Unit 4 Natural disasters vocabulary basic versionWord格式.docx

Unit 4 Natural disasters vocabulary basic versionWord格式.docx

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10.Wedidnotrealizethe___________（重大）oftheproblem.

11.Aspokesmansaidthe____________（援救）operation[行动]wasaraceagainsttime.

12.Wehavesentaplanewithmedicalequipment____________（rescue）theinjuredpassengers.

13.Thebuilding____________completely___________（damage）byfire.

14.TheCovid-19epidemic[疫情]hascausedhuge_____________（损失）topeoplehomeandabroadineconomyandeverydaylife.

15.Thebridge____________（destroy）sowecouldn’tgetacrosstheriver.

16.Uptonow,atleast3,000peoplewholiveinthenorthernpartofNewSouthWales,includingSydney,_______________（evacuate）fromtheirhomes.

17.A______________（直升飞机）withheat-seekingequipmenthasbeencalledintohelpsearchforamissingman.

18.Thenewsofher__________（die）wasagreatshocktousall.

19.Thepollutionoftheforest_________seriously___________（affect）plantlifeand,toalesserextent,wildlife.

20.Whenwe’retiredorstressedout,homeisalwaysa___________（庇护所）forustohavearest.

21.Withaheavyrain,we____________（shelter）inadoorwaytowaitoutthestormlastnight.

22.Therewasadeep____________（裂缝）intheceilingabovehim.

23.She__________（crack）aneggtomakeasoup,butfoundtherewasnogasinthekitchen.

24.Hetalkedoftheforeigncultures____________（好像）theyweremorefamiliartohimthanhisown.

25.Theirbadwordstowardseachother__________（ruin）thedaycompletely.

26.Yearsoffightingandwarshaveleftthearea______________（破败不堪）.

27.Ifyouhavethemembershipofthisbookstore,youcangetadiscountof20___________（百分比）.

28.Therewasarowof___________（砖）houses,blackenedbysmoke.

29.Rust[锈]hadeatenintothe_________（金属）.

30.Hehasneverrecoveredfromthe__________（震惊）ofyourbrother’sdeath.

31.Everyoneonthestreet____________（shock）whentheyheardthenews.

32.Peoplewere__________（震惊）andthen,laterafternoon,anotherbigquakeshookTangshanagain.

33.The___________（电力）industryconsumeslargeamountsoffossilfuels.

34.Thelocals[当地人]wereencouraged___________（trap）andkillmicetostopthespreadofthevirus.

35.Maryalwayshadherhead___________（bury）inabook.

36.Afterhearingthebadnews,her_____________（breathe）becameslowandheavy.

37.Lastmonth,thetimelyrain____________（revive）thedrought-strickencrops.

38.The__________（revive）ofeconomydependsoninternationalcooperation.

39.Their________（effort）werefinallypaidwithsuccess.

40.Thenewleaderhopes___________（unify）thecountry.

41.Ifthereareanysuggestions,pleaseshareyour_________（智慧）andstorieswithusinthecommentsection[评论区].

42.WhilelearningEnglish,youshouldbeabletoguessthemeaningofthewordfromthe_________（语境）.

43.Thevolcano__________（erupt）in1980,ruiningalargeareaofWashingtonstate.

44.Duringtheblockade,whichaimedtostoptheepidemic[疫情],foodandmedical__________（supply）becameaproblem.

45.Allourvegetables____________（supply）bylocalgrowers.

46.A_________（飓风）or_________（台风）isasystemwithsustainedwindsofatleast33meterspersecond（119km/h）.

47.Virusestendtobegoodat___________（survive）whenacomputersystemcrashes.

48.Greatarthasthe_________（力量）tochangelives.

49.Sheturnedoffthe________（水龙头）anddriedherhands.

50.Afterfinishingthetaskthismorning,I_________（tap）outamessagetoMandyforameetingatnoon.

51.The_________（pipe）havefrozen,sowe’vegotnowater.

52.Whenhe__________（whistle）sharplythroughhisfingers,alltheboyscameandstandinline.

53.ShortlyaftertheoutbreakoftheCovid-19,thegovernmenthaddeclaredastateof_________（紧急情况）.

54.Staying__________（镇静的）wasanexerciseinself-control.

55.Adeepbreath________（calm）youdownwhenyouareaskedtospeakinpublic.

56._________（aid）byheatandstrongwinds,thefirequicklyspread.

57.Makesureyoukeepawell-stocked___________（急救箱）readytodealwithanyemergency.

58.Thereareexperts_________（现有地）togiveyouallthehelpandadviceyouneed.

59.Peoplewatchedinhorrorastheplane_________（crash）totheground.

60.Theshowroomhasbeenemptiedand__________（sweep）clean.

61.Jack______________（wave）hisarmstodrawtheirattentionatthemomenttheysawhim.

62.Thewholevillages____________（strike）withthediseaselastmonth.

63.Magazineswill____________（deliver）toyourdoorlikeclockwork,ifyouaskfortheservice.

64.Itcanbeusefultowriteashort____________（总结）ofyourargumentfirst.

