The Power of NatureThe Power of Nature

What disasters do you know ?

Warming up

flood earthquake

typhoon / cyclone / hurricane

tsunami /tsju:'nɑ:mi /

sandstorm

volcano

active volcano

dormant volcano extinct volcano[ 'dɔ:mənt]

休眠火山[ iks'tiŋkt ]

死火山

Pre-reading

What do you think of the job climbing

into an active volcano in order to take th

e temperature of the boiling rock inside?

Unit 5

An Exciting Job

1. Does the writer like his job?

2. Where is Mount Kilauea?

Skimming

3. What is the volcanologist wearing when getting close to the crater?

1. Does the writer like his job?

2. Where is Mount Kilauea?

Yes.

It is in Hawaii.

Skimming

3. What is the volcanologist wearing when getting close to the crater?He is wearing white protective suits that covered his whole body, helmets, big boots and special gloves, just like a spaceman.

1.What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?

Scanning

2.What did the scientists do after the eruption?

1.What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?

My bed began shaking

A strange sound

My bed room became as bright as day

Red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air

An absolutely fantastic sight

Scanning

2.What did the scientists do after the eruption?

Put on white protective suits

helmets, big boots

Slowly made our way to the

edge of the crater

Looked down into

the red, boiling centre

Climbed down into the crater to collect some lava

Answer these questions on page 35 by using complete sentences

Comprehending

1. Why is a volcanologist’s job important?

3. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption?

Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives.

The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or bury villages in its path. The rocks that erupt from the volcano usually don’t damage anything because no one lives near the crater.

4. What caused the writer’s bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night?

5. Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting?

The light was caused by the red-hot lava fountaining from the volcano.

The scientists needed to get samples of the lava so they could study them.

1. Why is a volcanologist’s job important? Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives.

6. Why was it difficult for writer to walk towards the edge of the crater?

7. What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for 20 years?

The author was wearing special protective clothing that made it difficult to walk.

The author is impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by its potential to cause great destruction.

1 The writer doesn’t mind the occasional danger of his job because ______.

A He travels to unusual places and meets interesting people from all over the world.

B He likes the different ways of working.

C He thinks his job the most important.

D He is excited about dangers and feels alive.

Choose the best answer:

D

2As a result of the volcanologist’s work, ____.

A other scientists predict the progress of lava from the volcano.

B many people have been warned to leave their homes.

C the eruption causes less damage.

D the eruption may be prevented breaking out.

A

3 Why did the vocanologist run out of the house into back garden ?

A Because his bed began shaking.

B Because his bedroom suddenly became as bright as day.

C Because he thought there was an earthquake in Hawaii.

D Because he wanted to collect information about eruption.

B

4 What does the writer mean by using ‘lucky’ in the sentence ‘I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it’?

A He felt much safer on the top while the other two scientists climbed down into the crater.

B It was his first sight of an eruption.

C It was the first time for him to watch the crater.

D Both B and C.

D

Get the main idea of each paragraph

Para 1

Para 2

Para 3

Para 4

Para 5

The writer’s love for his job and why he loves it.

his job and its importance.

his first sight of a volcano eruption.

his first closer look at a volcano eruption.

his love for his work and volcanoes.

The main idea of the passage

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

(Paras. 1-2)

(Paras. 3-4)

(Para 5)

What the writer’s job is and the importance of his job.

The writer’s experience of watching the volcano eruption.

The reasons why the writer is enthusiastic about his job.

The writer

Profession

Volcanologist

Job ◆ Travels to 1______ places and meets 2________ people from all over the world.

◆ Helps to protect people from the 3________ .◆4_______ information about Mount Kilauea.

unusual

interesting

volcanoCollects

III. Read the text and fill in the blanks.

The writer

Profession Volcanologist

Job ◆ Helps other scientists to 5_______ where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast it will flow.

predict

The first experience

The day of the6 ______

◆ My bed began 7_______ and I heard a strange sound.

◆ My bedroom became as 8______ as day.

◆ Red hot lava 9 ____________ hundreds of meters into the air.

eruption

shaking

bright

was fountaining

The first experience

The day after the eruption

◆ We 10 _____________ to the edge of the crater with protective suits and looked down into the red, boiling centre.

◆ The other two climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study.

made our way

Language points

1. Have you ever considered how weak humans are compared with a volcano, hurricane or earthquake ?

你是否想过， 和火山，飓风或地震 相比人类是何等脆弱。

consider 思考 , 主要用于： consider + 名词 /-ing 形式 :

He is considering studying abroa

d.

