1. The Power of Nature

2. What disasters do you know ? Warming up

3. floodearthquake

4. typhoon / cyclone / hurricane

5. tsunami /tsju:'n ɑ :mi /

6. sandstorm

7. volcano

9. active volcano

10. dormant volcano extinct volcano [ 'd ɔ :mənt] 休眠火山 [ iks'tiŋkt ] 死火山

11. Pre-reading What do you think of the job climbing into an active volcano in order to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside?

12. Unit 5 An Exciting Job

13. 1. Does the writer like his job? 2. Where is Mount Kilauea? Skimming 3. What is the volcanologist wearing when getting close to the crater?

14. 1. Does the writer like his job? 2. Where is Mount Kilauea? Yes. It is in Hawaii. Skimming

15. 3. What is the volcanologist wearing when getting close to the crater? He is wearing white protective suits that covered his whole body, helmets, big boots and special gloves, just like a spaceman.

16. 1.What made the author realize that an eruption occurred? Scanning 2.What did the scientists do after the eruption?

17. 1.What made the author realize that an eruption occurred? My bed began shaking A strange sound My bed room became as bright as day Red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air An absolutely fantastic sight Scanning

18. 2.What did the scientists do after the eruption? Put on white protective suits helmets, big boots Slowly made our way to the edge of the crater Looked down into the red, boiling centre Climbed down into the crater to collect some lava

19. Answer these questions on page 35 by using complete sentences Comprehending

20. 1. Why is a volcanologist ’ s job important? 3. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption? Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives. The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or bury villages in its path. The rocks that erupt from the volcano usually don’t damage anything because no one lives near the crater.

21. 4. What caused the writer’s bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night? 5. Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting? The light was caused by the red-hot lava fountaining from the volcano. The scientists needed to get samples of the lava so they could study them.

22. 1. Why is a volcanologist ’ s job important? Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives.

23. 6. Why was it difficult for writer to walk towards the edge of the crater? 7. What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for 20 years? The author was wearing special protective clothing that made it difficult to walk. The author is impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by its potential to cause great destruction.

24. 1 The writer doesn’t mind the occasional danger of his job because ______. A He travels to unusual places and meets interesting people from all over the world. B He likes the different ways of working. C He thinks his job the most important. D He is excited about dangers and feels alive. Choose the best answer: D

25. 2As a result of the volcanologist’s work, ____. A other scientists predict the progress of lava from the volcano. B many people have been warned to leave their homes. C the eruption causes less damage. D the eruption may be prevented breaking out. A

26. 3Why did the vocanologist run out of the house into back garden ? A Because his bed began shaking. B Because his bedroom suddenly became as bright as day. C Because he thought there was an earthquake in Hawaii. D Because he wanted to collect information about eruption. B

27. 4 What does the writer mean by using ‘lucky’ in the sentence ‘I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it’? A He felt much safer on the top while the other two scientists climbed down into the crater. B It was his first sight of an eruption. C It was the first time for him to watch the crater. D Both B and C. D

28. Get the main idea of each paragraph Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 The writer’s love for his job and why he loves it. his job and its importance. his first sight of a volcano eruption. his first closer look at a volcano eruption. his love for his work and volcanoes.

29. The main idea of the passage Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 (Paras. 1-2) (Paras. 3-4) (Para 5) What the writer’s job is and the importance of his job. The writer’s experience of watching the volcano eruption. The reasons why the writer is enthusiastic about his job.

30. The writer Profe ssion Volcanologist Job ◆ Travels to 1______ places and meets 2________ people from all over the world. ◆ Helps to protect people from the 3________. ◆ 4_______ information about Mount Kilauea. unusual interesting volcano Collects III. Read the text and fill in the blanks.

31. The writer Profession Volcanologist Job ◆ Helps other scientists to 5_______ where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast it will flow. predict

32. The first expe rienc e The day of the 6 ______ ◆ My bed began 7_______ and I heard a strange sound. ◆ My bedroom became as 8______ as day. ◆ Red hot lava 9 ____________ hundreds of meters into the air. eruption shaking bright was fountaining

33. The first experi ence The day after the eruptio n ◆ We 10 _____________ to the edge of the crater with protective suits and looked down into the red, boiling centre. ◆ The other two climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study. made our way

34. Language points

35. 1. Have you ever considered how weak humans are compared with a volcano, hurricane or earthquake ? 你是否想过， 和火山，飓风或地震 相比人类是何等脆弱。

