1、Section_Other_Parts_of_the_Module原文呈现Earthquakes Around the PacificAbout 400 earthquakes occur worldwide every day, more than a hundred thousand in a year.China is situated in one of the most active earthquake regions in the world and there have been many terrible earthquakes. The most serious of th
2、ese occurred in Hua County in Shaanxi Province in 1556. The earthquake affected eight provinces in Central China. It covered an area of 800 square kilometres. In some communities, 60 percent of the population were killed. In all， 830,000 people lost their lives.The California Earthquake of the 18th
3、of April 1906 is the worst earthquake that has ever happened in the United States. It took place at 5：15 am., and lasted for only a minute. However, it caused the worst natural disaster in the nations history.读文清障worldwide/wldwaId/adj.全世界的be situated in坐落于，位于active/ktIv/adj.积极的；活跃的其比较级、最高级是分别在其前加mor
4、e, most。there have been为there be结构的现在完成式。cover an area of覆盖面积达population n人口population作主语时，谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式。当主语是表示“人口的百分之几，几分之几”时，谓语动词的数根据population的意义来定。in all总共；总计lose ones life牺牲，丧生worst为bad的最高级。that引导的定语从句，修饰earthquake。此处that不能换为which，因为先行词earthquake前有最高级修饰。take place 发生last .持续(一段时间)，此时last是不及物动词
5、。cause vt.引起；导致cause sb. to do sth.导致某人做某事环太平洋地区的地震第13段译文每天世界上大约会发生400次地震，每年会发生10万多次。中国位于世界上地震活动最频繁的地区之一，并且已经发生了很多次可怕的地震。最严重的一次于1556年发生在陕西省的华县。那次地震影响了中国中部的8个省份，波及800平方千米。在一些社区，60%的人口丧生。(在那次地震中)总共83万人丧生。1906年4月18日发生的加利福尼亚地震是美国历史上最严重的一次地震。它发生在凌晨5：15，持续了仅一分钟。然而，它造成了美国历史上最严重的自然灾害。Fires caused by the Cal
6、ifornia Earthquake did the most damage. The fires burned for three days, destroying a total of 25,000 buildings. About 500 people were killed in the city of San Francisco and 250,000 were made homeless. In the whole of California, the earthquake and fires caused about 3,000 deaths.The 1906 earthquak
7、e was caused by a movement on the San Andreas Fault. One hundred years later, movements on the San Andreas Fault continue to cause problems for the whole of California.过去分词短语caused by the California Earthquake作定语，修饰fires，可转换成that/which were caused by the California Earthquake。damage/dmId/n.& v损失；损害d
8、amage为不可数名词，do/cause damage to对造成损失。a total of总数现在分词短语destroying a total of 25,000 buildings作结果状语。make sb.homeless使某人无家可归，此处用了make的被动语态。in the whole of在整个deaths指“死亡人数”。continue to do/doing sth.继续做某事第45段译文加利福尼亚地震引起的火灾造成了最严重的损失。大火燃烧了3天，损坏了总共25 000座建筑物。在旧金山大约有500人死亡，25万人无家可归。在整个加利福尼亚，这次地震和火灾导致大约3 000人死
9、亡。1906年的地震是由圣安德烈亚斯断层上的运动引起的。100年以后，圣安德烈亚斯断层上的运动仍然给整个加利福尼亚带来问题。Read the text on Page 29 and answer the following questions. 1How many earthquakes happen in the world a year? AAbout two.BMore than 100,000. CAbout 400. DMore than 12,000. 2How many people were killed in the earthquake that happened in S
10、haanxi Province in 1556? A800,000,000.B830,000. C1,362,000. D332,000. 3What did the most damage in the California Earthquake in 1906?AFire caused by the earthquake. BThe earthquake itself. C3,000 deaths in the earthquake. DThe movement on the San Andreas Fault. 4Which of the following is TRUE accord
11、ing to the text? AMore than a hundred earthquakes occur worldwide in a year. BAn earthquake happened in Shaanxi Province in 1556. CThe California Earthquake only lasted to 5：15 am.DIn the California Earthquake the fires only caused about 3,000 deaths.答案：14BBAB 一、这样记单词记得准写得对记得快记得多.基础词汇1.ruin vt. 毁坏 2
12、.ash n. 灰 3.erupt vt. (火山的)爆发；喷发 4.volcano n. 火山 5.previous adj. 以前的 6.earthquake n. 地震 7.worldwide adj. 全世界的 8.active adj. 积极的；活跃的 9.damage n. & v. 损失；损害 .拓展词汇1.possibility n可能；可能性possible adj.可能的possibly adv.可能地 2.terrifying adj.吓人的；可怕的terrified adj.感到害怕的terrify vt.使害怕terror n恐怖 3.luckily adv.幸运地；
