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返回目录TheViolenceofNatureModule3返回目录单元话题链接据统计，地球上每年约发生500多万次地震，即每天要发生上万次的地震。其中绝大多数太小或太远，以至于人们感觉不到；真正能对人类造成严重危害的地震大约有十几二十次；能造成特别严重灾害的地震大约有一两次。Anearthquakeisoneofthemostcommonnaturaldisasters(灾难)．Soitisnecessarytolearnsomesimplesafetytipstoprotectyourselforyourfamilymembers.返回目录Somethingslikethosemadeofglassareeasilybrokenandshouldusuallybeplacedonalowersurface,nearthegroundinsteadofplacingtheminthecupboardshigherup.Neverplacethemnearyourbed,sofasandotherfurniturewhereyouwouldbesittingorlyingdown.Whenthereisastrongmovement,thesepieceswillfallonthefloordirectlyandnotonyou.Thereisastrongchanceofshortcircuits(短路)andfireduringanearthquake.Makesureyouturnoffelectrical(电的)connectionsandgasimmediatelywhenanearthquakehappens.返回目录Duringanearthquake,liebeneath(在……下面)anobjectthatisnoteasilybroken.Donotgonearobjectsthatcoulddirectlyfallonyou.Neverusetheelevatortogodown.Stayinsideuntiltheshakingstopsanditissafetogooutside.Researchhasshownthatmostinjurieshappenwhenpeopleinsidebuildingstrytogoout.Usethestaircasesatalltimes.Ifyouareoutdoors,donottakeshelterunderatree,streetlights,ortallbuildings.Ifyouaredriving,stopyourcarandstayinasafeplace.Donotparkyourcarunderatreeoranytallobject.返回目录根据短文判断正(T)误(F)。1．Duringanearthquake,youcanlieanywhereintheroom.()2．Whentheearthquakehappens,youmustn'tstandunderatree.()FT返回目录SectionⅠReading(Introduction&ReadingandSpeaking)返回目录课前教材预案课堂深度拓展课末随堂演练目录Contents返回目录课前教材预案[知识清单]Ⅰ.重点单词[基础词汇]1．____________n．灾难2．_____________n.飓风3．___________n.龙卷风4．__________n.柱状物；柱状体5．_________vt.引起；导致6．___________n.海流；潮流disasterhurricanetornadocolumncausecurrent返回目录7．________vt.埋葬8．_______n.(动物的)毛皮9．___________n.赤道10．____________adj.旋转的；循环的11．________n.波浪12．__________vt.&n.(雷电、暴风雨等)袭击13．____________n.墓地；公墓buryfurequatorrotatingwavestrikecemetery返回目录[拓展词汇]1．______________vt.经历→_______________adj.有经验的；熟练的2．_____________n．家具→___________vt.配置(家具等)；装备3．_________vi.发生→______________n．发生的事情，存在的事物4．___________adj.猛烈的；激烈的；强烈的→_____________adv.猛烈地；强烈地→____________n．暴力；强烈experienceexperiencedfurniturefurnishoccuroccurrenceviolentviolentlyviolence返回目录Ⅱ.重点短语1．______________因为，由于2．___________卷起；掀起；用车接送3．____________脱下；起飞4．____________放下；写下5．_______________有史以来6．__________结束7．______________平均8．____________参考，指的是becauseofpickuptakeoffputdownofalltimeenduponaveragereferto返回目录Ⅲ.重点句型1．“leave＋宾语＋宾补”结构Theycandestroyhouses,butleavethefurnitureinside________________________.它们能毁掉房子，却把房内的家具留在原处。2．现在分词(短语)作结果状语Onaverage,thereare800tornadoesintheUSeachyear,______________________________________________.平均来说，美国每年发生800次龙卷风，造成大约80人死亡，1500人受伤。exactlywhereitwascausingabout80deathsand1,500injuries返回目录3．bythetime引导时间状语从句Bythetimeitended,morethan700people_______________(kill)and2,700_______________(injure)．等到风停时，已有700人死亡，2700人受伤。hadbeenkilledhadbeeninjured返回目录[课文助读]原文WhatIsaTornado①？Atornadoisarotating②column③ofairfromathunderstorm④totheground.Themostviolent⑤havewindsofmorethan400kilometresper⑥hour.Almostallofthemoccur⑦intheUS,intheareafromTexasinthesoutheasttoSouthDakotainthenorth.返回目录Tornadoescanpickup⑧cars,trainsandevenhousesandputthemdowninthenextstreet—oreveninthenexttown.Theycantakethefur⑨off⑩thebackofacatandthefeathers⑪offachicken.Theycandestroyhouses,butleavethefurniture⑫insideexactlywhereitwas⑬.Onaverage⑭，thereare800tornadoesintheUSeachyear,causing⑮about80deathsand1,500injuries⑯.Theworsttornadoofalltime⑰occurredin1925,affectingthreeUSstates⑱：Missouri,IllinoisandIndiana.Bythetimeitended,morethan700peoplehadbeenkilledand2,700hadbeeninjured.返回目录WhatIsaHurricane?Hurricanesarestrongtropical⑲storms,andtheyusuallyoccurinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.Thereareviolentwindsof120kilometresperhourormore,⑳whichcausehugewaves○21，heavyrainandfloods○22.ThereareonaveragesixAtlantichurricaneseachyearandtheyusuallyaffecttheeastcoastoftheUSfromTexastoMaine.返回目录Theworsthurricanedisasterofalltimeoccurredonthe8thSeptember1900inGalveston,Texas.Windsof200kilometresperhourandfivemetrehighwaveshit○23thecity.Thedisasterkilled6,000peopleinapopulationof37,000anddestroyed3,600buildings.返回目录AnExtraordinaryEventThisisastoryaboutthe1900Galvestonhurricane.CharlesCoghlanwasanineteenthcenturyIrishactorwhowenttoliveinCanada○24.HethenmovedtoNewYork,wherehebecamefamous○25.Bythelate1890s,hehadmovedtoGalveston,wherehedied○26in1899,ayearbeforethehurricanestruck○27.Thecemetery○28○29whereCoghlanwasburied○30wasdestroyedbythehurricaneandCoghlan'scoffin○31endedup○32inthesea.返回目录Eightyearslater,thecoffinwasfoundbyfishermenintheseanearhishomeonPrinceEdwardIslandintheeastofCanada.TheGulfStreamhadcarriedit3,000kilometresup○33theeasternUScoasttoPrinceEdwardIsland.CoghlantravelledbacktoCanada—afterhehadbeenburiedinTexas！返回目录注解①tornadon．龙卷风②rotatingadj.旋转的；循环的③columnn．柱状物；柱状体④thunderstormn．雷暴⑤violentadj.猛烈的；激烈的；强烈的⑥perprep.每⑦occurvi.发生occur不用于被动语态和进行时态。返回目录⑧pickup卷起；掀起⑨furn．(动物的)毛皮⑩takeoff去掉⑪feathern．羽毛⑫furnituren．家具⑬whereitwas是where引导的地点状语从句。⑭onaverage平均来说⑮causevt.引起；导致⑯causingabout80deathsand1,500injuries是现在分词短语作结果状语。返回目录⑰ofalltime有史以来，历史上(常与最高级连用)⑱现在分词短语affectingt