天气与自然灾害类单词识记：causedangerousdeathstormterribleblowclimateterrifyfloodfreezedisasterforecastshakeshelterstrikecloudypanicpourwarmthshower短语扫描：be/getcaughtin陷入；被困住be/getstuckin卡住；陷入burn...totheground全部焚毁；烧为平地clearup(天气)转晴；清理；解决weatherforecast天气预报set...onfire/setfireto使……燃烧；放火烧……blowdown吹倒dryup(河流、湖泊等)干涸inruins成为废墟；严重受损becomeavictimto成为……的牺牲品[跟踪训练]Ⅰ.语境填词1．Ikeptmyfriendbackfromthe(danger)animal.2．Hesuffered(terrible)allthroughhisillness.3．Thetidalwaveformeda(terrify)wallofwater.4．Fourofthemwalkedundera(cloud)skyandallendedupwalkingincircles.5．Theoldladyreceivedhimwithunusual(warm)．Ⅱ.单项填空6．Ipreferatablethatcanbewhennotusedsothatitmaysavealotofspace.A．clearedupB．foldedupC．fixedupD．takenup7．Thesharpfallofthestockmarketcauseda.A．panicB．surpriseC．delightD．hit8．Thefailurewasabigtohim，buthewasn’tdiscouragedandsoongotasenthusiasticasever.(2015·福建，24)A．blowB．issueC．excuseD．factor9．ShewantedtoaskifhehadnewsofWilliams，butwordsinherthroat.A．burstB．stuckC．brokeD．settled10．Theplanwasinjustbecausepeoplewereunwillingtocooperate.A．ruinsB．piecesC．dangerD．trouble阅读理解AAround200millionyearsago,theearthwas18degreeswarmerthanitisnow.Thatmightbeabithotforhumans,butitwasjustrightforthegiantdinosaursthatwanderedabouttheearthduringtheMesozoicera.Anewstudyfoundthatplanteatingdinosaursmayhavecontributedtothewarmingoftheearthbyreleasingsignificantamountsofmethane.Thestudy,publishedinsciencejournalCurrentBiology,focusedonsauropods,longneckedherbivoresthatmunchedonthetopoftrees.Theywerethelargestofthedinosaurs;foodbrokedownintheirstomachsforlongperiodsoftime.Theresearchersestimatethatasauropodreleased2,675litersofmethaneperday—addinguptoalargeamountofthegreenhousegasbeingpumpedfromdinosaur’sgutintotheatmosphere.Planteatersnaturallyreleasemethaneaspartoftheirdigestiveprocess.Thelargertheanimal，themoremethaneitproduces.Methane,agreenhousegas,trapsheatandremainsintheatmosphereforapproximately9－15years，whichwarmstheatmosphere.Today,someanimals,suchascattle,goatsandsheep,producelargeamountsofmethaneasabyproducttotheirfooddigestion.Methaneisalsoreleasedfromhumaninfluencedsourcessuchaslandfill,agriculturalactivities,coalminingandotherindustrialpractices,whichallcontributetotoday’sclimatechange,accordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Theresearchersestimatethatearth’ssauropodswouldhaveproducedabout520milliontonsofmethaneperyear—similartothetotalamountofmethaneproducedtodaybynaturalandmanmadesources.However，theresearcherswarnthattheirnumbersareestimatesbasedonmultipleassumptionsaboutthedigestivesystemsandpopulationsofdinosaurs.TheauthorofthestudyDavidWilkinsonsaystheemissionofmethanefromdinosaurswouldhavebeenjustoneofthecausesofwarmclimateduringtheMesozoicera.Othercausesincludegasesproducedfromvolcanoes，swampsshallowseasandsoon.Still，Wilkinsonsays，“Theamountofmethanefromdinosaursislargeenoughtohaveameasurableeffect.”1．Scientiststhinkdinosaursmayhaveledtotheglobalwarmingbecause.A．theyateeverythingtheyfoundB．theyusuallyhadagoodappetiteC．theyreleasedalotofmethaneD．thereweretoomanydinosaursonearth2．WhatdoweknowaboutdinosaursfromParagraph2?A．Sauropodsfedonplants.B．Sauropodswereofmediumsize.C．Dinosaursusedtoliveontrees.D．Dinosaursdigestedfoodquickly.3...