13、幸亏lucky adj.幸运的luck n运气 4.warning n警告warn v警告 5. thankfully adv.感激地；满怀感谢地thankful adj.感谢的thank vt.感谢 6.hopefully adv.满怀希望地；有希望地hopeful adj.有希望的 hope n希望 7.sadly adv.伤心地；不幸地sad adj.难过的；悲哀的 8. fortunately adv.幸运地；幸亏fortunate adj.幸运的1.luckily adv.幸运地，幸亏联想后缀ly高频副词集锦easily 容易地happily 高兴地 heavily 沉重地 busi
14、ly 忙碌地angrily愤怒地 shyly害羞地 2.damage n&v.损失，损害，毁坏同义“破坏”家族destroy 毁坏 ruin 毁坏 harm 损害 injure 伤害 hurt 伤害 3.active adj.积极的；活跃的联想盘点后缀tive形容词attractive 吸引人的 native 本国的；土著的 positive 积极的4.类似terrifying, terrified的分词形容词：interesting 有趣的；引起兴趣的 interested 感兴趣的 exciting 令人兴奋的；使人激动的 excited 兴奋的；激动的 worrying 令人担心的；烦恼
15、的 worried 担心的二、这样记短语记牢固定短语多积常用词块1.take_place发生2set_fire_to 放火(焚烧)3catch_fire 着火(动作)4put_out 熄灭；扑灭(火)5cover_an_area_of 占地6according_to 根据7in_all 总计；总共8if_necessary 如果有必要的话1.one of the most active earthquake regions 地震活动最频繁的地区之一 2cover an area of 800 square kilometres 波及800平方千米 360 percent of the popu
16、lation 60%的人口 4the worst natural disaster 最严重的自然灾害 5destroy a total of 25,000 buildings 损坏了总共25 000座建筑物 6250,000 were made homeless 25万人无家可归三、这样记句式先背熟再悟通后仿用1.When the lava reached the sea, there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.当岩浆到达大海时，有可能引起巨大的浪潮，这种浪潮会淹没半个岛
17、屿。“there is/was a/ the possibility of”表示“有的可能性”。There_is_a_possibility_that rubbish will become the major threat to human beings in future. 在未来，垃圾有可能成为人类的威胁。2.In some communities, 60 percent of the population were killed.在一些社区，60%的人口丧生。“百分数/分数of名词/代词”作主语。More than eighty_percent_of_graduates in our
18、school can pass the entrance examination every year. 我们学校每年有超过80%的毕业生能通过入学考试。3.The California Earthquake of the 18th of April 1906 is the worst earthquake that has ever happened in the United States. 1906年4月18日发生的加利福尼亚地震是美国历史上最严重的一次地震。先行词前有形容词最高级修饰，定语从句只能用that引导。 This is the most beautiful city that
19、_Ive_ever_seen. 这是我见过的最漂亮的城市。4.Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most damage.加利福尼亚地震引起的火灾造成了最严重的损失。过去分词短语作后置定语。 The bridge built_last_year needs repairing.去年建造的那座桥需要修理。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被洪水毁坏了。 ruin vt.毁坏n.毁
20、灭； (pl.)废墟，遗迹 (1)ruin oneself毁掉自己(2)in ruins 成为废墟；崩溃，落空go to ruin/fall into ruin (某物因缺乏照料而) 衰落、败落Youll ruin your chance of getting that job if you wear the strange clothes for the interview! 你如果穿这件奇装异服去面试，就会断送得到工作的机会！If youre addicted to computer games, youll ruin yourself (you)玩电脑游戏成瘾，你会毁了自己。It is
21、no wonder that the building is in ruins (ruin) now; it caught so big a fire last night. 难怪这座楼成为废墟，昨晚它着了大火。2(教材P25)Ash and lava poured down the mountain, setting fire to hundreds of houses. 火山灰和岩浆从山上流下来，引燃了成百上千所房子。set fire to (set . on fire) 放火(焚烧)；激起；使激愤catch fire着火(动作)be on fire 着火(状态)make a fire 生
22、火I believe the house was deliberately set fire to. 我认为有人蓄意放火烧这栋房子。Their action set_fire_to public opinion.他们的行动引起了激烈的舆论。She was standing too close to the fireplace and her dress caught (catch) fire. 她站得离壁炉太近了，衣服烧着了。3(教材P25)We put all the fires out. 我们将所有的火都扑灭了。 put out 扑灭(火)；伸出；生产；出版 put aside搁置一旁；储
23、蓄put away 放好，收起来put down 放下；写下put forward 提出；推荐put off 推迟，延期Put out the fire before going to bed. 睡觉之前先熄掉火。He has put aside a little money for a rainy day. 他积蓄了一点钱以备不时之需。He puts his money away for a tour. 他为了旅行而攒钱。Put down your name and address. 写下你的名字和住址。She has decided to put herself forward as a
24、candidate. 她已经决定毛遂自荐，当候选人。4(教材P28)Fortunately, we had plenty of warning. 幸亏我们已得到很多警告。warning n警告(1)a written warning书面警告warning lights 警示灯(2)warn v. 警告；提醒warn sb. against (doing)sth.warn sb. not to do sth. 警告某人不要做某事warn sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事warn sb. that . 警告；提醒The red light is a warning sign for stop.
