1、Unit 5 The power of nature,单词注释,难句剖析,导读诱思,Kilaueas History 夏威夷的基拉韦厄火山(Mount Kilauea)是世界上最活跃的火山之一,至今仍经常喷发。古夏威夷人把它看作是火山神“派丽”愤怒和痛苦的象征。下面让我们一起来了解一下吧!,单词注释,难句剖析,导读诱思,Tourists will always remember Kilauea for its historically eruptive volcano.It is a continually active volcano and an eruption may switch f
2、rom effusive to explosive.Legend tells us that Pele,the ancient volcano goddess of Hawaii,lived in Kilauea.This town was born from volcanic activitylike all the islands in Hawaiiand still keeps on growing.Kilauea volcano was formed some 300,000 to 600,000 years ago.Centuries later,the island of Hawa
3、ii was born.The volcanic eruptions have shaped the ancient minds of the Hawaiians who thought that the lava formations were symbols of the goddess Peles extreme anger and severe physical and mental pain.Thus,they named the volcanic formations as Peles Tears,the solidified teardrop-shaped lava format
4、ions.,单词注释,难句剖析,导读诱思,These eruptions have also caused the rifts on the east zone of the island.Kilauea rests beside Mount Loa,another highly active volcano on the Big Island.As it erupts,it forms new lands.However,it destroys communities and buries ancient temples in the process.The Kilauea eruption
5、 ruined the “Wahaula Heiau”,a 7-century-old Hawaiian temple,as well as a national park center.The volcano is still very active today.The Hawaiians,although living in the modern world with modern views,still respect the volcano and the island that sprung from it.The old concepts of gods and goddesses
6、 are gone,but the historical eruptions will always remind them of the fragility of their existence on the island.,单词注释,难句剖析,导读诱思,effusive /IfjusIv/ adj.流出的;奔放的 rift /rIft/ n.裂缝 concept /knsept/ n.观念 fragility /frdIlti/ n. 脆弱,难句剖析,导读诱思,单词注释,The volcanic eruptions have shaped the ancient minds of the
7、Hawaiians who thought that the lava formations were symbols of the goddess Peles extreme anger and severe physical and mental pain. 译文:火山的喷发已经影响了古代夏威夷人的思想,他们认为岩浆的形成是“派丽”女神极度的愤怒以及强烈的身心痛苦的象征。 剖析:这是一个含有定语从句的复合句,who引导的定语从句修饰先行词Hawaiians。,难句剖析,导读诱思,单词注释,1.Is Kilauea volcano a dead volcano or an active vo
8、lcano?答案:An active volcano. 2.Did the island of Hawaii exist before Kilauea volcano was formed?答案:No.Centuries after Kilauea volcano was formed,the island of Hawaii was born.,Section Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading & Comprehending,一,二,三,四,五,一、请看下面的图片,试着把图片和自然灾害的名称搭配起来,并回答问题A.volcano eruption B.torn
9、ado C.drought D.snowslide 5.What can you associate seeing the above pictures?,D,A,B,C,答案: We can find how powerful nature is and how weak humans are compared with natural disasters.But we are not completely powerless.We can take measures to protect ourselves from powerful natural forces.,一,二,三,四,五,二
10、、将下列单词与对应的释义搭配起来 A B 1.alongside plete,thorough 2.absolute b.to choose sb.for a job or position of responsibility 3.wave c.a set of clothes 4.appoint d.real 5.actual e.beside,next to 6.suit f.a raised moving part on the surface of a large body of water 答案:1.e 2.a 3.f 4.b 5.d 6.c,一,二,三,四,五,三、短语填空 1.b
11、e suitable 适合 2.make 构成;组成 3.protect. .保护使免受 4.be appointed 被任命为 5.be covered 为覆盖 6. the distance在远处 7.make way前往 8.be enthusiastic 对热情 9.get close 靠近 10.do research 研究,to,up,from,as,with/by,in,ones,about,to,on,一,二,三,四,五,While-reading 四、阅读AN EXCITING JOB,回答下列问题 1.Compared with the natural disasters,
12、human beings are . A.powerful B.weaker C.stronger D.healthier 答案: B 2.What does Paragraph 1 tell us? A.About the volcano. B.About scientific equipment. C.About the local people. D.About the authors job. 答案:D,一,二,三,四,五,3.How many years has the author worked as a volcanologist? A.10 years. B.20 years.
