人教版选修六ReadingAnExcitingJob

READING TASKSAN EXCITING JOBPre-reading activitiesTask I. Name some natural disasters. Make a list.Task II. What words can you use to describe the volcanic eruption?Task III. What should people do when they know that there will be a volcanic eruption?While-reading activitiesTask I. Read the text and fill in the blanks in the chart. Pay attention to the structure of the text.Task II. Read the text and find out the reasons for the results.Results Reasons1. I enjoy doing my job very much. A. The people living in the path of the lavacan be informed to leave their houses.2. I don ’t care much about the danger of my job. B. There was a volcanic eruption from the side of the mountain.3. We have saved many people in Hawaii. C. We wore white protective suits, helmets,boots and special gloves.4. The eruption of a volcano causes less damage than the flowing lava. D. My work is going to different places and meeting different people.5. The bedroom became as bright as day. E. Danger makes me feel excited and alive.6. All of us looked like spacemen. F. No one lives at the top of the mountain.7. I did not follow the other two scientists to go down into the crater.G. I was not experienced enough.Task III. Read Paragraphs 1 and 2, and find the words which mean the following.________ 1. different from what is usual________ 2. people who are travelling for pleasure________ 3. sometimes, but not regularly and not often________ 4. a large amount of data stored in a computer________ 5. unluckily________ 6. hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcanoTask IV. Read Paragraph 3 and complete the phrases describing the author’s first experience of a volcanic eruption.began shakinga strange 1. ________passing my 2. ________as bright as dayinto the back 3. ________see Mount Kilaueafrom the sidered hot 4. ________fantastic 5. ________Post-reading activitiesTask I. Below is a summary of the text with some words missing. Choose the words from the box and make the summary complete. Then try to retell the story to your partners. buries, volcanic eruptions, crater, volcanoes, special clothing, lavaMy job is studying 1. ________ for the Hawaiian V olcano Observatory (HVO). I collect information about Mount Kilauea, one of Hawaii’s active volcanoes. This information helps predict where 2. ________ from the volcano will go next. People’s lives can then be saved by warning them to leave their houses before the lava comes. The 3. ________ don’t cause much damage as no one lives near the top. The lava flowing down the mountain causes far more damage because it 4. ________ everything in its path. I will never forget the first time I saw a fountain of red hot lava bursting out of Mount Kilauea. It was a fantastic sight. The next day two scientists and I wore 5. ________ to protect us while we took a closer look at its 6. ________. Twenty years later I am still excited about my job. I am amazed by the beauty and dangerous power of volcanoes. (By Ray Cama)Task II. Imagine you are the author. Tell your partner your first experience of seeing the volcanic eruption. You can refer to Task IV in While-reading activities.Task III. Make a comparison between an earthquake and a volcanic eruption.Task IV. What is your attitude to the natural disasters?参考答案：Pre-reading activitiesTask I. 略Task II. 略Task III.略While-reading activitiesTask I. 1. unusual 2. lava 3. Shaking 4. Bright 5. Protective 6. beauty Task II. 1-D 2-E 3-A 4-F 5-B 6-C 7-GTask III. 1. unusual 2. tourists 3. occasionally 4. database 5. unfortunately 6. lavaTask IV. 1. sound 2. window 3. garden 4. lava 5. sightPost-reading activitiesTask I. 1. volcanoes 2. lava 3. volcanic eruptions 4. buries 5. special clothing 6. craterTask II. 略Task III.略Task IV. 略。