25、 红灯是通知停止行进的信号。Parents often warn their children not_to_play (not, play) with fire.家长常警告孩子别玩火。The morning paper warned of serious delays at the airport.晨报提醒大家注意飞机晚点情况严重。I was warned against my neighbor. 别人警告我要提防我的邻居。5(教材P29) In all, 830,000 people lost their lives. (在那次地震中)总共83万人丧生。in all总共；总计 all in
26、 all总而言之 first of all 首先after all 毕竟；终究not at all 一点也不；别客气There were twenty people in all present at the meeting.共有二十个人出席了会议。After_all,_Richard isnt a boy any more. 毕竟，理查德不再是个孩子了。Dont worry. It isnt difficult at_all. 别担心。这一点也不难。 John Major made some progress this year, but all_in_all,_its been a pre
27、tty bad year for him. 尽管约翰梅杰今年取得了一些进步，但是总的来说，对他来讲这是糟糕的一年。6(教材P29)Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most damage.加利福尼亚地震引起的大火造成了最严重的损失。damage n&v.损失；损害 do/cause damage to对造成损害claim damages 索要损失赔偿金It is estimated that the damage is over one million dollars. 据估计，损失超过了一百万美元。The accident d
28、id a lot of damage to the car. 事故把这辆轿车损坏得很严重。辨析比较damage, ruin, destroy damage指价值、用途、外表等部分受损，尚可修复ruin多指因外部原因而受到严重破坏或毁灭，侧重破坏的彻底性，也可用于引申意义，表示毁灭某人或某人的希望等destroy多指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏，导致不能或很难修复选择上述单词填空 The school was completely destroyed by fire. The boys skirted (绕开，避开) the field so as not to damage the crops. It
29、 rained for several weeks, completely ruining our holiday. 1. When the lava reached the sea, there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.当岩浆到达大海时，有可能引起巨大的浪潮，这种浪潮会淹没半个岛屿。Is there any possibility that you could pick me up from the station?你有可能到车站接我吗？There is a_poss
30、ibility_of snow tonight.今晚有可能下雪。(2)表示“有可能做某事”的句型还有：I think it is likely that he will arrive tomorrow.我想他很可能明天到达。Would it be possible for me to leave a message for her?我可以给她留个话儿吗？2In some communities, 60 percent of the population were killed. 在一些社区，60%的人口丧生。(1)本句中60 percent of the population作主语，一般来说，
31、“百分数/分数of名词/代词”作主语时，谓语动词要与of后面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。70 percent of the earths surface is covered by water. 地球表面70%被水覆盖。80 percent of the students in our class are (be) boys.我们班80%的学生是男生。(2)population作主语时，谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式。当主语是表示“人口的百分之几，几分之几”时，谓语动词的数根据population的意义来定。The worlds population is (be) increasing
32、faster and faster.全世界的人口增长得越来越快。60 percent of the population dont/doesnt really believe in it.60%的人并不相信。名师点津对某一国家、城市、地区的人口进行提问时，一般用“What is the population of .？”。对population修饰时，常用big, large, small。As we all know, China has a large population.众所周知，中国人口众多。.单句语法填空1He set fire to his doormat to make the
33、 police take what he was saying more seriously.2After the big earthquake, not only most houses and buildings were in ruins (ruin), many people also lost their lives. 3The car plant puts out 500 new cars a month. 4We warned them of the serious situation that they would have to face. 5There is no poss
34、ibility that we will finish the work in such a short time. 6There were twelve people in all in the party. 7In our school, as many as 75 percent of the students come (come) from the countryside. 8Although that big earthquake did great damage to this city, it was soon rebuilt from the ruins. .完成句子1The
35、 conversation set_fire_to_his_dreams. 谈话激发了他的梦想。2The unpleasant man with his endless complaints ruined_my_journey.这个不讨人喜欢的家伙，牢骚满腹，使我这趟旅行很不愉快。 3He put_out_his_hand to welcome me. 他伸出手来欢迎我。4The policeman warned_him_against_crossing the road at that place. 警察提醒他不要在那个地方横穿马路。5There are fifteen books on t
