Part-Ⅲ-Developing-ideas-(7)

PartⅢDevelopingideasStarsafterthestormIt’sstrange，butIdon’treallyremembermuchaboutthehurricaneitself.Itallhappenedsoquickly.Iwassittinginmyroomwithmycat，Smartie，onmylap，whentheroofjustflewoff.Allofasudden，therewassky(1)wheretheroofhadbeen.IwassofrightenedthatIjustfroze.Momcriedtogetoutquickly，butitwasalreadytoolatebythen.Therainwascomingdownsohardandsofast.Ourstreetturnedintoariverinseconds.Weweregoingnowhere.Atfirst，Iwaspleased(2)wecouldstayathome，butsoonitgotreallytough.Withoutaroof，(3)stayinginsidewastoodangerous.Therewaswatereverywhere，butwecouldn’tdrinkanyofitotherwisewe’dgetreallysick.Wejusthaddrinkingwater(4)thatwassenttousbyhelicopter，butitwasneverenough.ItwasAugust，soitwasreally，reallyhotanditsmelledsobadeverywhere!Ijustspentthedayswatchingtheboats(5)goingupanddownthestreetandlookingoutforSmartie.Hehaddisappearedthemomentthestormhit.(6)Livingintheopenair，webecamebreakfast，lunchanddinnerforthemosquitos.ButMomsaid(7)thatwhateverhappens，weshouldalwaystrytoseethegoodsideofthings.Itwasdifficult(8)tostaypositive，though.Wehadlostourhomeandeverythinginit，includingSmartie.All(9)wehadleftweretheclothesonourbacks.But(10)asMomkeptonremindingus，wewerealltogetherandsafe.Mom’swordsmadeusfeelbetter.Irememberusall(11)lyingunderthemidnightskyandlookingupatthestars.(12)Becausetherewerenolights，wecouldseetheBigDipper，theLittleDipperandtheMilkyWay.Itwasamazing!(13)Eventhoughwehadlostalot，momentslikethosegaveushopeforthefuture.(14)Althoughitwasonlyafewdays(15)beforewewererescued，itfeltlikemonths.Weweretakentoanothertowninafarawaycounty.Thankfully，Smartiecamehomejustintime.Weweresohappytotakehimwithus，althoughthen，noneofusknew(16)thatwewouldn’tbebackforquiteawhile.Now，oneyearhaspassedandI’mbackhomeinNewOrleans.Somefamilieshaveyettoreturn，butmanyothershavecomeback.(17)Althoughwearesurroundedbyremindersofthedisaster，weareworkingtogether(18)torebuildourhomesandourlives.Nowwehaveanotherchance(19)tolookupatthestarsofNewOrleans，theirbeautyinspiringusandgivingusconfidencetomoveon.(1)where引导定语从句，修饰先行词sky，并在从句中作地点状语。(2)本句为形容词pleased的宾语从句，省略了连词that。(3)stayinginside为动名词作主语。(4)that引导定语从句，修饰先行词water，并在从句中作主语。(5)goingupanddownthestreet为现在分词短语作宾语补足语，修饰宾语theboats。(6)Livingintheopenair为现在分词作原因状语。(7)that引导宾语从句，作动词said的宾语。(8)tostaypositive为不定式作真正的主语，It为形式主语。(9)本句为定语从句，修饰先行词all，省略了连词that。(10)as引导原因状语从句。(11)lyingunderthemidnightskyandlookingupatthestars为现在分词短语作宾语。(12)Because引导原因状语从句。(13)Eventhough引导让步状语从句，意为“即使，尽管”。(14)although引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然，尽管”。(15)before引导时间状语从句。(16)that引导宾语从句，作动词knew的宾语。(17)Although引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然，尽管”。(18)不定式作目的状语。(19)不定式作后置定语，修饰名词chance。①flyoff飞走②allofasudden突然③frightenedadj.感到恐惧的④freezev．僵住；不动⑤bythen到那时⑥atfirst起初⑦upanddown来来回回⑧disappearvi.消失⑨positiveadj.积极的⑩backn．(人的)躯干⑪keepon继续⑫liev．躺⑬lookupat仰视⑭amazingadj.令人惊奇的⑮rescuev．救援⑯farawayadv.远的；遥远的⑰thankfullyadv.幸好⑱intime及时⑲forquiteawhile相当长的一段时间⑳surroundv．围绕○21rebuildv．重建○22inspirev．激励○23confidencen．信心○24moveon继续前进StepⅠGeneralreadingMatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.Para.1A．Trytostaypositive.Para.2B．Starsafterthestorm.Para.3C．Heavyrain.Para.4D．Toughsituation.Para.5E．Berescued.Para.6F．Hurricanehappened.答案Para.1—FPara.2—CPara.3—DPara.4—APara.5—EPara.6—BStepⅡFactualreadingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．Whywastheauthorsoscaredatfirst?A．Thehurricanetookplaceasexpected.B．Theroofdisappearedsosuddenly.C．Itwasveryfreezingintheroom.D．Thecatjumpedontheauthor’slap.2．Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?A．Itrainedheavily.B．Smartiewaslost.C．Therewasnowatertodrink.D．Thehurricanecausedmuchdamage.3．Whatcanweknowfromthefourthparagraph?A．Theauthor’smotherwasoptimistic.B．Wedidn’thavebreakfast.C．Manypeoplebecamehomeless.D．Itwasamazingtoexperiencehurricane.4．WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Smartiewaslostandneverbefound.B．ThehurricanetookplaceinAugust.C．Therewasgreatlosscausedbythehurricane.D．Thefamilyoftheauthornevergiveuphope.5．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Hurricanehappensoftenintheauthor’shometown.B．Itissafetostayinhousewhenahurricanehappened.C．Nevershouldwegiveupevenifintoughsituation.D．Ittakeslongtimetorebuildhometown.答案1.B2.D3.A4.A5.CStepⅢClozetestFillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.IwassittinginmyroomwithmycatSmartie1.whenthehurricanetookplace.Theroofflewoffso2.suddenly(sudden)thatIfeltfrightened.Itrainedheavily，andthestreet3.turned(turn)intoariver.4.Living(live)inaroomwithoutaroofwasdangerous，butwehadnowheretogo.Tomakething5.worse(bad)，therewasnoenough6.drinking(drink)water，andSmartiedisappeared.Atmidnight，weliedunderthemidnightskyandlookedup7.atthestars.Althoughwehadnothing，momentslikethosegaveushopeforthefuture.Afterwe8.were__rescued(rescue)，Smartiecamebacktoo.Nowwearerebuildingourhometowntogether，andnevergiveuphope，withthebeautyofthestars9.inspiring(inspire)usandmakingus10.confident(confidence)tomoveon.1．forecastv．预报；预告n．预报；预测·Technologyisn’ttheonlywaytoforecasttheweather.(教材P65)技术不是预测天气的唯一方法。·Forgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.出门前忘记看天气预报会使你淋得湿透。►单句语法填空/补全句子①Rainis__forecast/forecasted(forecast)fortonight，butit