Part 1课文再现：在空格处填入正确的词使文章意思完整正确。
A tornado is a rotating __1___of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most __2__have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.
Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them _3___in the next street or even in the next town. They can take the fur__4___the back of a cat and the __5___off a chicken. They destroy houses, but leave the __6___ inside exactly where it was.
On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1500_7___-. The worst tornado of all time __8____ in 1925, __9____ three US states. By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed and 2700 had been __10____.
Hurricanes are strong __11____storms. They cause huge waves, ___12____ rain and floods and usually __13____the east coast of the US from Texas to Maine.
The worst hurrican ___14____ of all time occurred in 1900. The disaster killed 6000 people in a _15___of 3700 and destroyed 3600 buildings.
Charles Coghlan, an Irish actor, __16____to New York and become famous there. Then he moved to Galveston, where he died in 1899, a year before the hurrican__17_____. The cemetery where he was ___18 __was destroyed by the hurrican and his coffin ended up in the sea. Eight years later, the coffin was found by fishermen in the east of Canada. The Gulf Stream had __19___it 3000 kilometers up the eastern US coast to Canada. Coghlan traveled ___20 __to Canada after he had been buried in Texas!
Part2 单元练习
1．单词拼写：根据句意按要求在空格处填上正确的单词，注意词形变化。
(1)F_____ act as a protective covering for birds, protecting them from cold, rain, sun and injury.
(2)Lots of changes have o______ in our town in the past five years.
(3)The Big Fire was one of the worst d______ that had ever hit London.
(4)The old lady had a v_____ pain in her stomach as a result of eating bad eggs.
(5)Haven’t you realized the d_____ those chemicals are doing to our environment?
(6)In summer, there is a great amount of rainfall in the ______ (热带的) areas.
(7)I’m sorry to say that I am unable to attend your party tomorrow because of a ______(先前的) appointment.
(8)The farmer has ______(体验，经历) what hardships mean.
(9)The storm_____(毁坏) the crops and the farmers’hopes.
(10)Political and economic crisis are ______(冲击) the capitalist system everywhere.
2. 语法选择：从四个选项中选出最佳答案填入空格中。
(1)----____ are you going to be after graduation?
----I want to go to _____ sea.
A Who, / B How, the C What, / D What, the
(2)The man missed a step and _______, ______the new suitcases rolling down the stairs.
A falls, sends B fell, seat C fell, sending D fell, to send
(3)The idea suddenly _____ me is that we should go camping.
A striking B struck C appeared D appearing
(4)-----When did you _____ Japanese?
-------During my trip to Tokyo.
A pick up B take up C pick out D pick off
(5)The old lady said that great changes ______ in the city and a lot of new schools_____.
A had taken place, had set up B were taken place, were set up
C had taken place, had been set up D had been taken place, had been set up
(6) ----Has your brother finished his homework today ?
----I have no idea . He _______ it this morning .
A had done B was doing C did D has done
(7) When the children had finished playing , they were made to _____all the toys ____they had taken out .
A put off , which B put up , that C put away , (that) D put out , /
(8) The party ______ in the music of Going Home .
A ended up with B ended up C ended over D was ended up
(9)-----Sorry to have interrupted you . Please go on .
-----Where was I ?
-----You ______ you disliked the leading character in the film .
A is , had said B am , were saying C was , said D was , were saying
(10) “We can’t go out in this weather,” said Bob , ______/and ______ out of the window .
A looking , looked B to look , looked C looked , looking D having looked , looking
(11) It ______to the young man that it was just Mr. David _______make him less dependent on others
A happened , who B took place , that C occurred , who D came about , who
(12) The war and the suffering _____it caused _____Albert Einstein very much .
A / , affected B that , to affect C which , effect D that , affecting
(13)-----Does this mean the danger is over ?
-----What did the boy say ?
-----He asked _____the danger _____over .
A whether , had been B when , would be C that , is D if , was
(14) The Olympic Games , _____in 776BC. , didn’t include women players until 1912 .
A first played B first playing C to be first played D to be first playing
(15) Mr. White hasn’t got any time to play golf these days , because he is _____in the research of bird language .
