2023届高三英语一轮复习外刊阅读理解专题课件3

The World February 1st-15th, 2023 1. Giant earthquake kills thousands in their sleep 大地震导致数千人在睡梦中死亡 The death toll in Turkey and northern Syria ___________ (expect) last night to rise by many thousands after a devastating earthquake struck a region already suffering war and a refugee crisis. Offers of aid poured in from around the world as the Turkish authorities said that more than 2,300 of its people _________________ (confirm) dead, and more than 1,400 were reported dead in Syria. The figures were ________ (steady) increasing as bodies were pulled from collapsed buildings in villages, towns and cities. The World Health Organisation said the total could rise eight fold. Near by, rescuers carried a newborn girl to _______ (safe). They said she had been born beneath the rubble but that her mother had died, along with her father and ____ rest of her family. Britain is sending 76 search-and-rescue __________ (special), four dogs and a medical assessment team. The US, China, Russia and several European countries and Gulf states also offered aid. The 7.8-magnitude quake hit at 4.17am local time, ______ most people were asleep. The focus was 11 miles ______ ground and its epicentre was between the cities of Gaziantep and Kahramanmaras in southwestern Turkey. The country ____ (sit) at a meeting point of tectonic plates, but this was its most powerful quake in modern times. President Erdogan ordered seven days of national __________(mourn). He faces an election this year. （《泰晤士报》2023年2月7日 1&12页） 语篇填空 was expected steadily below specialists when mourning the sits safety had been confirmed 1. devastating: causing a lot of damage and destruction 破坏性极大的；毁灭性的 Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean. 海上溢油对海洋里的珊瑚礁有着毁灭性影响。 2. rubble: broken stones or bricks from a building or wall that has been destroyed or damaged 碎石；碎砖 A gang of workmen were shovelling rub