1、Unit 4 Earthquakes 话题自然灾害 假定你是李华,最近获悉你的美国网友Peter的家乡受到飓风侵袭,损失惨重。请你根据以上信息给Peter写一封慰问信。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。【参考范文】Dear Peter,Im awfully sorry to hear that a horrible and severe hurricane unexpectedly hit your hometown and caused a great loss.Shocked to learn the terrible news,I feel upset abou
2、t your suffering.Though sorrowful,you have to be tough to stand up to any bad conditions.I think you,as a strong-willed person,can get through this difficult period.You will definitely gather all your courage to face and handle the mess that the hurricane brought about.Thinking about your present si
3、tuation,I feel sincerely pity for you,and Ill be there for you whenever you need any help!If necessary,I will call on my classmates to make a donation to you to help you go through the difficulty right away.Never give up hope and be strong!Longing for good news from you!Yours sincerely,Li Hua【话题词汇摘要
4、】1.感到震惊 _2.苦难_3.立刻,马上_4.真诚地,真挚地_be shockedsufferingright awaysincerely【词汇句式升级】1.用分词作状语改写句_ a horrible and severe hurricane unexpectedly struck your hometown and caused a great loss,I feel awfully sorry and upset about your suffering.Hearing the news that2.用动词-ing形式作状语改写句_,you can get through this di
5、fficult period.Being a strong-willed person.【立体记单词 快速识记】1._(vi.)爆裂;爆发(n.)突然破裂;爆发2._(vt.)破坏;毁坏;消灭3._(vt.&vi.)(使)震惊;震动(n.)休克;打击;震惊burstdestroyshock4._(vt.)使陷入困境(n.)陷阱;困境5._(vt.)埋葬;掩埋;隐藏6._(n.&vt.)损失;损害7._(vt.)表示;表达(n.)快车;速递trapburydamageexpress8._(n.)事件;大事9._(n.&vt.)援救;营救10._(n.)灾难;灾祸11._(n.)掩蔽;掩蔽处;避身
6、处12._(adj.)极度的13._(n.)裁判员;法官(vt.)断定;判断;判决eventrescuedisastershelterextremejudge14._(vt.)损害;伤害_(n.)伤害;损害_(adj.)受伤的15._(vt.)使惊吓;吓唬_(adj.)受惊的;受恐吓的_(adj.)令人恐惧的injureinjuryinjuredfrightenfrightenedfrightening16._(n.)祝贺;(复数)贺词_(vt.)祝贺17._(n.)电;电流;电学_(adj.)用电的;带电的_(adj.)与电有关的;电学的congratulationcongratulatee
7、lectricityelectricelectrical【语境应用】用所给词的正确形式填空Life would be very difficult without _,so itis necessary to master some _ knowledge to use_ equipment.(electricity)Two players were _ in the accident,so they were out of the team because of _.(injure)electricityelectricalelectricinjuredinjury.【多维练短语 查缺补漏】
8、1._ 轻视;认为没价值*2._仿佛;好像3._掘出;发现*4._集资;筹款;募捐5.right away_think little ofas ifdig outraise money立刻;马上*6.at an end_*7.in ruins_*8.a(great)number of_*9.in the open air_10.give a speech_*11.cut across_结束;终结严重受损;破败不堪许多;大量的在户外做演讲抄近路穿过;走近路【语境应用】选用上面带星号的短语填空 At 1:47 a.m.on September 21st,1999,a terrible earthq
9、uake of magnitude 7.6 shook Taiwan.It seemed _everything was _.Hundreds of houseswere _,so people had to stay _and over 2,000 people were trapped in the fallenas ifat an endin ruinsin the open airbuildings._people lost their homes.It was the strongest earthquake that had ever hit Taiwan in a century
10、.A great number of.【超级仿句式 模仿经典】1.It seemed as if the world was at an end!(It seemed asif.)【仿写】我童年的一切仿佛刚刚发生一样。_everything in my childhood had just happened.It seemed as if/though2.In the farmyards,the chickens and even the pigswere too nervous to eat.(too.to.太而不能)【仿写】她太矮了而够不到架子上的书。She is _the book on
11、 the shelf.too short to reach3.Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.(动词-ing形式作状语,表伴随)【仿写】他们在那儿站了半个小时,等着国旗升起。They stood there for half an hour _.waiting for thenational flag to rise4.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.(everywhere作连词,引导地点状语从句)【仿写】这个年轻的歌手无论在哪儿出现,总是被
