巧学妙记课标词汇（Ⅳ）

美文呈现

A horrible earthquake

Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake.But no one 1.________（judge）that an earthquake was coming.Suddenly,everything shook.It seemed as if the world was 2._______an end.Millions of brick houses and a number of dams 3.______（destroy）.Railway tracks became 4.______（use）bars.Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam.Huge cracks trapped 5.______（cyclist）everywhere.

The next day,this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers.With the reporters 6.______（give）an outline of the disaster,the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victim’s extreme 7.______（suffer）.People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying “8.______（congratulation）!You survived!”.So they not only expressed their sympathy 9.______（sincere）,but also organized together to help the victims right away.The injured 10.________（rescue）and the dead were buried.The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter,fresh water and electricity.Thanks to people’s help,the loss was minimized.

晨背点津

好词靓句

as if似乎；好像

at an end 结束；终结

millions of数以百万计的

a number of许多的

let out发出

right away立刻；立即

dig out掘出；发现

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可怕的地震

地震前，水井和运河里的污水都涨涌起来。但是却没人判断出地震即将来临。刹那间，一切都在摇晃，似乎整个世界就要结束了。数以百万的砖房和许多水坝遭到破坏；铁路轨道都变成无用的铁条；煤矿管道纷纷爆裂，发出有臭味的蒸汽；到处都有骑车的人被巨大的裂缝陷住。

第二天，所有报纸都纷纷以大字标题或主要标题报道了这一事件。记者们描述了灾难的大概情况，全国都被地震的破坏和灾民们极度的苦难所震惊。当人们读到幸存者以“恭喜啊，你还活着。”来互相安慰时，都被感动了。人们不仅衷心地表达了他们的同情，而且还立刻组织起来帮助灾民。伤员被救助了，死者被埋葬了，吓坏的幸存者被从废墟中挖出来了，栖身处、净水和电力也很快被提供。多亏了人们的帮助，灾区的损失减到了最小。