13、 C.30 years. D.40 years. 答案:B 4.Where is Mount Kilauea? A.In Alaska. B.In Ohio. C.In Pennsylvania. D.In Hawaii. 答案:D 5.What caused the authors bedroom to become as bright as day? A.Volcano eruption. B.Flood. C.Typhoon. D.Earthquake. 答案:A,一,二,三,四,五,Post-reading 五、根据课文内容填空 Im a volcanologist.I travel
14、to unusual places and meet interesting people from all over the world.Im never 1. (bore). 2. (collect) and evaluated the information of volcanoes,I help other scientists to predict where lava will flow next and how fast.3. (fortune),we cannot move peoples homes out of the way,and many houses 4. (cov
15、er) with lava or burned to the ground.,bored,Having collected,Unfortunately,have been covered,一,二,三,四,五,Ill never forget my first sight of an 5. (erupt);red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air,6. was an absolutely fantastic sight.We scientists wore special clothes, 7. (include)
16、helmets and boots,8. slowly made our way 9. the edge of the crater and looked down into the red,boiling centre. I am still amazed at volcanoes beauty as well 10. their potential to cause great damage.,eruption,which,including,and,to,as,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,1.I travel to unusual places and w
17、ork alongside people from all over the world. 我跑的地方是稀罕奇特的地方,和我一起工作的人来自世界各地。 考点alongside adv.在旁边;沿着边 prep.在旁边;沿着的边 The police car pulled up alongside. 警车在旁边停下了。 His boat pulled up alongside the dock. 他的船在码头旁边停靠。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,1)alongside的其他用法 The boy sat alongside of his friend. 男孩和他的
18、朋友并排坐着。 2)近义词:along He was running along the street. 他正沿着街道跑。 Come along with us. 和我们一道去吧。 归纳:alongside of sb.与某人一起/并排 along prep.沿着 adv.一起,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,活学活用 单句改错 1)While walking the street,he came across an old friend.2)The soldiers stood at attention along of each other.汉译英 3)在我们的
19、汽车旁边有一辆红色汽车。(alongside),答案:walking后加along或in,答案:alongalongside,答案:Theres a red car alongside ours.,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,2.Sometimes working outdoors,sometimes in an office,sometimes using scientific equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists,I am never bored. (我们)有时在室外工作,有时在办
20、公室里,有时工作中要用科学仪器,有时要会见当地百姓和游客,但是我从来不感到工作烦人。 剖析working.,using.,meeting.是三个动词-ing形式做状语。 考点equipment n. 设备;装备 Our school has been given some new equipment. 我们学校获赠了一些新设备。 注意:equipment为不可数名词。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,活学活用 单句改错 1)At the age of 29,Dave was a worker,living in a small apartment near Bost
21、on and wondered what to do about his future.2)Like any other type of equipments it requires regular servicing.单词拼写 3)A good sleeping bag is an essential part of (装备) for every camper.,答案:wonderedwondering,答案:equipmentsequipment,equipment,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,3.I was appointed as a volcanolo
22、gist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) twenty years ago. 二十年前作为一名火山学家,我被派到夏威夷火山观测站(HVO)工作。 考点appoint vt.任命;委派 The president appointed a new director. 总经理任命了一位新主任。 The council appointed him as vice mayor of the city. 委员会任命他为该市的副市长。 We must appoint a new teacher at once to the mountai
23、n school. 我们必须立即委派一名新教师到那个山村学校去。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,阅读下列句子,体会appoint的搭配与含义 1)I decide to appoint you as/to be vice manager of the company. 我决定任命你为公司副经理。 搭配:appoint sb.as/to be+n. 含义:任命某人为 2)The manager appointed him to look into those complaints. 经理委派他去调查那些投诉。 搭配:appoint sb.to do sth. 含义:
24、委派某人做某事 3)The boss appointed Tom to an important post. 老板派汤姆担任要职。 搭配:appoint sb.to a post 含义:派某人任某个岗位,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,语法填空 1)Hes been working very hard and has made great progress in his field. No wonder he was (appoint) to be president of the local hospital so soon. 2)He was appointed
25、 head of the county. 3)The time appointed the meeting was ten oclock. 4)They appointed a place exchange stamps.,appointed,as,for,to,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,4.Having collected and evaluated the information,I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fas