他正在考虑出国留学。

consider + wh-:

We considered how we should help them.

我们仔细考虑应该如何帮助他们。consider + 副词：Consider carefully before you decide.

要慎重考虑后再作决定。

2. Do you enjoy taking risks?

risk n. 风险，危险： He was taking a risk by overtaking

on a bend.

他在转弯处超车是在冒风险。 The house is a fire risk.

这房子有起火的危险。

短语联想： at risk 在危险中 :

You are at risk if you don’t wear

a seat belt.

不系安全带真的会有危险。

at the risk of 冒……危险At the risk of seeming rude, I must refused your request, I’m afraid. 尽管似乎无理，恐怕我还是必须拒绝你的要求。

3. Having collected and evaluated the information, I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast. [ 考点 ] Having collected and evaluated 是动词 -ing 形式的完成式，说明它表示的动作在主要谓语表示的动作之前发生。[ 考例 1] The storm left, _____ a lot of damage to this area. (2005 全国卷 I)A. caused B. to have caused C. to cause D. having caused

[ 点拨 ] “ 暴风雨破坏”这个动作发生在 left 之前，故用动词 -ing 形式的完成式。[ 考例 2] _____ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home. ( 北京 2004)A. To wait B. Have waited C. Having waited D. To have waited [ 点拨 ] 此处强调已等了半个小时，然后才意识到没带钱包，故用动词 -ing 形式的完成式。

4.Many houses have been covered with lava or burned to the ground. 许多房屋被熔岩覆盖或烧毁。 burn to the ground 指楼等被烧毁 He has no place to live in because his

house has been burnt to the ground.

他无处栖身因为他的房子被烧掉了。

短语联想： burn away 烧掉The wood had burnt away to nothing.

木头已烧成灰烬。

burn down ( 建筑物 ) 烧毁：The cinema burnt down last year.

电影院去年被烧毁了。The school was burnt down by vand

als.

学校被人纵火烧毁了。

burn off 烧掉He was badly injured in the accident, and his hair was burnt off. 他在事故中严重受伤，头发也被烧掉了。burn out 烧坏The engine had burnt out. 引擎给烧坏了。

burn up 烧毁，燃得更亮 / 旺 The rocket burnt up when it

reentered the earth’s atmosphere.

火箭重入地球大气层时烧毁。 He put more wood in the fire to

make it burn up.

他往火上加木材想让他烧的更旺。

5. Having earlier collected special clothes from the observatory, we put them on before we went any closer. [ 考点 ] earlier 是副词 early 的比较级，

意为“早些……”。[ 考例 ] The new group of students is better-behaved than the other group who stayed here _____. ( 北京 2007)A.early B. earlierC. earliest D. the earliest

6. We slowly made our way to the edge of the crater…. 我们慢慢向走火山口的边缘。 make one’s way （向某地）走（去）

She hesitated, but made her way forward. 她犹豫了一下，但向前走去。She hastily left the room, and made herway to her bed. 她迅速离开房间，朝她床边走去。

短语比较： make one’s way 还表示“有出息” If you want to make your way in the world, you must learn to work hard while you are still young. 你若想要有出息，趁年轻的时候要学会发奋。

make way (for) 让路，让位All the traffic has to make way for a fire engine. 所有的车辆都得给救火车让道。I shall make way for a younger man.我将把职位让给更年轻的人。

7. Today , I am just as enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started. 如今， 我和开始从事这项工作时 一样满怀热情。 enthusiastic (about) 感兴趣的，热心的

She seemed enthusiastic about the idea.她好象对这个主意很感兴趣。We got an enthusiastic response from our customers. 我们得到了顾客们的热情反应。

I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示 , 写出各单词的正确形式。

1. You should be able to e______ your

own work.

2. It was u_________ that Larry broke

his leg on the first day of the holiday.

valuate

fortunate

3. “You’re wrong,” she said with a______

certainty.

4. I am very surprised that she has so

many f_______ dreams.

5. The parks of this city are famous for

their beautiful ________ ( 喷泉 ).

6. The ________ ( 潜在的 ) side effects of

the drug are unknown.

bsolute

antastic

fountains

potential

II. 用所给词的适当形式填空。1. She is especially ______ (excite) at the

news that her daughter got the first in

the competition.

2. His long and ______ (bore) speech

made everyone sleepy.

