[高考]the hurrican.ppt

* 惠阳区崇雅中学高中部 钟玉芬 The first is the eye(风眼) of the hurricane,which is a calm area in the center of the storm. Usually, the eye of a hurricane measures about 20 miles in diameter, and has very few clouds. The second part is the wall of clouds that surrounds the calm eye. This is where the hurricanes strongest winds and heaviest rain happens. ? 飓风是一种强烈的热带风暴`，又说：飓风是热带气旋的一种。 热带气旋是发生在热带海洋上的大气旋涡，是热带低压.热带风暴.台风.飓风的总称.热带气旋区域内的风速，以近中心为最大。国际上以近中心最大风速作为分类标准。最大风速为33海里/时（风力7级）以下的，叫“热带气压”；风速为34---63海里/时（风力8——11级）的，叫“热带风暴”；风力达到64海里/时（风力12级）以上的，在东亚叫台风，在西印度群岛和大西洋一带叫“飓风”。 来自《辞海》 strike bring down block cottage return to normal What happened on Friday October, 1987? A hurricane stuck the southeast of England. Between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. the hurricane crossed the southeast corner of England with winds of up to 160 kph. Nineteen people lost their lives. What’s the weather like in England? England usually has plenty of rain every month of the year. What about the rain that night? That night was the worst one in the history. It had been raining heavily for two days. Could you describe the picture according to the third paragraph? Many trees had been blown down by the high winds, blocking roads. Electricity lines as well as telephone poles were brought down by falling trees or branches. Reading comprehension : 1.The reason why nineteen people died in the hurricane perhaps was that_______. A. it rained heavily and they were washed away B. very tall trees were brown down C. the big trees fell down where they were sleeping D. they were missing in the dark 2.From the passage the greatest harm to the towns and villages was that______ in the hurricane. A.there was no electricity B.water supply was cut off without electricity C.people couldt get touch with others D.a great many tall trees were brown down C D 3.At that night some people couldnt get to sleep, which made them____. A.safe the whole night B.nervous all the time