UNIT 4 NATURAL DISASTERS单元核心素养单元话题导读5 · 12 汶川地震，发生于 2008 年 5 月 12 日(星期一 )14 时 28 分 04 秒，根据中华人民共和国地震局的数据，此次震级达 8． 0 级，地震波及大半个中国及亚洲多个国家和地区截至 2008 年 9 月 18 日 12 时， 5 · 12 汶川地震共造成 69227 人死亡， 374643 人受伤， 17923人失踪，是中华人民共和国成立以来破坏力最大的地震，也是唐山大地震后伤亡最严重的一次地震BBC News about Wenchuan EarthquakeA powerful earthquake in China is feared to have killed thousands of people inthe southwestern province of Sichuan. The official news agency Xinhua says nearlyten thousand people may have died, with many more buried and injured. In one county,most of the buildings are reported to have collapsed ( 倒塌 ). Michael Bristow sentthis report from western China.“This is the bigg est earthquake to hit China in more than 30 years. Thousandsare already confirmed (证实 ) dead. Chinese state media are reporting that 900 middleschool children were buried when their school collapsed. At least 50 are known tohave died. 80% of the buildings in one county alone have collapsed, and up to 5000- 1 -people there are feared dead. The earthquake struck just before 2 ∶30 this afternoon.The epicenter ( 震中) was in the mountainous Wenchuan County in Sichuan province. And today marks the 11th anniversary of the terrible earthquake that struckWenchuan County in southwest China’s Sichuan province. The earthquakestrongest to hit China since 1950 ． At least 87,000 people were killed or declared”was themissing in the disaster. The earthquake left more people homeless than any other tremor ( 微震 ) in recorded history. At least 4,800,000 people required shelter after theirhomes were destroyed. However, the impact ( 影响 ) of the Sichuan quake was not onlyfelt through the death toll ( 伤亡人数 ) — it also resulted in significant economic loss.But Wenchuan has begun huge reconstruction since 2008 ． It is estimated (885 billion RMB, or 137 billion USdollars have been spent on rebuilding area.Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking ， Reading and Thinking估算 ) aboutthe affected课前自主预习Ⅰ．重点单词1． __disaster__ n. 灾难；灾害2． __drought__ n. 旱灾；久旱3． __slide__ vi . & vt . ( 使) 滑行；滑动4． __flood__ n. 洪 水； 大 量 vi . 淹 没 ； 大 量 涌 入 vt . 使 灌 满 水； 淹 没→__flooded__ adj . 洪水泛滥的5． __rescue__ n. & vt . 营救；救援6． __damage__vt . 损害；破坏 n. 损坏；损失7． __destroy__ vt . 摧毁；毁灭8． __death__ n. 死；死亡9． __affect__ vt . 影响； ( 疾病 ) 侵袭；深深打动10． __shelter__ n. 避难处；居所；庇护11． __ruin__ n. & vt . 破坏；毁坏vt . 保护；掩蔽 vi . 躲避 (风雨或危险 )12． __percent__ n. 百分之…… adj . & adv. 每一百中→ __ percentage__ n. 百分率；百分比13． __brick__ n. 砖；砖块14． __metal__ n. 金属→ __ model__n. 模特；模范；榜样→ __ medal__n. 奖章；勋章； 纪念章→ __media__n. 新闻媒体；传媒- 2 -15． __shock__ n. 震惊；令人震惊的事；休克 vt . ( 使 )震惊→ __ shocked__ adj . 感到震惊的→ __ shocking__ adj . 令人震惊的16 ． __electricity__ n. 电 ； 电 能 →__ electric__ adj . 电 动 的 ， 用 电 的→__electrical__ adj . 与( 用) 电有关的；电气科学的→ __ electronic__ adj . 电子的17． __trap__ vt . 使落入险境；使陷入圈套 n. 险境；陷阱18． __bury__ vt . 埋葬；安葬19． __breathe__ vi . & vt . 呼吸→ __ breath__ n. 呼吸；气息→__breathless__ adj . 气喘吁吁的；呼吸急促的→ __ breathlessly__ adv. 气喘吁吁地；上气不接下气地20． __effort__ n. 努力；艰难的尝试；尽力→ __ effortless__ adj . 不需费力的21． __wisdom__n. 智 慧 ； 才 智 →__wise__ adj . 有 智 慧 的 ； 英 明 的 ； 明 智 的→__wisely__ adv. 明智地；精明地22． __context__ n. 上下文；语境；背景23． __suffer__ vt . 遭受；蒙受 vi . ( 因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等疼痛；痛苦；苦难；折磨Ⅱ．重点短语1． write __down__ 写下；记下2． refer __to__ 指的是；参考3． think __about__ 考虑4． set __up__ 搭起；建立5． __at__ least 至少6． __as__ usual 像往常一样7． __as__ if 似乎；好像；仿佛8． come to __an__ end 结束；终止9． __in__ ruins 严重受损；破败不堪10． __the __ number of ……的数目11． nothing__but__ 除……以外什么也不；只有；只不过12． tens __of__ thousands of 数以万计的13． __in__ shock 震惊；吃惊14． dig __out__ 掘出；发现15． look __up__ 抬头看，查阅16． suffer __from __…患……疾病；受……之苦 Ⅲ．重点句型1． Chickens and even pigs were __too__ nervous __to__ eat) 受苦→ __ suffering__ n.， and dogs refused to- 3 -go inside buildings.鸡甚至猪都紧张得不敢吃食，狗也拒绝进入建筑物中。
2． It seemed __as if__ the world were __coming to an end__! 世界末日似乎到了！3． Thousands of children __were left__ without parents. 成千上万个孩子变成了孤儿4． __The number of__ people __who__ were killed or badly injured in 。
