人教版高中英语选修六 Unit5 The power of nature-词汇篇(学生版)

人教版高中英语选修六 Unit5 The power of nature-词汇篇（学生版）
街头暴力可以在没有明显原因的情况下爆发。

erupt into laughter/shouting/crying, etc.突然大笑/叫喊/大哭
He erupted into laughter without any reason. 他毫无理由地大笑起来。

1.alongside
alongside: with “和”
It’s a pleasure to work alongside such men. 与这样的人一起工作是一件乐事。

beside “在...旁边”
The boat pulled up alongside the dock.
adv. 在旁边;沿着;靠拢着;并排地
The police car pulled up alongside. 那辆警车在旁边停下
2.equipment n.配备,装备
The complete equipment of the new hospital will take a year.
把这个新医院的设备配齐要化一年时间。

equip v.装备,使有准备使能够做某事
Equip ourselves with knowledge
Equip the army with modern weapons
Doing housework is a real bore. 做家务真是令人烦透了。

3.appoint vt.任命,指派appoint sb. as/to be They appointed him (to be) manager. 他们任命他为经理。

约定,指定;安排
Our visitors arrived at the appointed time. 我们的来宾在约定的时间到达了。

appointment n.
(尤指正式的)约会 +with+to-v
I have an appointment with them in the evening. 今晚我与他们有个约会。

4.evaluate 评估，评价
I cannot evaluate his ability without seeing his work. 没见过他的工作，我无法评估他的能力。

evaluation n. 评估，评价
They made an intensive evaluation of the healthcare program.
5.burn to the ground 完全(楼房等)烧毁
He has no place to live in because his house has been burnt to the ground.
他无处栖身因为他的房子被烧掉了。

与burn搭配的常用词组有：
①burn away烧掉
Half of the candle had burnt away. 蜡烛已烧掉一半
了。

②burn down 渐渐烧完
The room grew colder as the fire burnt down. 随着炉火逐渐减弱，屋里越来越冷。

③burn sth. down 把……烧得精光
Don‘t forget to turn off the gas----you might burn the house down.
别忘了关煤气，不然会把房子烧掉。

④burn up 烧得更旺
He put more wood on the fire to make it burn up. 他往火里续了些木柴，让它烧得旺些。

⑤burn sth. up 把……烧掉
He has burnt up all the garden rubbish. 他已把花园里的垃圾全烧掉了。

6.fountain
泉水;喷泉;水源
A beautiful stone fountain was set in the middle of the garden.
花园中央砌造了一个漂亮的石头喷水池。

(知识等的)源泉;根源[(+of)]
Ancient Greece was a fountain of wisdom and philosophy. 古希腊是智慧和哲学的源泉。

7.absolute adj. 完全的，真实的
It’s an absolute fact.
absolutely adv.完全地，无条件地,完全对absolutely right 十分对，对极了，当然（口语，作为对一问题的回答或评语）
-Do you let your kids walk alone at night? 你让你的孩子晚上单独行走吗？
-Absolutely not. 当然不是。

8.suit
n. (一套)衣服[C]
I picked out a black suit.
vt. 1. 适合,中...的意
The arrangement suited us both. 这个安排对我们两人都合适。

2. (不用被动式)与...相配,与...相称
This dress suits you beautifully. 这件衣服你穿非常合适。

vi.相称;彼此协调[(+to/with)]
The position suits with his abilities.
9.make one’s way向某地走去, 有出息
She hesitated, but made her way forward. 她犹豫了一下,但向前走去.
She hastily left the room ,and made her way to her bed她快速离开房间,朝她床边走去.
If you want to make your way in the world, you must learn to work hard while you are still young.
你若想要有出息,趁年轻的时候要学会发奋.
make way (for)让路,让位
All the traffic has to make way for a fire engine所有的车辆都得给救火车让路.
I shall make way for a younger man. 我将把职务让给更年轻的人.
10.potential
n. [U]. 可能性;潜力,潜能(+for)
She has acting potential, but she needs training. 她有表演潜力，但需要训练。

potential: 潜在的；潜力
Education develops potential abilities.教育能开发人的潜能。

It was his high school teacher that discovered his potential and kept encouraging him.
是他的高中老师发现了他的潜力，并且不断地鼓励他。

11.candidate
候选人;候补者
They were in favor of the Democratic candidate for President. 他们支持民主党总统候选人。

