选修6 unit 5 period ⅰ warming up reading.ppt

* Unit 5 The power of nature Section Ⅰ Warming Up Reading 一、课文大意填空 The writer told us the importance of the job as a volcanologist.Twenty years ago he was (1)___________ as a volcanologist, collecting information for a (2)__________ about Mount Kilauea.He described the process of the (3)___________ to us.He said the most important thing about the job of a volcanologist was to protect people from (4)__________． appointed database eruption volcanoes 二、根据课文内容，选择最佳答案 1．The main purpose of the writers job is ________. A．to collect the information about Mount Kilauea B ． to collect and evaluate the information about Mount Kilauea C．to help other scientists to predict the trend of the lava D．to meet local people and tourists C 2．When was the writer appointed as a volcanologist? ______ A．Ten years ago. B．For more than ten years. C．Less than twenty years. D．Twenty years ago. 3 ． Why does the lava that flows slowly down the mountian cause far more damage than the boiling rock that erupts from the volcano? ____ A．Because it buries everything in its path. B．Because most people live near the top of Mount Kilauea. C．Because lava is in a higher temperature. D．Because people cant leave the house. D A 4．Where did the writer have his first sight of the eruption? ___ A．The bedroom. B．The top of the Mount Kilauea. C．The back garden. D．The office. 5．Why were the writer and two other scientists driven up the mountain the day after the eruption? ___ A．To save the people on the mountain. B．To protect the plants and animals on the mountain. C．To watch the fantastic sight. D．To collect some lava for later study. C D 1.Today, I am just as enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started. 2．I am still (7)________at volcanoes beauty as well as their (8)________to cause great damage. His love for his job and volcanoes 1.Suddenly my bed began shaking and my bedroom became as (3)________ as day. 2.T