SandstormsinAsiaModule4Chinanews,Beijing,Mar.15—Sandstormisanaturalphenomenonanditcannotbestopped.Itisagainstscientificruleforustosaythathumanbeingsshouldstopsandstorms,saidQinDahe,directorgeneraloftheChinaMeterologicalAdministration.Whilesandstormshadcausedagreatlosstohumanbeings,italsobroughtsomepositiveresults.Sandstormshadexistedonearthformillionsofyears,whilethewrittenhistoryofhumanbeingshadlastedforonly.3,000—5,000years.TheLoessPlateau,whichstretchesoveronemillionsquarekilometersinChina,wasformedbysandstormsovermillionsofyearsofprocess.TheYellowRiver,whileflowingpasttheLoessPlateau,carriedlargeamountsofsandwithitandthesedimentslaterformedtheNorthChinaPlain.TheLoessPlateauisregardedasthecradleoftheChinesecivilization.IftherehadbeennoLoessPlateau,theNorthChinaPlainwouldn'thaveexisted,norwouldhavetheChinesecivilization.Soitwouldbeimpracticaltoactagainstanaturalrulethathadexistedformillionsofyears,Qinsaid.Whatwecanpossiblydoistoreduceitsnegativeinfluenceasmuchaswecan.Indevelopingthewestregion,Chinaproposedtorestoresomearablelandtoforestsandlawns.Theseareeffectivemeasurestodealwiththesandstormproblem,Qinnoted.1．教材原句：...theChinesescientist,YuanLongping,isaleadingfigure.真题呈现Wefirmlybelievethatwarneversettlesanything.Itonly________violence.A．runsintoB．comesfromC．leadstoD．beginswith考题巧解Cleadto“导致”；runinto“遇到，遭遇”；comefrom“来自”；beginwith“开始”。2．教材原句：...if_possible,_recycled.真题呈现(安徽高考)—Haveyougotanyparticularplansforthecomingholiday?—Yes.________，I'mgoingtovisitsomehomesfortheoldinthecity.A．IfeverB．IfbusyC．IfanythingD．Ifpossible考题巧解D句意：——你对即将到来的假期有什么特别的计划吗？——是的，如果可能的话，我将去访问市里的一些养老院。ifpossible“如果有可能的话”；ifever“如果有过的话”；ifanything“如果有……的话”。3．教材原句：atmosphere真题呈现(湖北高考)Thetopleadersofthetwocountriesareholdingtalksinafriendly________.A．atmosphereB．stateC．situationD．phenomenon考题巧解Aatmosphere“大气；气氛”；state“状态”；situation“情形”；phenomenon“现象”。句意：两国的高层领导正在一种友好的气氛中进行会谈。(Ⅰ)单词速记1．________(adj.)大量的；大规模的2．________(n.)进程；过程3．________(n.)大气；大气层4．________(adv.)绝对地；完全地5．________(adj.)吓人的；可怕的→________(vt.)恐吓；使害怕→________(adj.)害怕的→________(n.)恐惧；害怕6．________(n.)力量；力气→________(v.)加强7．________(n.)环境→________(adj.)环境的8．________(adj.)关心的；担心的→________(n.)关心；担心9．________(n.)根据；证明→________(adj.)明显的；显然的10．________(adj.)主要的；多数的→________(n.)大多数11．________(adj.)紧急的→________(vt.)催促；极力主张12．________(vt.)污染→________(n.)污染13．________(vi.)抱怨；发牢骚→________(n.)抱怨；诉苦14．________(adj.)恐怖的；吓人的→________(vt.)使……受惊→________(adj.)受惊吓的15．________(n.)保护→________(vt.)保护答案：1.mass2.process3.atmosphere4.absolutely5．frightening;frighten;frightened;fright6.strength;strengthen7.environment;environmental8.concerned;concern9．evidence;evident10.major;majority11.urgent;urge12.pollute;pollution13.complain;complaint14.scary；scare;scared15.protection;protect(Ⅱ)短语突破1．________________砍倒2．________________突然遭遇(风暴等)3．________________一个接一个地4．________________对……有坏影响5．________________吸收6．________________放出；发出7．________________...
