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Section A 3a-3c
storm[stɔːm]暴风雨
wind[wɪnd]风
light[laɪt]光 光线
report [rɪ'pɔːt]报道 公布
area ['eərɪə]地域 地区
wood [wʊd]木 木头
window ['wɪndəʊ]窗户
flashlight ['flæʃlaɪt]手电筒 火炬
match [mætʃ]火柴
beat [biːt]敲打 打败
against [ə'genst] 倚 碰 撞
asleep [ə'sliːp]睡着
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1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?
2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?
Strong winds were blowing, and black clouds were making the sky very dark.
The neighborhood was in a mess. There were fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish everywhere.
3a. Read the passage and answer
the questions.
The Storm Brought People Closer Together
暴风雨把人们的距离拉近了。
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama.
在亚拉巴马州,本能听到他家外面强劲的风声。
Black clouds were making the sky very dark.
乌云使天空变得黑压压的。
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
外面没有光亮,感觉就像半夜一样。
The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
电视里的新闻报道说,一场强烈的暴风雨已经到了这个地区。
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.
社区里的每个人都在忙碌着。
Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows
本的爸爸正在把一块块木头钉在窗户上
while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working .
同时他的妈妈正在确认手电筒和收音机都能正常使用。
She also put some candles and matches on the table .
她还把一些蜡烛和火柴放在桌子上。
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
本在帮助他妈妈做晚饭,当雨开始对着窗户猛烈的敲打时。
After dinner they tried to play a card game ,
晚饭后,他们原本想打牌,
but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
但外面正下着一场严重的暴风雨,很难找到乐趣。
Ben could not sleep at first .
起初本睡不着。
He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00am.
大约凌晨3点风逐渐变弱时他终于睡着了。
When he woke up, the sun was rising .
当他醒来时,太阳正冉冉升起。
He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess.
他和家人一起到外面,发现社区脏乱不堪。
Fallen trees ,broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
到处都是被吹倒的树,被砸破的窗户和垃圾。 They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.
他们加入到街坊邻居中,帮着一起把社区打扫干净。
Although the storm broke many th