2015中考英语―第三部分 热点素材拓展：八年级(上)Unit 4

八年级（上）Unit4第三部分热点素材拓展阅读理解（2015原创）热点主题：云南鲁甸地震TheearthquakewhichstruckYunnanProvinceonAugust3rdhadahighdeathnumberbecauseofitshighmagnitude,follow-ondisastersandthehighpopulationofthearea.Thedeathhasrisento615fourdaysafterthepowerfulearthquake.Amongthereporteddeaths,526wereintheworst-hitLudianCountyand76inQiaojiaCounty.Theofficialcountshowedthattherewere114missingand3,143peopleinjuredinthe6.5-magnitudeearthquake.Andtheearthquakecausedlotsofbuildingstofalldown,includingatleastoneschool.CCTVsaysthattheearthquakewasthestrongestthathitYunnanintherecent14years,andtheepicenterwasinLongtoushantowninYunnan’sLudianCounty.Italsosaysthegovernmentissendingthousandsoftents,foldingbeds,quiltsandcoatstotheaffectedarea.Attemptstoreachtheepicenterhavebeenstoppedbyheavyrain,withsomerescuersforcedtotravelonfoot.SouthwesternChinaisoftenstruckbyearthquakes.In2012anearthquakeintheYunnanregionkilledatleast80people.Aweeklater,amemorialservicewasheldonSundayinLudianCountyforthevictimsofthe6.5-magnitudeearthquakethatrockedthearea.Whilepeoplegatheredinpublicspacesforthreeminutesofsilence,driverssoundedtheircarhorns.“Iamexpectingthosewholosttheirlovedonestosurvive.”saidKeGuoxian,ateacherattheThirdElementarySchoolofLudianCounty.“Iamsotouchedthatsomanypeoplerushedtohelpus.”saidMaSiying,afourth-graderattheschool.【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了云南地震的相关情况。这次地震震中位于鲁甸县，地震造成至少600多人死亡，100多人失踪，3000多人受伤。大量楼房倒塌，其中至少包括一所学校。这次地震给当地人民带来非常大的灾难，但人们在地震中互帮互助，体现了一人有难，八方支援的精神。1.Howmanypeoplelosttheirlivesinthisearthquake?A.Atleastfivehundred.B.Atleastsixhundred.C.Atleasttwohundred.D.Atleastthreethousand.细节理解题。题干意为：这次地震中有多少人失去生命？A项：至少500人；B项：至少600人；C项：至少200人；D项：至少3000人。由第二段第一句“Thedeathhasrisento615fourdaysafterthepowerfulearthquake.”可知选B。【解析】2.Whatcausedahighdeathnumberintheearthquake?A.Heavyrainandthefallingrocks.B.Lotsofbuildingsandthehighmagnitude.C.Thehighmagnitudeandpopulationofthearea.D.Follow-ondisastersandheavyrain.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：在地震中，是什么导致那么多死亡？A项：大雨和落石；B项：楼房和震级；C项：高强度震级和稠密的人口；D项：灾害和暴雨。由第一自然段可知：是因为高强度震级和稠密的人口导致死亡人数很多。故选C。3.Theunderlinedword“touched”means_____inthepassage.A.触摸的B.失常的C.感动的D.疯狂的【解析】词义猜测题。题干意为：文章中的划线单词touched意思是_____。由“manypeoplerushedtohelpus...”可推知：这么多人来帮助我们，让我们感到很感动，故选C。4.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisNOTTRUE?A.TheearthquakewasthestrongesttohitYunnanintherecent14years.B.Somerescuershadtotraveltohelppeopleonfootbecauseofthefallingrocks.C.SouthwesternChinaisoftenstruckbyearthquakes.D.Thememorialservicewasheldforthevictimsaftertheearthquake.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：下面哪个句子不正确？A项：这次地震是14年来在云南发生的最强烈地震；B项：救援人员因为落石不得不徒步去帮助灾区人们；C项：中国西南部经常发生地震；D项：地震后人们为死者举行了悼念仪式。由第三段最后一句“Attemptstoreachtheepicenterhavebeenstoppedbyheavyrain,withsomerescuersforcedtotravelonfoot.”可知B项错误。5.Fromthepassage,weknow_______.A.whendisasterstruck,helpcamefromallsidesB.whentheearthquakehappened,lotsofpeoplediedC.aftertheearthquake,weshouldn’tholdamemorialserviceD.wehopethosewholosttheirlovedoneswillsurvive【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：从这篇文章中我们知道_____。A项：一方有难，八方支援；B项：地震发生时很多人失去生命；C项：地震后我们不应该举行悼念仪式；D项：我们希望那些失去他们所爱的人会生存下去。由第三段中的“Italsosaysthegovernmentissendingthousandsoftents,foldingbeds,quiltsandcoatstotheaffectedarea.”和文章最后一段可推知：当灾害发生时，一方有难，八方支援。故选A。