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澳大利亞叢林大火肆虐期間，許多動(dòng)物喪生，17歲的Ratelle 在了解到野生動(dòng)物救援和救濟(jì)機(jī)構(gòu)需要針織袋子后，做出了一個(gè)驚人的決定……

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1When Rachel Ratelle saw a video of a burned koala trying to climb a tree to safety in fire-ravaged(火災(zāi)肆虐的)Australia,she decided to do something about it.

2She looked up wildlife rescue and relief agencies in Australia to find out what they needed most. Besides donations, many organizations asked for hand-sewn and knitted bags and wraps for koalas and other animals that were burned or had lost their homes and parents in the fires.

3This idea attracted Ratelle, but there was just one problem.“I'd never sewn in my life,”said Ratelle, 17, a senior student at high school.“Giving money seemed like something too simple. But I wanted to directly help these animals by doing something myself, so I decided to learn how to sew. I plan to use my new sewing skills to help animals and people devastated by natural disasters,”she said.

4Over the next few months, Ratelle bought her own sewing machine and taught herself how to sew via videos online.Then she bought 18 yards of fabric and sewed 25 bags of different sizes and shipped them off to For Australian Wildlife Needing Aid (FAWNA),one of several relief organizations that have rushed to rescue koalas, kangaroos and other species suffering from burns. A week later, she received a photo from FAWNA with a baby kangaroo in one of her larger bags.“What a surprise! It made me feel like I contributed to the world and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way,”said Ratelle,who hopes to study biology for a future career as a nurse practitioner.

5Several craft union websites around the world have appealed to people to make the animal bags. Karen Newberry and her two daughters, Madison, 12 and Rochelle, 8, from San Diego also offered their help in such a way.“It was a big push that made us crafters realize there's something more we can do than just make things for ourselves,”Newberry said.

Reading Check

1.What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

A.How Ratelle learned to sew.

B.Why Ratelle decided to help burned animals.

C.Ways to help animals in wildfire.

D.The poor living conditions of wild animals.

2.How did Ratelle feel when she received a photo from FAWNA?

A.Surprised.

B.Worried.

C.Disappointed.

D.Curious.

3.What can be learned about Ratelle?

A.She gave wildlife rescue organizations money to find burned koalas.

B.She wants to become a nurse in her future career.

C.She thought giving money was the best way to help the animals.

D.She learned to sew with the help of a former teacher.

4.What do Newberry's words in paragraph 5 imply?

A.Life is not easy for sewers in Australia.

B.It is challenging for crafters to make a living.

C.Crafters can do more to help animals.

D.People should ensure their own lives first.

Language Study

災(zāi)后援助佳句積累

1. Besides donations, many organizations asked for hand-sewn and knitted bags and wraps for koalas and other animals that were burned or had lost their homes and parents in the fires.除了捐款之外，許多組織還需要為樹袋熊和其他在火災(zāi)中被燒傷或者失去家園和父母的動(dòng)物提供手工縫制和編織的袋子以及圍巾。

2. It made me feel like I contributed to the world and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way.它讓我覺得自己為這個(gè)世界做出了貢獻(xiàn)，并表明了一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的善舉也大有幫助。

主題應(yīng)用·語(yǔ)庫(kù)構(gòu)建

Ⅰ.主題詞匯

（一）自然災(zāi)害類別

flood 洪水

earthquake 地震

tornado 龍卷風(fēng)；旋風(fēng)

landslide 滑坡

tsunami 海嘯

drought 干旱

volcanic eruption火山爆發(fā)

typhoon 臺(tái)風(fēng)

hurricane 颶風(fēng)

wildfire 野火

（二）自然災(zāi)害影響

damage 破壞

disastrous 災(zāi)難性的

flooded 發(fā)洪水的

destroy 破壞

destruction 破壞

destructive 破壞性的

death 死亡

affect 影響

affected 受影響的

ruin 毀壞

ruined 毀壞的

bury 埋葬

suffer 遭受

crack 裂縫

（三）自然災(zāi)害應(yīng)對(duì)

unify 統(tǒng)一

rescue 救援

rescuer 救援者

evacuate 疏散；撤離

evacuation 疏散；撤離

revive 恢復(fù)

revival 恢復(fù)

shelter 庇護(hù)所

sheltered 受庇護(hù)的

supply 供應(yīng)

