新必修三研学Unit5单元检测作业

单元综合检测

（五）I.阅读理解，满分

37.5分）ANEW YORK一A massive winter stormparalyzed muchof the U.S.East CoastonThursday andFriday,dumping asmuch as46centimeters ofsnow from the Carolinas toMaine.lt alsocaused floodingon thestreets ofBoston dueto swellingstorm tides,forcedthe cancellationof nearly5,000flights andclosed businesses,offices and schools.Some meteorologists（气象学家）classified thestorm asa“bomb cyclonefbr itssharpdrop inatmospheric pressurewould befollowed immediatelyby ablast ofcold airthatcould breakrecords inmore thantwo dozencities andbring wind chills aslowas—40℃during theweekend.From Baltimore,Maryland,to Caribouin Maine,efforts wereunderway toclearroadways of ice and snow aswind chilltemperatures wereto plungeduring the day,reaching—40℃in someparts aftersundown,according to the NationalWeather Service.Utility paniesacross theEast workedto repairdowned powerlines earlyon Fridayasabout21,000customers remainedwithout electricity,down fromalmost80,000the daybefore,and issuedwarnings thattemperatures may bee dangerouslylow.“If thetemperature inyour homebegins tofall,we remendtaking shelterelsewhereuntil servicecan berestored.You canfind warming centers bycontacting localauthorities,v NationalGrid powerpany,which servesMassachusetts saidon Twitter.Airlines canceled4,000flights on Thursday andhundreds moreon Friday,accordingto FlightAware,an onlinetracking service.Mayor Billde Blasiosaid itcould feellike_30℃on Fridayand Saturdaynights withthewindchill.This is a serious,serious storm,and maybe the most severein2018,“hesaid ata newsconference.or to get ona bus.Still othersfaced the22bravely,walking milesto get to work.I23to beoneof peopleon the way to work thatmorning.I wentfrom subwayline tosubway lineonlyto findthat most24had stopped.After makingmy way25crowds of people,I finallyfounda subwayline thatwas

26.Unluckily,there wereso manypeople waitingto27the subwaythat Icouldnot evenget downthe stairsto the28,So Itook the train goingin theoppositedirection,and thenswitched back to thedowntown train.Finally,after whatseemed likeforever,thetrain29my stop.Then Ihad towalk severalblocks in the increasinglyheavyrain.When Ifinally gotto myoffice,I was30through,exhausted anddiscouraged.My co-workers and I spentmost of thedaydrying off.When it was500p.m.,I wasreadyto gohome.I was about toturn offmy puter31I receivedan e-mail fromGarth,myDirector“I wouldlike tothank allof youwho madethe effortand32reported towork.lt isalwaysreassuring（令人欣慰），at timeslike these,when employeesso clearlyshow their33to theirjobs.Thank you.”Garths e-mail wasshort,but Ilearned morefrom that34message thanI everdidfrom atextbook.The e-mail taughtme thata fewwords of35can makea bigdifference.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文文章描写了在暴风雨袭来时，仍有很多人坚持去上班，但心情不免有些沮丧，而经理的一封感谢信却使人精神重新振作起来，揭示了“表扬给人以力量和信心”这个主题

21.A.forced B.refusedC.adjusted D.gatheredA［地铁停止“迫使”上班的人不得不回家force强迫；迫使，sbbe forcedto dosth.“某人被迫做某事”］

22.A.climate B.sceneryC.storm D.burden［联系上文，上班高峰时期遇见暴风雨，很多人不得不回家，一些人奋力呼叫C出租车或坐公交车，还有一些人“勇敢地面对，步行几英里去上班”，可知此处应填storm“暴风雨”］

23.A.used B.promisedC.deserved D.happenedD［我“恰好”是那天早晨去上班的人之一used to do“过去常常”；promiseto do允诺，答应做；deserve”值得；应受“；happen to“碰巧，偶然”；根据题意应选D］

24.A.practice B.routineC.process D.serviceD［“我”沿着地铁线一路寻找结果却发现大部分的地铁都停了service”（公用事业的）公共设施（的运转）”，符合题意］

25.A.to B.throughC.over D.forB［艰难地穿过”人群，用through,它指从内部穿过，through crowdsofpeople意为“穿过人群”］

26.A.operating B.cyclingC.turning D.rushingA［终于发现一条仍在“运转”的地铁线operate“运转，运行”，符合题意］

