03TheViolenceofNature时文选读MountEtna—largestactivevolcanoinEuropeMountEtnaisoneofthemostfamousvolcanoesintheworld.ThehighestactivevolcanoinEuropeliesintheeasternpartofSicily,anItalianislandintheMediterraneanSea.MountEtnahasaheightofabout3,300meters.ThevolcanoliesinthelinebetweentheEurasianandAfricanplates.MountEtnahasbeenactiveforages.TheancientGreeksreportedaboutEtna'sactivity.AlthoughMountEtnahaseruptedseveraltimesthroughouttheages,theoutbreakin1669wasthelargest.ItdestroyedmanyvillagesandpartsofCatania,alargecitywhichliesatthevolcano'sfoot.Duringthehistoricoutbreaklavaflowedintotheseanearthecity'sharbor.Morethan20,000peoplewerekilledduringthiseruption.Followingminoroutbreaksinthe1950sand1960s,thevolcanohaseruptedoverandoveragaineveryfewyearssincethen.Sincethemiddleofthe19thcenturyMountEtnahasbeenobservedveryclosely.Scientiststrytofindoutmoreaboutitsvolcanicactivity.MountEtnahasprovidedthehillsarounditwithfertilesoilfromitslavaoutbreaks.Farmingdominatesthelowzonessurroundingthevolcano.Inthehigherareasthevolcanicmountainiscoveredwithtrees.Thehighestpartsofthevolcanoarecoveredwithash,sand,plantsandbushes.Europe'smostactivevolcano,however,isnotadeadzone.Insummer,touristagenciesofferguidedtoursandshortclimbingjourneys.ThesnowcoveredvolcanogivesskiersanamazingviewofthesurroundingMediterraneanSea.PeriodⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary第1课时单词·短语篇基础巩固Ⅰ.重点单词1.________n.灾难2.________n.洪水3.________n.闪电4.________vt.经历5.________vt.引起;导致6.________vt.埋葬7.________n.家具8.________vi.发生9.________adj.猛烈的;激烈的;强烈的10.________vt.&n.(雷电、暴风雨等)袭击答案1.disaster'2.flood'3.lightning'4.experience5.cause'6.bury'7.furniture'8.occur'9.violent10.strikeⅡ.重点短语1.occur________发生2.________aflash一刹那3.pick________卷起,捡起,学会4.________average按平均计算5.________so大约6.end________结束7.take________去掉,起飞8.more________超过;不仅仅9.put________放下10.beburied________专心于答案1.to'2.in'3.up'4.on'5.or'6.up'7.off8.than'9.down'10.in精讲精练5个核心单词1.experiencevt.经历n.经验,经历【教材原句】Doyouknowanyonewhohasexperiencedoneoftheevents?(P21)你认识经历过这些事件的人吗?*Thecityexperiencedover2,000suchaccidentslastyear.去年这座城市发生了2000多起这样的事故。归纳拓展(1)haveanexperiencein有在……方面的经历from/byexperience凭经验;从经验中(得出)(2)experiencedadjbeexperiencedin/at在……方面有经验Wehavemuchexperience(in)dealingwithallkindsofdisasters.我们有很多经验对付各种灾害。CanyoutellmeyourexperiencesinAmerica?你能告诉我你在美国的经历吗?Myfatherisexperiencedinmakingallkindsoffurniture.我父亲在制作各种家具方面很有经验。名师点睛experience的双面性experience作名词,作“经验”讲时,是不可数名词,如richexperience;作“经历”讲时,是可数名词,如aterribleexperience一次可怕的经历。作动词时,意为“体验,经历”,是及物动词。用experience的适当形式完成句子①Myteacherhas________________inteachingEnglish.我的老师有很多英语教学经验。②He________________alotofdifficulties(in)doingthatwork.做那项工作时,他经历了很多困难。③Hehad________________whiletravellinginAfrica.他在非洲旅行时,有许多有趣的经历。④(2015年高考·安徽卷)IfyoucometovisitChina,you________(experience)acultureofamazingdepthandvariety.答案①muchexperience②experienced③manyinterestingexperiences④willexperience2.causevt.引起;导致n.原因;事业【教材原句】Doyouknowanythingabouttheevents?Forexample,whatcausesthem?(P21)你知道关于这些灾难的一些事情吗?例如,是什么引起它们的?Wecan'tgetridofwarunlesswegetridofthecausesofwar.我们不能消除战争,除非我们先消除战争的起因。Weshouldfirstdevelopthecauseofeducation.我们应该首先发展教育事业。归纳拓展causesb.todosth.引起某人做某事causesth.引起……causesb.sth.=causesth.tosb.引起某人某事;给某人招致某事causeandeffect因果关系thecauseof...……的起因辨析:cause,reason,excusecause表示“直接的原因”,后面接介词of短语或不定式。causeandeffect表示“因果”reason表示“解释某个行为的理由”,后面接介词for或why引导的定语从句excuse表示“借口”“托词”,后面接介词forA.用reason,cause和excuse填空①The________ofthefirewasunknown.②What'sthe________foryourhurry?③Whenheislate,hecanalwaysfinda(n)________.B.单句语法填空④Thatareawashitbyanunexpectedheavyrain,andit________asevereflood.答案①cause②reason③excuse④caused3.occurvi.发生【教材原句】AlmostallofthemoccurintheUS,intheareafromTexasinthesoutheasttoSouthDakotainthenorth.(P23)它们几乎全部发生在美国东南部德克萨斯州到北部南达科他州一带。归纳拓展Abrilliantideaoccurredtome.我想到一个极好的主意。Itoccurredtometovisitmyteacher.我想到要去看看我的老师。Itdidn'toccurtohimthatshewouldrefusehisinvitation.他没有想到她会拒绝他的邀请。辨析:occur,happen,takeplace,breakoutoccurvi.可指某事情偶然发生或者按照计划进行,可与happen互换,但比较正式。后接介词to时,表示“想到”,而不是“发生”happenvi.特指某事情偶然发生。表示“某人发生了某事”,要用sth.happenedtosb.;happentodosth.表示“碰巧做某事”takeplacevi.通常指经过安排使某事发生breakoutvi.指战争、火灾等的发生名师点睛以上这些表示“发生”的单词或短语都不能用于被动语态。A.用occur,happen,takeplace和breakout填空①Thataccident________yesterday.②Afire________duringthenight.③Themeeting________at8:00asplanned.④Isupposeitnever________toyoutophonethepolice.B.单句语法填空⑤Hasitever________toyouthatyoucouldhavepassedtheexam?答案①happened②brokeout③tookplace④occurred⑤occurred4.strikevt.&n.(struck;struck/stricken)(雷电、暴风雨等)袭击【教材原句】Bythelate1890s,hehadmovedtoGalveston,wherehediedin1899,ayearbeforethehurricanestruck.(P23)19世纪90年代后期,他搬到了加尔维斯顿,1899年即发生飓风的前一年在这里去世。AmoderateearthquakestruckthenortheasternUnitedStatesearlyonSaturday.美国东北部周六早晨遭遇了一次中等强度的地震。Thefirstthingthatstruckmeaboutmydeskmatewashisconfidence.关于我的同桌我想到的第一件事就是他的自信。归纳拓展(1)sth.strike(s)sb.某人突然想到某事Itstrikessb.+that某人一下想到bestruckby被……打动;给……以印象(2)strikevt.打;敲击;(时钟)敲响;罢工Itstruckmethatthemanwasnottellingthetruth.我猛地意识到那个人没说真话。IwasdeeplystruckbythebeautyofShangriLa.香格里拉的美景给我留下了深刻的印象。Strikewhiletheironisho