12、一群疯狂的粉丝包围。_,he is always surrounded by a group of crazy fans.Everywhere the young singer appears5.All hope was not lost.(all.not=not all.并非都)【仿写】不是所有有钱人都幸福。_Not all of the rich are happy.【必考重点单词】1.burst vi.爆裂;爆发;突然闯入n.突然破裂;爆发【思维激活 试一试】She _ _ _ for a while,and _ _ _ for another moment,which left us
13、at a loss.burst out cryingburst intolaughter她一会儿突然哭起来,一会儿又突然笑起来,这使我们一头雾水。【知识构建 记一记】(1)burst in/into 突然闯进;破门而入burst out突然迸发;爆发;突然激动地喊叫burst out doing sth.=burst into+n.突然做某事(2)burst with anger/joy 勃然大怒/心花怒放a burst of一阵We all thought his heart would burst with joy.我们都认为他心中的快乐快要迸发出来了。2.injure vt.损害;伤害;
14、损坏(名誉);伤害(感情)【思维激活 试一试】A total of 270 people _ _ in the subwaycrash.在这次地铁事故中共有270人受伤。were injured【知识构建 记一记】be injured 受伤injuredadj.受伤的;受委屈的the injured伤者injuryn.伤,伤口,伤害Carter is playing in place of the injured OReilly.卡特替代受伤的奥赖利上场比赛。I didnt mean to do her an injury.我没有打算伤害她。【对接高考 做一做】(2018北京高考)A mont
15、h before my first marathon,one of my ankles _ and this meant not running for two weeks,leaving me only two weeks to train.was injured在我第一次马拉松比赛之前的一个月,我的一只脚踝受伤了,这意味着我两周内不能跑步,使得我只有两周的训练时间。【明晰异同 辨一辨】injure多指意外事故造成的伤害,也可指对名誉、地位的损害wound指人在战斗、攻击中受伤,身体上出现明显 的伤口,多指枪伤、刀伤、刺伤等皮肉之伤hurt多指精神上受到伤害,也可指身体上的疼痛harm指身体
16、或精神上的损害或对周围事物的危 害。意为“伤害,损害,有害于”。常用短语 do harm to“对有害”3.bury vt.埋葬;掩埋;隐藏【思维激活 试一试】The landslide from a high part of a mountain blocked a 2-km section of a river and _ over 100 people.这次的高位山体滑坡阻塞了2千米的河道,导致100多人被埋。buried【知识构建 记一记】(1)be buried in 埋头于;专心于be buried in thought沉思(2)bury oneself in study埋头研究;
17、专心学习bury ones face in ones hands 双手掩面所以并【要点拾遗】1.shock vt.&vi.(使)震惊;震动n.休克;打击;震惊【思维激活 试一试】He _ _ _her smoking.他对她吸烟感到很吃惊。was shocked at/by【知识构建 记一记】(1)be shocked at/by 对感到震惊(2)a great shock令人震惊的人或事be a shock to sb.对某人来说是个打击(3)shockingadj.令人震惊的It shocked me to see how my neighbours treated their child
18、ren.看到邻居们如何对待他们的孩子,我感到震惊。The news that the popular star took drugs illegally was a shock to the fans.这位当红明星非法吸毒的消息对粉丝们是一个打击。2.trap n.陷阱;困境 vt.使陷入困境【思维激活 试一试】Bad news came that twenty miners _ _underground.坏消息传来:二十名矿工被困地下。were trapped【知识构建 记一记】(1)be trapped in.陷入trap sb.into doing sth.陷害/诱骗某人做某事(2)be
19、 caught in the trap 陷入圈套;落入陷阱I was trapped into telling the cheat all I knew.我被这个骗子诱骗说了我所知道的一切。The thieves were caught in the trap.窃贼陷入了圈套。【熟词生义 猜一猜】写出黑体部分的含义Small amounts of gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and therefore warm the earth.(把气体、水、热量等)储存、留存、吸收【即学即练】.单句改错1.John fell off the
20、 tree and wounded his back.()2.She burst into laughing to hear the news.()wounded injuredlaughinglaughter/intoout3.People built shelters among the ruin of the city.()4.The news of his wifes death was terrible shock to him.()5.He was sitting with his head burying in a book.()ruin ruinswas后加aburyingbu
21、ried.完成句子1.When the children _,theywere scared half to death.当孩子们听到这个吓人的故事时,他们吓得半死。heard the frightening story2.Oh,my God,I left my portable computer in thetaxi!_.Lets call the taxi company first.噢,天啊,我把手提电脑忘在出租车上了!镇静一点,我们先给出租车公司打电话。Calm down3.Its a pity that you have to leave so soon._that you will
22、 come back.真遗憾你这么快就要离开,我真诚地希望你回来。4.That car accident _.After that he was condemned to a wheelchair.那场交通事故毁了他全部的生活,从那以后他再也离不开轮椅了。I sincerelyhoperuined all his life5._,so we had to getthere only by boat.洪水冲毁了所有的桥梁,所以我们不得不乘船到那儿去。6.The news is so shocking that _.这个消息如此令人震惊,以至于每个人都感到非常震惊。The flood destro
