Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia
Ⅰ.单词荟萃
1. ___________ adj.吓人的， 可怕的→ ________ adj. 害怕的→ ________ vt. 使害怕→fright n. 惊吓
2. ________ n．力气， 力量； 长处→ ________ v. 加强→ strong adj. 强壮的 3. ___________ n. 环境， 围绕， 外界→environmental adj.环境的； 有关环境的 4．pollute v．污染→ ________ adj.受污染的→ ________ n. 污染 5．major adj.主要的， 较大的→ ________ n．大多数
6. ________ adj.关心的， 担心的 →concern n. 关心， 担心 7. _______ adj. 急迫的， 紧急的→urgency n. 紧急；紧急的事 8．complain v. 抱怨， 投诉 → ___________ n. 抱怨， 投诉
9. __________ adv. 绝对地， 完全地→absolute adj. 绝对的， 完全的 10．protection n. 保护→ ________ v. 保护， 防护 Ⅱ.短语检测
1．受困于， 遭遇 2．砍倒 3．作为……的结果；由于 4．建议某人做某事 5．阻止某人做某事
6．接受；理解；吸收 7．分发；发出；用完；耗尽 8．忍不住做某事
9．简言之；概括地讲
10．改善环境 Ⅲ.佳句再现
1．They are often ___________ you cannot see the sun, and the wind is sometimes _______________ move sand dunes. 他们常常很浓， 以至于连太阳都看不见， 而且风力有时强到可以移动沙丘。
2．Sandstorms in China appear _________________ in recent years as a result of “desertification”．由于“沙漠化”越发严重， 中国近年来发生沙尘暴的次数明显增加了。 3．The storm sometimes continues all day and traffic moves very slowly because the thick dust ___________________. 沙尘暴有时会持续一天， 车辆移动得很慢， 因为厚厚的沙尘使道路难以看清。
4. ____________________________nearer, the government is planting trees. 为了防止沙漠离得更近， 政府正在植树。
5．I can’t help but ______________. 我忍不住感到担心。 单词点睛
1 strength n. [U]力量；力气[C, U]优点； 长处 (1) strong adj. 强壮的；坚强的；浓的 strengthen vt. 加强， 巩固 (2) with all one’s strength 用上全身的力气 【易混辨析】 power, force, energy和strength
(1) power指“动力， 权力， 能力”， 用途最广；用于各种身心的、潜在的、外显的力， 还可指电力。如：
power cut/failure 停电 in power在执政 be in/within/beyond one’s power (to do sth.) (没)有能力( 做某事)
(2) force指“力， 暴力， 武力”， 表示“力量”时， 指人或物撞击时所用的力， 其复数形式常指“兵力， 军队”。如： the force of the explosion 爆炸力 peacekeeping forces 维持和平部队
(3) energy 依照其物理学定义讲是“能， 能量”， 另外还可指“精力， 活力， 干劲”。如： nuclear energy 核能 full of energy 精力充沛 devote all one’s energies to (doing) sth.全力以赴做某事
(4) strength指“力气， 力量， 体力”， 是在身体组织内存在的力量。还可以指优点、长处。如： build up one’s strength 增强体力 one’s strengths and weaknesses 某人的长处和缺点
(1) It is beyond my ______ to help you. 我没有能力帮助你。 (2) I don’t have the ______ to deal with it right now. 我现在没有精力处理这件事情。 (3) The soldiers took the prisoners away by _____. 士兵们强行把犯人带走了。
(4) He hasn’t got enough ______to remove that stone. 他没 有足够的力气搬走那块石头。 2 concerned adj. 关心的；担心的；与……有关的 (1) concern n. 关心；忧虑
v. 与……有关， 涉及；使忧虑， 使担心
(2) be concerned about/for 担心…… all people concerned 所有有关人员 be concerned in 与……有牵连 as far as…is concerned 就……而言；依……看来 【经典句式】 be concerned that …担心…… It concerns me that ………让我担心。 What concerns me is …让我担心的是…… 1. 根据汉语意思完成句子 (1)He _________________ he won’t get his money back. 他担心要不回自己的钱。 (2)We ________________________ her safety. 我们都很担心她的安危。 (3) ____________________, the whole idea is crazy.在我看来， 整个想法都很荒唐。 2. _______ is our lack of preparation for the change. A．It concerns me B．What concerns me C．I am concerned that D．I am concerned about 3 complain v. 抱怨， 发牢骚；投诉 (1)complaint n． 抱怨；诉苦；投诉；控告 (2)complain that… 抱怨…… complain about/of 抱怨……；诉说…… complain to sb. 向某人抱怨 make a complaint 抱怨；投诉 (1) You have nothing ___________________, do you? 你没什么可抱怨， 不是吗？
(2) The roadwork caused much ____________ among local residents. 道路工程引起周围居民很多怨言。 短语储存
1 be/get caught in (to be in a situation that you cannot easily get out of or in which you do not
have something you need) 被困于， 遭遇 (1) catch up ____ sb. 赶上， 追上某人 catch (sb.) up____ 赶上， 追上(某人) catch sb. doing 撞见某人在做某事 (2) catch hold 抓住 catch sight of 突然看见 (3) catch a train/bus 赶上火车/汽车 catch fire 着火 catch one’s eye/attention 吸引某人的注意 (not)catch what one says (没)听懂/听清某人的话
(1) We __________ a rainstorm on the way here. 我们到这儿来的路上遇到了暴风雨。 (2) If you miss a lot of classes, it’s very difficult to ________. 如果你落下了很多节课， 要赶上是很难的。
