1、Section Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner,重点单词写作词汇1.ruin vt.毁坏2.previous adj. 以前的3.earthquake n. 地震4.worldwide adj. 全世界的5.active adj. 积极的；活跃的6.damage n&v. 损失；损害拓展词汇7.possibility n可能；可能性possible adj.可能的likely/probable(近义词)8.terrifying adj.吓人的；可怕的terrified adj.恐惧的；受惊吓的terrify vt.使惊恐；使受惊吓9.luckily a
2、dv.幸运地；幸亏luck n运气，好运lucky adj.幸运的10.thankfully adv.感激地；满怀感谢地thankful adj.感激的11.hopefully adv.满怀希望地；有希望地hope vt.&n.希望hopeful adj.满怀希望的；有希望的12.sadly adv.伤心地；不幸地sadness n悲伤sad adj.悲伤的13.fortunately adv.幸运地；幸亏fortunate adj.幸运的fortune n运气14.warning n警告warn v警告阅读词汇15.ash n灰16.erupt vt. (火山的)爆发；喷发17.lava n
3、. 熔岩；岩浆18.tidal adj. 受潮水影响的；有涨落的19.volcano n. 火山20.eruption n. (火山的)爆发；喷发重点短语1.set_fire_to放火(焚烧)2.catch_fire 着火3.put_out 扑灭(火)4.take_place 发生5.from_side_to_side从一边到另一边6.cover_an_area_of 占据面积7.in_all 总共；总计8.a_total_of 总共重点句型1.there is/was the possibility of.有的可能性：When the lava reached the sea, there_
4、was_the_possibility_of(有的可能) a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.2the形容词最高级名词that定语从句(从句中多用完成时)：The California Earthquake of the 18th of April 1906 is the_worst_earthquake_that_has_ever_happened(发生的最严重的一次地震) in the United States.3过去分词短语作定语：Fires caused_by_the_California_Earthquake(加利
5、福尼亚地震引起的) did the most damage.4现在分词短语作结果状语：The fires burned for three days, destroying_a_total_of_25，000_buildings(损害了总共25 000座建筑物)5make宾语宾补：About 500 people were killed in the city of San Francisco and 250，000 were_made_homeless(无家可归).Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.1How many ear
6、thquakes happen in the world a year?AAbout two.BMore than 100，000.CAbout 400.DMore than 12，000.2What did the most damage in the California Earthquake in 1906?AFires caused by the earthquake.BThe Earthquake itself.C3，000 deaths in the earthquake.DThe movement on the San Andreas Fault.3Which of the fo
7、llowing is TRUE according to the text?AMore than a hundred earthquakes occur worldwide in a year.BThe earthquake happening in Shaanxi Province in 1556 caused 830，000 people killed.CThe California Earthquake only lasted to 5：15 am.DIn the California Earthquake the fires caused about 3，000 deaths.答案：1
8、3.BAB,worldwidewldwaIdadj.全世界的be situated in坐落于，位于activektIvadj.积极的；活跃的其比较级、最高级是分别在其前加more，most。affect vt.影响effect n影响，注意区分词形。cover an area of覆盖面积达population n人口当“人口”讲作主语时，谓语动词用单数；若其前有分数或百分数修饰，谓语动词一般用复数。in all总共；总计lose ones life牺牲，丧生worst为bad的最高级。take place发生last vi.持续(一段时间)此处last是不及物动词。however表转折。在
9、句子中，however一般用逗号与其他部分隔开。cause vt.引起；导致cause sb.to do sth.导致某人做某事damagedmIdn.& v损失；损害damage为不可数名词，do/cause damage to对造成损失。a total of总数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Earthquakes Around the PacificAbout 400 earthquakes occur worldwidee
10、very day，more than a hundred thousand in a year.China is situated inone of the most activeearthquake regions in the world and there have been many terrible earthquakes.The most serious of these occurred in Hua County in Shaanxi Province in 1556.The earthquake affectedeight provinces in Central China
11、.It covered an area of800 square kilometres.In some communities, 60 percent of the populationwere killed.In all， 830，000 people lost their lives.there have been为there be结构的现在完成式。The California Earthquake of the 18th of April 1906 is the worstearthquake that has ever happened in the United States. It
12、 took placeB10at 5：15 am.，and lastedfor only a minute.However， it causedthe worst natural disaster in the nations history.Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most damage.The fires burned for three days, destroying a total of25，000 buildings. About 500 people were killed in the city of