23、yed all the bridgeseveryone is very muchshocked at it7._,he didnt noticewhat was happening.他专心于读报,没有注意到正在发生的事情。Burying himself in the newspaper.【热考短语句式】1.at an end 结束;终结【思维激活 试一试】He went on spending freely until his money was _ _ _.他继续大把地花钱直到用完为止。at an end【知识构建 记一记】come to an end完成;结束in the end最后mak
24、e ends meet量入为出;使收支平衡at the end of 在尽头(末)by the end of 到末为止(常与完成时态连用)The meeting came to an end and he set down many key points.会议结束了,他记录了很多要点。(2017江苏高考)A quick review of successes and failures at the end of year will help sharpen your year ahead.在年末对成功与失败进行一个快速的回顾会有助于你在新的一年进一步磨砺自己。2.All hope was no
25、t lost.不是所有的希望都破灭了。【思维激活 试一试】完成句子He won the FIFA World Player of the Year award,though _seemed to agree.他获得年度最佳世界足球先生奖,尽管似乎不是所有的球迷都同意。not all of the fans【知识构建 记一记】(1)当not与all,both,complete,each,every,everyone,everything,whole等具有全部意义的不定代词或形容词连用时,无论not的位置如何,皆表示部分否定,意为“并非都”。(2)no,none,no one,neither,no
26、thing,nowhere等表示完全否定。Not all body language means the same thing in different countries,such as nodding.并非所有的肢体语言在不同的国家里都有相同的意思,例如点头。All of us dont have such experiences.并不是我们每个人都有这种经历。【拓展延伸】表示部分否定的其他形式 not与always,altogether,completely,everywhere,entirely,totally,wholly等具有总括意义的副词连用时,皆表示部分否定。*A man of
27、 learning is not always a man of wisdom.有学问的人并不一定都是有智慧的人。*Its not altogether bad.这并非完全不好。*I dont wholly agree with him.我并不完全同意他的看法。注意:只要表示“全体”意义的词与否定词连用,都表示部分否定。【要点拾遗】1.think little/nothing of以为没什么了不起,轻视,忽视【思维激活 试一试】As usual,the foolish boss _ _ _ my suggestions on that project.和往常一样,那个愚蠢的老板根本就不重视我对
28、那项工程的建议。thought little of【知识构建 记一记】(1)think highly/well/a lot/much of.对评价高think poorly/badly/little/nothing of.对评价不高(2)speak highly/well of.高度赞扬speak ill of.说的坏话sing high praise for.高度赞扬The government thinks highly of his invention because it will benefit the whole country.政府非常重视他的发明,因为它将有益于全国人民。【误区
29、点拨 悟一悟】当think highly/well/much of.用于被动语态结构时,副词应放于其修饰的动词前,即be highly/well/much thought of。Mo Yans work is highly thought of by the critics.莫言的作品深受评论家推崇。2.It seemed as if the world was at an end!仿佛到了世界末日!【思维激活 试一试】仿写句子_看来我们队好像要获胜了。It seems as if our team is going to win.【知识构建 记一记】It seemed(to sb.)that
30、/as if.“(对某人来说)似乎”。(1)如果所引导的从句表示的情况是真实的或是极有可能发生的情况时,句子要用陈述语气。(2)当说话人所陈述的是不真实的或极少可能发生或存在的情况时,从句用虚拟语气。(3)如果as if引导的从句中的主语和主句的主语相同,且含有be动词,可省略从句主语和be动词,这样as if后就只剩下名词、不定式、形容词(短语)、介词短语或分词。He looks as if he didnt recognize his old friend.他看上去好像并未认出他的老朋友。He opened his mouth as if to say something.他张开嘴好像要说
31、什么。【对接高考 做一做】(2014重庆高考)It was John who broke the window.Why are you talking to me _?是约翰打破的窗户,你为什么说我啊?就好像是我做的一样。as if I had done it【即学即练】完成句子1.The war _in 1949.这场战争是在1949年结束的。2.The workmen _a deep channel for the water.工人们为了找到水挖了一条深深的隧道。was at an enddug out3.As he _his research,he didnt notice the ho
32、use was on fire.因为他正专注于研究工作,没注意到房子着火了。4._and were asleep as usual that night.看起来似乎这一百万人几乎都没有把这些事件当回事,当天晚上照常睡着了。was burying himself inIt seemed as if the one million people thought little ofthese events 5.Thats the new machine whose parts are _.那就是那台零部件小得几乎看不见的新机器。6._他们并非都正确。too small tobe seenAll of