求职应征者
Milo was the strongest candidate for the job. 米洛在求职应征者中具备最好的条件。

12.precious
adj. 贵重的,宝贵的,珍贵的
He has sent me most precious gifts. 他送给我极为珍贵的礼物。

Time is precious. 时间是宝贵的。

13.unconscious adj.
不省人事的,失去知觉的
He injured his head and was unconscious for one hour. 他伤着了头部,一个小时没有知觉。

不知道的,未发觉的(+of)
They were so quiet that he was completely unconscious of their presence.
他们非常安静,他完全不知道他们在场。

无意识的,不知不觉的
an unconscious error无意识犯的错误
14.shoot vt. (shoot-shot -shot)
发射,放射
He shot the arrow from the bow.他拉弓把箭射了出去。

拍摄
The new movie was shot in Africa.这部新的影片是在非洲拍摄的。

射(门);投(篮);击(球);掷(骰子)
He shot two goals in the game.在比赛中,他进了两个球。

n. 幼芽,幼枝
15.tremble vi.
tremble with …因…而发抖
tremble for …为…而担心
发抖;震颤+with
Her voice trembled with anger. 她的声音因愤怒而颤抖。

They trembled with cold. 他们冷得发抖。

焦虑,担忧 +at/for 或+to-v
She trembled for her daughter's safety. 她为女儿的安全而焦虑不安。

摇晃,摇动
The whole house trembled as the train went by. 火车开过时,整幢房子都晃动。

n. 震颤,发抖;震动
16.anxious adj.
焦虑的,挂念的+about /at / for
I'm anxious about her safety.
我对她的安全担心。

令人焦虑的
The days of the earthquake was an anxious time for all of us.
地震的那段时间是使我们大家都焦虑不安的日子。

渴望的for / +to-v / +that
We're anxious for your safe return. 我们盼望你平安归来。

I'm really anxious to see him. 我急于见他。

17.anxiety n.
焦虑,挂念[U] [C] + about / for
The mother was filled with anxiety about her daughter's health. 母亲为女儿的健康忧心忡忡。

焦虑的原因;令人焦虑之事[C] +to
That is a great anxiety to me. 那是一件使我深感焦虑的事情。

渴望[C] +for / +to-v
Their anxiety to go was obvious.他们想去的急切心情是显而易见的。

18.panic v. / n.(使)恐慌,惊慌失措
He had to force himself not to panic.
He got into a panic when he found the door was locked.陷入恐慌
Be in a panic在惊慌中
19.glance through/at /down/over浏览，匆匆看一遍
I only had time to glance at the newspaper.我只来得及浏览了一下报纸。

He glanced briefly down the list of names.他草草看了一遍名单。

She glanced through the report.他大致浏览了一下报告。

20.va ry from ……to…… 在……到……之间变动The temperature varies from time to time.
The weather varied from very cold to quite mild. vary with随……而变化
Leaves varies with the seasons.
Vary 动词“变化”
The security always varies its route. 保安车常常改
变路线。

“彼此相异”
（彼此）在这问题上意见很不一致。

Opinions on this matter vary.
various adj. different from each other，of different kinds
There has been snow today in various parts of the country. 今天全国不同地区都下了雪。

The products we sell are many and various. 我们出售的产品是各式各样的。

variety n.
1) = change (质量,种类和特征的)变化
He doesn’t like the work because it lacks variety. 他不喜欢这工作，因为它单调乏味。

2) = kind 种类,品种:
different varieties of bananas不同种类的香蕉
a variety of 许多，各种各样
These T-shirts are available in a wide variety of colors. 这些体恤有各种各样的颜色供挑选.
21.diversity=variety 变化多样, 多样性
The plants of Asia show great diversity of form. 亚洲的植物形态多种多样.
(对此)准会纵说纷纭.
There must be a wide diversity of opinions.
22.appreciate 动词“ 感激；赏识”后接从句或ing 形式。

欣赏,赏识
Her talent for music was not appreciated. 她的音乐才能无人赏识。

感谢,感激
They deeply appreciated his kindness. 他们对他的
好意深表感谢。

appreciate+形式宾语it+从句，it指代宾语从句
如果你能教我用电脑，我将不胜感激
I would appreciate if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.
23.guarantee
n.保证, 保证书, 担保
The TV set has a year‘s guarantee. 这架电视机有一年的保修期。

