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1、2014届最新高考英语一轮单元复习精品阅读理解提升文章精选一百篇（68）Unit70 "TsunamiGeneration"BravesPhysical,PsychologicalScars Althoughmanypeoplecalltsunamis"tidalwaves",theyarenotrelatedtotidesbutareratheraseriesofwaves,or"wavetrains",usuallycausedbyearthquakes.Tsunamishavealsobeenca
2、usedbytheeruptionofsomecoastalandislandvolcanoes,submarinelandslides,andoceanicimpactsoflargemeteorites.Tsunamiwavescanbecomemorethan30feethighastheycomeintoshoreandcanrushmilesinlandacrosslow-lyingareas.FromThailandtoSomalia,morethan170,000peoplediedinthe
3、tsunamis.TheUnitedNation'sChildrenFund(UNICEF)firstestimatedchildrenmadeupone-thirdofthedeathtoll.Butthatpercentage,ifanything,mightbetoolow. Inmanyhard-hitcountries,birthratestendtobehighandlifeexpectancieslow--30to43percentofresidentsareage18orbelow--so
4、childrenfatalityratessomewhatmirrorthepopulationbreakdown.Beyondthat,childrenaregenerallymorevulnerablethanadults--smaller,weakerandmoresusceptibletonature'sfuryanddisease.Childrenaremuchlessabletorunaway,fightthewater,holdontoorclimbatree. Yet,amidthetra
5、gedy,remarkableeventsleftroomforhopeandfaith.OffThailand'sKhaoLaktouristresort,awomandiscoveredan18-month-oldboyfromKazakhstanfloatingonamattress.Hisparentsarethoughttohaveperished.Twenty-day-oldSuppiahTulasialsosurvived.Herparentsfoundherlyingonamattressi
6、n5feetofwaterhoursafterwavesflushedthemfromarestaurant.Seattle,Washington,residentsRonRubinandRebeccaBeddallclimbedtotheroofoftheirhotelinPhuket,Thailand,wheretheyspotted18-month-oldHannesBergstrom.TheytooktheSwedishboy--rescuedreportedlywiththehelpofaThai
7、princess--toalocalhospital.Hanneseventuallyrejoinedhisfatherandotherrelatives.Hismotherremainsmissing. Nowsleeping40toroom,thechildrenarebothsupremelyunfortunateandfortunate.Theyextremechallenges--physical,psychologicalandotherwise--inthecomingmonths.Butt
8、heyarealive,havingsurvivedadisasterthattookthousandsoflivesincluding,inmanycase,theirparents,siblingsandfriends. AccordingtoWebMD,halfthechildrenexposedtothecatastrophemaysufferfrompost-traumaticstressdisord
