1、Module 3 The Violence of NatureIntroduction&Reading and Vocabulary词汇知识自主学习.用本模块恰当的单词补全语境1.a natural _一场自然灾难2.after the _洪水过后3.in the _在飓风中4.a flash of _一道闪电5.a powerful _强大的雷暴6.keep track of the _追踪龙卷风7.a _ column of air旋转的空气柱disasterfloodhurricanelightningthunderstormtornadorotating8.a _ earthquake
2、一场猛烈的地震9._ great hardships经历巨大的困难10._ damage造成破坏11._treasure埋藏宝物12._ at exactly the same place发生在完全相同的地方13._ the area袭击这个地区violentexperiencecauseburyoccurstrike.根据语境选用方框中的短语并用其适当形式填空because of,pick up,take off,put down,of all time,end up,on average,referto1.Survivors of the ship wreck were _by small
3、 boats.2._,women live between five and seven years longer than men.3.Helens _her coat because it is too hot in the room.4.Ill just _your phone number in my book.picked upOn averagetaking offput down5.The little boy got punished _what he had done.6.This is my favourite song _.7.He joined the firm as
4、an office boy,but he gained rapid promotion,and _as a director.8.She _the subject several times during her speech.because ofof all timeended upreferred to.翻译课文原句并观察黑体部分1.Tornadoes can pick up cars,trains and even houses and put them down in the next streetor even in the next town.龙卷风能够卷起汽车、火车甚至房子,并且
5、_。2.They can destroy houses,but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.它们能够毁坏房子,却把里面的家具_。把它们扔在另一条街道,甚至另一座城市留在原地3.By the time it ended,more than 700 people had been killed and 2,700 had been injured._的时候,共有700多人_,2 700多人_。4.There are violent winds of 120 kilometres per hour or more,which cau
6、se huge waves,heavy rain and floods.强烈的风速可达每小时120千米甚至更高,_。到这次龙卷风结束死亡受伤导致巨浪、暴雨或洪水【词汇串记】根据给出的构词规则完成下面空格。1.形容词词尾-t变成-ce构成名词表示性质、状态。importantimportance 重要silent_ 沉默confident_ 自信different_ 不同silenceconfidencedifference2.“v.+up”构成动词短语,在句中作谓语。make up 构成;编造_ up卷起;掀起_ up 修建;张贴_ up 建立;创立pickputset阅读精析合作学习 Tas
7、k 1 框架宏观建构:整体理解Task 2 文本微观剖析:细节探究1.根据文章细节信息完成下列问题。(1)Which of the following descriptions about the tornado is right?A.All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.B.There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world.C.It was only because of the hurricane t
8、hat Coghlans body could travel back to Canada.D.Both the worst tornado and the worst hurricane occurred in Texas.(2)In 1925 the worst tornado of all time affected the following US states EXCEPT_.A.Texas B.Missouri C.Illinois D.Indiana(3)How much damage did the worst tornado cause to the US?A.It pick
9、ed up cars,trains and even houses and put them down in the next street.B.The fur of the back of many cats and the feathers of many chickens had been taken off.C.It caused about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.D.More than 700 people lost their lives and 2,700 had been injured.(4)Where was Charles Coghla
10、n born indeed?A.In Ireland.B.In Canada.D.In Galveston.C.In New York.(5)What are the similarities between a tornado and a hurricane?A.They both occur together with strong wind.B.America is the country affected often by both of them.C.They both can cause a lot of damage to people and the buildings.D.A
11、ll of the above.根据文章内容完成空格。2.运用语句知识解构课文中的长难句。(1)Almost all of them occur in the US,in the area(from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north).(介词短语作后置定语修饰the area)译文:几乎所有的龙卷风都发生在美国,_。(2)There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year(第一分句)and(并列连词)they usually affect the east coast