13、San Francisco and 250，000 were made homeless.In the whole ofCalifornia, the earthquake and fires caused about 3，000 deaths.that has ever happened.是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。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 Ca
14、lifornia Earthquake。现在分词短语destroying a total of 25，000 buildings作结果状语。The 1906 earthquake was caused by a movement on the San Andreas Fault.One hundred years later，movements on the San Andreas Fault continueto cause problems for the whole of California.环太平洋地区的地震世界上每天大约会发生400次地震，每年会发生10万多次。中国位于世界上地震活
15、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。在一些社区里，60%的人口丧生。总共83万人丧生。1906年4月18日的加利福尼亚地震是迄今为止发生在美国的最严重的一次地震。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。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人死亡。1906年的地震是由圣安德烈亚斯断层上的运动引
16、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。, ruinvt.毁灭，毁坏n毁灭；废墟(ruins)(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已被洪水毁坏了。in ruins 成为废墟fall into ruin 毁灭；崩塌bring sth. to ruin 使某物毁灭Dont stay up too late. It might ruin your health.不要熬夜，你的健康可能会受损。What has brou
17、ght his hope to ruin?是什么使他的希望落空了。即学即练单句语法填空It is no wonder that the building is in ruins now；it caught so big a fire last night.We visited the ruins of the Old Summer Palace last winter. It was_ruined by the foreign invaders. Seeing the ruined palace, we felt very sad.(ruin)A large number of houses
18、fell into ruin after the earthquake.damage表示“损害，损坏”，主要指对价值和功能的破坏，多用于无生命的东西，一般还可修复。常见搭配：do/cause damage to；destroy表示“破坏，毁灭”，使之毁灭或无用，一般不能或很难修复；ruin表示“毁坏，破坏”，使某物丧失功能、 价值，更强调破坏的彻底性，还可指破坏美好的事物。巧学活用选词填空(damage/destroy/ruin)The palace was destroyed completely rather than was slightly damaged,_which cant be
19、 repaired, leaving only ruins(辽宁卷)The accident caused some damage to my car, but its nothing serious. set fire to sth.(set sth.on fire)放火(焚烧)(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。on fire着火(强调状态)catch fire 着火(强调动作)make a fire 生火put ou
20、t the fire 灭火 It was reported that several youths had set fire to the police car/set the police car on fire.据报道，几个年轻人纵火烧了那辆警车。链接写作完成句子燃烧的烟头导致了宾馆失火，火灾持续了两个小时，造成两人死亡，五人受伤。A burning cigarette end set_fire_to the hotel and it was on_fire for two hours, causing two deaths and five injuries.如果你想去野外露营，你得学会
21、生火。If you want to go camping in the wild, you should learn how to make_a_fire正是当他到家的时候，那房子着火了。It was just when he got home that the house caught_fire put out熄灭；扑灭；生产(教材P25)We put all the fires out.我们扑灭了所有的火。一词多义写出下列句中put out的含义He put out the cigarette immediately he heard his father coming back.熄灭If
22、 you dont put the fire out immediately, it will soon set the whole forest on fire.扑灭The factory puts out 300 new cars every week this year.生产put up举起；张贴；建造；支起； 为提供食宿put off 推迟，拖延put on 穿上；上演；增加put down 放下；记下；镇压put up with 忍受即学即练单句语法填空We shall be happy to put you up when you come to town next month.A
23、s far as I know, the sports meet has been put off until next week because of the bad weather.(2019广东深圳高一期末)Too much meat and sugar may cause you to put on weight very easily.She will have to find some other work, for she cant put up with this loud noise any more. (教材P25)Is a volcanic eruption taking
24、 place now？火山喷发现在还在发生吗？(1) take the place of 代替take ones place 代替；就座in place of 代替(2)in place 在合适的位置out of place 不在合适的位置；不适当的 The evening party will take place on New Years Eve.晚会将在除夕那天举行。Great changes have taken place in China since the 1980s.自从20世纪80年代以来中国发生了很大的变化。链接写作完成句子经理将要出差，他不在时我将代替他。The mana
25、ger will be away on business and Ill take_his_place/take_the_place_of_him during his absence.有些书放的地方不对，这使得整个房间乱七八糟的。你最好把这些书放在适当的地方。否则，找到它们很困难。Some of these books are out_of_place,_making the whole room messy. Youd better put these books in_placeOtherwise, it will be difficult to find them.take place
