1、1Unit 4 Earthquakes话题词汇1earthquake n地震2fire n火灾3flood n洪水4burn v燃烧5destroy v破坏6rescue v援救7survive v幸存8die out 灭绝9lead to/contribute to 导致10in harmony with nature 与自然和谐相处经典语篇 (2011福建)为纪念汶川大地震三周年，某英文报发起关于灾区新貌的征文活动。请根据以下图片提示，以“Great Changes”为题，用英语写一篇短文应征。内容要点如下：1某中学灾后三年来的变化，如教学与活动场所，以及师生精神面貌等；2发生变化的原因；
2、3你的感想。注意：1.短文标题与开头已给出，不计入总词数；2可根据图片提示适当发挥；3词数 120左右。Great ChangesI am deeply impressed by the great changes that have taken place in the school over the past three years. 佳作欣赏2Great ChangesI am deeply impressed by the great changes that have taken place in the school over the past three years.On May
3、 12,2008，a severe earthquake destroyed almost everything in the school，leaving badlydamaged buildings. It is now，however，taking on a new look.Tall buildings have been put up，including classrooms and laboratory buildings，and a library.There is also a newlybuilt standard playground.In the new environm
4、ent，teachers and students are living happily and working hard.It is really amazing that the onceruined place has now been turned into a beautiful school，full of life. Obviously，without the help of the whole society，there would be no new school today. It is love and concern that have brought about th
5、e great changes. Many hands make light work.We can work wonders if we unite as a family, caring for each other and helping those in need.Union is strength.思维发散1仿照第句用现在分词短语作结果状语完成句子体育馆的建设引起了很大的噪音，这使附近的人们很难入睡。The construction of the gym caused much noise，making it difficult for people nearby to sleep.
6、2用 what引导的主语从句改写第句What is really amazing is that the onceruined place has now been turned into a beautiful school，full of life.3将第句中的 without the help of the whole society改为 if条件句if it had not been for the help of the whole society4仿照第句用 It is/was.that.翻译句子只有在他得到了他想要的以后，他才意识到这些并不是那么的重要。(2015河北衡水中学期中
7、)It was after he got what he had desired that he realized it was not so important.3.重点单词A写作单词1burst ( vi.)爆裂；爆发；( n.)突然破裂；爆发2ruin ( n.)废墟；毁灭；( vt.)毁灭；使破产3injure ( vt.)损害；伤害4destroy ( vt.)毁坏；破坏；消灭5shock ( n.)休克；震惊；打击；( vt. & vi.)(使)震惊；震动6trap ( vt.)使陷入困境；( n.)陷阱；困境7bury ( vt.)埋葬；掩埋；隐藏8reporter ( n.)记
8、者9congratulation ( n.)祝贺；( pl.)贺词10judge ( n.)裁判员；法官；( vt.)断定；判断；判决11million ( n.)百万12event ( n.)事件；大事13earthquake ( n.)地震quake (n.)地震；震动B阅读单词14suffering ( n.)苦难；痛苦15extreme ( adj.)极度的16rescue ( vt.& n)救援；营救17disaster ( n.)灾难；灾祸18shelter ( n.)遮蔽处；避身处；掩蔽19bar ( n.)条；棒；条状物20damage ( n.& vt.)损失；损害21sin
9、cerely ( adv.)真诚地；真挚地22express ( vt.)表达；表示；( n.)快车；速递23outline ( n.)要点；大纲；轮廓24well ( n.)井25pipe ( n.)管；导管26nation ( n.)民族；国家；国民27canal ( n.)运河；水道428steam ( n.)蒸汽；水汽29brick ( n.)砖；砖块30dam ( n.)水坝31track ( n.)轨道；足迹；痕迹32electricity ( n.)电；电流；电学33title ( n.)标题；头衔；资格34headline ( n.)报刊的大字标题35useless ( adj
10、.)无用的；无效的；无益的useful (adj.)有用的36frighten ( vt.)使惊吓；吓唬frightened (adj.)受惊的；受恐吓的frightening (adj.)令人恐惧的.重点短语1right away 立刻；马上2think little of 不重视3as if 好像；仿佛4at an end 结束，终结5in ruins 严重受损；破败不堪6a (great) number of 许多；大量的7dig out 掘出；发现8be proud of/take pride in 因而自豪 .经典句式1In the farmyards，the chickens an
11、d even the pigs were too nervous to eat.在农家大院里，鸡甚至猪都紧张得不吃食了。2It seemed as if the world was at an end!仿佛到了世界末日！3Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents.成千上万个家庭遇难，许多孩子变成了孤儿。4All hope was not lost.不是所有的希望都破灭了。5The army organized teams to dig out those who were trap
