1、The Power of NatureUnit 5Reading：An Exciting Job Are we absolutely powerful in nature？While facing those natural disasters,how do you feel?We can find how We can find how powerfulpowerful nature is and nature is and how how weak weak humans are humans are compared withcompared with natural natural d
2、isastersdisasters.volcanologistWhat does a volcanologistswork look like?volcano-eruptionBoiling rock erupts from the crater;the lava flows slowly down the mountain.Magma chamberLavaCraterAsh cloud/volcanic ash岩浆岩浆 I have the greatest job in the world.I travel to unusual places and work alongside peo
3、ple from all over the world.Sometimes working outdoors,sometimes in an office,sometimes using scientific equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists,I am never bored.Although my job is occasionally dangerous,I dont mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive.However,the most
4、 important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people from one of the most powerful forces on earth-the volcano.I was appointed as a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory(HVO)twenty years ago.My job is collecting information for a database about Mount Kilauea,whic
5、h is one of the most active volcanoes in Hawaii.Having collected and evaluated the information,I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.Our work has saved many lives because people in the path of the lava can be warned to leave their houses.Unfortuna
6、tely,we cannot move their homes out of the way,and many houses have been covered with lava or burned to the ground.When boiling rock erupts from a volcano and crashes back to earth,it causes less damage than you might imagine.This is because no one lives near the top of Mount Kilauea,where the rocks
7、 fall.The lava that flows slowly like a wave down the mountain causes far more damage because it buries everything in its path under the molten rock.However,the eruption itself is really exciting to watch and I shall never forget my first sight of one.It was in the second week after I arrived in Haw
8、aii.Having worked hard all day,I went to bed early.I was fast asleep when suddenly my bed began shaking and I heard a strange sound,like a railway train passing my window.Having experienced quite a few earthquakes in Hawaii already,I didnt take much notice.I was about to go back to sleep when sudden
9、ly my bedroom became as bright as day.I ran out of the house into the back garden where I could see Mount Kilauea in the distance.There had been an eruption from the side of the mountain and red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air.It was an absolutely fantastic sight.4The day af
10、ter this eruption I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it.Two other scientists and I were driven up the mountain and dropped as close as possible to the crater that had been formed during the eruption.Having earlier collected special clothes from the observatory,we put them on before we
11、went any closer.All three of us looked like spacemen.We had white protective suits that covered our whole body,helmets,big boots and special gloves.It was not easy to walk in these suits,but we slowly made our way to the edge of the crater and looked down into the red,boiling centre.The other two cl
12、imbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study,but this being my first experience,I stayed at the top and watched them.5 Today,I am just as enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started.Having studied volcanoes now for many years,I am still amazed at their beauty as well as t
13、heir potential to cause great damage.Part 1Part 2 Part 3 (Para 1-2)The writers job and its importance (Para 3-4)The writers experience of watching the volcano eruption(Para 5)The reasons for the writers enthusiasm about his jobFind out the main idea of each part I have the greatest job in the world.
14、I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world.Sometimes working outdoors,sometimes in an office,sometimes using scientific equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists,I am never bored.Although my job is occasionally dangerous,I dont mind because danger ex
15、cites me and makes me feel alive.However,the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people from one of the most powerful forces on earth-the volcano.I was appointed as a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory(HVO)twenty years ago.My job is collecting in
16、formation for a database about Mount Kilauea,which is one of the most active volcanoes in Hawaii.Having collected and evaluated the information,I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.Our work has saved many lives because people in the path of the l
17、ava can be warned to leave their houses.Unfortunately,we cannot move their homes out of the way,and many houses have been covered with lava or burned to the ground.Careful reading:Part 1 (Para 1-2)211.How many years has the author worked as a volcanologist?I was appointed as a volcanologist working
18、for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory twenty years ago.twenty years agoB.20 years.A.10 years.C.30 years.D.40 years.Careful reading:Part 1 (Para 1-2)2.Where is Mount Kilauea?Mount Kilauea is in Hawaii.active volcanoactive volcanoactive volcanoextinct volcanodormant volcanoWhy is the lava that flows on
19、 Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption?Because people in the path of the lava can be warned to leave their houses but many houses cannot be moved and have been coved with lava or burned to the ground.Why is the writers job important?Danger _me and makes me feel _I have the_job in the
20、 world_people fromthe volcanogreatestexcitesaliveprotect When boiling rock erupts from a volcano and crashes back to earth,it causes less damage than you might imagine.This is because no one lives near the top of Mount Kilauea,where the rocks fall.The lava that flows slowly like a wave down the moun
21、tain causes far more damage because it buries everything in its path under the molten rock.However,the eruption itself is really exciting to watch and I shall never forget my first sight of one.It was in the second week after I arrived in Hawaii.Having worked hard all day,I went to bed early.I was f
22、ast asleep when suddenly my bed began shaking and I heard a strange sound,like a railway train passing my window.Having experienced quite a few earthquakes in Hawaii already,I didnt take much notice.I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day.I ran out of the hou