33、 them are not right./Not all of them are right.7.Every time he thought of his past,he _.每次他想起他的过去,都情不自禁地失声痛哭。8.How did you _out of difficulty?你怎样想出如此明智的办法摆脱困境的?couldnt helpbursting out crying/bursting into tearsthink up such a clever way.教材与语法填空根据课文内容,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Strange things happened
34、 in Tangshan.For a few days,water in the wells 1._(rise)and fell.The well walls had cracks and a 2._(smell)gas came out ofrosesmellythe cracks.Mice,chickens,pigs and even fish became too nervous to live 3._ usual.At 3:42 am,everything began to shake.It seemed as if the world was at 4._ end.One-third
35、 of the nation felt it.A huge crack cut 5._ the city.The city lay in 6._(ruin).Two-thirds of the people died or were injured.Then,laterasanacrossruinsthat afternoon,another big quake 7._(shake)Tangshan,8._ trapped many rescue workers anddoctors.People began to wonder how long the disaster 9._(last).
36、But all hope was not lost.Soldiers came to help those 10._(survive).Slowly,the city began to breathe again.shookwhichwould lastsurvivors.教材与短文改错根据课文内容,对下面材料进行修改。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。Dear student,Congratulations!We are pleased to telling you thatyou have win the high school speakin
37、g competition about new Tangshan.Your speech was heard by thegroup of five judges,all of who agreed that it was thebest one this year.Your parents and your school should be proud you!Our office would like to have youspeaking in the new park,which will honor those thatwere died in the terrible disast
38、er.What you know,this is the day when the quake happened thirty years before.We invite you to bring your family and friends on that specially day.答案:1.第二句中tellingtell。2.第二句中winwon。3.第三句中第一个thea。4.第三句中whowhom。5.第四句中you前加of。6.第五句中speakingspeak。7.第五句中were去掉。8.第六句中WhatAs。9.第六句中beforeago。10.第七句中specially
39、special。.教材与话题写作 假如你是李华,写一篇短文介绍地震情况。Step 1 补全下列句子1.一天晚上,一切都开始摇晃起来。One night,everything began to _.2.管道爆裂,电力中断。The pipes were _,and the electricity was _.shakeburstcut off3.仿佛到了世界末日。_4.许多被困的人等待着救援。Many _ people waited for the _.It seemed as if the world was at an end.trappedrescue5.不是所有的希望都破灭了。_6.数十万
40、人得到了救助。Hundreds of thousands of people were _.All hope was not lost.helped out7.军人和志愿者为幸存者搭建住所。Soldiers and volunteers _.8.用飞机、火车和卡车向市内运来了食物和淡水。Food and fresh water were _ by plane,train and truck.built shelters for the survivorstaken to the city9.慢慢地,这座城市又开始出现了生机。Slowly,the city began to _ again.br
41、eatheStep 2 词句优化10.用with的复合结构升级句1和句2_One night,everything began to shake,with the pipesburst and the electricity cut off.11.运用非谓语动词升级句4_Judging from the situation,there were a number oftrapped people waiting for the rescue.12.运用定语从句增加细节,升级句7_Soldiers and volunteers built shelters for the survivorswh
42、ose homes had been destroyed.Step 3 连句成篇 One night,everything began to shake,with the pipes burst and the electricity cut off.It seemed as if the world was at an end.Some people were injured;some were buried in the ruins.Judging from the situation,there were a number of trapped peoplewaiting for the
43、 rescue.However,all hope was not lost.The soldiers were soon sent there.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped out.Soldiers and volunteers built shelters for the survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Food and fresh water were taken to the city by plane,train and truck.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.