发布者：秦美 所属单位：遂溪县第三中学 发布时间：2017-11-23 浏览数( -) 【举报】
A Horrible Earthquake 可怕的地震
Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. But no one judged that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly, everything shook. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed. Railway tracks became useless bars. Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam. Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.
The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victim’s extreme suffering. People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying “Congratulations! You survived!”. So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away. The injured were rescued and the dead were buried. The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity. Thanks to people’s help, the loss was minimized.
地震前，水井和运河里的污水都涨涌起来。但是却没人判断出地震即将来临。霎那间，一切都在摇晃，似乎整个世界就要结束。数以百万的砖房和许多水坝遭到破坏；铁路轨道都变成无用的铁条；煤矿管道纷纷爆裂，发出有臭味的蒸汽；到处都有骑车的人被巨大的裂缝陷住。
第二天，所有报纸都纷纷以大字标题或主要标题报道了这一事件。记者们描述了灾难的大概情况，全国都被地震的破坏和灾民们极度的苦难所震惊。当人们读到幸存者以“恭喜啊，你还活着。”来互相安慰时，都被感动了。人们不仅衷心地表达了他们的同情，而且还立刻组织起来帮助灾民。伤员被救助了，死者被埋葬了，吓坏的幸存者被从废墟中挖出来了，栖身处、净水和电力也很快得到提供。多亏了人们的帮助，灾区的损失被减到了最小。
基础知识梳理
重点单词识记
1. _________________ n. 地震
2. _________________ vt. 严重受损；破败不堪
3. _________________ n. 运河；水道
4. _________________ vt. & n. 使陷入困境；陷阱，困境
5. _________________ n. 记者
6. _________________ n. 标题；头衔；资格
7. _________________ n.&vt. 废墟，毁灭；使破产
8. _________________ n. 灾难；灾祸
9. _________________ n. 管；导管
10. _________________ vi&n. 爆裂，爆发；突然破裂
11. _________________ vt. 埋葬；掩埋；隐藏
12. _________________ n. & vt. 援救；营救
13. _________________ n. 砖；砖块
14. _________________ n. 掩蔽；掩蔽处；避身处
15. _________________ n. & vt. 损失；损害
16. _________________ vt. 表示；表达n. 快车；速递
17. _________________ n. 轨道；足迹；痕迹
18. _________________ n. 事件；大事
19. _________________ n. 百万
20. _________________ adv. 真诚地；真挚地
单词拓展 灵活运用
1．_________________ n．民族；国家；国民→ _________________adj.国家的；全国性的
2．_________________ adj.极度的→_________________ adv.极端地；很；非常地
3．_________________ vt.损害；伤害→_________________ n．伤害；侮辱
4．_________________ v．(使)震惊；震动→_________________ adj.震惊的；震撼的→_________________ adj.使人震惊的；骇人的
5．_________________ n．污垢；泥土→_________________ adj.肮脏的；不干净的
6．_________________ vt.使惊吓；吓唬→_________________ adj.受惊的；受恐吓的→_________________ adj.令人恐惧的
7．_________________ vt.祝贺；恭喜；庆贺→_________________ n．祝贺；(复数)贺词
8．_________________ vt.断定；判断；判决 n．裁判员；法官→_________________n．审判；判决；裁判；判断
9. _________________ vi.& vt.幸存；生存
_________________ n.幸存者;生还者;残存物
_________________ n.幸存；生存
灵活运用
用所给词的适当形式填空
1. ________ (judge) from his ________ (shake) voice，Tom was rather nervous during his speech.
2．We could tell from his ____________ (express) that he was very upset.
3．On seeing the ____________ scene, the little girl was so _____________ that she burst out crying. (frighten)
4．Don't do that. You'll do yourself an _____ (injure).
5．① The girl was sitting on the bench in the park，________ (bury) her head in the book in her hands.
② She was sitting with her head ________ (bury) in a newspaper.
③ They think she ____________ (bury) in the desert，along with a few others.
④ She sat there，__________(bury) in thought.
⑤ As he ___________ (bury) in doing research on wild plants, he seldom returned home.
⑥________ (bury) in doing research on wild plants, he seldom returned home.
⑦ As he ___________ (bury) himself in doing research on wild plants, he seldom returned home.
⑧ _______ (bury) himself in doing research on wild plants, he seldom returned home.
6. The girl is an __________ (extreme) popular student in the class，because she is very kind.
7．He was ____________ to learn the ____________ news that his wife was killed in a traffic accident. The news was a terrible _____________ to him. (shock)
8．Her _______ (dirt) clothes made her embarrassed.
9．The tracks became ________ (use) because of the earthquake.
10．The earthquake brought a lot of ________ (suffer) to the people.
11. I gave him some advice，luckily he thought ________ (high) of it.
12．He sent me an email of ____________, ______________me on the good result I had gained. (congratulate)
短语识记
翻译下面短语
1. _________________ 立刻；马上
2. _________________ 以为……没什么了不起
3. _________________ 结束；终结
4. _________________ 严重受损；破败不堪
5. _________________ 掘出；发现
6. _________________ 许多；大量的
7. _________________ 以……而自豪
8. _________________ 从……判断
9. _________________ 陷入
10. _________________ 埋头于
11. _________________ 代替，而不是
12. _________________ 仿佛，好像
13. _________________ 集资，筹款，募捐
14. _________________ 做演讲
15. _________________ 抄近路，走近路
16. _________________ 在户外
17. _________________ 救援人员
短语活用：用以上短语的适当形式填空
1．—We need an immediate reply.
—I see. I'll send the paper to you _________________.
2．The whole country lay _________________ after the war.
3．I _________________ the heavy rain on the way to school yesterday.
4．When I came in，he_________________ playing computer games.
5．It is reported that ________________ people were injured in that accident and the number of people who died has reached 130.
6．My holiday is _________________ and I must go back to work tomorrow.
7．I didn't persuade them to do the experiment in that way; you know，they _________________ my suggestion.
8．________________ his look，he doesn't think much of our plan.
9. It is noisy. It seems _________________ the noise comes from downstairs.
10.We work in association with a number of local company to_________________ for the homeless.