Module4SandstormsinAsia学案

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n. ① a mass of ice / coal / rocks
② a mass of / masses of + n / c.n /
eg. I have great massed of unanswered letters.
I have masses of work to do.
There are masses of work to do.
There was a mass of children in the yard.
③ /pl/ the masses
eg. The masses are the true makers of history.
④ the mass of… → most of … / the majority of …
eg. The reform is unpopular with the mass of teachers.
⑤ 质量（物）Einstein studied the relation of energy and mass.
⑥ 做定语 mass media / basis / meeting / demonstration
⑦ in the mass → in general
eg. They are good citizens in the mass.
adj. mass production / market
weapon of mass destruction
v. → e together; get… together
eg. The general massed his troops for a final attack.
Dark clouds massed on the horizon.
2.campaign
n. ① a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, mercial or political aim.
② a series of attacks and battles that are intended to achieve a particular military aim during the war.
conduct / launch a campaign
vi + for / against
3.process
n. ①进程，过程（为达到某一目标）
eg. ing off the drug is a long and painful process.
Middle East peace process
②过程，步骤，流程（事物发展，自然变化）
eg. the digestive / eating process
③工艺流程，工序（工业）
eg. manufacturing process
④ in the process of …
eg. a new building is in the process of being constructed.
In the process of time the job will be done.
v. 加工，冲印，审阅，数据处理
4. strength
n. ① 气力，体力，力量
eg. Bill hasn’t the strength to carry such a heavy load.
② 强度，浓度，效力
eg. The medicine has lost its strength.
They built a wall of great strength.
③ 力量所在，优势
eg. math is her strength. Strengths and weaknesses
④ 兵力，人力
eg. what is the total strength of the enemy?
below / under strength 兵力不足
full strength 全员，满额
⑤ 意志力
⑥ in strength大量，大群
on the strength of… 根据，依靠，由于…
eg. I bought the album on the strength of his new single.
strengthen vt
5.concerned
adj.① be concerned with / in …
eg. I’m not concerned with that matter any longer.
More than one person has been concerned in this .
② be concerned for / about…
eg. We are all concerned about your safety.
③ As / so far as … is concerned
As far as I’m concerned this arrangement will be satisfied.
④ 有关的 eg. He listed all concerned.
concern vt 关系到；使关心； 使担心
eg. Her illness concerns me very much.
This matter concerns all of you.
n. 有关的事； 关心；关怀；关心的事
eg. She looked at me with concern.
This is none of your concern.
Earning a living is his first concern.
6.evidence
n. 证据，根据 + for / of / to do sth.
eg. Can you show me any evidence for this statement?
He was punished for giving false evidence.
①be in evidence
eg. The effects of the war were very much in evidence.
Mrs. Jones was much in evidence at the party.
②on the evidence of…
eg. On the evidence of their recent matches, the Spanish team is unlikely to win the cup.
7.major
adj. a major road / play a major role in…
n. 少校， 主修课程，主修生
vi. major in…
eg. He is an English major.
English is her major.
8.urgent
adj.紧急的，紧迫的，急切的，催促的
eg. The law is in urgent need of reform.
an urgent look
n. /u/ eg. this is a matter of urgency.
urge vt.
① urge sb. To do sth. / that…/ sth.
eg. She urged him to stay / prison reform
②驱赶，迫使，驱使
eg. he urged his horse forward.
③ 强调，使认识
eg.He urged on him the necessity for speed.
9.plain
vi + of / about / that…
eg. He plaint to me about the food / working overtime / the rudeness/ of being underpaid
eg. All the students plaint that the exam was too hard.
n. /c.u/ eg. as for myself, I have no plaints to make.
10. protect
vt. Protect…against / from…
eg. Protect the country against attack.
Protect the driver against a direct hit.
Protect oneself from the rain.
n. protection / c/u /

Exercises:
Ⅰ. 单项选择题
1. ---How did your interview go?
----- I couldn’t feel _______ about it ! I seemed to find an answer for all of the questions.
A. worse B. worst C. better D. best
2. The advertising program, tried in areas near Beijing, _____ in a market rise in total production.
A. got B. resulted C. affected D. made
3. ______ in the market, the thief was put into prison.
A. Catching stealing B. Caught stealing
C. Being caught to steal D. Be caught stealing
4. ----- How many times have been to Beijing?
