选修6 Unit5 Warming up and Reading

Unit5ThePowerofNatureRememberwhathappenedonMay.12,2008?Earthquake•Doyouknowanyothernaturaldisasters?WarmingupFloodEarthquakesandstormtsunamitornado(飓风)snowstormtyphoon/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.2.Whereismostpossibleforavolcanotoerupt?Anextinctvolcano死火山Anactivevolcano活火山3.Whattypesofvolcanoesdoyouknow?Adormantvolcano休眠火山ImagineWouldyouliketobeavolcanologisttoobserveandstudyvolcanoes?QuestionsYesNo1Doyoulikeworkingoutsideaswellasinside?2Doyouenjoytravellingtounusualplaces?3Doyouenjoytakingrisks?4Doyoudislikedoingthesamethingeveryday?5Doyoulikeadventureinyourlife?6Areyouinterestedinstudyingrocksandotherthingsthatmakeupthesurfaceoftheearth?Areyousuitableforbeingavolcanologist?Answer“yes”or“no”tothefollowingquestions.Pre-readingReadingAnExcitingJob1.Whatisthewriter?HeisavolcanologistworkingfortheHawaiianVolcanoObservatory.2.Whatdoesmainlythewriterdo?HemainlycollectsinformationaboutMountKilauea.Firstreading3.WhereisMountKilauea?InHawaii.What’sthemainideaofthearticle?Thewriterexpressedhis_________forhisjobasa___________andtoldusoneofhisunusual_______________________inMountKilauea,Hawaii.lovevolcanologistexperiencesPart1(Para1-2)Part2(Para3-4)Part3(Para5)Thewriter’sjobanditsimportanceThewriter’sexperienceofwatchingthevolcaniceruptionThereasonsforthewriter’senthusiasmabouthisjobPartsMainideaofeachpart1.Thewriterdoesn’tmindtheoccasionaldangerofhisjobbecause________.A.HetravelstounusualplacesandmeetsinterestingpeoplefromallovertheworldB.HelikesthedifferentwaysofworkingC.HethinkshisjobthemostimportantD.Heisexcitedaboutdangersandfeelsalive2.Asaresultofthevolcanologist'swork,_________.A.otherscientistspredicttheprogressoflavafromthevolcanoB.AfewpeoplehavebeenwarnedtoleavetheirhomesC.theeruptioncauseslessdamageD.theeruptionmaybepreventedbreakingoutA.ThedaybeforehearrivedinHawaii.B.ThesecondweekafterhearrivedinHawaii.C.OnedaywhilehewasintheUK.D.Justafterheworethespecialsuit.3.Whendidthewriterfirstseeaneruptionofthevolcano?A.Heleftsaferonthetopwhiletheothertwoscientistsclimbeddownintothecrater.B.Itwashisfirstsightofaneruption.C.Itwasthefirsttimeforhimtowatchthecrater.D.bothBandC.4.Whatdoesthewritermeanbyusing“lucky”inthesentence“Iwasluckyenough….it.(Para.4)”?5.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeusedtodescribethewriter?A.Heisaspecialistinstudyingvolcanoes.B.Heishighlythoughtofbyhiscolleagues.C.Heisdevotedtohisjob.D.Sometimeshefeelsboredwithhisjob.