1、Module 3 The Violence of NatureSection Integrating Skills&Cultural Corner练读文 记词汇 学翻译1 教材助读先读通 Earthquakes Around the PacificAbout 400 earthquakes occur worldwideevery day，more than a hundred thousand in a year.China is situated inone of the most activeearthquake regions in the world and there have b
2、een many terrible earthquakes.The most serious of these occurred in Hua County in Shaanxi Province in 1556.The earthquake affectedeight provinces in Central China.It covered an area of800 square kilometres.In some communities,60 percent of the populationwere killed.In all，830,000 people lost their l
3、ives.The California Earthquake of the 18th of April 1906 is the worstearthquake that has ever happened in the United States.It took placeat 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 d
4、amage.The fires burned for three days，destroying a total of25,000 buildings.About 500 people were killed in the city of San Francisco and 250,000 were made homeless21.In the whole of22California，the earthquake and fires caused about 3,000 deaths23.The 1906 earthquake was caused by a movement on the
5、San Andreas Fault.One hundred years later，movements on the San Andreas Fault continue24 to cause problems for the whole of California.再记住 more than 多于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。there have been 为 there be 结构的现在完成式。affect vt.影响effect n“影响”，注意区分词形。cover an area
6、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。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。take place 发生last vi.“持续(一段时间)”，此时 last 是不及物动词。however 表转折。在句子中，however 一般用逗号与其他部分隔开。cause vt
7、.引起；导致cause sb.to do sth.导致某人做某事过去分词短语 caused by the California Earthquake 作定语，修饰 fires，可转换成 that/which were caused by the California Earthquake。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 总数现在分词短语 destroying a total of 25,000 buildings 作结果状语。21 make sb.homeless“使某人无家可归”，此处用了
8、 make的被动语态。22 in the whole of 在整个23 deaths 指“死亡人数”。24 continue to do/doing sth.继续做某事再翻译 环太平洋地区的地震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，持续了
9、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。通语篇 学理解 重分析2 语篇理解Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.1How many earthquakes happen in the wor
10、ld 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 following is TRUE according
11、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.Cm.DIn the California Earthquake the fires caused about 3,000 deaths.答案：13 BAB记单词 记短语 记句型3 基础梳理记住新知识重点词汇基础词汇1._ vt.毁坏2._ adj.以前的3._ n.地震4._ adj.全世
12、界的5._ adj.积极的；活跃的6._ n&v.损失；损害ruinpreviousearthquakeworldwideactivedamage记住新知识重点词汇拓展词汇7._ n可能；可能性possible adj.可能的likely/probable(近义词)8._ 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._ adv.幸运地；幸亏luck n运气；好运lucky adj.幸运的10._ adv.感激地；满怀感谢地thankful adj.感激的possibility terrifyingluckilythankfully
13、 记住新知识重点词汇拓展词汇11._ adv.满怀希望地；有希望地hopevt.&n希望hopeful adj.满怀希望的；有希望的12._ adv.伤心地；不幸地 sadnessn悲伤sad adj.悲伤的13._ adv.幸运地；幸亏fortunate adj.幸运的fortune n运气14._ n警告warn v警告hopefullysadlyfortunatelywarning记住新知识重点词汇阅读词汇15.ash n_16.erupt vt._17.lava n._ 18.tidal adj._19.volcano n._ 20.eruption n._灰(火山的)爆发；喷发熔岩；
14、岩浆受潮水影响的；有涨落的火山(火山的)爆发；喷发记住新知识重点短语1_ 放火(焚烧)2_着火3_扑灭(火)4_发生5_从一边到另一边6_占据的面积7_总共；总计8_总共set fire tocatch fireput outtake placefrom side to sidecover an area ofin alla total of记住新知识重点句型1.there is/was the possibility of.“有的可能性”When the lava reached the sea,_(有的可能)a huge tidal wave which could flood half
15、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 _(发 生 的最严重的一次地震)in the United States.there was the possibility ofthe worst earthquake that has ever happened 记住新知识重点句型3过去分词短语作定语Fires _(加利福尼亚地震引起的)did the most damage.4现在分词短语作结果状语The fires burned for thre
16、e days,_(损害了总共 25 000 座建筑物)caused by the California Earthquakedestroying a total of 25,000buildings记住新知识重点句型5make宾语宾补About 500 people were killed in the city of San Francisco and 250,000 _(无家可归)were made homeless 研词汇 析句型 练拓展4 要点透析1ruin vt.毁灭；毁坏 n毁灭；废墟(ruins)(教材 P24)She returned home and found all he
17、r furniture had been ruined by the flood.她回到家发现所有的家具都已被洪水破坏了。归纳拓展in ruins 成为废墟fall into ruincome/go to ruin 毁灭；崩溃温馨提示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。基础训练单句语法填空It is no wonder tha
18、t the building is in _(ruin)now；it caught so big a fire last night.A large number of houses fell _ ruin/went _ ruin after the earthquake.ruins intoto巧学活用选词填空(damage/destroy/ruin)The palace was _ completely rather than was slightly _,which cant be repaired,leaving only _.The accident caused some _ to
19、 my car,but its nothing serious.destroyeddamaged ruinsdamage 2set fire to sth.(set sth.on fire)放火(焚烧)某物(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。归纳拓展on fire 着火(强调状态)catch fire 着火(强调动作)make a fire 生火put out the fire 灭火能力提升完成句子据报道，几个年轻人纵火烧
