Unit2 Natural disasters一轮复习 讲义 2025届高考英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第三册

Unit 2　Natural disasters知识清单(1)
1．Extreme heat often brings extreme wildfires，and this year is no exception(n.例外)，with unprecedented heat waves fueling(with复合结构；fuel熟词生义：vt.增加，刺激) enormous outbreaks of fires in the western United States and Canada，as well as across the Mediterranean and in Siberia.
2．Thick wildfire smoke can temporarily block(v.阻挡) sunlight near the ground，causing regional temperatures to drop by several degrees(现在分词短语作结果状语)．
3．But with fire seasons growing more intense around the world and triggering a range of extreme fire weather in North America and elsewhere，the search for answers is growing increasingly urgent(adj.紧急的；n.urgency紧急的事)．
urge that...(should) do sth强烈要求/极力主张……做某事 It is urged that...(should) do sth.坚决要求……做某事。
4．And if there happened to(碰巧) be a road or building on top of the slopes that failed，the result was horrible.
sb happens/happened to do...某人碰巧做…… If you happen to see a piece of litter，be a good guest and pick it up. It happens that...碰巧……
5．It’s as if(似乎/好像……) someone came along with a large destroying ball and dropped it on Vine Road，which wrinkled like a broken egg.
1as if从句用陈述语气： 从句表示的情况是真实的或极有可能发生的 2as if从句用虚拟语气： ①从句用一般过去时与现在的事实相反 ②从句用过去完成时与过去的事实相反 ③从句用would/could/might do形式与将来的事实相反
6．The center of the quake was deep，at 27 miles below the surface—a key reason why(why引导定语从句，修饰先行词reason) the damage in Anchorage was relatively light.
7．The buildings surrounding the spread are also at risk of(有……的风险) damage because of the force of the ground spreading out away from the tear(熟词生义：n.裂缝)．
8．Here are some ways you can beef up(增加，加强) your home security in hurricane weather，even if you need to move out.
9．Sticking to hurricane shelters or plywood is the only way to go when it comes to(当提到……；说到……) protecting those points of entry in hurricane conditions.
10．Any storm water that is kept out of your home is storm water that won’t be able to damage the belongings(n.财物) inside your home，so sandbags are well worth having(be worth doing值得做) at your doorways during a hurricane.
11．Karen is 84 years old and relies on(依靠；信赖；指望) a wheelchair to get around because she is missing a leg.
rely on/upon...to do sth指望/相信……会做某事 rely on/upon doing sth依赖/信任/指望做某事 rely on/upon it that...相信……；指望……
12．When Karen reported the water in her house had reached her waist，he knew he had to take action(采取行动)．
13．He gave them food and opened the attic so that(引导目的状语从句) they could escape through the roof if water continued to rise(vi.上涨；升高　其他意思：vi.升起；起身；提高)．
14．It took him 40 minutes to swim four blocks(句型it takes sb some time to do sth)．
15．A wind and rain bridge is a roof-covered bridge equipped with(装备着……) benches and pavilions shaped like palaces.
16．It can shelter(熟词生义：v.提供保护) people from the wind and rain and allow them to meet and rest(allow sb to do sth使某人能够做某事)．
Unit 2　Natural disasters(2)
1．After this interview and interviews with twelve of his top stockbrokers，I eventually landed(熟词生义：v.成功得到) the job.
2．Eventually(adv.最后；最终)，all the hard work paid off(获得成功，取得好结果；还清)．
3．Toward(prep.接近，将近) the end of my fourth year at Merrill Lynch，it hit me that(我突然想到) something was missing.
4．Then I was reminded(v.提醒；使想起 reminder n．提醒者；提醒物) of the time when I spoke to hundreds of people，while in college as a student leader，and years later，when I won a “Humorous Speech” championship(n.冠军称号；锦标赛 champion n．冠军)．
remind sb of/about sth 提醒某人某事 remind sb to do sth 提醒某人做某事 remind sb＋that 从句 提醒某人……
5．I knew the extraordinary public-speaking skills I was blessed with(有幸拥有/享有) could enable me to make (enable sb to do sth使某人能够做某事) a lasting difference and transform other people’s lives.
6．The food that we have here on ISS has to meet many different requirements(满足许多不同的需求)．
7．To compensate(v.赔偿，偿付；弥补) the crews，we are allowed to pick one “preference” container which consists of(由……组成) our pick of anything on the U．S.menu list.
8．Optimism distracts our attention away from negativism and channels(熟词生义：v.将……贯注，引导) it into positive，constructive thinking.
9．When you’re an optimist，you’re more concerned(adj.关心的；有关的；关联的；担忧的 concern vt.& n．担心；忧虑；关心 concerning prep.关于) with problem-solving than with useless complaints about issues.
be concerned about/for 对……担忧的 be concerned with 与……有关 as far as...be concerned 就……而言；关于
10．To my amazement(n.惊讶 amaze v．使吃惊 amazed adj.吃惊的 amazing adj.令人惊讶的)，the words came smoothly when I sang.
be amazed at/by 对……感到惊讶 be amazed that从句 对……感到惊讶 be amazed to do sth惊奇地去做某事 to one’s amazement 令某人惊讶的是
11．Then I launched into(开始做，投入) a new song I’d written，titled Back to Life.
12．At present(目前)，over 1.86 million cultural relics are housed(熟词生义：v.收藏，存放) in the museum.