高二(上)选修六-Unit-5-Reading-the-power-of-nature

Unit5ThepowerofnatureReading选修六Pre-readingvolcanoWhowillclimbintoalivevolcanototakethetemperatureoftheboilingrockinside?volcanologistsCollectandevaluateinformationaboutvolcanoes.Whatkindofthingsmightavolcanologistdo?Areyousuitableforbeingavolcanologist?QuestionsYesNo1.Doyoulikeworkingoutsideaswellasinside?2.Doyouenjoytravellingtounusualplaces?3.Doyouenjoytakingrisks?4.Doyoudislikedoingthesamethingeveryday?5.Doyoulikeadventureinyourlife?6.Areyouinterestedinstudyingrocksandotherthingsthatmakeupthesurfaceoftheearth?AnExcitingJobWorkingasavolcanologistWhatmightbetalkedabout?Whatdoesavolcanologistdo?Istheworkimportant?Hisworkcanhelpsavemanylivesbecausepeopleinthepathofthelavacanbewarnedtoleavetheirhome.ThewriterexpressedhisloveforhisjobasavolcanologistandtoldusoneofhisunusualexperienceinMountKilauea,Hawaii.What’sthemainideaofthearticle?Part1(Para1-2)Part2(Para3-4)Part3(Para5)Thewriter’sjobanditsimportanceThewriter’sexperienceofwatchingthevolcaniceruptionThereasonsforthewriter’senthusiasmabouthisjob.Readagainandtrytofindoutmainideasofeachpart.Partone(Para.1-2)1.Whyisavolcanologist’sjobimportant?2.WhereisMountKilauea?3.Thewriterdoesn'tmindtheoccasionaldangerofhisjobbecause___________________________________.Itcanwarnpeoplewhenthevolcanoisgoingtoeruptandsavemanylives.InHawaii.himandmakeshimfeelalivedangerexcitesJob:____________---_____________________________---____________________________________________________________importance:_______________________________________________________________________________________feelings(adj.):_____________--__________--___________Fillintheblanks.volcanologistcollectinformationforadatabasehelpscientiststopredictwherelavawillflowandhowfastprotectordinarypeoplefromvolcanoesexcited/Savepeople’slivesbywarningthemtoleavetheirhomes.neverboredfeelaliveParttwo(Para.3-4)4.WhyisthelavathatflowsonMountKilaueamoredangerousthantheactualeruption?Thelavacancoveruporburnvillagesinitspath.Therocksfromthevolcanousuallydon’tdamageanythingbecausenoonelivesnearthecrater.mybedbeganshakingastrangesoundMybedroombecameasbrightasdayanabsolutelyfantasticsightredhotlavawasfountaininghundredsofmetresintotheair5.Whatmadetheauthorrealizethataneruptionoccurred?Thelightwascausedbythered-hotrocksandgasthateruptedfromthevolcano.putonwhiteprotectivesuits,helmets,bigbootsdroppedasclosedaspossibletothecraterslowlymakeourwaytotheedgeofthecraterlookeddownintotheredboilingcenter6.Whatdidthescientistsdoaftertheeruption?7.Whatdoesthewritermeanbyusing“lucky”inthesentence“Iwasluckyenoughtohaveamuchcloserlookatit.”?8.Whydidthescientistshavetogetclosetothevolcanoafteritbeganerupting?Togetsomelavaforlaterstudy.•Itwashisfirstsightofaneruption.•Itwasthefirsttimeforhimtowatchthecrater.9.Whywasitdifficultforthewritertowalktowardstheedgeofthecrater?Thewriterworespecialprotectivesuitsthatmadeitdifficulttowalk.Myfirstexperience:Iwas____asleepwhenmybedbegan_______andIhearda_______sound,likea______passingnearby.ThenIfoundmybedroomwasas________asday,andredlava___________hundredsofmetersintotheair.fastshakingstrangetrainbrightfountainingFillinblanksaboutthewriter’sexperienceofthevolcano.Thenextday,threeofuswantedtogetclosetothe______.Weputon___________suits,________,big_______andspecial______,whichmadeuslooklike__________.Weslowly________________totheedgeofthecratertocollectsome_____for____________.helmetsbootsglovesspacemenmadeourwaylavalaterstudyprotectivecraterPartthree(Para.5)10.Whatdoesthewriterfindimpressiveevenafterstudyingvolcanoesformorethantwentyyears?Theauthorisimpressedbythebeautyoftheeruptionandalsobyitspotentialtocausegreatdamage.Analyzethewriter’sfeelings(Part3)Findoutthewords(para1andpara5)thatindicatethewriter’sfeelingaboutbeingavolcanologist.Para1:neverbored;excited;alive;AnExcitingjobPara5:enthusiastic;amazed1.Thewriterisanadventurousman.2.Thewriterloveshisjobverymuch.3.It’snoteasytobeavolcanologist.4.Loveandinterestiswhatittakestodoajobwell.5.Courage…Whatcanwelearnfromthesewords?1.Havinglearntalittlemoreabouttheworkofavolcanologist,doyouthinkitisanoccupationyouwouldenjoy?Giveyourreasons.2.Inpairsdiscusswhatskillsyouthinkavolcanologistshouldhave.Makealist.Post-readingNo,Iprobablywouldn’tenjoythisjobbecauseIwouldhavetoliveinothercountriesandalsoIdon’tlikebeingindangeroussituations.Also,I’mnotverygoodatscience.Suggestedanswers:Yes,I’dlovetodoajoblikethisbecauseIwouldenjoyworkingoutsideandIthinkIwouldenjoytheadventure.ItwouldbeexcitingtomeetpeoplefromdifferentcountriesandIwouldfeelgoodabouthelpingpeopleavoiddanger.orEssentialskillsDegreeand/orDoctor’sdegreeingeologyInterestinEarthsciencewhichincludes:KnowledgeofvolcanoesKnowledgehowmagmaeruptsandhowitbehavesResearchskillsSkillinanalyzingandinterpretingresearchresultsandotherinformationPracticalskillsforperformingexperimentsandoperatingscientificequipmentDesirableskillsComputerskillsForeignlanguagesPracticalskillssuchas:theabilitytoreadmapsproblem-solvingskillsplanningandorganizationalskillscommunicationskillswritingskills,forwritingreportsandforpublic