27.A.check B.carryC.find D.boardD［board thesubway“上地铁”board登（飞机、车、船等）”］

28.A.street B.groundC.floor D.platformD［等着上地铁的人太多了，我甚至不能走下台阶到站台那里去platform“站台，月台“，符合题意］

29.A.paused B.crossedC.reached D.parkedC［好像过了很久列车终于“到达”了我要去的站点reach“至U达”；pause暂停；cross“通过；park“停车”根据题意应选C］

30.A.wet B.weakC.sick D.hurtA［“我”在暴风雨中步行几个街区到达办公室后当然全身都“湿透”了wetthrough都湿透了”，与虚弱、疾病、受伤都不相关］

32.A.hardly B.casuallyC.absolutely D.eventuallyD［“我要感谢你们这些所有做出努力最终来上班的人eventually最终”，符合题意］

33.A.devotion B.donationC.connection D.reactionA［当员工们明确表示出对工作的忠于职守时总是让人欣慰的devotion”奉献；投入“；donation“捐赠；connection”联系”；reaction”反应”根据题意可知选A］

34.A.accurate B.urgentC.brief D.humorousC［由前边的short可知,“我”从这封“简短的”邮件里学到的东西要比以前从教科书中学到的多accurate精确的“；urgent“紧急的；brief简单的，简短的；humorous“幽默的”根据题意选C］

35.A.promise B.appreciationC.advice D.guidanceB［句意这封感谢的邮件使我认识到几句感谢的话会有极大的影响words ofappreciation“感激的话”］IV.语法填空,满分15分Once afarmers donkeyfell into a deepwell.The animal was doubtlessly

36.painand criedloudly forhours,but the farmer

37.,he decidedthat the animalwasold andthatthe wellneeded to be coveredanyway,so hethought the donkey wasntworth

38.save.Then,he put

39.his workand invitedsome of his neighborsto eover andhelphim.They alltook ashovel铁铲and beganto put dirt into the well.At first,the donkeyrealized whatwas happeningand cried

40.pitiful.Then,toeveryone*s surprise,the donkeybecame quiet.A fewshovel loadslater,thefarmerlookeddown intothe welland wasastonished at

41.he saw.Each shovelof dirthit itsback,but thedonkey wasdoing something

42.amaze.Itwas shakingthe dirt off andtaking a step up.As theneighbors continuedto putmore dirtontop of theanimal,it wouldshake thedirt offand takeone morestep up.To peoples

43.please,thedonkeystepped upover theedge of the welland ranoffhappily!When lifesometimes

44.putdirton you,the bestway ofgetting outof thewell istoshake thedirtoffand takeastepup.Each ofyour troublesis astepping stone.You cangetout of the deepestwell just

45.never givingup!【语篇解读】有时候，事情的结局取决于你如何做出反应

36.painful［be动词后应用形容词作表语］

37.hesitated［分析上下文可知，此处指发生在过去的事情，用一般过去时］

38.saving［此处是固定用法be worthdoing,意思是“值得”］

39.down［put down是固定短语，意为放下］

40.pitifully［所填词用来修饰谓语动词cried,修饰动词应用副词，故填pitifully o］

41.what［根据题干结构可知，本句话包含一个宾语从句，从句中缺少saw的宾语，故填what］

42.amazing［所填词在句中用来修饰不定代词something,意为“令人感到惊米的，故填amazing］

43.pleasure［此处是固定用法to onespleasure,意思是“让某人快乐的是］

44.puts［根据题干可知，所填词作谓语，陈述事实，因此时态应用一般现在时；又因为主语是life,故填puts］

45.by［根据语境可知，所填词与动名词连用，表示方式，故填by］V.写作（满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是海边长大的李华，你和爸爸一次出海打鱼，船出了故障并且遭遇糟糕的天气，请以日记的形式描述你这一次海上亲身经历并且谈谈你自己的感受要求

