1、Unit 9Part I A1. 60,000 / 8.752. 452 / 8.33. 100,000 / 8.64. 8.9 / 2,9905. 1,530 6. 12, 000 / 5.87. 7.1 / 12,2308. 7.5 / 22,7789. 6.8 / 25,00010.6.7 / 50,00011.9.0 / 300,00012.69,197 / 18,341B:1. Ice, snow, earth, rock / the side of a mountain2. a slow-moving mudflow3. the sudden release / waves of
2、shaking 4. system of winds / about 30 to 50 kilometers an hour5. 64 knows or 74 miles per hour / in the western Atlantic Ocean6. A violent destructive whirling wind / of short duration 7. 74 mph / in the Pacific Ocean8. A period of dryness / prevents their successful growth9. A body of water / norma
3、lly dry land10. a wildfire or an uncontrolled fireSuicide bomber C1. a bomb explosion in Algiers / in a market area2. ocean storm / the Pacific coast of Mexico3. the cause of a crash of a passenger plane / All 143 people / Wednesday4. Austrians / the 38 people / at ski area5. the hijacker / released
4、 his remaining hostages and surrendered to police6. Japanese / the nuclear reaction / has stopped 7. victims of a train accident / 189 / Thursday / 250 8. Russian and Norwegian divers / the sunken Russian nuclear submarine9. 12 / heavy rains / homes and bridges / some road became rivers of flood wat
5、ers.10.deadly storm / Europe / transportation delays / airports to close / more than 115 people 11.Sundays earthquake / Turkey / more than 1,200 / 50 villages12.fires / Sydney / under control / new flare-upsPart IIAA fire from an oil pipeline explosionThursday More than 50 people deadNear LagosA fue
6、l-loading area / Nigerias Stealing fuel from leaking pipes / vandal1. NIGERIA more than 50 people have died in a fire from an oil pipeline explosion near Lagos. The explosion and fire happened near a fuel-loading area owned by Nigerias National Petroleum Corporation. This is the latest in a series o
7、f pipeline fires in Nigeria this year. The fires have killed hundreds of people. The government says people who steal fuel from leaking pipes caused some of the fires. It also blames people who cause damage on purpose.2. More than 50 people are dead in Nigeria after a leaking oil pipeline burst into
8、 flames outside the commercial capital Lagos. The blast and resulting fire Thursday ripped through an area near a fuel-loading depot owned by the state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Witnesses report seeing burned bodies littering the charred grounds while many other victims are being
9、treated for injuries sustained in the blaze. A spokesman for the petroleum company says the fire was caused by a vandal.Ski resort wire aboard operator unhurt crew B1. a cable car accident at a ski resort in northern Italy2. a. American military plane / cut the wires / low-level flightb. 20c. 60 kil
10、ometers awayd. started investigation / suspended low-level missionsAn accident at a ski resort in northern Italy in which an American military plane cut the wires of a cable during a low-level training flight has killed 20 people. One car plunged about 100 meters into the snow, killing everyone aboa
11、rd. An operator was rescued unhurt from a second car left dangling in the air after the accident. The plane returned to its base 60 kilometers away, the crew unaware of the accident. Commanders of the base have since started an investigation and suspended all low-level missions in Italy until furthe
12、r notice.Questions:a. What is the cause of the disaster?b. How many people have been killed?c. How far away is the military base?d. What have the commanders of the base done since the accident?C1. floods and landslideVenezuelaHomes of 140,000 150,000 people destroyed30,000 people killedpoor city pla
13、nning15 billion dollars2. a. to give quick and generous aid to Venezuelab. to build new housing for those homeless peoplec. in stadiums, car parks, airports and military barracksd. plain areas away from the coast1. Venezuela - tens of thousands of people affected by recent floods and landslides are
14、preparing to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays in shelters. Officials estimate that the homes of as many as 140,000 people were destroyed. Venezuela officials say the floods and landslides may have caused the death of as many as 30,000 people. Experts say poor city planning was a major cause
15、 f the damage. Many houses were built on weak ground of on the side of mountains along the northern coast. The Venezuela Defense Minister says survivors need to cooperate with government efforts to move them away form the coastal area.2. The United Nations has urged the international community to gi
16、ve quick and generous aid to Venezuela to help it recover from last weeks devastating floods and mudslides. A resolution passed in the general assembly said it was deeply concerned over the tremendous loss of life and severe destruction of the country. As many as 30,000 people are thought to have be
17、en killed. Officials have estimated the relief and reconstruction efforts as costing some 15 billion dollar.Officials here say that reconstruction efforts could take several years to complete. They say the priority is to build new housing for the 150,000 people whove been made homeless. These people
18、 are now sleeping in emergency shelters set up in stadium, car parks, airports and military barracks. President Hugo Chavez says that he is looking at several different places across the country in which to build new houses, all in plain areas away from the coast. Mr. Chavez says that the government
19、 will not rebuild houses in the parts of the northern coastal region destroyed by floods and landslides. Relief efforts are continuing in damaged coastal regionsQuestions:a. What has the United Nations urged the international community to do?b. According to Venezuela officials, what is the priority
20、now?c. Where are the emergency shelters set up?d. According to President Hugo Chavez, where will the new houses to built?Part III1. heavy rains / the spread of 2. peoples hopes of a good season3. one of the best monthswhole life / not a season like this / not rains like thiscrops flooded / difficult
21、 / meet requirements / consumers / crops destroyed struggling / not supply 100% / somethinghello! For the last two weeks, weve reported how heavy rains have contributed to the spread of Rift Valley Fever in Kenya. This week, we hear how the continuing torrential storms in that region are washing awa
22、y Kenya horticultures hopes a good season.Sarah Rannoe is just back form Nairobi.Now theres never a good time for heavy rainfall such as this. But for the horticulture industry, Sarah, this must be a particularly bad time for heavy beating rain.Well, January should be one of the best months for grow
23、ers of fruit, vegetables and flowers in Kenya. Hot, dry, sunny days and peak production destined for consumers shivering in the European winter and longing for a taste African sunshine. But in Kenya, as elsewhere, the weather is not behaving as it should. Months of rain, often torrential, is washing
24、 away hopes of a good harvest. Flowers are reluctant to flower. And perhaps worst hit are growers of peas and French beans.“In the whole of my life and Im talking about somebody who is over 60 years old. Ive not experienced a season like this. The whole of that period, Ive not seen rains like this i
25、n January in Kenya.”James Masengi, chairman of the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya, who speaks not only for his members but out of personal and bitter experience.“Crops are flooded. We are finding it even difficult to meet the requirement of our consumers because crops have been destroy
26、ed.”Are you going to be able to keep your business orders up to date? Are you going to complete your export orders?Yes we are struggling very much to keep the export orders. In some places, we are not able to supply them 100 percent, but we are supplying something.James Masengi.BVery little happines
27、s disease pressure / slows down growth / production down 30%Some / deficiencyIf sunshine in the next month / catch up a lotNo / sales on contract priceMaizeThreat of diseasePick & transport / nightmare / roads / impossible conditions听力原文：And for growers of roses, the flower associated with love and
28、romance, theres very little happiness in the air. Ian Maroe is managing director of CN Roses Limited, one of Kenyas leading rose exporters. “Cold, cloudy, wet weather increase disease pressure and slows down growth. So our production is probably down a six-month figure, is down 30%.”Are you disappointing your customers?“Some. We try to keep the more important ones contented, but
