1. 课前预习 (请查阅以下单词） 1.Scintific instruments 11. Be enthusiastic
课前预习 (请查阅以下单词）
1.Scintific instruments
2. Occasionally
3. feel alive
4. burn to the ground
5. crash
6. in the distance
7. have a closer look at
8. helmet, boots and gloves
9. Make one’s way
10. Later study
11. Be enthusiastic
12. Be amazed at
13.Protective suits

2. Discussion
Nature: More Powerful than Humans ?
Humans : More Powerful than Nature?

3. How weak humans are compared with natural disasters
Tornadoes
Fire
Flood
Earthquake
Wildfire
Hurricane
Typhoon
Volcano
Tsunami
Natural forces

5. 1.Which of these is a mineral pulled from the earth by volcanoes?
A. Gold B. Silver C. Copper D. All of the above!
2. What is the fastest lava has ever flown?
A. 60 km per hour
B. 1 km per hour
C. 30 km per hour
D. 100 per hour

6. 3.What is lava called before it erupts?
Magma(岩浆） B. Lava
C. Red, Hot, Gooey, Stuff
4.The area where magma (岩浆） is stored
is called?
A. Magma sack B. Magma room
C. Magma chamber D. Lava place
岩浆房

7. 4.Mount Kilauea lies in A. Hawaii B. Japan C. Canada
The Hawaiian name "Kilauea" means
"much spreading,"

8. Kilauea -- Perhaps the World's Most Active Volcano

9. 5.Mount Vesuvius is in America B. Italy C. UK
Vesuvius is famous for the catastrophic
eruption in 79 A.D. that buried the town
of Pompeii .

10. ●Volcano is _________
●To be a volcanologist is ____

11. An exciting job Work place : Main job: The importance of his job:
his job as a volcanologist
Work place :
Main job:
The importance of his job:
Unusual places, outdoors, office
Collect information about Mount Kilauea
Help to protect people from one of the
most powerful natural forces on earth
---the volcano
An exciting job

12. My main job is ________ information about
Mount Kilauea, which is one of the most
______volcano in Hawaii. Having collected
and ____________the information, I help
other scientist to ______Where lava from the
volcano will ____next and how fast it will flow.
our work has saved many lives because people
in the path of the lava can be _____ to leave
their homes. ___________,we can’t move their
homes out of the way and many houses have
been covered with lava or burn to __________.
collecting
active
evaluated
predict
flow
warned
Unfortunately
the ground

13. Careful reading Divide the passage into 3 parts. (分段）
(Para. 1-2)
Part 1. Description of his job as a volcanologist.
(Para. 3-4)
Part 2.Description of his first sight of an eruption.
(Para. 5)
Part 3. He love for his job and volcanoes
Read the Para and get to know the information about
His first sight of volcano eruption

14. his first sight of an eruption
When did it happen ?
It was in the second week after I arrived in Hawaii.
2.Did he notice the sings of eruption ?
Having experienced quite a few earthquakes,
I didn’t take much notice.
3. What preparations did he make for the
closer look at the eruption?
Put on special clothes ---white protective suits
and wear helmets , big boots and special gloves.

15. He is still amazed at their beauty as well
●Why does the writer find impressive
about volcanoes even after studying
them for 20 years ?
He is still amazed at their beauty as well
as their potential to cause great damage.

16. Question 1: Question 2: ….. If you are asked to ask the writer----the
volcanologist some questions,
what questions will you raise?
针对各段内容，设计你的问题。
What do you often do when you are working ?
[according to the first para.]
Question 1:
Question 2:
…..

17. I want to ask you a question ….?
Let’s have an interview with the volcanologist..
How to raise a question
Would please tell me..
Can you explain …?
Do you know…?
I want to ask you a question ….?

18. Language points

19. Young children become quickly bored by adult conversation.
●I am never bored.
bored/ boring
Young children become quickly bored
by adult conversation.
●My job is occasionally dangerous…
想一想：表示”偶尔,有时”的词组
Now and then, once in a while,
At times, sometimes,

20. Are your grandparents still alive ？
Because danger excites me and makes
me feel alive.
(感到有活力）
excited (adj.)
exciting( adj.)
excite (v)
excited
1.The good news ______ everybody
exciting.
2.He is finding his new work far more________.
3.Sara was_______ to see the rock band
excited
alive (adj.) 活着的
Are your grandparents still alive ？
The city was all alive when he arrived.

21. Having collected and evaluated the information ,
I help other scientists to predict where lava will
flow.
___ a reply, he decided to write again.　
Not receiving　　
B. Receiving not　
C. Not having received　
D. Having not received　　

22. boiling When boiling rock erupts from the volcano
and crashes back to earth, it causes less
damage than you might imagine.
boiling (沸腾的，滚烫的）
●Do you want a _____ egg for breakfast ？
boiled
boiling
●I am ______the milk .
crash 猛撞,撞碎
●The dishes crashed to the floor.
●The plane crashed (into the mountain )

23. than a car in busy cities .
The lava that flows slowly down the
mountain causes far more damage.
far more (多得多的）
●A bicycle's often far more convenient
than a car in busy cities .

24. A. far more interested B. far more interesting C. so interesting
— How did you find your visit to Disneyland?
 — I enjoyed it very much. It was ________
than I had expected.
A. far more interested
B. far more interesting
C. so interesting
D. even more interested

25. where I could see Mount Kilauea in the distance.
●I was fast sleep when suddenly my bed began
shaking and I heard a strange sound.
●I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my
bedroom became as bright as day.
●I ran out of the house into the back garden
where I could see Mount Kilauea in the
distance.

