Module3

TheViolenceofNatureSectionⅠ

Introduction&ReadingandVocabulary－WarmingUp

預(yù)習(xí)多維感知SectionⅠ預(yù)習(xí)多維感知?StepOne：AskandDiscussionSupposeyouareareporterfromanewspaper.Nowyouareworkingonaspecialreportaboutdisasters,youneedtointerviewsomepeople.Thefollowingquestionsmayhelpyou.1．Haveyoueverexperiencedaflood(atornado，athunderstorm,ahurricane)?_________________________________________2．Doyouknowanyonewhohasexperiencedoneoftheevents?___________________________________________3．Haveyoueverreadanewsstoryaboutoneoftheevents?Canyoudescribeit?___________________________________________4．Doyouknowanythingabouttheevents?________________________________________________________________________?StepTwo：FastReading1．Disastershappeneveryyearintheworld，whichcausegreatdamagetothepeopleanddestroybuildings.Doyouknowabouttornadoesandhurricanes？Readthetextandtrytofindanswerstothefollowingquestions.(1)Howcantornadoesdestroyhouses?___________________________________________答案：Theycandestroyhouses,butleavethefurnitureinsideexactlywhereitwas.(2)WhatarethedefinitionsofTornadoandHurricane?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案：Atornadoisarotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtotheground,whileahurricaneisastrongtropicalstorm.2．Scanthetextandthenchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.(1)WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsabouttornadoisNOTcorrect?A．Itisakindofrotatingcolumnofair.B．Itisusuallycausedfromathunderstorm.C．Itcanreachaspeeduptomorethan400kilometres

perhour.D．Itcancausemuchdamagetopeople，includingdeathsandinjuries.答案：B(2)HowmuchdamagedidtheworsttornadocausetotheUS?A．Thetornadohadwindsofmorethan400kilometresperhour.B．Thefurofthebackofmanycatsandthefeathersofmanychickenshadbeentakenoff.C．Itcausedabout80deathsand1,500injuries.D．Morethan700peoplelosttheirlivesand2,700hadbeeninjured.答案：D(3)WherewasCharlesCoghlanbornindeed?A．InIreland.

B．InCanada.C．InNewYork. D．InGalveston.答案：A(4)Whatarethecausesofthesenaturalviolence?A．Thedifferentatmosphericpressurebetweentwoareas.B．Thechangeableweatherintheseareas.C．Thedestroyofnaturebyhumanbeings.D．Notmentionedinthepassage.答案：D(5)WhichistherightorderaboutCharlesCoghlan?a．TheterriblehurricanestruckthecityGalveston.b．HemovedtoGalvestonanddiedthere.c．HemovedtoNewYork.d．HewenttoliveinCanada.e．HiscoffinwasfoundintheseanearhishomeonPrinceEdwardIsland.A．a(chǎn)－b－c－d－e

B．d－c－b－a－eC．e－a－b－d－c D．d－b－c－a－e答案：B?StepThree：CarefulReading1．Listentothetapeandtellwhetherthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)．(1)Alltornadoeshavewindsofmorethan400kilometresperhour.(

)(2)TherearemoretornadoesoccurringintheUSthaninotherpartsoftheworld.(

)(3)Tornadoescan’tdestroyfurniturebecausetheyarenotviolentenough.(

)(4)IntheUS,thereareusuallyabout80peoplekilledintornadoeseveryyear.(

)(5)Theworsttornadoinhistorykilledatleast700people.(

)(6)EveryyeartherearesixAtlantichurricanes.(

)(7)BoththeworsttornadoandtheworsthurricaneoccurredintheUS.(

)(8)Theworsthurricaneofalltimekilledaboutone-sixthofthepopulationintheUS.(

)(9)CharlesCoghlandidn’tbecomefamousuntilhemovedtoNewYork.(

)(10)Coghlan’scoffinwasdestroyedbythe1900Galvestonhurricane.(

)(11)ItwasonlybecauseofthehurricanethatCoghlan’sbodycouldtravelbacktoCanada.(

)答案：(1)F

(2)T

(3)F

(4)F

(5)T

(6)F

(7)T

(8)F

(9)T

(10)F

(11)F2．Readthetextandfillintheblanks.TornadoHurricaneDefinition(定義)A(1)____________columnofairfromathunderstormtotheground.Hurricanesarestrong(7)____________storms.TornadoHurricanePlaceAlmostallofthem(2)____________intheUS.TheyusuallyoccurinthesouthernAtlanticOcean，theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.Times(3)____________，thereare800tornadoesintheUSeachyear.There’reonaverage(8)____________Atlantichurricaneseachyear.TornadoHurricanePhenomena(現(xiàn)象)(4)____________cars，trainsandevenhouses.Takethefuroffthebackofacatandthefeathersoffachicken.(5)____________houses，butleavethefurnitureuntouched.(9)____________hugewaves，heavyrainandfloods.TheWorstResults(6)____________threeUSstates.Killedover700people.Injured2,700people.HitTexas.Killed6,000people.(10)____________3,600buildings.答案：(1)rotating

(2)occur

(3)Onaverage

(4)Pickup

(5)Destroy

(6)Affected

(7)tropical

(8)six

(9)Cause

(10)Destroyed?StepFour：SummaryAtornadoisa1.____________columnofairfroma2.____________totheground.Almostallofthem3.____________intheareafromTexasinthesoutheasttoSouthDakotainthenorth.Tornadoescancausemuch4.____________.On5.____________thereare800tornadoesintheUSeachyear.Theworstoneofalltimeoccurredin1925，6.____________threeUSstates.Bythetimeitended，morethan700peoplehadbeenkilledand2,700hadbeeninjured.Hurricanesarestrong7.____________storms.Thereare8.____________windsof120kilometresperhourormore，whichcausebadweathers.