C.from example to example

D.concluding from statistics of earthquakes

答案　A

1.ruin

[语境感悟]

(1)(教材P24)She returned home and found all her furniture had been ruined by the flood.

她回到家发现所有的家具都已被洪水毁掉了。

(2)The hotel was in ruins after that big fire.

那场大火过后，旅馆成了废墟。

(3)The world once so attractive was thus brought to ruin.

这个世界曾经如此美好，可是却永远被破坏了。

(4)The house has fallen into ruin.

这座房子倒塌了。

[归纳拓展]

ruin v.毁灭，毁掉；灭亡；破产；n.毁灭；废墟(ruins)

in ruins毁坏；严重受损；破败不堪

bring...to ruin使毁灭；使落空

go to ruin/fall into ruin(某物因缺乏照料而)衰落，败落；坍塌；逐渐成为废墟

[即时跟踪]

(1)单句语法填空

①When they returned to Rockaway the next day，they found their neighborhood in ruins (ruin).(2016·北京)

②A large number of churches fell into ruin after the war.

(2)完成句子

Smoking will ruin your health(损害你的健康).

2.terrifying

[语境感悟]

(1)(教材P28)It was terrifying! 太可怕了！

(2)The girl often feels terrified when she is alone at night.

这女孩晚上独自一人时常感到恐惧。