Unit5ThepowerofnatureSectionⅠ—WarmingUp,Prereading,Reading&prehending課后篇鞏固提升一、寫作詞匯復(fù)習(xí)Reading部分的詞匯,完成下列小對話或語段。1.—Areyouinterestedinhistoricalnovels?—(實際上),nothinginterestsmemorethanreadingthatkindofnovels.

答案Actually2.—Doyouknowwhowill(被任命)asournewsalesmanager?

—Sorry,Idon’tknow.答案beappointed3.—Whoareyou(打招呼)?

—Themanacrosstheroad.It’smyuncle.答案wavingat4.—Shelookedverysmartinapalegrey(套裝).

—Yes,shedid.答案suit5.—Doyouthinkheisluckytogetthejob?—(當(dāng)然了).

答案Absolutely6.Tom(前往)homewhenIdrove(沿著)theroad.

答案wasmakinghisway;alongside二、閱讀詞匯復(fù)習(xí)Reading部分的詞匯,寫出畫線部分的漢語意思。YesterdayIpaidavisittomyuncle,ascientistresearchingonvolcanoes1..

WhenIenteredhisoffice,Isawadiagram2.onthewall,showingwhenvolcanoeserupt3..Hetoldmeavolcanohasmuchmorepotential4.tocausedamagethanahurricane5.oranearthquake.Healsotoldmethattheashes6.willpollutetheenvironmentandcausedamagetoairtravel.

Afterlunch,Iworeahelmet7.andboots8.andmademywaytoalivevolcano.Icollectedmuchinformationforadatabase9.aboutthevolcano.

答案1.火山2.圖表3.噴發(fā)4.潛能5.颶風(fēng)6.灰7.頭盔8.靴子9.數(shù)據(jù)庫三、用方框內(nèi)所給短語的適當(dāng)形式填空inthedistancebeappointedasburntothegroundtakenoticeofbeabouttobeamazedatoutofthewaymakeourway1.Visitorshowmuchthetownhaschanged.

答案areamazedat2.Stevenhastomovebecausehishouselastnight.

答案wasburnttotheground3.Ihopeyou’llwhatI’mgoingtotellyou.

答案takenoticeof4.Imovedmylegssothatshecouldpass.

答案outoftheway5.Onacleardayyoucanseethetemple.

答案inthedistance6.Webeginourexperimentwhenthesupplyofelectricitywascutoff.

答案wereaboutto7.Thoughitwasdark,wetothevillage.

答案madeourway8.MrSmithchairmanofthemeeting.

答案wasappointedas四、根據(jù)漢語及括號內(nèi)的提示,將下列句子翻譯成英語1.原先沒想到會有這么多人來參加會議。(It’sunexpectedthat)答案It’sunexpectedthatsomanypeoplewouldetothemeeting.2.夜幕降臨,我們開始往家走。(獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu))答案Nightingon,wesetoffforhome.3.他今天早上打來的時候,我正準(zhǔn)備離家。(beaboutto...when)答案Iwasabouttoleavehomewhenhephonedthismorning.4.在新房子里住下來后,他就著手寫下一本書了。(用分詞形式)答案Havingsettleddowninhisnewhouse,hesetaboutwritinghisnextbook.5.我認(rèn)為跟他討論這個絕對有必要。(absolutely)答案Iconsideritabsolutelynecessarytotalkaboutitwithhim.6.我們希望你們能夠與我們并肩同行。(alongside)答案Wehopeyou’llwalkalongsideus.五、閱讀理解EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeii,Italy.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor,suchasitsstadium,theatres,shopsandrestaurants.Thetouristsdonot,however,seePompeii’speople.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeople.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2,000years.Once,Pompeiiwasabusycityof22,000people.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuvius,agrasscoveredvolcano.MountVesuviushadnoteruptedforcenturies,sothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafe.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofAD79,MountVesuviuserupted.Theentiretopofthemountainexploded,andahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotvolcanicashbegantofallonPompeii.Whentheeruptionendedtwodayslater,Pompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.Almostallofitspeopleweredead.Forcenturies,Pompeiilayburiedunderstonesandashes.Then,intheyear1861,anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.Slowlyandcarefully,Ginseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountains,housesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20,000seats.Perhapsthemostimportantofallisthattherewereeverydayobjects,whichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.Manyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolorinthebottom,soweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwine.Theylikedbread,too;metalbreadpanswereineverybakery,andinonebakerytherewere81round,flatloavesofbread—atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadark,shinypowdertellusthatwomenliketoweareyemakeup.Ginseppehasdied,buthisworkcontinues.Onefourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.Scientistsarestilldigging,stillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawtouriststoPompeii.1.WhydolargenumbersofpeopleetoPompeiieachyear?A.Tovisitthevolcano.B.ToseehowPompeianslived.C.Towatchsportsandplays.D.Toshopandeatthere.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的“TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor,suchasitsstadium,theatres,shopsandrestaurants.”可知,游客來到龐培古城是為了看過去的龐培人是如何生活的,因為龐培城被火山灰掩埋而保持了原有的一切風(fēng)貌。故選B項。2.WhyhadsomanyPompeiansremainedbyMountVesuvius?A.Thecitynearbyofferedallkindsoffun.B.TheareaproducedthefinestwineinItaly.C.Fewpeopleexpectedthevolcanotoeruptagain.D.Themountainwasbeautifulandcoveredwithgrass.答案C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“ItlayatthefootofMountVesuvius,agrasscoveredvolcano.MountVesuviushadnoteruptedforcenturies,sothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafe.Buttheywerenot.”可知,這座火山很長時間處于休眠狀態(tài),人們沒料到它還會噴發(fā)。故選C項。3.WhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79?A.BecauseGinseppeandhismendugitslowlyandcarefully.B.Becausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayobjects.C.Becausethecitywasburiedaliveandremaineduntouched.D.Becausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoerupted.答案C解析推理判斷題。由第二段以及第三段的最后兩句可知,由于火山突然噴發(fā),人們在毫無準(zhǔn)備的情況下就被埋葬了,幾個世紀(jì)以來都沒有被破壞,所以保留了當(dāng)時全部的情景。故選C項。4.WhatdoweknowaboutthePompeianswholived2,000yearsago?A.Theylikedwomenwearingallkindsofmakeup.B.TheylivedmoreorlessthesameasItaliansnowdo.C.Theyenjoyedalazylifewithdrinkingandeating.D.TheywentbacktoPompeiiaftertheeruptioninAD79.答案B解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段的內(nèi)容可知,古代的龐培人的生活習(xí)慣和現(xiàn)代的意大利人的生活習(xí)慣差不多一樣。故選B項。六、語篇填空Dirtywaterroseinwellsandcanalsbeforetheearthquake.Butnoonejudgedthatanearthquakewasing.1.(sudden),everythingshook.Itseemedasiftheworldwas2.anend.Millionsofbrickhousesandanumberofdams3.(destroy).Railwaytracksbecameuselessbars.Pipesinminesburstandletoutsmellysteam.Hugecrackstrappedcyclistseverywhere.

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