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Module 3 The Violence of Nature
课标定位·高效导学
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课程标准要求掌握的项目
重点单词
flood n.洪水vt./vi.淹没,使泛滥
experience n.经验,经历;v.经历,体验
cause n.原因,起因;vt.促使,引起,导致
current adj.当前的,现时的;n.海流,潮流
furniture n.家具(总称)
bury vt.埋葬
occur vi.发生
tropical adj.热带的
rotating adj.旋转的
violent adj.暴力的;激烈的
wave n.(热、光、声等的)波,波浪;vt./vi.挥手,挥动
strike n.罢工,袭击;vt.击打,敲
ruin vt.毁坏;n.毁灭,废墟,遗迹
erupt vi.(火山的)爆发,喷发
tidal adj.潮汐的,有涨落的
previous adj.以前的,早先的
possibility n.可能性
terrifying adj.可怕的,吓人的
luckily adv.幸运地
thankfully adv.感谢地,感激地
hopefully adv.有希望地,满怀希望地
sadly adv.伤心地,痛心地
fortunately ad.幸运地
worldwide adj.全世界的
active adj.积极的,主动的,活跃的
damage n./v.损害,破坏
重点短语
for example 例如,举例
be related to与……相关
refer to参考,涉及
on the same latitude在同一纬度
of all time有史以来
pick up拾起;<偶然>学到;接送
put down镇压;写下;放下;贬低
turn off 关闭<电灯、电视等>
on the 8th September 1900
on average 一般说来,平均起来
end up <with> 以……而结束
drive back to one’s home /drive back home 驱车回家
come out 出版;宣称;结果是;开花,出现
set fire to=set sth. on fire放火烧……
catch fire开始燃烧,着火
manage to do sth.设法完成某事
put out熄灭;出版,播出;伸出<手、脚>
take place举行,发生
return to one’s home /return home /go back to one’s home /go back home 回家
according to依据,按照
make a list of列出……的清单
fall down跌倒,摔倒;<墙、建筑物>倒塌
turn over移交;翻过<书页、纸张等>
come down下来;<价格、水平等>降低
act out表演出来;<想法、情感>表现出来
from side to side从一边到另一边
make a presentation of/on对……做陈述
功能交际
Is it possible that there could be another earthquake there?
They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.
On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.
语法
The past perfect passive
By the time the tornado ended, more than 700 people had been killed.
Indirect speech
“I’m still working because there is a lot to do.”
→He said that he was still working because
there was a lot to do.
Section Ⅰ Introduction, Reading and Vocabulary & Function
知识整合·能力聚焦
考点搜索1:happen的用法
【例1】This is the best thing that has ever __________ me.
A. happened to B. took place C. occurred D. cared about
解析:考查动词辨析:happen to sb./sth.事情发生在……身上;临到……头上;take place(尤指经过计划或安排后)发生,举行;occur发生(正式用语,既可以指“突发性”,又可指“计划性”的发生);come about 发生,产生(尤指不受控制地发生,常与how连用);选项B、C、D均为不及物动词,其后不可接宾语。选项A,happen也为不及物动词,其后接宾语时,要借助介词to。
答案:A
名师点金:happen的用法
⑴happen (尤指意外)发生;
①happen to do sth.碰巧,凑巧做某事;
I happened to meet an old friend in Wuhan when I was on business last month.
上个月,当我出差去武汉的时候,我碰巧遇到了一位老朋友。
②happen to sb./sth.事情发生在……身上;临到……头上;
A funny thing happened to me on my way home last night. 昨晚我在回家的路上遇到一件好笑的事。
③It happens that +从句,凑巧的是……;
It happens that on that very day I will attend a very important sales meeting.
恰巧就在这一天我会参加一个非常重要的销售会议。
⑵take place (尤指经过计划或安排后)发生,举行;
The 16th Guangzhou Asian Games took place on November 12, 2010 while the 41st Shanghai World Expo was held on May 1st, 2010.
