高考英語第一輪復習 第一部分課文 Module 1 Unit 4 Earthquakes課件

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1、詞詞匯匯部部分分詞形詞形變化變化1. frighten vt. 嚇唬；使驚嚇frightened n. 受驚的frightening adj.令人恐懼的 2. nation n. 民族，國家 national adj. 民族的；國家的3. suffer v. 遭受 suffering n. 受難；苦楚sufferer n. 患者；受害者 重點重點單詞單詞 1. burst v.&n. 爆裂，爆發(fā)，突然破裂 2. ruin v.&n. 毀滅，使破產(chǎn)，遺跡，廢墟（名詞時常用復數(shù)）3. rescue n.&vt. 援救，營救4. destroy vt. 破壞，毀壞，消滅5. shock v. 使（震

2、驚），震動 n. 休克；打擊6. trap vt. 使陷入困境 n. 陷阱，困境7. injure vt. 損害；傷害8. bury vt. 埋葬，掩埋；隱藏9. Judge n.&v. 法官，裁判；判斷，估計10. extreme adj. 極度的重點重點詞組詞組 1.right away 立刻，馬上 2.at an end 結(jié)束，終結(jié)3.instead of 代替，而不 4.in ruins 嚴重受損；破敗不堪 5.dig out 掘出；發(fā)現(xiàn)6.a great number of 許多；大量的重點句子重點句子 1. Mice ran out of the fields looking fo

3、r places to hide.2. All hope was not lost.重點語法重點語法 定語從句（見語法專題P322）一、核心單詞一、核心單詞1. burst b:st v.&n. 爆裂, 爆發(fā), 突然破裂(1) The balloon will burst if you blow it up any more. 你再給全球充氣，它不會爆炸。(2) The police burst through the door. 警察破門而入。(3) A burst of hand-clapping followed the ending of the song. 歌聲結(jié)束后響起了一陣陣掌聲

4、。小練：小練：中譯英(1) 一看到媽媽她就大哭起來。_(2) The sun burst through the clouds._ 歸納：歸納：burst out 突然迸發(fā)；爆發(fā)burst into laughter = burst out laughing 突然大笑 burst into tears = burst out crying 突然大哭She burst into tears on seeing her mother. 太陽突然從云端里露出來2. rescue reskju: n.&vt. 援救，營救(1) The police came to his rescue and pul

5、led him out of the river. 警察來救他，把他從河里拉了出來。(2) You rescued me from an embarrassing situation. 是你給了我解圍。歸納：歸納：a rescue team 救援隊rescue sb./ sth. from 把從營救出來 come to/ go to sb.s rescue = rescue sb. 援救某人或幫助某人a rescues mission 救援任務 小練：小練：用rescue的適當形式填空(1) The mother, along with her two children, _from the

6、sinking boat by a passing ship.(2) The firemen _ five children from the burning house yesterday. has been rescued rescued 3. bury beri vt. 埋葬；掩埋；隱藏(1) The paper was buried under a pile of bocks. 那份文件被埋在書堆下。(2) He had learned to bury his feelings. 他學會了掩飾內(nèi)心的情感。歸納：歸納：bury (oneself) in 埋頭于，專心于Bury sth.

7、in 把埋到里 小練：小練：中英互譯(1) 自從她走后，他全心撲在工作上。_(2) He walked slowly, and his hands were buried in his pockets._Since she left, he has buried himself in work.他走得很慢，兩手插在衣袋里。4. ruin ruin v.&n. 毀滅，使破產(chǎn)，C(pl.)遺跡，廢墟(1) The hurricane ruined all the houses here. 颶風毀了這里所有的房屋。(2) He ruined his prospects by carelessness

8、. 他因疏忽大意而斷送了前途。歸納：歸納：be in ruins 成為廢墟 bring sb. to ruin 使某人失敗ruin oneself 自取滅亡,自我毀滅fall into ruin 變成廢墟come to ruin 毀滅，落空小練：小練：中譯英(1) 那建筑物已成斷壁殘垣。_(2) 那教堂已破敗不堪。The church has _. The building is in ruins. fallen into ruin 二、重點詞組二、重點詞組1. right away 立刻，馬上(1) Ill return the book to you right away. 我會馬上還書給

