Vocabulary Revision

1. Vocabulary Revision Huian No.1 Middle School, Fujian Lin Huafei

2. 气候 _________n. 天气 _________n. 多云的_________a. 晴朗的_________a. 下雨的,多雨的_________a. 下雪的；多雪的_________a. 有风的,刮风的_________a. 霜 _________n. 雾_________n. 结冰；冻结_________ v. 温度,体温_________n. climate weather cloudy sunny rainy snowy windy frost fog freeze temperature

3. 飓风 ___________ n. 台风___________ n. 微风,轻风___________ n. 地震___________ n. 闪电____________ n. 雷声；打雷____________ n.& v. 雷雨；雷暴雨_____________ n. 暴风雪____________n. hurricane typhoon breeze earthquake lightning thunder thunderstorm snowstorm

5. snowstorm

6. Ex Description of the snowstorm truck • The snowstorm s______ the southern areas of China in the Spring Festival. estroyed 2.Many houses were d________ by the storm. ccidents 3.Traffic a_________ often happened. njured 4.Many people were i_______ in the storm. eaths 5.The number of d______ in the storm reached up to 130.

7. Cause It is reported that the snowstorm was caused by global warming. result from, result in The snowstorm is reported to ___________global warming. result from resulted in Global warming ___________ the snowstorm.

8. be responsible for bring about.. result in lead to sth result from; result in His difficulty in walking ___________a childhood illness. Icy road conditions __________two roads being closed. results from resulted in cause sth

9. Effects The snowstorm had a bad effect ontransportation, electricity, agriculture and people’s daily life.

10. 1. It is dangerous to walk in the heavy snowstorm with the wind blowing ___. A. greatly B. heavily C. strongly D. strong Tip: It is raining _______ and the wind is blowing ________. heavily strongly

11. 2. The snowstorm made___inconvenient for people to go out. A. us B. it C. this D. that It is inconvenient __________________________________________________________ for people to go out in the snowstorm. 句 型 It is inconvenient (for sb.) to do sth

12. 3. Some children lost their way in the heavy storm, for most of them don’t have a _____ of direction. A. feeling B. sense C. decision D. knowledge 平衡感 幽默感 责任感 安全感 sense of balance sense of humor sense of duty sense of security

13. 4. The snowstorm was so heavy that it was ____ our imagination. • above B. within C. beyond D. over 无法修复 无法控制 难以置信 认不出来 beyond repair beyond control beyond belief beyond recognition

14. 5.① Many cars and trucks _____ on the roads, causing traffic jams. • broke out B. broke in • C. broke up D. broke down

15. ② Which “break down” has the same meaning as the one in the sentence “Many cars and trucksbroke down…” 破裂fail • A. The boss refused to sign the agreement. So the talk broke down. • He showed us the whole dance, then broke it down so that we could learn it more easily. • C. The lift broke down, so we had to walk up the eleventh floor. • D. When we gave her the bad news, she broke down and cried. 分解divide sth into separate parts 出故障stop working 感情失控start crying

16. 6. ①The electricity lines were brought down, causing a power ___ in the storm. A. break B. put C. cut D. fall ② The power supply was ____. A. cut up B. cut off C. cut down D. cut in

17. ③ Guess the meanings of the phrases. A. The city Chenzhou was cut off from the outside world in the heavy storm. B. I cut up the meat to make dumplings. C. It is not polite to keep cutting in when others are talking. D. Today, many trees in forests are being cut down every year. 隔绝 (联系),切断 切碎= cut…into pieces 插嘴, 打断= interrupt 砍倒

18. 高考链接 ④ He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was _____ from the outside world. (04北京) A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut down ⑤ I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson ____ . (05湖南) A. cut in B. cut down C. cut out D. cut up

19. Measures repair; the army; call in

20. Measures donate… to… clear up

21. Measures call on, call at, call in, call for 1.The government ________ the whole nation to fight against the storm. 2.The army was ________ to do rescue work. 3. People ________ those who _________ help in the snow disaster. 4. They ________ their houses with money, food and clothes. called on called in called on called for called at

22. Fill in the blanks to complete the passage. The heavy snowstorm s_____ China in the Spring Festival, which was b______ people’s imagination. It r_______ in great losses of 150 billion yuan and had a bad e____ on people’s life. It was not c_________ to go out in such terrible weather. Besides, there was a power c___ and the transportation system b_____down. Luckily, the Chinese g__________ took effective m______ to fight against the storm. The army was called i__ to do rescue work. People d______ money and clothes, and volunteered to clear the roads despite the cold weather. truck eyond esulted ffect onvenient roke ut overnment easures n onated

23. Writing 2008年1月中旬以来(春节前)，一场罕见的暴风雪袭击了中国很多地区。原在你校工作的外籍教师Iris非常关心这场雪灾。请根据以上提示及下面内容，给Iris写封电子邮件。

24. 1.造成问题 :交通几乎瘫痪，阻断了人们的团圆路；一些电力设施被破坏，造成供电紧缺,给百姓生活带来不便； 2.政府已经采取了许多措施; 3.个人如何做的？(至少谈2点) 注意：1、电子邮件应包括以上所有信息，并进行适当发挥。 2、词数：120-150字左右。 3.参考词汇:瘫痪paralyze设施 facility

25. Dear Iris, Thank you for your concern about the heavy snow that has swept across many parts of China since mid-January… haiqingeve@163.com

26. Good Bye!