M3Reading

雷暴
旋转的， 循环的 柱状体
from a thunderstorm to the ground.
强烈的，猛烈的
The most violent have winds of more than 400
几乎，差不多 地区，范围 得克萨斯 发生
kilometres per hour. Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.
On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US
bad, worse, worst n. 伤害，损害 糟糕的，坏的 பைடு நூலகம்响，传染
each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500
injuries. The worst tornado of all time occurred
墨西哥湾流 海洋潮流（洋流）
墨西哥湾
The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current
which starts in the Gulf of Mexico and
流动 ……的东海岸 大西洋
flows northeast across the Atlantic. It also travels past the east coast of the United States
All the students in our class buried themselves _____ studies, __________the coming exam. A in; preparing B in; preparing for C for; prepared D for; prepared for
暴力，暴 行；破坏
M3 The Violence of Nature
flood 洪水
a lot of water in an area which is usually dry.
hurricane 飓风
a very strong wind or storm
lightning 闪电
the flash（闪现） of light which happens during a thunderstorm
南达科他州
Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even
把……放下；写下，记下
捡起，卷起
甚至，还
houses and put them down in the next street – or
even in the next town. They can take ①the fur off the back of a cat and ②the feathers off a chicken.
thunderstorm 雷暴
a lot of rain falling quickly , with loud noises and flashes of light
tornado 龙卷风
a column（柱状物） of air that turns very quickly
Disasters of Nature
知识拓展 1)现在分词短语作结果状语，表自然的、必然的结果； 2)不定式作结果状语表出乎意料的、没有预料的结果。 ①He is clever and honest, making all of us like him. 他既聪明又诚实，使得我们所有人都喜欢他。 ②I hurried to the airport, only_to_be_told that my friend had gone already. 我匆忙赶到机场，结果有人告诉我我的朋友已经走了。
典型句式 5．leave(使，让)＋宾语＋介词短语
leave the furniture inside exactly where it was They can destroy houses but_________________________
(把房内的家具留在原处)
leave听任其在某处；使保持某状态 通常用于一些复合结构中，leave＋宾语＋形容词/副词/分词/不定式等 leave...alone不理会；不管 ①The trial left a lot of questions unanswered. 试验留下了许多没有得到解答的问题。 ②Leave the radio on, will you? 开着收音机，好吗？
海流，潮流
流动
纬度
current
flow
latitude
√ √
1. What is a current? a) A kind of electricity. b) A movement of water. c) A kind of wind.
2. What kind of things flow? a) Water. b) Time. c) Money.
拾起，拿起 _____________
收听，接收 _____________
无意中学会 _____________
接某人 _____________ 加速 _____________
5. take off起飞；脱下；除去，离开,请假，事业成功 take the fur ___ off the back of a cat They can ____ and the feathers ____ off a chicken. I forgot to ____ take ___ off my make-up last night. taking ___, off I remembered when the plane was _____ that I had not turned the iron off. take ___ off your coat, as it is warm here. Please ____ I’m _____ taking a few days ___ off to visit my parents. taking __. off My uncle’s business is_____
羽毛 take off 去掉，去除 毛皮
They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture
inside exactly where it was.
[用于加强语气]恰好地，正好
毁坏，毁灭，摧毁 留下，将…留下 家具
平均来说；通常 cause 导致
龙卷风（复数） n. 死亡
4.pick up
This afternoon, I picked up the radio lying on the desk to pick up the English news. It’s over the radio that I pick up English every day. After that, it was time for me to pick up my son from school. So with my car picking up speed, I got to school on time.
What Is a Hurricane?
飓风 热带的 暴风雨
The climbers were buried under a pile of rocks. She buried her face in her hands and wept. She buried herself in her work. bury sth/ sb in/ at/ under/ beneath 将….埋在 bury oneself in work/ studies be buried in work/ studies 埋头工作、学习
The Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
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America
Canada
墨西哥湾流 1. the Gulf stream 海洋潮流（洋流） 2. ocean current 3. the Gulf of Mexico 墨西哥湾 4. flow 流动 5. the Atlantic (Ocean) 大西洋 6. the east coast of… ……的东海岸 7. towards 朝向 8. one of… ……之一 9. anywhere 任何地方 10.because of 因为 11.much warmer than… 比……暖和得多 12.on the same latitude 在同一纬度
比……暖和得多
in Europe are much warmer than parts of
在同一纬度 attitude /altitude /longitude
Canada on the same latitude.
What Is a Tornado?
龙卷风
A tornado is a rotating column of air
√
3. If two places are on the same latitude ,they are on the same line _____ a) east/west b) north/south
Read about the Gulf Stream and check the meaning of the words.
朝向
towards eastern Canada.
……之一 因为
任何地方
It is one of the strongest currents anywhere
in the world. Because of the Gulf Stream, The United Kingdom and other places