1、Unit 6 How to Prepare for Earthquake,Exercises,Answer the following questions,What have the scientists done in Japan in order to detect movements? A: They have wired the Earth and sea to detect movements. 2. What have the Chinese people traditionally done about earthquakes? A: They have traditional
2、watched animals and plants for warning signs of earthquakes.,Answer the following questions,3. How are most of the people killed in earthquakes? A: They are killed by falling buildings. 4. What do architects so to prevent property damage? A: They design buildings so that the buildings columns and ho
3、rizontal beams are equal are of equal strength, and vertical support columns are inserted deep into solid soil.,Answer the following questions,5. What should people in areas where earthquakes are common do to prepare their houses? A: They should regularly check and reinforce homes, place heavy objec
4、ts in low positions, attach cupboards and cabinets to walls, and fasten doors so that they will not open accidentally during an earthquake. 6. Why are people in these regions suggested to prepare something that can clean water and kill bacteria? A: To make water from other sources safe to drink.,Ans
5、wer the following questions,7. What is the sensible way to keep all the family members informed of each other in a large earthquake-stricken city? A: To have all of the family members call to check in with a friends or relative who lives more than a hundred miles away. 8. What should be a major emph
6、asis for all government programs and earthquake-related research projects? A: Education concerning how to survive an earthquake.,Vocabulary,III. 1. It would have been more to save the money than to spend it all on clothes. 2. The system is so sensitive that it can changes in temperature as small as
7、0.003 degrees. 3. The doctor advised us to take every so as not to catch cold.,sensible,detect,precaution,Vocabulary,4. It was the strangest I can remember in my university days. 5. The government demands that the bridge be built to an earthquake of 8.3 magnitudes. 6. On a long-tern basis they may c
8、ontribute to developing crops which are to drought.,occurrence,withstand,resistant,Vocabulary,7. In some places the cliff was almost , and much too dangerous to climb. 8. The discharge of the poisonous gas caused some cha0s. 9. Please find the application information you requested.10. passenger shou
9、ld keep their seat belt until the warning light is extinguished.,vertical,accidental,enclosed,fastened,related,joints,data,arrangement,Vocabulary,1. He has just left prison after doing two years for bodily harm.,come out of从.出来,离开,2. Well pay great attention to the developments in earthquake predict
10、ion and prevention.,watch for观察,密切注意 ；非常注意,Vocabulary,3. The transplanted(移栽的) trees are able to fight against cold weather.,resistant to对有抵抗力的,put out熄灭,4. Somehow I managed to cover her with my coat and extinguish the flames with my hands.,能够对抗,熄灭,Vocabulary,5. Dont get discouraged by difficulties
11、. Please remember we are just new to the experiment.,After all,make much a difference to有很大影响,6. Where you live can have much an effect on the way you feel.,有多大影响,Vocabulary,7. The union and the management have the same opinion about a new contract.,agree on同意,attach labels to附加标签,8. The workers at
12、the airport put labels to the luggage of the passengers.,同样的看法,把标签,Vocabulary,9. I will give a speech on behalf of you at the meeting tomorrow when it is necessary.,if necessary如果有必要的话,In addition to除之外,10 . Apart from the cost, we need to think about much time the job will take.,必要时,远离，除之外；且不说；缺少,V
13、ocabulary,Do you know February 2nd is Groundhogs Day (土拨鼠日)? Legend has it that on this morning, if a groundhog can see its , there will be six more weeks of winter. If it cannot see its shadow, spring is on the way. Some believe that the means of forecast is rather and is often incorrect. Others th
14、at it is significant because it recognizes that the different parts of nature are connected in some way.,shadow,arbitrary,argue,Vocabulary,Each part is on the rest of the parts for a healthy system. Some farmers pay close attention to the behavior of ducks and geese when the weather. It is _to guess
15、 an early winter is coming when you see ducks and geese moving south in October. Many dog owners can tell when winter or spring will come by their pet. In preparation for winter, a dogs hair becomes thicker. Dogs lose hair as spring sets in.,dependent,predicting,sensible,stroking,Vocabulary,Informat
16、ion gathered from nature can help people to take against a hard winter or bad storm. Some animals are even believed to be able to when an earthquake will occur. People holding this belief even go further to say that information gathered by computers is often and nature is far more accurate: Isnt it
17、time we started paying attention to what is around us?,precautions,detect,worthless,Collocation,Vi 1. sense 2. message 3. argument 4. image 5. idea 6. belief 7. knowledge 8. reputation 9. standard 10. habit,Wording Building,cupboard 碗厨,motorcycle 摩托车,silkworm 蚕,teargas 催泪毒气,bloodstain 血迹,sawdust 锯木屑
18、,tortoise-shell 龟壳,steam-engine 蒸汽机,arrowhead 箭头,shirt-sleeves 衬衫袖,window-pane 窗玻璃,manservant 男佣人,1 + f,2 + i,3 + l,4 + k,5 + g,6 + a,7 + e,8 + j,9 + b,10+h,11+d,12+c,dust head servant pane shell board stain sleeves cycle engine gas worm,1.cup 2.motor 3.silk 4.tear 5.blood 6.saw 7.cabinet 8.steam 9.