1.词数80左右；

2.行文流畅，内容积极向上［参考范文］Two daysago,I wentfishing withmy fatherby boaton the sea.We gotup veryveryearly in the morningand gota goodharvest.Unfortunately,the weatherwent badand itstarted torain.At thesame timeour boatwasturned overby theviolent wind.We gotonto thelifeboat,scared and the strongwindmade ithard tostay safeon it.Whats worsewe didnt,we weresurrounded bysomedolphins,with whosehelp wesurvived therainstorm and arrived at the beach,safe andsound.Although welost allthat we got thatmorning,wegotwhat ismost importantfor us一our lives.We treasureour lifemore.第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文续写的词数应为150左右It was8a.m.Kathy,a25-year-old nurse,had justfinished a12-hour nightshifts atahospital.She wastired,but gladto besailing alonghighway towhere shelived.Althoughthe localgovernment hadposted asnow alert（预警），the calmgrey skyconvinced Kathythedrive wouldbe safe.I figuredFd bein bedin anhour,“she says.Snow beganwhen she was halfwayhome.Listening tothe radio,Kathy learnedthehighway wasclosed becausea tractorhad slidoff theroad.She textedsome friendsand hermom,and triednot tosleep asshe waited.After acouple ofhours,however,conditions worsened.Strong windsbegan rockingKathy*s car.She couldntsee anything outside,and snow was driftingup herdoors.lt was,she says,u atotal whiteout androws ofcars andtrucks.”Late in the afternoona policeofficer cameand askedif shewas inany difficulty.Shesaid shewas fine.She askedthe policeofficer ifthere wasany way to getpast thetrucks.“No,maam,he answered.Youre notgoing anywhere.Once asit gotdark,Kathy beganto worry.She textedhis brotherCris,telling himtodrive snowmobiling buddy（雪士也力气车）to gettothehighway andfind her.As Crisrode slowlyalongside therows ofcars andtrucks,people wouldroll downtheirwindows andask forhelp.was the first person theyd seenin sixhours.n Heexplainedhe waspicking uphis sister.He toldthem,“Nobodys ingandIcan*t takeyou.”Near10p.m.Cris reachedKathy.He directedKathy to pull her car ontothe shoulderandasked hertogetinto hissnowmobiling buddy.As theyheaded forhome,the funstarted.About fivekilometres intothe journey,Crismade amistake.What hethought wasa shallowditch（浅沟）turned outto be a deeptrough（水槽）.Instead ofingoutthe otherside,they justkept goingdown.They weretrapped.And featherysnowwasover theirheads.Paragraph1At thatmoment,they had to takeaction andget out.Paragraph2When Kathyarrived ather home,her motherwas waitingfor her.［参考范文］Paragraph1At thatmoment,they hadto takeaction andget o〃/.They shoutedat thetop of their，voice butno onecould hearthem.They beganto worryand wereconvinced theyhad tostay in theirsnowmobilingbuddyfor thenight.Suddenly,a goodidea occurredtoKathy.She tookoff oneof herclothes andburned it.Seeing thefire,people ranover andmanagedtopullhercarout withall theirefforts,making Crisashamed forhis refusaltoothers.Paragraph2When Kathyarrived ather home,her motherwas waitingfor her.Shc askedKathywhat hadhappened.Kathy explained,“I madea terriblemistake.But for others*help,Icouldnt havebeen homefor thenight/When askedwhat she would dowhen someonehaddifficulty.Kathy answeredimmediately thatshe woulddo anythingto helpothers becausetoday*s experienceturned outtobea greatlesson forher.New YorkGovernor AndrewCuomo declared a state of emergencyfor thesouthernpart ofthe state,while NewJersey GovernorChris Christiedeclaredastateof emergencyfor severalcounties.【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道大规模的暴风雪于周四和周五袭击了美国东海岸，给当地的生产和生活造成了严重影响

1.Which ofthe followingis NOTthe consequenceofthemassivewinter stormA.Breakdown oftheU.S.coast.B.Flooding inBoston.C.Cancellation ofnearly5,000flights.D.Closure inbusiness,offices,andschools.［细节理解题根据第一段第二句可知，受暴风雪的影响，波士顿暴发了洪水，A近5000架航班被迫取消，企业、办公楼和学校也被迫关闭只有A项没有提到，故选A］

2.Why didsome meteorologistsclassify thiswinterstormas bombcyclone”A.Because it will causechangeable atmosphericpressure.B.Because thescale ofthis stormcould breakrecords inlots ofcities.C.Because ofthe deadlyand destructiveeffects ofthis storm.D.Because ofthe extremelycold airand thewind chillsin thisstorm.［细节理解题根据第二段可知，一些气象专家将此类风暴归为“炸弹气旋”D的原因是气压的急剧下降，而随后还会有一股冷空气到来，打破了2多座城市的记录，导致周末时气温低至一4TC故选D］

3.Which ofthe followingbest explainsthe underlinedword“plunge inPara.3A・decline steadilyB.drop dramaticallyC.fluctuate violentlyD.fall moderatelyB［词义猜测题根据第三段可知，一些地区的风寒温度在日落后会降到一40℃o据此可知，画线词的含义为“突然下降”，故选B］

