1、备课资料1. China is situated in one of the most active earthquake regions in the world and there have been many terrible earthquakes.中国位于世界上活跃的地震带之一, 有史以来发生过很多严重的地震。situate vt. locate建于或坐落在某处(常用被动语态)The company wants to situate its headquarters in the north.公司想把总部设在北方。The village is situated in a valley
2、.那个村子在山谷里。Where will the school be situated?学校要建在哪儿？The school is situated in the suburbs.这所学校位于郊外。Having six children and no income, I was badly situated.我有六个孩子却没有收入, 生活十分困难。2. The earthquake affected eight provinces in Central China.地震影响了中国中部的八个省份。affect vt. produce a result; affect on; influence;
3、 touch the heart of; work on the feelings of影响, 对起作用; (使)感动Smoking affects health.吸烟影响健康。The noise from the street affected our work.街道上的噪音影响我们工作。The disease is beginning to affect her eyesight.那个疾病逐渐侵袭她的视力。He was deeply affected by my words.他听了我的话很受感动。3. It covered an area of 800 square kilometers.
4、800平方千米的面积受到地震的影响。cover vt. to put one thing over another, to hide or protect it占(时间或空间)The town covers 5 square miles.小镇占地5平方英里。This story covers only three days but is very interesting.这故事前后过程只有3天, 但是非常有趣。His report covered all aspects of the problem.他的报告涵盖了这个问题的所有层面。4. In all, 830 000 people lost
5、 their lives.总共830 000人丧失了生命。1)in all adv. 全部, 合计There is a history in all mens lives.所有人的生活里都有一部历史.We have collected 30 000 yuan in all for the Hope Project.我们已经为希望工程筹集了三万元。He visited, in all, ten hospitals in China.他在中国共参观了10家医院。【辨析】in all, above all, after all, at all和first of all:in all表示“总共”, 或
6、表示“总的来说”, 一般放在句首或句尾。above all表示“首先; 最重要的是(the most important)”, 强调重要性, 置于句首、句中或句末。after all表示“毕竟; 终究”, 表示结果与预想不同, 通常置于句末; 置于句首时, 意思是“别忘了”, 用于引出听话人似乎忘记的某个情况, 提醒对方。at all在肯定句、疑问句中表示“竟然; 终于”; 在否定句中表示“一点也不; 根本就不”; 用于if引导的条件句, 表示“既然”。first of all表示“首先; 最先”, 用以强调次序。练习选词填空(in all, above all, after all, at
7、all, first of all)(1)We were fifteen_ .我们一共十五个人。(2)A clock must_ be exact.钟最重要的是必须准确。(3)_ , we should study our lessons hard.首先我们应努力学习我们的功课。(4)Dont be angry with him, he is only a kid of 10 years old_ .别跟他生气, 毕竟他还只是一个10岁的孩子。(5)Is it_ possible that he alone can drink ten bottles of beer?他一个人喝10瓶啤酒, 那
8、可能吗？答案: (1)in all(2)above all(3)First of all(4)after all(5)at all2)lose ones life 丧命; 死His dad lost his life in World War .他的父亲在二战中丧命。5. Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most damage. 由加利福尼亚地震引起的火灾造成的损失最大。本句中, caused by. . . 过去分词短语作定语, 修饰fires, cause 与其逻辑主语fires之间是被动关系, 所以用过去分词表被动。Th
9、is is a book written by a peasant.这是一本农民写的书。Most of the people invited to the reception were old friends.应邀出席招待会的人大多数是老朋友。damage n. 损失; 损害, 损坏An earthquake sometimes causes great damage.地震有时造成重大损失。do damage(to)对造成损失The storm did a lot of damage to the crops.暴风雨使庄稼受到了很大损失。6. One hundred years later,
10、movements on the San Andreas Fault continue to cause problems for the whole of California.100年以后, San Andreas Fault的运动继续给整个加利福尼亚带来很多问题。for prep. (介词)在本句话中含义为“为”。现归纳其用法如下:(1)往, 向, 用来指目的地。head off for town出发去城里(2)为, 用来指一个活动的接受者或受益者。prepare lunch for us为我们准备午餐(3)代表speak for all the members代表全体成员发言(4)对支
11、持Were they for or against the plan?他们支持这项计划还是反对呢?(5)等值, 等量pay ten dollars for a ticket花十美元买了张票。(6)由于, 因为jump for joy因高兴而跳起来习题答案Grammar1 1 had left, erupted 2 had already put, returned 3 didnt know, had been 4 had left 5 returned, had turned 6 arrived, had received2 1 The earthquake happened in the d
12、aytime after people had already left home for work or school.2 We went to live in another town after the tornado had destroyed our house.3 We had left our home before the hurricane hit the town.4 I phoned my parents after I had heard about the hurricane disaster in the news.3 1 A local man said ther
13、e had been extremely violent.2 A journalist said there had been 19 earthquakes in the last ten yeas.3 A rescue worker said there were thousands of homeless people.4 I phoned my parents after I had heard about the homeless were living in tents.5 A resident said that they couldnt go because they weren
14、t safe.6 An inhabitant said that his/her house had fallen down and he/she had nowhere to live.7 The woman said that nobody believed that a tornado could take the feathers off a chicken.4 1 “I have talked/talked to several survivors, ” said the local journalist.2 “I dont know where my parents are, ”
15、he said.3 “Did you see the volcano eruption? ” she asked me.4 “We put/have put the fire out, ” he said.5 “They cant go back to their homes. ”/“We cant come back to our homes, ” she said.6 “Im staying to help my parents, ” he said.Vocabulary5 1 volcano 2 eruption 3 ash 4 Lava 5 tidal 6 flood6 Adjecti
16、ves: tropical, violentVerbs: bury, destroy, feather, flood, kill, manage, rain, rotateNouns: disaster, equator, flood, injury, kill, rain, storm, tornado, wind, feather7 1 violent 2 destroyed 3 killed, injures 4 tropical8 1 e2f3b4a5d6cReading11 1b 2a 3a 4b12 1 This was the most serious earthquake in
17、 Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region since 1949.2 Many people died because they were indoors when the earthquake struck.3 A lot of children were saved because they were outside.4 One woman saved her grandchildren because she pushed them out of the house.5 The rescue workers arrived very quickly.6 The w
18、eather was very cold.7 By Wednesday, everyone had somewhere to sleep.8 The population fears another earthquake.13 Answersspeaker 1: bspeaker 2: gspeaker 3: dspeaker 4: e14 &15 Answersa T b F It didnt go through the middle of village.c T d F Three people were killed.e T f T g T h T i F Tornados are c
19、ommon in June.j F Get out of your car.16 Example sentences:1 Luckily, it didnt go through the middle of the village.2 Fortunately, the tornado only lasted a few minutes.3 Unfortunately, it destroyed many houses.4 Thankfully, rescue workers arrived within minutes.5 Sadly, three people were killed.Writing19 1 A flood.2 The town of Conway on Wednesday.3 It rained for four days and the river overflowed.4 Houses were flooded, farm animals died, schools were damaged, and the railway was closed.5 This is not the first flood in Conway but it is the worst.