高中英语UNIT2Naturaldisasters导读话题妙切入学案译林版必修第三册

UNIT 2 Natural disasters

1．Nature is kind of a loving mother, but also a butcher in cold blood.

大自然是慈爱的母亲，也是冷血的屠夫。

2．Disaster hastens growth.Growth should include resilience in the soul.

灾难促进成长。成长应该包括心灵上的抗灾能力。

3．Natured disasters are the punishment for humanity's destruction of nature.

自然灾害是对人类破坏自然的惩罚。

4．Anyone who has studied the history of human suffering can be sure that ignorance is the source of most of the world's misery.

每一个研究人类灾难史的人可以确信：世间大部分的不幸都来自无知。

5．Try to avoid disasters before they come，and try to turn them into opportunities after they come.

灾难来之前，尽量避免灾难的出现；灾难来之后，努力把灾难转变成机遇。

Angel saw an old farmer smoking by the roadside, so he asked him，“Hello, what are you doing here？” The farmer replied，“I am waiting，”Puzzled，the angel asked, “What are you waiting for？”The farmer said happily，“Once the wind blew down the trees, which saved me a lot of energy. And the other day the lightning set fire to the hay I was going to burn. So I am waiting for the earthquake to turn potatoes out of the ground.”The angel said，“ Oh, you are so lucky. Wish you good luck again.”So don't take for granted what happens accidentally.

In recent years，natural disasters have been frequently reported in China，so it is commonly believed that more natural disasters，especially more earthquakes，are striking China.The newspaper is flooded with the reports about the big earthquakes such as those happening in Wenchuan，Ya'an and Yushu.Some people can't help asking: do earthquakes happen more frequently than before? Why? Actually，China has always been the most affected country by earthquakes in the world.

The first reason for this misunderstanding is that many Chinese aren't quite familiar with geography situations of our own country.The experts said that most Chinese people don't know the truth that China is one of the countries most affected by earthquakes in the world.It is said that the western region of China is more likely to be hit by earthquakes than the eastern region.The reason why people do not hear the news about the earthquakes happening in western regions is that few people lived in these places and no one died.

The second reason is that people become more aware of the environmental problems and begin to care about the relationship with nature.Besides，the advanced communication technologies like the Internet，TV and radio help the bad news about disasters spread all over the country and even the world.These reports about disaster flood the newspaper，TV and the website，thus making people believe there are more earthquakes than ever before.

In a word，the lack of knowledge on our country's geography and the misunderstanding made by the widespread news lead Chinese to the wrong thought of more earthquakes happening in China.

[探索发现]

1．Find out the main idea of the passage.

The passage is mainly about that more earthquakes happening in China is just a misunderstanding.

2．Find out the reasons for the misunderstanding of more earthquakes happening in China.

Many Chinese aren't quite familiar with geography situations；people become more aware of the environmental problems and begin to care about the relationship with nature；the advanced communication technologies like the Internet，TV and radio help the bad news about disasters spread all over the country and even the world.