You have my guarantee that I'll finish the job on time. 我向你保证按时完成工作。

动词“保证;担保”
Perfect satisfaction is guaranteed to our customers. 保证我们的顾客完全满意。

I can guarantee it’s true ---I saw it myself.我能保证那是真的－我亲眼看见。

We guarantee to deliver within a week.
重点词组搭配：
1. be suitable for 适合……
2. be appointed as被任命为……
3. be anxious about因……而焦虑
4. vary from...to...由……到……不等
5. make one’s way to前往……
6. burn to the ground全部焚毁
7. be buried under the ruins被埋在废墟下
8. glance through匆匆看一遍
9. have a gift for有……天赋
10. give birth to产生；生产
重点句子讲解：
1. I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day.
我刚要再睡，突然我的卧室亮如白昼。

名师指津：be about to do...when...正要……这时……。

例句仿写：我正要去你家帮助你学英语，这时我叔叔来了。

I was about to go to your home to help you with your English when my uncle came.
2. The other two climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study, but this being my first experience, I stayed at the top and watched them.
另外两人攀下火山口去收集供日后研究用的岩浆，我是第一次经历这样的事，所以留在山顶上观察他们。

名师指津：this being my first experience独立主格结构，在句中作原因状语。

例句仿写：他上课专心听讲，眼睛紧盯着黑板。

He was listening attentively in class, his eyes fixed on the blackboard.
3. It is said that this boy, who had a great gift for languages and persuasion, is the father of the Manchu people.
据说这个男孩就是满族人的祖先，他具有语言天赋和很强的说服力。

名师指津：It is said that...据说……，是一个固定句式。

例句仿写：据说至少有20座楼房遭到破坏或彻底被摧毁。

It is said that at least a score of buildings were damaged or destroyed.
4. Having collected and evaluated the information, I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.
收集和评估这些信息之后，我就帮助其他科学家一起预测熔岩接着将往何处流，流速是多少。

名师指津：现在分词完成时作状语。

例句仿写：核实所有的门都锁好之后，史密斯先生就去伦敦度假了。

Having checked all the doors were locked, Mr. Smith
left for London on holiday.
1. (2019·温州二测)If you are invited to dinner, you are supposed to arrive not later than the
________time.
A. appoint
B. appointing
C. appointed
D. appointment
2. (2019·山东师范大学附中)Working hard is not a
________of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.
A. sign
B. signal
C. guarantee
D. mark
3. (2019·山东省实验中学高三质检)—Why are you so hurried?
—My mother will get a bit ________if I don’t get back on time.
A. ashamed
B. eager
C. anxious
D. patient
4. (2019·江西卷)She ________the carpet with some very nice curtains in colour.
A. connected
B. fitted
C. equipped
D. matched
5. (2019·湖北卷)“Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!” the mother shouted, with ________clearly
in her voice.
A. anger
B. rudeness
C. regret
D. panic
基础演练
一、语境填词
1. He parked his car __________ (在……旁边) the fence.
2. After a fire broke out in the lab, a lot of
__________ (设备) was damaged. He was ________ (委派) to look into the matter.
3. I can’t ________ (评价) her ability without seeing her work.
4. Although it is impossible to ____________ (绝对地) predict that a volcano will ________ (爆发) at some minute, it is possible in some period.
5. The ________ (实际的) cost was much higher than we had expected.
6. He ________ (挥手) goodbye to his friend.
7. We should develop t he children’s ________ (潜力) while they’re young.
8. I’ve found a job that ________ (适合) me down to the ground.
9. The ________ (小说家) lost her ________ (珍贵的)
necklace on her way home.
10. We can’t __________ (保证) that our flights will never be delayed.
11. All of us were in a state of ________ (惊慌) when
a man was ________ (射伤) on the spot.
12. Please accept this gift in ____________ (感谢) of all you’ve done for us.
13. He is full of ________ (焦虑), for the exam is coming.
14. I found an old woman lying ______________ (失去知觉的) on the ground.
15. She wiped the ________ (汗) from her face and drank a glass of water.
16. There are ________ (不同的) opinions about it.
巩固提高
一、单项填空
1. Yet, ________, we are not completely powerless.
A. however we are weak
B. however weak are we
C. however are we weak
D. however weak we are
2. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help________ ordinary people from one of
the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.
A. prevent
B. protect
C. keep
D. stop
3. I was________ as a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory twenty years ago. A. appointed B. claimed C. appealed
D. applied
4. Unfortunately, we cannot move their homes out of the way, and many houses have been covered with lava or________.
A. burned to death
B. burning to the ground
C. burned to the ground
D. burning to death
5. ________ quite a few earthquakes in Hawaii already, I didn’t take much notice.
A. Experience
B. Having experienced
C. Experienced
D. Experiencing
6. I was about to go back to sleep________ suddenly my bedroom became as________ as day.
A. while；bright
B. before；brightest
C. as；brighter
D. when；bright
7. The day after this eruption I was________ to have
a much closer look at it.
A. enough lucky to have
B. luckily enough having
C. lucky enough to have
D. enough luckily having
8. It was not easy to walk in these suits, but we slowly________ to the edge of the crater and looked down into the red, boiling centre.
A. made our way
B. in the way
C. on the way
D. lost our way
二、佳句翻译与仿写
1. Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive.
翻译：
仿写：
(1)我虽然有车，但因为交通堵塞很少使用。