36、he first shelf, twentyone on the second, which makes_thirtysix_in_all. 书架的第一层有15本书，第二层有21本，总共是36本。6It is reported that 65.2 percent of the land in Brazil is_covered_with_trees. 据报道，巴西65.2%的土地都有森林覆盖。一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高本课语言点针对练习.单词拼写1A local journalist said that the volcano was in eruption (喷发). 2The castl
37、e was in ruins (废墟) for zoo years until it was rebuilt in 1932.3Kevin arrived late, but fortunately (幸运地) for him, everybody was too busy to notice. 4The previous (以前的) party they gave was not as nice as this one. 5He was anxious about the possibility (可能性) of losing all his money. 6Just a word of w
38、arning (警告) hotels in this area can be very expensive. 7So many years have passed and the terrifying (可怕的) accident is still fresh in her mind. 8The teacher suggested that every student take an active (积极的) part in English party. .单句改错1The doctor warned the patient not smoke.not后加to 2Would you mind
39、putting your cigarette through, please？throughout 3Years of fighting have left the area in ruin. ruinruins 4Six boys and two girls; thats eight at all. atin 5About 40 percent of the population of that country lives on farms. liveslive 6It is reported that there is still a possibility what the bad we
40、ather will continue. whatthat .选词填空take place， set fire to， catch fire， put out， cover an area of， according to， in all， if necessary1He put_out the fire with a piece of wet carpet(地毯). 2Our school covers_an_area_of 400 acres, which is twice as big as yours. 3There will be a large number of people a
41、ttending the lecture according_to todays paper. 4Dont forget to take your cell phone with you in case you can call for help if_necessary. 5The driver got out of the car directly it caught_fire. 6The fire took_place last night and many houses were burnt down. 7The man in black was about to set_fire_t
42、o the house when the police came. 8The teacher said there were twelve in_all who had failed in the exam. 本单元语言点温故练习.单句语法填空1When Tom got home, his father had_been_buried (bury) in his work for two hours.2That area was hit by an unexpected heavy rain, and it caused (cause) a severe flood. 3It occurred
43、 to her that she might adopt a homeless child. 4The mini bus picked up passengers along the narrow road, which greatly slowed us down. 5Mary is really good at taking notes in class. She can put down almost every word her teacher says. 6Could you please help me take the lid off the jar? 7The teacher
44、stressed again that the students should not leave out any important details while retelling the story. 8When I arrived at the airport I realized that I had left my ticket behind. 9On average, there are twenty boys present every day.10By the time he was 12, he had_travelled (travel) to more than 30 c
45、ountries.完成句子1The classroom had_been_cleaned before we came. 我们到之前，教室已经被打扫干净了。2Had_the_fire_been_put_out when the fire fighters arrived? 消防队员到达时火已经被扑灭了吗？3The new plan had_been_carried_out before the second experiment began. 这项新计划在第二次试验开始之前就已经实施了。4Much_work_had_been_done before she arrived here. 她到达这
46、里之前，很多工作已经做完了。5She said her brother wanted_to_go_with_her. 她说她弟弟想跟她一起去。6He asked me if_I_was_coming_the_next_day. 他问我第二天是否要来。7He told me that he_had_left_his_book in my room. 他告诉我他把书落在我的房间里了。8She asked me whether_I_had_known what had happened. 她问我是否已经知道了发生的一切。二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧.阅读理解Consider this, your
47、state has been hit by a cyclone (暴风) with wind speeds topping 300 kilometres per hour. All modern means of communication telephone, cell phone, wireless sets lie dead as the cyclone has destroyed all connecting stations. This was what happened during the Orissa cyclone. This was when a lot of amateu
