unit_5_the_power_of_nature

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1. Which is more dangerous, the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea or the actual eruption?
• The actual eruption causes less damage than you might imagine because no one… • The lava causes more damage because it buries everything under the molten rock. • …burns everything to the ground.
Para3--5 erupt from 从…喷发出 引起更多的损失 cause far more damage in one’s path 在…的路上 be fast asleep 快速入睡 take notice (of ) 注意… 从…跑出...跑进 run out of…into 像白天一样明亮 as bright as day in the distance 在远处 一个绝妙的奇景 an absolutely fantastic sight
与这样的人一起工作是一件乐事。
站在我旁边的是一位穿黑衣的女士.
Alongside me was a woman in a black dress.
We walked alongside of the river. alongside of 在……旁边；与……并排
alongside with 与……一起；除……之外
What do these disasters have in common? 1) They are disasters that ______________________________ . are caused by natural forces 2) Compared with/ to humans, they are powerful, which … ______________________________ . do terrible damage to the buildings and the environment and even result in deaths. 3) It is difficult for human beings to ______________________________ . predict when they will happen and defeat them

人教版英语选修6 Unit 5 The power of nature同步练习及答案Unit Five The power of natureI.根据下列句子意思用所给词的正确形式或所给汉语填空1.The major __________ (volcano)eruption made the people who lived around it suffer a lot.2.In the end, the demonstration ___________ (eruption) into violence・3.To protect the child from illegal abuse, a lawyer was____________ (appointment) to represent the child.4.Every time there is an outbreak of any infectious disease, people are ___________ ('惊'魔)intobuying medicines they don^t need・5.All our electrical goods are __________ (保证)against failure for one year.6.Volunteers work ________ (在... 旁边)professional rescue workers in the disaster-hit areas.pared with Youth Digest, the magazine Readers has a much more d __________ (diversity) and perhaps older readership.8.The school tries hard to treat pupils as individuals and to help each one to achieve their full______ (潜质).9・ After a fire broke out in the lab, a lot of __________ (equip) was damaged.lO.The school has only been open for six months, so it's too early ___________ (evaluation) its success.II.He managed to come out, _________ (wave) the document at the crowd.12.In _______ (actually) fact，more and more adults have been addicted to playing computer games ・13.-Do you let your kids walk alone at night?___________ (absolute) not.14.The house is not really ________ (suit) for a large family.15.1 would _____________ (appreciation) it if you could attend my birthday party・16.House construction _______ (various) from country to country. However, you can find many diverse styles in China.17.Unfortunately, many people are ___________ (conscious) of the coming risk・1& "Thunder _______ ^(anxious) is common among dogs, and some dogs tremble with fear under the owners5 bed during thunderstorms.19. The __________ (novel) wrote a wonderful short story about a candidate who wanted to become president of the United States.20.1 saw a ________ (shoot) star last night when I looked out of my window.II、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Unit 5 The Power of Nature
Period 6 Using Language 2
1. shoot vt. 射中；射伤vi. 射击 【原句】She was shot. (P37)她被击中了。
▶Sean Lien, son of Lien Chan, was shot in the head while speaking in Taipei. 连战的儿子连胜文在台北演讲时头部遭到枪击。 ▶They are shooting at bottles on a wall.
他们在朝墙上的瓶子射击。
▶He shot at the rabbit, but didn’t shoot it. 他向那只兔子射击，但没射中。
The hunter tried to _____ the bear,
but he _____ it. A. shoot; shot C. shoot; missed B. fire; missed D. fire; shot
3. anxious adj. 忧虑的；不安的；渴望的 【原句】I was so anxious and couldn’t move at first. (P38) 我非常不安，一开始都动弹不得。
归纳总结:
be anxious about/for sb./sth. 担心/忧虑…… be anxious to do sth. 急于做…… be anxious for sb. to do sth. 急于让某人做…… be anxious that... 急切希望…… （that从句用虚拟语气should+v.，其中should可以省略）
她渴望见那个著名的歌手。patient有耐心的；anxious 渴望的；worried担忧的；nervous紧张的。

Near the oceans.
1. Answer “yes”or “no” to the following questions to find out if you would be suitable for being a volcanologist.
Questions 1 Do you like working outside as well as inside?
4) What caused the writer’s bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night? The light was caused by the red-hot rocks and gas that erupted from the volcano. 5) Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting?
Assignment (Homework)
1. Find out words, expressions and sentences which you think are useful, important or difficult to understand. 2.Finish exercises in Learning about language.(Ex 1, 2)
1. Watch the video episode of John’s getting close to the crater. Guess what John think of his job as a volcanologist. Knowing when and where an eruption will occur is one of the great challenges for a volcanologist Volcanoes provide the world's most beautiful and powerful natural events. Nothing in nature can exceed(be more than) their beauty.