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- Text A: Kids on the Track
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- Understand the main idea and the structure of the text;
- Appreciate the advantages of specific words over general words;
- Grasp the key languages points and grammatical structures in the tex=
t;
- Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activit=
ies
centered upon the theme of the unit.
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- Disasters , natural or man-made, will impose serious threat to human
lives or properties.
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- The best step we can t=
ake is
to prevent them from happening. Always keep in mind “Preventio=
n is
better than cure.”
- But what are your tips to prevent disasters?
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- If an earthquake is occurring the most important thing to do is to D=
ROP
and COVER. Drop and cover means to fall on to the floor and get under
something for protection. During an earthquake, if you are indoors, =
it
is very important to stay calm and take cover under a heavy object.<=
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- If you are outdoors, stay as far away from buildings as possible.
- Stay away from glass or anything that could fall.
- Be prepared for aftershocks after the initial earthquake has ended.
Aftershocks are follow-up earthquakes. They are smaller than the fir=
st
one, but still are very dangerous
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- During a storm stay indoors, however if you are caught outside in a
severe storm, never stand under any tall objects such as trees.
- When outdoors, It is b=
etter
to lie down in an open field away from any surrounding tall objects.=
- Avoid any large bodies of water since water conducts electricity.
- Stay away from metal objects such as bicycles and tractors.
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- Do not use the telephone since lightning might strike the tall telep=
hone
poles.
- Avoid using any electrical equipment such as hair driers, electric
razors, or microwave ovens etc.
- Never play golf or go fishing during a storm. If your are outside
playing any games with metal gear, be sure to take it off if a storm
starts.
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- Who might have uttered the exclamation “Kids on the Track̶=
1;?
- Why does the author describe how Kate carried the groceries from her=
car
to the house?
- Where and when did the
incident take place?
- What were the kids doing when the train raced towards them?
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- Emergency services
- New Jersey
- Can
you say something about the two
topics?
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Emergency services
- They are the public organizations whose job is to take quick action =
to
deal with emergencies when they occur, especially the fire brigade, =
the
police, and the ambulance service. The telephone number used for cal=
ling
the police, fire or ambulance services in an emergency is 999 in Bri=
tain
and 911 in the US. (cf. the phone numbers are 110, 119, and 120
respectively).
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- New Jersey State
(pop., 2000: 8, 414, 350), eastern U. S. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean=
, it
is bordered by New York, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. It covers 7, 79=
0 sq
mi (20, 176 sq km); its capital is Trenton. The Hudson River forms i=
ts
northeastern boundary; the Delaware River, its western boundary. Bet=
ween
the Revolutionary and Civil wars, it underwent tremendous
industrialization, abetted by the construction of canals and, later,
railways.
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- Although known =
as the
“Garden State,” a name influenced by its 18th-century
agricultural fertility, its economy is based primarily on manufactur=
ing,
and it has many research facilities and laboratories. Tourism, led by
Atlantic City, is also important. Chief cities include Newark, Jersey
City, Paterson, and Elizabeth.
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- Collocation
- followed by “with” or “to do”.
- Example
- 1. For all
these years , he has been struggling with his marriage crisis.
- 2. Hospit=
al
staff struggled to provide an emergency service throughout the power =
cut.
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- Collocation
- followed frequently by a preposition or adverb to indicate the place=
one
goes to
- Example
- Because of
arthritis my mother can only make her way around our house slowly.=
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- Extension
- The opposite expression is “in the way” which means
“being an obstacle ”.
- Example
- The best thing you can do if
you are near to a tornado is to get out of its way.
- I hold the belief that nothing can stand in the way of China’ s
reunion.
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- Example
- 1. The trees
sheltered the pedestrians from the&=
nbsp;
sudden rain.
- 2. The disabled
couple struggled to shelter their child from any trouble.
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Text Analysis (1)
- The text can be divided into three parts. Each part contains an even=
t.
Think over each one and try to summarize the main idea of it.
- Part One: Paras 1-13;
- Part Two (Paras 14-33);
- Part Three (Paras 34-35).
