2017高三英语一轮复习学案：Module3 Book3（外研版必修3）

　　Learning aims:

　　1. to memorize the important words and phrases in this module;

　　2. to review the text “Great European Cities”;

　　3. to practice reading exercises.

　　Learning method: group work.

　　Step one

　　Dictation of words and phrases.

　　Step two

　　Review this module and finish the short passage.

　　By studying this module, we can learn much about the violence of nature, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, volcano eruptions and earthquakes.

　　Tornadoes can ____________things and _____ _______ in the next street. They can ______the fur ______ the back of a cat and the feathers _______a chicken. They can destroy houses, but ______ the furniture inside exactly where it was. ______ ______, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, ________ about 80 deaths and 1500 injuries. The worst tornado of all time _________ in 1925, _______ three US states. By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed.

　　The worst hurricane disaster _______ ______ ______ occurred in 1900. In this hurricane Coughlin’s coffin ________ ______ in the sea.

　　Montserrat has three volcanoes. When one volcano erupted in 1995, ash and lava _______ _______ the mountain, ________ _______ ______ hundreds of houses. Because the houses _______ _______, half the population managed to get to another island. Finally, all the fires were _______ _______.

　　Another natural disaster is earthquake. The most serious earthquake in China occurred in 1556. It ______ _______ _______ of 800 square kilometers. _______ _______, 830,000 people ________ ______ _______. The worst earthquake in the US ______ _______ at 5:15 am in California, and lasted for only a minute. Fires caused by it did the most damage.

　　Step3

　　Writing practice

　　2008年5月12号下午，四川发生了大地震。它是建国以来最大的地震，给当地造成了巨大的损失。无数房屋被毁，数百万的人们无家可归。总共，六万多人遇难，三万多人受伤，两万多人失踪。“一方有难，八方支援”。全国上下人人都尽力帮助了灾区人民。

　　Step4

　　Reading practice

　　A

　　　A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man's big family—his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant , in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar. Three months later the woman went back to her parents' home, having quarreled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house. It went to the woman's home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved(感动) by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband's home. 1. The writer wrote the story in order to _______. A. show that elephants are very clever B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal C. show that women care more for animals than men do D. tell how an animal reunited a husband and wife 2. The woman left her new home _______. A. to visit her own parents in Maliyuwa B. to see if the elephant would follow her C. because she was angry with her husband D. because she was tired of the large family 3. After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant _______. A. returned to the forest B. was sad because it missed her C. went to look for a new home D. was sick because nobody fed it 4. The young wife went back to her husband because _______. A. she knew he had sent the animal to her B. the elephant had come to look for her C. her parents persuaded her to D. she missed her new home

　　B

　　On the evening of June 21,1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle . The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in "the kingdom of bicycles". Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi'an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India. When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road . Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi'an and his early dreams were coming true. Robert Friedlander's next destinations (目的地)were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

　　5. The best headline (标题) for his newspaper article would be _______. A. The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi'an C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims 6. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because _______. A. he asked to see the manager B. he entered the hall with a bike C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him 7. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order: _______. A. China, India, and Pakistan B. India, China, and Pakistan C. Pakistan, China, and India D. China, Pakistan, and India 8. What made Friedlander want to come to China? A. The stories about Marco Polo. B. The famous sights in Xi'an. C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles. 9. Friedlander can be said to be _______. A. clever　 　B. friendly C. hardworking　 　D. strong-minded