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Module 3 The Violence of Nature
话题词汇
1.earthquake n.地震
2.fire n.火灾
3.flood n.洪水
4.burn v.燃烧
5.destroy v.破坏
6.rescue v.援救
7.survive v.幸存
8.die out灭绝
9.lead to/contribute to导致
10.in harmony with nature与自然和谐相处
经典语篇 (2011·福建)
为纪念汶川大地震三周年，某英文报发起关于灾区新貌的征文活动。请根据以下图片提示，以“Great Changes”为题，用英语写一篇短文应征。内容要点如下：
1.某中学灾后三年来的变化，如教学与活动场所，以及师生精神面貌等；
2.发生变化的原因；
3.你的感想。
注意：1.短文标题与开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2.可根据图片提示适当发挥；
3.词数120左右。
Great Changes
I am deeply impressed by the great changes that have taken place in the school over the past three years.
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Great Changes
I am deeply impressed by the great changes that have taken place in the school over the past three years.
On May 12,2008，a severe earthquake destroyed almost everything in the school，leaving badlydamaged buildings① .It is now，however，taking on a new look.Tall buildings have been put up，including classrooms and laboratory buildings，and a library.There is also a newlybuilt standard playground.In the new environment，teachers and students are living happily and working hard.It is really amazing that the onceruined place has now been turned into a beautiful school，full of life.②
Obviously，without the help of the whole society，there would be no new school today③.It is love and concern that have brought about the great changes.④ Many hands make light work.We can work wonders if we unite as a family, caring for each other and helping those in need.Union is strength.
思维发散
1.仿照第①句用现在分词短语作结果状语完成句子
体育馆的建设引起了很大的噪音，这使附近的人们很难入睡。
The construction of the gym caused much noise，making it difficult for people nearby to sleep.
2.将第②句改为what引导的主语从句
What is really amazing is that the onceruined place has now been turned into a beautiful school，full of life.
3.将第③句中的without the help of the whole society改为if条件句
if it had not been for the help of the whole society
4.仿照第④句用It is/was...that...翻译句子
只有在他得到了他想要的以后，他才意识到这些并不是那么的重要。(2024·河北衡水中学期中)
It was after he got what he had desired that he realized it was not so important.
Ⅰ.重点单词
A.写作单词
1.cause (vt.)引起；导致
2.bury (vt.)埋葬；专心致志于
3.occur (vi.)发生
4.strike (vt.& n.)(雷电、暴风雨等)袭击；打击
5.ruin (vt.)毁坏
6.earthquake (n.)地震
7.luckily (adv.)幸运地；幸亏
8.thankfully (adv.)感激地；满怀感谢地
9.worldwide (adj.)全世界的
10.damage (n.& v.)损失；损害
11.experience (vt.& n.)经历；经验
experienced (adj.)有经验的
12.possibility (n.)可能；可能性
possible (adj.)可能的
13.terrifying (adj.)吓人的；可怕的
terrified (adj.)恐惧的；受惊吓的
terrify (vt.)使惊恐；使受惊吓
14.hopefully (adv.)满怀希望地；有希望地
hopeful (adj.)满怀希望的
15.sadly (adv.)伤心地；不幸地
sad (adj.)伤心的
16.fortunately (adv.)幸运地；幸亏
fortunate (adj.)幸运的
17.warning (n.)警告
warn (vt.)警告
18.active (adj.)积极的；活跃的
activity (n.)活跃；活动
B.阅读单词
19.disaster (n.)灾难
20.flood (n.)洪水
21.lightning (n.)闪电
22.thunderstorm (n.)雷暴
23.column (n.)柱状物；柱状体；专栏
24.current (n.)海流；潮流
25.feather (n.)羽毛
26.fur (n.)(动物的)毛皮
27.wave (n.)波浪
28.ash (n.)灰
29.erupt (vt.)(火山的)爆发；喷发
30.previous (adj.)以前的
31.furniture (n.)家具
furnish (vt.)布置；提供
32.violent (adj.)猛烈的；激烈的；强烈的
violence (n.)暴力
Ⅱ.重点短语
1.pick up卷起；掀起；捡起；用车接；(经济等的)复苏
2.take off去掉
3.on average平均起来
4.end up 结果为……，以……结束
5.set fire to放火(焚烧)……
6.catch fire 着火
7.put out扑灭(火)
8.take place发生
9.in all总共；总计
Ⅲ.经典句式
1.They can destroy houses，but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.