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Text Analysis (2)
- Main idea of each part:
- Part One (Paras 1-13): While Kate was putting the groceries away and=
her
two sons were heading for the railroad, a train was approaching.
- Part Two (Paras 14-33): Anthony prevented a horrible railroad accide=
nt
and saved the lives of the Pritchard children at the risk of his own=
.
- Part Three (Paras 34-35): Anthony and the Pritchards became great
friends.
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- 句中作为伴随状语"=
920;伴随时,既可用分词=
;的独立结构,也可用wi=
th的复合结构。with
+名词(代词) + 现在分=
9;/过去分词/形容词/副=
9;/不定式/介词短语。
- Example
- He stood there, his hand raised.
- =3D He stood th=
ere,
with his hand raised.
- (他ై=
9;在那儿,举着手。)
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- The murder was brought in, with his hands ___ behind his back。=
;
- A. being tied=
12288;
B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied=
li>
- 答案:D。with +名词(É=
95;词)+
分词 + 介词短语结构&=
#12290;当分词表示伴随状=
917;时,其主语常常用with=
6469;引导。由于本句中ࡧ=
7;词"手"与分词"绑"&=
#26159;被动关系,因此用$=
807;去分词,选D.
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- 独立主格结构使用=
171;词的问题:当介词是=
;in时,其前后的两个名=
词均不加任何成分(=
2914;物主代词或冠词)ᦁ=
2;也不
用复数。但 with 的复ࡧ=
2;结构不受此限制:
- e.g. A robber b=
urst
into the room, knife in hand. ( hand前不能&=
#21152;his)。
- 2)当表人体部位的=
5789;做逻辑主语时,及୰=
9;动词用现在分
词,不及物动词用$=
807;去分词:
- e.g. He lay the=
re,
his teeth set, his hand clenched, his eyes looking straight up.
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- Weather___, we’ll go out for a walk.
- A permitt=
ed
B permitting C permits D for permitting
- 答案B. 本题中没有连&=
#35789;,它不是复合句,=
063;不是并列句。
句中使用了逗号,=
988;we
小写,可知其不是=
004;个简单句。能够这样=
;使用的只有独立主格=
25110;with的复合结构。据此&=
#21028;断,本句中使用的=
159;独立结构,其结构为=
;:名词+分词。
由于permit在这里翻译ߒ=
6;’天气允许’,表主=
1160;,应用现在分词,ਠ=
5;选B。如果不会判断独=
立结构作状语的形式=
5292;不妨将句子改为条ߥ=
4;句,例如本句改为If
weather permits, we’ll go out for a walk. 然后=
558;if
去掉,再将谓语动#=
789;改为非谓语动词即可=
;。
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- A Near Thing
-  =
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One afternoon when I was nine, I arrived home from school and
found my younger brother lying in bed. “How come you are home =
so
early?” I asked, knowing that he usually would mess around a b=
it
after school. “I feel sick. I have a headache,” he said.=
-  =
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I could leave him in bed and wait until mom and dad came from
work. But I remembered hearing people say that there was an epidemic=
in
the city. The disease developed rapidly and could cause damage to
one’s brain if not treated timely.
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- “What if =
my
brother had caught the disease?” I asked myself. I decided not=
to
leave it to chance. So I called a taxi to take us to a nearby hospit=
al.
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An hour later, my brother was sleeping in the isolation ward.=
The
doctors there told my parents that if my brother had arrived at the
hospital two hours later, the disease might have seriously damaged h=
is
brain.
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- be an injury to
- =
3545;某人有害
- do sb. an injury
- 伤&=
#23475;某人
- do an injury to sb.
- 伤&=
#23475;某人
- be a shelter from
- 成&=
#20026;躲避的处所
- fly to sb. for shelter seek shelter at one’s house
- 逃&=
#36827;某人家里避难
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- lend the shelter of one’s name and position to sb. 利=
9992;自己的名誉地位庇ঢ়=
2;某人
- take shelter (=3Dfind shelter )
- 避难=
;躲避
- under the shelter of
- 在的=
;庇护下
- shelter oneself behind
- 躲在=
;背后
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