36. consider 思考, 主要用于： consider + 名词 /-ing 形式 : He is considering studying abroad. 他正在考虑出国留学。

37. consider + wh-: We considered how we should help them. 我们仔细考虑应该如何帮助他们。 consider + 副词： Consider carefully before you decide. 要慎重考虑后再作决定。

38. 2. Do you enjoy taking risks? risk n. 风险，危险： He was taking a risk by overtaking on a bend. 他在转弯处超车是在冒风险。 The house is a fire risk. 这房子有起火的危险。

39. 短语联想： at risk 在危险中 : You are at risk if you don’t wear a seat belt. 不系安全带真的会有危险。

40. at the risk of 冒 …… 危险 At the risk of seeming rude, I must refused your request, I’m afraid. 尽管似乎无理，恐怕我还是必须拒 绝你的要求。

41. 3. Having collected and evaluated the information, I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast. [ 考点 ] Having collected and evaluated 是 动词 -ing 形式的完成式，说明它表示的动 作在主要谓语表示的动作之前发生。 [ 考例 1] The storm left, _____ a lot of damage to this area. (2005 全国卷 I) A. caused B. to have caused C. to cause D. having caused

42. [ 点拨 ] “ 暴风雨破坏 ” 这个动作发生在 left 之 前，故用动词 -ing 形式的完成式。 [ 考例 2] _____ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home. ( 北京 2004) A. To wait B. Have waited C. Having waited D. To have waited [ 点拨 ] 此处强调已等了半个小时，然后才 意识到没带钱包，故用动词 -ing 形式的完 成式。

43. 4.Many houses have been covered with lava or burned to the ground. 许多房屋被熔岩覆盖或烧毁。 burn to the ground 指楼等被烧毁 He has no place to live in because his house has been burnt to the ground. 他无处栖身因为他的房子被烧掉了。

44. 短语联想： burn away 烧掉 The wood had burnt away to nothing. 木头已烧成灰烬。

45. burn down ( 建筑物 ) 烧毁： The cinema burnt down last year. 电影院去年被烧毁了。 The school was burnt down by vandals. 学校被人纵火烧毁了。

46. burn off 烧掉 He was badly injured in the accident, and his hair was burnt off. 他在事故中严重受伤，头发也被烧掉了。 burn out 烧坏 The engine had burnt out. 引擎给烧坏了。

47. burn up 烧毁，燃得更亮 / 旺 The rocket burnt up when it reentered the earth’s atmosphere. 火箭重入地球大气层时烧毁。 He put more wood in the fire to make it burn up. 他往火上加木材想让他烧的更旺。

48. 5. Having earlier collected special clothes from the observatory, we put them on before we went any closer. [ 考点 ] earlier 是副词 early 的比较级，意 为 “ 早些 ……” 。 [ 考例 ] The new group of students is better-behaved than the other group who stayed here _____. ( 北京 2007) A.early B. earlier C. earliest D. the earliest

49. 6. We slowly made our way to the edge of the crater…. 我们慢慢向走火山口的边缘。 make one’s way （向某地）走（去）

50. She hesitated, but made her way forward. 她犹豫了一下，但向前走去。 She hastily left the room, and made her way to her bed. 她迅速离开房间，朝她床边走去。

51. 短语比较： make one’s way 还表示 “ 有出息 ” If you want to make your way in the world, you must learn to work hard while you are still young. 你若想要有出息，趁年轻的时候要学会 发奋。

52. make way (for) 让路，让位 All the traffic has to make way for a fire engine. 所有的车辆都得给救火车让道。 I shall make way for a younger man. 我将把职位让给更年轻的人。

53. 7. Today, I am just as enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started. 如今， 我和开始从事这项工作时 一样满怀热情。 enthusiastic (about) 感兴趣的，热心的

54. She seemed enthusiastic about the idea. 她好象对这个主意很感兴趣。 We got an enthusiastic response from our customers. 我们得到了顾客们的热情反应。

55. I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字 母或汉语提示, 写出各单词的正确形式。 1. You should be able to e______ your own work. 2. It was u_________ that Larry broke his leg on the first day of the holiday. valuate fortunate

56. 3. “You’re wrong,” she said with a______ certainty. 4. I am very surprised that she has so many f_______ dreams. 5. The parks of this city are famous for their beautiful ________ ( 喷泉 ). 6. The ________ ( 潜在的 ) side effects of the drug are unknown. bsolute antastic fountains potential

