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Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia Period One Listen to the tape and choose the best answer 1.Sandstorms are strong winds carrying__ through the air( ) A.sand and dust B.rain and heat C.dirt and mud 2.Which of the following doesn’t belong to the main places where there are sandstorms?( ) A.Central Asia B.Central Africa C.North Europe 3.What do the experts advise people to do when a sandstorm arrives?( ) A.Don’t wear mask B.Don’t go out C.Don’t go to work as usual. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the words in the box Phrases to remember 1.for centuries 多个世纪以来 2.Solve the problem解决问题 3.Get caught in 被困住 4.cut down砍倒；削减 5.wake up to 警觉到；意识到 6.make it adj/noun to do /clause 7.advise sb not to do sth建议某人不要做某事 8.prevent sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事 高考链接：不定式的完成时表示不定式的动 作发生在谓语动词的动作之前 Eg To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience. Sandstorms in China appear to have increased in recent years. ( NMET)Charles is generally considered ____ the first computer. A. To invent B. inventing C.to have invented (NMET)Bobert is said____abraod,but I don’t know what country he studied in. A.To have studied B.to study C.to be studying What caused sandstorms? Sandstorms are caused by strong winds blowing over loose soil or sand, and picking up so much of that material that visibility is reduced. In desert regions at certain times of the year, sandstorms become more frequent because the strong heating of the air over the desert causes the lower atmosphere to become unstable. This instability mixes higher winds in the middle troposphere downward, producing stronger winds at the surface. In the United States, these events are often referred to as dust storms. Damage of sandstorms 1. Sandstorms can pollute the atmosphere and carry away top soil. When the top soil is carried away, on which plants grow, land becomes barren, yielding much less. 2. Also the breaking out of sandstorms brings more solid pollu