1、Unit 2 Natural disasters 预习新知早知道预习新知早知道 .匹配词义 A单词匹配 ( )1.county An.程序，步骤，手续 ( )2.disaster Bn.楼梯；梯级 ( )3.crash Cn.碰撞声，破裂声；碰撞； 崩溃 vi.& vt.碰撞，撞击；崩溃 ( )4.exit Dn.郡，县 ( )5.orderly En.灾难，灾害；彻底失败 ( )6.stair Fadj.有秩序的，有条理的，整齐的 ( )7.procedure Gadj.引起破坏(或毁灭)的， 破坏(或毁灭性)的 ( )8.odd Hn.台风 ( )9.typhoon Ivi.& vt.出去
2、，离去；退场； 退出 n.出口，通道；离开 ( )10.destructive Jadj.奇怪的，怪异的； 偶尔的；不成对的 答案 15 DECIF 610 BAJHG B.短语匹配 ( )1.at large A安然无恙的 ( )2.safe and sound B(在困境中)保持冷静 ( )3.occur to C整个，全部 ( )4.keep ones head D被想到，浮现在脑中 ( )5.hold on to E突然开始，爆发 ( )6.run out of F使某人大为放心的是 ( )7.take the form of G紧紧抓住；坚持 ( )8.break out H用完，耗
3、尽 ( )9.far and wide I采取的形式 ( )10.to ones great relief J到处，各处 答案 15 CADBG 610 HIEJF .默写单词 1_ vt. 伤害，使受伤；损害 2_ n. 反应，回应；抗拒；化学反应 3_ vi.& vt. 发信号，示意；标志 n. 信号，暗号；标志；信号灯 4_ vt. 证实，确认；使确信；批准 5_ vt. 拥抱，搂抱；抱紧 6_ n. 文件，公文；(计算机中的文档) injure reaction signal confirm hug document 7_ n. 洪水，水灾；大量 vi. & vt. (被)淹没，泛滥；
4、大量涌入；充满 8_ vt. 通知；了解，熟悉 9_ n. 补给，补给品(pl.)；供应；供应量，储备 vt. 供应，供给，提供 10_ n. 图案，花样；模式；范例；模型 flood inform supply pattern .语境填空 shock； charity； staff； downstairs； otherwise； destination； destruction； roll；beyond；signal 1 Most of the runners in the London Marathon are raising money for _ 2I couldnt get a _
5、on my cell phone. 3_ of the environment is one of the most serious challenges we face. charity signal Destruction 4He has never recovered from the _ of your brothers death. 5The cats were enjoying a _ in the sunshine. 6Shut the window, _ itll get too cold in here. 7Our luggage was checked all the wa
6、y through to our final _ 8The road continues _ the village up into the hills. 9The _ in this shop are very helpful. 10She rushed _ and burst into the kitchen. shock roll otherwise destination beyond staff downstairs .语法填空之派生词 1Women are _(scare)to use the buses at night. 2Youre a _(power)manpeople w
7、ill listen to you. 3You can of course help by giving them a _(donate)directly. 4The _(odd)of her appearance frightened her mother. 5The beach is within walking _(distant)of my house. 6My immediate _ (react)was one of shock. scared powerful donation oddness distance reaction 7The first thing he looke
8、d at was his offices _(locate). 8In front of them the valley dropped _(sharp)away from the road. 9 The typhoon has left a trial of death and _ (destory)across much of central Japan. 10The woman in the shop had looked at them _(curious). location sharply destruction curiously 1There were loud crashes
9、 of glass breaking and things falling to the ground，but the students remained still and waited calmly and quietly. 尽管玻璃破碎和东西倒地， 发出阵阵巨响， 但是学生们_， 沉着安静地等着。 2The moment the shaking stopped，Miss Brown sensed it was the best time for the class to make their escape. 震动一停止，布朗小姐就_这是全班同学逃跑的最佳时机。 一动不动 感觉到 3She
10、 signalled to her students to exit the classroom in an orderly line covering their heads with their hands. 她示意学生们_，有序离开教室。 4After a roll call confirmed that all were safe and sound，they relaxed，laughing，crying and hugging each other. 点 名 确 认 所 有 人 都 _ 后 ， 他 们 才 放 松 下 来 ， _。 5It immediately occurred
11、to her that these were signs of an approaching tsunami. 她立刻_这是海啸即将来临的迹象。 抱着头，排好队 安然无恙 笑啊，哭啊，互相拥抱着 意识到 词语助读 injure vt.伤害，使受伤；损害 at large 整个，全部 reaction n反应，回应；化学反应；抗拒 hold on to 紧紧抓住；坚持 at the same time 同时，一起 in case 以防；以防万一 signal vi.发信号，示意；标志 n信号，暗号；标志；信号灯 exit vt.& vi.退出；出去，离去，退场 orderly adj.有秩序的；
12、有条理的，整齐的 stair n楼梯；梯级 roll call 点名 confirm vt.证实，确认；使确信；批准 safe and sound 安然无恙的 hug vt.搂抱，拥抱；抱紧 procedure n程序，步骤，手续 tsunami n.海啸 a series of 一系列；一连串 odd adj.奇怪的，怪异的；偶尔的；不成对的 bubble n气泡，泡；泡沫 occur to 被想到，浮现在脑中 21 keep ones head(在困境中)保持冷静 22 to ones great relief 使某人大为放松的是 原文呈现 Pupils lives spared duri