26. The sound of the waterfall can be heard at a distance of 20 miles .
in the distance / at a distance
in the distance意思比较模糊和笼统，就指“在远处 “
at a distance意思是“稍远处隔开一些”、
隐含了一个比较的意思在里面，
The painting can be only admired ___________
A car could be seen _______________
at a distance
in the distance
除此之外，at a distance还可以跟of连用，
后面跟一个具体的距离 .
The sound of the waterfall can be heard
at a distance of 20 miles .

27. a. 可能的,潛在的 n. 潛力,潛能 potential (adj.& n)
Having studied volcanoes now for more than
2o years, I am still amazed at their beauty
as well as their potential to cause great
damage.
a. 可能的,潛在的
n. 潛力,潛能
potential (adj.& n)
●Education develops potential abilities.
●He hasn't realized his full potential yet.

28. p.34 phrases Volcano eruption Compared with Natural forces
An exciting job
Scientific instruments
Meet with local people
Be bored with
Feel alive
Protect …from
Active volcano
Save lives
In the path of
Burn to the ground
This is because ,,,
far more damage
first sight of sth
Be fast asleep
Volcano eruption
Compared with
Natural forces
Human beings
Live volcano
Boiling rock
Enjoy doing
Adventure
Take notice
In the distance
Have a closer look at

29. Be enthusiastic about sth Be amazed at As well as
●p. 35
Put on
Make one’s way
The edge of ….
Later study
Be enthusiastic about sth
Be amazed at
As well as

30. Page 36 Ex. 2 Exercise 练一练 Fountain burn to the ground ash lava
absolute fantastic eruption amaze
unfortunately
Page Ex. 2

32. Feel alive Dictation Draw a conclusion Put forward A worried look
Scientific instruments
Have a closer look at
Protect …from
Human beings
Boiling rock
Meet with local people
Put on
Enjoy doing
Be strict with sb
Dictation
Draw a conclusion
Put forward
A worried look
Be bored with
Burn to the ground
Make one’s way
Later study
Compared with
In the distance
An exciting job

33. sometimes called All Fools' Day, is one of
the most light hearted days of the year .
And it is observed in many countries
around the world.

34. homework Page 71 using words and expressions
1.complete the sentences with suitable
words
2. Complete the sentences. Use the words
from the list in the correct tense.

35. Homework p.71 ●bore, bored, boring ●impressive, impress
●excite, exciting , excited, excitement
●courage, encourage, encouragement, encouraging

36. The opera was deadly boring
Deadly用作副词时，也是表示“非常”、“极度”的意思,一般用于负面意义，相当于very much和extremely.
●His face turned deadly pale．
Deadly用作形容词时，其意为“致命的
Be careful！This is a deadly poison．
与之经常搭配使用的词有：poison、weapon、
wound、enemy.

37. The view from the top of the mountain was most impressive.
View, scenery, scene,
●glare 指“怒视”，强调敌对或威胁的态度，与 at 连用
●stare 指“睁大眼睛出神地看，注视、瞪视”，这种注视出
于惊讶、好奇、羡慕、恐惧，有时是粗鲁无礼，与 at 连用
●glance 指“瞥视，匆匆一看”，与 at 连用

38. Using words and expressions
Fall sleep
Deadly boring
Heart and soul
不耐烦地等
Stay calm
Study overseas
Give sb confidence
Enter competition
Watch game 入睡
极度无聊
全心全意
Wait impatiently
保持平静
到海外学习
给某人以自信/信心
参加比赛
观看比赛

39. Complete the following sentences
_________(walk) along the street , I met Mary.
_________ (tired), I stopped to take a rest.
________(turn) to the left, you will find the school.
________(know) where I live, he never comes to see me.
I stood there, _________(wait) for her. 用法 时间
Walking
Being tired 原因
Turning 条件
Knowing 让步 伴随
waiting

40. 主动 被动 ____________(finish) my work, I went home.
__________________ (write) in a hurry, the book has some mistakes.
Having finished 主动
（Having been ）written 被动
●-ing 形式的完成式所表示的时间在谓语动词之前
●表示被动，可直接用过去分词。

41. (Having been told many times, he hasn’t remembered it.
分词（短语）作状语是非谓语动词的一个重要用法，
也是高考考查的一个热点。
一、掌握分词作状语时与句子主语的关系
Seen from the top of the hill, the train looks like
a snake.
（表示被动，分词动作与句子谓语动作同时发生）
(Having been told many times, he hasn’t
remembered it.
（表示被动，分词动作先于句子谓语动作发生）
过去分词作状语时，与句子主语（即过去分词
的逻辑主语）存在被动的关系.

42. students playing there.
二、现在分词作状语，与句子主语存在主动关系。
●Looking out of the window, I saw some
students playing there.
●Not having received his letter for long,
she felt a little worried.

43. 比较一下：
____ (see) from the mountain ,I can see my
hometown. _____(see) from the mountain ,my hometown
looks very beautiful.

44. ________ time , he’ll make a first—class
tennis player.
Having given B. To give
C. Giving D. Given
_________ in 1636, Harvard is one of the
most famous universities in the
United States.
Being founded B. It was founded
C. Founded D. Founding

45. ________ with the size of the whole earth,
“We can’t go out in this weather," said Bob , ____
out of the window.
looking B. to look
C. looked D. having looked
________ with the size of the whole earth,
the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
Compare B. When comparing
C. Comparing D. When compared

46. ____ the earth to be flat, many feared that
______   the news，they jumped up and down
with great joy. A. Heard B. Hearing C. Having heard D. To hear
____ the earth to be flat, many feared that
Columbus would fall off the edge.
Having believed B. Believing
C. Believed D. Being believed