2024-2025学年八年级上学期英语第18周综合训练（译林版 含答案）

2024-2025学年八年级上学期英语综合训练

第18周

姓名：_________ 班级：_________ 学号：_________

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Carson was having dinner with his mother and sisters one evening． Suddenly his younger sister asked, “      1   does it look like that outside?” Everyone looked out of the window on the north side of the kitchen． They saw the sun in a blue sky． Then, they looked out of the window on the south side of the kitchen． They saw a dark sky   2  big，grey clouds． Next，they heard the tornado siren(龙卷风报警）．That meant a tornado was coming． They all knew that during a tornado，the   3   place to be is underground． luckily, they had a basement (地下室）．They all ran quickly into the basement． Suddenly, Carson remembered the pet cat, Pete． “Mum, we   4   Pete!” Carson yelled, “ I will go upstairs and find him!” But his mother said, “  5  , Carson! It’s too dangerous． The tornado is coming, you have to stay down here．” All at once they   6   the very loud noise of a very strong wind． It was   7   loud that although they were screaming, they could not even hear their own screams． Everyone was very scared．

Just   8   seconds later，it was finished． The tornado went away and everyone was safe． Carson ran upstairs and found that the house was   9   damaged and Pete was gone． He began to cry went outside． He saw that all the trees were knocked down   10   one． And at the top of the tree, there was Pete, looking at Carson and waiting for him to help him down．

(  ) 1．   A． How                      B． What                     C． Why                      D． Where

(  ) 2．   A． with                      B． have                      C． has                        D． having

(  ) 3．   A． safe                       B． safely                    C． safest                     D． safety

(  ) 4．   A． forgot                    B． left                        C． leave                     D． forget

(  ) 5．   A． Sure                      B． All right                C． Yes                        D． No

(  ) 6．   A． heard about            B． heard                     C． listened to              D． listened

(  ) 7．   A． very                      B． such                      C． too                        D． so

(  ) 8．   A． a few of                 B． a little of                C． a few                    D． a little

(  ) 9．   A． bad                     B． badly                     C． worse                    D． worst

(  ) 10． A． except                   B． besides                   C． expect                    D． beside

【阅读理解】

A

A heat wave（热浪）happened in parts of India in 2015．Temperature in parts of the country during those days went up to 48℃．Over 1，100people died．

Very hot weather is common in many parts of the world．Hot weather can cause（导致）health problems and death．

Floods（洪灾）and other natural disasters kill a lot of people every year．And we hear much about them in news reports．But we hear little about heat．Scientists say it may be nature′s most dangerous killer．

Scientists say that since the year 1900，very hot weather has killed more people in the US than any other natural disaster．One year﹣the strange hot summer of 1980﹣caused about 1，700deaths in the US．In 1995，more than 600people died in another heat wave in one city﹣Chicago．

Doctors say people can not only drink lots of cool water，but also do some other things to stop health problems caused by heat．Stay out of the sun，if possible．Wear light﹣colored clothes．Wear a hat while in the sun．Eat less hot food．And when possible，make dinner cooler time of the day．If possible，rest more often．

1．What′s the main idea of the fourth paragraph________？

A．It is not common that high temperature causes deaths．

B．Hot weather makes no difference to people′s life．

C．The number of deaths caused by very hot weather is high．

D．Hot weather is common only in the US．

2．How many ways are there to stop health problems caused by heat in the passage________？

A．Six．       B．Seven．      C．Eight．      D．Nine．

3．Which of the following is NOT true________？

A．Floods can also make people lose their lives．

B．More than 1，100people died in India because of the heat wave in 2015．

C．Heat may be nature′s most dangerous killer according to scientists．

D．People should have more hot food to keep healthy in hot weather．

4．What′s the passage mainly about________？

A．Different kinds of natural disasters in the world．

B．Some health problems caused by hot weather．

C．Health problems caused by hot weather and ways to stop them．

D．Special places where heat waves happen more often．

B

In a natural disaster﹣a hurricane，flood，volcanic eruption，or other catastrophes﹣minutes and even seconds of warning can make the difference between life and death．Because of this，scientists are working to use the latest technological advances to predict when and where disasters will happen．They are also studying how best to analyze and communicate this information once it is obtained．