12、ped and to bury the dead.部队人员组成小分队，将受困的人们挖出来，将死者掩埋。.课文语法填空5Several days before July 28,1976，many strange things happened in Tangshan.The water in the village wells rose 1.and fell.The water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst.2.They were signs for the earthquake.But people in the city didnt th
13、ink much 3.of these.At 3：42 am that day，the earth began to shake，4.which destroyed the city.Many people,5.including(include) workers and doctors，came to rescue those 6.trapped(trap) under the ruins.7.Later(late) that afternoon，another big quake struck Tangshan.More people 8.were killed(kill) or inju
14、red and 9.more(many) buildings fell down.Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers.Teams were organized to dig out 10.the trapped and to bury the dead.1. burst v.爆裂；爆发； n.突然破裂；爆发burst in/into突然闯进；破门而入burst out突然迸发；爆发；突然激动地喊叫burst out doing.burst into n.突然做某事burst with anger/joy勃然大怒/乐不可支(1)T
15、he police burst in and arrested the thief.警察突然闯进房间，逮捕了小偷。(2)Much to my surprise，she burst into tears the instant she read the letter.让我吃惊的是，她一读到这封信，就突然大哭起来。(2015河南方城一中月考)多维训练(1)完成句子他恼羞成怒，都要气炸了。He felt he would burst with anger and shame.当校车抵达动物园时，汽车的门突然打开，孩子们冲了出去。When the school bus arrived at the z
16、oo，the bus door burst open and all the children rushed out.(2)同义句改写Hearing the interesting story，all the people present burst into laughter.Hearing the interesting story，all the people present burst out 6laughing.(2015天津耀华中学高三期末)2. ruin v.毁坏；使破产； n.毁坏；破产；废墟1ruin oneself毁掉自己2in ruins严重受损；破败不堪fall/com
17、e into ruin逐渐破碎bring.to ruin使失败；使毁坏(1)The bad weather has ruined all my pleasure for the holiday.糟糕的天气毁掉了我度假的好心情。(2)A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution.革命过后，许多教堂都毁了。(3)A village once so attractive was brought to ruin.一个曾经那么美好的一个村庄被毁掉了。多维训练(1)单句语法填空Years of fighting has lef
18、t Iraq ruined(ruin)It rained for two weeks on end，completely ruining(ruin) our holiday.This country was once proud of its education system.Now it seems to be in ruins.Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and being reduced to ruins (ruin)，the city took on a new look.(2)单句改错The castle has
19、 fallen into ruins.ruinsruinAfter he was dead，his body would ruin it in twelve months.ititself3. bury v.埋葬；埋藏；使陷入；沉浸；覆盖 cover ；掩藏 hide应试指导 非谓语动词句法功能的考查bury sth.in.把某物埋在bury oneself in埋头于，专心于 be buried in专心于(1)The paper was buried under a pile of books.那份文件被埋在书堆下。(2)She sat there，buried in thought.她坐
20、在那儿，陷入了沉思。 7多维训练(1)用 bury的正确形式填空He walked slowly，his hand buried in his pocket.The girl was sitting on the bench in the park，burying her head in the book in her hands.They think she was buried in the desert，along with a few others.(2)同义句改写Because she buried herself in the film，she didnt know it was
21、snowing outside.Burying herself in the film，she didnt know it was snowing outside.(用现在分词短语作状语改写)Buried in the film，she didnt know it was snowing outside.(用过去分词短语作状语改写)4. congratulation n.祝贺； 复数 贺词应试指导 交际用语中的用法1congratulations to sb. on sth.就 向某人 祝贺Congratulations！祝贺你！ 口语2congratulate vt.祝贺，向道喜congra
22、tulate sb.on sth.为某事向某人祝贺(1)Congratulations on your happy marriage!祝贺你喜结良缘！(2)You can congratulate yourself on having done a good job.你的工作做得很出色，你应该感到自豪。特别提醒(1)congratulation用作祝贺语时，通常用复数形式；作为“祝贺”这一抽象意义时，通常用单数形式。(2)congratulate后不接带不定式的复合结构或 that从句。多维训练(1)单句语法填空I got that job I wanted at the public lib