19、arrow 10.shirt 11.window 12.man,Wording Building,1. Dont _ her laziness by doing things for her.,2. The meeting ended in a plan to _ the central park into a stadium (运动场) that is able to seat 50,000 people.,encourage,enlarge,3. A forty-foot-high concrete wall _ the jail.,encircles,4. The new test sh
20、ould _ doctors to detect the disease early.,enable,5. You will _ your health if you work so hard.,endanger,6. Peter thought the world was flat until I _ him.,enlightened,Please _ that it is written into your contract.,ensure,8. Governments make laws and the police _ them.,enforce,9. She often _ the
21、stories told to her by her father.,10. She managed to _ herself to everybody by her kindness.,enacted,endear,Sentence Structure,1. As it was quite windy outside, Jack closed all the windows and doors _ _(这样宝宝就不会着凉了).,so that the baby would,not catch cold,The candidate (候选人) toured in several cities
22、in the state, giving speeches of his political viewpoints _ _ (为的是更多的人会投他一票).,so that more people would vote for him,Sentence Structure,3. Tom cleaned his fathers car and mowed (刈草) the lawn by himself _ _(这样他父亲也许会原谅他这次数学考试不及格). 4. Mr. Johnson made full preparation for the experiment .（以便实验能顺利地进行）.,
23、so that his father might,forgive him for his failure in the math exam.,so that it would go on smoothly,Sentence Structure,5. Ill give you all the facts_ _（使你自己能作出判断）.,so that you can judge,for yourself,Sentence Structure,She cycled from Shanghai to Beijing. That is pretty good for a woman of 50.,She
24、 cycled from Shanghai to Beijing, which is pretty good for a woman of 50.,He wore his swimming things in the office, which shocked his boss a great deal.,2. He wore his swimming things in the office.That shocked his boss a great deal.,Sentence Structure,3. They ran out of drink. That actually didnt
25、bother me because I wasnt drinking.,They ran out of drink, which actually didnt bother me because I wasnt drinking.,They will win the match, which will please my brother.,4. They will win the match.That will please my brother.,Sentence Structure,5. She borrowed a book on literature. That suggests th
26、at her literature teacher was having some influence on her. She borrowed a book on literature, which suggests that her literature teacher was having some influence on her.,Translation,Xi We should try our best to forecast earthquakes so that destruction of property caused by them could be prevented
27、as much as possible. A farmer noticed large schools of fish swimming near the surface of the water, which, he said, indicated the possible occurrence of an earthquake.,Translation,3. Keep an English-English dictionary handy, and when you cannot understand a word with accuracy, you may refer to it an
28、y time. 4. If necessary, people who live in the area where an earthquake is about to occur may sleep in tents.,Translation,5. A masters degree does make a great difference to a student who wants to get a job. 6. In addition to the knowledge about earthquakes, the book tells us how to prepare for the
29、m.,Translation,Xii 1.由于在地震中遇难的人大部分都是被倒塌的建筑物砸死的，所以一定要改进建筑结构，以便它们能够抵御地震的力量。 2.人们应该在家里和工作地点储备些水和食物，这在可能发生地震时是特别必要的。 3. 在日本和中国，人们长期以来一直相信通过观察动物行为可以预测地震。,Translation,4.除了努力改进建筑结构之外，地震多发地区的人们还应该在其他几个方面为可能发生的大地震做好准备。 5.明智的做法是每个家庭都制定地震应急计划，而且所有的家庭成员都应该知道在地震过后的混乱中如何离开那个地区。 6.由于剩下的几条可用电话线路将会很忙，所有的家人都应该往往在远离地震
30、区域的某个朋友或亲戚家中打电话报平安。,Cloze,Earthquakes have our lives for as long as people have inhabited the Earth. These dangerous acts of the Earth have in great damage to human beings.Earthquake damage on what area is hit .If an unpopulated region is ,there will be low loss of life or property. If it hits a lar
31、ge city which is densely populated, here may be serious injuries and destruction.,plagued,resulted,depends,struck,Cloze,Earthquakes have the power to uproot trees and send them into buildings. They can trigger landslides and cause flooding and tsunamis. Buildings and structures are also . It is inte
32、resting to note that tall buildings will suffer damage if they are located directly at the epicenter .This is because they can the up-and-down motion of P-waves-waves, on the other hang, occur far away from the epicenter ,and cause the greatest stress shaking buildings from side. These buildings are
33、 often knocked off their foundations.,crashing,at risk,the least,withstand,by,Cloze,Buildings with thick, heavy walls do not _ shock waves very well. Violent earthquakes often cause structures to , burying people underneath. Brick buildings are the most .The shaking of the earth is sometimes not the
34、 greatest disaster. It is in the fires and floods that often the greatest damage .,occurs,resist,collapse,vulnerable,subsequent,Cloze,Predicting an earthquake until now has almost been technologically .With improvements in technology, lives have been saved and many more . All that _ is to research what takes place before, during, and after an earthquake .This has been done for years the point that a successful earthquake prediction is theoretically possible . However, prediction of earthquake may take more years.,impossible,will,remains,to,accurate,