9、你。(2) If war breaks out, we shall be called up right away. 如果戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)，我們將立即被征召服役。小練：中譯英請立刻把它打印出來。_短語歸納：短語歸納：“立刻，馬上”的表達方式：right away，right now，at once，immediately，in no timeI want it typed right away, please.2. at an end 結(jié)束，終結(jié)（= finished）The war was finally at an end. 戰(zhàn)爭終于結(jié)束了。小練：小練：用at the end of, by the

10、 end of 和 in the end填空。(1) How many English words have you learned _ last term?(2) He became an outstanding doctor _.(3) My uncle will fly to China _ this year.短語歸納：短語歸納： at the end of 在末尾 by the end of 在時為止in the end 最后，終于by the end of in the end at the end of 3. instead of 代替，而不是(1) The Chinese us

11、e chopsticks instead of knives and forks. 中國人不用刀叉，用筷子。(2) Instead of working, Jack was idling away his time. 杰克不去工作，虛度著光陰。(3) She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday. 她決定星期日而不是星期一離開這里。小練：小練：單項選擇。(1) Tractors _ horses in many places. A. in place of B. have taken the place of C. instead

12、D. instead of (2) You should be out playing _ working indoors all day. A. in spite of B. take the place of C. instead D. instead of短語歸納：短語歸納： instead of 后接名詞、代詞或動名詞in place of 副詞短語，指“代替某人”時還可以用in ones placeB D 三、課文回顧三、課文回顧 Strange things were happening in countryside of northeast Hebei. A 1 (smell)

13、gas came out of cracks. 2 (mouse) ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. But the one million people of the city, 3 thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night. At 3:42 a.m. everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was 4 an end. It was felt in Beijing, 5 (lo

14、cate) more than two hundred kilom etres away. In fifteen terrible seconds 6 large city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of people 7_ smelly Mice who at located a died (die) or were injured during the earthquake. All of the citys hospitals, 75% of 8 factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone. The

15、n 9 that afternoon, another big quake which was almost as strong as the first one shook Tangshan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors 10 _ (trap)under the ruins. Soon after the quakes the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those trapped and to bury the dead. its later were trapped

16、四、句子精析與仿寫四、句子精析與仿寫1. It seemed as if the world was at an end！仿佛到了世界末日！句子分析：句子分析：It seemed as if/that.似乎；好像。根據(jù)從句所說情況是可能的還是假設的，而采用陳述或虛擬語氣。這相當于seem to do sth.。如：It seems that he is quite happy.= He seems to be quite happy. 他看起來好像很開心。仿寫：仿寫： (1) 我童年的一切仿佛剛剛發(fā)生一樣。_(2) 現(xiàn)在仿佛已經(jīng)是春天了。It seems as if _ already. It

17、 always seemed as if everything in my childhood had just happened. it were spring 2. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. 人們無論朝哪里看，哪里的一切都幾乎被毀了。句子分析：句子分析：句型everywhere 無論哪里，都。在句中引導一個狀語從句，相當于wherever。仿寫：仿寫： (1) 無論他走到哪兒，他的狗就跟到哪兒。_(2) 持有專用火車票，就可以到歐洲你喜歡的任何地方去旅游。With a special train tick

18、et you can travel _.Everywhere he goes, his dog follows him. everywhere you like 3. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.老鼠從田地里跑出來找地方藏身。句子分析：句子分析：句中的looking是現(xiàn)在分詞作伴隨狀語。現(xiàn)在分詞作伴隨狀語時，表示分詞動作與句子的主語之間是主動關(guān)系，且與謂語動詞同時發(fā)生，多數(shù)情況下可改為“and并列謂語動詞”。仿寫：仿寫： (1) 她躺在床上，整夜未眠，回想著當天發(fā)生的事情。_(2) 他頓時淚水奪眶而出，沖出門外尋求