On September 29，1998，Hurricane Georges made landfall in Biloxi，Mississippi，after damaging Haiti，the Dominican Republic，Puerto Rico，and several islands of the Caribbean badly with torrential rains and winds up to 160km per hour．Few people lost their lives along the Gulf Coast of the United States，although hundreds died in the Caribbean．

This was a very different outcome from 1900，when a powerful Gulf Coast hurricane made an unexpected direct hit on Galveston，Texas，killing at least 6，000people．

Vastly improved hurricane warnings explain the different circumstances at either end of the 20th century﹣﹣residents of Galveston had no advance warning that a storm was approaching，while residents of Biloxi had been warned days in advance，allowing for extensive safety precautions （预防）．

At the same time that people in Biloxi were thankful for the advance warning，some residents of New Orleans，Louisiana were less satisfied．A day before Georges made landfall，forecasters were predicting that the hurricane had a good chance of striking New Orleans．Because much of New Orleans lies below sea level，the city is at risk for flooding．Emergency management officials must begin evacuations （疏散）well before a storm strikes．But evacuation costs money：businesses close，tourists leave，and citizens take precautionary measures．The mayor of New Orleans estimated that his city’s preparations for Georges cost more than 50million．After Georges missed New Orleans，some residents questioned the value of the hurricane forecasts in the face of such high costs．

The different views on the early warnings for Hurricane Georges show some of the complexities related to predicting disasters．Disaster prediction is a process of providing scientific information to the government officials and other decision makers who must respond to those predictions．

5．What is the purpose of disaster prediction according to the passage？

A．To identify the cause of disasters．

B．To save people’s lives and property．

C．To prevent natural disasters from happening，

D．To apply advanced technology to disaster prediction．

6．Which of the following areas suffered the most severe damage？

A．Puerto Rico．                     B．New Orleans．

C．Biloxi，Mississippi．             D．Galveston，Texas．

7．The city residents of New Orleans were unsatisfied because________．

A．their preparations were made in vain

B．the hurricane warning arrived rather late

C．the forecast hurricane did not hit the city

D．they suffered from a heavy hurricane attack

8．What does the passage mainly talk about？

A．The different ways of disaster prediction．

B．Technological advances in disaster prediction．

C．The benefits and preparations of disaster prediction．

D．The importance and uncertainty of disaster prediction．

【阅读表达】

There are some things in nature that we cannot stop from happening．We cannot stop the power of nature．A flood comes when there is too much water on the land．Sometimes，it is after a big storm when too much rain falls on the land．Sometimes it is after a big storm at sea，when too much sea water comes onto the land．The fast flood water can hurt us and can hurt our homes．We cannot stop a flood from coming，but we can try to stop the water from coming into our homes．We can try to stop the water by making a wall．We can use sandbags to make the wall．

An earthquake comes when the land moves．The land goes up and down and in different directions．Then the land can crack(断裂)．An earthquake can hurt us．We can get hurt by things that fall down in an earthquake．Falling things can start fires．We cannot stop an earthquake from coming，but we can try to make our homes strong so that they will not fall down in an earthquake．

A tornado(龙卷风)is fast air that goes around and around over the land．A tornado can pick up anything．It can break anything that is in the way．A hurricane(飓风)is a big storm with fast winds and strong rain．It begins at sea and can come onto the land．Its fast winds can hurt us and our homes．We cannot stop a tornado or a hurricane from coming，but we can get out of its way．We cannot stop the power of nature，but we can go to places where we can be safe．

1．When does a flood come?

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2．What can a tornado cause?

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3．Where does a hurricane come from?

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【书面表达】

在过去的几年中，自然灾害频频发生，如：洪水、干旱、雾霾（haze）、风暴、沙漠化等．这些灾难，破坏我们的家园和良田，甚至导致很多伤亡．幸运的是，越来越多的人意识到了灾难的发生和人类自身的行为息息相关．正是由于我们砍掉了太多的树木，有太多的污染，我们的环境和气候才变得如此不正常（abnormal）．

地球是我们唯一的家园．我们应该意识到保护环境既非常必要又迫在眉睫！

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