13、ng Falmont earthquake By Raymond Tran 18 March FALMONTOn 17 March， 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that hit the county at 2：27 p m.Only 5 students suffered slight injuries， despite the current figures of 7 killed and over 200 injured in the disaster area
14、at large. Alice Brown， head teacher at Falmont Primary School， was teaching when the floor began to shake.Her students reaction was quick and correctthey moved under their desks，head first，and held on to the legs of the desksAt the same time ，Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom door，in case it b
15、ecame damaged during the shaking and could not open.There were loud crashes of glass breaking and things falling to the ground，but the students remained still and waited calmly and quietly. The moment the shaking stopped，Miss Brown sensed it was the best time for the class to make their escape.1She
16、signalled to her students to exit the classroom in an orderly line covering their heads with their hands.Within one minute and twenty seconds，the whole class went down the stairs and rushed to the playground.Soon students from other classes arrived too.After a roll call confirmedthat all were safe a
17、nd sound， they relaxed，laughing，crying and hugging each other. 1the moment 此处为连词，引导时间状语从句，表示“一 就”。 “We practise earthquake safety procedures twice a year， ” said Miss Brown， “so the kids were calm enough to protect themselves during the earthquake.” Girl saves 100 from tsunami By Jessie Cable 21 Dec
18、ember NEWDALEOn 20 December，a series of huge waves caused by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands dead.Goldshore Beach was the only local beach to survive the disaster without any loss of life.A 10- year- old girl，Sabrina Andron， helped around 100 people es
19、cape danger with her knowledge of tsunamis. The day began like any other on Goldshore Beach.People were walking， running or simply sitting on the sandy beach， enjoying the warm sea air and the soft wind that brushed their hair.Sabrina was one of the happy tourists until she noticed something odd.“Th
20、e water was like the bubbleson the top of a beer， ” she later explained.“It wasnt calm and it wasnt going in and then out.It was just coming in and in and in.” Sabrina had just learnt about tsunamis in a Geography lesson.It immediately occurred toher that these were signs of an approaching tsunami.2
21、 2It occurred to sb.that.结构，表示“某人突然想到” 。其中， it 为形式主语，真正的主语是 that 从句。 Sabrina was frightened， but she soon kept her head 21 .She warned her parents of the danger，though at first they just thought she was joking.However， Sabrina was certain that a terrible disaster was on its way and kept asking her p
22、arents to talk to a safety officer.To her great relief 22 ， the officer immediately realized the coming danger.The beach was rapidly cleared of people，just before the huge waves crashed into the coast. 译文参考 弗尔蒙特地震中幸免于难的学生 雷蒙德 特兰 3 月 18 日 弗尔蒙特3 月 17 日下午 2 点 27 分，弗尔蒙特小学的 476 名 学生和 36 名教师逃脱了地震的袭击。尽管目前整
23、个灾区总体的伤亡 数字是 7 人死亡，200 多人受伤，但(在这所学校)只有 5 名学生受了 轻伤。 弗尔蒙特小学的校长爱丽丝 布朗正在上课， 突然地板开始摇晃起 来。她的学生们反应迅速、正确他们头朝里，爬到课桌下面，并 紧紧抓住桌腿。与此同时，布朗小姐迅速打开了教室的门，以防在地 震中损坏而无法打开。尽管玻璃破碎和物体落地，发出阵阵巨响，但 是学生们仍然一动不动，沉着安静地等着。 震动一停止，布朗小姐就感觉到这是全班同学逃跑的最佳时机。 她示意学生们抱着头，排好队，有序离开教室。在 1 分 20 秒内，全 班同学走下楼梯，冲向操场。很快，其他班的学生也来了。点名确认 所有人都安然无恙后，他们
24、才放松下来，笑啊，哭啊，互相拥抱着。 布朗小姐说：“我们每年练习两次地震安全逃生程序，所以孩子 们在地震中都足够冷静，能够保护自己。” 女孩在海啸中救了 100 人 杰西 凯布尔 12 月 21 日 纽代尔市12 月 20 日，由海底地震引起的一排排巨浪急速冲 过金海岸附近的海面，造成数千人死亡。在这场灾难中，金海岸是当 地唯一没有人员伤亡的海滩。一个 10 岁的女孩，名字叫萨布丽娜 安 德龙，用她有关海啸的基本知识帮助大约 100 人逃离了危险。 和往常一样，这一天在金海岸开始了。人们走着，跑着，或者只 是坐在沙滩上，享受着温暖的海风和拂过他们头发的微风。萨布丽娜 是这些快乐的游客中的一个，直到她注意到了一些奇怪的现象。“海 水像啤酒上面的泡沫， ”她后来解释说， “它很不平静，不是形成后破 灭。它只是在不断地形成。 ”萨布丽娜刚刚在地理课上学习了关于海 啸的知识。她立刻意识到这是海啸来临的征兆。 萨布丽娜很害怕，但很快就保持了镇静。她警告她的父母这很危 险，尽管一开始他们认为她是在开玩笑。然而，萨布丽娜确信可怕的 灾难即将来临，坚持要父母去找安全官员谈谈。令她大为宽慰的是， 这名官员立即意识到了即将到来的危险。在巨浪撞击海岸之前，就把 海滩上的人疏散了。
