ThePowerofNatureThePowerofNaturebyYinYanbinbyYinYanbinUnit5tornado[t:’neidəu]ɔTsunami[tsʊ′n:mi]ɑDoyouknowanyothernaturaldisasters?earthquakeflooddroughtlandslidethunder/lightninghurricane/typhoonvolcanoeruptionHowisavolcanoformed?volcano-eruptionBoilingrockeruptsfromthecrater;thelavaflowsslowlydownthemountain.lavaLavaCraterAshcloudWhoarethey?Whataretheydoing?Collectinformationaboutvolcanoes.Unit5AnExcitingJobAPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5BA.Thewriterdescribeshisjobanditsimportance.B.Thewriterdescribeshisfirstsightofavolcanoeruption.C.Thewriterstatesagainhisloveforhisworkandvolcanoes.D.Thewriterdescribeshisfirstcloserlookatavolcanoeruption.E.Thewriterexpresseshisloveforhisjobandwhyhelovesit..Task1:FindoutthemainideaofeachparagraphFast-reading•Readthetextcarefully,thenchoosethebestanswersTask21).Thewriterdoesn’tmindtheoccasionaldangerofhisjobbecause______.A.HetravelstounusualplacesandmeetsinterestingpeoplefromallovertheworldB.HelikesthedifferentwaysofworkingC.HethinkshisjobthemostimportantD.Heisexcitedaboutdangersandfeelsalive2).Asaresultofthevolcanologist’swork,____.A.otherscientistspredicttheprogressoflavafromthevolcanoB.manypeoplehavebeenwarnedtoleavetheirhomesC.theeruptioncauseslessdamageD.theeruptionmaybepreventedbreakingout3).Whydidthevolcanologistrunoutofthehouseintobackgarden?__________A.Becausehisbedbeganshaking.B.Becausehisbedroomsuddenlybecameasbrightasday.C.BecausehethoughttherewasanearthquakeinHawaii.D.Becausehewantedtocollectinformationabouteruption.4).Whatdoesthewritermeanbyusing“lucky”inthesentence“Iwasluckyenoughtohaveamuchcloserlookatit”?__________A.Hefeltmuchsaferonthetopwhiletheothertwoscientistsclimbeddownintothecrater.B.Itwashisfirstsightofaneruption.C.Itwasthefirsttimeforhimtowatchthecrater.D.BothBandCReadthetextagainandfindoutdetailedinformationtocompletethesentences.Task3Partone(Para1-Para2)Ihavethe_______jobintheworld;Idon’tmind______becauseit_____meandmakeme______________;Icanhelp______ordinarypeople_____thevolcano.Myjobis________informationforadatabase.Havingcollectedand_____it,Ihelpotherscientiststo______wherelavawillflownextandhowfast.Parttwo(Para3-Para4)1).WhyisthelavathatflowsonMountKilaueamoredangerousthantheactualeruption?___________________________________________________________________2).Whatmadetheauthorrealizethataneruptionoccurred?(pleaseputtheeventsintothecorrectorder)a.Iheardastrangesound.b.mybedroombecameasbrightasday.c.mybedbeganshaking.d.Iranoutofthehouseintothebackgarden.___________________________________________________________________3).Whatdidtheauthordoaftertheeruption?AftertheeruptionIputon__________________,____________,__________________and____________.ThenIwas______________themountainand__________closetothecrater,Islowly___________________totheedgeofthecraterand____________________thered,boilingcenter.Partone(Para1-Para2)Ihavethe________jobintheworld;Idon’tmind______becauseit_______meandmakeme______________;Icanhelp______ordinarypeople_____thevolcano.Myjobis________informationforadatabase.Havingcollectedand_________it,Ihelpotherscientiststo______wherelavawillflownextandhowfast.greatestdangerexcitesfeelaliveprotectfromcollectingevaluatedpredictParttwo(Para3-Para4)1).WhyisthelavathatflowsonMountKilaueamoredangerousthantheactualeruption?_____________________________________________________________________...