第16届广州亚运会在2010年11月12日举行,而第41届上海世博会在2010年5月1日举行。
What has taken place here? 这里发生什么事了?
⑶come about 发生,产生(尤指不受控制地发生,常与how连用)
It's already 10 o'clock. I wonder how it came about that she was two hours late on such a short trip.已经十点钟了。我想知道,这么短的路程,她迟到了两个小时,怎么会发生这样的事呢?
⑷occur
①发生(正式用语,既可以指“突发性”,又可指“计划性”的发生);
②it occurs to sb. that (主意或想法突然)浮现于脑中;
It didn’t occur to him that Mary would refuse his invitation.
他没有想到玛丽会拒绝他的邀请。
③it occurs to sb. to do sth. 使某人突然想起做某事;
I think it never occurs you to phone the police. 我想你压根儿就没想到给警方打电话吧。
⑸break out (不愉快之事)爆发,突然发生;
Tom got married to Jane before the war broke out.
汤姆和简在战争爆发前就结婚了。
注意:以上表示“发生”的词汇,均无被动语态;
原文对照:What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado?
考点搜索2:pick up的用法
【例2】(2010山东)Sam ______ some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.
A. brought up B. looked up
C. picked up D. set up
解析:本题目考查动词短语辨析:bring up抚养;look up查询,仰望;pick up<偶然>学到,接送,拾起,好转,接收;set up建立,创立<公司、机构等>;竖起<标志牌、塑像等>;句意:萨姆只是通过观看别人操作电脑便学到了一些电脑知识。依据句意理解,则只有pick up符合题意。
答案:C
名师点金:pick up的用法
⑴捡起,拾起
Please pick those toys up and put them away. 请把那些玩具捡起来收好。
The phone rang and I picked it up. 电话铃响了,我接起了电话。
⑵<偶然、无意间>学会<技能、语言等>
Where did you pick up your fluent English?你一口流利的英语是从哪里学会的?
⑶接<某人>,取<某物>
I’ll pick you up at the gate of the hotel tomorrow morning.
明天早晨我在宾馆门口接你。
⑷<生意、社交生活等>改进<提高、好转>
The economy picked up slightly towards the end of the year. 将近年末的时候,经济情况有了些许好转。
⑸收听<新闻>,记录
I managed to pick up an American news broadcast.
我设法收听到一家美国电台的新闻广播。
⑹停下来让<某人>搭车<船>等
They were picked up by a little car.
他们被一辆小汽车接走了。
⑺常见与up相关的短语汇总:
①add up把……加起来 ②break up分解,破裂,解散
③bring up养育,抚养;提出<议题> ④cut up切碎,割碎
⑤cheer up<使>高兴起来,<振作起来> ⑥call up打电话;使回想起
⑦dress up装扮,打扮;对……加以修饰,美化 ⑧hang up挂断电话,挂起
⑨get up起床,站起来 ⑩hold up支撑;耽搁,推迟;
⑪stay up熬夜,不睡觉; ⑫put up建造;张贴;提供膳宿;
⑬give up放弃,腾出<时间>;自首,投降 ⑭tear up撕碎,撕毁
⑮turn up调大;露面,出现;卷起,竖起<衣领> ⑯use up用完,耗尽
原文对照:Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street-or even in the next town.
考点搜索3:take off的用法
【例3】Her business has really ___________ because of her hard working.
A. taken off B. cut off C. put off D.got off
解析:考查动词短语辨析:take off起飞,成功,脱下;cut off切断,使隔绝;put off推迟,拖延;get off下车;句意:由于她的努力付出,她的生意很快发展起来了。依据句意理解,只有A选项符合题意。
答案:A
名师点金:take off的用法
⑴脱下(衣物等),去掉(某物)
His safe arrival took a weight off my mind.
他的安全到达,让我放心了。
⑵起飞
Flight 1123 to London will take off in five minutes.