A spared B buried C devoted D concentrated
3 . 根据提示补充完整下列句子。
(1) ____________( 平均起来 ), 20 percent of senior students are near-sighted 。
(2) I’ll finish ____ ____ my house ____ ____ ____ I retire . ( 我将在退休前付清房款 )。
(3) We’ve ______ 50000 yuan ____ ____ ( 总共筹集资金五万元 ) for the Hope Project 。
(4) They’re ____ 50 percent ____ all goods in that shop . （ 所有商品打五折 ）。
(5) __________( 谢天谢地 ), we have been safe to ____ ____ the ________ ( 到达目的地 )。
Part 3 拓展阅读训练 ：读下面的文章并完成后面的练习题
NARRATOR Now ladies and gentlemen ,you are about to hear the most incredible tale.It is the summerof 1903,and Henry Adams, an American businessman,has had some very bad luck.He is lost in London.He has no money and does not know what he should do.Walking down the street,he hears someone calling him.
RODERICK Young man,would you step inside a moment,please?
HENRY Who?Me,sir?
RODERICK Yes,you.
OLIVER Through the front door on your left.
HENRY (a servant opens the door for him)Thanks.
SERVANT Good morning,sir,would you please come in?Permit me to lead the way,sir.
O Thank you,James.That will be all.
R How do you do,Mister---er---?
H Adams,Henry Adams.
O Come and sit down,Mr Adams.
H Thank you.
R You are an American?
H That’s right,from San Francisco.
R How well do you know London?
H Not at all.It’s my first trip here.
R I wonder,Mr Adams,if you’d mindus asking a few questions.
H Go right ahead.
R May we ask what you are doing in this country and what your plans are?
H Well,I can’t sayI have any plans .Im hoping to find work..As a matter of fact,I landed in Britain by accident.
O How is that possible?
H Well,you see, back home I had my own boat.About a month ago I was sailing out of the bay----(his eyes stare at what is left of the brother’sdinner on the table)
R Well,go on.
H Oh,yes.Well, towards nightfallI found myself carried out to sea bya strong wind.I didn’t know whether I could surive until morning.The next morning I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship.
O And it was the ship that brought you to England.
H Iearned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance.(the brothers smile at each other)
R Well,you mustn’t worry about that. t’s an advantage
H I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you, sir.
R Tell us, Mr. Adams, what sort of work did you do in American?
H I work for a mining company. Could you offer me some kind of work here?
R Patience, Mr. Adams. If you don’t mind, may I ask you how much money you have?
H Well, to be honest, I have none.
O (happily) What luck! Brother ,what luck! (claps his hands together)
H Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me. If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. (Henry stands up to leave) Now, if you will excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.
R Please don’t go, Mr. Adams. You mustn’t think we don’t care about you. Oliver, give him the letter.
O Yes ,the letter. (gets it from a desk and gives it to Henry like a gift) The letter.
H (taking it careful) For me?
R For you. (Henry starts to open it) Oh, no, you mustn’t open it. Not yet. You can’t open it until two o’clock.
H Oh, this is silly.
R Not silly. There’s money in it.(calls to the servant) James?
H Oh, I don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job.
R We know you are hard-working. That’s why we’ve given you the letter. James, show Mr. Adams out.
O Good luck, Mr. Adams.
H Well, why don’t you explain what this is all about?
R You’ll soon know. In exactly an hour and a half.
S This way, Sir.
R Mr. Adams,not until 2 o’clock. Promise?
H Promise. Good-bye.
Comprehending
1 For each statement, write “F” if it is a fact. Write “O” if it is an opinion.
(1)_______Henry wants to find a job in London.
(2)_______Henry is given an envelope by the two brothers.
(3)_______Herry is an unlucky man.
(4)_______Henry is not a pround man.
(5)_______Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers. xkb1.com
2 Find an adjective in the list to complete each sentence. Each word is used only once
(1) Both brothers probably felt that Henry was a ______ young man.
(2) Henry was not _____ about what wound happen to him when he left the brothers.
(3) Henry must have felt_______ when he saw how far he had traveled out to sea.
(4) Henry was not_____ to accept money from the brothers.
(5) Henry felt______ when he saw the food on the brothers’s table.
