Unit 4 Earthquakes
Ⅰ.常考单词必背
1．burst vi.(burst，burst) 爆裂；爆发 n．突然破裂；爆发
She burst into tears on hearing the sad news.
一听到这一不幸消息，她突然哭了起来。
Upon his appearance，there was a burst of applause.
他一出现就爆发了一阵掌声。
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(1)burst in打断；闯入；突然出现
burst into...突然开始；闯入……
burst into laughter/tears ＝ burst out laughing/crying突然大笑/哭起来
(2)a burst of一阵……
2．injure vt.损害；伤害
Most of the injured were women and children.
大多数伤员都是妇女和儿童。
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(1)injured adj.受伤的
the injured伤员
(2)injury n．伤；伤口；伤害
3．shock vt.& vi.(使)震惊；震动 n．休克；打击；震惊
I was shocked to hear that he had resigned.
短文语法填空，然后背诵短文，熟记本单元的重点词汇。
A Terrible Earthquake
Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake.But no one judged that an earthquake __1__(come)．Suddenly，everything shook.It seemed as __2__ the world was at an end.Millions of brick houses and a number of dams __3__(destroy)．Railway tracks became useless bars.Pipes in mines burst and let out __4__(smell) steam.Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.
The next day，this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers.With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster，__5__ whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victim's extreme __6__(suffer)．People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying “__7__(congratulation)! You survived！” So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely，__8__ also organized together to help the victims right away.The __9__(injure) were rescued and the dead were buried.The frightened survivors were dug __10__ from under the ruins and were offered shelter，fresh water and electricity.Thanks to people's help，the loss was minimized.
答案 1.was coming 2.if 3.were destroyed 4．smelly 5.the 6.suffering 7.Congratulations 8．but 9.injured 10.out
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