(课件网) Lesson 62 After the fire Vocabulary n. v. adj. smoke desolate threaten surrounding flood authority grass-seed spray quantity root century patch blacken control control n. 控制 under control 处于控制之下 out of control / beyond control 超出控制范围，失控 警察花了好几个月的时间去驯服那只狗。 It took the policeman months to get the dog under control. threaten v. 威胁 他砸碎我的窗子并威胁我。 He broke my windows and threatened me. threat[θret] n. 威胁 threatened['θret nd] adj. 受到威胁的 threatening[ θretn ] adj. 威胁的; 胁迫的; 险恶的 surrounding adj. 周围的 The surrounding land is low. 周围的地势低洼。 surround[s ra nd] v. 围绕 surroundings[s ra nd z] n. 环境;周围的事物 destruction n. 破坏, 毁灭 拓展 the destruction of the rainforests 对热带雨林的破坏 destruct[d s'tr kt] v. 破坏;毁灭 destructive[d str kt v] adj. 破坏性的;毁灭性的 flood n. 洪水，水灾 The flood is caused by cutting too much trees. 洪水是由于滥伐林木造成的. v. 涌出 Tears flooded from her eyes. 泪水涌出了她的眼睛. Her eyes are flooded with tears. 她的眼里满是泪水。 quantity n. 量 词组：in large quantities 大量地 辨析：quality[ kw l ti] n. 品质；性质 相对于数量而言我更看重品质。 I prefer quality to quantity. root n. (roots) 根; 根源 the root of… …的根部; …的根源 take root 生根 blacken v. 变黑，发暗 烟把墙壁都熏黑了。 Smoke has blackened the walls. 诋毁别人的名声是不对的。 It’s wrong to blacken someone’s name. 1. He decided to give up control _____ the company. A. about B. in C. of D. on 答案: C 2. 这房子看起来很荒凉。 答案: The house looks very desolate. 3. 这些树有巨大的根。 答案: These trees have large roots. 4. The enemy had threatened _____ the town. A. to destroy B. destroying C. to leave D. leaving 答案: A 5. 人们从周围的村庄进入城里。 People went into town _____ _____ _____. 答案: from the surrounding countryside 6. 我们应该停止对古建筑的破坏。 We should stop _____ _____ _____ ancient buildings. 答案: the destruction of 7. People only need a _____ quantity of salt every day. A. high B. large C. low D. small 答案: D Listening What was the danger to the villages after the fire That winter rain would wash the soil away and cause serious floods. Reading 1. Grass-seed had to be planted quickly _____. (a) to prevent flooding (b) because it was late in the season (c) to save the trees (d) because the trees had been growing for centuries 2. Planes were used because _____. (a) there had been a fire (b) the hills were bare (c) there weren’t any trees (d) this was the quickest way to plant huge quantities of seed Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Comprehension check question (1) Was it easy for the firefighters to put out the fire Why or why not (2) What was there before the forest fire Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could ge ... ...
