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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Assessing Your Progress
1.A terrible earthquake struck his home town yesterday, causing great d__________.
2.As the world's population continues to grow, the s_______ of food becomes more and more of a concern.
3.It almost drove me crazy when my computer c________ again.
4.With the government's ______(帮助),those affected by the earthquake have moved into the new settlements.
6.I'm very glad that you can write me a ________ (概要) of this report,which saves me a lot of time from going through the whole report.
7.Wherever you live, it's necessary for you to learn to prepare for some ____________(突发事件).
8.He scored the winning goal just seconds before the final _________(哨子声). The audience burst out cheering.
9.I doubt the ________(明智) of separating a child from his family whatever the circumstances.
10.A large number of___________(避难所) have been built for the homeless survivors after the earthquake.
PartⅠ. Words and phrases
damage
upply
rashed
aid
summary
emergencies
whistle
wisdom
shelters
A. Fill in the blanks with the words in this unit.
B.Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of phrases in the box.
volcanic eruption keep calm in ruins in shock as if
come to an end dig out in times of make efforts to in the open air as usual suffer from supply... with...
1.It seems ______ you were a lamp, which offers me the light of hope.
2.Although we are _____________such a severe natural disaster, we will eventually overcome the difficulty as long as we don’t lose heart.
3.The whole city lay __________ after the earthquake, but with the army coming, people stayed positive towards their life.
4.People were _________when they realized it was a big earthquake.
5.Rescuers were working hard to_________ the living and to bury the dead after the earthquake.
as if
suffering from
in ruins
in shock
dig out
6.A friend can always give you a helping hand when you are _________ trouble.
7.We should ___________ _ protect the environment by reducing plastic use.
8.The Red Cross Society of China is ________ the disaster-hit area_____ doctors and medical supplies.
9.The long voyage finally _____________ and they returned home safe and sound.
10.That we should ___________ in the face of danger matters much in case of emergency.
11.The _______________ of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii completely.
12.The girl was well dressed __ _______, though in a more formal style.
in times of
make efforts to
supplying
with
came to an end
keep calm
volcanic eruption
as usual
C. 关系代词
关系代词 所指代的先行词 在从句中所做成分
who 人 主语,宾语
whom 人 宾语
which 物 主语,宾语
that 人/物 主语,宾语
whose (人/物)的 定语
做题技巧
1.找先行词, 指人还是指物
2.找定语从句
3.判断先行词在定语从中做的成份
Part II Grammar: restrictive clauses
1.I read a report about his new novel ____________will soon be published.
2.I've become good friends with several of the students in my school __________________ I met in the English speech contest last year.
3.The old temple __________roof was damaged in the storm is now under repair.
4.The soldier _________ legs were badly wounded was rushed to the hospital without delay.
5.I refuse to accept the blame for something________ was someone else's fault.
6. Please send us all the information _______ you have about the candidate(候选人) for the position.
7.Some experts think reading is the basic skill upon _________ school education depends.
8.Who is the woman ________ was praised at the meeting?
9.The students benefiting most from college are those _______ are totally engaged(参与) in academic life.
10.My teachers advise me to repeat the materials several times and read them aloud, _______they think will help improve my memory.
典型例题
that/which
who/whom/that
whose
whose
that
that
which
that
who
which
C. Circle the correct words in each sentence. Page 56
1. The tornado that hit Mississippi last week caused a lot of damage/destroy.
2. The mother thanked the rescue\save worker who found her baby.
3. According to experts, the volcano could crash/erupt this week.
4. Thousands of people are suffering/trapping from illnesses after the disaster.
5. An emergency delivery/ supply of food was transported to the area by the army.
6. The earthquake affected/effected an area of several hundred square kilometres.
7. During a natural disaster, the most important thing is to keep calm/quiet.
8. “She’s still breathing/surviving! Come and help me dig her out!” Shouted the soldier.
D.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with relative pronouns. Page 56
who/that
which/ that
which/ that
who/that
which/ that
which/ that
who
who/ that
which/ that
Part III Reflection
What did you learn about natural disasters in this unit that you did not know before?
What else do you want to know about natural disasters?
What did you find the most difficult in this unit?
What in this unit motivated you most?
Overall, I thought this unit was: interesting useful
so-so difficult.
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