1、Section_ Other_Parts_of_the_Module原文呈现Earthquakes Around the PacificAbout 400 earthquakes occur worldwide every day, more than a hundred thousand in a year.China is situated in one of the most active earthquake regions in the world and there have been many terrible earthquakes. The most serious of t
2、hese occurred in Hua County in Shaanxi Province in 1556. The earthquake affected eight provinces in Central China. It covered an area of 800 square kilometres. In some communities, 60 percent of the population were killed. In all ， 830,000 people lost their lives .The California Earthquake of the 18
3、th of April 1906 is the worst earthquake that has ever happened in the United States . It took place at 5：15 am., and lasted for only a minute. However, it caused the worst natural disaster in the nations history.读文清障worldwide/wldwaId/ adj.全世界的be situated in 坐落于，位于active/ktIv/ adj.积极的；活跃的其比较级、最高级是分别
4、在其前加 more, most。there have been 为 there be 结构的现在完成式。cover an area of 覆盖面积达population n人口population 作主语时，谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式。当主语是表示“人口的百分之几，几分之几”时，谓语动词的数根据 population 的意义来定。in all 总共；总计 lose ones life 牺牲，丧生worst 为 bad 的最高级。that 引导的定语从句，修饰 earthquake。此处 that 不能换为 which，因为先行词earthquake 前有最高级修饰。take place 发生
5、last .持续(一段时间)，此时 last 是不及物动词。cause vt.引起；导致 cause sb. to do sth.导致某人做某事环太平洋地区的地震第 13 段译文每天世界上大约会发生 400 次地震，每年会发生 10 万多次。中国位于世界上地震活动最频繁的地区之一，并且已经发生了很多次可怕的地震。最严重的一次于 1556 年发生在陕西省的华县。那次地震影响了中国中部的 8 个省份，波及800 平方千米。在一些社区，60%的人口丧生。( 在那次地震中 )总共 83 万人丧生。1906 年 4 月 18 日发生的加利福尼亚地震是美国历史上最严重的一次地震。它发生在凌晨 5：15，持
6、续了仅一分钟。然而，它造成了美国历史上最严重的自然灾害。Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most damage. The fires burned for three days, destroying a total of 25,000 buildings. About 500 people were killed in the city of San Francisco and 250,000 were made homeless. In the whole of California, the earthquake and
7、 fires caused about 3,000 deaths.The 1906 earthquake was caused by a movement on the San Andreas Fault. One hundred years later, movements on the San Andreas Fault continue to cause problems for the whole of 21 California.过去分词短语 caused by the California Earthquake 作定语，修饰 fires，可转换成that/which were ca
8、used by the California Earthquake。damage/dmId/n. it caught so big a fire last night. 难怪这座楼成为废墟，昨晚它着了大火。2(教材 P25)Ash and lava poured down the mountain, setting fire to hundreds of houses. 火山灰和岩浆从山上流下来，引燃了成百上千所房子。set fire to (set . on fire) 放火( 焚烧)；激起；使激愤catch fire 着火(动作)be on fire 着火(状态)make a fire 生
9、火I believe the house was deliberately set fire to. 我认为有人蓄意放火烧这栋房子。Their action set_fire_to public opinion.他们的行动引起了激烈的舆论。She was standing too close to the fireplace and her dress caught (catch) fire. 她站得离壁炉太近了，衣服烧着了。3(教材 P25)We put all the fires out. 我们将所有的火都扑灭了。 put out 扑灭(火)；伸出；生产；出版 put aside 搁置一旁
10、；储蓄put away 放好，收起来put down 放下；写下put forward 提出；推荐put off 推迟，延期Put out the fire before going to bed. 睡觉之前先熄掉火。He has put aside a little money for a rainy day. 他积蓄了一点钱以备不时之需。He puts his money away for a tour. 他为了旅行而攒钱。Put down your name and address. 写下你的名字和住址。She has decided to put herself forward as
11、a candidate. 她已经决定毛遂自荐，当候选人。4(教材 P28)Fortunately, we had plenty of warning. 幸亏我们已得到很多警告。warning n警告(1)a written warning 书面警告warning lights 警示灯(2)warn v. 警告；提醒warn sb. against (doing)sth.warn sb. not to do sth. 警告某人不要做某事warn sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事warn sb. that . 警告；提醒The red light is a warning sign for s
12、top. 红灯是通知停止行进的信号。Parents often warn their children not_to _play (not, play) with fire.家长常警告孩子别玩火。The morning paper warned of serious delays at the airport.晨报提醒大家注意飞机晚点情况严重。I was warned against my neighbor. 别人警告我要提防我的邻居。5(教材 P29) In all, 830,000 people lost their lives. (在那次地震中)总共 83 万人丧生。in all 总共；
13、总计 all in all 总而言之 first of all 首先after all 毕竟；终究not at all 一点也不；别客气There were twenty people in all present at the meeting.共有二十个人出席了会议。After_all,_Richard isnt a boy any more. 毕竟，理查德不再是个孩子了。Dont worry. It isnt difficult at_all. 别担心。这一点也不难。 John Major made some progress this year, but all_in_all,_its
14、been a pretty bad year for him. 尽管约翰梅杰今年取得了一些进步，但是总的来说，对他来讲这是糟糕的一年。6(教材 P29)Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most damage.加利福尼亚地震引起的大火造成了最严重的损失。damage n thats eight at all. atin 5About 40 percent of the population of that country lives on farms. liveslive 6It is reported that there i
15、s still a possibility what the bad weather will continue. whatthat .选词填空take place， set fire to， catch fire， put out， cover an area of， according to， in all， if necessary1He put_out the fire with a piece of wet carpet(地毯). 2Our school covers_an_area_of 400 acres, which is twice as big as yours. 3The
16、re will be a large number of people attending the lecture according_to todays paper. 4Dont forget to take your cell phone with you in case you can call for help if_necessary. 5The driver got out of the car directly it caught_fire. 6The fire took_place last night and many houses were burnt down. 7The
17、 man in black was about to set_fire_to the house when the police came. 8The teacher said there were twelve in_all who had failed in the exam. 本单元语言点温故练习.单句语法填空1When Tom got home, his father had_been_buried (bury) in his work for two hours.2That area was hit by an unexpected heavy rain, and it caused
