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(共17张PPT)
Unit2
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Reading
FALMONT—On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake hit the county at 2:27 p.m.. Only 5 students suffered slight （injure）, the current figures of 7 (kill) and over 200 (injure)in the disaster area at large.
that
injuries
despite
killed
injured
Alice Brown,head teacher at Falmont Primary School, （teach）when the floor began to shake. Her students’ （react）was quick and correct—they moved under their desks, head first, and held on to the legs of the desks. At the same time, Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom door in case it became （damage）during the shaking and could not open. There were loud （crash）of glass
(break)and things (fall)to the ground, but the students remained still and waited calmly and quietly
was teaching
reaction
damaged
crashes
breaking
falling
The moment the shaking stopped, Miss Brown sensed it was the best time for the class to make their escape. She (signal) her students
(exit) the classroom in an (order) line (cover)their heads with their hands. Within one minute and twenty seconds, the whole class went down the stairs and rushed to the playground. Soon students from other classes arrived too. After a roll call (confirm) all were safe and sound, they relaxed, (laugh), (cry)and (hug)each other.
“We practise earthquake （safe）procedures twice a year,” said Miss Brown, “so the kidswere calm enough （protect） （they）during the earthquake.”
signalled
to
to exit
orderly
covering
confirmed
that
laughing
crying
hugging
safety
to protect
themselves
NEWDALE—On 20 December, a series of huge waves (cause)by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands dead. Goldshore Beach was the only local beach （surive）the disaster without any （lose）of life. A 10-year-old girl, Sabrina Andron, helped around 100 people escape danger with her knowledge of tsunamis.
caused
to survive
loss
The day began like any other on Goldshore Beach. People were walking, running simply sitting on the sandy beach, （enjoy）the warm sea air and the soft wind brushed their hair. Sabrina was one of the happy (tour)until she noticed something odd. “The water was like the bubbles on the top of a beer,” she later explained. “It wasn’t calm and it wasn’t going in and then out. It was just coming in and in and in.” Sabrina had just learnt about tsunamis in a Geography lesson. It
(immediate) occurred her these were (sign)of an approaching tsunami.
or
enjoying
that
tourists
immediately
to
that
signs
Sabrina was (fright)but she soon kept her head. She warned her parents the danger, at first they just thought she was joking. However, Sabrina was certain that a terrible disaster was on
(it) way and kept （ask）her parents to talk to a safety officer. her great （relieve）, the officer
（immediate）realized the coming danger. The beach was
(rapid) (clear)of people, just before the huge waves crashed into the coast.
frightened
of
though
its
asking
To
relief
immediately
rapidly
cleared
Extended Reading
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was a talented British writer left his mark on the English language. His classic novel The Last Days of Pompeii imagines life in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in the year 79, when Mount Vesuvius erupted. This terrible natural disaster destroyed Pompeii (complete), but it also kept the ancient city as it was for future ages. Since 1748, Pompeii (system)
(unearth). Today it is an international tourist destination.
has been
unearthed
who
completely
systematically
Pompeii was a typical Roman city. In its little shops, its tiny palaces, its forum, its wine bars, its theatre—in the energy and skill of its people, you saw model of the whole Roman Empire. Trading ships bringing imports to the city or carrying exports overseas, along with golden pleasure boats for the rich, (crowd)together in the glassy water of the port. The boats of the fishermen moved rapidly in all directions Above all, the cloud-capped top of Mount Vesuvius appeared. Its ashy rocks, now dark, now light, told a story of past eruptions might have warned the city what was to come!
a
were crowded
that/which
The awful night rolled slowly away, and the dawn greyly broke on THE LAST DAY OF POMPEII! The crowd looked upwards, and saw, with unspeakable fear a huge cloud (shoot)from the top of the volcano. It took the form of a huge tree: the trunk, blackness, the branches, fire! This fire moved and changed in colour with every moment: now it was wildly bright, now of a pale and dying red, and now again it burnt with an （bear）light!
shooting
unbearable
The cries of women broke out; the men looked at each other, but (be)silent. At that moment, they felt the earth (shake)beneath their feet; beyond in （distant）, they heard the crash of (fall)roofs. A moment later, the mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them, dark and rapid, like a river; at the same time, it threw out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stone! Over the empty streets—over the forum—far and wide—with many a noisy crash in the stormy sea—fell that awful shower.
were
shaking
the
distance
falling
Each turned to fly—each running, pressing, pushing against the other. If in the darkness, wife (separated)from husband, or parent from child, there was no hope of their meeting again. Each hurried blindly and (fear)on. So came the earthquake… and so ended life in Pompeii.
was separated
fearfully
Nearly seventeen centuries had rolled away before the city of Pompeii was dug from its silent resting place. Its walls were fresh as if (paint)yesterday; not a single colour changed on the rich pattern of its floors. In its forum, the half-finished columns seemed as if just left by the workman’s hand. Long after fire and ash came for the people of Pompeii, the remains of their beautiful city survive （remind）us human lives burn bright and short.
painted
to remind
that
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