23、se into the back garden where I could see Mount Kilauea in the distance.There had been an eruption from the side of the mountain and red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air.It was an absolutely fantastic sight.The day after this eruption I was lucky enough to have a much closer
24、look at it.Two other scientists and I were driven up the mountain and dropped as close as possible to the crater that had been formed during the eruption.Having earlier collected special clothes from the observatory,we put them on before we went any closer.All three of us looked like spacemen.We had
25、 white protective suits that covered our whole body,helmets,big boots and special gloves.It was not easy to walk in these suits,but we slowly made our way to the edge of the crater and looked down into the red,boiling centre.The other two climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later s
26、tudy,but this being my first experience,I stayed at the top and watched them.Part two (Para.3-Para.4)！21.What made the author realize thatan eruption occurred?my bed began shakinga strange soundmy bedroombecame as bright as day.an absolutelyfantastic sightred hot lava wasfountaining hundreds of mete
27、rs into the airWhat did the scientists do afterthe eruptionput on white protective suitshelmets,big bootsdropped as closeas possible to the craterslowly made our wayto the edge of the craterlooked down into the red,boiling centerclimbed down intothe crater to collectsome lavaPart three (Para.5)What
28、does the writer find impressive even after studying volcanoes for more than twenty years?The author is impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by the potential to cause great damage.Today,I am just as enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started.Having studied volcanoes now for many
29、 years,I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage.I have the greatest job in the world.I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world.Sometimes working outdoors,sometimes in an office,sometimes using scientific equipment and somet
30、imes meeting local people and tourists,I am never bored.Although my job is occasionally dangerous,I dont mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive.However,the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people from one of the most powerful forces on earth-the volca
31、no.I was appointed as a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory(HVO)twenty years ago.My job is collecting information for a database about Mount Kilauea,which is one of the most active volcanoes in Hawaii.Having collected and evaluated the information,I help other scientists to pr
32、edict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.Our work has saved many lives because people in the path of the lava can be warned to leave their houses.Unfortunately,we cannot move their homes out of the way,and many houses have been covered with lava or burned to the ground.When boil
33、ing rock erupts from a volcano and crashes back to earth,it causes less damage than you might imagine.This is because no one lives near the top of Mount Kilauea,where the rocks fall.The lava that flows slowly like a wave down the mountain causes far more damage because it buries everything in its pa
34、th under the molten rock.However,the eruption itself is really exciting to watch and I shall never forget my first sight of one.It was in the second week after I arrived in Hawaii.Having worked hard all day,I went to bed early.I was fast asleep when suddenly my bed began shaking and I heard a strang
35、e sound,like a railway train passing my window.Having experienced quite a few earthquakes in Hawaii already,I didnt take much notice.I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day.I ran out of the house into the back garden where I could see Mount Kilauea in the dis
36、tance.There had been an eruption from the side of the mountain and red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air.It was an absolutely fantastic sight.4The day after this eruption I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it.Two other scientists and I were driven up the mountain
37、 and dropped as close as possible to the crater that had been formed during the eruption.Having earlier collected special clothes from the observatory,we put them on before we went any closer.All three of us looked like spacemen.We had white protective suits that covered our whole body,helmets,big b
38、oots and special gloves.It was not easy to walk in these suits,but we slowly made our way to the edge of the crater and looked down into the red,boiling centre.The other two climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study,but this being my first experience,I stayed at the top and w
39、atched them.5 Today,I am just as enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started.Having studied volcanoes now for many years,I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage.listening Fill the proper words in the blank.I have the _ job in the world.I work _as w
40、ell as outside.Whats more,I can meet different _ people and travel to _places.Though its _ I still enjoy it.My main job is to _information about Mount Kilauea,which helps scientists _where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.By doing this,we can _many lives.greatestinsidelocalunusualda
41、ngerouscollectpredictsave I still remember my first sight of an _.I heard a _ sound and my bed was shaking,like a railway train passing my window.My bedroom became as _as day.I rushed into the back garden,and saw red hot lava _hundreds of metres into the air.The next day I was _ enough to have a clo
42、ser look at it.Two scientists and I were sent to collect some lava for later_.We were dropped as close as possible to the _ that had been formed during the eruption.eruptionstrangebrightfountainingluckystudycrater To protect ourselves,we all had special clothes,which made us look like_.It wasnt very
43、 easy to walk in these clothes,and we slowly _ _ _to the edge of the crater and looked down into the red,boiling center.Though I was a little afraid,I wanted to climb down into the_ to collect some lava.But this being my_ experience,I could only stayed at the top and watched the two scientists.It ha
44、s been more than twenty years since I began to study volcanoes.I am just as _about my job as the day I first started it.spacemenmade our waycraterfirstenthusiastic What do you think of volcanologists job?dangerousdangerousinterestinginterestingchallengingchallengingtiringtiringboringboringimportantimportantmeaningfulmeaningfulWe should learn to get along well with nature!