往伦敦的1123次班机将于五分钟后起飞。
⑶休假
She’s taking Monday off to buy some presents for his son’s birthday.
她周一请假,去给儿子买一些生日礼物。
⑷成功
I hear Gaudi’s business is really taking off.
我听说高迪的生意真的开始兴隆起来了。
原文对照:They can take the fur off the back of a cat and the feathers off a chicken.
考点搜索4:manage的用法
【例4】Your house is always so neat-how do you ______ it with three children? (2010山东)
A. manage B. serve
C. adapt D. construct
解析:考查动词辨析:manage意为“成功做某事”,相当于succeed in doing sth.;serve服务;adapt适应,改写;construct建设;句意:你的房子总是这么整洁—有三个孩子,你是怎样做到这一点的?依据句意理解,选项A符合题意。
答案:A
名师点金:manage的用法
⑴manage to do sth.= succeed in doing sth.成功做某事;设法完成某事
How did you manage to raise such a big family on such small income?
你是如何设法用这么少的收入养活这么一个大家庭的。
⑵I can manage it myself. 我自己可以应付得来。
-Could I help you carry the heavy box?
-No, thanks. I can manage it myself.
--我可以帮你搬这个重箱子吗?
--不,谢谢您。我自己可以应付得来。
⑶try/manage比较:
①try to do sth. 尽力做某事
②manage to do sth.尽力做某事(暗含成功做某事之意)
③try doing sth.尝试着做某事
Just try to stay calm whatever happens.不管发生什么事,你要尽力保持镇静。
She tried talking about the matter with Steve, but couldn’t make him change his mind. 她试着和史蒂夫谈这件事,但无法让他改变主意。
原文对照:We managed to get half the population to another island.
点金测评·创新训练
【基础巩固 全面训练】
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1. Many houses were washed away by the _____________.
2. She _____________ (经受) great hardships in those days.
3. What_____________ (导致) him to change his mind?
4. He bought all the books that were r_____________ to space technology.
5. The _____________ (羽毛) of that kind of bird look very beautiful.
6. The storm was a very _____________(猛烈的) one.
7. They almost had no money to buy _____________ (家具) when they got married.
8. He was a bit i_____________ in his pride when he heard the words.
9. The man died and was b_____________ at sea.
10. My new school is much bigger than my p_____________ one.
Ⅱ.短语翻译
11. be related to ___________________________
12. refer to ___________________________
13. on the same latitude ___________________________
14. of all time ___________________________
15. pick up ___________________________
16. put down ___________________________
17. on the 8th September 1900 ___________________________
18. on average ___________________________
19. end up <with> ___________________________
20. set fire to=set sth. on fire ___________________________
21. 设法完成某事 ___________________________
22. 熄灭;出版,播出;伸出<手、脚> ___________________________
23. 举行,发生 ___________________________
24. 依据,按照 ___________________________
25. 列出……的清单 ___________________________
26. 跌倒,摔倒;<墙、建筑物>倒塌 ___________________________
27. 移交;翻过<书页、纸张等> ___________________________
28. 下来;<价格、水平等>降低 ___________________________
29. 表演出来;<想法、情感>表现出来 ___________________________
30. 对……做陈述 ___________________________
Ⅲ.单项选择
31. Strong ________ can be very dangerous for swimmers.
A. flows B. columns C. floods D. currents
32. -I was amazed to find that you are an excellent cook.
- I have experience________ cooking at an Italian restaurant.