Learning about language
3 Complete this passage with some of new words and expressions the play.
One day my uncle Oliver told me a ______ about a man who made a _____ that he would be able to walk to the foot of a mountain by ____ . The mountain was over 100kilometres away from his home so people were happy to take the be t because they thought it was ______ that anybody could walk so far in one day . But they did not realize that the man had a plan ready.He got his_____to drive a large truck which would meet him on the road as if______.The truck would give the man a ride and he would continue to pretend towalk as the truck moved along.In this way the man made his_____at the foot of the mountain before nightfall and he won his bet.He said he had walked all the way though not always on the road!
4.Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
Stare/permit/jealous/silly/willingness/account/passage/to be honest/go ahead/account for/patience/probably/make a bet
(1)I found the afternoon’s entertainment rather________and would have preferred to do something more interesting.
(2)I can’t_____this party to________if you refuse to apologize.
(3)Don’t_______so hard at the man over there or he might lose his________and come over to ask you why.
(4)I____________that I could do fifty jumps without stopping.But I lost it when I fell over.
(5)Is your________to your hometown paid for or will they send you an_________for you to pay later?
(6)How could you_______your behaviour on that night?
(7)_______,I don’t like him very much because he is always________of the other’s success.
(8)Both of them showed a_________to finish the fighting,so the problems will_______be solved.
Useful structures
5.Make sentences with the noun clauses as the object.Use one of the following words to complete the sentences.
How who that why whether
(1)I don’t know_____will help Henry to win the bet.
(2)I can’t tell you________I like this play or not.
(3)I can’t describe________I would feel if someone gave me a million yuan.
(4)I know________Henry must be worried about what will happen to him.
(5)The brothers won’t say______they decidedto make the bet.
Answers to the exercises
Part1: column/violent/down/off/feathers/furniture/injuries/occurred/affecting/injured/tropical/heavy/affect/disaster/population/moved/struck/buried/carried/back
Part2:
1.Feathers/occurred/disasters/violent/damage/tropical/previous/experienced/ruined/striking
2.CAAAC BCBDA CADAB
3.On average / paying for , by the time / raised,in all / taking,off / Thankfully,arrive at,destination
Part3:
1.FOOFO
2. clever / confident / foolish / happy / jealous
3. tale / promise / walking / incredible / servant / by accident / way
4. silly / permit , go ahead / stare , patience / make a bet / passage , account / permit / To be honest , jealous / willingness , probably
5. who / whether / how / that / why
Module 3 The Violence of Nature
Period 5 Cultural corner 学案
Activity 1: Fast reading：go through the text quickly and answer the following questions on page 29.
Activity 2: careful reading
Read para1—para2 carefully and finish the following exercises.
1. True or False
?Less than 400 earthquakes happen worldwide every day.（ ）
?China is located in one of the most active earthquake regions in the world.（ ）
?The earthquake in Shaanxi Province affected seven provinces in China.（ ）
?The earthquake covered an area of 800 square kilometers.（ ）
?There were 830,000 people who lost their homes.（ ）
2. Fill in the blanks
China ____ _________ _____one of the most active earthquake regions in the world. One of the most serious _______ in Hua County in Shaanxi Province in 1556. The earthquake _______ eight provinces in Central China. It _______ an area of 800 square kilometers. _______, 830,000 people ______________________.
Read para3—para5 carefully and answer the following questions.
?Which earthquake was the worst in the US?
?How long did it last?
?How many buildings were destroyed by the fire which was caused by earthquake?
?Was the damage big? How many people died in the earthquake?
?What caused the earthquake?
Fill in the blanks
The ________ earthquake in the US occurred in 1906. It ______for a minute and caused fires which destroyed ___ ______ ___25,000 buildings. The earthquake and fires caused about 3,000_______.
The earthquake was caused by a _________ on the San Andreas Fault. One hundred years _____, movements on the San Andreas Fault ________ to cause problems for the whole of California.
Activity 3: Useful Phrases.
Find the useful words and phrases used to describe earthquakes.
Hua CountyCalifornia
terrible earthquakes
occur (vi)
affect (v) → effect(n)
cover an area of
be killed
in all
lose one’s life
……the worst earthquake
the fires
burn (v)
destroy (v) damage( v)
be killed
be made homeless
cause…deaths
……
Activity 4: Sentences.
1.In some communities, 60% of the population were killed.
2.The California Earthquake of the 18th of April 1906 is the worst earthquake that has ever happened in the United States.
3.Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most damage.