4.About therescue work,which ofthe followingstatements isINCORRECTA.People weremaking greatefforts torid roadwaysoficeandsnow.B.About101thousand peoplewere leftwithout electricityonThursday.C.Residents canstayinwarmingcentersuntil heatingservice isrestored.D.Aviation servicehasnt beenbrought backto normalyet untilFriday.B［细节理解题根据第三段可知，人们正在加紧清理路面上的冰雪，故排除A项；根据第五段前两句可知，在供暖服务恢复之前，居民可以住在供暖中心，故排除C项；根据第六段可知，航班服务仍然没有恢复正常，故排除D项根据第四段内容可知，周五早些时候，电力公司都在努力修复被击落的电线，当时大约有21000家没有电，比前一天的差不多80000减少了，故可知周四没有电的不是101000家故选B］BWhats lifelike ona deserted island SenatorJeff Flakeof Arizonadecided tofindout.The adventuroussenator tooka vacationfrom CapitolHill andwent ona four-dayRobinson Crusoestyle holidaywith histwo teenagesons toa remote,desertedislandin theNorth Pacific Ocean.The senatorand hissons,15-year-old Tannerand13-year-old Dallin,traveled5,200miles fromPhoenix,Arizona tothe islandof Biggarenn.They didntcarry anyfood orwater.The islandis partoftheMarshall Islands.lt offeredno basicsupplies,so the Flakeshad tocatch andcook theirown foodand purifytheir water.Their dietwas madeup ofcoconuts,crabs and fish.They caughtthe crabandfishthemselves andcooked thefoodover anopen firestarted witha magnifyingglass（放大镜）.The Flakesbrought alonga lobstertrap（龙虾夹）in thehope ofhaving somedelicioustreats,but lostit within thefirstfew hoursafter it was attackedby ashark.They alsocarriedtwo pumpsto removesalt fromocean water.lt tookthem hourseach nightto pumpfor justafew gallonsof freshwater.One ofthemostmemorable momentsofthetrip,the fathersaid,was when he and his15-year-old sonwere almostcaught bysharks afterspearing（叉起）a fishinthe ocean.Still,itwasquite anenjoyable holidayfor them.For adad itwasawonderfulthing.No videogames around,no television,no disturbance,no texting,v Flakerecalled.

5.Why didthe Flakesgo tothe islandof BiggarennA.To meetRobinson Crusoe.B・To spearthe sharkfor food.C.To spenda specialvacation.D.To swimintheNorthPacificOcean.

6.What canwe learnfrom the passageA.The Flakescould easilyfind afire on the island.B・The Flakescaught lobstersfor foodonthe island.C.The Flakesfound basicthings that they neededontheisland.D.The Flakestook muchtrouble toget drinkablewater ontheisland.

7.According tothepassage,theFlakes*holiday is.A.adventurous butinterestingB・exciting butpainfulC.meaningless butenjoyableD・boring butmemorable【语篇解读】文章讲述了Jeff Flake带领自己的两个儿子亲身体验了一次荒岛冒险

5.C［细节理解题根据文章第2段可知，他带领两个儿子去孤岛探险是为了度过一个特殊的假期］

6.D［推理判断题根据文章第5段中的It tookthem hourseach nightto pumpforjust afew gallonsof freshwater.可知，Flake和两个儿子为了得至I能喝的水需要费很大的劲］

7.A［推理判断题根据文章倒数第2段可知，他们差点儿被鲨鱼吃了，这说明非常惊险再根据最后一段中的“Still,itwasquite anenjoyable holidayfor them.v可知，他们的假期过得惊险而有趣］CDuring the15th century,spices（香料）from Indiawere verypopular in Europe,however,the onlyway totravel fromEurope to India wasover land.This wasa longandexpensive trip.The Kingof Portugalrealized ifhe couldfind a waytogetto India bysailingon the ocean,hewouldbee richby trading spices inEurope.An explorer（探险家）by thenameof BartolomeuDias haddiscovered the Cape of Good Hopeat thetip of Africa.lt wasthoughtthat there maybeawayaround theCape andtothenortheast t,many wereskepticaland thoughtthatthe Indian Ocean did not connect with the Atlantic Ocean.Vasco daGama,who was born in1460stoa wealthyPortuguese familyin Sines,wasgiven afleet ofships by the kingand told to discover a searoute路线around Africa toIndia.He wasalso toldto lookforothertrading possibilitiesalong theway.Vasco daGama left on hisfirst voyage航彳亍from Lisbon,Portugal,with fourshipsand170men onJuly8,

