2015-2016学年高二英语讲练（人教版）：Book 6 Unit 5 Reading Tasks .docVIP

READING TASKS AN EXCITING JOB Pre-reading activities Task I. Name some natural disasters. Make a list. Task II. What words can you use to describe the volcanic eruption? Task III. What should people do when they know that there will be a volcanic eruption? While-reading activities Task I. Read the text and fill in the blanks in the chart. Pay attention to the structure of the text. Task II. Read the text and find out the reasons for the results. Results Reasons 1. I enjoy doing my job very much. A. The people living in the path of the lava can be informed to leave their houses. 2. I don’t care much about the danger of my job. B. There was a volcanic eruption from the side of the mountain. 3. We have saved many people in Hawaii. C. We wore white protective suits, helmets, boots and special gloves. 4. The eruption of a volcano causes less damage than the flowing lava. D. My work is going to different places and meeting different people. 5. The bedroom became as bright as day. E. Danger makes me feel excited and alive. 6. All of us looked like spacemen. F. No one lives at the top of the mountain. 7. I did not follow the other two scientists to go down into the crater. G. I was not experienced enough. Task III. Read Paragraphs 1 and 2, and find the words which mean the following. ________ 1. different from what is usual ________ 2. people who are travelling for pleasure ________ 3. sometimes, but not regularly and not often ________ 4. a large amount of data stored in a computer ________ 5. unluckily ________ 6. hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano Task IV. Read Paragraph 3 and complete the phrases describing the author’s first experience of a volcanic eruption. began shaking a strange 1. ________ passing my 2. ________ as bright as day into the back 3. ________ see Mount Kilauea from the side red hot 4. ________ fantastic 5. ________ Post-reading activities Task I. Below is a summary of the text with some words missing. Choose the words from the