Unit6-SectionA-Startingout&Understandingideas基礎+綜合雙向提升【基礎】【選詞填空】pickup,lookthrough,reactto,inthefaceof,afterall1.Theyaremyfriends,.

2.Wewonderedhowhethenews.

3.Thestudentswereamicroscopeatplantcells.

4.HesomeEnglishwhentravelinginAmerica.

5.Weshouldhaveabroadheartlife.

【單句語法填空】1.Thelater(erupt)werelessviolentandcausednosignificantdamage.

2.Manypeopleweresurprisedbythegovernment’s(announce)thattherewillbeacutintaxes.3.Whensheasksyoutodosomething,youdoit(immediate).4.Whatis(occur)todayisonlyarepeatofyesterday.5.Itwasoneofthegreatestsea(disaster)inhumanhistory.

【補全句子】1.wemayoftenflyupintospaceinfuture.

今后,我們有可能經常飛上太空。2.,youcandriveonyourown.

既然你通過測試了,你可以自己開車了。3.,Ihaven’tdoneenoughpracticeforthem.

而且,我也沒做充分的訓練和準備。【綜合】【七選五】On10April1912,anamazing,imposingnewoceanlinersteamedoutofSouthamptonHarbour.1Shewasthelargestshipintheworldatthattime,andthemostluxurious.Herpassengersincludedsomeofthewealthiestpeopleintheworld.Everyoneagreedthisbeautifulnewshipwasthebestlinerinexistence—infact,shewassaidtobeunsinkable.

Theship’screwhadabsoluteconfidenceinher.When,fourdayslater,CaptainEdwardSmithgavehisradio-mentheordertotransmittheinternationaldistresssignal,SOS,theythoughthewasjoking.Hewasn’t.At2:20a.m.on15April1912,theTitanicsankbeneaththefreezingwatersoftheAtlantic.2

Itisstilloneofthebiggestpeacetimemaritimetragediesinhistory.On14April2012,apassengershipstoppedintheNorthAtlantic.3Itwascoldanddark.1,300passengersstoodondeckasamemorialserviceheldforthepeoplewhodiedthere.Afterhymnsandprayers,twowreathsofflowerswerethrownintothefreezingwater.

ThestoryoftheTitanichastouchedandfascinatedpeopleforoveracentury.Mistakesweremadethataddeduptodisaster.4Therearerecordsofgenerosityandcouragethatsavedliveswhensomanyotherswerelost.MillionaireBenjaminGuggenheimwasofferedoneofthefewplacesinalifeboat,butsaiditshouldbegiventoawomanorachild,andchoseinsteadtodressfordinner.Someoneoverheardhimsaying“We’vedressedupinourbestandarepreparedtogodownlikegentlemen!”5ThepuredramaofthescenemeansthatthelegendoftheTitanicwillneverbeforgotten.

A.Forexample,theTitanic’sradioroomreceivednofewerthansevenicewarningsonthenightofthetragedy.B.Itwastwentytomidnight,theexacttimethattheTitanichittheiceberg100yearsbefore.C.Survivorsrecalledthatthelightsstayedonandtheorchestrawasplayinguntilthemomentthehugeshipsankintotheblackwater.D.Theyarrivedtwohourslater,butonly53peoplewererescuedfromthewater.E.ItwasherfirstvoyageandherdestinationwasNewYorkCity—acrosstheAtlanticOcean.F.Onthatnight,over1,500peoplelosttheirlives.G.Theordertoabandonshipwasgivenandhundredsofpeopleplungedintotheicywater.【閱讀理解】AOnthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.Thefirstalertmyhusband,Jimmy,67,andI,65,gotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechannelfromthepresidentialprimarydebateIhadbeenwatchingtoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Pinkinsulationflewintotheroomfromatrapdoortotheattic,andthewindbegantoroarthroughthehouse.Ididn’tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Igrippedthebanister(欄桿)andtriedtomoveforward,butthisintensepressureheldmeinplace.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgrippedJimmy’sarm.Mykneesandscalpwerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.

Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Jimmysaidhe’dgooutsidetocheck.“No,”Isaid.“Don’tleaveme.”Ourneighborsaysthestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1.Howisthetextorganized?A.Inorderoftime.B.Inorderoffrequency.C.Inorderofpreference.D.Inorderofimportance.2.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A.Wedidn’tgetthealertuntilwebegantowatchTV.B.Theweatherwassevereonthedaythetornadohit.C.Wechangedthechanneltofindoutwhatwashappening.D.Theauthorwassleepingwhenthetornadocame.3.Fromthetext,wecanfindtheauthorwasthefollowingexcept______.

A.fearful B.courageousC.senseless D.determined4.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Theauthorhadnosenseofpain.B.Theauthorwasabsorbedinsavingherhusbandandextremelyworriedaboutherhusband.C.Theauthorwasfearfulthatherkneesandscalpwerefullofglass.D.Theauthorwasterrifiedinthatmoment.BMaggiehadneverexperiencedanearthquakebefore,onlypreparedforit.Aslongasshecouldremember,preparingforanearthquakewasroutine(常規的)atschool.Herfamilyaswellhadmadeplansintheeventofanaturaldisaster.EarthquakesaresomuchmorecommonontheWestCoastoftheUnitedStates.TodayMaggiewasathomealone.Maggieknewhermomwouldbedrivinghomeonthebusyfreeway,thinkingaboutpreparingsupperforMaggie’sdad.Maggie’sdadwouldarriveattheairport.Hewascominghomefromatwo-weekbusinesstrip.Maggiearrivedhomefromschoolattheregulartime.Shewastakingsomebiscuitsfromthekitchencupboard,whenshefeltit.Firstjustatremor(微震),thentheviolentshaking.Maggiequicklyranunderthelarge,woodentableinthediningroom.Thesoundsofbreakingglassandthecrashing(墜落)ofmanythingswerefrightening.Butthetableremainedundamaged,andMaggiehidherselfinfear.Afterwhatseemedlikeacenturytheearthquakeappearedtobeover.Maggiecouldhearthesoundofwaterrushingbelowherinthebasement.Thesmellofnaturalgaswaspresentintheair.Maggieknewwherethemainwatervalve(閥門)waslocated.Dadhadshownherwhereitwasandhowtoturnitoff.Slowlyandcarefullyshecameoutfromunderthetable.Theoncetidyhomewasnowalmostunrecognizable.AsMaggiereachedtheopenbasementdoorshecouldseethestepswerestillingoodcondition.Shecarefullymadeherwaydownintothedarkbasement.Whilestillonthestepsshefeltthewaterrisingandrising.SuddenlyMaggiefeltalotofpainasalargeceilingbeam(天花板梁)hitherheadandshoulder.Shefellontosomestorageboxes...5.WhatdoweknowaboutMaggieandherfamily?A.Theylivedinearthquakecountry.B.Theyseldompreparedforanearthquake.C.Theyhadexperiencedanearthquakebefore.D.Theygotanearthquakewarningthatmo