1、Book3 Module4 Sandstorms in Asia话题了解沙尘暴的情况，进一步增强环保意识。重点知识sandstorm, prevent, cut down, to do, to be doing, to have done, 阅读导学案使用方法：自主阅读P32课文，然后尝试完成下面的练习。作完后，自行查阅教材进行答案校对。: 汉译英填空Sandstorms in AsiaSandstorms have been a 1_ (主要灾难) for many Asian countries for centuries. Scientists have tried many ways
2、to solve this problem and in China, 2_ (一场大规模的活动) has been started to help solve it.Sandstorms are 3 _ (夹带沙尘的强烈而干燥的风). They are often so thick that you cannot see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong enough to move sand dunes. The four main places in the world where there are sandstorms are Cen
3、tral Asia, North America, Central Africa and Australia. RenJianbo, from Inner Mongolia described 4_ (他小时候经历过的一次沙尘暴) in the desert. “To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience，”he said. “5 _ (什么也干不了). It was the most frightening and the most dangerous situation Ive ever been in. You
4、 just had to hope youd survive. I thought I was going to disappear under the sand.”Northwest China is part of the sandstorm centre in Central Asia. Sandstorms begin in desert areas. Sandstorms in China appear to have increased in recent years as a result of “desertification”. This is a 6 _(过程) that
5、happens when land becomes desert because of 7 _ (气候变化) and because people 8 _ (砍倒树木) and dig up grass. Sandstorms sometimes affect Beijing. Citizens wake up to an orange sky and 9 _ (狂风夹着黄沙笼罩了整个城市). The storms sometimes continue all day and traffic moves very slowly because the thick dust makes it d
6、ifficult to see.The Chinese Central Weather Station can 10 _ (预报沙尘暴) some weeks before it arrives in Beijing, but the strength of the storm sometimes surprises people. When a sandstorm arrives in the city, 11 _(气象专家建议人们不要外出). HuangXiaomei, who lives in Beijing says, “To be cycling in a sandstorm is
7、frightening. The winds are very strong. 12 _(呼吸困难) and the dust makes me ill. So if you want to go out, youd better wear a mask.”The desert is only 13 _ (250公里远) to the west of Beijing. To prevent it coming nearer, the government is planting trees. Already the government has planted more than 30 bil
8、lion trees and plans to continue planting for the next five years. : 语法填空Sandstorms _1_ (be) a major disaster for many Asian countries for centuries. Sandstorms are strong, dry winds that carry sand. They are often _2_ thick that you cannot see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong enough _3_ (m
9、ove) sand dunes. The four main places in the world _4_ sandstorms are found are Central Asia, North America, Central Africa and Australia. Northwest China is part of the sandstorm center in Central Asia. Sandstorms sometimes _5_ (effect) Beijing. _6_ (city) wake up to an orange sky and strong winds.
10、 The Chinese Central Weather Station can forecast a sandstorm some weeks _7_it arrives in Beijing, but its _8_ (strong) frightens people. The desert is only 250 kilometres away _9_ the west of Beijing. To prevent it _10_(come) nearer, the government has planted more than 30 billion trees and plans t
11、o continue planting for the next five years. III. 课文重点句型翻译:1.遇上沙尘暴是一种可怕的经历。那是我遭遇过的最可怕、最危险的境况。_2.因“荒漠化”越发严重，中国近年来发生沙尘暴的次数明显增加了。_3.在沙尘暴中骑车是很可怕的，如果你想出门，最好带上口罩。_4. 为了阻止沙漠的逼近，政府正在植树并计划在未来的五年里继续种植。_答案自主阅读导学案. 汉译英填空1. major disaster 2. a mass campaign 3. strong, dry winds that carry sand 4. a terrible sand
12、storm he experienced as a child 5. There was nothing to be done6. process 7.climate changes 8. cut down trees 9. strong winds that cover the city in a thick, brown-yellow dust. 10. forecast a sandstorm 11. weather experts advise people not to go out12. Its difficult to breathe 13. 250 kilometres awa
13、y . 语法填空1. have been 2. so 3.to move 4. where 5. affect6. Citizens 7. before 8. strength 9. to 10. comingIII. 课文重点句型翻译:1.To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience. It was the most frightening and the most dangerous situation Ive ever been in.2.Sandstorms in China appear to have increased in recent years as a result of “desertification”.3.To be cycling in a sandstorm is frightening. If you want to go out, youd better wear a mask.4.To prevent sandstorms coming nearer, the government is planting trees and plans to continue planting for the next five years.