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　　module 3 the violence of nature
　　learning paper 4 revision
　　learning aim: to review what we have learnt in module 3
　　important and difficult points: some language points that the students haven’t mastered
　　learning methods: group work; discussing; etc.
　　i. 单词拼写
　　1, u_____, hundreds of house caught fire when the lava reached them.
　　2, a tornado is a c______ of air that turns very quickly in the air.
　　3, a lighting is the flash of light which o_____ during a thunder storm.
　　4,thousands of people lost their lives during the natural d________.
　　5, his village was f______ in the heavy rain, so he had to move to a mountain nearby.
　　6, after he died, he was b______ with his wife in the country.
　　7, it happened that no one was on the island during the volcanic e________.
　　8, is there any p_____ that we’ll see you this weekend.
　　9,the v_____ earthquake in california in 1906 caused 500 deaths.
　　10, the tidal wave caused a lot of d_____ to the southeastern asian countries.
　　ii. 语法专练. 把下列直接引语改为间接引语
　　1, the hotel manager said to me , ＂you have to stay in the hotel because this is the start of a hurricane.＂
　　the hotel manager said to me_______________________.
　　2. he said, ＂ half the residents left the island last week.＂
　　he said ______________________________________.
　　3. he asked, ＂does this mean that the danger is over.＂
　　he asked ______________________________________.
　　4. he asked her, ＂may i go there now?＂
　　he asked ______________________________________
　　5. he asked me, ＂what were you doing when the earthquake happened.＂
　　he asked me ____________________________________.
　　6. the teacher said to mary, ＂ don’t be late tomorrow.＂
　　the teacher told mary _____________________________.
　　iii. 单项选择
　　1, by the time he leaves university , he _____ much work experience so long as he takes a part-time job.
　　a . will have gained b . has gained
　　c . may have gained d . will gain
　　2, the problem just ______ to be discussed at next meeting .
　　a . referred is b. referred to be
　　c . referring to is d. referred to is
　　3. it suddenly ________ to me that the man might be the robber the police had been hunting for.
　　a. comes b. referred c. happened d. occurred
　　4. he kept looking at her，wondering whether he _______ her somewhere .
　　a. saw b. has seen c. sees d. had seen
　　5. there was a big fire in the building last night. _______ , all the people were able to escape.
　　a. unluckily b. fortunately c. to be sure d. above all
　　6. children need many things , but _______ they need love.
　　a. above all b. in all c. as well d. after all
　　7. the enemy general ordered all the house _______ after they broke though the defense line.
　　a. be set fire to b. were set fire to
　　c. caught fire d. should be caught fire
　　8. the teacher _______ the exam marks on the wall so that the students could see them.
　　a. put up b. put on c. take down d. take off
　　9. the boss went into the house,_______ the five boys _____ in the rain.
　　a. left ; standing b. leaving ; standing
　　c. left; stand d. leaving; stand
　　10. she started with the aim of doing harm to others only _______ ruining herself.
　　a. to end up with b. ending up with
　　c. to end d. ending in
　　11. when the firemen arrived , the office building _______ for an hour.
　　a. had been on fire b. was on fire
　　c. had caught fire d. caught fire
　　12. we ______our breakfast when an old man came to the door.
　　a. just have had b. have just had
　　c. just had d. had just had
　　13.before the first nonstop flight made in 1949, it______necessary for all planes to land for refueling.
　　a. would be b. has been c. had beend. would have been
　　14. the poisonous atmosphere will surely ______a lot of people.
　　a. effectb. impressc. caused. affect
　　15. thirty soldiers were killed and many more were ______.
　　a. woundedb. hurtc. injuredd. damaged
　　16. a sudden blizzard occurred in beijing last night, ______great inconvenience in transport.
　　a. causedb. causingc. affectingd. brought
　　17. when they had finished playing, the children were made to ______ all the toys they had taken out.
　　a. put offb .put awayc. put upd. put out
　　18. —how ______do you attend the evening classes?
　　—______,three times per week.
　　a. long; on the wholeb. often; on average
　　c. soon; generally speakingd. much; in all
　　19. –do you mind my taking this seat?
　　-___________.
　　a. yes, sit down b. no, of course not
　　c. yes, take it d. no, you can’t take it
　　20. when i was walking in the street, i _________ to meet a former friend of mine.
　　a. happened b. broke out c. occurred d. took place
　　iv. 阅读理解
　　an announcement
　　it was a small town which lay by the coast. most people there lived by catching fish. the hurricanes often struck the area from july to october. some of the people died on the sea when their boats were blown over by the high winds. so they paid much attention to the weather forecasts. they were afraid to meet with the hurricanes when they were catching fish on the sea. each of the families had a radio and people always took them with themselves and listened to them at any time.
　　it was september. a hurricane attacked the town one night. plenty of trees were pushed over and all the electric and telephone lines were broken. people couldn’t watch tv, or call their friends, or go to work. to their anger, they couldn’t listen to the weather forecasts the town radio station broadcast. the food and fresh water would soon be short and the patients couldn’t be given medical care—no medicine could be carried there. people didn’t know what would happen and they looked anxious.
　　on the fourth day they read an announcement（通告）on the town weekly. it was written,＂recently we have to stop the weather forecast because of the bad weather. we usually get the forecasts from the airport. but the roads are all blocked by the fallen trees and stones. whether or not we’ll be able to broadcast the weather forecast tomorrow depends on the weather！＂
　　1. the people in the town often took radios with themselves because______.
　　a. they felt lonely when catching fish on the sea and listened to the weather forecasts
　　b. they were interested in the weather forecasts
　　c. they couldn’t watch tv on the sea
　　d. they hoped to listen to some good news
　　2. the writer writes the passage mainly to ______.
　　a. describe the importance of weather forecast
　　b. give a news report
　　c. describe a bad effect of natural disasters
　　d. to warn people to be careful against hurricane
　　3. read the announcement, the people were______.
　　a. encouragedb. happyc. excitedd. disappointed