Module3TheViolenceofNaturePeriodOneIntroduction&ReadingandVocabularyInthepasthundredyearsamillionpeoplehavediedinearthquakes，anothermillionhavebeenkilledbyhurricanesandtornadoesand9millionhavelosttheirlivesinfloods.Inadditiontothis，manymillionsmorehavediedasaresultofhungeranddisease.Weshouldalsonotforgetinmanyoftheworld’scountriesdroughtandseriouswatershortagearefactsoflife，especiallyintheAfricanSahelareaborderingtheSaharaDesert.Scientistsandengineersaroundtheworldhavemadegreatadvancesinearthquakeengineering.Itis，ofcourse，physicallyimpossibletomovecitiessuchasTokyoandSanFranciscothathavebeenbuiltonearthquakebelts.Butmostoftenitisnottheearthquakethatkillspeople.Itisthefallingbuildings，bridgesandsoonthatcausedeaths，andsuchahappeningcanbegreatlyreducedbybetterbuildingprograms.Finally，perhapsweneedtoconsiderthenaturaldisasterthatwearecausingourselves.Throughourmismanagementoftheplanet’sresourceswehavespedupthedyingoutofhundredsofsortsofplantsandanimals，atthesametimepossiblydestroyingourownlongtermsurroundingsforlife.Maybethisisonedisasterthatcouldbepreventedifwearewillingtoactwithasenseofresponsibility.1.tornadon.(美国中部等的)龙卷风，飓风2.droughtn.干旱，旱灾3.mismanagementn.管理不善，处理失当Answerthefollowingquestions1.Howmanypeoplehavebeenkilledinnaturaldisastersinthepast100years?Morethan11million.2.Whatcanwedotoreducethenumberofpeoplekilledbyearthquakes?Wecanmakegreateffortstoimprovethequalityofbuildingprograms.3.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“onedisaster”inthelastparagraphreferto?Man’smismanagementofnaturalresources.PeriodOneIntroduction&ReadingandVocabularyⅠ.单词检测1.disastern.灾难2.floodn.洪水3.lightningn.闪电lightn.光4.experiencevt.经历experiencedadj.有经验的5.causevt.引起；导致6.furnituren.家具7.buryvt.埋葬8.occurvi.发生9.violentadj.猛烈的；激烈的；强烈的10.strikevt.&n.(雷电、暴风雨等)袭击struck过去式struck/stricken过去分词Ⅱ.短语检测1.pickup卷起；掀起；拾起；接收；无意中学会2.putdown放下3.takeoff去掉；脱下；起飞；取消4.onaverage平均5.ofalltime有史以来6.endup结果为……；以……结束Ⅰ.阅读课文，匹配信息1.Atornadois2.Tornadoescandestroyhouses3.Hurricanesarestrongtropicalstorms4.ThereareonaveragesixAtlantichurricaneseachyear5.CharlesCoghlanwasanIrishactorA.andtheyusuallyoccurinthesouthernAtlanticOcean.B.andtheyusuallyaffecttheeastcoastoftheUSfromTexastoMaine.C.andsomethingunexpectedhappenedtohiscoffinafterhedied.D.arotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtotheground.E.butleavethefurnitureinsideexactlywhereitwas.答案1.D2.E3.A4.B5.CⅡ.课文阅读理解1.HowmuchdamagedidtheworsttornadocausetotheUS?A.Itpickedupcars，trainsandevenhouses，andputthemdowninthenextstreet.B.Thefurofthebackofmanycatsandthefeathersofmanychickenshadbeentakenoff.C.Itcausedabout80deathsand1,500injuries.D.Morethan700peoplehadlosttheirlivesand2,700hadbeeninjured.答案D2.Whatarethecausesofthesenaturalviolence?A.Thedifferenceatmosphericpressurebetweentwoareas.B.Thechangeableweatherintheseareas.C.Thedestructionofthenaturebyhumanbeings.D.Notmentionedinthepassage.答案D3.Whatarethesimilaritiesbetweenatornadoandahurricane?A.Theybothoccurtogetherwithstrongwind.B.Americaisthecountryaffectedoftenbybothofthem.C.TheybothcancausealotofdamagetopeopleandthebuildingsD.Alloftheabove.答案D4.WherewasCharlesCoghlanbornindeed?A.InIreland.B.InCanada.C.InNewYork.D.InGalveston.答案AⅢ.课文阅读填空Ⅳ.难句分析1.Bythelate1890s...