A. of B. in C. at D. on
33. Tom failed again in the exam, ________ made his parents very disappointed.
A. it B. which C. that D. he
34. I________ to be out when you called me this morning.
A. seemed B. appeared C. happened D. thought
35. I ________ a few words of Greek when I was there last year.
A. picked up B. ended up C. poured down D. came down
36. A lot of________ passengers were sent to hospital immediately when the rescue team arrived.
A. destroyed B. injured C. wounded D. damaged
37. The drug did not________ his health. In fact, it seemed to have no________ at all.
A. effect; effect B. effect; affect C. affect; effect D. affect; affect
38. Hearing the news, he ran out of the room in a hurry, ________ the door________.
A. to leave; opening B. left; opened C. leaving; opened D.leaving; open
39. The patient was warned________ oily food after the operation.
A. to eat not B. eating not C. not to eat D. not eating
40. The fire was finally________ after the building had________ for two hours.
A. put off; caught fire B. put away; been on fire
C. put out; been on fire D. put down; caught fire
Ⅳ.选词填空
refer to pick up take off on average
end up with set fire to manage put out
41. If you met the new words in the reading, you can _________________ the dictionary.
42. The plane_________________ from the airport and headed northwards Shen Zheng.
43. Rioters(暴乱分子)_________________ a whole row of stores.
44. While working in the countryside, the students_________________ a great deal of knowledge on plant life.
45. Four hundred people a year die of this disease _________________.
46. When the fireman arrived, the fire had been _________________.
47. Do you think you can _________________to get us some tickets?
48. At the dinner, we started with soup and _________________ fruit.
【综合应用 提高训练】
Ⅰ.根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 我们同意永不提及这件事。(refer to)
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. 我丈夫将开车去接你。(pick up)
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. 他平均每周大约赚五百元。(on average)
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. 昨天晚上到我回家时,我儿子已经睡着了。(by the time)
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. 据说那起车祸是在深夜发生的。(occur)
_______________________________________________________________________________
6. 棉花容易着火。(catch fire)
_______________________________________________________________________________
7. 每小时200公里的风和五米高的浪袭击了这个城市。
_______________________________________________________________________________
8. 他本周有可能到北京去吗? (possibility)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Ⅱ.单句改错
9. What happened him? _____________
10. Traveling can be a way to gain life experiences, especially during Spring Break-a week long school vacation in the United States. _____________
11. Rooms with few furnitures appear clean and bright. _____________
12. In average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about deaths and 1500 injuries. _____________
13. The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, affected three US states. _____________
14. Have you seen the 10 metres high waves when at the sea? _____________
15. Eight years late, when the canal was completed, it became America's first national waterway. _____________
Ⅲ.完形填空
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply-all these were important 16 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 17 they were not enough. Something 18 was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men- 19 individuals who could invent machines, find new 20 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
The men who 21 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 22 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 23 inventors than scientists. A man who is a 24 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 25 .He is not necessarily working 26 that his findings can be used.
An inventor or one interested in applied science is 27 trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by 28 the theories 29 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 30 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 31 other objectives.
Most of the people who 32 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 33 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 34 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 35 .
16.A.cases B .reasons C .factors D .situations
17.A.But B .And C .Besides D .Even
18.A.else B .near C .extra D .similar
19.A.generating B .effective C .motivating D .creative
20.A.origins B .sources C .bases D .discoveries
21.A.employed B .created C .operated D .controlled
22.A.came B .arrived C .stemmed D .appeared
23.A.less B .better C. more D .worse
24.A.genuine B .practical C .pure D .clever
25.A.happily B .occasionally C. reluctantly D .accurately
26.A.now B .and C .all D .so
27.A.seldom B .sometimes C .all D .never
28.A.planning B .using C .idea D .means
29.A.of B .with C .to D .as
30.A.single B .sole C. specialized D .specific
31.A.few B .those C .many D .all
32.A.proposed B .developed C .supplied D .offered
33.A.little B .much C .some D .any
34.A.as B .if C .because D .while
35.A.ago B .past C .ahead D .before
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
The largest earthquake of the 20th century happened on May 22, 1960 off the coast of South Central Chile.
It generated one of the most destructive Pacific-wide tsunamis. Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concepcion to the south end of Isla Chiloe. The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isla Chiloe-the coastal area closest
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