18、 (cause) a severe flood. 3It occurred to her that she might adopt a homeless child. 4The mini bus picked up passengers along the narrow road, which greatly slowed us down. 5Mary is really good at taking notes in class. She can put down almost every word her teacher says. 6Could you please help me ta
19、ke the lid off the jar? 7The teacher stressed again that the students should not leave out any important details while retelling the story. 8When I arrived at the airport I realized that I had left my ticket behind. 9On average, there are twenty boys present every day.10By the time he was 12, he had
20、_travelled (travel) to more than 30 countries.完成句子1The classroom had_been_cleaned before we came. 我们到之前，教室已经被打扫干净了。2Had_the_fire_been_put_out when the fire fighters arrived? 消防队员到达时火已经被扑灭了吗？3The new plan had_been_carried_out before the second experiment began. 这项新计划在第二次试验开始之前就已经实施了。4Much_work _had_b
21、een_done before she arrived here. 她到达这里之前，很多工作已经做完了。5She said her brother wanted_to_go_with_her. 她说她弟弟想跟她一起去。6He asked me if_I_was_coming_the_next_day. 他问我第二天是否要来。7He told me that he_had_left_his_book in my room. 他告诉我他把书落在我的房间里了。8She asked me whether_I_had_known what had happened. 她问我是否已经知道了发生的一切。二、
22、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧.阅读理解Consider this, your state has been hit by a cyclone (暴风) with wind speeds topping 300 kilometres per hour. All modern means of communication telephone, cell phone, wireless sets lie dead as the cyclone has destroyed all connecting stations. This was what happened during the Orissa
23、cyclone. This was when a lot of amateurs (业余爱好者), students and radio lovers got together to set up something called a ham radio station.Ham is another name for an amateur radio set. It is actually a simple radio transmitter (发射机) and receiver which can be built and set up using simple and lowcost eq
24、uipment (设备). The ham radio receives radio signals just like your home radio set. The only difference is that your home radio set receives signals only from a radio station. A ham radio receives signals from another ham radio. So, each ham radio is like a radiostationcumradioreceiver built into one.
25、 It is actually like running a radio station from your home.Once you have your ham radio set working, you can simply choose a channel (频道) and send and receive radio messages to and from all those who are on that channel. It is like an online communication except that it is on a radio set.With a ham
26、 radio, you can connect to other people using ham radios across the world. Several astronauts carry ham radio sets on their space journeys. If you are lucky, you can actually connect to them. However, you have to take exams to get a ham radio license. This license enables you to set up and run a ham
27、 radio station. Anyone can take these exams and they are very simple. Try your hand at it this summer.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了业余无线电。1Why was a ham radio station set up during the Orissa cyclone?ABecause radio lovers wanted to help each other.BBecause amateurs wanted to prove themselves.CBecause there w
28、as no other way to communicate.DBecause the local government asked amateurs to do that.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “All modern means of communication . students and radio lovers got together to set up something called a ham radio station.”可知，受暴风影响，所有通讯设备都无法正常使用，所以很多人聚到一起建立了业余无线电站。2What makes a ham radio di
29、fferent from a home radio?ABeing able to connect to more radio stations.BBeing able to send and receive signals.CBeing able to receive clearer signals.DBeing able to be set up easily.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的 “The only difference is that . a radio station from your home.”可知，与家用收音机不同的是业余无线电设备是集收发无线电信号于一体的
30、无线电设备。3What can we infer from the last paragraph?AHam radios will be used in space.BHam radios fail to send signals far.CIts not that hard to get a ham radio license.DIt needs a long time to set up a ham radio station.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “Anyone can take these exams and they are very simple.”可知，业余
31、无线电考试很简单，所以很容易拿到执照。4Whats the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo explain what a ham radio is.BTo show the importance of a ham radio.CTo compare a ham radio with a home radio.DTo encourage readers to build a ham radio station.解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据文中对业余无线电功能、特点及如何获得相关执照的介绍可知，该文的目的是介绍业余无线电。.语法填空At the e
32、nd of the 16th century, English was only spoken by people from England. They were native speakers. _1_ largest number of people _2_ (speak) English may be in China at present. A lot of Chinese people speak English _3_ their foreign language and some can even speak English _4_ (fluent). The English l
33、anguage _5_ (change) quite a lot over time. Old English _6_ (speak) at that time sounded like German because it _7_ (base) on German, but modern English sounds more like French _8_ German because England was once ruled by the French. Two people had great effects on English. One was Shakespeare, the person _9_ enriched the English vocabulary; the other was Noah Webster. He wrote a dictionary and finally gave American English _10_ (it) own identity. 答案：1.The 2.speaking 3.as 4.fluently 5.has changed 6.spoken 7.was based 8.than 9.who/that 10its