57. II. 用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. She is especially ______ (excite) at the news that her daughter got the first in the competition. 2. His long and ______ (bore) speech made everyone sleepy. 3. The rich variety of animal life we found was very __________ (impress). excited boring impressive

58. 4. ____________ (fortunate), three people died and a lot of people were injured in the accident. 5. We need to carry out a proper _________ (evaluate) of the new system. 6. He believes ________ (absolute) that a man with preparation will succeed sooner or later. Unfortunately evaluation absolutely

59. 7. The _______ (erupt) of a volcano makes many people lose their lives. 8. Dad always falls ______ (sleep) in front of the TV after Sunday lunch. eruption asleep

60. III. 用适当的介词或副词填空。 1. ___ the distance, he could see the tall chimneys of the factory. 2. Use an umbrella to protect yourself _____ the rain. 3. The mountain was covered _______ snow all the year round. In from with / by

61. 4. Enough lava had erupted _____ the volcano to bury the whole village. 5. Buses were destroyed and a tourist hotel was burned __ the ground, although no holidaymakers were injured. 6. Mary quickly moved out __ the way, and Donald lifted a box down. from to of

62. 7. Students ____ all over the world come to study at Oxford. 8. It was my first sight __ old Green dancing with a girl of sixteen. 9. He had put __ his best clothes for this morning call. 10. All the staff are enthusiastic _____ the project. from of on about

63. IV. 下列各句均有一处错误，请指出并 改正。 1. He was about to leave the room while the telephone rang. 2. Help is in the way to the people who are struck by the flood. when on

64. 3. He worked late into the night, prepared a long speech. 4. The girl told us the whole thing in an exciting voice. 5. As though he’s 24 now, he’s still like a little child. preparing excited Even

65. V. 用所给短语的适当形式完成句子。 burn to the ground; have a closer look at; make one’s way; fast asleep; feel alive; be about to; protect... from...; take notice of; be enthusiastic about; be amazed at 1. I _________________ the coat and decided it wasn’t worth ￡ 50. had a closer look at

66. 2. After the fire, his house _______________________. 3. On Friday, guys __________________ talking about where they are going for the weekend. 4. It was the kind of morning when you wake up and ________. 5. Though it was dark, we ____________ to the village. (was) burned to the ground are enthusiastic about feel alive made our way

67. 6. As I leave the car, I see that the little boy is __________. 7. She ____________ how quickly Carla seemed to get over what had happened to her. 8. The laws are designed to ______ consumers ____ unsafe products. fast asleep was amazed at protect from

68. 9. We ____________ leave when Jerry arrived. 10. I hope you’ll ____________ what I’m going to tell you. were about to take notice of

69. VI. 每空填一词, 使该句与所给句子的 意思相同。 1. The doctors are very excited by the discovery. The discovery _______________ very much. excites the doctors

70. 2. As time goes on, the students in Grade 3 will win the match. With ____________, the students in Grade 3 will win the match. 3. I could have been here an hour ago, but unluckily I missed the train. I could have been here an hour ago, but ____________ I missed the train. time going on unfortunately

71. 4. I was coming along to see you, but at that time I ran into Jack. I was coming along to see you _____ I ran into Jack. 5. His collection of paintings has a strong impression on us. His collection of paintings __________ very much. when impresses us

72. 6. Many villages were completely ruined after the big fire. Many villages were ________ __________ after the big fire. burned to the ground

73. VII. 根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译 成英语。 1. 我正要出去, 天就开始下雨。 (be about to do) I was about to go out when it began to rain.

74. 2. 我爬到山顶, 这样能很清楚地看到远处 的村庄。 (in the distance) 3. 我们很吃惊地看到她有了小孩后的变 化。 (be amazed at) I climbed up the hill so as to see the village clearly in the distance. We were amazed at her changing after she had a baby.

75. 4. 他尽可能快地跑, 以免被熊攻击。 (as... as possible) 5. 学了一会儿，他向他的床走去。 (make one’s way to) He ran as quickly as possible to avoid being attacked by the bear. After studying for a while, he made his way to his bed.

76. III. 根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译 成英语。 1. 我们不能保证我们所有的航班都不误 点。 (guarantee) 2. 这里的天气时时都在变化。 (vary) We can’t guarantee that all our flights will never be delayed. The weather here varies from hour to hour.

77. 3. 他匆匆看了一遍那道题就开始回答了。 (glance through) He glanced through the question and began to answer.