26、t. 收集和评估这些信息之后,我就帮助其他科学家一起预测熔岩接着将往何处流,流速是多少。 剖析having collected and evaluated the information 是动词-ing形式做状语。 当动词-ing形式的动作先于谓语动词动作发生时,动词-ing形式要用完成式。 Having read the English text,he began to write an English diary.他读完英语课文后,开始写英语日记。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,考点evaluate vt.评估;评价;估计 We need to evaluat
27、e how well the policy is working. 我们需要对政策产生的效果进行评估。 I think its too early to evaluate her work. 我认为对她的工作做出评价为时尚早。 The school has only been open for six months,so its hard to evaluate its success. 该学校仅开办了六个月,现在还很难估计它的成就。阅读下列句子,体会黑体单词的词性与含义 I want to have an honest evaluation of my own life. 我想如实地评价自己
28、的一生。 词性:名词 含义:评价,评估,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,用evaluate的适当形式填空 1)It is too early to the success of the advertising campaign.After all,it was started only two months ago. 2)We should have a right of the health care system.,evaluate,evaluation,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,5.Unfortunately,we canno
29、t move their homes out of the way,and many houses have been covered with lava or burned to the ground. 遗憾的是,我们不可能把他们的家搬离岩浆流经之路,因此许多房屋被熔岩淹没,或者焚烧殆尽。 剖析have been covered 是现在完成时的被动语态。 考点burn to the ground 全部焚毁 In the big fire,all his furniture was burned to the ground. 在这次大火中,他所有的家具全部被焚毁。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,
30、8,9,10,11,12,13,阅读下列句子,体会burn的搭配与含义 1)When the firemen arrived,the house was burned down. 当消防队员到达时,房子已被烧光了。 搭配:burn down 含义:烧光,烧完 2)Lets burn up all the waste paper. 咱们把这些废纸烧了吧。 搭配:burn up 含义:烧掉 3)When the fire broke out,no one was burned to death. 当火灾发生时,没有人被烧死。 搭配:be burned to death 含义:被烧死,1,2,3,4
31、,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,单词拼写 1) (不幸的是),the earthquake took place,and the driver and passengers were trapped in the fallen stones and sand. 完成句子 2)If the bottle of gas catches fire,the whole building may(全部被焚毁).,Unfortunately,be burnt to the ground,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,6.This is because no on
32、e lives near the top of Mount Kilauea,where the rocks fall. 这是因为在岩石下落的基拉韦厄火山顶附近无人居住。 剖析This is because.“这是因为”,其中because引导的是表语从句;where引导非限制性定语从句,修饰the top of Mount Kilauea。 This is because he was ill yesterday. 这是由于他昨天生病的缘故。 The area looks more beautiful,where many trees have been planted. 那片区域看起来更美了
33、,那里已经种植了很多的树。 注意:because引导表语从句时,其主句的主语多为this,that或it。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,活学活用 单句改错 1)The reason why he was late is because his car broke down.2)Were at the point of deciding which we should go,forward or backward.,答案:becausethat,答案:whichwhere,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,7.The lava that
34、flows slowly like a wave down the mountain causes far more damage because it buries everything in its path under the molten rock. 而顺着山坡流下的像浪头一样的火山熔岩所造成的损失却大得多,这是因为火山岩浆所流经的地方,一切东西都被掩埋在熔岩下面了。 剖析 本句中含有because引导的原因状语从句。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,考点wave n.波浪;波涛 vi.波动;起伏;挥手 【高考典句】(2016 北京高考)Living jus
35、t a few blocks from the beach,Natalie can see the ocean and hear the waves from her house. 娜塔莉的房子与海滩只隔几个街区,她可以从房子里看到海洋,听到波浪声。 The grass waved in the wind.草在风中起伏波动。 He waved at them until they were out of sight. 他朝他们挥手,直到看不到他们。 【高考典句】(2015湖南高考)The inspector waved his arms to try his best to keep stea
36、dy. 检查员挥动着双臂,试着尽自己最大努力保持平稳。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,阅读下列句子,体会wave用作及物动词时的搭配与含义 1)I waved my cap to them. 我向他们挥动着帽子。 搭配:wave sth.to sb. 含义:向某人挥动 2)She waved me a greeting. 她挥手跟我打招呼。 搭配:wave+间接宾语+直接宾语 含义:挥手(打招呼、示意等),1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,用wave的适当形式填空 1)She her hand to say goodbye. 2)They
37、 found themselves surrounded by colourful fishes,seashells,and plants,all slowly in the blue water.,waved,waving,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,8.I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day. 我刚要再睡,突然我的卧室亮如白昼。 考点 该句核心句式是.be about to.when.其中when是并列连词,常用于引导一个突然出现的动作,
38、意为“正在这时/那时”,相当于and at this/that time。 I was about to go out when Tom came in. 我正要出去,这时汤姆进来了。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,阅读下列句子,归纳when的常用句型与含义 1)I was walking in the street when I saw my old friend Mary. 我正在街上走着,这时我看见了我的老朋友玛丽。 句型:be doing.when. 含义:正在做就在这时 2)I had just finished my work when you cal
