1.at an end 结束；终结 2.right away 立刻；马上 3．event n．事件；大事 4.rescue n．& vt.援救；营救 5．trap vt.使陷入困境 n．陷阱；困境 6.dig out 掘出；发现 7．bury vt.埋葬；掩埋；隐藏 8.disaster n．灾难；灾祸 9．a (great) number of 许多；大量的 10.damage n．& vt.损失；损害 11．useless adj.无用的；无效的；无益的 12.reporter n．记者→report v．报道 13．burst vi.(burst，burst) 爆裂；爆发 n．突然破裂；爆发 重点识记词汇 14．ruin n．废墟；毁灭 vt.毁灭；使破产→in ruins 严重受损；破败不堪 15．nation n．民族；国家；国民→national adj.国家的，民族的→nationality n．国籍 16．extreme adj.极度的→extremely adv.极其，非常 17．injure vt.损害；伤害→injured adj.受伤的→injury n．伤害；损害 18．electricity n．电；电流；电学→electric adj.用电的；带电的；发电的→electrical adj.与电有关的；电学的 19．frighten vt.使惊吓；吓唬→frightened adj.受惊的；受恐吓的→frightening adj.令人恐惧的 20．judge vt.断定；判断；判决 n．裁判员；法官；评判员→judgement n．判断，审判，判断力，意见 21．destroy vt.破坏；毁坏→destruction n．破坏→destructive adj.破坏性的，毁灭性的 22．congratulation n．祝贺；(复数)贺词→congratulate v．祝贺 23．shock vt.& vi.(使)震惊；震动 n．休克；打击；震惊→shocked adj.震惊的→shocking adj.令人震惊的 24．express vt.表示；表达 n．快车；速递→expression n．词语；表达；表示→expressive adj.富于表情的；有表现力的 1.In the farmyards，the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. 在农家大院里的鸡，甚至连猪都紧张得不想吃食。 2．It seemed as if the world was at an end! 好像世界末日到了。 3．Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. 必背经典句式 人们无论朝哪里看，那里的一切都几乎被毁了。 4．All hope was not lost. 不是所有的希望都破灭了。 5．Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. 老鼠跑出田地，寻找地方躲藏。 6．Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents. 成千上万的家庭被毁，许多孩子成了孤儿。 en- enable /I′neIbl/ vt.使能够；使成为可能；使实现 构词记忆 encourage /In′k?rId?/ vt.鼓励；支持；促进 enlarge /In′lɑ?d?/ vt.扩大；扩充；放大(照片) vi.增大
1ruin v.毁坏；使破产；n.毁坏；破产；废墟 in ruins毁坏；成为废墟 fall/come into ruin逐渐破碎 bring...to ruin使……失败；使……毁坏 Heavy smoking ruined his health. 过度吸烟损害了他的健康。
The bad weather has ruined all my pleasure for the holiday. 糟糕的天气毁掉了我度假的好心情。 [夯实基础] 语法填空
(1)Years of fighting has left Iraq ruined(ruin)．
(2)It rained for two weeks on end，completely ruining(ruin) our holiday. (3)This country was once proud of its education system.Now it seems to be in ruins. (4)Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and being reduced to ruins，the city took on a new look.
2trap n.夹子；陷阱；困境；圈套；v.把……困在，使陷于；使落网 [应试指导] 非谓语动词句法功能的考查 set/lay a trap for为……设下圈套 be caught in a trap＝fall into a trap落入陷阱 be trapped in 被困在……；使陷入……困境 trap sb.into doing...诱骗某人做…… She had set/laid a trap for him and he had walked straight into it.她给他设下圈套，他就径直钻了进去。
She was trapped in the burning house at that moment. 那时她被困在燃烧着的房子里。 [夯实基础] 语法填空
(1)Were you just trying to trap her into making a mistaken decision? (2)Her mother Donna was trapped(trap) in the destroyed building. (3)Mary set a trap for Peter and he really fell into it. (4)Trapped(trap) in a traffic jam，he had to be patient，waiting.
3bury v.埋葬；埋藏；使陷入；沉浸；覆盖?cover?；掩藏?hide? [应试指导] 非谓语动词句法功能的考查
bury sth.in...把……埋在…… bury oneself in埋头于，专心于 be buried in专心于 The paper was buried under a pile of books. 那份文件被埋在书堆下。 She sat there，buried in thought. 她坐在那儿，陷入了沉思。 [夯实基础]
(1)用bury的适当形式填空
①He walked slowly，his hand buried in his pocket.
②The girl was sitting on the bench in the park，burying her head in the book in her hands. ③They think she was buried in the desert，along with a few others.
(2)Because she buried herself in the film，she didn’t know it was snowing outside.
①Burying herself in the film，she didn’t know it was snowing outside. (用现在分词短语作状语改写句子)
②Buried in the film，she didn’t know it was snowing outside. (用过去分词短语作状语改写句子)
4congratulation n.祝贺；?复数?贺词 [应试指导] 交际用语中的用法
congratulations ?to sb.? on sth.就……?向某人?祝贺 Congratulations！祝贺你！?口语? congratulate vt.祝贺，向……道喜 congratulate sb.on sth.为某事向某人祝贺 Congratulations on your happy marriage! 祝贺你喜结良缘！ [特别提醒]
(1)congratulation用作祝贺语时，通常用复数形式；作为“祝贺”这一抽象意义时，通常用单数形式。
(2)congratulate后不接带不定式的复合结构或that从句。 [夯实基础] 语法填空
(1)—I got that job I wanted at the public library. —Congratulations(congratulate)! That’s good news.
(2)I congratulate myself on having chosen a good woman to be my wife. (3)We congratulated him on having passed the exam.
5prepare v.准备；调制
[多词一义] prepare for，get ready for，make preparations for，be prepared for prepare for为……作准备 prepare sb.sth.＝prepare sth.for sb.为某人准备…… be prepared for.../to do...准备好…… preparation n.准备 in preparation for为……作准备 make preparations for为……作准备 —I’ve prepared all kinds of food for the picnic. —Do you mean we needn’t bring anything with us? ——我已经准备好了野餐要带的各种食物。
——你的意思是我们不必带任何东西了吗？(湖南，25) Justin had opened several bottles of wine in preparation for the party. 贾斯廷已开了好几瓶葡萄酒为聚会作准备。 [夯实基础] 语法填空
(1)The Foreign Minister was not prepared for such questions. (2)If we hadn’t made adequate preparations(prepare)，the conference wouldn’t have been so successful.
(3)—Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution.
—I would have attended it，but I was busy preparing(prepare) for a job interview. (4)We won’t start the work until all the preparations have been made(make)． (5)Well prepared(prepare) for the coming exam，he felt quite confident.
6think little of以为……没什么了不起；对……满不在乎；轻视；忽视 [应试指导] “think＋副词＋of”在写作中的运用 think much/highly/well of重视；看重；对……高度评价 be well/highly thought of被……高度评价 sing high praise of/for高度评价 I gave him some advice，but he thought little of it. 我给他提了几条建议，但他根本不理会。