4.The fires burned for three days, destroying a total of 25,000 buildings. V-ing分词作结果状语。
Activity 5: discussion. Have you ever been told what to do if there was an earthquake? What would you do if there was an earthquake in your hometown?
1. Stay inside. Get underneath a desk or table, or stand in a corner.
2 . Try to get into an open area away from trees, buildings, walls and etc.
3. Try to stay away from kitchens and garages, where there are often many things that might fall.
……
Activity 6： Let’s review something about earthquakes.
?Verbs related to earthquake:______________________________
_________________________________________________________
?Adjectives and nouns related to earthquake:_________________
_________________________________________________________
?Damages caused by earthquake:__________________________
_________________________________________________________
?People’s response to earthquake:__________________________
_________________________________________________________
Activity 7: Translate the following sentences.
1.2008年5月12日的一场罕见的大地震袭击了汶川地区. (hit \strike)
2.地震引发了大雨，损坏了大量房屋。 （destroying作结果状语）
3.结果造成了8万多人丧命，更多的人无家可归。 ( kill; be made homeless )
4.在党和人民的帮助下，人们迅速采取了有效的措施同自然灾害作斗争。 （take effective measures; fight）
5.迄今为止，大量的灾民已返回家乡，一个新的现代化的县城正在建设之中。(be under construction )
Activity 8: Writing. Make a short passage using the sentences above.
Activity 9: homework.
1.70% of the earth‘s surface ________ covered by water. ( be )
2.About one third of the population in Beijing and Shanghai _________ netizens, but in poorer areas, only three or four percent ________ online. ( 2008 济南 模拟)
A.is;is B.are;are C.are;is D.is;are
3.As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area_________. ( 陕西 高考)
A. need repairing B. needs to repair
C. needs repairing D. need to repair
4. John had to have his car repaired in a garage because it ______ seriously. (上海 春招)
A．damaged B.was being damaged
C. had damaged D. had been damaged
5. I ______ along the street looking for a place to park when the accident _______.
A. went ; was occurring B.went; occurred
C.was going; occurred D.was going; had occurred
6. 现在污染是一个全球性的问题。
Pollution is ______ ___________ _____________ now.
7.抽烟会损害你的健康。
Smoking can _________ your health.
8.cover an area of …… 9. 我的收音机能够收到VOA.
Book Ⅲ Module 3 The violence of Nature
（Period 4 Grammar）
Ⅰ. 过去完成时：形式：“助动词 had+过去分词”构成。
1. 表示在过去某一时间或动作之前已经完成了的动作。
它表示这个动作发生的时间是“过去的过去”；这一过去时间可用 by, at, before 等构成的短语或 when, after, until 等引导的从句或通过上下文来表示，如：
By the time he was twelve, Edison __________(begin) to make a living by himself.
2. 表示由过去某一时间开始，延续到过去另一时间的动作。
这个动作可能还要延续下去。常和for 或 since 引导的表示一段时间的短语或从句连用。
He ____ _____ (live) in New York for ten years before he moved to Boston.
3.用于表示与过去事实相反的虚拟条件从句。如：
If he _________________(see) you yesterday, he ______________(ask) you about it.
4.用在间接引语或宾语从句中。放在像said, told, thought, wondered 等过去时动词的后面，表示在这些动作之前已经发生的行为。
My friend told me that he___________(pass) the exam.
5.用在It was the first/second time that…句型中。此句型中如主句用一般过去时，that引导的定语从句中用过去完成时。
It was the first time（that）we ________(speak)together.
Choose the best answers:
(1).He _________ more than 5000 English words when he entered the university at the age of 15. (2005北京)
A. has learned B. would have learned C. learned D. had learned
(2).---Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.
---I thought they_____________ without me.
A. went B. are going C. have gone D. had gone
3).He kept looking at her wondering whether he ____________her somewhere.
A. saw B. has seen C. sees D. had seen
Ⅱ.直接引语和间接引语
当句子从直接引语变为间接引语时，应特别注意各部分的变化。
1．时态的变化
(1) 若主句动词为过去时的时候，间接引语动词的时态变化如下：
现在时→过去时；过去时/现在完成时/过去完成时→过去完成时
“I’m preparing my lessons,” she said. →She said (that)____ _____preparing ____ lessons.
