2 . 选词填空。

destroy        damage          ruin

1. The whole village ________ in the war last year, leaving nothing to the native people.
2. I walked into the mud puddle and the dirty water ________ my new dress.
3. Thousands of houses ________ by the storm, and the repair work would last half a month.

4 . The old temple is now under repair. Its roof was damaged in a rainstorm. (用定语从句合并句子)
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5 . 选词填空

injury     damage     disaster     affect     rescue     slide     survive     shelter

1. Many of the homes fell down in the earthquake. Rescuers had to dig through the ruins to look for ________.
2. Climate change could have ________ effects on Earth.
3. In the crash he suffered severe ________ to the head and arms.
4. The number of buildings ________ in the earthquake has reached 2400.
5. When I ________ down the grassy slope, I lost control and got injured.
6. Six passengers ________ from the car crash, but unfortunately, three of them were killed.
7. There was no ________ anywhere from the rain and all of us got wet all through.
8. The drought greatly ________ the local people and many crops died because of the heat.

6 . 选词填空

Death, suffer, breathe, deliver, damage, strike, bury, shock

Disasters such as tornadoes, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, hurricanes and earthquakes have come one after another, causing great     1    to many countries. Among them the earthquake has the worst effects. The 1976 Tangshan earthquake caused more than 240,000     2    . 90 percent of homes lay in ruins and people     3    a lot. Everywhere the     4    survivors saw destroyed bricks and useless metals as if the world were at an end. Rescue teams dug out the trapped,    5    the dead and built shelters.   With unified efforts and wisdom of all people, the city revived itself and began to     6    again. Earthquakes under the sea can also cause tsunamis. The tsunami that     7    Asia in 2004 crashed into coastlines and swept away many people. Foreign countries aided these areas by     8    food and supplies by helicopter.   (Tips for emergency: ※Keep calm※Tap on a pipe or whistle for help※Stay away from power lines※Survive on what you have on hand.)

9 . 只有当资源耗尽时, 人们才会真正意识到对大自然造成的破坏是无法修复的。(repair n. ) （汉译英）