12、 of the US from Texas to Maine.(第二分句)译文:_,这些飓风通常会影响美国从德克萨斯州到缅因州的东部沿岸。从东南部的德克萨斯州的一些地区到北部的南达科他州每年平均会有六次大西洋飓风 Task 3 阅读思维升华:主题实践1.结合课文主题,回答下列问题。(1)What is tornado?_(2)The violence of nature is very terrible,especially earthquakes.Can you tell usthe effects of earthquakes?_A tornado is a rotating column
13、 of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.Earthquakes may make many people lose their homes and relativessuddenly._Sometimes,earthquakes can cause severe tsunami,and each of us cannotforget the tsunami in Japan.As far as I know,most people in the earthquake-stricken areas need a longtime to get rid
14、of the bad effects caused by earthquakes,especially those wholost their relatives.2.根据提示,运用本单元词汇与句型完成短文。(1)2008年5月12日中国四川省发生了一场令人震惊的地震(earthquake)。(2)地震几乎摧毁(destroy)了四川省汶川县的一切,造成数万人死亡。(cause分词作状语)(3)成千上万(thousands of)的孩子不幸失去了父亲或母亲。May 12th is an unordinary day in 2008.It is on this day that a shocki
15、ng earthquake happened in Sichuan province,China.The earthquake destroyednearly everything in Wenchuan county of Sichuan province,causing tens of thousands of deaths.And thousands of children became such unlucky ones who lost fathers or mothers.要点精研探究学习1.experience vt.经历 n.经验,经历*Have you ever experi
16、enced a flood?你曾经经历过洪灾吗?*Our English teacher has much experience in teaching.我们的英语老师有丰富的教学经验。*She is very experienced in looking after children.在照看孩子方面她很有经验。【词块积累】(1)have experience in sth.在方面有经验from/by experience凭经验;从经验中(得出)(2)experiencedadj.有经验的,熟练的be experienced in在方面有经验【名师点津】experience的双面性 exper
17、ience作名词,作“经验”讲时,是不可数名词,如rich experience 丰富的经验;作“经历”讲时,是可数名词,如a terrible experience一次可怕的经历。作动词时,意为“体验,经历”,是及物动词。【链高考明考向】*(2020天津高考)Many of todays sound professionals are sharing their knowledge and experience with professionals in other fields to create new products based on the phenomenon we call s
18、ound.今天许多声音专业人士正在与其他领域的专业人士分享他们的知识和经验,以创造出基于我们称之为声音的新产品。【即学活用】(1)用experience的适当形式填空In the last thirty years,our country _great changes.Mr Smith is an officer with _,who has many strange _.Even he has _ what death means.(2)一句多译高老师教学经验丰富。Mr Gao is _teaching.Mr Gao has rich _teaching.has experiencedexp
19、erienceexperiencesexperiencedexperienced inexperience in2.cause vt.引起;导致*Do you know anything about the events?For example,what causes them?你知道有关这些事件的情况吗?比方说,什么引起了它们?*Heavy traffic is causing delay on the freeway.交通拥挤使高速公路通行不畅。*The cold weather caused the plants to die.天气寒冷冻死了植物。*She has made up her
20、 mind to fight for the cause of peace all her life.她已下定决心为和平事业奋斗终身。【词块积累】(1)cause sb.to do sth.引得/使得某人做某事cause sb.sth.=cause sth.to sb.给某人引起/带来(2)cause n.原因,理由;事业【易混辨析】cause/reason/excusecause原因,起因。表示造成某种事实或现象的起因,后接of短语或不定式reason理由,原因。指一种行为或看法的理由,其后介词多用forexcuse辩解,借口。指为某一行为所做的解释,可以是真的,也可以是托词【即学活用】(1
21、)用cause,reason或excuse填空。The heavy rain was the _ of the flood.Could you explain your _for choosing this particular course?Joe was late,but as always he had an _.(2)语法填空The surgery she needed to save her life would cause her _(lose)her hearing forever.We do not yet know all the _(cause)of blindness.c
22、ausereason(s)excuseto losecauses3.occur vi.发生*Almost all of them occur in the US,in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.几乎所有的龙卷风都发生在美国东南部得克萨斯州到北部南达科他州的一些地区。*Emerson would always set down new ideas that occurred to him.爱默生总是把他突然想到的新想法记下来。*It never occurred to her to ask
