginsthedaybycheckingtheInternetforthelastweatherreports”可以推斷出stormchaser做的第一件事是搜集天氣信息。2．解析：這是一道細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)“stormchasingisextremelydangerous”和“Ifyouareabeginner,itismuchsafertojoinagroupforstorm-chasingvacationsduringthestormseason.”可知追逐風(fēng)暴十分危險(xiǎn)，初學(xué)者最后加入團(tuán)隊(duì)一起行動(dòng)。3．解析：這是一道推理題。Itisallworthit.的意思是一切都十分值得，雖然可能要等待很長時(shí)間，但是“itisthemostexcitingsightyouwilleverseeinyourlife”所以付出得到了回報(bào)。4．解析：這是一道細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句“Sometimesyoucansitaroundforhourswaitingforsomethingtohappen,andallyougetisblueskyandafewlightshowers”可以推斷出有時(shí)風(fēng)暴并不會(huì)來臨，所以選A。其他三項(xiàng)在短文中都沒有提到。BThelargestearthquake(magnitude里氏ofthe20thcenturyhaooenedonMay22,1960offthecoastofSouthCentralChile.Itgenerated(生成)oneofthemostdestructivePacific-widetsunamis(海嘯).Nearthegeneratingarea,boththeearthquakeandthetsunamiwereverymuchdestructive,particularlyinthecoastalareafromConcepciontothesouthendofIslaChiloe.ThelargesttsunamidamageoccurredatIslaChiloe---thecoastalareaclosesttotheepicenter(震中).Hugetsunamiwavesmeasuringashighas25metersarrivedwithin10to15minutesaftertheearthquake,killingatleasttwohundredpeople,sinkingalltheboats,andfloodinghalfakilometerinland.TherewaslargedamageandlossoflifeatConcepcion,Chile'stopindustrialcity.NearthecityofValdivia,theearthquakeandfollowingaftershocksgeneratedlandslideswhichkilled18people.AttheportcityofTotaldamagelosses,includingtoagricultureandtoindustry,wereestimated(估計(jì))tobeoverahalfbilliondollars.Thetotalnumberofdeathrelatedwithboththetsunamiandtheearthquakewasneverfoundaccuratelyfortheregion.Estimatesofdeathsreachedbetween490to5,7002withnodistinction(差別)astohowmanydeathswerecausedbytheearthquakeandhowmanywerecausedbythetsunami.However,itisbelievedthatmostofthedeathsinChilewerecausedbythetsunami.1.Wheredidthelargesttsunamidamageoccurred?A.ConcepcionB.IslaChiloeC.ValdiviaD.Valparaiso2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetsunamiwavesgeneratedbytheearthquake?A.Thetsunamiwavesashighas25metersarrivedimmediatelyaftertheearthquake.B.Thetsunamiwaveskilled200peopleandsankallboats.C.Thetsunamiwaveswereverydestructive.D.Thetsunamiwavesfloodedhalfoftheinland.3.WhatisgenerallythoughtthemaincauseofdeathsinChile?A.landslidesB.thetsunamiC.aftershocksD.themagnitudeearthquake4.Whatisthetotalnumberofdeathsintheearthquake?A.2,000,000B.between490to5,7002C.200,000D.itwashardtoknow.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“collapsed”probablymean?A.wasdestroyedB..caughtfireC.wasfloodedD.sank答案：1、B2、C3、B4、D5、A1.從文章第二段第三行“thelargesttsunamidamageoccurredatIslaChiloe---thecoastalareaclosesttotheepicenter(震中).”可以得到答案。2.本題為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察文章第二段的最后幾句。A選項(xiàng)不是arrivedimmediately而是10-15分鐘以后到來。B選項(xiàng)為至少200人，D選項(xiàng)不是halfoftheinland而是halfakilometer，故以上3個(gè)選項(xiàng)均有誤。3.最后一段的最后一句“However,itisbelievedthatmostofthedeathsinChilewerecausedbythetsunami.”說明本題答案。4.細(xì)節(jié)題。,2,000,000為無家可歸人的數(shù)目；200,000為thecityofValparaiso的人口數(shù)。490to5,7002為地震和海嘯共同導(dǎo)致的死亡數(shù)。5.由本段的下一句Atotalof130,000housesweredestroyed可以推測(cè)出答案。

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