“I don’t need your help today,” Tom said. →Tom said (that)___ ____need ____ help.
He said to me, “I read it yesterday.”→He told me that he _______ it__________.
注：1).表示不变的真理和事实,间接引语中的动词时态不变.
2).表示历史上的事实或有明确的表示时间的状语时,间接引语中的动词时态保持不变.
The geography teacher said to us, “The earth goes around the sun.”
The geography ______ us (that) the earth ________around the sun.
The teacher said, “Columbus discovered America in 1492.” →
The teacher said that Columbus America in 1492.
(2).若主句动词为现在时，间接引语的动词时态不变。
She says, “He was very kind.” →She says (that) he very kind.
2. 人称的变化
(1) 直接引语变为间接引语，人称代词要作相应的变动，使其与动词的人称一致。
(2) 指示代词 this these 相应的改为 that those.
(3) 在句子的意义不会引起误解的情况下，状语有时也可不变。
“I’ll come here again tomorrow,” she said. 她说：“我明天还要到这儿来。”
→She said (that) she’d go there again the next day/tomorrow.
注： 动词 come 可根据具体情况相应的改为 go.
3. 直接引语为疑问句式的变动。
当直接引语是疑问句时，除主语在人称、时态和状语等方面作相应的变动外，还要注意：
(1) 间接引语中要用陈述句的语序
She asked, “What is it? What’s going to happen now?”
→She asked and then.
(2) 特殊疑问句的疑问词要保留。
The boy was wondering, “How does the computer work?”
→The boy was wondering_____________________________.
“Why do you speak English so fluently?” I said to him.→I asked him .
(3) 一般、选择或反意疑问句在间接引语前要加 whether 或 if
“Is there anything wrong, Madam?” asked the policeman.
→The policeman asked the woman .
He asked me, “Do you study English or French?”→He asked me .
“It’s Mary, isn’t it?” asked Jane.→Jane asked .
4. 直接引语为祈使句时的变动
当直接引语为祈使句时，主句中的谓语动词在变动时往往根据直接引语中的口气换用 ask, invite, advise, warn, tell, order 等动词，而直接引语中的谓语动词则要变成动词不定式。
“Please explain why you’re two and a half hours late,” the boss said.
→The boss him why he was two and a half hours late.
“Don’t give up!” Father shouted to him.→Father him in a loud voice .
“Get everything ready in half an hour,” the teacher said to the students.
→The teacher the students everything ready in half an hour.
答案：
Ⅰ
1． had begun 2． had lived 3． had seen; would have asked
4． had passed 5． had spoken
Choose the best answers: DDD
Ⅱ.
1．she was; her he didn’t; my had read the day before
told; goes discovered was
3．(1) what it was ;what was going to happen then.
(2) how the computer worked /why he spoke English so fluently
(3) whether/if there was anything wrong / whether I studied English or French./whether it was Mary or not .
4．asked ; to explain / told ; not to give up . / told ; to get
高一年级第一学期英语学科案(第13案)
Book Ⅲ Module 3 The violence of Nature
（Period 3 Language study）
Teaching aim: Deal with the language points in the passage.
1.A tornado is a rotating column……
rotating 是V-ing 形式做定语。V-ing 形式做定语时，表示动作正在进行或谓语动词所表示的动作几乎同时发生，或表示某个经常的动作或状态。
Eg: The man __________________________(站在桌子旁边的)is our teacher.
Water ___________________(存在于空气中的)is called vapor.
2. The most violent ------------ 400 kilometers per hour.
per 每，每一（时间,长度等单位）每天六十英镑________每人二十美元________
3. Almost all of them occur……..
almost:几乎，差不多常用来修饰形容词, 副词或动词, 置于被修饰的词语之前。
Eg; He __________(几乎)fell off the bicycle.
辨析:almost 和nearly
(1)两者都有“几乎，差不多”的意思，常可通用。
eg：It’s almost / nearly eleven o’clock.
(2) almost 可与no. never. none. nothing 等否定意义的词.但不可与not连用.而nearly一般用来修饰表示肯定意义的词语.不与上述否定词连用,但可与no连用. 用这两个词填空。
Eg: I have $30, but that isn’t ________enough for my journey.
_________no one believed her.
4. Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down.
pick up 词义很多.要根据具体的语境. 细心体会.请翻译下列句子中的这一短语.