48、rs (业余爱好者), students and radio lovers got together to set up something called a ham radio station.Ham is another name for an amateur radio set. It is actually a simple radio transmitter (发射机) and receiver which can be built and set up using simple and lowcost equipment (设备). The ham radio receives r
49、adio signals just like your home radio set. The only difference is that your home radio set receives signals only from a radio station. A ham radio receives signals from another ham radio. So, each ham radio is like a radiostationcumradioreceiver built into one. It is actually like running a radio s
50、tation from your home.Once you have your ham radio set working, you can simply choose a channel (频道) and send and receive radio messages to and from all those who are on that channel. It is like an online communication except that it is on a radio set.With a ham radio, you can connect to other peopl
51、e using ham radios across the world. Several astronauts carry ham radio sets on their space journeys. If you are lucky, you can actually connect to them. However, you have to take exams to get a ham radio license. This license enables you to set up and run a ham radio station. Anyone can take these
52、exams and they are very simple. Try your hand at it this summer.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了业余无线电。1Why was a ham radio station set up during the Orissa cyclone?ABecause radio lovers wanted to help each other.BBecause amateurs wanted to prove themselves.CBecause there was no other way to communicate.DBecaus
53、e the local government asked amateurs to do that.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“All modern means of communication . students and radio lovers got together to set up something called a ham radio station.”可知，受暴风影响，所有通讯设备都无法正常使用，所以很多人聚到一起建立了业余无线电站。2What makes a ham radio different from a home radio?ABeing able to
54、connect to more radio stations.BBeing able to send and receive signals.CBeing able to receive clearer signals.DBeing able to be set up easily.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The only difference is that . a radio station from your home.”可知，与家用收音机不同的是业余无线电设备是集收发无线电信号于一体的无线电设备。3What can we infer from the last parag
55、raph?AHam radios will be used in space.BHam radios fail to send signals far.CIts not that hard to get a ham radio license.DIt needs a long time to set up a ham radio station.解析：选C细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Anyone can take these exams and they are very simple.”可知，业余无线电考试很简单，所以很容易拿到执照。4Whats the authors purpose i
56、n writing the text?ATo explain what a ham radio is.BTo show the importance of a ham radio.CTo compare a ham radio with a home radio.DTo encourage readers to build a ham radio station.解析：选A推理判断题。根据文中对业余无线电功能、特点及如何获得相关执照的介绍可知，该文的目的是介绍业余无线电。.语法填空At the end of the 16th century, English was only spoken b
57、y people from England. They were native speakers. _1_ largest number of people _2_ (speak) English may be in China at present. A lot of Chinese people speak English _3_ their foreign language and some can even speak English _4_ (fluent). The English language _5_ (change) quite a lot over time. Old E
58、nglish _6_ (speak) at that time sounded like German because it _7_ (base) on German, but modern English sounds more like French _8_ German because England was once ruled by the French. Two people had great effects on English. One was Shakespeare, the person _9_ enriched the English vocabulary; the other was Noah Webster. He wrote a dictionary and finally gave American English _10_ (it) own identity. 答案：1.The2.speaking3.as4.fluently5.has changed6.spoken7.was based8.than9.who/that 10its
