1、Unit 4 Natural Disasters Reading and Thinking-language pointsIt seemed as if that the world were coming to an end!Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.Slowly the city began to breathe again.Tangshan began to revive itself and get back up on its fe
2、et.夸张hyperbole暗喻metaphor明喻simile拟人personification拟人personification Verb FocusVerbPast formPast participle meaningshakerisesweepliedigblowburystriketrap摇动；震动摇动；震动升起；上涨升起；上涨打扫；清扫打扫；清扫躺；位于躺；位于挖；掘挖；掘吹；刮吹；刮埋葬埋葬撞击；突然降临撞击；突然降临困住困住shook shakenrose risenswept sweptlay laindug dugblew blownburied buriedstruck
3、 strucktrapped trapped 在农村在农村 起起伏伏起起伏伏至少至少 太紧张而不能做某事太紧张而不能做某事 拒绝做某事拒绝做某事 从从.中跑出来中跑出来 处于熟睡状态处于熟睡状态 和往常一样和往常一样1.in the countryside2.rose and fell 3.at least4.too nervous to do sth5.refuse to do sth6.ran out of7.be asleep 8.as usualrise vi.上升上升;升起升起;起身起身(rose,risen)n.上升上升;增加增加;上涨上涨raise vt.举起；提高举起；提高;提
4、出提出(问题等问题等);养育养育;募集募集(raised,raised)A concert was held to _funds for the poor.Sales _by 20%over Christmas period.Can you _you arm above your head?We saw the sun _in the east.Alex _ a good question last lesson.He _from the table and went over to the window.He has a large family to_.That excellent wor
5、ker got a pay _.I cant hear you._your voice,please.roseraiserisingraiseraisedroseraiseriseRaise1.For several days,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.3.Chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat,and dogs refused to go inside buildings.这个问题太难了，我们无法解决。The problem is too
6、difficult for us to solve.too.to太太.而不能而不能.，可转化为，可转化为so.that.The problem is so difficult that we cant solve.鸡甚至猪都焦躁不安，不愿进食；狗拒绝鸡甚至猪都焦躁不安，不愿进食；狗拒绝进屋。进屋。2.There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.井壁上有深深地裂缝。井壁上有深深地裂缝。好像好像结束结束三分之一三分之一冲破；抄近路；穿过冲破；抄近路；穿过沦为废墟沦为废墟.的数量的数量1.as if/e to an end3.one
7、third4.cut across5.lay in ruins6.the number of4.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!仿佛世界末日即将来临！仿佛世界末日即将来临！It looks as if the train is leaving.It sounds as if you had a good time.He behaved as if nothing had happened.The woman loves the children as if she were the mother.It seems as if he
8、 would never return back.(1)as if/though经常与经常与seem,appear,look等系动词连用，引导表语从句。等系动词连用，引导表语从句。“It seems as if/though.看起来看起来；似乎；似乎。也可单独使用。也可单独使用。用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。1.Why is he looking at me as if he _(know)me?Ive never seen him before.2.He talks about Rome as if he _(be)there before3.He opened
9、 his mouth as if he _(say)something.knewwould sayhad been时间时间从句中谓语动词形式从句中谓语动词形式 与将来事实相反与将来事实相反would/should/might/could+动词动词原形原形;were to+动词原形动词原形与现在与现在事实相反事实相反 动词过去式动词过去式(be 用用 were)与过去与过去事实相反事实相反had+动词过去分词动词过去分词（2）as if用陈述语气：从句表示的情况是真实的或极有可能发生的用陈述语气：从句表示的情况是真实的或极有可能发生的（3）用虚拟语气：）用虚拟语气：找出找出Para 2中的三个定
10、语从句中的三个定语从句5.Eleven kilometres directly below the city,one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun,a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.在城市正下方的在城市正下方的11千米处，千米处，20世纪伤亡最严重之一的一场地震爆发了，远世纪伤亡最严重之一的一场地震爆发了，远在在150多千米以外的北京都受到了这场地震的破坏，全国几乎三分之一的地多千米以外的北京