________________________,
________________________ because of the traffic jams.
(2)他们虽穷却很慷慨。

They are generous ________________________.
2. Having collected and evaluated the information, I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.
翻译：
仿写：
(1)做完所有的工作后，他回家了。

________________________________, he left for home.
(2)因为在这个城市住了很多年，所以我对它很熟悉。

________________________________________, I knew it well.
3. I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day.
翻译：
仿写：
(1)他正要离开，这时突然电话响了。

(2)今天早上我们正要吃饭，这时他来了。

4. The other two climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study, but this being my first experience, I stayed at the top and watched them.
翻译：
仿写：
(1)天气允许的话，我们明天就去郊游。

______________________, we’ll go on an outing tomorrow.
(2)向导领着路，我们毫不费劲地走出了森林。

________________________________, we had no trouble getting out of the forest.
一、单项填空
1. People who don’t smoke have less________ of suffering from lung disease than those who do so. A. potential B. cause C. hope
D. problem
2. Mr. Black is a careful and experienced engineer, so he is often________ to finish some challenging tasks.
A. appreciated
B. approached
C. appointed
D. agreed
3. Although the shirt________ me well, but the colour doesn’t________ me. So I don’t want to buy it.
A. fits; fit for
B. fits; suit
C. fits for; suit
D. is fit for; fit
4. Mr. Smith, ________ of the________ speech, started to read a novel.
A. tired; boring
B. tiring; bored
C. tired; bored
D. tiring; boring
5. His house was________ due to the big fire,
________ made him homeless.
A. burnt to the ground; which
B. rebuilt; what
C. painted; that
D. run out of; which
6. We were just________ calling you up________ you came in.
A. about; when
B. on the point of; while
C. on the point of; when
D. on the point; as
7. ________ in the field all day, I felt very tired.
A. Working
B. Having worked
C. Worked
D. Work
8. ________ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
A. Compare
B. When comparing
C. Comparing
D. When compared
9. The young man rushed out of the room, ________ into his car and started it hurriedly, ________ to get to the hospital as soon as possible.
A. got; hoped
B. getting; and hoped
C. got; hoping
D. getting; hoped
10. —Do you think there is possibility that they will win the game?
—________.They don’t co­operate with each other well.
A. Absolutely
B. Absolute not
C. Absolutely not
D. Certainly
二、词义辨析
1. 用suit, fit, match的适当形式填空
(1)Her shoes ________ her dress; they look very well together.
(2)—How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?—That ________ me fine.
(3)Do you think this colour ________ me?
(4)I tried the dre ss on but it didn’t ________ me. It was too small.
2. 用force, strength, power, energy的适当形式填空
(1)I did everything in my ________ to help her.
(2)The army took control of the region by ________.
(3)He hasn’t got enough ________ to lift the box.
(4)As we all know, knowledge is ________.
(5)—You are always full of ________.Can you tell me the secret?
—Taking plenty of exercise every day.
_____________________________________________ ____________________________________
_____________________________________________ ____________________________________
一、单项填空
1. My mother always gets a bit________ if we don’t arrive when we say we will.
A. anxious
B. ashamed
C. weak
D. patient
2. The little boy trembled________ fear when he saw the snake coming towards him.
A. for
B. in
C. with
D. over
3. The new soldier________ the target, but
didn’t________ it again, which was expected.
A. shot; shoot
B. shot at; shoot
C. shot; shoot at
D. shot at; shoot at
4. Mary has a great________ of interests, such as traveling, hiking and playing chess.
A. kind
B. difference
C. sort
D. diversity
5. The fridge is________ for one year. The company will repair or replace it if it breaks down within a year.
A. permitted
B. promised
C. arranged
D. guaranteed
6. The baby was lucky enough to escape________ in the earthquake.
A. being killed
B. killing
C. to kill
D. to be killed
7. After a successful operation, Catherine is beginning to________ and will soon come back to school.
A. pick up
B. wake up
C. grow up
D. show up
8. The sudden eruption of the volcano took the local people________ surprise.
A. in
B. by
C. to
D. with
9. He hurried to the supermarket, only________ he had left his wallet at home.
A. to find
B. found
C. finding
D. find
10. It is often ________ that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.
A. said
B. to say
C. saying
D. being said
二、完形填空
Scientists have searched for many years for
a__1__to tell whether a volcano__2__will be small or large. Now, four scientists say they have discovered something in__3__that will help do
this.They__4__the research on Mount Unzen on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.
Mount Unzen exploded__5__November,