39、led me. 我刚完成工作,这时你来电话了。 句型:had just done.when. 含义:刚做完就在这时 3)We were on the point of giving up when the army came to our rescue. 我们正要放弃,这时军队来援救我们了。 句型:be on the point of doing.when. 含义:刚要做就在这时,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,活学活用 选词填空:when,while 1)One Friday,we were packing to leave for a weekendawaymy
40、 daughter heard cries for help. 2)You can go swimming Im having lunch. 完成句子 3)我正要出门这时电话响了。 I go out the telephone rang. 4)我正在做作业,这时汤姆来拜访我。 I my homework Tom called on me.,when,while,was about to,when,was doing,when,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,9.There had been an eruption from the side of the mount
41、ain and red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air.It was an absolutely fantastic sight. 在山的一边有火山喷发,红色发烫的岩浆像喷泉一样,朝天上喷射达几百米高。真是绝妙的奇景。 考点absolutely adv.完全地;绝对地 You are absolutely right. 你完全正确。 Although it is impossible to absolutely predict that a volcano will break out at some minut
42、e,it is possible in some period. 尽管要绝对地预测一座火山将在某一分钟爆发是不可能的,但是,在某个时期爆发还是能够预测到的。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,阅读下列句子,体会黑体单词的词性与含义 I tend to work in absolute silence. 我倾向于在绝对安静的情况下工作。 词性:形容词 含义:绝对的,完全的,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,选词填空:absolute,absolutely 1)I think no search engine can equal this one
43、 in search speed. . 2)The child has trust in his mother. 汉译英 3)他的话是一个十足的谎言。4)我完全相信你的判断力。,Absolutely,absolute,What he said was an absolute lie.,I trust your judgement absolutely.,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,10.We had white protective suits that covered our whole body,helmets,big boots and special g
44、loves. 我们都穿着白色的防护服遮住全身,戴上了头盔和特别的手套,还穿了一双大靴子。 考点suit n.一套外衣;套装 vt.适合;使适宜 He picked out a black suit. 他挑了一套黑色西装。 【高考典句】 (2016全国高考卷)There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. 还有为适应特定的当地条件而开发的品种。 Her speech was well suited to the occasion. 她的讲话在这个场合非常适宜。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1
45、1,12,13,辨析suit,fit和match: 1)suit主要指颜色、款式、时间、地点适合某人。 Do you think this colour suits me? 你认为这种颜色适合我吗? 2)fit指某物的尺寸、大小、形状适合某人,引申为“吻合”。 Her coat fits her perfectly.她的外套很合身。,3)match多指两个物体大小、色调、形状、性质等方面很相配,也指两人在能力、水平上相匹配。 Your cups match your saucers. 你的茶杯和茶碟很相配。 I cant match him in playing football. 在踢足球方
46、面,我无法与他相比。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,选词填空:suit,fit,match 1)Her shoes her dress;they look very nice together. 2)How about eight oclock outside the cinema? That me fine. 3)Try the new key and see if it the keyhole.,match,suits,fits,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,11.It was not easy to walk in these
47、suits,but we slowly made our way to the edge of the crater and looked down into the red,boiling centre. 穿着这些衣服走起路来实在不容易,但我们还是缓缓往火山口的边缘走去,并且向下看到了红红的沸腾的中央。 剖析It was not easy to do sth.“做某事不容易”,it是形式主语,真正的主语是后面的不定式。 考点make ones way 前往 We made our way along the path to the top of the mountain. 我们沿着小路朝山顶
48、上走。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,阅读下列句子,体会way的搭配与含义 1)He will go to Beijing by way of Tianjin. 他将途经天津去北京。 搭配:by way of 含义:途经;通过方法 2)Though he was faced with many difficulties,he fought his way instead of giving up. 尽管面临许多困难,他没有放弃而是奋勇前进。 搭配:fight ones way 含义:奋勇前进,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,3)The
49、storm is on the way. 暴风雨就要来临。 搭配:on the way 含义:即将来临;在途中 4)Please remove the table in the way. 请把挡路的桌子挪开。 搭配:in the way 含义:挡道,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,汉译英 1)这不是个容易到达的地方。介词填空 2)You can improve your English listening way of watching English films. 3)Step aside.You are my way.,Its not an easy place
50、 to reach.,by,in,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,12.Having studied volcanoes now for many years,I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage. 虽然我从事火山研究许多年了,但是我对火山的壮丽景色以及它那潜在的巨大破坏力至今仍然感到惊愕不已。 剖析Having studied volcanoes.是动词-ing短语的完成式做状语。 考点potential n.潜在性;可能性;潜能 adj.可能的;潜在的 They began to realize that old people had potential,too. 他们开始认识到老年人也是有潜力的。 【高考典句】(2015江苏高考) Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to develop to their greatest potential. 学校应该是活跃的地方,在那里个体被鼓励发展到他们的最大潜能。,