26、为不及物动词短语，无被动形式，多指预先计划、安排要发生的事情；突然发生则用happen或occur。 in all总计，总共(教材P29)In all, 830，000 people lost their lives.总共83万人丧生。above all最重要的是；尤其是after all 毕竟，终究，归根结底(句首)；别忘了(句尾或句中)at all (否定句)根本；(疑问句)到底；究竟first of all 首先 There were twelve people in all present at the meeting.共有十二个人出席了会议。After dinner, I looke
27、d at the bill and found that it was 200 yuan in all, including the wine.晚饭以后，我看了看账单，发现总共花费了200元，包括酒。链接写作完成句子为了让队员做得更好，训练者首先要了解他们的优势和劣势。To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first_of_all has to know their strengths and weaknesses.你根本不应该责备那个男孩，他毕竟还是个孩子；最重要的是，他总共才出了两处错。You shouldnt have
28、 scolded the boy at_all;_he is a child after_all;_above_all,_he made only two mistakes in_allthere is/was the possibility of(教材P25)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， 有可能引起巨大的潮汐， 淹没半个岛屿。句中there is/was the possibili
29、ty of.结构，表示“有的可能性”。(1)there is no possibility of. 没有的可能性(2)there is the/a/no possibility that. 有/没有的可能性(that引导同位语从句)There is no possibility of his coming tonight because of the bad weather.因为天气不好，他今晚不可能来。Take your umbrella; theres a strong possibility that it will rain.带上伞吧，很有可能会下雨。链接写作一句多译他可能在比赛中获得
30、第一名。There_is_a_possibility_that he will win the first place in the competition.(possibility)There_is_a_possibility_of his winning the first place in the competition.(possibility)It_is_possible_that he will win the first place in the competition.(possible)表示“有可能做某事”的句型还有： (1)sb./sth. be likely to do.
31、(2)It is likely that.(3)It is possible (for sb.) to do/that.(4)It is probable that. 品句填词1Fortunately(幸运的是), I got the last ticket for Fridays concert.2She takes an active(积极的) part in all kinds of afterschool activities.3I accepted the invitation to my friends birthday party hopefully(满怀希望地)4Mary wa
32、s terrified(害怕) at the scene when she saw what had happened.5The new square is four times the size of the previous(先前的) one.6You are supposed to fully consider any possibility(可能性) of defeat before stepping into business.7Despite the warning(警告) from the local government, the travelers went to play
33、by the sea.8This could cause seriousdamage(破坏) to the countrys economy. 单句改错1David is one of the most intelligent students that we had ever met.hadhave2Several of the passengers were hurt and one was taken to hospital in this traffic accident.Lucky, none was killed.LuckyLuckily3From his terrifying l
34、ook, we could see the boy was terrified of the stranger.terrifyingterrified4The whole city lay in ruin after the earthquake, which made them lie awake all night.ruinruins5Is there any possibility whether we get there in time？whetherthat 课文语篇改错About 400 earthquakes occur worldwide every day, more tha
35、n a hundred thousands in a year.The California Earthquake of 18th of April 1906 is the worst earthquake which has ever happened in the United States. Though it was lasted for only a minute, it caused the worse natural disaster in the nations history.Fires causing by the California Earthquake did the
36、 most damages. The fires burned for three days, destroyed a total of 25，000 buildings. About 500 people are 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 death.答案：About 400 earthquakes occur worldwide every
37、 day, more than a hundred in a year.The California Earthquake of 18th of April 1906 is the worst earthquake has ever happened in the United States. Though it lasted for only a minute, it caused the natural disaster in the nations history.Fires by the California Earthquake did the most . The fires bu
38、rned for three days, a total of 25，000 buildings. About 500 people 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 . 单句语法填空1The building was on fire for two hours last night.Someone must have set fire to it.2
