Unit 4 Earthquakes1．flood n. 洪水 2.hurricane n. 飓风3．sandstorm n. 沙尘暴 4.typhoon n. 台风5．volcano n. 火山 6.snowstorm n. 暴风雪7．tornado n. 龙卷风 8.tsunami n. 海啸9．landslide n. 山体滑坡 10.drought n. 旱灾；干旱11．terrify vt. 使恐惧；使惊吓 12.ash n. 灰；灰末13．victim n. 受害者 14.catastrophe n. 灾难；灾祸15．radioactive adj. 放射性的 16.panic n．& vi. 惊慌；恐慌17．muddy adj. 泥泞的 18.lava n. 熔岩；岩浆19．melt vi. 融化20．tidal adj. 潮汐的；有涨落的21．worsen vi. (使)恶化 22.fierce adj. 狂暴的；恶劣的1．be caught in 突然遭遇(风暴等)2．bring...under control 控制3．be trapped in ruins 被困在废墟中4．catch fire 着火5．come to one's rescue 前来救某人6．cut down 砍倒；削减；减少7．do damage to 对……造成损害8．dig out 掘出，发现9．from bad to worse 每况愈下10．in ruins 成为废墟1．People were sleeping in the bedroom when the big earthquake happened.人们正在卧室睡觉，这时大地震发生了。2 ． Sometimes, smile is so powerful that it can give those suffering disasters great courage.有时候，微笑是如此强大，能给遭受灾难的人以极大的勇气。3．As a consequence of the earthquake, a large city lay in ruins in fifteen terrible minutes.因为这个地震，一座大城市在可怕的 15 分钟内成为废墟。1．The storm ruined the crops, and the whole village was almost in_ruins after the hurricane.暴风雨毁坏了庄稼，整个村子在飓风过后几乎变成了废墟。2 ． Jack was_doing_some_shopping in the supermarket when the earthquake happened.杰克正在超市中购物，突然发生了地震。3 ． Some travellers are_still_trapped_in the heavy snow, though most are reported to have been rescued by the police.虽然据报道大部分旅客已被警方救出，但是仍有一些旅客被困在大雪中。 教材单词写准并记牢高考与教材Ⅰ.重点单词1．burst vi. 爆裂；爆发 n. 突然破裂；爆发2．event n .事件；大事3．ruin n. 废墟；毁灭 vt. 毁灭；使破产4．suffering n. 苦难；痛苦5．d...