23、someone for help when she was in trouble.当她遇到困难时从未想到求助他人。*It suddenly occurred to him that he had left his keys in the office.他突然想起钥匙忘在办公室里。【词块积累】sth.occur(s)to sb.某事浮现在某人的脑海中It occurs to sb.that./to do sth.的念头浮现于(某人)脑海【易混辨析】occur正式用语,常与to连用,一般情况下可与happen互换;当表示在脑海中出现某种想法时用occurhappen普通用词,一般指意外事件的发生;
24、表示“某人发生了某事”,用sth.happened to sb.;表示“碰巧做某事”用happen to do sth.take place通常指某事经过安排而发生【链高考明考向】(2020全国卷)We are the products of evolution,and not just evolution that occurred billions of years ago.我们是进化的产物,而不仅仅是数十亿年前发生的进化。【即学活用】(1)语法填空Police said the accident _(occur)at about 4:30 pm.(2)It had _that he mi
25、ght be falling in love with her.他从未想到自己可能会爱上她。(3)When I saw all these,_me.当我看到这一切时,一个好主意进入我的脑海。occurrednever occurred to hima good idea occurred to4.strike vt.&n.(struck;struck/stricken)(雷电、暴风雨等)袭击*By the late 1890s,he had moved to Galveston,where he died in 1899,a year before the hurricane struck.1
26、9世纪90年代后期,他已迁到加尔维斯顿,于1899年在那里去世。第二年,飓风袭击了那里。*It struck her that losing the company might be the least of her worries.她突然意识到失去公司或许是她最不用担心的一件事。*The visitors were struck by the beauty of the country.游客们被这乡村的美丽打动了。*Last month,thousands of workers in that city went on strike.上个月那个城市数以千计的工人们举行了罢工。【词块积累】(1
27、)strike vt.打;敲击;(时钟)敲响;罢工sth.strike(s)sb.某人突然想到某事It strikes sb.+that从句某人一下想到be struck by被打动;给以印象strike sb.in/on the+身体部位击打某人某部位(2)n.袭击;(疾病)侵袭;罢工be on strike在罢工go on strike举行罢工【易混辨析】hit指“打中或对准来打;敲打或打击对方的某一部位;受欢迎的人或事物”beat 着重“连续地打击”。例如:殴打或体罚;也指在游戏、竞赛或战争中击败对方;也指“心跳”strike通常指一下一下地打或敲击;留下印记等;还有“打动;使着迷;某种
28、想法突然闪现在脑海里”的含义;也可指“(钟)敲响”knock指敲打并伴有响声,它还有“打倒,打翻”的意思【即学活用】(1)写出下列句子中strike的汉语意思Her car went out of control and struck an oncoming vehicle.()The police have warned the public that the killer could strike again.()The clock was striking ten as we went into the church.()She struck a match and lit anothe
29、r cigarette.()People say that lightning never strikes twice in the same place.()(2)_you might like some coffee,so Ive brought some.我突然想到你也许想喝点咖啡,于是就拿了一些来。撞袭击敲响划袭击It struck me that5.take off 去掉,脱掉;(飞机)起飞;开始受欢迎;休假*They can take the fur off the back of a cat and the feathers off a chicken.它们(龙卷风)能拔掉猫背上
30、的毛和鸡身上的羽毛。*When the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather.延误的航班何时起飞在很大程度上取决于天气。*Her singing career began to take off after attending Singer on Hunan TV in 2018.2018年参加湖南卫视歌手节目后,她的歌唱事业开始腾飞。*His mother was seriously ill,so he had to take a day off to look after her.他母亲病得很重,所以他必须请一天假
31、来照顾她。【导图理词】【即学活用】语法填空(1)The doctor explains possible treatments but you can tell she doesnt take it _.(2)I think Ill take _ oil painting in my spare time.(3)Our hometown has taken _ a new look recently.(4)When he retired,his eldest son took _ the farm.inuponover6.on average 平均起来*On average,there are
32、 800 tornadoes in the US each year,causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.美国每年平均会发生800次龙卷风,造成大约80人死亡,1 500人受伤。*Inflation in Spain is close to 4%,almost 1.5 points above average for the euro area.西班牙的通货膨胀率接近4%,比欧元区的平均水平高了大概1.5个百分点。*Compared with the average of the whole nation,the level of inform
