Unit2 Natural Disasters
知识点1
Only 5 students suffered slight injuries，despite the current figures of 7 killed and over 200 injured in the disaster area at large.
尽管目前灾区总体的伤亡情况是7人死亡，200多人受伤，但(在这所学校)只有五名学生受了轻伤。
injury n．伤害，损害
※do sb.an injury伤害某人 ※injure vt.伤害，使受伤；损害 ※injured adj.受伤的 get injured 受伤 the injured伤者 |
(1)Word came that her son was badly ________ in the disaster.
有消息传来，她的儿子在灾难中受伤很严重。
(2)I’m confident that he will recover from the ________(injure) soon.
我相信他很快会从伤痛中恢复过来。
(3)Don’t touch the chemicals—you’ll ________________.
不要触摸那些化学制品——你会伤着自己的。
(4)Her son got ________(injure) while reaching for the long branch.
她的儿子在伸手够那根长树枝时受伤了。
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(5)The people who were injured were sent to the nearest hospital at once.(用非谓语动词改写)
________________ were sent to the nearest hospital at once.
知识点2
Her students’ reaction was quick and correct—they moved under their desks，head first，and held on to the legs of the desks.
她的学生们反应迅速、正确——他们头朝里、爬到课桌下面，并紧紧抓住桌腿。
reaction n．反应，回应；抗拒；化学反应
※reaction to...对……的反应 ※react v．作出反应；回应 react to对……作出反应；回应…… react with...与……起反应 react against反抗 |
(1)I don’t know what his ________ that consequence at the time.
我不知道当时他对那个结果的反应是什么。
(2)It shows us how iron reacts ________air.
它向我们展示了铁是如何与空气起反应的。
(3)The residents often react ________ the officials.
这些居民经常与这些官员对抗。
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(4)你认为他会对这个坏消息作何反应？
①How do you think ________________？(react)
②What do you think ________________？(reaction)
知识点3
She signalled to her students to exit the classroom in an orderly line covering their heads with their hands.
她示意学生们抱着头，排好队，有序离开教室。
signal vi.& vt.发信号，示意；标志 n．信号，暗号；标志；信号灯
signal sb.to do sth.示意某人做某事 signal to sb.that...向某人示意…… |
(1)At 9∶30 am，the full red/yellow/green ________ cycle might be 140 seconds.
在上午9∶30，整个红/黄/绿信号周期可能为140秒。
(2)The guard signalled ________us when the disaster broke out.
灾难发生时，警卫向我们发出了信号。
(3)The policeman signalled the driver ________(cross) the road.
警察示意这位司机过马路。
[易混辨析] signal，sign，symbol，mark
signal | 常指约定俗成的用于传达某些信息的信号，也指灯光、声音或信号标志。 |
sign | 用法最广，可指具体的用于识别或指示的标志，如指标牌等，也可指情绪、性格的直观显示。 |
symbol | 指被人们选出的物体或图案，用来代表另一事物，并作为该事物的标记或象征。 |
mark | 含义广泛，指事物留下的深刻印迹或某物上用于辨别该物品的附属物，比sign更侧重于区别性或揭示性的标志，有时不一定十分直观或明显。 |
[选词填空] signal，sign，symbol，mark
(4)Many Catholics saw him as a ________ of hope.
(5)The sportsmen are all ready，waiting for the ________ to start running.
(6)Sir.Don’t you see the ________：“Keep off the Grass”？
(7)He made a ________ on the stone to indicate the place where his treasures were buried.
知识点4
It immediately occurred to her that these were signs of an approaching tsunami.
她立刻意识到这是海啸来临的前兆。
occur vi.发生，出现；存在于
※sth.occurs/occurred to sb.某人突然想起某事；某人发生某事 It occurs to sb.that.../to do...某人突然想到…… ※occurrence n．出现；发生，事件 |
(1)To be honest，many mistakes ________ during the process.
说实话，在这个过程中出现了很多错误。
(2)An excellent idea occurred ________me when I was picking up my child.
我在接孩子时想到了一个极好的主意。
(3)________________ that she would offer us so good a strategy.
