高三英语培优外刊阅读 地震话题

高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________外刊精选｜日本3·11大地震十周年：消失的村庄和坚守的老人【背景介绍】十年前的3月11日，日本发生9级大地震，引发强烈海啸，也造成了福岛第一核电站发生泄漏。伤亡之外，地震区域的幸存者也基本离开了故乡。但是，有这样一群人，地震过后却选择留下来，他们坚定地守在故土，试图在废墟上重建家乡。是怎样的信念支撑着他们？他们究竟是怎样的一群人？AVillageErasedByRussellGoldmanForcenturies,thisvillagerodethecurrentsoftime:warandplague,thesowingandreapingofrice,theplantingandfellingoftrees.Thenthewavehit.Timestopped.Andthevillagebecamehistory.WhenacatastrophicearthquakeandtsunamistruckcoastalJapanonMarch11,2011,morethan200residentsofthevillage,Kesen,inIwatePrefecture,werekilled.Allbuttwoof550homesweredestroyed.Afterthewatersreceded,nearlyeveryonewhosurvivedfled.Theyleftbehindtheirdestroyedpossessions,thetombsoftheirancestorsandthelandtheirforefathershadfarmedforgenerations.But15residentsrefusedtoabandonKesenandvowedtorebuild."Ourancestorslivedinthisvillage1,000yearsago,"saidNaoshiSato,87,alumberjackandfarmerwhosesonwaskilledinthetsunami."Thereweredisastersthen,too.Eachtimethepeoplestayed.Theyrebuiltandstayed.Rebuiltandstayed.Ifeelanobligationtocontinuewhatmyancestorsstarted.Idon'twanttolosemyhometown."ThosewhochosetostayinKesenwereoldin2011.Nowintheir70s,80sand90s,theyareolderstill.Slowly,overthepastdecade,agrimrealityhassettledoverthisplace:Thereisnogoingback.Kesenwillneverberestored.Thisemptinesswilllastforever.Adecadefeelslikeaneternityforthosewholostachildinmereseconds,butit'sabriefmomentinJapan'shistory.It'sanevenshorterblipinthebillion-yearhistoryofthetectonicplates,whosegrindingshiftstriggeredtheearthquakeandtsunami.It'sthatlongviewofhistorythatgivestheholdoutshopethatKesenwillagainrisefromthewreckage."I'dliketoseehowthisplacewilllook30yearsfromnow,"Satosaid."Butbythen,I'llhavetoseeitfromheaven.AndIdon'tthinkthatwillbepossible."【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.erase[ɪˈreɪz]vt.__________________________________2.fell[fel]v.__________________________________3.catastrophic[ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk]adj.__________________________________4.strike[straɪk]v.__________________________________5.recede[rɪˈsiːd]v.__________________________________6.flee[fliː]v.__________________________________7.lumberjack[ˈlʌmbədʒæk]n.__________________________________8.obligation[ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃn]n.__________________________________9.still[stɪl]adv.__________________________________10.restore[rɪˈstɔː]v.__________________________________11.holdout[ˈhəʊldaʊt]n.__________________________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.能够驾驭或安然渡过一个动荡复杂的局面__________________________________2.在B中，除了A之外都……__________________________________3.把什么留在身后__________________________________4.立誓要做某事__________________________________5.残酷的现实__________________________________6.笼罩__________________________________7.一切都回不去了__________________________________8.正是A……__________________________________9.从废墟中崛起__________________________________拓展练习阅读理解Everybodyhatesrats.Butintheearthquakecapitalsoftheworld—Japan,LosAngeles,Turkey—ratswillsoonbeman’snewbestfriends.Whathappensafteranearthquake?Wesendinrescuedogs.Why?Becausetheycansmellpeople.Dogssavelives.Theyhelprescuerstofindlivingpeople.Butdogsarebigandtheycantgetintosmallspaces.Sonowanewresearchprojectisusingasmalleranimaltosavelives:therat.Howdoesitwork?First,theratistrainedtosmellpeople.Whenthishappens,therat’sbraingivesasignal(信号).Thisissenttoasmallradioonitsback,andthentherescuersfollowtheradiosignals.Whentherat’sbrainactivityjumps,therescuersknowthatsomeoneisalive.Therathassmelledthatperson.Althoughtherearealreadyrobotswhichcandothisjob.ratsarebetter.ChristianLinteratCornellUniversity—NewYorksays.“Robots’nosesdon’tworkwellwhenthereareothersmellsaround.Ratsaregoodatthat.”Ratscanalsoseeinthedark.Theyarecheaperandquickertotrainthandogsandunlikerobots,theydon’tneedelectricity!The“ratproject”isnotfinished,butJulieRyanofInternationalRescueCorpsinScotlandsays.“Itwouldbewonderful.Aratcouldgetintospaceswecouldn’tgettoandaratwouldgetoutifitwasn’tsafe.”Perhapsforthefirsttimeinhistory,peoplewillbehappytoseearatinabuilding(butonlyafteranearthquake,ofcourse).27.Intheworldearthquakecapitals,ratswillbecomemansbestfriendsbecausetheycan________.A.taketheplaceofman’srescuejobsB.findthepositionofpeoplealivewhoaretrappedinbuildingsC.serveasfoodforpeoplealivewhoaretrappedinbuildingsD.getintosmallspaces28.Therescuerscanjudgeapersonisaliveby________.A.thenoisemadebytheratB.therat’sunusualbehaviorC.thesignalsentbytheradioontherat’sbackD.thesmellgivenoffbytheperson29.Indoingrescuejobs,________.A.ratssmellbetterthandogsB.dogsdon’tneedtobetrainedtosmellpeopleC.ratscanseeinthedarkandsmallerthanalltherobotsD.robots’senseofsmellcanbeaffectedbyothersmellsaround30.RatshaveallthefollowingadvantagesEXCEPTthat________.A.theyaremorewonderfulthanotheranimalsB.theyarelessexpensivetotrainthandogsC.theydon’tneedelectricityD.theyaresmallandcangetintosmallplaces外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.erase[ɪˈreɪz]vt.清除，抹除2.fell[fel]v.砍伐（树木）3.catastrophic[ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk]adj.灾难性的，引起巨大损失和伤亡的4.strike[straɪk]v.侵袭，冲击5.recede[rɪˈsiːd]v.后退6.flee[fliː]v.逃离，逃避7.lumberjack[ˈlʌmbədʒæk]n.伐木工8.obligation[ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃn]n.义务，责任9.still[stɪl]adv.还要，更10.restore[rɪˈstɔː]v.恢复11.holdout[ˈhəʊldaʊt]n.不妥协、不屈服的人【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.ridethecurrents能够驾驭或安然渡过一个动荡复杂的局面2.allbutAofBdosth.在B中，除了A之外都……3.leavebehind把什么留在身后4.vowtodosth.立誓要做某事5.grimreality残酷的现实6.settleover笼罩7.thereisnogoingback一切都回不去了8.It'sAthatdo