39、The soldiers were sent to that area immediately to save the people trapped in the ruins(ruin)3Chinese is one of the easiest languages that I have_learnt(learn)4He spent very little time learning English, perhaps no more than one year in all.5This kind of poor packing can easily cause damage to the g
40、oods.6(2019广东佛山高一月考)Do you think there is any possibility(possible) that life exists on that planet?7I got to the station late, but luckily(luck) the train was still there.8Do you know how the building caught fire?No. But the fire had_been_put(put) out already before we arrived.9I gave him a warning
41、(warn) not to go there, but he didnt follow it.10The children were terrified(terrify) by the scream coming from the basement. 阅读理解We often hear the saying，“Youve a greater chance of being struck by lightning than.”It is used to describe something that hasnt got much chance of happening. However, thi
42、s common saying undermines(削弱) the very real danger of lightning.Last Friday, at least five people were killed by lightning in Nepal. Lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths among natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 people nationwide are struck by lightn
43、ing each year, and of those, about 73 people die. More people are killed by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes.Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention as other disasters.To raise awareness(意识) of the damage of lightning, the US
44、has made June 2228 National Lightning Safety Week; it aims to warn the public of the danger of lightning and provide safety tips about what to do during thunderstorms.“If you can hear thunder(雷), you are in danger of being struck by lightning，”said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Re
45、d Cross.“Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at any minute, so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until the storm has ended. The single most important thing to remember is to find a hiding place，”Lopes said. Summer is the time for most lightning storms, so when li
46、ghtning strikes across the sky, remember these safety tips: stop working, fishing, swimming or playing in an open area. If you count less than ten seconds between the thunder and the lightning flash, take cover inside the nearest building. If that is not possible, follow these instructions：Do not st
47、and under a tree. Do not use a mobile phone. Get off bicycles or motorcycles.Crouch(蹲下) down if there is no hiding place. 【解题导语】本文就怎样避免雷击给出了一些建议。1The popular opinion about being struck by lightning is that_Athere is a greater chance of being killed by lightning than by any other natural disasterBit
48、is the most dangerous among all the natural disastersCthe chance that a person to be struck by lightning is very smallDit is impossible for people to be killed by lightningC解析：细节理解题。由第一段第二句可知。“hasnt got much chance of happening”和“the chance is very small”的意思一致， 指可能性很小。2On average, about_ of people s
49、truck by lightning die as a result.A18.25%B50%C30%D73%A解析：数字计算题。由第二段提供的信息可推算概率为73400100%18.25%。3Among all the safety tips, the most important one is that when you are outside and hear thunder you should _Astand beside your bicycle or motorcycleBquickly find a place to hideCcount ten seconds between
50、the thunder and the lightningDnot use a hair drierB解析：细节理解题。由第六段第一句的后半句可知。4During thunderstorms, you should not _Aenter a place to hideBturn off the TVCclose your window Duse your mobile phoneD解析：细节理解题。从文章末尾的“Do not use a mobile phone.”可知。 完形填空On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrib
