河北省沙河市二十冶综合学校高中分校高中英语选修六UNIT5 READING .doc

1、Unit5 The power of nature：ReadingUnit5Teaching period2TopicThe power of naturestyleReadingAims1. Train the studentsreading abilityI. 根据课文内容完成下面语法填空，注意单词拼写和词语用法：P34My job is to travel to unusual places and meet interesting people from all over the world. I use 1 (science) instruments in my work and m

2、eet with local people and tourists, and I am never 2 （ bore）. As a 3 (火山学家), I collect information about Mount Kilauea. My job is 4 (occasion) dangerous; I dont mind because danger 5 (interest) me and makes me feel alive. As is known, when lava from the volcano flows, many houses will be covered wit

3、h lava or 6 (be) burnt to the ground. All the lava 7 (pass) slowly down the mountain causes more damage because it buries everything in its path under the molten rock. I once experienced an 8 (火山爆发) . When it broke out, red lava was 9 (喷)hundreds of metres into the air, and it was an 10 (absolute) f

4、antastic sight. 阅读理解Paricutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At that time, Paricutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9,000 feet high. Today Paricutin is asleep.What is Paricutin? It was the first volcano (火山) in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day. On Feb

5、ruary 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paricutin. They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noise deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field. In the afternoon there was a sudden lo

6、ud noise and stones were thrown high in the air. The peasants ran from the field and turned to watch. They saw the birth of a volcano.Large quantities of stone and lava broke out and a little hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes (灰烬) were falling on the village. A

7、t night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside. The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses. When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, far to the east. Many people came to watch the

8、 scene. The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forests were destroyed. Then Paricutin went to sleep.1. What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?A. The little hill of stone.B. The villagers living close by.C. The forests and fields around Paricutin.D. The M

9、exican peasant and his wife. 2. In this passage the writer is trying to _.A. tell us an interesting happening B. explain a scientific theory C. make us believe something D. make up an interesting lie 3. What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage?A. New volcanoes may appear in place where pe

10、ople do not expect them to be.B. Volcanoes are always growing.C. Volcanoes are active from time to time.D. New volcanoes are active for only ten years. 完形填空（选修）Jim and Kate are brother and sister. They both_ in the same middle school. Jim is in _ and Kate is in Grade One. Jim_ very hard. Kaye works

11、_. Both Jim and Kate have lunch at school. Jim goes home _ half past five and Kate goes home at a quarter to five. They both _ their parents. They often help them do the housework. Their father works in a factory_ their home. He usually goes to work at seven fifty _ foot and he goes home at five to six. _ mother is a house wife. She is very busy with her housework at home. In _ evening their mother often helps Jim with his homework. They have a happy family.