------ Oh, at least four times, if _______
5. You can hardly imagine the difficulty the woman had ______her children.
A. brought up B. to bring up
C. bringing up D. to have brought up
6. He suggests a best way ______ process from keeping_______.
A. preventing; raising B. to stop; rise
C. to prevent; raising D. to stop; rising
7, People _______ young trees on the mountain.
A. don’t allow to cut down B. don’t allow to keep away
C. are not allowed to keep away D. are not allowed to cut down
8. When a fire happens, the electricity should ______ first.
A. be cut down B. cut down C. be cut off D. cut off
9. ----Are you satisfied with what he did?
------ No, It couldn’t have been ______
A. worse B. better C. so bad D. the worst
10. In the villages, many of men have gone off to cities in search for higher pay, _____but the aged and women stay at home.
A. Not B. All C. None D. Neither
11. _____ the letter from her eldest sister, tears kept ing to her eyes.
A. To read B. Reading
C. While she was reading D. She was reading
12. ---- Could you tell me the way to the zoo?
---- Follow me, I happen ______ there, too.
A. to be going B. to go C. to have been D. to have gone
13. ----Thank you ever so much for your help. ----- _______
A. Glad to hear that B. Not worth thanking
C. You are too polite D. Think nothing of it
14. Has the boy who was use of _______ realized his mistakes?
A. stealing B. stolen C. to steal D. steal
15. It’s only _____ 20 minutes’ ride from here to ______ Stone pany.
A. a; the B. 不填； a C. 不填； the D. the ; a
Ⅱ. 语法专项（动词不定式）
1. For nearly three hours we waited for the decision, only _______ to e again the next day.
A. to tell B. telling C. to be told D. being told
2. I’m examining the position she has just finished______ the possible mistake in it.
A. correcting B. to correct C. making D. to make
3. Don’t be too rude to your father. Never in his life _____ in that way.
A. has he spoken to B. he has spoken to
C. has he been spoken to D. he has been spoken
4. ----- Have you fotten ______ an umbrella from Betty?
------ Oh, yes. But I’ll remember _______ it to her tomorrow
A. borrowing; to return B. borrowing; returning
C. to borrow; to return D. to borrow; returning
5. ---Do you watch TV in the evening?
-----I’d rather read than watch TV, The program seem ___ all the time.
A. to get worse B. to have got worse
C. getting worse D. to be getting worse
6. ---Li Ming is said ______ abroad. Do you know what country he studied in?
--- Yes, in Britain
A. to have studied B. to study
C. to be studying D. to have been studying
7. ----Will the Smiths go abroad this summer?
-----No, they finally decided ________
A. to B. not going C. not go D. not to be going
8. His homework needs ________, but it ________.
A. correcting; needn’t writing B. correct; doesn’t need write
C. to correct; needn’t to be rewritten
D. to be corrected; needn’t be rewritten
9. The horses ought ______ hours ago by raisers.
A. to have been fed B. to feed C. to be fed D. to have fed
10. Don’t take the medicine; it can’t help _____ rid of your cold.
A. getting B. to get C. to getting D. gets
11. I would love_____ to the party last night, but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.
A. to go B. to have gone C. going D. having gone
12. ----Have you any letters _______, sir?
----No, thanks. You may take a rest.
A. to type B. to be typed C. to be typing D. typed
13. There are five pairs _______ but ’m at a loss which to buy.
A. to choose from B. to be chosen
C. to choose D. to choosing
14. I’ve worked with children before, so I know what ____ in my new job.
A. expected B. to be expecting C. expects D. to expect
15. The question ________ next year has something important to do with our daily life.
A. to discuss B. discussed
C. to be discussed D. being discussed
16. John was made _______ the windows for a week as punishment.
A. to wash B. washing C. wash D. to be washing
17. Helen had to shout ______ above the sound of the music.
A. make herself hear B. to make herself hear
C. making herself heard D. to make herself heard
18. Kate’s mobile phone was left in a taxi aidentally, never _____ again.
A . to find B. finding C. to be found D. being found
19. I ________ you the exciting news, but you not at home.
A. meant telling B. meant to tell
C. meant tell D. meant to telling
20. All she wanted to do when she got the first prize in the contest was _____ thanks to her teachers and parents.
A. say B. saying C. about to say D. said

Ⅲ.完型填空
A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest like the forests we now find in Malaysia and Thailand. A s more and more ___1___ came to live in Hong Kong, these trees was cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, ___2___ there are still some areas covered with trees. We call these ___3__.
