必修三课文

thunderstorm 雷暴
a lot of rain falling quickly , with loud noises and flashes of light
tornado 龙卷风
a column（柱状物） of air that turns very quickly
Disasters of Nature
毁坏，毁灭 留下，将…留下 家具
They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture
[用于加强语气]恰好地，正好
inside exactly where it was.
• 龙卷风可以卷起汽车、火车甚至是房子并 把它们卷到旁边的街道——甚至能卷到邻 近的城镇。 它们可以将猫背上的皮毛和鸡 身上的羽毛拔下来。它们可以摧毁房子， 却把房内的家具留在原处。
强烈的，猛烈的
The most violent have winds of more than 400
几乎，差不多
发生
kilometres per hour. Almost all of them occur in
地区，范围 得克萨斯
the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast
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Canada America
The Atlantic Pacific Ocean
What Is a Tornado?
旋转的，循环的 柱状体
A tornado is a rotating column of air
from a thunderstorm to the ground.
bury disaster feathers fur occur tropical
1.you can see this on an animal
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2.describing the hottest parts of the earth,north
and south of the equator
平均来说；通常
On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US
导致
n. 死亡
each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500
最糟糕的
有史以来
injuries. The worst tornado of all time occurred
猛烈的，强烈的
There are violent winds of 120 kilometres per
定语从句
巨大的，庞大的
[ hour or more, which cause huge waves,
暴雨，大雨
] heavy rain and floods . There are on average
南达科他州
to South Dakota in the north.
• 龙卷风是指一个从空中的雷暴延伸到地面 而生成的旋转气柱。最强的龙卷风风速超 过400千米每小时。几乎所有的龙卷风都发 生在美国，从东南部的得克萨斯州到北部 的达科他。
捡起，卷起
甚至，还
Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even
n. 伤害，损害
州
in 1925, affecting three US states: Missouri,
影响 截止到……时候（与完成时连用）
Illinois and Indiana. By the time it ended,
more than 700 people had been killed and 2,700
热带的 暴风雨
Hurricanes are strong tropical storms, and they
大西洋
usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the
加勒比海
墨西哥湾
Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
暴力，暴 行；破坏
M3 The Viol百度文库nce of Nature
flood 洪水
a lot of water in an area which is usually dry.
hurricane 飓风
a very strong wind or storm
lightning 闪电
the flash（闪现） of light which happens during a thunderstorm
flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm sandstorm
tornado
洪水 飓风 闪电 雷暴 沙尘暴 龙卷风
bury
disaster
feather
fur
occur
tropical
3.Find the words and expressions on the passages and match them with the definitions.
把……放下；写下
houses and put them down in the next street – or
take off 去掉，去除
even in the next town. They can take ①the fur off
the back of a cat and ②the feathers off a chicken.
过去完成时的被动语态
had been injured.
• 美国平均每年会发生800次龙卷风，造成大 约80人死亡，1500人受伤。最严重的一次 龙卷风发生在1925年，影响了美国的三个 州：密苏里州、伊利诺伊州和印第安纳州。 等到风停时，已有700多人死亡，2700多 人受伤。
What Is a Hurricane?
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3.a terrible event
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4.you can see these on a bird
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5.to place in the ground or tomb
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6.to happen