高中英语unit5thepowerofnaturesectionⅰwarmingupamp;read

MountKilauea,theworld'smostactivevolcano,isontheislandofHawaii.ItisnotfarfromMaunaLoa,thelargestvolcanointheworld.MaunaLoaandKilaueatogetherformtheVolcanoesNationalParkinHawaii.MountKilaueahasproducedlava(熔岩)morethanfiftytimesinthelastonehundredyears.Atthismoment,redhotlavaispouringoutofKilauea.Ithasbeendoingthissince1983.Sometimesthelavamovesslowly.Atothertimesitpoursoutveryfastasahugeamountofpressure(压力)forcesitfromthevolcano.Duringthesetimes,itmovesalmostasquicklyaswatermovingdownthesideofamountain.SometimesKilaueaproducesalargeamountoflavathatseemslikeriversoffire.WhenthelavafromKilaueareachestheocean,itsfierce(凶猛的)heatproducesagreatamountofsteamthatrisesintotheair.Thelavaissohotitcontinuestoburnunderwaterforsometime.ThelavafromKilaueacontinuestoaddlandtotheislandasthevolcanoesofHawaiihavealwaysdone.ItwasthesevolcanoesthatformedtheislandsofHawaii.MostofthetimethelavaofKilaueaseemstomovepeacefullytowardtheocean.Yetitisnotaspeacefulasitseemsfromadistance.Inrecentyearsthelavadestroyedonesmalltownontheisland.Theliquid(流动的)rockslowlycoveredthetown.Itblockedroadsanddestroyedthem.NothingcanstopthelavaofKilauea.ExpertssaythevolcanoesofMaunaLoaandKilaueaareaseriousthreat(威胁)topropertyonmanypartsoftheisland.TheyalsosaythevolcanoesoftheislandofHawaiiareproofthatthechangingenvironmentofEarthisandwillalwaysremainbeyondhumancontrol.[读文清障][原文呈现]ANEXCITINGJOBIhavethegreatestjobintheworld.Itraveltounusualplacesandworkalongside①peoplefromallovertheworld.Sometimesworkingoutdoors,sometimesinanoffice,sometimesusingscientificequipment②andsometimesmeetinglocalpeopleandtourists,Iamneverbored.①alongside/əˌlɒŋ'saId/adv.在旁边；沿着边prep.在……旁边；沿着……的边②equipment/I'kwIpmənt/n.[U]设备；装备SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Pre­reading[读文清障][原文呈现]Althoughmyjobisoccasionally③dangerous,Idon'tmindbecausedangerexcitesmeandmakesmefeelalive.However,themostimportantthingaboutmyjobisthatIhelpprotectordinarypeoplefrom④oneofthemostpowerfulforcesonearth—thevolcano.③occasionallyadv.偶尔；间或④protect...from保护……免于[读文清障][原文呈现]Iwasappointed⑤asavolcanologistworkingfortheHawaiianVolcanoObservatory⑥(HVO)twentyyearsago.Myjobiscollectinginformationforadatabase⑦aboutMountKilauea⑧，whichisoneofthemostactivevolcanoesinHawaii.⑤appoint/ə'pɔInt/vt.任命；委派beappointedas...被任命为……⑥observatory/əb'zɜːvətrI;US­tɔːrI/n.观象台；天文台；气象台⑦database/'deItəˌbeIs/n.