33、atization in this city is 29 percent lower at present.与全国平均水平相比,这个城市目前的信息化水平要低29%。【词块积累】(1)above average 在平均水平以上below average在平均水平以下with the average of平均为(2)average adj.平均的,平均数的v.平均,平均为【小词汇大文化】Average people are concerned about how to spend time,a man of talent tries to use time.普通人关心的是如何打发时间,有才能的人设
34、法利用时间。【即学活用】(1)用适当的介词或副词填空The readings we took were well _ average.He is weak in English,but _ average his marks are not bad.(2)Parents spend _$200 a year on toys for their children in the USA.在美国父母给孩子买玩具的花费每年平均为200美元。aboveonan average of7.They can destroy houses,but leave the furniture inside exact
35、ly where it was.它们能毁掉房子,房内的家具却被留在了原处。【句式解构】句中leave the furniture inside exactly where it was是“leave+宾语+宾语补足语”结构,leave表示“使处于某种状态”。*When you finish the book,youd better leave it where it used to be.看完书后,你最好把书放回原处。*Leave the windows closed or you will breathe polluted air.让窗户关着,否则你会呼吸被污染的空气。【名师点津】leave
36、的常见结构(1)leave+宾语+形容词/副词/介词短语/名词;(2)leave+宾语+现在分词(宾语与宾语补足语之间形成逻辑上的主谓关系);(3)leave+宾语+过去分词(宾语与宾语补足语之间形成逻辑上的动宾关系);(4)leave+宾语+动词不定式;(5)leave+宾语+where引导的地点状语从句。*They killed the bison,cut off the skins and left the bodies to rot.他们屠宰野牛并剥皮,尸体就任其腐烂。*Dont leave the water running while you brush your teeth.刷牙
37、的时候不要开着水龙头。【即学活用】(1)语法填空He got up late and hurried to his office,leaving the breakfast _(untouch).He went out and left his papers _(lie)open on the desk.Leave the rice _(cook)for 20 minutes at least.(2)Leave your kids _and they will grow in a healthy way.让你的孩子顺其自然,他们会健康地成长。untouchedlyingto cookas th
38、ey are8.By the time it ended,more than 700 people had been killed and 2,700 had been injured.等到风停时,已有700多人死亡,2 700人受伤。【句式解构】(1)本句中By the time作连词用,引导时间状语从句,意为“到为止;不迟于”,此时主句常用完成时态。(2)由于本句中By the time后面的句子中使用了一般过去时,故主句中应该使用过去完成时。(3)如果By the time后面的句子使用一般现在时,主句常用将来完成时,有时也可用一般将来时。(4)by the end of+将来的时间,句
39、子的谓语动词用将来完成时。*By the time she was 15 years old,she had written three long novels.到她15岁时,她已经创作了三部长篇小说。*By the time John finishes his homework,his classmates will have left to play football.到约翰做完作业时,他的同学将已离开去踢足球了。*By the end of last month,we had learnt more than 300 words.到上个月底,我们已经学了300多个单词了。【名师点津】by
40、 the time用作连词引导时间状语从句的具体用法如下:(1)by the time+一般过去时,主句通常用过去完成时。by the time+一般现在时,主句通常用将来完成时或一般将来时。(2)by the end of+过去的时间,句子的谓语动词用过去完成时;by the end of+将来的时间,句子的谓语动词用将来完成时。【即学活用】语法填空(1)200 cars _(produce)by the end of last year.(2)By the time we reached home,he _ already _(leave)for work.(3)By the time t
41、his letter reaches you,I _(leave)the country.(4)By the end of next month,we _(finish)the task.had been producedhadleftwill have leftwill have finished【要点拾遗】1.current n.海流;潮流;水流;气流;电流adj.当前的;现在的*The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current which starts in the Gulf of Mexico and flows northeast across the
42、Atlantic.墨西哥湾暖流是从墨西哥湾出发,向东北方向穿过大西洋的暖流。*Which departments do you currently communicate with?你目前和哪些部门沟通?*Id like to open a current account with you.我想在你们这里开一个活期存款账户。*He was well informed and updated with all kinds of current affairs.他见多识广,并且了解各种最新的时事新闻。【词块积累】(1)current adj.当前的;现时的;流行的;通用的current accou
43、nt 活期存款账户;往来账户current affairs 时事(2)currentlyadv.目前;当前【即学活用】(1)To swim in this river now is dangerous,for _is too swift.现在在这条河里游泳是很危险的,因为水流太急了。(2)They suggested measures to _.他们提出了克服目前困难的措施。(3)_(current)names beginning with J are popular.the currentovercome current difficultiesCurrently2.furniture n.
