1、总课时数44-45科目高三英语使用时间11.12.12主备人刘春花使用人课题名称Module3 of Book 3l Learning aims: 1. to memorize the important words and phrases in this module;2. to review the text “Great European Cities”;3. to practice reading exercises.l Learning method: group work.Step one Dictation of words and phrases.Step two Review
2、 this module and finish the short passage.By studying this module, we can learn much about the violence of nature, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, volcano eruptions and earthquakes. Tornadoes can _things and _ _ in the next street. They can _the fur _ the back of a cat and the feathers _a chicken. Th
3、ey can destroy houses, but _ the furniture inside exactly where it was. _ _, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, _ about 80 deaths and 1500 injuries. The worst tornado of all time _ in 1925, _ three US states. By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed. The worst hurricane d
4、isaster _ _ _ occurred in 1900. In this hurricane Coughlins coffin _ _ in the sea. Montserrat has three volcanoes. When one volcano erupted in 1995, ash and lava _ _ the mountain, _ _ _ hundreds of houses. Because the houses _ _, half the population managed to get to another island. Finally, all the
5、 fires were _ _.Another natural disaster is earthquake. The most serious earthquake in China occurred in 1556. It _ _ _ of 800 square kilometers. _ _, 830,000 people _ _ _. The worst earthquake in the US _ _ at 5:15 am in California, and lasted for only a minute. Fires caused by it did the most dama
6、ge.Step3 Writing practice2008年5月12号下午，四川发生了大地震。它是建国以来最大的地震，给当地造成了巨大的损失。无数房屋被毁，数百万的人们无家可归。总共，六万多人遇难，三万多人受伤，两万多人失踪。“一方有难，八方支援”。全国上下人人都尽力帮助了灾区人民。 _Step4 Reading practiceAA young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the mans big fa
7、milyhis parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant , in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.Three months later the woman went back to her parents home, having quarreled with her husband. Soon the elephant refus
8、ed to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.It went to the womans home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved(感动) by the act of the animal that she return
9、ed to her husbands home.1. The writer wrote the story in order to _.A. show that elephants are very cleverB. tell how a woman trained a wild animalC. show that women care more for animals than men doD. tell how an animal reunited a husband and wife2. The woman left her new home _.A. to visit her own
10、 parents in MaliyuwaB. to see if the elephant would follow her C. because she was angry with her husbandD. because she was tired of the large family3. After the young woman left her husbands home, the elephant _.A. returned to the forestB. was sad because it missed herC. went to look for a new home
11、D. was sick because nobody fed it 4. The young wife went back to her husband because _.A. she knew he had sent the animal to her B. the elephant had come to look for her C. her parents persuaded her to D. she missed her new homeBOn the evening of June 21,1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eye
12、s entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xian with his bicycle . The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in the kingdom of bicycles.Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xian on his b
13、icycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India. When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road . Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xian and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlanders next destinations (目的地)wer
14、e Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.5. The best headline (标题) for his newspaper article would be _.A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in XianC. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims6. The hotel workers told the manager about Fr
15、iedlander coming to the hotel because_.A. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him7. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order: _.A. China, India,
16、and PakistanB. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan, and India8. What made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo.B. The famous sights in Xian.C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles.9. Friedlander can be said to be _.A. clever B. friendlyC. hardworking D. strong-minded