数据库；资料库[读文清障][原文呈现]Havingcollectedandevaluated⑨theinformation,Ihelpotherscientiststopredictwherelavafromthevolcanowillflownextandhowfast.Ourworkhassavedmanylivesbecausepeopleinthepathofthelavacanbewarned⑩toleavetheirhouses.Unfortunately,wecannotmovetheirhomesoutoftheway⑪，andmanyhouseshavebeencoveredwithlavaorburnedtotheground⑫.⑨evaluate/I'væljʊeIt/vt.评估；评价；估计⑩warnsb.(not)todosth.警告/告诫某人(不要)去做某事⑪outoftheway不挡道⑫burntotheground全部焚毁一份令人兴奋的工作[第1～2段译文]我有份世界上最伟大的工作。我跑的地方是稀罕奇特的地方，和我一道工作的人来自世界各地。(我们)有时在室外工作，有时在办公室里，有时(工作中)要用科学仪器，有时要会见当地百姓和旅游人士，我从来不感到(工作)无聊。虽然我的工作偶尔也有危险，但是我并不在乎，因为危险能使我兴奋，使我感到有活力。然而，最重要的是，通过我的工作能帮助保护普通百姓免遭火山的威胁——这是世界上最大的自然威力之一。20年前，作为一名火山学家，我被派到夏威夷火山观测站(HVO)工作。我的任务是收集有关基拉韦厄火山的数据资料，这是夏威夷最活跃的火山之一。收集和评估这些信息之后，我就帮助其他科学家一起预测熔岩接着将流向何处，流速是多少。我们的工作拯救了许多人的生命，因为熔岩要流经之地，老百姓都可以得到离开家园的通知。遗憾的是，我们不可能把他们的家搬离岩浆流经之路，因此，许多房屋被熔岩淹没，或者焚烧殆尽。[读文清障][原文呈现]Whenboilingrockeruptsfromavolcanoandcrashesbacktoearth,itcauseslessdamage⑬thanyoumightimagine⑭.ThisisbecausenoonelivesnearthetopofMountKilauea,wheretherocksfall.Thelavathatflowsslowlylikeawave⑮downthemountain⑯causesfarmoredamagebecauseitburieseverythinginitspathunderthemolten⑰rock.⑬causedamage造成损失⑭than引导比较状语从句。⑮wave/weIv/n.波浪；波涛vi.波动；起伏；挥手⑯that引导定语从句，修饰thelava。⑰molten/'məʊltən/adj.熔化的；熔融的[读文清障][原文呈现]⑱eruption/I'rʌpʃn/n.火山爆发；(战争等)爆发erupt/I'rʌpt/vi.(指火山)爆发；突然发生⑲towatch是动词不定式的主动形式表达被动意义。⑳fastasleep睡得很香However,theeruption⑱itselfisreallyexcitingtowatch⑲andIshallneverforgetmyfirstsightofone.ItwasinthesecondweekafterIarrivedinHawaii.Havingworkedhardallday,Iwenttobedearly.Iwasfastasleep⑳whensuddenlymybedbeganshakingandIheardastrangesound,likearailwaytrainpassingmywindow.[读文清障][原文呈现]○21inthedistance在远处；在远方○22fountain/'faʊntIn;US­tn/vi.&vt.泉水般地喷出或涌出n．喷泉；源泉○23absolutely/'æbsəluːtlI；ˌæbsə'luːtlI/adv.绝对地；完全地absolute/'æbsəluːt/adj.绝对的；完全的○24fantasticadj.极好的；吸引人的；有趣的HavingexperiencedquiteafewearthquakesinHawaiialready,Ididn'ttakemuchnotice.Iwasabouttogobacktosleepwhensuddenlymybedroombecameasbrightasday.IranoutofthehouseintothebackgardenwhereIcouldseeMountKilaueainthedistance○21.Therehadbeenaneruptionfromthesideofthemountainandredhotlavawasfountaining○22hundredsofmetresintotheair.Itwasanabsolutely○23fantastic○24sight.[第3段译文]当滚烫的岩石从火山喷发出来并撞回地面时，它所造成的损失比想象的要小些，这是因为在岩石下落的基拉韦厄火山顶附近无人居住。而像波浪一样顺着山坡缓缓流下的火山熔岩所造成的损失却大得多，这是因为火山岩浆所流经的地方，一切东西都被掩埋在熔岩下面了。然而火山喷发本身看起来的确是很壮观的，我永远也忘不了我第一次看见火山喷发时的情景。那是在我抵达夏威夷后的第二个星期。那天我辛辛苦苦地干了一整天，很早就上床睡觉了。我在熟睡中突然感到床铺在摇晃，接着我听到一阵奇怪的声音，就好像一列火车在我的窗外行驶一样。因为我在夏威夷曾经经历过多次地震，所以对此我并不在意。我刚要再睡，突然我的卧室亮如白昼。我跑出房间，来到后花园，在那儿我能远远地看见基拉韦厄火山。在山的一边有火山喷发，红色发烫的岩浆像喷泉一样，朝天上喷射达几百米高。真是绝妙的奇景。[读文清障][原文呈现]○25spaceman/'speIsmæn/n.宇航员；航天专家ThedayafterthiseruptionIwasluckyenoughtohaveamuchcloserlookatit.TwootherscientistsandIweredrivenupthemountain