51、le rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to _1_ and the subway system almost came to a stop.Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were _2_ to go home. Some battled to _3_ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the _4_ bravely, walking m
52、iles to get to work. I _5_ to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _6_ had stopped. After making my way _7_ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was _8_. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to _9_
53、 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the _10_. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train _11_ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. Whe
54、n I finally got to my office, I was _12_ through, exhausted and _13_My coworkers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5：00 pm., I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer _14_ I received an email from Garth, my Director：“I would like to thank all of you who made the e
55、ffort and _15_ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰的), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their _16_ to their jobs. Thank you.”Garths email was short, but I learned more from that _17_ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of _18_ ca
56、n make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic _19_ had made me tired and upset. But Garths words immediately _20_ me and put a smile back on my face.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章描写了在暴风雨来袭时，仍有很多人坚持去上班，但心情不免有些沮丧，而经理的一封感谢信却使人精神重新振作起来，揭示了“表扬给人以力量和信心”这个主题。1A.breakBfloodCsinkDcrashB解析：可怕的暴风雨造成的后果是洪水“泛滥”，所以选B
57、。 flood“大量涌入；泛滥”，符合语境。2A.forcedBrefusedCadjustedDgatheredA解析：地铁的停止运行“迫使”上班的人不得不回家。 force“强迫；迫使”；sb. be forced to do sth.“某人被迫做某事”。3A.orderBpayCcallDsearchC解析：根据语境，此处应是“叫出租车”，即call a taxi。order“预定”；pay“付款”；call“呼叫”；search“搜寻”。4A.climateBsceneryCstormDburdenC解析：联系上文，上班高峰时期遇见暴风雨，很多人不得不回家，一些人奋力呼叫出租车或坐公交
58、车，还有一些人“勇敢地面对_，步行几英里去上班”，可知此处应填storm“暴风雨”。5A.used BpromisedCdeservedDhappenedD解析：“我”“恰好”是那天早晨去上班的人之一。 used to do“过去常常做”；promise to do“允诺，答应做”；deserve to do“值得做”；happen to do“碰巧做”。根据题意应选D。6A.practice BroutineCprocessDserviceD解析：“我”沿着地铁线一路寻找结果却发现大部分的地铁都停了。 service“(公用事业的)公共设施(的运转)”。7A.toBthroughCoverD
59、forB解析：艰难地“穿过”人群用through，指从内部穿过。through crowds of people 意为“穿过人群”。8A.operatingBcyclingCturningDrushingA解析：“我”终于发现一条仍在“运行”的地铁线。 operate“运转，运行”，符合题意。9A.checkBcarryCfindDboardD解析：board the subway“上地铁”。 board“登(飞机、车、船等)”。10A.streetBgroundCfloorDplatformD解析：等着上地铁的人太多了，“我”甚至不能走下台阶到站台那里去。 platform“站台，月台”，符
60、合题意。11A.pausedBcrossedCreachedDparkedC解析：好像过了很久列车终于“到达”了“我”要去的站点。 reach“到达”；pause“暂停”；cross“通过”；park“停车”。根据题意应选C。12A.wetBweakCsickDhurtA解析：“我”在暴风雨中步行几个街区到达办公室后当然全身都“湿透”了。 wet through“都湿透了”，与虚弱、疾病、受伤都不相关。13A.ashamedBdiscouragedCsurprisedDpuzzledB解析：“我”步行几个街区，全身湿透，当然是感到“筋疲力尽”并且“垂头丧气”。 discouraged“沮丧的；
61、垂头丧气的”。14A.whileBwhenCwhereDafterB解析：be about to do sth. when.“正要做某事，就在那时”，为固定句型。15A.hardlyBcasuallyCabsolutelyDeventuallyD解析：“我要感谢你们这些所有做出努力最终来上班的人”。 eventually“最终”，符合题意。16A.devotionBdonationCconnectionDreactionA解析：员工们明确表示出对工作的忠于职守这件事总是让人欣慰的。 devotion“奉献；投入”；donation“捐赠”；connection“联系”；reaction“反应”
62、。根据题意可知选A。17A.accurateBurgentCbriefDhumorousC解析：由前边的short可知“我”从这封“简短的”邮件里学到的东西要比以前从教科书中学到的多。 accurate“精确的”；urgent“紧急的”；brief“简单的，简短的”；humorous“幽默的”。根据题意选C。18A.promiseBappreciationCadviceDguidanceB解析：句意：这封感谢的邮件使“我”认识到几句感谢的话会有极大的影响。words of appreciation“感激的话”。19A.troublesBsignalsCrulesDsignsA解析：由上文可知“我”辗转乘车才到达了工作地点，因此用traffic troubles“交通带来的不便、麻烦”，而不是交通信号或是规则。 signal“信号”；rule“规则”；sign“符号”。20A.correctedBsupportedCamazedDrefreshedD解析：暴风雨和交通不便使我疲惫和烦恼，而一封感谢信使“我”“恢复”了精神。 refresh“使恢复精神；使生气勃勃”。
