陕西省安康市石泉县江南高级中学人教版高二英语选修6课件Unit5ThePowerofNature（共47张）

Unit5ThePowerofNature

RememberwhathappenedonMay.12,2008?Earthquake

Doyouknowanyothernaturaldisasters?

Warmingupnaturaldisasterssandstormtyphoonhurricane

Tornado龙卷风

earthquaketsunamidebrisflow土石流

snowstormthunderstormvolcanoThepowerofnatureFlood

Earthquakesandstormtsunamitornado(飓风)snowstormtyphoon/cyclone/hurricanesnowslidedroughtlandslideVolcanoHaveyoueverseenavolcano?volcano-eruptionVesuviusvolcano维苏威火山Pompeii公元79年维苏威火山的爆发掩埋了一座城市！虽然地球史上每一次火山爆发无不令地貌沧海桑田,但公元79年维苏威火山的爆发却的确令一座城市获得了永生--庞贝无法躲过火山的劫难,但它被掩埋封存在渐渐冷却、凝固、变硬的火山灰中,最终竟躲过了上千年岁月的侵蚀。

1.Howisavolcanoformed?Therocksundertheearthbecomehotterandhotteranderuptfromthemountain.Whatdoyouknowmoreaboutvolcano?BoilingrockLavaCraterAshcloudBoilingrockeruptsfromthecrater;

thelavaflowsslowlydownthemountain.volcano-eruptionvolcanoNeartheoceans.Whereismostpossibleforavolcanotoerupt?Anextinctvolcano死火山Anactivevolcano活火山3.Whattypesofvolcanoesdoyouknow?Adormantvolcano休眠火山ImagineWouldyouliketobeavolcanologisttoobserveandstudyvolcanoes?ReadingAnExcitingJobWhat’sthemainideaofthearticle?FastreadingThe

writerexpressedhis_________forhisjobasa___________andtoldusoneofhisunusual_______________________inMountKilauea,Hawaii.lovevolcanologistexperiencesPartone(Para1-Para2)1)Whyisavolcanologist’sjobimportant?2)WhereisMountKilauea?3)Thewriterdoesn'tmindtheoccasionaldangerofhisjobbecause___________________________________________.Itcanwarnpeoplewhenthevolcanoisgoingtoeruptandsavemanylives.InHawaii.dangerexciteshimandmakehimfeelaliveParttwo(Para3-Para4)1.Whydoestheboilingrockeruptingfromavolcanocauselessdamage?2.Whatmadetheauthorrealizethataneruptionoccurred? a.Iheardastrangesound. b.mybedroombecameasbrightasday. c.mybedbeganshaking. d.Iranoutofthehouseintothebackgarden.1234Becausenoonelivesnearthetopofmountkilauea.3.Whatcausedthewriter’sbedroomtobecomeasbrightasdayeventhoughitwasnight?Thelightthatwascausedbythered-hotrocksandgasthateruptedfromthevolcano.Parttwo(Para3-Para4)4.Whatdoesthewritermeanbyusing“lucky”inthesentence“Iwasluckyenoughtohaveamuchcloserlookatit.”?5.Whydidthescientistshavetogetclosetothevolcanoafteritbeganerupting?Togetsomelavaforlaterstudy.Itwashisfirstsightofaneruption.Itwasthefirsttimeforhimtowatchthecrater.6.Whatdidthescientistsdoaftertheeruption?Putonwhiteprotectivesuitshelmets,bigbootsLine34DroppedascloseaspossibletothecraterLine31SlowlymadeourwaytotheedgeofthecraterLine35Lookeddownintothered,boilingcentreLine36ClimbeddownintothecratertocollectsomelavaLine36Parttwo(Para5)Whatattractsthewriterafterhehasstudiedvolcanoesformorethantwentyyears?Theauthorisimpressedbythebeautyoftheeruptionandalsobyitspotentialtocausegreatdamage.1.Thewriterdoesn’tmindtheoccasionaldangerofhisjobbecause________.A.Hetravelstounusualplacesandmeets

interestingpeoplefromallovertheworldB.HelikesthedifferentwaysofworkingC.HethinkshisjobthemostimportantD.Heisexcitedaboutdangersandfeelsalive2.Asaresultofthevolcanologist'swork,_________.

otherscientistspredicttheprogress

oflavafromthevolcanoB.AfewpeoplehavebeenwarnedtoleavetheirhomesC.theeruptioncauseslessdamageD.theeruptionmaybepreventedbreakingoutBoilingrockwhicheruptsfromthevolcanoandcrashesbacktoearthcauseslessdamage.B.Thelavathatflowsslowlydownthemountaincausesfarmoredamage.3.What’sthemainidea

ofpara.3?C.Theeruptionismuchmoreexcitingtowatch.D.Therehadbeenaneruptioninthesideofthemountain.A.Becausehisbedbeganshaking.B.Becausehisbedroomsuddenlybecameasbrightasday.C.BecausehethoughttherewasanearthquakeinHawaii.D.Becausehewantedtocollectinformationabouttheeruption.4.Whydidthevolcanologist'srunoutofthehouseintothebackgarden?(para4)A.Heleftsaferonthetopwhiletheothertwo

scientistsclimbed

downintothecrater.B.Itwashisfirstsightofaneruption.C.Itwasthefirsttimeforhimtowatchthecrater.D.bothBandC.5.

Whatdoesthewritermeanbyusing“lucky”inthesentence“Iwasluckyenough….it.”?6.Whatdoestheword“alive”meaninthesentence“...dangerexcitesmeandmakesmefeelalive”?Livingornotdead. B.Activeorlively.C.Continuing. D.Healthy.7.Whydidthewriterputonspecialclothestolookatthecrater?Becausehewantedtotakesomespecialphotos.B.Becausehewasconcernedabouthissafety.C.Becausetheothertwoscientistsaskedhimto.D.Becausehewantedtoclimbdownintothecrater.ThewriterProfessionVolcanologistJob◆Travelsto1______placesandmeets2________peoplefromallovertheworld.◆Helpstoprotectpeoplefromthe3________.◆4_______informationaboutMountKilauea.unusualinterestingvolcano CollectsReadthetextandfillintheblanks.ThewriterProfessionVolcanologistJob◆Helpsotherscientiststo5_______whe