(1)The boy picked up ( ) a stone and threw it at the window.
(2)You need a short wave to pick up ( ) BBC English programs.
(3)Shall I pick you up ( ) at the station?
(4)Why don’t you pick up ( ) your room?
(5)He picked up ( ) the information in a most unlikely place.
5. They can take the fur off……
take…….off 把……从……取下, 除去; 脱掉: 起飞
eg: ______________________(脱下衣服): they are very wet.
My plane _____________(起飞) at eight tomorrow.
6．They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.
(1) leave sb/sth +宾补（V-ing /V-ed /adj /adv /prep-phrase---）表示“使……处于某种状态”。
eg. The shower left a beautiful rainbow _______________________.
阵雨过后，一道美丽的彩虹挂在天空。
（2）where it was是 where 引导的一个地点状语从句。
eg. Put the book ___________________________________(它原来的地方)
汉译英：有志者事竟成。____________________________________
7. on average平均：按平均值
也可以写作 on the/an average
eg: ______________(平均起来), there are twenty boys present every day .
8. ….., causing about 80 deaths ……
………, affecting three Us states.
两个句子中V-ing形式用做结果状语
eg. His parents died, ____________(留下)the baby an orphan.
9………end up in the sea.
end up 是一个“动词+副词”结构的动词词组，用做不及物动词。意为“结束, 终归”，若表示“以-----结束”后加 with，如果后加 in，其后面跟的是结果。
Eg: The party ______________________(以…-结束)singing a new song.
His first experiment ___________________(以…而告终) failure.
I. 单项选择：
1. The famous scientist grew up__________he was born and in 1930 he came to Shanghai.
A. when B. whenever C. where D. wherever
2. The mother is worried about her child, because he _________never eat vegetables.
A. hardly B. nearly C. almost D. about
3. I will ________on the corner. Don’t be late.
A. pick up you B. pick you up C. pick you out D. pick out you.
4. It is these poisonous products _______can ______the symptoms of the flu, such as headache and aching muscles.
A. who; cause B. that; cause C. how; bring D. what; make
5. An excellent idea ________to me when I woke up this morning.
A. happened B. broke out C. thought of D. occurred
II. 完成句子：
1．________________（平均起来），there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, _____________________________（造成八十人死亡）and 1,500 injuries.
2．_______________（到-----时候）it ended, more than 700 people had been killed .
3. Hurricanes are ______________________(强热带风暴)。
4．The house is hot ,please _______________________(把你的大衣脱下来)。
5．If you continue to steal, you will ________________prison. (以-------而告终).
6. He moved to London, ____________________________(在那里他变得很著名).
7.He died in 1898, _____________________________________.(是在飓风袭击的前一年)
8.On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year ________.(导致许多死亡和伤害)
答案：
1. standing at the desk existing in the air
2. sixty pounds per day twenty dollars per person
3. almost nearly Almost
4.（1）拾起，捡起 （2）收听，接收 （3）接人或取物
（4）收拾，整理 （5）偶尔得到，便宜买到
5. Take off your clothes takes off
6．hanging in the sky/where it was Where there is a will, there is a way.
7. On average
8. leaving
9 ended up with ended up in
I. 单项选择：CCBBD
II. 1．On average/ causing about 80 deaths
2．By the time
3. strong tropical storms
4．take off your overcoat
5．end up in
6. where he became very famous
7. a year before the hurricane struck.
8. causing many deaths and injuries.
高一年级第一学期英语学科案(第12案)
Book Ⅲ Module 3 The Violence of Nature
（Period 2 Introduction, Reading and Vocabulary）
Teaching aim: Read and understand the passage.
Ⅰ. Read the Gulf Stream and check the meaning of the words.
The Gulf Stream is a ____________________ which starts in the Gulf of Mexico and _____ northeast _______ the Atlantic. It also ______________the east coast of the United States towards eastern Canada. It’s one of ___________________ anywhere in the world. Because of it, the United Kingdom and other places in Europe are ___________than parts of Canada ____________________________.
Ⅱ. Read the passage on page 23
1.Answer the questions on page 22.
（1）How strong are tornado winds?
（2）What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado?
（3）How many tornadoes are their in the US every year?
（4）How many people died in the worst tornado of all time?
