一、单词
rainstorm [ˈreɪnstɔ:m] n. 暴风雨
alarm [əˈlɑ:m] n. 闹钟
go off (闹钟)发出响声
begin [bɪˈgɪn] v. 开始
heavily [ˈhevɪli] adv. 在很大程度上，大量地
suddenly [ˈsʌdənli] adv. 突然地
pick up(=pick up the phone) 接电话
strange [streɪndʒ] adj. 奇怪的，陌生的，奇特的
storm [stɔ:m] n. 暴风雨
wind [waɪnd] n. 风
light [laɪt] n. & v. 电灯;点燃
report [riˈpɔ:t] v. 报导，报告
area [‘eərɪə] n. 范围，地域，地区
wood [wʊd] n. 树木，木材，树木
window [ˈwindəu] n. 窗户
flashlight [‘flæʃlaɪt] n. 手电筒，火炬
match [mætʃ] n. 火柴，比赛
beat [bi:t] v. 敲打，打败
against [əˈgenst] prep. 反对，对…不利
asleep [əˈsli:p] adj. 睡着的，熟睡的
fall asleep 进入梦乡，睡着
die down 逐渐变弱，逐渐消失
rise [raɪz] v. 上升，升起
fallen [ˈfɔ:lən] adj. 倒下的，落下的
apart [əˈpɑ:t] adv. 分离，分开
have a look 看一看
icy [ˈaɪsɪ] adj. 覆盖着冰的，冰冷的
kid [kɪd] n. & v. (口语)小孩;开玩笑，欺骗
realize [ˈri:əlaɪz] v. 认识到，了解
make one‘s way 前往，费力地前进
passage [ˈpæsɪdʒ] n. 章节，段落
pupil [ˈpju:pl] n. 学生
completely [kəmˈpli:tli] adv. 彻底地，完全地
shocked [ʃɔkt] adj. 震惊的，震撼的
silence [ˈsaɪləns] n. 寂静，沉默
in silence 沉默，无声
recently [ˈri:sntli] adv. 不久前，近来，最近
take down 拆除，往下拽，记录
terrorist [ˈterərɪst] n. 恐怖分子
date [deɪt] n. 日期，日子
tower [ˈtaʊə(r)] n. 塔
at first 首先，最初
truth [tru:θ] n. 真相，真理，事实
【重点短语】
1.make sure 确信;确认
2.beat against... 拍打……
3. fall asleep 进人梦乡；睡着
4. die down 逐渐变弱；逐渐消失
5. wake up 醒来
6. in a mess 一团糟
7. break...apart 使……分离
8. in times of difficulty 在困难的时候
9. at the time of 当.......时候
10. go off (闹钟)发出响声
11. take a hot shower 洗热水澡
12. miss the bus 错过公交车
13. pick up 接电话
14. bring... together 使……靠拢
15. in the area 在这个地区
16. miss the event 错过这个事件
17. by the side of the road 在路边
18. the Animal Helpline 动物保护热线
19. walk by 走路经过
20. make one’s way to.... 在某人去……的路上
21. hear the news 听到这个消息
22.important events in history 历史上的重大事件
23.for example 例如
24.be killed 被杀害
25. over 50 50多(岁）
26. a school pupil 一个小学生
27. on the radio 通过广播
28.in silence 沉默;无声
29.more recently 最近地;新近
30.the World Trade Center 世贸中心
31.take down 拆除;摧毁
32.have meaning to 对……有意义
33.remember doing sth. 记得做过某事
34.at first 首先;最初
【重点句型】
1. — What were you doing at eight last night? 昨晚8点你在干什么？
— I was taking a shower. 我在洗淋浴。
2. When it began to rain, Ben was helping his mom make dinner. 当开始下雨的时候，本正在帮他妈妈做晚饭。
3. — What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping? 琳达在睡觉的时候，珍妮正在干什么？
— While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework. 琳达在睡觉的时候，珍妮正在帮玛丽做作业。
【话题写作】
Susanna所在的城市昨天晚上发生了一场地震。很幸运，地震并不强烈，他们全家安然无恙。假如你是Susanna请描述一下地震发生时家里人的活动情景，80词左右。
【优秀满分范文】
My name is Susanna. In our city, there was an earthquake at 8:32 yesterday evening.
At that time, I was taking a shower in the bathroom. My motherwas cleaning up the kitchen and my father was watching TV in the livingroom. My elder sister Alice was working on her computer in her room. We were very scared.
Luckily, the earthquake was not heavy and it didn’t last long. And we were all safe.