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Lesson 42 Part Ⅰ

Lesson 42

Part Ⅰ  Warming-up Exercises

Numbers: Some of the Major Earthquakes in History

Place	Date	Casualties1 Degree
1.Lisbon, Portugal	November 1,1755	______ ______
2.San Francisco	April 18-19,1906	_______ _____
3.Valparaiso, Chile	August 16, 1906	______ ______
4.Gansu, China	December 16,1920	_______ _____
5.Japan	March 2,1933	______ ______
6.Assam, India	August 15, 1950	______ ______
7.Agadir, Morocco	February 29,1960	______ ______
8.Northwestern Iran	September 1,1962	_______ ______
9.Guatemala	February 4,1975	_______ ______
10.Northeast Iran	September 16, 1978	_______ ______
Lesson42 Part  II   News		Score:______

 

Exercises:

Ⅰ.(News Item 1)

 

News Analysis

 

Major Points:

Event: Earthquake. ______persons are now known dead.

Time: ______.

Place: In northern ______.

Further Information:

1._____ others are still missing².

2.The earthquake created huge _____. The________ drowned many children and workers.

Ⅱ.(News Item 2)

1.And a strong _______ has shaken the Solomon Islands area of  the_____ _______.

2.The_____ measured______ on the Richter scale.

3.There have been no reports of ______ or ______ from the _______ .

Lesson 42 Part Ⅲ AgricultureReport ----American Farmers ( Ⅱ )

Lesson 42

Part Ⅲ                            Agriculture Report

----American Farmers (Ⅱ)

                                      

Exercises:

Ⅰ.1.American farmers now are able to work __________________.

2.Almost all new farmers in the United States today have completed at least 12 years of school, and many young Americans ____________.

3.The co-operative extension³ service informs farmers about ________in agriculture.

Ⅱ.1.It has been said that farming in America today is three fourths______ _____and one fourth______ ______.

2.Today, the  average age  of the American farmer is ________.

3.Extension agents test _______, give _______ and answer ________.

4.American farmers also get information from the many _____ ______ in the United States.

5.Farmers also join organizations where they and their families______ _______ ________.

 

 

1 casualties   

n. 伤亡人员

参考例句：

• Two casualties were airlifted to safety . 两名伤亡人员已空运到安全地区。
• The army were still fighting in spite of heavy casualties. 尽管伤亡人员众多，军队仍在继续战斗。

2 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

3 extension   

n.伸长，扩大，伸展；延长，延期；延长部分，扩大部分；电话分机

参考例句：

• The pupils disliked the extension of the term.小学生们不愿延长学期。
• Our extension is nearly finished.我们的扩建部分已接近完工。