Unit 4 EarthquakesPeriod1 Warming up and Readi ng课前自主学习方案 重点单词1(adj.)极度的(adv.)极度 6(vt.) 毁坏(n.)地7(n) 电；电流(adj.靠电2 (n.)民族；国家；国民(adv.)来工作的(adj.) 与电有关的民族的；国家的；全国的8(n )祝贺； (复数)贺词3(n,)污垢(adj.)脏的(v.)祝贺知识探究与发现1. right away 立刻，马上I 'lreturn the book to you right away.If war breaks out, we shall be called up right away.如果战争爆发，我们将立即被征召服役。
联想拓展right no w=at on ce=immediately=in no time 立刻，马上2」n the city, the water pipes in somebuildings cracked and burst .\|7苦一甬9 _____ (vt.) 使惊吓；吓唬 ___________ (adj.)_____ (v.)遭受 _______________ (n.)患病者；受难者5 ______ (v.)损害 ____________ ( n.)重点短语1 right ______ 立刻；马上2 too … _____ 太 ....而不能 .......3 think ______ of 评价不高4 ___ usual 像往常一样5 as _____ 好像6___ an end 结束；终结令人恐惧的 _________ (adj.)受惊的；受惊吓 的7 cut ______ 穿过；贯穿 8 __ ruins成为废墟9 ____ number of ........... 的数量 10 in stead ____ 代替 11 dig ____ 掘出；发现 12 __ (great) number of许多；大量的在市内，有些建筑物里的水管爆裂开来。
自主探究burst vi. ( , ______ _______ 过去式和过去分词)n. _________搭配①burst into + n. = burst out doing sth. 突然••起来burst into = burst out laugh ing 放声大笑burst into =burst out crying 放声大哭练习Every time he thought of his past, he could n 'helpbursting .(2010 济南一模)A. whe n; out tearsB. that; into cryingC. which; into tearsD. /; out crying3. thi nk little/ poorly of 轻视think much/highly of 重视；看重，评价高What do you thi nk of ...? 认为怎么样？thi nk about 考虑；回想；想起thi nk of 考虑；记忆，记起The government thinks highly of his invention because it willbenefit the whole country. 政府非常重视他的发明，因为它将有益于全国人民。
The foolish boss thought little of mysuggestions on that project. 那个愚蠢的老板根本就不重视我对那项工程的建议。
4. It seemed as if the world was at an end.似乎到了世界末日！1).as if = as though 好像，似乎(1)如果as if 从句表示的事情可能是真实的，通常使用陈述语气。
eg: ① It looks as if it is going to rain.②__________________________________________ It sounds as if 听起来好像有人在敲门。
(2)如果as if 从句表示的内容与事实相反或是一种假想，通常使用虚拟语气。
主句 +as if (though)+ 主语 +① w ere/过去时 ②could/would + 动词原形③had+过去分词 注意even if 即使 即学即练① When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as ifit ____A. breaksB. has broke nC. were broke nD. had bee n broke n② She talked about the film as if really seen it.她谈论那部影片，就好像她确实看过一样。
3.——Will you go to the exhibition tomorrow?—Yes, I will go jt _________， s windy.(2010 11 山东滨州月考)A. as ifB. eve n thoughC. as soon asD. asthough5. at an end 结束，终结(常作表语)eg: _______________ ( _______________ 战争终于结束了)at the end of 在••尽头，在 ••末尾 by the end ofcome to an end 结束 高手过招用方框内所给词的适当形式填空 At the end of/by the end of/in the end1. How many En glish words had you lear ned __________ last term?2. He became an outsta nding doctor ______ .3. My uncle will fly to China ____________ this year. 6.In fiftee n terrible sec onds a large city layin ruins.在可怕的15秒内，一座大城市就沉没在一片废墟之中。
ruin (1) n. _______________ (2) vt. __________________ in ruins 严重损坏；破败不堪in the end 最后，终于 make ends meet 收支相抵 到••为止辨析ruin \ destroy \ damage①ruin指对物体或生命彻底的破坏，往往是非暴力的，也不是一次打击的结果，也可以指对美好的或希望中的事物的破坏。
②destroy指彻底毁坏，不能修复。
③damage指局部损坏，但可以修复。
即学即练（1）__________________________________________ The building was completely ______________________________ b y fire.（2）His car hit a tree by the roadside and was _______ . So he had to have it repaired.（3）______________________________ My new shoes get in the mud.（4 ） Unfortun ately, the storm ___ the crops, destro ying thehope of farmers.A. damagedB. ruinedC. ben efitedD. hurt（5）There on the shore you can see a steam powered ship covered with dirt __ ‘wai ting to be taken apart.A. lay in rui nsB. lie in ruinC. laid in ruinsD. lie in rui ns7. Sand now filled the wells instead of water.典例赏析1）.The Chin ese use chopsticks in stead of kni ves and forks.中国人不用刀叉，用筷子。
2）. I nstead of work ing. Jack was idli ng away his time.杰克不去工作，虚度着光阴。
短语归纳in stead 是副词，单独使用，用于句首或句末作状语，意为代替；相反”in stead of 是复合介词，后接名词、代词、或动名词，其后面的动作，意为代替、而不……”in place of 为介词短语，也是代替、而不”的意思.take the place of 作谓语，用在名词、代词前。
即学即练1) . Tractors ____________ h orses in many places.A. i n place ofB. have take n the place ofC. i nsteadD. in stead of2) . You should be out play ing ____________ w ork ing in doors all day.A. in spite ofB. take the place ofC. in steadD. in stead of8. Two-thirds of them died or were injured during the earthquake.(1)分数/百分数作主语时，若所指的是可数名词，则谓语动词多用复数；若指不可数名词，谓语动词多用单数eg. 80% of the trees were cut dow n.eg. 50% of the water in the bottle has gone.请根据提示完成下列句子。
1. _______ (三分之一)of the students in our class (be) _________ girls.2. _______ 3/5) of the soil (wash) away by the floodlast nigh3. Seventy percent of the students ____ taken part in the workand seve nty perce nt of the work ___ bee n fini shed.A. has, hasB. had , hadC. has, haveD. have,has4. Eighty percent of the people trapped in the ruins ________ at last.A. were dug outB.has dugC. was dug outD. have dug out(2) injure vt. _____________eg:①Oneof the players injured his knee and had to be carried off .一个队员膝盖受伤，不得不被抬至场外〔辨析〕injure, hurt, woundinjure 常指偶然事故对人造成的损害”hurt v.受伤，伤害，主要指肉体或感情上所受到的伤害wound vt.伤，伤害。