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UNIT7
Natural Disasters
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Part 01
Warming Up
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heat waves
热浪
全球最热的城市是科威特城,位于西亚小国科威特。在炎热的夏季,科威特城的温度可以达到摄氏70度以上,甚至达到74度左右,创造了气象记录中的最高地表温度。
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drought
干旱
400年来,伊基克都没有下过一场瓢泼大雨,年降水量仅为2.5毫米,就这点雨对于当地的干旱气候而言,几乎等于是未曾下雨。
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typhoon
台风
台风泰培是人类有记录以来,影响范围最大的台风,日本1979年的大范围洪灾,也是由这个台风造成的,在十大史上最强台风排名中排第一。
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floods
洪水
黄河洪水(中国,1931年):以死亡人数估计,黄河洪水是史上最严重的洪水灾害之一。据统计,这场洪水导致约300万人丧生,给中国带来了巨大的伤痛。
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earthquake
地震
5·12四川汶川特大地震是2008年5月12日14时28分04秒发生的8.0级地震。这场新中国成立以来破坏性最强的大地震仅四川全省就有68712人遇难、17912人失踪。
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sandstorm
沙尘暴
2002年3月18日到21日,20世纪90年代以来范围最大、强度最强、影响最严重、持续时间最长的沙尘天气过程袭击了中国北方140多万平方公里的大地,影响人口达1.3亿。
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思考并勾选出描述自然灾害影响的语句。
Think and tick.
A. Typhoons and floods strike more frequently and with greater force than before.
B. Our environment is badly polluted by human activities.
D. Some of the natural disasters are caused by human activities.
C. My flight is canceled due to the typhoon.
due to 由于(后跟名词)
be caused by 由...引起
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Part 02
Listening
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Listen and choose.
听录音,选择对话的主题。
A. Natural disasters and environmental protection.
B. Ways to prevent floods and typhoons.
C. Sara’s business trip in Shanghai.
D. Damages caused by typhoons.
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Listen and decide.
再听录音,判断正误。
2) Other public transportation like trains and ships has been canceled or delayed as well.
3) Sara holds that some of the natural disasters are caused by human activities.
1) Sara didn’t go to Shanghai because her flight was delayed due to the typhoon.
也
4) It will be impossible for us to protect our earth and make it a safe place to live in.
F
F
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T
It is+adj.+for sb. to do sth. 对于某人来说做某事是...的(强调事情)
航班;飞行
It is+adj.+of sb. to do sth. 某人做了某事是...的(强调人的品行)
It is important for us to study hard.
It is kind of you to help me.
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Listen and complete.
再听录音,完成对上述对话内容的概括。
It seems there have been more natural 1) these years.
Over the past few years, 2) , 3) and
4) have caused serious damage to the world. And some of the natural disasters are caused by 5)