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UNIT 5
HUMANS AND NATURE
Lesson 1 A Sea Story—
Reading Comprehension
Ⅰ.匹配单词(请把单词和其对应的英语解释连线)
1. escape A. sth. that cannot be explained or understood
2. survive B. run away
3. float C. to continue to live or exist despite a dangerous event or time
4. mystery D. (cause to) stay at the top of liquid
5. edge E. the same in size, amount, value, number, degree, status, etc.
6. curious F. the length or area to which sth. extends
7. equal G. wanting to know about sth.
8. extent H. the part along the end or side of sth.
Ⅱ.选词填空
turn one’s back on, on the edge of, all at once, as if, pick...up
1. When hearing that his house was flooded, he was ____________ breaking down.
2. To my annoyance, when I said hello to him, he _____________
me.
on the edge of
turned his back
on
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3. The smoke from the volcanic eruption blocks out the sunshine completely _____ the world were coming to an end.
4. I will you at six o’clock this afternoon to attend the lecture given by Mr Wield.
as if
pick
up
turn one’s back on, on the edge of, all at once, as if, pick...up
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5. It is obviously not sensible to expect him to pay back the loan ___
.
all
at once
turn one’s back on, on the edge of, all at once, as if, pick...up
Learning Objectives:
1. Read for specific information and understand words in text.
2. Understand the blessings and disasters of nature and properly handle the relation between humans and nature.
3. Learn to keep calm in extremely dangerous situations.
a fisherman a fishing boat a whirlpool waves
to escape to survive a storm to float wild
Use the words below to describe the pictures.
Lead in
A fisherman on the boat fell into the whirlpool, but the other man held a barrel to keep himself from falling into the whirlpool.
The fishermen met a big storm.
The two fishermen on the boat were trying to save themselves.
The fisherman who held the barrel was saved by other fisher