它们能毁掉房子，却把房内的家具留在原处。
2.On average，there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year，causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.
平均来说，美国每年发生800次龙卷风，造成大约80人死亡，1 500人受伤。
3.By the time it ended，more than 700 people had been killed and 2,700 had been injured.
等到风停时，已有700多人死亡，2 700多人受伤。
4.When the lava reached the sea，there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.
当岩浆蔓延至海面时，有可能会激起一个能够淹没半个岛屿的大浪潮。
5.By the late 1890s，he had moved to Galveston，where he died in 1899，a year before the hurricane struck.
到19世纪90年代末，他搬到了加尔维斯顿，于1899年在那里逝世，正是飓风袭击的头一年。
Ⅳ.课文语法填空
The most violent tornadoes have winds of over 400 km per hour.They can take cars，trains and even houses 1.to other places，also take the fur or features 2.off an animal.Almost all tornadoes occur in the US.On average，there’re 800 each year,3.causing (cause) about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.The 4.worst (bad) one was in 1925，causing over 700 deaths and 2,700 injuries.
Hurricanes have winds of 120 km per hour or more，5.which cause huge waves，heavy rain and floods.There’re six Atlantic hurricanes each year on average.The worst 6.one was in 1900 in Galveston，Texas，which caused 6,000 deaths and destroyed 3,600 buildings.Charles Coghlan,7.a nineteenthcentury Irish actor，died and was buried in Texas in 1899.The cemetery 8.was destroyed (destroy) by the hurricane and his coffin ended up in the sea.Eight years 9.later(late)，the coffin was found in the east of Canada,3,000 km away from 10.where Coghlan was buried.
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[多词一义] cause，bring about，lead to，result in，contribute to
(1)the cause of ……的原因
cause and effect因果关系
(2)cause sb.sth.＝cause sth.for/to sb.给某人引来某事
cause sb.to do sth.使某人做某事
(1)The cause of the accident was the fact that he was driving too fast.
导致这次事故发生的原因是他开车太快。
(2)The child caused his parents a lot of trouble.
＝The child caused a lot of trouble for/to his parents.
这个孩子给他的父母带来了很多麻烦。
(3)What caused her to change her mind?
是什么使她改变了主意？
[词义辨析] cause，reason，excuse
(1)cause原因，起因，表示造成某种事实或现象的起因，后接of短语或不定式。
(2)reason理由，原因，指一种行为或看法的理由，其后介词多用for。
(3)excuse辩解，借口，指为某一行为所做的解释，可以是真的，也可以是托词。
多维训练
(1)用cause，reason或excuse的正确形式填空
①His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.
②There is no excuse for such behavior.
③I have no particular reason for doubting him.
④Don’t make an excuse for it.
(2)单句改错
Smoking is one of the cause of heart disease.cause→causes
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[多词一义] occur，happen，come about，take place
sth.occurs to sb.某人突然想起某事；某人发生某事
It occurs to sb.that.../to do...某人突然想起……
(1)The crash occurred only minutes after the plane took off.
空难在飞机起飞几分钟后就发生了。
(2)Didn’t it occur to you that he was lying?
你当时没想到他在撒谎吗？
[特别提醒]
表示“某人想起……”的短语还有：sth.strike/hit sb.，sb.hit/strike on sth.，sth.come to sb.，sth.come into one’s mind等。
多维训练
(1)单句语法填空
①An idea occurred to me.
②An idea came into my mind.
③I hit/struck on an idea.
④It suddenly occurred to me that I hadn’t locked my door.
