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1、Unit 5Disasters and CalamitiesSection Awarming up1. snowfallsblizzardsdisputed2. worsening drought3. struckaftershocks4. collapsed5. debristrappedcrushed6. relief suppliesdevastating7. tornadoforecasters8. locusts9. tropical stormhurricane10. battlingtoxicspillspillSection B1. CTapescript:Air France
2、 passenger plane has skidded off the runway and burst into flames on landing at Pearson Airport in Toronto, Canada.Nigeria at least 12 people were reported drowned after an overcrowded dugout canoe capsized in a remote creek in the oil-producing Niger Delta.full-scale relief operation is underway on
3、 Indonesias Java Island where a tsunami hit Monday, killing at least 340 people.bodies of 10 New Jersey senior citizens killed in this weeks tour bus crash in the mountains of northern Chile are being flown home.John has been downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting the Baja California Peninsula
4、 on the west coast of Mexico. The storm struck the tourist port city of Lepas, bringing down trees and power lines and flooding streets. It had earlier inundated the seaside resort of Los Cabos.Section CItem 11(H)2(G)3(D,F)4-B5-(J)Tapescript:Iraqi police say more than 640 people have been killed in
5、a stampede that broke out today near a Shiite shrine in Baghdad. Authorities say some 300 were hurt in ths stampede that erupted on a Tigris River bridge when thousands of people crushed a railing and plunged into the river. Officials say bodies are still being recovered from the river and that the
6、final death toll could rise. The incident occurred when a rumor spread that a suicide bomber was in the crowd.Item 2Task 11. TTask 21. Peruvian airlinercrew memberskilling2. an emergency landing3. foreign nationalsItalianan American4. 52survivedat area hospitalsTapescript:A Peruvian airliner carryin
7、g 100 passengers and crew members has crashed in a northeastern jungle town, killing at least 40 people. Officials say the TANS Air Flight 204 went down Tuesday while attempting an emergency landing during a severe storm. Police at the scene say foreign nationals are among the dead, including at lea
8、st one Italian and an American. Officials say at least 52 people survived the accident with most being treated at area hospitals.Item 31. A train crash2. Near Osaka, western Japan; morning rush hour, Monday3. five hundred and eighty commuters4. It smashed into an apartment building5. Trying to reach
9、 some of the trapped passengers6. speed and driver inexperienceTapescript:Officials in Japan say the train crash near Osaka in western Japan has killed as many as 57 people,injured more than 400.A commuter train carrying around 580 passengers during morning rush hour Monday smashed into an apartment
10、 building near Amagasaki, about 400 kilometers west of Tokyo. Workers are still trying to reach some of the passengers trapped in the wreckage. The accident was Japans worst in more than four decades. Investigators say speed and driver inexperience may be factors in the crash.Section DParis (1) Apar
11、tment buildingFireWhen(2) Shortly after midnightWhere(3) In a stairwell of a dilapidated buildingWhoAfrican (4) immigrantsWhyNot (5) knownCasualties(6) 17 were killed, a (7) half of them children; (8) 30 were injured Firefighting EffortsSome (9) 200 firefighters were sent to (10) extinguish the fire
12、 The April IncidentA resident (11) accidentally started a (12) blaze at a Paris Hotel(13) catering mostly to African and European immigrants, (14) killing 23 peopleTapescript:A fire at a Paris apartment building housing African immigrants has killed at least 17 people, a half of them children. Frenc
13、h officials say some 30 others were injured in the blaze that broke out shortly after midnight in a stairwell of the dilapidatedbuilding. Authorities say it took more than two hours for some 200 firefighters to extinguish the blaz e. The cause isnt known. French media are reporting the victims are f
14、rom African countries such as Senegal and Mali. Officials say about 100 children and 30 adults lived in the building, which was run by a humanitarian association. In April a fire at a Paris hotel catering mostly to African and European immigrants killed 23 people. One of the hotels residents admitte
15、d to accidentally starting that blaze.Item 2Task 11. C Task 21. F3. TTapescript:A small aircraft has crashed into the 20th floor of a high-rise apartment building in New York City, killing at least two people. The plane burst into flames on the impact and fire spread through several floors of the bu
16、ilding. The White House said all the indications were that the crash was an accident. Investigators are at the scene gathering evidence, but the authorities dont believe the incident was linked to terrorism. The BBCs Gitto Harry was at the scene shortly after the incident and sent this report.“Firee
17、ngines, police cars, ambulances completely blocking the avenue, people having been pushed onto the sidewalks. All they know at this stage is that either a plane or a helicopter has crashed into a building. There are helicopters circling above. There is smoke in the air. There are police running arou
18、nd. They are is being cordoned off.”The authorities in New York now say that four people were killed in the plane crash in Manhattan. Reports from the United States say the plane was being piloted by the New Yankees baseball pitcher Cory Lidle, who died in the incident.Item 31. They are still being
19、evacuated from New Orleans2. They have been taken by bus to an emergency shelter at a sports stadium in Texas more than 550 kilometers from New Orleans.3. They are working to evacuate thousands of additional flood refugees in and near the citys former convention centre.4. the center is now a buildin
20、g without power, water, or toilet facilities, overflowing with crowds calling for food, water and other assistance.5. He is scheduled to visit parts ofAlabama, Mississippi, andLouisiana that were wrecked by the hurricane.Tapescript:Thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina are still being evacuated
21、from New Orleans. More than 10,000 people already have been taken by bus to an emergency shelter ata sports stadium in Texas more than 550 kilometers from New Orleans. Rescuers in New Orleans are working to evacuate thousands of additional flood refugees in and near the citys former convention cente
22、r, a large building without power, water or toilet facilities, overflowing with crowds calling for food, water and other assistance. Meanwhile President Bush is to visit the devastated area today. He is schedule to visit parts of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana that were wrecked by the powerful h
23、urricane.Section E1. the government of Jamaica has issued a hurricane watch2. that they had called the police as long as an hour before the collapse3. asking for donations of bottled water4. hit an area off the southern coast of India5. the city accounts for about half of the Monsoon-related deaths so far