Unit 5 The power of nature
Ⅰ.重点词汇
1．appoint vt. 委派；任命
appoint sb. to ... 任命某人?为……的成员，某职位???appoint sb. as ... 任命某人为……
?appoint sb. to do ... 委派某人去做……??appointment n. 任命；委派；约会2．burn to the ground 全部焚毁
burn down 烧掉；烧毁?多指建筑物被烧塌???
?burn up 火势加大；使发怒；烧掉??burn out 烧空；烧光?只剩空壳?；累垮；烧尽；熄灭3．wave n. 波浪；波涛 vi. 挥手；起伏；波动
??wave goodbye to sb. 向某人挥手告别?
?wave one's hand 挥手?
4．suit n. 一套外衣；套装vt. 适合；使适宜 suit sth. to sth. 使某物适合于?另一物???
?suitable adj. 合适的；适宜的??be suitable for sth. /sb. 适于某物/某人5．make one's way 前往
??lose one's way 迷路
奋勇前进
?fight one's way
find one's way 找到出路??wind one's way 蜿蜒而行
feel one's way 摸索着前进
6．panic n. 惊慌；恐慌 vt. & vi. 惊慌 get into a panic 陷入恐慌??in panic 惊慌地
?panic sb. into doing sth. ?? 使某人?因惊慌?而仓促做某事
7．vary from ... to ... 由……到……不等
??vary with ... 随……而变化?variety n. 多样性；种类??various adj. 各种各样的
vary between ... and ... 在……和……间变化
8．guarantee vt. 保证；担保
?be guaranteed to do ... 必定会/肯定会/做……?guarantee to do ... 保证做……?guarantee that ... 保证……?guarantee n. 保证书；保证?under guarantee 在保修期内
Ⅱ.教材原句
day.
我刚要再睡，突然我的卧室亮如白昼。
guarantee sth. 保证/担保某事物?品质/服务等?
1．I_was_about_to_go back to sleep when suddenly my bedroom became as bright as
2．The other two climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study, but this_being my first experience, I stayed at the top and watched them.
另外两人攀下火山口去收集供日后研究用的岩浆，我是第一次经历这样的事，所以留在山顶上观察他们。
3．Rewrite the sentence if_necessary. 如果必要的话，重写这句话。
4．Having heard a scream, I rushed downstairs only_to_see my hostess lying unconscious on the floor, surrounded by her guests.
听到一声尖叫后，我冲到楼下，结果发现我的女房东躺在地板上，毫无意识，房客们围在她的周围。
5．It_is_said_that this boy, who had a great gift for languages and persuasion, is the father of the Manchu people.
据说这个男孩就是满族人的祖先，具有语言天赋和很强的说服力。 Ⅲ.单句语法填空
1．We were having a meeting ________ someone broke in. 答案：when
2．Not ________ (get) a reply, he decided to call again. 答案：having got
3．________ (base) an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you'll
regret it sooner or later.
答案：Basing
4．Dina, ________(struggle) for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.
答案：having struggled
5．One reason for her preference for city life is ________ she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants.
答案：that
6．He got up late and hurried to his office, ________(leave) the breakfast untouched.
答案：leaving
7．________(stand) in a long queue, we waited for the store to open to buy a new iPad.
答案：Standing
8．More highways have been built in China, ________(make) it much easier for people to travel from one place to another.
答案：making
9．The party will be held in the garden, weather ________ (permit)． 答案：permitting
10．________ is believed that he will be successful in his business. 答案：It