1497.Gama andhis menrounded thesouthern tipofAfricaatthe Cape of Good Hope onNovember

22.They thenheaded northup thecoast ofAfidca.They stoppedat tradingports alongthewayincluding Mombasaand Malindi.AtMalindi about120km northeastof Mombasa,they pickedup alocal pilotwho knewthedirection toIndia.With thehelp ofa monsoonwind theywere ableto cross the IndianOceanand arrivein Calicut,India inless thana monthon May20,

1498.At Calicut,Vasco raninto serioustrouble whentrying totrade.He hadbrought littleof valuein hisships.This madethe local traders doubtful of himand verysoon hehadtoleave.The voyagebackwas disastrous.Around halfofhismen diedfrom scu,whenhereturned home,he wasstilla hero.He hadfound themuch neededtrade route toIndia.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文，文章介绍了葡萄牙探险家达・伽马第一次航行到印度的原因及过程

8.What doesthe underlinedwordskeptical^in Paragraph1meanA.Worried.B.Doubtful.C.Hopeful.D.Supportive.B［词义猜测题由第一段中的“theremaybeaway...towards India”和戈U线词后的“theIndian OceandidnotconnectwiththeAtlanticOcean”可知，因为许多人认为印度洋与大西洋不相连，所以他们对绕过好望角而到达印度的路线这一想法持怀疑态度］

9.What was the mainpurpose ofVasco daGamas firstvoyage toIndiaA.To takecontrol ofIndia.B・To controlthe spicetrade.C.To find a traderoutetoIndia.D.To bringback spicesfrom India.C［细节理解题第一段解释了葡萄牙国王派遣达・伽马出行的原因“findaway togettoIndia...tradingspicesinEurope”,再由第二段中的“toldtodiscoverasea routearoundAfricatoIndia”可知，达・伽马第一次航行到印度的目的是寻找一条贸易路线］

10.Which isthe correctroute ofGamas firstvoyage toIndiaA.Sines—theCape ofGood Hope-MombasafMalindif Calicut.B.Sinesf theCape ofGood Hope—Malindi-Mombasaf Calicut.C.Lisbonf theCape ofGood Hope^Malindi^Mombasa^Calicut.D.Lisbonf theCapeofGoodHope-MombasafMalindi-Calicut.D［细节理解题由第三段描述达・伽马第一次从欧洲航海到印度的路线“leftonhisfirst voyage（盘亢行）from Lisbon...rounded...attheCapeofGoodHope...At Malindi（about120km northeastof Mombasa）...crosstheIndianOceanandarrivein Calicutv可知答案］

11.What happenedto Gamaandhismen whenthey stayedat CalicutA.Their tradingwas well-received.B・Half ofthem gota seriousillness.C.They missedthe besttime to go back home.D.They wereconsidered unwelebythelocaltraders.D［推理判断题由第三段中的He hadbrought littleof value...doubtfulofhim”可知，到达Calicut之后，由于船上有价值的东西太少，因此达•伽马和他的船员们在那里不受当地商人的欢迎］DThe earlylife ofthe greensea turtle（海龟）is fullof danger.Only onein1,000babysea turtlessurvive toadulthood（成年）.From itshome inthe sand,it breaksits eggwithan eggtooth.Its motheris notthere tohelp it.Instead,it isgreeted bycrabs,coyotes,anddogs waitingto eat it for dinner.To survive,the babyturtle musthide inthe sanduntilnight.Then,it movesslowly tothe sea.The smallturtle mustswim hardto reachtheoceanwaters.In thesea,it trieshard tofind food.It mustalso keepitself frombeing foodfor fish.As dangerousasthesea turtleslife isinthenatural world,its mostdangerous enemiesarehumans.The rubbishleft byhumans intheoceancauses problemsfor thesmall greensea turtle.A littleturtle mighteat apiece ofplastic（塑料）inthesea.lt mightalso eatoil ontheoceans surface.Young turtlesalso getcaught infishing nets.There arelaws againsthuntingseat,many arehunted,both fortheir meatand fortheir shells（壳）.All ofthesedangers mustbe prevented.Sea turtlesthat dosurvive togrow intoadulthood gothrough manychanges.Forexample,adult greensea turtlesweigh about500pounds.They stopeating jellyfish andother meatand eatonly plants.And theymay plana tripto gobackhomeagain.A motherseaturtle goesbacktothe beachwhere shewasborn.This isthe onlyplace whereshe willlay eggs.Even ifit hasbeen fortyyears sinceshewasa baby,she alwaysknows herwayback home.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文海龟的成活非常不易，从出生到成年，它们需要面对各种各样的危险