(3) Drive faster—they’re _______________ us. 开得再快点——他们要赶上我们了。 (4) He __________________ in the classroom. 他被撞见在教室里抽烟。 (5) Sorry, I ____________ what you said. 对不起， 我没听清你的话。 2 cut down 削减(cut sth. down/cut down on sth.); 砍倒 cut in (on sb.) 插嘴； 插入 cut ___ 切掉；切断……的供应；隔绝 cut up 切碎
(1) He tried to ___________on smoking but failed. 他试图少抽烟， 但没成功。
(2) The gas ______________. As a result, we had to eat out. 煤气供应被切断了， 因此我们不得不出去吃。
(3) It is impolite for children to _______when their seniors are talking. 孩子们在他们的长辈谈话时插嘴是不礼貌的。 (4) In winter, the town ______________by snow. 冬天， 这个小镇经常因为大雪与外界隔绝。
3 give out (to give something to each person in a group)分发(＝ hand out)；(to announce sth., especially officially)发布， 公布(消息等)；(to produce sth. such as light, heat, or a signal)发出(光、声音等)；用完， 耗尽 give ______ 泄露；赠送；颁发 give back 归还；送回 give in (to) 认输， 投降， 屈服；交上， 呈上 give off 发出(光、声音等)；散发出(气味) give __放弃；停止；抛弃 (1) He has _______ to my views.
(2) If plastic and rubber are burnt, they’ll ______ poisonous gases. (3) Don’t _________the secret.
(4) After a month their food supplies _______.
(5) The news of the President’s death ___________ in a radio broadcast. 句型透视
Sandstorms in China appear to have increased in recent years as a result of “desertification”． 由于“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。 【句式点拨】
to have increased是不定式的完成时，作appear的宾语。 不定式的三种时态形式：
to do没有明显的时间意义或在谓语动作之后表将来的动作。 to be doing表示正在发生的动作或与谓语动词同时发生。 to have done表示动作发生在主句谓语动词之前。
(1) She _____________________ a letter when I passed by. 我路过时她碰巧正在写信。
(2) She ___________________ a lot of money. 她好像有很多钱。
(3) I’m sorry _____________________ so long. 很抱歉让你久等了。 .选词填空 prevent…from, in a nutshell, give out, can’t help but, take in
1. ____________, the customers insisted they get their money back. 2．What ________ their plans _____ being carried out? 3．I want to go out to _____ some fresh air.
4．Make sure all the papers ____________ to the students before 9 o’clock.
5．Looking at the night sky, one ___________ wonder if there are other forms of intelligence out there. 单项填空
1．—Has Games arrived? —Not yet. He might be ________ in a traffic jam. A．sticking B．caught C．trapping D．held 2．What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has _______ ? A．given out B．put out C．held up D．used up
3．Mary didn’t ________ what I read because her mind was on something else. A．hold on B．catch on C．take in D．get over 4．Our English teacher is ill, and we are all ________ her health. A．concerned about B．careful about C．grateful for D．anxious of 5．He seemed ________ the news, for there was not any surprise on his face when I told him about it. A．to learn B．to have learned C．to be learning D．students
6. To make the students perform well, the teacher first of all has to know their ________ and weaknesses. A．strong B．strengths C．strength D．stronger
7．When I was very young, I was terribly ________ of school, but I soon ________ it. A．frightening; got off B．frightened; got across C．frightening; got away D．frightened; got over
8．During the opening ceremony, “Miss Smile” has won the hearts of Chinese Internet users after being caught ________ the same smile for nearly 20 minutes. A．fixed B．to be fixed C．to fix D．fixing 9．—Do you let your kids travel alone at night? — ________ They are still young. A．Absolutely not! B．It depends. C．Why not? D．It is up to them. 10．Another problem is that while smarter child can ________ information more exactly and faster than any human, he lacks common sense. A．invent B．create C．process D．produce