专题04 自然灾害
Part 1 语法填空
（一）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China’s Henan province 1．(make) headlines as it was hit with heavy rains, which left people dead, missing and 2．(vere) affected. 3． donations, supplies and condolences(慰唁) rolling in, many Chine enterpris are tting 4． positive example.
Chine sportswear company ERKE made a donation of 50 million yuan ($7.7 million) to provide supplies for flood 5．(relieve) and aid. After the company made the announcement on 6．(it) social media platform, Sina Weibo, on Wednesday, it received widespread support.
One of the comments 7．(leave) by a netizen ranked at the top under the topic. “It feels like
you’re going out of business and you donated so much,” the netizen wrote.
What made the company’s donation 8．(impress) and led it to go viral is the fact that the donation is a big sum for the company, 9．(consider) that ERKE’s business didn’t em to develop very smoothly during the past few years.
On Thursday night, the company’s live streaming channel on Taobao, Alibaba’s e-commerce platform, attracted over 2 million people, 10． was a big increa from its usual number of viewers.
顾宪成（二）
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Climate change makes wildfires, hurricanes and heat waves more frequent 家乡赵雷11． stronger than before. The bad effects are in the headlines 12． (regular). The warming climate also changes lives 13． subtler (不易察觉的) ways.
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In Tampa, Fla. , Sara Brogan says summers are getting 14． (hot). Going to the beach to cool off is a decades-long tradition for her family. They 15． (go) to the beach once this summer. There was a red tide. The algae (水藻) blooms are increasing, likely becau of human 16． (pollute) and warming temperatures. They produce toxins (毒素) that kill a life. That is 17．雨后的姐姐 Brogan is staying away from the beach. A lot of times it's—before you even get there, you can feel the smell of dead fish is very strong.
Wildfire smoke obviously is not good for people and the animal. Heather Duchow and her husband celebrated 18． (they) 20th anniversary in Montana's Glacier National Park. When they got there, it was very smoky. She felt disappointed: the smoke made it difficult 19． (e) the awe-inspiring views she remembered. For future anniversaries, they may go sooner in the summer,20． (hope) to avoid the worst of fire ason. It's strongly recommended that some measures should be taken to control the warming climate.
（三）
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3词）德国护照
Wildfires can start in forests or on open land, and the flames spread very quickly. Sometimes they start becau the weather is hot and dry, but 21． (most) humans cau wildfires. We can prevent them by carefully 22． (control) campfires and other outdoor fires.
Other natural disasters are impossible to prevent. A typhoon is a tropical (热带的) storm 23． starts over the a. When Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines and Vietnam in 2013, the winds reached over 100 kph and caud great damage. Six thousand people 24． (kill), and more than two million had to leave their homes. Today we can predict the storms, and if we attach importance 25． weather warnings, we can prepare for them.
Unlike a storm, 26． earthquake is usually unexpected. A huge earthquake hit Pakistan in October 2015. “The ground was shaking,” said one resident. “But wor than that was the sound of the earthquake. It was 保安辞职申请书27． (刘伟强frighten).” Earthquakes usually don’t last more than a minute, but their influences can be terrible. Buildings fall down and this can sometimes
cau fires. It can be very difficult to find 28． (survive) in the damaged areas.民主生活会会议方案
The are just three examples of 29． deadly nature can be. But humans can u technology 30． (make) predictions and work together when things go wrong.
Part 2 阅读理解
（一）
Japan is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters becau of its climate and topography(地形), and it has experienced countless earthquakes, typhoons, and other types of disasters.
A number of factors contribute to the high incidence of natural disasters in Japan. Firstly, the country faces extreme climate changes, such as asonal rain fronts and typhoons, as well as heavy snowfall on the Sea of Japan. Secondly, Japan's topography is rugged(崎岖不平的). Thirdly, Japan is located in the Pacific earthquake belt and is often struck by earthquakes, while its complex coastline is vulnerable to tsunamis. And fourthly,
Japan is located in the circum-Pacific zone, in which almost all the volcanoes of the world are concentrated, and has 83 active volcanoes—one-tenth of the world total.