44、家具*(2018全国卷)Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas,dinner tables or bookshelves.中间色的选择一般包括像沙发、餐桌或书架等家具。*I cant think of a new single piece of furniture in my house that I bought.我想不出家里有哪件家具是我新买的。*His office is tastefully furnished with modern furniture.他的办公室用新式家具装饰得十分雅致。【词
45、块积累】furnish vt.为提供家具;布置be furnished with 装饰有;陈设有【名师点津】furniture为不可数名词,不能说a furniture,也不能说furnitures。表示“一件家具”要说a piece of furniture。【即学活用】(1)Each _in their home suited the style of the house.他们家的每件家具都与房子的风格相称。(2)The room _a desk,telephone and hatstand.这房间备有一张写字桌、一部电话机以及帽架。piece of furniturewas/is fur
46、nished with3.bury vt.埋葬*Right after dinner he would go into his study and bury himself in his work.他总是一吃完饭就走进书房埋头工作。*She buried her face in her hands and wept when she heard the bad news.当她听到那个坏消息时,她掩面而泣。*After failing in the college entrance examination,he was buried in his studies.高考失利后,他埋头于学习。【词块
47、积累】(1)bury sth./sb.in/at/under.将埋葬在(2)be buried in=bury oneself in埋头于;专心于be buried in thought沉思【巧学助记】情景记忆bury【链高考明考向】(2019北京高考)When these organisms die,they bury carbon in the deep ocean,an important process that helps to regulate the global climate.当这些生物死亡时,它们将碳埋在深海中,这是一个有助于调节全球气候的重要过程。【即学活用】(1)使用b
48、ury的适当形式填空。She _ her face in the pillow and began to cry._ in the interesting entertainment programme,I didnt hear the doorbell ringing.His glasses _under a pile of papers.(2)句型转换_(bury)himself in his book,he didnt know it was raining outside._,he didnt know it was raining outside.buriedBuriedwere b
49、uriedBuryingBuried(bury)in his book4.violent adj.猛烈的;激烈的;强烈的*The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.最强烈的(龙卷风)时速超过400千米。*I can not teach you violence,as I myself do not believe in it.我无法教你使用暴力,因为我自己就不相信暴力。*Several people have been violently attacked in the subway.有几个人在地铁里受到了
50、暴力袭击。【词块积累】(1)violence n.猛烈;暴力(行为)with violence 剧烈地(2)violently adv.激/剧/猛烈地【即学活用】(1)用violent的适当形式填空。It seems that the attack was a mindless act of _.He shouts a lot but I dont think hes ever been physically _towards her.Hearing this,they are _ opposed to the idea.(2)After this medicine was taken,it
51、_.服下这种药物引起了剧烈的反应。violenceviolentviolentlyproduced a violent reaction5.end up 结果为,以结束*The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlans coffin ended up in the sea.埋葬科格伦的墓地被飓风破坏,他的棺材最后被卷进了大海。*Youll soon end up in debt if you keep on spending money that way.如果你继续那样花钱,你很快
52、就会负债的。*He began his life as a poor man and ended up as a millionaire.他出身贫寒,最终成了百万富翁。*At the dinner we usually begin with soup and end up with fruit.在宴会上,通常开始的第一道菜是汤,最后一道是水果。*Whatever good things we build end up building us.我们所创造的美好最终都反过来又塑造了我们。【词块积累】end up【即学活用】(1)用适当的介词填空。Theyre travelling across E
53、urope by train and are planning to end up _ Moscow.Much of this meat will probably end up _ dog food.The party ended up _ a beautiful song.(2)语法填空。If you dont know what you want,you might end up _(get)something you dont want.Shell end up _(poverty)if she carries on spending like that.inaswithgetting
54、poor6.The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925,affecting three US states:Missouri,Illinois and Indiana.有史以来最严重的一次龙卷风发生在1925年,影响了美国的三个州:密苏里州、伊利诺伊州和印第安纳州。【句式解构】(1)本句中的affecting three US states是现在分词短语作结果状语。(2)现在分词作结果状语时,其逻辑主语就是主句的主语;作结果状语的动词对句子的谓语动词起补充说明的作用。*(2018北京高考)A month before my first mara
55、thon,one of my ankles was injured,leaving me only two weeks to train.第一次参加马拉松前一个月,我的脚踝受伤,只留给我两周训练时间。*He cut off the electricity quickly,preventing an accident.他迅速切断了电源,防止了一起意外事故。【即学活用】(1)语法填空Newly-built wooden cottages line the street,_(turn)the old town into adreamland.There is mud and water everyw