23、rary.Congratulations(congratulate)! Thats good news.I congratulate myself(I) on having chosen a good woman to be my wife.(2)单句改错I congratulated him his success sincerely.his 前加 on8Thank you for your letter conveying congratulation on my appointment.congratulationcongratulations5. at an end 结束；终结at t
24、he end of在尽头；在末端by the end of到结束时；到时候为止in the end最后；终于come to an end结束put/bring.to an end结束put an end to结束；终结(1)The long hot summer was at last at an end.漫长的酷暑终于过去了。(2)The project is due to be finished by the end of this week.这个项目将在本周结束时完成。(3)Im sure things will turn out fine in the end.我确信事情最终会变好的。
25、多维训练(1)同义句改写The meeting was at an end.The meeting came to an end.(come)We brought the meeting to an end.(bring)We put an end to the meeting./We put the meeting to an end.(put)(2)单句改错You should add your name in the end of report.inat6. a great number of许多；大量的表示“许多；大量”的词语可分为以下几类：(1)Error!可数名词复数 (2)Err
26、or!不可数名词(3)Error!可数名词复数或不可数名词(4)Error!单数可数名词单数谓语动词9(1)I gave away a great number of books to the children there.我向那儿的孩子捐献了许多书。(2)Large quantities of food and vegetables are sent to southern China where people have been suffering from snow storms since midJanuary.大量的食物和蔬菜被送往中国南方，那里人们从一月中旬就一直遭受暴风雪。特别提
27、醒(1)a number of名词作主语，谓语动词用复数，表示“许多；大量” 。(2)the number of名词作主语，谓语动词用单数，表示“的数量” 。(3)large quantities of名词作主语，谓语动词用复数。(4)large amounts of不可数名词作主语，谓语动词用复数。多维训练(1)单句语法填空Large quantities of land in the area have been reserved(reserve) for national parks these years，which are(be) now home to bears，wolves，a
28、nd other wild animals.The number of books stolen from the library is (be) large.A large number of books have been stolen(steal) from the library so far.(2)单句改错More than one doctor were involved in the rescue that took place after the earthquake.werewasOne survey shows that large amounts of water is
29、wasted every year in China，and that one third is available to be saved.(2015陕西高考压轴卷)第一个 isare7. injure v.损害；伤害；损坏 名誉 ；伤害 感情多维训练用 injure的正确形式填空(1)The driver of the car received serious injuries to the legs and arms.(2)The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin was swimming.(3)She injur
30、ed herself while skating last week.(4)A bottle of acid flew into the streets，injuring 24 people.8. shock v. 使 震惊；震动； n.休克；打击；震惊10多维训练(1)单句语法填空The news that the two popular stars took drugs together illegally was a shock to their fans.The news came as a shocking (shock) blow.We were shocked(shock) to
31、 see smoke pouring out of the roof.(2)同义句改写It shocked me to see how my neighbors treated their children.What shocked me was to see how my neighbors treated their children.(用 what引导的主语从句改写)It was a shock to see how my neighbors treated their children.(用 shock n改写)9. trap n.夹子；陷阱；困境；圈套； v.把困在，使陷于；使落网多
32、维训练(1)单句语法填空Were you just trying to trap her into making a mistaken decision?Her mother Donna was trapped(trap) in the destroyed building.Mary set a trap for Peter and he really fell into it.(2)同义句改写He was trapped in a traffic jam，so he had to be patient，waiting.(用过去分词短语作状语改写)Trapped in a traffic ja
33、m，he had to be patient，waiting.10. In the farmyards，the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat.,在农家大院里，鸡甚至猪都紧张得不吃食了。句型公式：too.to.(1)too.to.太而不能(2)too.to.与 not或 never连用时，意为“无论也不过分，越越好” 。cannot be too.再也不过分(3)only/just/but too.to.非常去做(too 前的 only，just，but 不仅没有否定意义，反而加重了 too的肯定语气)(4)too ready/easy/eager/willing/anxious/happy.to.句型表示肯定，作“过于、太
