广东省惠州市惠东县惠东荣超中学高中英语 Unit 4 第2学时 Language points学案 新人教版必修1
Task 1. Fill in the blanks according to the text and then read the passage below.
Strange things happened in Tang Shan. For three days the water in the village wells__1_ and fell. The well walls had deep_2___ and a smelly gas came out the cracks. The chickens, pigs and mice were too nervous. Fish jumped out of bowls and ponds. Bright light __3__in the sky. People heard the sound of planes even when no planes were in the sky. The water __4__in some buildings cracked and burst.
At 3:42 am everything began to_5___. It seemed that the world was at the end! One-third of the nation felt it. A huge crack cut across the city. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in__6__. Two-thirds of the people died or were__7___. Nearly everything was destroyed in the city. 75% of its factories and 90% of its homes were gone. Then later that afternoon, another big earthquake shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long the __8___would last.
But all hope was not lost. The army sent 150,000 soldiers to help them. Workers built shelters for survivors. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
Task 2. Let’s learn some useful expressions!
1. rise vi. & raise vt.
(1) He _____from his chair when the door bell rang.
(2) Her job is _______chickens.
(3) Her temperature is still______.
(4) He ________ in rank recently.
2. … the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst.
burst : to come open or fly apart suddenly
The balloon suddenly burst.
burst into + n.
Some robbers burst into that house.
burst out
burst out + doing
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They burst out laughing.
burst into+ n.= burst out + doing……
He burst into laughter. = He burst out laughing
He burst into tears. = He burst out crying.
3. It seemed as if the world was at an end.
Compare: at the end of by the end of in the end
at the end of 用于表示具体事物或场所的场合,它也可以用来表示比喻意; by the end of 用于表示时间的场合到……结束的时候,用语过去完成时态; in the end 意思“最后、终于”。
1) . His father will return home ___________this year.
2) . He will be a scientist __________.
3) . How many English words had you learned ____________ last term?
4. Two-thirds of the them died or were injured during the earthquake.
injure: to hurt oneself/ sb. / sth. physically
Compare: injure ; hurt ; wound
(1) Their criticisms _________him deeply.
(2) Smoking will ________his health.
(3) He was slightly ________in the car accident.
(4) He got _________in the fighting.
(5) What you said _____my feeling.
5. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
wonder : v.
A. to have a feeling of surprise.
B. to be filled with curiosity or doubt.
n. one that arouses astonishment,
surprise ; admiration
It is no wonder (that)= No wonder (that)
disaster
n 灾难、灾祸
① Too much water can cause disaster.
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引起灾难、惹祸
② Disasters always come in three.
祸不单行
6. All hope was not lost.
all…not … = not all…;some… but not all
Not all the children are left.
(= Only some of them left early.)
Not all the children are noisy.
(= Some of the children are not noisy.)
none of …..
None of us were allowed to go there.
None of these reports is very helpful.
7. … bury the dead.
bury : A. to place in the ground
B. to occupy (oneself) with deep concentration; absorb
The dog buried the bone in the ground.
I buried myself in my studies.
bury oneself in= be buried in
devote oneself to= be devoted to
Task 3. 当堂检测
1. The work must be done______.
A. right away B. right now
C. at once D. all the above
2. He _____ his voice so that everyone could hear him.
A. lifted B. rose C. held D. raised
3. The death of his wife was a terrible ____ to him.
A. knock B. shock C. surprising D. experience
4. _____ for the worst, and you won’t feel too sad if you fail.
A. Preparing B. Prepare
C. To prepare D. Prepared
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5. They tried to prevent their cows from ____ .
A.injury B. injuring C. being injured D. hurting
6. _____of people came to the meeting from all over the country.
A. Many B. A number
C. The number D. A plenty of
7. I will go shopping with her _____my mother.
A. instead of B. instead
C. in fact D. instead with
8. There was a strange man at the gate ____ something to the little girl.
A. said B. says C. to say D. saying
9.____ seen the film, so everybody wants to see it.
A. All the students haven’t B. Any students haven’t
C. As nobody has D. None of us has
10. Do you want to go biking with me?
-----Yes .I’d love to. _____my bike is broken
A. But B. And C. Sorry D. However
11. _____ were sent to hospital and the ____ were buried.
A. The injury, the death
B. The injuring, the dying
C. The injured, the dead
D. The injured, the died
12. About ____ of the workers in that steel works ____ young people.
A. third fifths, are B. three fifths, are
C. three fifths, is D. three fifth, are
Period 2 Language points参考答案
Task1
1. rose 2. cracks 3. appeared 4. pipes 5. shake 6. ruins 7. injured 8. disaster
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Task2
1. (1)rose (2)raising(3) rising (4) has risen
3.(1) at the end of (2) in the end (3) by the end of
4.(1) have hurt (2) injured (3) injured (4) wounded (5) hurt
Task3
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