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新时代交互英语第二册读写译答案 Unit 2 Disasters I. Comprehension of the text discuss the following questions with your partners and then fill in the blanks with the information from the text. 1). Thanks to Stephen’s heorism, his wife and three children managed to survive the Asian tsunami disaster. 2). He suddenly remembered the black and white movie he had seen as a kid. There had been a tidal wave and people tied themselves to the trees on the shore. 3). Because Stephen had lost his job and had a stomach operation, they needed a break. 4). Yes. It was for three reasons: a) It was Christmas Day; b) Three kids got their presents; c) It was Stepehn’s birthday. 5). There had been a tremor that morening but they hardly noticed it except Ray. 6). He saw a white wave rising and rolling in. 7). He grabbed his family’s wet beach towels and straped each of them into the branches of the trees. They were sitting in a tree until the wave swept out. 8). He tried to help surviors find supplies in case no help came for a few days. 9). She said that he was their hero and that she and the kids would have died if it weren’t for Stephen. 1) Stephen was regarded as a hero by his family for his bravery in the tsunami. 2) When they arrived on the island of Kandooma they were so tired because of the long flight that they went straight to bed. 3) When Stephen knew these were no ordinary waves, he told Ashley to head back to the beach and move their bags to higher ground. 4) As soon as Stephen worked out it was a tsunami, he managed to get his family to higher ground and strap them into the branches of trees. 5). The Boultons catch the first available flight back to Britain the following day after it became clear that the giant wave wasn’t coming back. 3. Work in a group of four and complete the following table. Natural Hazards DisastersCause for Natural Hazards/DisastersImpactPrevention and preparednessEarthquakeChanges in the atmosphere, the earth’s surface or the sea or other body of waterF