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Lesson 42
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Lesson 42
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
Numbers: Some of the Major Earthquakes in History
Place Date Casualties 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 _______ ______
Score:______
Part Ⅱ News
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 missing.
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 _______ .
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 extension 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______ _______ ________.
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