supplier 供應(yīng)者

deliver 運(yùn)輸；輸送

delivery 運(yùn)輸

whistle 吹口哨

kit 成套設(shè)備

（四）其他

strike 罷工；襲擊

hit 襲擊

disaster 災(zāi)難

magnitude 震級(jí)；重大

percent 百分比

brick 磚

trap 使落入陷阱

tap 輕叩；輕敲

pipe 管道

crash 撞擊

electricity 電

breathe 呼吸

breath 呼吸的空氣

breathless 上氣不接下氣的

effort 努力

effortless 毫不費(fèi)力的

wisdom 智慧

wise 明智的

wisely 明智地

survive 幸存

survivor 幸存者

survival 幸存

emergency 緊急

Ⅱ.主題短語(yǔ)

at least 至少

set up 建立

come out of 出來(lái)

as usual 像往常一樣

as if 似乎；好像

come to an end 結(jié)束

cut across 抄近路穿過(guò)；走近路

in ruins 嚴(yán)重受損

nothing but 只有；僅僅

blow away 吹走

in shock 震驚；吃驚

fall down 倒下

dig out 挖掘

struggle to one's feet 掙扎著站起來(lái)

in times of 在……時(shí)期

suffer from 遭受

go through 經(jīng)歷

wake up 叫醒

put up 張貼

in the open air 在戶外

stay calm 保持冷靜

stay away from 遠(yuǎn)離

make sure 確保

first-aid kit 急救箱

in danger 處在危險(xiǎn)中

on hand 現(xiàn)有（尤指幫助）

crash into 撞擊

sweep away 消滅；徹底消除

the number of……的數(shù)量

be expected to do 被期待做……

write down 寫下

a strong earthquake 一場(chǎng)大地震

help the survivors 幫助幸存者

home and land 家園和土地

be trapped in 陷入；被困于

rescue from 從……中營(yíng)救出來(lái)

volunteers and rescue workers 志愿者和救援人員

day and night 夜以繼日

cause great damage to 對(duì)……造成重大損害

with time going by 隨著時(shí)間的流逝

with the aid of 在……的幫助下

come to one's rescue 營(yíng)救某人

in the landslide 在滑坡中

lose one's life 失去生命

get away from 逃離

Ⅲ.主題美句

1. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. 昨天厄瓜多爾發(fā)生了一場(chǎng)大地震。

2. Rescue workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. 救援人員和士兵們?nèi)找构ぷ鳎源_保人們安全。

3. I'd like to know what we can do to prevent natural disasters. 我想知道我們能做什么來(lái)預(yù)防自然災(zāi)害。

4. There's no way to prevent earthquakes and storms.沒有辦法來(lái)阻止地震和暴風(fēng)雨。

5. We can keep them from being disastrous. 我們可以阻止它們成為災(zāi)難性的。

6. We should make a safety list of what to do, where to go and who to contact.我們應(yīng)該列個(gè)關(guān)于做什么、去哪里和聯(lián)系誰(shuí)的安全清單。

7.Two-thirds of them died or were injured during the earthquake. 他們中三分之二的人在地震中死亡或受傷。

8.They are looking for a place to shelter from the rain.他們正在找地方躲雨。

9. The volcano erupted in 1980, destroying a large area of Washington state.這座火山于1980 年噴發(fā)，摧毀了華盛頓州的大片地區(qū)。

10. We had our water supply cut off.我們的供水被切斷了。

11.The garden that was once so beautiful was swept away by the floods. 那個(gè)曾經(jīng)如此美麗的花園被洪水沖走了。

12. Tangshan City has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unite and show the wisdom to stay positive. 唐山已經(jīng)向中國(guó)和世界其他國(guó)家證明，在災(zāi)難時(shí)期，人們必須團(tuán)結(jié)起來(lái)，展示智慧，保持積極向上的心態(tài)。

13. Slowly, the city began to breathe again. 慢慢地，這個(gè)城市開始恢復(fù)生機(jī)了。

14. However, dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.然而，危險(xiǎn)的環(huán)境和損壞的道路將使運(yùn)送食物和物資變得非常艱難。

15. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the rescuers and volunteers, a new city was built upon the earthquake ruins.在政府的大力支持和救援人員和志愿者的不懈努力下，在地震廢墟上，一座新城市被建起來(lái)了。

Ⅳ.主題寫作

假定你是校英文報(bào)記者，近日，你所在的城市受附近超級(jí)臺(tái)風(fēng)的影響，遭遇特大暴雨，暴雨對(duì)當(dāng)?shù)卦斐删薮蟮钠茐?，?qǐng)你根據(jù)下面的要點(diǎn)寫一篇新聞報(bào)道。

1.受災(zāi)情況；

2.救援情況；

3.你的看法。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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Ⅴ.主題測(cè)評(píng)

見P62～P74 自測(cè)園地“自然災(zāi)害”內(nèi)容。