1990.Since then, more explosions__6__43 people and destroyed the homes of more than 2,000 others. The volcano is still__7__today.
The scientists say the lava of the
volcano__8__high level of an element (成分), __9__is a sign of the presence of the lava from deep in the earth, not from the surface. They say it shows that the lava__10__directly from inside the earth
is__11__with huge explosions instead of smaller ones.
The scientists examined the lava from 18 explosions of Mount Unzen that took place during many__12__of years.They__13__studied the lava from other volcanoes in the area that are older than Mount Unzen. The lava studied came
from__14__large and small explosions. The scientists found that large explosions contained__15__of the element than small__16__.The scientists say if
they__17__this two years earlier, they__18__the people living in the area__19__Mount Unzen and saved many__20__.
1. A.
B. method
C. motor
D. panic glance
B. climate
C. aspect
D. district
2. A.
eruption
3. A. lung B. ash C. lava D. crater
4. A. stated B. teased C.
compared
D. did
5. A. in B. on C. from D. off
6. A. have quitted B. have
uttered
C. have
focused
D. have
killed
7. A. active B. abstract C.
ridiculous
D. mental
8. A. tries B.
manages
C. stresses
D. contains
9. A. which B. that C. if D. when
10. A.
going
B. coming
C. ending
D. losing
11. A. decreased B. bored C.
swallowed
D.
connected
12. A. hundred B. ten C. number D.
thousands
13. A. also B. either C. too D. as well
as
14. A. one B. neither C. both D. three
15. A.
more
B. much
C. less
D. few
16. A. that B. those C. ones D. this
17. A. B. had C. know D.
knew known knowing
18. A. warn B. could
have
warned
C. will
warn
D. can
warn
19. A. on B. near C. away D. besides
20. A. lives B. life C. live D. believes
二、阅读理解
Animals and Earthquakes
Scientists who try to predict earthquakes have got some new helpers recently—animals.
Scientists have begun to catch on to what farmers have known for thousands of years. Animals often seem to know in advance that an earthquake is coming, and they show their fear by acting in strange ways. Before a Chinese quake in 1975 snakes awoke from their winter sleep early only to freeze to death
in the cold air. Cows broke their halters (缰绳) and tried to escape. Chickens refused to enter their coops. All of this unusual behavior, as well as physical changes in Earth, alerted Chinese scientists to the coming quake. They moved people away from the dangerous area and saved thousands of lives.
One task for scientists today is to learn exactly which types of animals’ behavior predicts quakes.
It’s not an easy job. First of all, not every animal can react to the danger of an earthquake. Just before a California quake in 1977, for example, an Arabian horse became very nervous and tried to break out of his stall. The horse next to it, however, reminded perfectly calm. It’s also difficult at times to tell the difference between normal animals restless and “earthquake nerves”. A zoo keeper
once called earthquake researchers to say that his cougar (美洲狮) had been acting strangely. It turned out that the cat had an upset stomach!
A second task for scientists is to find out exactly what kind of warnings the animals receive. They know that animals sense far more of the world than humans do. Many animals can see, hear, and smell things that people do not even notice. Some can detect tiny changes in air pressure, gravity, or the magnetism (磁力) of Earth. This extra sense probably helps animals predict quakes.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Animals don’t know when an earthquake is
coming.
B. Animals can predict earthquakes.
C. The author doesn’t know whether the animals can
feel the coming of an earthquake or not.
D. Human beings have to move the animals away
before an earthquake is coming.
2. Some animals could predict earthquakes because
they can detect tiny changes________.
A. in the air pressure
B. in gravity
C. in the magnetism of the earth
D. all of the above
3. How do all the animals exactly know when an
earthquake is coming?
A. By their extra senses.
B. By the changes in air pressure, gravity or the
magnetism.
C. People don’t know exactly.
D. The passage doesn’t mention it.
4. The author’s purpose is mainly to________.
A. express an argument
B. make a serious proposal
C. present a discovery
D. express suspicions
Last year I was put into a lower-level math class at school. The reason I was in this class had nothing to do with my intellect or math skills. I am blind.
The only problem with being in this class was
that I was surrounded by “at­risk” students. These were kids who did not do well in school and they were constantly in trouble with the school and the law.
