必修三Unit6DisasterandhopeUnderstandingideasHot!Hot!Hot!________(pick)upafreenewspaperattheTubestation,Iseethetitle“Hot!Hot!Hot!”.Today,thetemperatureinLondon________(expect)toreach30plusdegrees!TheaveragehightemperatureinJulyisonly22degrees,soover30isnotusualforLondon.It’sgoingtobeawfulontheCentralLine,withnoairconditioning.WhydidtheyhavetoinventtheTubebeforeairconditioning?It’sjust________(type)thatmyjourneyisononeoftheoldestlines,aswellasoneofthedeepest.It’sthehottestonthewholeTubesystem.Sureenough,goingdownthestairsandontotheplatformislikejumpingintoavolcano________iserupting.This,however,isnothing________(compare)tothetrain.Becausethere’snoairconditioning,thetemperatureinsidethetraincanreach35degrees!It’slovelyatthebeach,________notsowhenyou’rewearingasuitandin________crowdofpassengers!I’msurethepassengernexttomeandIaremeltingandbecomingone!Ihadbaconandeggsforbreakfast,andnowI’mfeelingabitsick—IhopeIcanmakeittoBankstation...I’llavoidthefeelingbythinkingaboutwork.Iworkinatall,glassbuilding.Oneveryhotsummer,thesunreflectedoffitandmeltedcars________(park)below!Willthishappenagaintoday?Yes,eachsummerinLondon________(definite)seemshotterthanthelast.Isuddenlyfeelabitscared.Perhapsnowisthetimetostartplanningforthefuture?Ishould________(probable)putmyflatonthemarketandbuyaboat.Thatway,whentheThamesrisesandthereisafloodinLondon,I’llstillbeabletogettowork.Butwait!WouldIstillhaveaworkplace________(go)to?Myofficeisonlyonthethirdfloorofthebuilding,soquitelow.I’llspeakwithmymanageraboutmovingtothetopfloor.Mostimportantly,Iwillneedtolearntoswim!I’lljoinabeginner’sswimmingclass________(immediate).ThenI’llbeabletosurviveevenwhenthetallbuildings________(flood).Lookingthroughmynewspaper,I’mshockedbyphotos________(show)thatahurricaneinAsiahasdestroyedatown.What’smore,heavyraininEasternEuropehascausedlandslides,andtheheatacrossSouthernEuropehascausedforestfires.Expertssaythisbadweatherhasoccurreddue________climatechange.Newslikethismakesmefeelnervous.Nowthatit’shardtoavoidadisasteronEarth,perhapsIshouldstartthinkingaboutmovingtospace...“ThenextstationisBank!”comesthe________(announce).That’smydestination.________(step)outofthestationwithaheavyheart,Isuddenlyfeelafreshwindonmyface.Well,maybeIhavebeenworryingtoomuch.Afterall,it’sonly30degreesoutside!必修三Unit6DisasterandhopeDevelopingideasStarsafterthestormIt’sstrange,butIdon’treallyremembermuchaboutthehurricaneitself.Itallhappenedsoquickly.I________(sit)inmyroomwithmycat,Smartie,onmylap,whentheroofjust________(fly)off.Allof________sudden,therewasskywheretheroofhadbeen.Iwassofrightened________Ijust________(freeze).Momcriedtogetoutquickly,butitwasalreadytoolatebythen.Therainwascomingdownsohardandsofast.Ourstreetturnedintoariverin________(second).Weweregoingnowhere.Atfirst,Iwaspleasedwecouldstayathome,butsoonitgotreallytough.Withoutaroof,________(stay)insidewastoodangerous.Therewaswatereverywhere,butwecouldn’tdrinkanyofitotherwisewe’dgetreallysick.Wejusthaddrinkingwater________wassenttousbyhelicopter,butitwasneverenough.ItwasAugust,soitwasreally,reallyhotanditsmelledsobadeverywhere!Ijustspentthedays________(watch)theboatsgoingupanddownthestreetandlookingoutforSmartie.Hehaddisappearedthemomentthestormhit.________(live)intheopenair,webecamebreakfast,lunchanddinnerforthemosquitos.ButMomsaidthat________happens,weshouldalwaystrytoseethegoodsideofthings.Itwasdifficulttostaypositive,though.Wehadlostourhomeandeverythinginit,includingSmartie.Allwehadleft________(be)theclothesonourbacks.ButasMomkepton_________(remind)us,wewerealltogetherandsafe.Mom’swordsmadeusfeelbetter.Irememberusall________(lie)underthemidnightskyandlookingupatthestars.Becausetherewerenolights,wecouldseetheBigDipper,theLittleDipperandtheMilkyWay.Itwas________(amaze)!Eventhoughwehadlostalot,momentslikethosegaveushope________thefuture.Althoughitwasonlyafewdaysbeforewewererescued,itfeltlikemonths.We________(take)toanothertowninafarawaycounty._________(thankful),Smartiecamehomejustintime.Weweresohappytotakehimwithus,althoughthen,noneofusknewthatwewouldn’tbebackforquite________while.Now,oneyearhaspassedandI’mbackhomeinNewOrleans.Somefamilieshaveyettoreturn,________manyothershavecomeback.Althoughwearesurroundedbyremindersofthedisaster,weareworkingtogethertorebuildourhomesandourlives.Nowwehaveanotherchance_________(look)upatthestarsofNewOrleans,theirbeautyinspiringusandgivingusconfidencetomoveon.必修三Unit6Understandingideas答案Picking,isexpected,typical,that,compared,but,a,parked,definitely,probab