11、都受到了这场地震的破坏，全国几乎三分之一的地区均有震感！区均有震感！6.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.城市三分之二的居民在地震中死亡或受伤。城市三分之二的居民在地震中死亡或受伤。7.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quakewas more than 400,000.The number of students in our class _(be)52.A number of children _(be)sent
12、 to live with other families after the earthquake.The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities _(be)rising steadily since 1997.在此次地震中丧生或深受重伤的人数超过了在此次地震中丧生或深受重伤的人数超过了40万。万。the number of+复数名词，复数名词，“.的数量的数量”，作主语时谓语动词用单数。，作主语时谓语动词用单数。a number of+复数名词，复数名词，“许多许多”，作主语时谓语动词用复数。，作主语时谓语动词用复数
13、。iswerehas been吹走吹走数万头牛数万头牛数百万只鸡数百万只鸡而不是而不是震惊震惊倒塌倒塌1.blow away2.tens of thousands of cows3.millions of chickens4.instead of5.in shock6.fell downAbout 75 percent of the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.【句意句意】整整座城市基本上都被毁座城市基本上都被毁了了。城城市里大约市里大约75%的
14、工厂的工厂和建筑物、和建筑物、90%的家园和所有的医院都消失了。的家园和所有的医院都消失了。【分析分析】本本句是简单句是简单句，句句，句中有三个主中有三个主语：语：about 75 percent of the citys factories andbuildings,90 percent of its homes all of its hospitals。分分数表数表达达1)百百分之分之：用：用 percent。eg 65 percent of the houses2)先分子，先分子，后后分母；分分母；分子用基数子用基数词，分词，分母用序母用序数词。分子数词。分子是大于是大于1时分时分母用复
15、数形式。母用复数形式。eg one fourth四分四分之一；之一；three fifths五分五分之一之一 三三分之分之二：二：two thirds 二二又五分之又五分之三：三：two and three fifths 二二分之一：分之一：a half/one half;四四分之一：分之一：one fourth或或 a quarter/one quarter【拓拓展展】some of,plenty of,a lot of,most of,the rest of,all of,half of,part of 以以及及“分数分数/百百分数分数+of+名词名词”做主语做主语时时，谓谓语动语动词单词
16、单复数由复数由of后面的名词或代后面的名词或代词的单复数决定。词的单复数决定。eg A lot of parcels are transported to all over China during the“Double-11”festival every year.A lot of money has been wasted for no reason.More than 70%of the surface of the earth is covered by water.【语境应用语境应用】完成句子。完成句子。1)This is because two-thirds of the eart
17、hs surface _(make)up of vast oceans.2)More than two-thirds of the students _(see)the film already.3)The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials,the rest of which _(be)saved for other purposes.is madehave seenwere8.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those
18、 who were trapped and to bury the dead.地震发生后不久，部队派出了地震发生后不久，部队派出了15万名士兵奔赴唐山，将受困群众从废墟万名士兵奔赴唐山，将受困群众从废墟中抢救出来，并掩埋了死者。中抢救出来，并掩埋了死者。9.Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.工人们为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所。工人们为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所。站起来站起来在在.的支持下的支持下在在.的不懈努力下的不懈努力下.的家园的家园向某人证明向某人证明在在时期时期保持积极保持
19、积极重建更美好的未来重建更美好的未来1.on ones feet2.with ones support/with the support of sb3.with the tireless efforts of sb4.a home to5.prove to sb6.in times of 7.stay/keep positive8.rebuild for a brighter future10.Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.唐山向中国、向世界证明，在自然灾害中，人类必须勤力唐山向中国、向世界证明，在自然灾害中，人类必须勤力同心，保持积极乐观的心态和重建家园的决心。同心，保持积极乐观的心态和重建家园的决心。Thanks!