56、here,_(make)it difficult to travel fromplace to place.(2)The song is sung all over the country,_.这首歌在全国各地被演唱,使它非常受欢迎。turningmakingmaking it very popular【拓视野观天下】1.“This arbitrary blanket spread of shutting down businesses,about putting all of these workers out of business,is just a disaster,”Meshawn
57、Maddock told The Associated Press.Meshawn Maddock告诉美联社说:“这种随意地让企业倒闭,让所有工人失业的做法简直就是一场灾难。”2.A report on the human rights violations shows that the number of violentcrimes is alarming in the United States.An estimated 1,206,836 violent crimes occurred nationwide,including 16,214 murders,282,061 robberi
58、es.一份关于侵犯人权的报告显示,美国的暴力犯罪数量令人担忧。据估计,全国共发生暴力犯罪1 206 836起,其中谋杀16 214起,抢劫28 2061起。3.The bureau will continue to guide domestic enterprises to make full use of current channels of international air freight,China-Europe freight trains,shipping,and land transportation with neighboring countries and regions
59、.当局将继续引导国内企业充分利用现有的国际空运、中欧班列、海运、陆运等与周边国家和地区的现有运输通道。课时检测素养达标.语段填词1.The typhoon _(引起)widespread damage;an old man who _(经历)it said he would never forget the _(猛烈的)winds blowing the buildings.2.After Tom _(埋葬)his beloved dog in the yard,a strange idea _(突然出现)to him.3.A _(飓风)can bring all the things up
60、into the sky,and even carry the _(家具)into the _(旋转的)air.4.Last month,a severe _(洪水)_(袭击)the town,_(引起)serious damage to the local people.causedexperiencedviolentburiedoccurredhurricanefurniturerotatingfloodstruckcausing.短语填空1.The plane _(起飞)so smoothly that the passengers could hardly feelit.2._(平均而
61、言),a powerful earthquake occurs less than once every two years.3.She _(买到)a valuable first edition at a village book sale.4.In the great effort not to offend,we _(结果)saying nothing.5.The game was put off _(由于)the heavy rain.took offOn averagepicked upend upbecause of6.The meeting is on the 22nd,_(记下
62、)the date in your diary.7.Avatar is one of the most successful films _(有史以来).8.I would like to _(搬到)another town and make a fresh start.9.In making the plan,they went to the library to _(查阅)many books.10.No one knows for sure what _(发生)Bill.put downof all timemove torefer tohappened to.完成句子1.She fel
63、t sad and _.她很伤心,把脸埋在枕头里。2.Youd better _to let in the fresh air.你最好让门开着让新鲜空气进来。3.By the end of July,I _all those books.七月底前我会读完那些书。buried her face in the pillowleave the door openwill have read4.By the time you get back,I _.到你回来时,我将已经把活做完了。5.A traffic accident happened last night,_.昨晚发生了一场交通事故,导致三人死
64、亡。will/shall have finished the workcausing three deaths.课文语法填空 A tornado,which is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground usually occurs in the US,affecting several US states 1._(great).The most violent tornadoes have winds 2._ over 400 km per hour.They can take cars,trains and ev
65、en houses to other 3._(place),and also take the fur or feathers 4._ an animal.Almost all tornadoes occur in the US.On average,therere 800 tornadoes in the US each year,5._(cause)about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.The worst one was in 1925,which caused over700 deaths and 2,700 injuries.greatlyofplace
66、soffcausingHurricanes have winds of 120 km per hour or more,6._ cause huge waves,heavy rain and floods.Therere six Atlantic hurricanes each year on average.The 7._(bad)one was in 1900 in Texas,which caused 6,000 deaths and destroyed 3,600 buildings.Charles Coghlan,a nineteenth-century Irish actor,died and was buried in Texas in 1899.The cemetery 8._(destroy)by the hurricane and his coffin 9._(end)up in the sea.Eight years later,the coffin was found in the east of Canada,3,000 km away from 10._ Coghlan was buried.whichworstwas destroyedendedwhere