（5）What happens at sea during a hurricane?
（6）When was the worst hurricane of all time?
（7）Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it?
（8）What happened to him after the hurricane?
2.Read the passage and fill in the form.
What is it…times per yeartime of the worst oneresults
tornado
hurricane
3.Find proper words from the passage to match the definitions.
（1）you can see this on an animal ___________
（2）describing the hottest parts of the earth, north and south of the equator____
（3）a terrible event ___________
（4）you can see this on a bird ___________
（5）to place in the ground or tomb___________
（6）to happen ___________
（7）to hit ___________
4. Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
A tornado is a _____________ of air from a ____________ to the ground. The most ________ have winds of ___________ 400 kilometers per hour. Almost all of them _____ in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota _______________. Tornadoes can ____________ cars, trains and even houses and ____________________ in the next street. They can _____ the fur _____ the back of a cat and the _________ off a chicken. They can ________ houses, but leave the ________inside ___________________. _______ there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, _________ 800 deaths and 1500 _______. The worst one _________ three US states and by the time ________, 700 people ____________ killed.
Hurricanes are ____________ storms. There are _______ winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more, which_________________, _____rain and ______. There are ___________ six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually ________ the east coast of the US. The worst hurricane disaster ________ in 1900, _________6,000 people and ________ 3,600 buildings.
Charles Coghlan had moved to Glaveston, ____he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane _______. The cemetery where he was ______ was destroyed by the hurricane and his coffin ______ in the sea. Eight years later his coffin was _________ back to Canada by the Gulf Stream.
Ⅲ.Extensive reading
Fill in the blanks using proper words and proper forms.
embarrass dress return discover earn for as into marry rise receive refer
These days, people who do manual work often _____ far more money than clerks who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently ______ to as “white collar workers” for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Alfred Bloggs worked ____a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation. When he got married, Alf was too _______ to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home_______ in a smart black suit. He then changed_______ overalls(n.工作服) and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before _______ home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alf's wife has never ________ that she _______ a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office as a junior clerk. He will be _______ only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his _________ in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him “Mr. Bloggs”, not “Alf”.
答案:
Ⅰ. warm ocean current flows across travels
the strongest currents much warmer on the same latitude
Ⅱ. (1) More than 400km/ h.
(2) It stays where it was.
(3) About 800.
(4) More than 700.
(5) It has huge waves.
(6) 8th September, 1900.
(7) No. he wasn’t.
(8) His coffin was dropped in the ea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream.
2. Read the passage and fill in the form.
What is it…times per yeartime of the worst oneresults
tornadoIt is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.On average there are 800 tornadoes in the US.In 1925700 people had been killed and 2700 had been injured.
hurricaneIt is strong tropical storm.There are on average 6 Atlantic hurricanes.On the 8th September 1900It killed 6000 people and destroyed 3,600 buildings.
3.(1) fur (2) tropical (3) disaster (4) feather (5) bury
(6)occur (7) strike
4.rotating column; thunderstorm; violent; more than;
occur; in the north; pick up; put them down; take;
off; feathers; destroy; furniture; exactly where it was;
On average; causing; injuries; affected; it ended;
had been; strong tropical; violent; cause huge waves;
heavy; floods; on average; affect; occurred;
killing; destroying; where; struck;. buried;
ended up; carried
Ⅲ. receive; referred; as; embarrassed; dressed; into;
returning; discovered; married; earning; rise
高一年级第二学期英语学科教学案(第11案)
Book Ⅲ Module 3 The Violence of Nature
（Period 1 Word Study）
Teaching aim: learn new words.
1.flood n. 做名词 “洪水”讲时，用单、复数都可以。
eg. Many houses were washed away by the _________(洪水).
in flood 在泛滥 eg. The river__________________(在泛滥).
v. 淹没，泛滥，洪水
eg. The river _________(淹没) the town.
In the past two years, many villages and towns in this small country _______by the storm.
A.flooded B. were flooded C. have flooded D. have been flooded
2.experience (c) 经历，阅历 (u) 经验，体验 (vt) 经历，体验
(1) He can’t ___________________________________(忘记他在非洲的经历)。
(2) Our teacher has rich/much ______________________(教学经验)。
(3) As we know, ______ is the best teacher.
