1、Unit 2 Natural disasters 导读话题妙切入导读话题妙切入 1If it is not big disaster with great pain，human consensus is difficult to reach. 若不是大灾难与大苦痛，人类难以达成共识。 2Disaster hastens growth.Growth should include resilience in the soul. 灾难促进成长。成长应该包括心灵上的抗灾能力。 3 In front of the disaster， if even the heroes all fled， who co
2、uld stand up? 在灾难面前，如果连英雄都逃跑了，那么还有谁能站出来？ 4Anyone who has studied the history of human suffering can be sure that ignorance is the source of most of the worlds misery. 每一个研究人类灾难史的人可以确信：世间大部分的不幸都来自 无知。 5Try to avoid disasters before they come，and try to turn them into opportunities after they come. 灾难
3、来之前，尽量避免灾难的出现；灾难来之后，努力把灾难转 变成机遇。 In the past hundred years， there have been frequent natural disasters， such as floods，droughts(旱灾)，mudrock flows，seismic sea waves， earthquakes，windstorms and the stretching of new deserts.The disasters have killed millions upon millions of people，destroyed countless
4、 homes， and wiped out numerous pieces of fertile(肥沃的)land.Now more and more people become aware that those disasters have much to do with what we have done to the earth.We have cut down too many trees in the forests，we have badly polluted the environment，we have shocked our own homeplanet time and a
5、gain with tremendously powerful explosions of nuclear bombs.As a result，climates have become abnormal，rainwater rushes down hillsides angrily，and the underground energy goes up to revenge(报复)itself on us.The earth is our only home- planet.It is urgent for us to stop damaging it，and to do our best to
6、 protect it and make it a lovely place suitable to live in，for we have nowhere to go and survive except where we are now. In recent years，natural disasters have been frequently reported in China，so it is commonly believed that more natural disasters，especially more earthquakes，are striking China.The
7、 newspaper is flooded with the reports about the big earthquakes such as those happening in Wenchuan，Yaan and Yushu.Some people cant help asking: do earthquakes happen more frequently than before? Why? Actually，China has always been the most affected country by earthquake in the world. The first rea
8、son for this misunderstanding is that many Chinese arent quite familiar with geography situations of our own country.The experts said that most Chinese people dont know the truth that China is one of the countries most affected by earthquake in the world.It is said that the western region of China i
9、s more likely to be hit by earthquake than the eastern region.The reason why people do not hear the news about the earthquakes happening in western region is that few people lived in these places and no one died. The second reason is that people become more aware of the environmental problems and be
10、gin to care about the relationship with nature.Besides ， the advanced communication technologies like the Internet，TV and radio help the bad news about disasters spread all over the country and even the world.These reports about disaster flood the newspaper，TV and the website，thus making people beli
11、eve there are more earthquakes than ever before. In a word， the lack of knowledge on our countrys geography and the misunderstanding made by the widespread news lead Chinese to the wrong thought of more earthquakes happening in China. 探索发现 1Find out the main idea of the passage. _ _ The passage is m
12、ainly about that more earthquakes happening in China is just a misunderstanding. 2 Find out the reasons for the misunderstanding of more earthquakes happening in China. _ _ _ _ _ Many Chinese arent quite familiar with geography situations； people become more aware of the environmental problems and begin to care about the relationship with nature；the advanced communication technologies like the Internet，TV and radio help the bad news about disasters spread all over the country and even the world.