65.Theplayhadexcellentsoundandlighting___________（effect）.

2、补全句子

1.那个女孩子气得连话都说不出来。

Thegirlwas______angry____________aword.

2.好像天要下雨了。

Itseems____________itisgoingtorain.

3.一位老人被困在电梯里了。

Anoldman__________________thelift.

4.爷爷坐在沙发上,高兴地给孩子们讲着故事。

Grandfathersatinthesofa,________________________happily.

5.委员会将于六月向议会提交最后的报告。

Thecommitteewill______itsfinalreport______ParliamentinJune.

6.从前的夏天,我们经常泛舟湖上。

We________________________onthelakeinsummer.

三、语法填空

In1914,ThomasEdison,attheageof67,losthisfactory,____1.____wasworthafewmilliondollars,tofire.Ithadverylittleinsurance.Nolongerayoungman,Edisonwatchedhislifetimeeffort____2.____（go）upinsmokeandsaid,"

Thereisgreatvalueindisasters.Allourmistakesareburntup.ThankGodwecanstartanew."

Inspiteofdisasters,threeweekslater,____3.____inventedthephonograph.What_____4._____attitude!

Belowaremoreexamplesofthe____5._____（fail）ofsuccessfulpeople:

ThomasEdisonfailed______6._____（approximate）10,000timeswhilehe______7._____（work）onthelightbulb.

HenryFordfiredLeeIacoccaattheageof54.YoungBeethoven_____8._____（tell）thathehadnotalentformusic,_____9._____hegavesomeofthebestmusictotheworld.

Setbacksareinevitableinlife.Asetbackcanactasadrivingforceandalsoteachushumility.Ingriefyouwillfindcourageandfaith____10._____（overcome）thesetback.

四、阅读理解

A

Mandaraseemedtoknowsomethingbigwasabouttohappen.Sosheletoutayell,caughtholdofher2-year-olddaughterKibibiandclimbedupintoatree.ShelivesattheNationalZooinWashingtonD．C．.

AndonTuesday,August23rd,witnessessaidsheseemedtosensethebigearthquakethatshookmuchoftheEastCoastbeforeanyhumansknewwhatwasgoingon.Andshe’snottheonlyone.Inthemomentsbeforethequake,anorangutan（猩猩）letoutaloudcallandthenclimbedtothetopofhershelter.

“It’sverydifferentfromtheirnormalcall,”saidBrandieSmith,thezookeeper.“Thelemurs（monkeylikeanimalsofMadagascar）willsoundanalarmiftheyseeorhearsomethinghighlyunusual.”

Butyoucan’tseeorhearanearthquake15minutesbeforeithappens,canyou?

Maybeyoucan——ifyou’reananimal.

“Animalscanhearaboveandbelowourrangeofhearing,”saidBrandieSmith.“That’spartoftheirspecialabilities.They’remoresensitivetotheenvironment,whichishowtheysurvive.”

Primatesweren’ttheonlyanimalsthatseemedtosensethequakebeforeithappened.Oneoftheelephantsmadeawarningsoundandahugelizard（蜥蜴）ranquicklyforcover.Theflamingoes（akindofbirds）gatheredbeforethequakeandstayedtogetheruntiltheshakingstopped.

Sowhatkindofvibrations（震动）weretheanimalspickingupinthemomentsbeforethequake?

ScientistSusanHoughsaidearthquakesproducetwotypesofwaves——aweak“P”waveandthenamuchstronger“S”wave.The“P”standsfor“primary”.Andthe“S”standsfor“secondary”.Shethinksthe“P”wavemightbewhatsetstheanimalsoff.

Notalltheanimalsbehavedunusuallybeforethequake.Forexample,Smithsaidthezoo’sgiantpandasdidn’tjumpupuntiltheshakingactuallybegan.Butmanyoftheotheranimalsseemedtoknowsomethingwascomingbeforeithappened.“I’mnotsurprisedatall,”Smithsaid.

1．WhydidMandaraactstrangelyoneday?

A．Becauseitsensedsomethingunusualwouldhappen.

B．BecauseitsdaughterKibibiwasinjured.

C．Becauseitheardanorangutanletoutaloudcall.

D．Becauseanearthquakehadhappened.

2．AccordingtoBrandieSmith,_____________.

A．manyanimalshearingissharp

B．earthquakesproducetwotypesofwaves

C．primatesusuallygathertogetherbeforeaquake

D．humanscanalsodeveloptheabilitytosenseaquake

3．

Whichanimalseemsunabletosensequake?

A．Agiantpanda.B．Aflamingo.C．Alemur.D．Alizard.

4．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Howanimalssurviveaquake

B．Howanimalsdifferfromhumans

C．Howanimalsbehavebeforeaquake

D．Howanimalsprotecttheiryounginaquake

B

PartsofAfricaarecoveredbyadarkcloud.Butthisisnoraincloud.Itisalivingcloudmadeofbillionsoflocusts（蝗虫）thataretravelingacrossthecontinenteatingeverythingintheirpath.

Andnowinthebattl