(2)单句改错
①A brilliant idea was occurred to me.去掉was
②When did the accident occur to？去掉to
3 strike vt.& vi.struck，struck打；罢工；敲；撞击hit；侵袭attack；给某人以……印象impress；擦rub；突然想起；n.罢工；打击
[应试指导] 熟词新义的考查
1be struck with/by为……所袭击感动
It strikes me that...我觉得……；我的印象是……
sth.strike sb.＝sb.strike on sth.某人想到……
2be on strike在罢工
go on strike举行罢工
(1)He struck the ball straight into the hospitality tent.
他将球直接打进了迎宾帐篷里。
(2)It strikes me that you are not serious about it.
我觉得你并未把这事当真。
(3)Staff at the hospital went on strike in protest at the incidents.
医院员工举行罢工，抗议这几起事件。
多维训练
(1)写出下列句子中strike的汉语意思
①The clock has just struck 10.(钟)敲
②He hit me，so I struck him back.打
③The girl struck a match and lit a candle.划(火柴)
④She was struck by his kindness.打动
⑤They have been on strike for several days.罢工
⑥A big earthquake struck the area last week.袭击
(2)同义句改写
They were struck by the beauty of its buildings on their previous visit，so they decided to visit the small old town again.(用过去分词短语作状语改写)
Struck by the beauty of its buildings on their previous visit，they decided to visit the small old town again.
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1ruin oneself毁掉自己
2in ruins严重受损；破败不堪
fall/come into ruin逐渐破碎
bring...to ruin使……失败；使……毁坏
(1)The bad weather has ruined all my pleasure for the holiday.
糟糕的天气毁掉了我度假的好心情。
(2)A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution.
革命过后，许多教堂都毁了。
多维训练
(1)单句语法填空
①Years of fighting has left Iraq ruined(ruin).
②It rained for two weeks on end，completely ruining(ruin) our holiday.
③This country was once proud of its education system.Now it seems to be in ruins.
④Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and being reduced to ruins (ruin)，the city took on a new look.
(2)单句改错
①The castle has fallen into ruins.ruins→ruin
②After he was dead，his body would ruin it in twelve months.it→itself
5pick up拾起，捡起，拿起；学会(语言)；收听/看；染上；用车接某人；好转；感染；恢复健康；振作起(精神)
pick out挑出；辨别出；领会,pick off摘掉；拔去
(1)We’re waiting until the weather picks up a bit.
我们等到天气好些再说。
(2)She was picked out from thousands of applicants for the job.
从数千名申请人中挑选出她来做那份工作。
多维训练
(1)写出下列句子中pick up的汉语意思
①Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled(不停摆弄) with it.拿起
②His old father is beginning to pick up now.恢复精神/健康
③Where did you pick up your English？学会
④They’ve picked up a really severe infection from something they’ve eaten.染上
⑤We can pick up Italian television.收看到
⑥Chinese officials hope that trade will pick up when the two countries switch to hard currency.好转
(2)短语填空
①Pick off all the dead leaves.
②Her British accent was picked up on her visit to London.
③Although he had not seen his sister for twenty years，he picked her out as soon as she got off the plane.
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[多词一义] end up with/in，finish，accomplish，complete
end up with/in...以……结束/告终
end up as...最后成为……
end up doing sth.最终却做了某事
end up＋形容词/介词短语 最终处于……状态
(1)He’ll end up in prison if he’s not careful.
如果他不小心，最后可能会锒铛入狱。
(2)He ended up as the head of the company.
他最后成为这家公司的老板。
(3)Most slimmers end up putting weight back on.
大多数减肥的人最后又发胖了。
多维训练
(1)单句语法填空
①The party ended up with a beautiful song.
②Our game always ends up in a quarrel.
③After several years of hard work，she ended up as a successful writer.
(2)完成句子
①You’ll end up in failure if you don’t follow my advice.
如果你不听我的建议，你最终会失败的。
②At first he refused to accept any responsibility but he ended up apologizing.
最初他拒不承认有任何责任，到头来还是道了歉。
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多维训练
(1)单句语法填空
①This trip to Africa is an unforgetable experience for us.
②Experienced(experience) workers are badly needed here.
(2)完成句子
①He is an experienced teacher and he has much experience in teaching.