12.Why dobaby turtlesmove totheseaat nightA.They dislikesunshine.B・They needto avoidenemies.C.They canfindfoodeasily then.D.They preferlower temperatures.B［推理判断题由第一段中的uInstead,it isgreeted bycrabs...eatitfordinner.”可知，刚出生的小海龟选择在夜间爬向大海是为了避免天敌的袭击］

13.What doesthe authorthink ofthe youngturtles inParagraph3A.Pitiful.B.Careless.C.Interesting.D.Courageous.［推理判断题作者在第三段描述了人类给海龟带来的严重威胁，表达了对小A海龟的深切同情］

14.What canwe learnabout sea turtlesA.They mainlyfeed onfishandmeat.B・They canlive foraround fortyyears.C.They alwaysproduce eggsat theirbirthplaces.D.They visittheir beachhomes severaltimes ayear.C［细节理解题由最后一段中的叮his isthe onlyplace whereshe willlayeggs.”可知，雌性海龟只在她的出生地产卵］

15.What isthe textmainly aboutA.The homesof greensea turtles.B・How seaturtles findtheir food.C.The dangersfaced byseaturtles.D.How youngturtles beeadults.［主旨大意题通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了海龟从小到大面临的各种危险］CII.阅读七选五，满分

12.5分）Red CrossApps GuideSurvivaliststhrough NaturalDisastersRed Crosshas severalapps thatwill helpyou ina natural disaster.16•Emergency AppForan all-in-one referencefor anycatastrophe,the EmergencyApp isthe answer.17Users canalso customizetheir alertsaccording totheir areasand locationsoftheirlovedones so that theycan monitoractivity inmultiple places.•Earthquake App18And thenumber ofhigh magnitudeearthquakes nearlydoubled lastyear.Withthe EarthquakeApp,youll receivereal-time alertsand notificationsand learnhow torespondin thisnatural disasterwhile keepingyour familyand homesafe fromany furtherthreats.•Hurricane AppThisisamust-have forpeople inhurricane areas.19Much likethe EarthquakeApp,itwillsupply youwith detailsfor stayingsafe inthis circumstance.•Shelter Finder AppIn caseyour emergencyshelter wasntbuilt towithstand whateverdisaster cameyourway,the ShelterFinderAppuses datafromtheNational ShelterSystem andmaps outthesecured sheltersacross thecountry.Other thanthe address,the appalso suppliesyou withdetailssuch asthe agencyrunning theshelter,capacity andcurrent populationoftheshelter,among others.20A.The globalearthquake rateis rising.B.Each appis availableon iOSand Androiddevices.C.It containsinformation onover35different typesofemergencysituations.D.These detailsare updatedwithin everythirty minutes,so youllalways stayposted.E.Track stormsandthecondition inyour areasothatyou cantake theproperprecautions.F.The modernsurvivalist knowsyour smartphone isthe besttool tokeep youonyour feet.G.For otherapps specifictoanaturaldisaster,the RedCross alsohas appsfor floods,，tornadoes andwildfires.【语篇解读】如何应对自然灾害呢？本文介绍了一些红十字会自然灾害客户端，它们会对你有所帮助

16.B［设空处前面句子说到“红十字会有几个应用程序会在自然灾害中帮助你”选项B意为“每个应用程序都可在iOS和Android设备上使用”，符合语境］

17.C［由设空前的内容可知选项C符合语境，意为“它包含了关于超过35种不同类型的紧急情况的信息”］

18.A［该段主要介绍“地震应用程序”，选项A意为“全球地震发生率正在上升”，其中的关键词“earthquake”与段落主题相符由此可见，选项A符合语境］

19.E［选项E中的关键信息“storms”与段落标题以及设空处前面句子中的关键线索词“hurricane”相符由此可见,选项E符合语境］

20.D［选项D中的“These details”与上文中提到的with detailssuch as...”相呼应由此可见，选项D符合语境］m.完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）On August26,1999,New YorkCity wasstruck bya terriblerainstorm.Unfortunately,this happenedduring themorning rushhour.Many peoplewhowere goingtoworkwere21togohome.Some battledto calla taxi。