3. The rich variety of animal life we

found was very __________ (impress).

excited

boring

impressive

4. ____________ (fortunate), three people

died and a lot of people were injured in

the accident.

5. We need to carry out a proper

_________ (evaluate) of the new system.

6. He believes ________ (absolute) that a

man with preparation will succeed

sooner or later.

Unfortunately

evaluation

absolutely

7. The _______ (erupt) of a volcano

makes many people lose their lives.

8. Dad always falls ______ (sleep) in

front of the TV after Sunday lunch.

eruption

asleep

III. 用适当的介词或副词填空。1. ___ the distance, he could see the tall

chimneys of the factory.

2. Use an umbrella to protect yourself

_____ the rain.

3. The mountain was covered _______

snow all the year round.

In

from

with / by

4. Enough lava had erupted _____ the

volcano to bury the whole village.

5. Buses were destroyed and a tourist

hotel was burned __ the ground,

although no holidaymakers were

injured.

6. Mary quickly moved out __ the way,

and Donald lifted a box down.

from

to

of

7. Students ____ all over the world come

to study at Oxford.

8. It was my first sight __ old Green

dancing with a girl of sixteen.

9. He had put __ his best clothes for this

morning call.

10. All the staff are enthusiastic _____

the project.

from

of

on

about

IV. 下列各句均有一处错误，请指出并改正。

1. He was about to leave the room while

the telephone rang.

2. Help is in the way to the people who

are struck by the flood.

when

on

3. He worked late into the night,

prepared a long speech.

4. The girl told us the whole thing in an

exciting voice.

5. As though he’s 24 now, he’s still like a

little child.

preparing

excited

Even

V. 用所给短语的适当形式完成句子。 burn to the ground; have a closer look

at; make one’s way; fast asleep; feel

alive; be about to; protect ... from ...;

take notice of; be enthusiastic about; be

amazed at

1. I _________________ the coat and

decided it wasn’t worth ￡ 50.

had a closer look at

2. After the fire, his house ____________

___________.

3. On Friday, guys __________________

talking about where they are going for

the weekend.

4. It was the kind of morning when you

wake up and ________.

5. Though it was dark, we ____________

to the village.

(was) burned to the ground

are enthusiastic about

feel alive

made our way

6. As I leave the car, I see that the little

boy is __________.

7. She ____________ how quickly Carla

seemed to get over what had happened

to her.

8. The laws are designed to ______

consumers ____ unsafe products.

fast asleep

was amazed at

protect

from

9. We ____________ leave when Jerry

arrived.

10. I hope you’ll ____________ what I’m

going to tell you.

were about to

take notice of

VI. 每空填一词 , 使该句与所给句子的意思相同。

1. The doctors are very excited by the

discovery.

The discovery _______________ very

much.

excites the doctors

2. As time goes on, the students in Grade

3 will win the match.

With ____________, the students in

Grade 3 will win the match.

3. I could have been here an hour ago,

but unluckily I missed the train.

I could have been here an hour ago,

but ____________ I missed the train.

time going on

unfortunately

4. I was coming along to see you, but at

that time I ran into Jack.

I was coming along to see you _____ I

ran into Jack.

5. His collection of paintings has a strong

impression on us.

His collection of paintings __________

very much.

when

impresses us

6. Many villages were completely ruined

after the big fire.

Many villages were ________

__________ after the big fire.

burned to

the ground

VII. 根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。

1. 我正要出去 , 天就开始下雨。 (be abo

ut to do)

I was about to go out when it began to

rain.

2. 我爬到山顶 , 这样能很清楚地看到远处的村庄。 (in the distance)

3. 我们很吃惊地看到她有了小孩后的变化。 (be amazed at)

I climbed up the hill so as to see the

village clearly in the distance.

We were amazed at her changing

after she had a baby.

4. 他尽可能快地跑 , 以免被熊攻击。 (as ... as possible)

5. 学了一会儿，他向他的床走去。

(make one’s way to)

He ran as quickly as possible to avoid

being attacked by the bear.

After studying for a while, he made

his way to his bed.

III. 根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。1.我们不能保证我们所有的航班都不误

点。 (guarantee)

2. 这里的天气时时都在变化。 (vary)

We can’t guarantee that all our flights will never be delayed.

The weather here varies from hour to hour.

3. 他匆匆看了一遍那道题就开始回答了。(glance through)

He glanced through the question and began to answer.