高中英语人教版高一年级上08

[00:-1.00]Look at all the pictures on pages 22-23 in WARMING UP,
[00:-2.00]LISTENING and SPEAKING and give definitions to some of them
[00:-3.00]or describe what you see in them,using attributive clauses.
[00:-4.00]If you are not clear about their definitions,
[00:-5.00]look them up in the English-English dictionary.
[00:-6.00](1)A seismograph is an instrument which is used to detect earthquakes and record seismic¹ tremors²
[00:-7.00]and how strong the earthquakes are and how long they last.
[00:-8.00]Zhang Heng is a seismologist who does seismic research and studies seismology
[00:-9.00]which is a branch of science of earthquakes,
[00:10.00]which is a sudden shaking of the earth surface
[00:11.00](which is) caused by underground volcanic³ forces
[00:12.00]or by breaking or position-changing of rock under the earth surface.
[00:13.00](2)Who do you think Howard Carter is?
[00:14.00]I think he is an areheologist (American spelling),
[00:15.00]who studies archeolog (A merican spelling),
[00:16.00]which is a branch of science,which studies ancient civilizations and ancient societies by examining
[00:17.00]remains⁴ found in the ground or remaining things of old buildings,
[00:18.00]tombs, graves, tools, weapons, coins, jars, pots etc.
[00:19.00]Archaeologists (British seplling) are intersted in Archaeological (British seplling) dig.
[00:20.00](3) You all know something about the Titanic⁵,
[00:21.00]the name of a huge ship. But who's Titan,from whom derives⁶ the adjective "Titanic"
[00:22.00]which means being like or of the Titans and "titanic"
[00:23.00]another adjective, which also size or strength or calling for very great effort.
[00:24.00]"Titan"refers to any of the 12 children of Heaven and Earth,
[00:25.00]who are ancient gods of Greece.
[00:26.00]The 12 children, who have different names but the same fat
[00:27.00]-they were all crushed or defeated by the Olympian gods, who were led by Zeus.
[00:28.00](4) You all know the phrase "2008 Olympic Games",
[00:29.00]but do you know the name of this sport meeting,which derives from Olympia,
[00:30.00]the name of the place, where it was first held in honor
[00:31.00]or honour  of Zeus by the ancient Greeks.
[00:32.00]Olympia is a place n
[00:27.74]in Greece, where remains of temples of Zeus and many other gods or goddess
[00:28.74]under him, who had defeated n
[00:29.74]the Titans, were found by archaeologists many years ago.
[00:30.74]Four killed in Taiwan earthquake
[00:31.74]In the first photo there is a building in Taipei's
[00:32.74]Chengde Road,which teeters threateningly after the strong carthquake,
[00:33.74]measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale,
[00:34.74]shook eastern Taiwan at 2:52 pm. mareh 31, 2002.
[00:35.74]In the second photograph you see rescue workers
[00:36.74]moving an earthquake vietim out of a stranded⁷ building in Taipei.
[00:37.74]Hank Stram lives in San Francisco with his wife and daughter.
[00:38.74]On October 17th, 1989 a strong earthquake took place and killed
[00:39.74]over 100 people.  Hank was caught in the earthquake.
[00:40.74]1 Listen to part 1. Then answer these questions in pairs.
[00:41.74]2.Listen to part 2. Fill in the blanks and write the words in the spaces.
[00:42.74]1. I (found ) myself in the dark.
[00:43.74]2. Then I remembered what (had happened).
[00:44.74]3. It was clear to me now  that I (had heen) in an earthquake.
[00:45.74]4. Then I (heard) people (climbing) towards me.
[00:46.74]5. A team of people (had come) to see if anyone (was0 under the broken road.
[00:47.74]You have promised to play kennis with your friend every week,
[00:48.74]but you are not very good at it.
[00:49.74]A:I'm not very good at tennis, you know.
[00:50.74]B:Don't worry! We're playing for fun.
[00:51.74]Just try and you'll see you can do it.
[00:52.74]A:I haven't played tennis for a very long time.   B:Well done!n
[00:53.74]That was a very good ball! You see you can do it!
[00:54.74]I hope so. I enjoyed playing tennis with you. See you next week

1 seismic   

a.地震的，地震强度的

参考例句：

• Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.地震产生两种地震波。
• The latest seismic activity was also felt in northern Kenya.肯尼亚北部也感觉到了最近的地震活动。

2 tremors   

震颤( tremor的名词复数 )； 战栗； 震颤声； 大地的轻微震动

参考例句：

• The story was so terrible that It'sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕，它使我不寒而栗。
• The story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕，它使我不寒而栗。

3 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

6 derives   

v.得到( derive的第三人称单数 )；（从…中）得到获得；源于；（从…中）提取

参考例句：

• English derives in the main from the common Germanic stock. 英语主要源于日耳曼语系。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He derives his income from freelance work. 他以自由职业获取收入。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。