2017年高三英语一轮复习 Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia阅读案 外研版必修3.docVIP

Module4 Sandstorms in Asia 话题 了解沙尘暴的情况，进一步增强环保意识。 重点知识 sandstorm, prevent, cut down, to do, to be doing, to have done, 阅读导学案 使用方法：自主阅读P32课文，然后尝试完成下面的练习。作完后，自行查阅教材进行答案校对。 Ⅰ: 汉译英填空 Sandstorms in Asia Sandstorms have been a 1____________ (主要灾难) for many Asian countries for centuries. Scientists have tried many ways to solve this problem and in China, (一场大规模的活动) has been started to help solve it. Sandstorms are (夹带沙尘的强烈而干燥的风). They are often so thick that you cannot see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong enough to move sand dunes. The four main places in the world where there are sandstorms are Central Asia, North America, Central Africa and Australia. RenJianbo, from Inner Mongolia described 4________________ (他小时候经历过的一次沙尘暴) in the desert. “To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience，”he said. “ (什么也干不了). It was the most frightening and the most dangerous situation I’ve ever been in. You just had to hope you’d survive. I thought I was going to disappear under the sand.” Northwest China is part of the sandstorm centre in Central Asia. Sandstorms begin in desert areas. Sandstorms in China appear to have increased in recent years as a result of “desertification”. This is a 6 ________________(过程) that happens when land becomes desert because of (气候变化) and because people (砍倒树木) and dig up grass. Sandstorms sometimes affect Beijing. Citizens wake up to an orange sky and (狂风夹着黄沙笼罩了整个城市). The storms sometimes continue all day and traffic moves very slowly because the thick dust makes it difficult to see. The Chinese Central Weather Station can (预报沙尘暴) some weeks before it arrives in Beijing, but the strength of the storm sometimes surprises people. When a sandstorm arrives in the city,(气象专家建议人们不要外出). HuangXiaomei, who lives in Beijing says, “To be cycling in a sandstorm is frightening. The winds are very strong. (呼吸困难) and the dust makes me ill. So if you want to go out, you’d better wear a mask.” The desert is only (250公里远) to the west of Bei