Module 3The Violence of Nature【佳句变换】It is likely that if therewere no TV，cells or theWeb，many people wouldnot have a good time intheir life.However，if I had togive up one of them，personally I would turn offthe TV instead ofswitching off my cell orcutting off the Web.In addition，we canwatch most TV programsin some other way such ason the Internet.But cells and the Webare more necessary to me.A考纲词汇——思忆1．disaster n．灾难2．cause v t.引起；导致3．bury v t.埋葬4．occur v i.发生5．strike v t.&n．(雷电、暴风雨等)袭击6．ruin v t.毁坏7．previous adj.以前的8．damage n．& v．损失；损害9．experience v t.经历→experienced adj.有经验的10．furniture n．家具→furnish v t.装备；装置11．violent adj.猛烈的；激烈的；强烈的→violence n．暴力12．possibility n．可能；可能性→possible adj.可能的→possibly ad v.可能地13．terrifying adj.吓人的；可怕的→terrified adj.恐惧的；受惊吓的→terrify v t.使惊恐；使受惊吓14．luckily ad v.幸运地；幸亏→lucky adj.幸运的→luck n．运气——字词入章，相得益彰A massive and violent mudslide struck Zhouqu County in August，2010，whichcaused a lot of damage.Many people were buried alive and lots of people lost their lives.People all over the world offered their helping hands immediately after it occurred.There is a possibility that experienced experts will be able to forecast some terrifying natural disasters accurately in the future.B重点短语——识记1．指的是；提到；参考refer_to2．捡起；接载；偶然学会pick_up3．去掉；脱下；起飞take_off4．平均起来on_average5．结果为……，以……结束end_up6．放火(焚烧)…… set_fire_to/set...on_fire7．着火catch_fire8．扑灭(火) put_out9．大量的；充足的plenty_of10．总共；总计in_allC经典句式——再现1．leave(使，让)＋宾语＋介词短语They can destroy houses，but leave_the_furniture_inside_exactly_where_it_was(把房内的家具留在原处)．2．by the time(到……时候)引导时间状语从句By_the_time_it_ended(等到风停时)，more than 700 people had been killed and 2，700 had been injured.3．there's the possibility of有……的可能性When the lava reached the sea，there_was_the_possibility_of(有……的可能性)a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.A核心单词——巧布点，基石奠bury v．埋葬；掩埋；隐藏The UK，for example，is running out of areas for burying this unnecessarywaste.(2010·山东，阅读理解B)比如说英国，就在逐渐用光掩埋这些不必要垃圾的场所。

bury oneself in sth 使陷入；埋头(工作，学习) bury one's face in_one's_hands 双手掩面be buried in (doing) sth 专心致志于某事be buried alive 被活埋 be buried in thought 在沉思中①She was sitting with_her_head_buried_in_a newspaper.她坐着埋头看报纸。

②The true facts are_buried_in a secret government report.事实真相被掩藏于政府的一个秘密报告中。

cause vt .引起；导致n .原因，起因；理由；事业；目标(1)⎩⎨⎧cause sb sth 给某人带来某事＝cause sth to sb cause sb/sth to do...导致某人/某事……(2)cause_and_effect 因果关系 There's no necessary cause_and_effect between income and happiness.收入和幸福之间不存在必然的因果关系。

辨析 cause/reason/excuse(1)cause 指产生某种现象或结果的必然原因，即主要是事实方面的原因，常用cause of...。

(2)reason 指用来解释某种现象或结果的理由。

这种理由可能是也可能不是真正的原因，强调逻辑推理方面的理由，常用reason for...。

(3)excuse 指为免受指责或推卸责任而找的“理由，借口”。

Laziness is the cause of our failure and we shouldn't try to find any excuse and now we have every reason to work harder.occur vi.出现，发生It never occurred to me that you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind.(2010·陕西，18)我从未想过你会成功地说服他改变主意。

It occur to sb to do sth某人想到干某事⎭⎪⎬⎪⎫sth occur to sb sth strike sb It hit/trikes sb that...某人突然想起……It ＋seems/happens/doesn't matter等不及物动词及短语＋that 从句①A good idea occurred_to/struck me all at once.突然间我想到了一个好主意。

②It_happened_that I was out that day.＝I happened to be out that day.碰巧我那天外出了。

辨析 occur/happen/take place/break out(1)occur 属于正式用语，指“按计划使某事发生”，通常所指的时间和事件都较确定。

在以具体事物、事件作主语时，可与happen 互换使用；表示在脑海中出现某种想法时用occur ，则不能用happen 。

(2)happen 是表示“发生”的最普通用词，它一般指意外事件的发生。

(3)take place 意思是“发生”，多指有目的、有步骤地发生，因此多指变化、进步等。

(4)break out 多指战争、地震、火山、火灾的突然发生。

①Two world wars broke_out last century.②Great changes have taken_place in my hometown since then.③Yesterday a traffic accident happened on this road ，but luckily no one was injured. ④It occurred to me that I had left my book at home.strike v ．袭击；突然想到；敲钟，报时；打击；打动n.袭击；罢工She is practicing for next competition when a shark strikes ，biting off her left arm.(2011·广东卷信息匹配)她正为下次比赛练习着，正在那时一条鲨鱼袭来咬掉她的左胳膊。

(1)⎩⎪⎨⎪⎧strike sb ＋介词＋the ＋身体部位 打某人某处sth strike sb 某人突然想到某事be struck by 被……打动；迷恋It strikes sb that/how/what-clause 某人一下想到……(2)⎩⎨⎧be on strike 在罢工go on strike 举行罢工巧学助记①It_struck_me_how we could do it better.我一下子明白了我们如何可以做得更好。

②The visitors were_struck_by the beauty of the country.游客们被乡村美景打动了。

辨析 hit/beat/strike/knock(1)hit 指“打中或对准……来打；敲打或打击对方的某一点；受欢迎的人或事物”。

(2)beat 着重“连续地打击”，例如：殴打或体罚；也指在游戏、竞赛或战争中击败对方；也指“心跳”。

(3)strike 通常指一下一下地打或敲击；留下印记等；还有“打动；使……着迷；某种想法突然闪现在脑海里”的含义；也可指“(钟)敲响”。

(4)knock指敲打并伴有响声，它还有“打倒，打翻”的意思。

An idea struck/hit him that his friend lived nearby when a stone hit him on the head，so he went up to knock at the door with his heart beating faster.damage n．& v．损害，损失The retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake in Yushu，enabling the students to return to their classrooms.(2010·江苏，28)这位退休的老人把自己的大多数积蓄捐献给了在玉树地震中被损坏的那所学校，从而使得学生们重新回到了教室。