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1、现代大学英语精读2第10课Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWBTRHalfaDayUnit1WarmingupWarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWBTRWhydoestheauthorcallPompeiiastrangecity?Whathappenedtothecity?Whatwasthecitylikebeforeitwasdestroyed?Whataresomeothernaturaldisastersinworldhistorythatyouhavelearnedabout?Check
2、-onPreviewMatchthewordswiththeircorrectmeaninginthetext.hurlgrazecramintactmightyshattera.verystrongorpowerfulb.tosuddenlybreakintosmallpiecesc.tothrowviolentlyinaparticulardirectione.toeatgrassgrowinginafieldf.topushsb./sth.intoasmallplaceg.completeandnotdamagedWBTRWarmingupKey:c,e,f,g,a,bOb
3、jectivesUnderstandthestructureandthegeneralideaofthetextKnowsomethingaboutthehistoryofPompeiiandwhathappenedinAD79BeabletousespecificverbstodescribethingsBeabletocreateadominantimpressionbyusingwordsaboutfivesensesKnowsomethingaboutnaturaldisasterslikevolcaniceruptions,earthquakes,tornadoetc.
4、WBTRWarmingupBackgroundCultureTipsAuthorHalfaDayUnit10BWTRBackgroundAuthorRobertSilverberg(bornJanuary15,1935)isanAmericanauthor,bestknownforwritingsciencefiction.In1956hegraduatedfromColumbiaUniversity,havingmajoredinComparativeLiterature.HisLifeBWTRCultureTipsNaplesisthecapitalofCampaniaand
5、thethird-largestcityinItaly,afterRomeandMilan.Ithasapopulationofnearly1millionwithinitsadministrativelimitsonalandareaof117.3 km2(45 sq mi).TheurbanareaofNaplesextendsbeyondtheadministrativecitylimits,withapopulationofabove3million.ThecityofPompeiiisapartiallyburiedRomantown-citynearmodernNap
6、les.Pompeiiwaspartiallydestroyedandburiedunder4to6m(13to20ft)ofashandpumiceintheeruptionofMountVesuviusinAD79,anditwaslostfornearly1700yearsbeforeitsaccidentalrediscoveryin1749.Sincethen,itsexcavationhasprovidedanextraordinarilydetailedinsightintothelifeofacityduringthePaxRomana.Today,thisUNE
7、SCOWorldHeritageSiteisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsofItaly,withapproximately2,500,000visitorseveryyear.CultureTipsPompeiithelastdayAmultidisciplinarystudyoftheeruptionproductsandvictimsindicatesthatatVesuviusandsurroundingtownsheatwas