One Tuesday morning, I went to a Christian Student Union meeting before school. There was a guest speaker there that day talking to us about praying for our enemies. I began to think about this. As I considered the idea, I prayed and asked God how I could pray for the kids in my class. I had forgotten that they weren’t bad kids; they were just lost.
At first, the prayers were mechanical. When I would hear their voices in class, I would pray, “Dear God, please bless so­and­so...” But as I continued, I began to think of the kids more often, and in my quiet time at home I would ask God to bless the rest of my classmates.
As time went on, my classmates became more than just annoying kids to me. There was something growing inside my heart for them, something that wasn’t there before. They began to feel like family, and I was learning to love them in a way I never thought possible.
I now see that praying is such a powerful act.
Prayer is the most powerful tool a Christian has. When I pray for those around me, it also blesses my life, and it changes my opinion of others. I realized I needed God’s blessings to see the world through loving eyes. The prayers I said for others turned out to help me the most.
1. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Praying for your enemies.
B. The experience of the writer.
C. How to get along with the kids.
D. How to solve the problem about the “at­risk”
students.
2. What did the writer think about the kids at first?
A. They were lovely and friendly.
B. They were always asking for trouble.
C. They were as blind as the writer.
D. They were less reliable.
3. What made the writer change his opinion about
the kids?
A. The suggestion made by the teacher.
B. The idea about praying at a Christian Student
Union meeting.
C. The experience with the bad kids.
D. The change with the time going by.
4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The kids in the writer’s class are bad.
B. As time went on, the classmates became annoying.
C. After praying, the writer changed his opinion of
his classmates immediately.
D. By praying for others, the writer learned a lot.
Nature’s anger made life miserable from one end of the United States to the other this week, with people forced out of their homes by wildfires near both coasts and the Canadian border and by major flooding in the Midwest.
And although the calendar still said spring, the first named storm of the year was whipping up surf on the beaches of the Southeast. Overall, it wasn’t quite a week for the record books.
“It’s a major flood, ” National Weather Service meteorologist (气象学家) Suzanne Fortin said of the flood in Missouri.“It won’t be a record breaker, but it will be in the top three.”
However, a three-week-old fire in southern Georgia had become that state’s biggest in five decades after burning 269 square km of forest and wet land.
Smoke-filled air created a burning smell and a dusting of ashes that coated cars and buildings through much of Florida and southeastern Georgia.
The fog over most of Florida even closed several highways and sent people with breathing problems indoors.
The flooding was produced by the wet weekend thunderstorms across the Plains states that also destroyed Greensburg, Kansas. In addition to 11 tornadoes deaths, two drowning deaths were blamed on the storms, one each in Oklahoma and Kansas.
High water had poured over the tops of at least 20 levees (大堤) along the Missouri River and other streams in the state, authorities said on Wednesday.
Missouri National Guard troops were helping. And Highway Patrol (巡逻) troopers were working 24-hour shifts near Big Lake, a village town of about 150 in the state’s northwest corner, which was flooded by five levee breaks along the Missouri River and four smaller ones on other streams, said patrol Lieutenant John Hotz.
No injuries were reported but the Missouri Water Patrol rescued about 20 people from their flooded homes, including Glenn Burger, who had the patrol return him to his home to rescue his two pet cockatiels (澳洲鹦鹉).
1. What is uncommon about the weather this year?
A. The storm happened in spring.
B. The storm lasted a long time.
C. The wind brought about flood.
D. The tornado struck a large area.
2. What can we say about the natural disaster which
happened this year?
A. This year the biggest flood happened in history.
B. The damage caused by disasters is the greatest.
C. This year saw the biggest fire in the US in recent
years.
D. Most lives were lost in American history this year.
3. It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A. some highway accidents were caused in the fire
B. 13 deaths altogether were caused in Greensburg
C. flood broke most of the river banks of Missouri
D. the big fire was caused by the strong storm
4. Two pet cockatiels are talked about in the last
paragraph in order to________.
A. show Americans were fond of their pet
B. show no injuries were caused in the flood
C. tell us humans could get over the flood
D. tell us pets were friends of our humans。