A.experiment B. experience C. effort D. skill
(4) Children need to ________ things for themselves in order to learn from them. (经历)
3.cause n. 原因，起因（引起事物的根本原因）
reason n. 理由，缘故
(1) Carelessness is often the _______(起因) of fires.
(2) You have no _______ (理由) to complain.
cause v. 引起，使产生 cause … to do…/sth 使……/引起
eg. His illness caused him to miss the game.
4.occur (occurred, occurring)
①发生（同 happen）The accident occurred on Sunday.
②（主意或想法突然）浮现，想到 (occur to)
A good idea ___________ me.(我想到了一个好主意)
It occurred to me that he was brave. (我突然发现……)
It occurs to sb. to do… 某人想到要做…
I supposed it never ______________________ to the police.(你没想到给警方打电话。)
5. strike (struck, struck)
(1) (= hit) strike sb. 击打
A snowball __________ him on the back of the head.
(2) strike a match/light 划火柴
(3) The clock ___________12. (敲打)
(4)It struck me that …… / sth strikes sb. …(突然想起)
It _____________(突然意识到) she forgot to do her homework.
(5)What struck me was the friendship in his family. (打动，感动，给人以…印象)
It _________ me ________ a great idea. 我觉得这个主意好极了。
(6) n. 罢工 go on strike/ be on strike
Bus drivers ____________(罢工)last week, called off a strike yesterday. 停止罢工。
6. injure vt. 指意外或事故造成的损伤。
hurt vt. 指肉体或精神上伤害 vi. 疼痛，感到疼痛
wound vt. 主要指战场上枪，刀弹伤（后跟的宾语是整个人，而不是受伤部分。
the wounded/injured 伤员
harm vt.&n. 危害（指对某人或某物不利）do harm to
damage “损失”，指的是局部的损坏，经过修复后仍可使用
do damage to 对……有损害
destroy “毁坏”，指程度较重，无法修复。
ruin “毁坏，使毁灭”ruin one’s health 把身体搞坏; ruin oneself 毁了自己
(1) The earthquake__________(毁掉)the power station and seriously_________(损坏)the dam.
(2) What they said ______（伤害） his sister greatly.
(3) The solider was badly ________（受伤） in the right hand.
(4) That accident ________（毁了） his eyes.
(5) It does great ________（破坏） to our health.
7. active
①积极的，有活力的
take an active part in 积极参加
be active in work 工作积极
② 主动的（反passive）
the active/passive voice 主动/被动语态
8. luckily= fortunately, thankfully, hopefully, sadly都可以修饰全句，选择合适的词填空。
(1)_________（可悲地是）, he failed an examination.
(2)______________________（幸运地是）, they returned safely.
(3)____________（很有希望地）, I will be back by six o’clock.
(4)____________（谢天谢地）, it’s at last stopped raining.
9. bury
(1) 埋葬/埋 bury sb./sth. in/ at
Gretta wanted to ___________(埋葬) at St. Peter’s。
He turned away, ______(埋)his face in the pillow.
(2) bury oneself in (work, studies etc.) 埋头（工作，学习等）
After the divorce, she ______________________(埋头于) her work.
巩固运用 单词拼写
1. “Please put all the __________(家具) in the order of height.”
2. This city __________(经历了) the _________(罢工) of the workers.
3. Many __________(火山) e_________ every now and then.
4. The most __________(剧烈)wind travels more than 400 kilometers per hour.
5. There are 500 fires in this city, ___________(导致) 80 deaths and 500 injuries.
6. The worst hurricane __________(灾难) ___________(发生) in 1900 in Texas.
答案
1. flood(s) is in flood flooded D
2. 1) forget his experiences in Africa
2) teaching experience
3) B
4) experience
3. 1) cause 2) reason
4. occurred to/hit/struck/came to occurred to you to telephone
5. (3) struck (4) struck her that (5) struck; as (6) going on strike;
6. (1) destroyed; damaged (2) hurt (3) wounded (4) injured (5) harm
8. (1) Sadly (2) Fortunately/Luckily (3) Hopefully (4) Thankfully
9. (1) be buried /burying (2) buried herself in
巩固运用 单词拼写
1. furniture 2. experienced /strike 3. volcano (e)s/erupts 4. violent
5. causing 6. disaster / occurred
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