4. as soon as
【感知】
» Tilly's father believed her as soon as she told her family about the strong waves.(教材第47页)蒂莉的父亲在她告诉家人巨浪的情况时就相信了她。
» I will tell him the news as soon as he comes back.
我会在他回来后立刻告诉他这个消息。
【探究】
as soon as表示"①",引导时间状语从句,强调两个动作在时间上接连发生。若主句是一般将来时,从句通常用②,即遵循"主将从现"原则。
【应用】
①单项选择:—How was your visit to Xidi and Hongcun?
—Fantastic. I started drawing the unique ancient buildings I got there.
A. as soon as
B. as long as
C. so that
D. even though
②用所给单词的适当形式填空:I (go) to sleep as soon as I finish my homework.

[探究]①一……就……
②一般现在时
[应用]①A ②will go

5. volunteer
【感知】
» Over 5, 000 firefighters, police, and volunteers all worked together to keep the people and their homes safe.(教材第48页)超过5000名消防员、警察和志愿者共同努力,保护民众及其家园的安全。
» She volunteered to organize the school sports meeting.
她主动提出组织学校运动会。
» Donating blood is a voluntary act in most countries. 在大多数国家,献血是自愿行为。
【探究】
(1)volunteer作名词,意为"志愿者;自告奋勇者"。
(2)volunteer作动词,意为"自愿做;义务做"。
自愿做某事
(3)voluntary形容词,意为"自愿的;无偿的"。
【应用】
用所给单词的适当形式填空
① Last Friday, my mum (volunteer) to help old people.
② The community work is (volunteer), but no one minds.

[探究](2)volunteer to do sth
[应用]①volunteered ②voluntary

Ⅰ.用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Some people believe the (bad) thing is to do nothing.
2. I was angry because the manager refused (answer) my questions.
3. We should learn from (hero) and try to make contributions to our country.
4. We need to have more (volunteer) to help with the charity work.
5. Let's take a holiday in (southeast) Asia.

Ⅰ. 1. worst 2. to answer 3. heroes
4. volunteers 5. Southeastern

Ⅱ.(教材p.48 & p.47 1b改编)语篇填空
It was a sunny morning on 26 December 2004, in Phuket, Thailand. My family and I were enjoying our vacation, walking along the beach. Suddenly, I noticed 1. (一些奇怪的事)—the waves looked different.
2. (厚厚的白色泡沫) was forming on top of the waves. The waves were coming in instead of going out.
I remembered my geography lesson. An earthquake under the sea could create 3. (危险的海浪) called tsunamis. I shouted to my parents, "There's going to be a tsunami!"
At first, they didn't believe me. "Don't be silly, Tilly," my dad said. But I 4. (拒绝) to move. "Please, we have to warn people!" I insisted.
Back at the hotel, I begged my father to warn others. He told a(n) 5. (保安人员) about the tsunami, who immediately understood the danger. He knew about the huge earthquake in 6. (附近的) Indonesia. He rushed to get people off the beach. Within minutes, people were 7. (尖叫) and running as the guard cleared the beach. Moments later, they saw a huge wall of water coming from the sea.
8. (幸亏), all of us were safe just as the water hit the hotel. Thanks to my 9. (知识) and 10. (快速思维), many lives were saved that day.

Ⅱ. 1. something strange
2. Thick white froth 3. dangerous waves
4. refused 5. security guard 6. nearby
7. screaming 8. Thankfully
9. knowledge 10. quick thinking