20、了那辆警车。It was reported that several youths had _ the police car/_ the police car_.如果你想去野外露营，你得学会生火。If you want to go camping in the wild,you should learn how to _.森林大火连续烧了三天才被扑灭。The forest had been _ for three days before it was put out.set fire to seton fire make a fire on fire3put out 熄灭；扑灭；生产(教材 P
21、25)We put all the fires out.我们扑灭了所有的火。归纳拓展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put down 放下；记下；镇压put up with 忍受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._If you dont put the fire out immediately,it will soon set the whole forest on fire._Th
22、e factory puts out 300 new cars every week this year._熄灭扑灭生产基础训练单句语法填空We shall be happy to put you _ when you come to town next month.As far as I know，the sports meet has been put _ until next week because of the bad weather.upoff4take place 发生；举行(教材 P25)Is a volcanic eruption taking place now?火山喷发现
23、在还在发生吗？归纳拓展(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；不适当的温馨提示take place 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。能力提升完成句子晚会将在除夕那天举行。The evening party _on New Years Eve.自从 20 世纪 80 年代以来中国发生了很大的变化。Great changes _ in China since the
24、 1980s.经理将要出差，他不在时我将代替他。The manager will be away on business and Ill _ during his absence.will take place have taken place take his place/take the place of him 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 _,making the whole room messy.Youd better put these books _.Otherwi
25、se,it will be difficult to find them.out of place in place 5in all 总计；总共(教材 P29)In all,830,000 people lost their lives.总共 83 万人丧生。归纳拓展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 首先能力提升完成句子共有十二个人出席了会议。There were twelve people _ present at the meeting.为了
26、让组里成员做得更好，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 _has to know their strengths and weaknesses.in all first of all 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 scolded the boy _,he is a child _;_,he made only two mistakes _.at all after allin all above all(教材
27、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。句式分析句中 there is/was the possibility of.结构，表示“有的可能性”。归纳拓展(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)温馨提示表示
28、“有可能做某事”的句型还有：(1)sb./sth.be likely to do.(2)It is likely that.(3)It is possible(for sb.)to do/that.(4)It is probable that.基础训练单句语法填空Some social scientists are trying to study the possibility _ improving a persons EQ._is possible/probable/likely that he is going to London this week.Would it be possib
29、le for me _(leave)a message for her?of It to leave Studies show that people are more likely _(suffer)from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.to suffer 能力提升完成句子因为天气不好，他今晚不可能来。_his coming tonight because of the bad weather.人类受计算机控制的可能性并不存在。_ human being will be con
30、trolled by computer.There is no possibility of There is no possibility that 随堂练 固基础 夯根基5 随堂训练.单词拼写1_(幸运地是),I got the last ticket for Fridays concert.2She takes an _(积极的)part in all kinds of after-school activities.3I accepted the invitation to my friends birthday party _(满怀希望地)Fortunately active hop
31、efully 4Mary was _(害怕)at the scene when she saw what had happened.5The new square is four times the size of the _(先前的)one.6You are supposed to fully consider any _(可能性)of defeat before stepping into business.terrified previous possibility 7Despite the _(警告)from the local government,the travelers wen
32、t to play by the sea.8This could cause serious _(破坏)to the countrys economy.warning damage.完成句子1他说话不谨慎，对他的名声造成了损害。His careless remark _ his reputation.2在消防员到来之前，火就被扑灭了。Before the firefighters arrived,_.3在未来，垃圾有可能成为人类的威胁。_ rubbish will become the major threat to human beings in future.did damage to t
33、he fire had been put out There is a possibility that 4最重要的是我们应该筹集足够的钱。_,we should collect enough money.5这是我见过的最漂亮的城市。This is the most beautiful city _.Above all that Ive ever seen.课文语篇改错About 400 earthquakes occur worldwide every day,more than a hundred thousands in a year.The California Earthquake
34、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 most damages.The fires burned for three days,destroyed a to
35、tal 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 day,more than a hundred thousandsthousand in a year.The Californ
36、ia Earthquake of the 18th of April 1906 is the worst earthquake whichthat has ever happened in the United States.Though it was lasted for only a minute,it caused the worseworstnatural disaster in the nations history.Fires causingcaused by the California Earthquake did the most damagesdamage.The fires burned for three days,destroyeddestroying a total of 25,000 buildings.About 500 people arewere 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 deathdeaths.word部分：请做：6课时作业练速度 练能力 练规范点此进入该word板块
