1、当地时间2015年3月25日，美国俄克拉何马州遭龙卷风袭击，造成1人死亡，上万户居民停电，塔尔萨以西数座活动房屋遭到破坏。然而那里的居民并未因此而被吓到，反而变得更加坚强。 A small tornado swept through Moore，Oklahoma on March 25，2015.The National Weather Service said a brief，weak tornado struck the region.It also reported cars were overturned on Interstate 35，a major northsouth Inte
2、rstate Highway in the central United States，and now it has already been closed.On Wednesday night，survivors in Moore，Oklahoma were fearful.Thursday，these feelings turned to great bravery and the inhabitants of this region worked together to move forward from yet another destructive tornado.It was an
3、 unusual morning for Ashley Steelman and her family.“The kids play room，” she said，“is gone.”The home that held 40 years of memories inside now looks like a childs diorama.Now the house without a roof，a look inside tells the tornados damage.Steelmans grandmother，Joetta Strain，survived the storm by h
4、iding in the closet.“I could feel the suction，”she said.“I thought it was going to suck me out，but it didnt.I guess I got more strength than I thought.”Another survivor in Moore，Brenda Chavez，found strength，too.“I lost my memory，honestly，” she said.“I was so nervous and scared.” Like her neighbor，Br
5、enda Chavez survived in a closet too.The morning after，she was left with nothing.The roof of her home also gave way.“We just felt the roaring and it just started dropping water and ice，the little ice balls，but we survived the tornado.” she said.There was no death during the dark night as the tornado
6、 tore through Moore.But，in the daylight，the cutting reality was easily seen in the town，which has already been hit by tornados for several times in recent years.“Its just going in circles in my head，just thanking God Im here and alive，” Chavez said.About half a dozen homes on Chavezs street had thei
7、r roofs ripped off.The governor of Oklahoma visited the area Thursday to help make a judgment about the damage.阅读障碍词1dioraman立体模型2closet n壁橱3suction n吸力4roar v怒吼诱思导读阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)。1Interstate 35 was not closed after the tornado.()2The kids play room in Ashley Steelmans house was not damaged after t
8、he tornado.()3Ashley Steelmans house had a history of forty years.()4Steelmans grandmother did not die in the tornado.()5The roof of Brenda Chavezs home was gone after the tornado.()【答案】15FFTTTSectionReading(Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary).匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.disaster Avt.引起；导致()2.experience Bn
9、.波浪()3.cause Cvt.&n.(雷电等)袭击()4.furniture Dn.墓地；公墓()5.bury En.灾难()6.occur Fvt.经历()7.violent Gn.家具()8.wave Hvi.发生()9.strike Iadj.猛烈的；激烈的；强烈的()10.cemetery Jvt.埋葬【答案】15EFAGJ610HIBCD.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A脱掉 B接(某人) C结果为 D放下 E平均1On average，men still earn more than women. 2If she insists on sleeping on the floor，p
10、ut down a mattress to make her more comfortable. 3The boy was so tired that he fell asleep before his mother could take off his clothes. 4Dont worry.Ive arranged for a car to pick up the guests at the station at 8 oclock. 5In English，if new words continue to be used for at least five years they gene
11、rally end up in the Oxford English Dictionary. 【答案】15EDABCWhat Is a Tornado?A tornado is a rotating (旋转的) column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.Almost all of them occur in the US，in the area from Texas in the southeast to Sou
12、th Dakota in the north.Tornadoes can pick up cars，trains and even houses and put them down in the next street or even in the next town.They can take the fur off the back of a cat and the feathers off a chicken.They can destroy houses，but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.什么是龙卷风？龙卷风是指一个
13、从空中的雷暴延伸到地面而生成的旋转气柱。最强烈的风速可达到每小时400多公里。几乎所有的龙卷风都发生在美国东南部德克萨斯州到北部南达科塔州一带地区。龙卷风能卷起汽车、火车，甚至房子，把它们卷到旁边的街道甚至能卷到邻近的城镇。它们能卷走猫背的皮毛和鸡身上的羽毛。它们能毁掉房子，却把房内的家具留在原处。助读讲解leave the furniture inside.是leave的复合结构：leave宾语宾补；where it was是where引导的地点状语从句。On average，there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year，causing about
14、80 deaths and l，500 injuries.The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925，affecting three US states: Missouri，Illinois and Indiana.By the time it ended，more than 700 people had been killed and 2，700 had been injured.平均来说，美国每年发生800次龙卷风，造成大约80人死亡，1 500人受伤。有史以来最严重的一场龙卷风发生在1925年，影响了美国的三个州：密苏里州、伊利诺斯州和印
15、第安纳州。等到风停时，已有700多人死亡，2 700多人受伤。助读讲解causing about 80 deaths and 1，500 injuries为现在分词短语作结果状语。affecting three US states.为现在分词短语作结果状语。By the time引导的时间状语从句为一般过去时态，主句通常为过去完成时态。What Is a Hurricane?Hurricanes are strong tropical storms，and they usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean，the Caribbean Sea a
16、nd the Gulf of Mexico.There are violent winds of 120 kilometres per hour or more，which cause huge waves，heavy rain and floods.There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually affect the east coast of the US from Texas to Maine.什么是飓风？飓风是强烈的热带风暴，它们经常发生在大西洋南部、加勒比海岸和墨西哥海湾处。强风可达到每小
17、时120公里或更快，引发巨浪、暴雨和洪水。每年平均有六次大西洋飓风，它们经常影响从得克萨斯州到缅因州的美国东部海岸。助读讲解which cause huge waves，heavy rain and floods为which引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词winds。The worst hurricane disaster of all time occurred on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston，Texas.Winds of 200 kilometres per hour and fivemetrehigh waves hit the city.