我从没想到她会提供给我们如此好的策略。
(4)It never occurred to her ________(pick) up a skill while playing with them.
她从未想到和他们玩耍时能学会一门技能。
知识点5
Sabrina was frightened，but she soon kept her head.
塞布丽娜很害怕，但她很快冷静下来。
keep one’s head(在困境中)保持冷静
use your head动脑筋 hold one’s head high昂首；趾高气扬 shake one’s head摇头 head for朝着……方向走 |
(1)You’d better ________________ while facing a dangerous situation.
面对危险情况时，你最好保持冷静。
(2) ________，and you will find a good way to get rid of it.
动动脑筋，你会想出一个好办法来除掉它的。
(3)Seeing the angry official，the old man ________ slowly.
看到这个生气的官员，老人慢慢摇了摇头。
(4)Having stepped off the stairs，he headed ________the small house.
走下台阶，他朝着小房子走去。
知识点6
To her great relief，the officer immediately realized the coming danger.
使她大为宽慰的是，这位官员立刻意识到了即将到来的危险。
relief n．宽慰，轻松；解脱；减轻，消除
※to one’s relief令某人欣慰的是 with relief欣慰地；如释重负地 It’s a relief to do sth.做某事是令人欣慰的。 ※relieve vt.减轻；解除；救援 relieve sb.of...减轻某人的……；将某人从……中解脱出来 ※relieved adj.感到宽慰的 |
(1)Still，most of us volunteers breathe a sigh of ________ when the season comes to a close.
我们大部分志愿者在这个赛季要结束时还是松了一口气。
(2)________ that they had returned，safe and sound.
听说他们安然无恙地回来了，感到舒心多了。
(3)The new secretary will contribute to relieving us ________some of the paperwork.
这位新秘书会有助于使我们减轻一些文案工作。
(4)She was ________(relieve) to hear the news that all the residents had been saved.
听到所有居民都被救的消息，她感到很是宽慰。
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(5)让他感到宽慰的是，孩子们都找到了好的工作。
① ________，his children all found a good job.(relief)
②His children all found a good job，________.(relieved)
知识点7
Remember to keep yourself informed of what is going on.
记得让自己随时了解事态的进展。
inform vt.通知；了解，熟悉
※inform sb.of sth.通知某人某事 inform sb.that...通知某人…… keep sb.informed of sth.随时告知某人某事 ※information n．信息 |
(1)We want to ________you shouldn’t mention your former experiences.
我们想告诉你，你不应该提以前的经历。
(2)We should inform the person ________the long process as soon as possible.
我们应该尽快通知那个人这个漫长的过程。
(3)Don’t share personal ________(inform) or stories.
不要分享个人信息或故事。
知识点8
Alice Brown，head teacher at Falmont Primary School，was teaching when the floor began to shake.
地板开始摇晃时，艾丽斯·布朗，弗尔蒙特小学的班主任，正在上课。
※本句中含有be doing...when...句型，意为：正在做……，这时…… ※when用作并列连词，表示“这时”之意，还用于以下三种句型： (1)be about to do...when...正要做……，这时…… (2)be on the point of doing...when...正要做……，这时…… (3)had just done...when...刚做完……这时…… |
(1)The firefighters ________the residents ________it began to rain.
消防队员正在救那些居民，这时开始下雨了。
(2)The woman was about to signal ________the telephone rang.
这个女人刚要发信号，这时电话响了。
知识点9
At the same time，Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom door，in case it became damaged during the shaking and could not open.
同时，布朗老师迅速打开教室门，以防门在摇晃期间被破坏，打不开了。
in case万一……；以防，以备 in case of (＋n./pron./v.ing)如果；万一 in any case无论如何，总之 in no case决不(置于句首时，句子用部分倒装) in this/that case如果这样/那样的话 注意：(1)当in case引导目的状语从句时，意为“以备，以防”；引导条件状语从句时，意为“如果，万一”；也可作副词性短语置于句末，意为“以防万一”。 (2)当in (no/any) case后接的从句为虚拟语气时，谓语部分要用“should＋动词原形”，且should不可省略。 |