1、LANGUAGE FOCUS1.awaken2.violently3.thunder4.freeze5.severely6.survive7.injure8.destroy9.sink sunkendestructioninjury,injuredsurvivor,survivalsevere,severityfreezing,frozenthunderous,thunderouslyviolent,violencewake,awake,wakenLEXICAL CHUNKS:1.be dressed in2.aboard/on board the ship3.shake violently4
2、.look at each other in horror5.circle like eagles6.The stream of their engines was deafening.7.thunder all around8.clouds of black smoke rose into the sky and hung over the sea9.feel ones blood e to oneself11.be in terrible pain12.in the chaos and confusion13.be badly hurt,bleeding heavily14.open up
3、15.be fortunate enough to do16.hatch a plot to launch a surprise attack on.17.declare war e as a shock to sb.19.deliver a speech20.in response to21.lie where it sank22.the location is marked with a memorial shaped like.23.cross the ships sunken remains 24.pray for25.one of the darkest episodes in.hi
4、storyFill in the blanks according to the articleIt was Sunday,December 7,1941.As usual,the wake-up call came at 5:45 a.m.The men _ the warship USS Arizona _ and _ their eyes.They went to the washroom,_ in their uniforms and sat down to breakfast.It looked like it would be a normal day on _ the ship.
5、aboardstretchedrubbeddressedboardAt that moment,there was a huge _ sound from above.The ship shook _ and the men looked at each other in _.Hundreds of Japanese planes were _ down to drop bombs on Pearl Harbor.In the _,Quartermaster Louis Conter helped others who were _ burnt and in terrible pain,and
6、 _ them into the lifeboat._ his remarkable actions,Louis crashingviolentlyhorrordivingchaosseverelydraggedDespiteFill in the blanks according to the articledid not think that he was a hero.Seaman Russell was badly burnt,_ heavily.Fortunately,he survived.For many years,Russell refused to talk about w
7、hat happened that morning.When he _ later on,he always mentioned the _ of it.bleedingopened uphorrorFill in the blanks according to the articleNobody had expected the bombing.Japan had _ to launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor without warning and without _ the United States.The surprise attack c
8、ame as a great _ to the whole nation.The next day,President Roosevelt _ his famous Pearl Harbor Speech,in which he asked the US Congress to declare war on Japan._ the attack and the presidents _,the United States joined the Second World War.hatched a plotdeclaring war onshockdeliveredIn response toa
9、ddressFill in the blanks according to the articleToday,the USS Arizona lies_.Its location _ a memorial _ a bridge,which crosses the ships _.Each year,people visit the memorial to see the shadow of the ship _ Pearl Harbor,to learn about the attack,to _ those who had lost their lives in the attack and to _world peace.Although about eight decades has passed,the attack on Pearl Harbor,one of the darkest _ in American history,will never be forgotten.where it sankis marked withshaped likesunken remainsat the bottom ofshow respect forpray forepisodesFill in the blanks according to the article