18、The disaster killed 6，000 people in a population of 37，000 and destroyed 3，600 buildings.An Extraordinary EventThis is a story about the 1900 Galveston hurricane. Charles Coghlan was a nineteenthcentury Irish actor who went to live in Canada.He then moved to New York，where he became famous.By the la
19、te 1890s，he had moved to Galveston，where he died in 1899，a year before the hurricane struck.The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlans coffin (棺材) ended up in the sea.有史以来最严重的一次飓风灾害于1900年9月8日发生在得克萨斯州的加尔维斯顿。每小时200公里的强风以及5米高的海浪袭击了这座城市。这次灾害导致总人口37 000人中的6 000人死亡，3
20、 600座建筑物被摧毁。一个离奇的事件这是一个关于1900年加尔维斯顿飓风的故事。查尔斯科格伦是十九世纪一名定居加拿大的爱尔兰演员，后来又移居纽约，并在那里成名。到19世纪90年代后期，他迁到加尔维斯顿，于1899年在那里去世。第二年飓风袭击了那里。掩埋科格伦的公墓被飓风所摧毁，他的棺材最后被卷入了大海。助读讲解who went to live in Canada是定语从句，修饰先行词a nineteenthcentury Irish actor。where he became famous是where引导的非限制性定语从句，where在从句中作地点状语。 where he died in 1
21、899是where引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Galveston；a year before the hurricane struck是1899的同位语。Eight years later，the coffin was found by fishermen in the sea near his home on Prince Edward Island in the east of Canada.The Gulf Stream had carried it 3，000 kilometres up the eastern US coast to Prince Edward Island.C
22、oghlan travelled back to Canada after he had been buried in Texas！八年后，这个棺材被位于加拿大东部的爱德华王子岛上的渔民在他家附近的海边找到。墨西哥湾流沿着美国东海岸把它(棺材)一直带到爱德华王子岛，行程3 000公里。科格伦在被埋葬在得克萨斯州后又回到了加拿大。第一步速读了解文章主题和段落大意速读P23教材课文，匹配下列句子1A tornado is()2Tornadoes can destroy houses()3Hurricanes are strong tropical storms()4There are on ave
23、rage six Atlantic hurricanes each year()5Charles Coghlan was an Irish actor()Aand they usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean.Band they usually affect the east coast of the US from Texas to Maine.Cand something unexpected happened to his coffin after he died.Da rotating column of air from a th
24、understorm to the ground.Ebut leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.【答案】15DEABC第二步细读把控文章关键信息细读P23教材课文，选择最佳答案1Which of the following descriptions about the tornado is NOT correct?AIt is a kind of rotating column of air.BIt is usually caused by a thunderstorm.CIt can reach a speed up to more
25、 than 400 kilometres per hour.DIt can cause much damage to people，including deaths and injuries.2How much damage did the worst tornado cause to the US?AIt picked up cars，trains and even houses and put them down in the next street.BThe fur of the back of many cats and the feathers of many chickens ha
26、d been taken off.CIt caused about 80 deaths and 1，500 injuries.DMore than 700 people lost their lives and 2，700 had been injured.3What are the similarities between tornado and hurricane?AThey both occur together with strong wind.BAmerica is the country affected often by both of them.CThey both can c
27、ause a lot of damage to people and the buildings.DAll above.4Where was Charles Coghlan born indeed?AIn Ireland.BIn Canada.CIn New York. DIn Galveston.【答案】14BDDA第三步研读能力升华接轨高考根据P23教材课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm 1.to the ground.Almost all of them
28、occur in the US，in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.Tornadoes can cause much 2.destruction(destroy)On average there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year.The 3.worst(bad) one of all time occurred in 1925，4.affecting (affect) three US states.By the time it 5.ended (en
29、d)，more than 700 people 6.had been killed(kill) and 2，700 had been injured.Hurricanes are strong tropical storms.There are violent winds of 120 kilometres per hour or more，7.which cause bad weather.There are about six Atlantic hurricanes each year.The worst hurricane disaster 8.occurred(occur) on the 8th September 1900.The disaster killed 6，000 people in 9.a population of 37，000 and destroyed 3，600 10.buildings (building)