Elephants, tigers, monkeys and many other animals used to live in the __4__ forests of Hong Kong, and there were even crocodiles in the ___5__ and along the coast. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began __6___ out. Early farmers drained the valleys to grow rice and to keep pigs and chicken.
They ___7___ the trees and burnt them. They needed fires to keep themselves ___8___ in the winter, to cook their food, and to keep away from dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough ___9___ for them. So did most of the wolves, leopards and tigers. Monkeys, squirrels and many other animals soon died out in the same __10____.
You might think that there are ___11___ any animals in Hong Kong, except in the __12_____. You might think there can’t be any wild animals in such a __13___ place, with so many cars and buildings. But there is __14_____ a good deal of countryside in the Hong Kong and New Territories, and there are still about thirty-six different kinds of animals living there.
One of the most interesting of Hong Kong‘s ____15___ is the barking deer. There are beautiful little creatures with rich, brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer but they are much ___16___. They are less than two feet high. The male barking deer has two small horns but the female has none. They make a __17____ rather like a dog barking.
Barking deer live in thick shrub country and are very good at __18___. They eat grass and shrubs, mainly in the very early morning and late afternoon and evening. This is when you are most likely to see one but you will need to be very quite and to have very sharp ___19___. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one ___20_____ ----man. Although it is illegal, people hunt and trap these harmless little animals. As a result there are now not many left. There are a few on Hong Kong Island but none in the New Territories.
1. A. people B. children C. ladies D. women
2. A. as B. since C. though D. because
3. A. desert B. shades C. fields’ D. woods
4. A. thin B. thick C. short D. dying
5. A. rivers B. hills C. sky D. mountains
6. A. die B. look C. e D. get
7. A. planted B looked after C. cared for D. cut down
8. A. cold B. cool C. warm D. hot
9. A. air B. food C. water D. clothes
10. A. way B. road C. street D. rail
11. A. never B. always C. no D. no longer
12. A. zoos B. shops C. kitchens D. parks
13. A. free B. busy C. big D. large
14. A. no more B. nearly C. still D. hardly
15. A. animals B. plants C. fishes D. birds
16. A. great B. larger C. smaller D. heavier
17. A. noise B. voice C. song D. living
18. A. barking B. eating C. planting D. hiding
19. A. ears B. eyes C. mouths D. noses
20. A. neighbor B. brother C. enemy D. friend
Ⅳ. 单词拼写
1. At the same time we are taking measures to _____ (保护) wild resource.
2. It was ____________ (绝对) impossible for him to go abroad yesterday.
3. He ____________ （抱怨）to the water that his meat was cold.
4. The _____________ （污染的） water is not fit to drink.
5. A scientist must produce _____________ (证据) in support of a theory.
6. Many people are concerned about the pollution of ___________ (环境).
7. I must post this letter ; it’s ______________ (紧急的).
8. I haven’t the _______________ (力气) to lift the table.
9. Aording to the weather _________ (预报) it will be sunny tomorrow.
10. The earth’s _________________ (大气) is densest at sea level.
Ⅴ.阅读理解
The size and location of the world’s deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas appear. But within the last hundred years deserts have been increasing after frightful speed. This is partly because of natural changes, but most responsible for creating deserts are men.
Man can make deserts, but they can also prevent them from getting bigger. Algeria is planning a green belt of trees along the edge of the Sahara Desert to stop the sand. In China, too, windbreaks are being built in the northwest to keep the desert from growing.
But desert still threaten the world. Experts believe that land that is on the way to being deserts equals the size of Australia, Russia and US put together. Can we stop the spread of the world’s deserts and save the land that is so essential to mankind? Yes, we can, and we must.
1. The reason for the land that turns into deserts is mostly because of _______
A. the changing of the climates B. man
C. the natural changes D. the wind
2. Sahara Desert lies in ______
A. southwest Asia B. Northern Africa
C. Latin America D. Australia
3. The word “windbreak” means ________
A. trees planted as a belt to stop the wind
B. high walls as a belt to stop the wind
C. long and deep ditch as a belt to stop the wind
D. men stood side by side as a belt to stop the wind
4. The deserts still threaten the world in the way ______
A. of increasing at an unbelievable speed
B. of spreading in Australia, Russia, and the US
C. of appearing new dry and wet areas in every part of the world
D. that they cause the changes of the climates
5. Which of the following do you think is the best method?
A. People move away from the land that is on the way to bee deserts
B. To build great walls to stop the wind and sand
C. To plant trees and grass on the surface of the earth.
D. To irrigate the desert