高二英语（选修六）unit 5 warming up and Reading.ppt

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1、TyphoonsandstormfloodearthquaketornadosnowstormtsunamilandslidecyclonehailstormvolcanoHurricaneThepowerofnatureCatastrophiceruptionofMountVesuviusonAugust24of79A.D.buriedthetownsofHerculaneumandPompeiiinItaly.MountVesuviusƓThismountainhaseruptedmorethan50timessincetheeruptionin79A.D.,whenitb

2、uriedPompeiianditssistercity,Herculaneum.ƓAfterPompeiiwasburiedandlosttohistory,thevolcanocontinuedtoeruptevery100yearsuntilabout1037A.D.,whenitentereda600-yearperiodofquiescence.ƱIn1631,thevolcanokilledanadditional4000unsuspectinginhabitants.MountKilaueaItisHawaii'syoungestandyetmostactivev

3、olcano.ItfirsteruptedinJanuary1983andhasbeenactiveeversince.Inthepast245yearstherehavebeen62eruptions...That'saboutaneruptioneveryfouryears.Mt.Kilaueaisashieldvolcano-thelargesttypesofvolcanoesintheworldandhavefluidlavaandarebasically,justbroadslopes.AnextinctvolcanoHaleakalaCrater,thelarges

4、tdormantvolcanointheworldMaui,HawaiiAnactivevolcanoQuestionsHaveyoueverseenavolcanointheflesh?Ifyouhave,shareyourexperienceswithyourclassmatesandteachers?Doyoulikeexploringvolcanoes?Areyouafraidthedangersyoumayface?Doyouknowwhatavolcanologistdoandhowimportanthisorherjobis?Readingandcomprehen

5、sionWhyisthelavathatflowsonMountKilaueamoredangerousthantheactualeruption?Whyisavocanologist’sjobimportant?Whatcausedthewriter’sbedroomtobecomeasbrightasadayeventhoughitwasnight/Whydidthescientistshavetogetclosetothevolcanoafteritbeganerupting?Whywasitdifficultforthewritertowalktowardstheedg

6、eofthecrater?Whatdoesthewriterfindimpressiveaboutvolcanoesevenafterstudyingthemfor20years?ExploretheWonderofNatureMountTaiShanMountHuaShanJiuZhaiGouGiantpandaResearchCenterMountChangBaiShanTianChiReadingandComprehensionReadingthearticleandtellthestatementsaretrueorfalse.1.Changbaishanisthese

7、condlargestnaturereserveinChina.2.ThepeakofChangbaishancanreachashighas2,000meters.3.Youcanseealotofblackbears,leopardsorcranesinChangbaishan.4.Tianchiisalakeinthecraterofanextinctvolcano.5.TheancestorsoftheManchupeoplewerebelievedtobegoodatlanguag