高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀 地震話題

高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀班級：____________學(xué)號：____________姓名：____________外刊精選｜日本3·11大地震十周年：消失的村莊和堅守的老人【背景介紹】十年前的3月11日，日本發(fā)生9級大地震，引發(fā)強(qiáng)烈海嘯，也造成了福島第一核電站發(fā)生泄漏。傷亡之外，地震區(qū)域的幸存者也基本離開了故鄉(xiāng)。但是，有這樣一群人，地震過后卻選擇留下來，他們堅定地守在故土，試圖在廢墟上重建家鄉(xiāng)。是怎樣的信念支撐著他們？他們究竟是怎樣的一群人？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."【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.erase[??re?z]vt.__________________________________2.fell[fel]v.__________________________________3.catastrophic[?k?t??str?f?k]adj.__________________________________4.strike[stra?k]v.__________________________________5.recede[r??si?d]v.__________________________________6.flee[fli?]v.__________________________________7.lumberjack[?l?mb?d??k]n.__________________________________8.obligation[??bl??ɡe??n]n.__________________________________9.still[st?l]adv.__________________________________10.restore[r??st??]v.__________________________________11.holdout[?h??lda?t]n.__________________________________【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.能夠駕馭或安然渡過一個動蕩復(fù)雜的局面__________________________________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.殘酷的現(xiàn)實__________________________________6.籠罩__________________________________7.一切都回不去了__________________________________8.正是A……__________________________________9.從廢墟中崛起__________________________________拓展練習(xí)閱讀理解Everybodyhatesrats.Butintheearthquakecapitalsoftheworld—Japan,LosAngeles,Turkey—ratswillsoonbeman’snewbestfriends.Whathappensafteranearthquake?Wesendinrescuedogs.Why?Becausetheycansmellpeople.Dogssavelives.Theyhelprescuerstofindlivingpeople.Butdogsarebigandtheycantgetintosmallspaces.Sonowanewresearchprojectisusingasmalleranimaltosavelives:therat.Howdoesitwork?First,theratistrainedtosmellpeople.Whenthishappens,therat’sbraingivesasignal(信號).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外刊精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.erase[??re?z]vt.清除，抹除2.fell[fel]v.砍伐（樹木）3.catastrophic[?k?t??str?f?k]adj.災(zāi)難性的，引起巨大損失和傷亡的4.strike[stra?k]v.侵襲，沖擊5.recede[r??si?d]v.后退6.flee[fli?]v.逃離，逃避7.lumberjack[?l?mb?d??k]n.伐木工8.obligation[??bl??ɡe??n]n.義務(wù)，責(zé)任9.still[st?l]adv.還要，更10.restore[r??st??]v.恢復(fù)11.holdout[?h??lda?t]n.不妥協(xié)、不屈服的人【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.ridethecurrents能夠駕馭或安然渡過一個動蕩復(fù)雜的局面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殘酷的現(xiàn)實6.settleover籠罩7.thereisnogoingback一切都回不去了8.It'sAthatdo