19、幫助。(burst, rush out )_ She lay awake all night, recalling the events of the day.He burst into tears, rushing out of the door to seek help.4. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. 工人們?yōu)槟切┘覉@遭到破壞的幸存者建了住所。 句子分析：句子分析：whose homes had been destroyed是定語從句。關(guān)系代詞whose引導定語從句時，whose

20、在從句中充當定語whose指人，也可指物，表示“的”的意思，一般前后有所屬關(guān)系，經(jīng)常可以改成the +n +of which/who。仿寫：仿寫： (1) 當心，別靠近那座房子，天花板正在維修。Look out! Dont get too close to the house _.(2) 這本書是為母語為非英語的學生寫的。_whose roof is under repairs.(劃線部分可以相當于the roof of which) This book is for the students whose native language is not English. (畫線部分可以相當于“，

21、”the native language of who)5In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. 在農(nóng)家院子里，雞和豬都煩躁不安，以致不吃食物。句子分析：句子分析：tooto 結(jié)構(gòu)“太以至于不能怎樣”與表示人的心理狀況的詞連用，表示肯定，譯為“非常”此類動詞有：happy，glad，ready，anxious，eager等。把never，not 等否定的詞放在too 前，表示肯定，譯為“不太，可以”若在to前加否定詞，譯為“非常不會”。仿寫：仿寫： (1) 活到老，學到老。_(2) 我們

22、非常樂意幫助你。_One is never too old to learn. We are too glad to help you. 6. All hope was not lost.不是所有的希望都破滅了。句子分析：句子分析：此句為部分否定。all, both, each, every, everybody, everything, complete, completely, always, all the time, whole, wholly, entirely, altogether 等代詞、形容詞和副詞與否定詞 not連用，構(gòu)成部分否定，表示“不都、并非都”的意思。仿寫：仿寫：

23、(1) 發(fā)光的并不一定都是金子。_(2) 他并非每件事情都做得很順利，但他還是盡力做好。_All that glitters is not gold. Though not everything went well with him，he tried to do well.一、根據(jù)課文回答下列問題：一、根據(jù)課文回答下列問題： 1.How many nature disasters do you know?Nature disaster contains typhoon, tsunami, hurricane, volcanic eruption, sandstorm, thunderstorm

24、, earthquake and so on. 2. What do you think may happen before an earthquake?There are many predictions of an earthquake: First, there may be many bright lights flash in the sky. Second, the water in the well may rise and fall. Third, the well walls may have deep cracks with smelly gas. Fourth, anim

25、als may be too nervous, such as cows, pigs, horses, and snakes, etc. Fifth, mice will run out to look for places to hide. Sixth, fish may jump out of the ponds 3. What can we do to keep ourselves safe from an earthquake?We should learn some self-rescue skills in our daily life. When we have no time

26、to run quickly, we may hide under the table, the bed or close to the foot of the wall. When we have enough time to escape, we should run quickly away from the buildings to a safe place. 4. What are you going to do if an earthquake happens?(Possible answer)If I were sleeping in my bedroom when the qu

27、ake happened, I would get up quickly first, next I would wake up my family and my neighbors. Then I could run to a safe place. So that I could escape being trapped or killed. 5. An earthquake may happen at any time so its best to prepare your personal earthquake bag. What do you think well need in i

28、t?If we have to collect things we need for five days, the most important things will be bottles of water, candles, money and personal washing things, a torch, a mobile phone and a blanket. Of course, the medicine would also be very important. 二、美文欣賞與模仿：二、美文欣賞與模仿： A devastating earth quakehappened in

29、 Japanon March 11th, 2011. The earthquakecausesa 10 meter high tsunami, which washedaway everything in the coastarea of northeast Japan, and worse than that, therewasa nuclear power stationknocked down. Many countrieshavealready deployed rescue teams to Japan, in the hopeof helping the Japanese peop

30、le who are living in misery right now. The 8.9 earthquakehas claimed many peoples lives. 一、重點詞詞形變換一、重點詞詞形變換 1. It was the most _ tsunami in 100 years whose _could have serious ecological consequences. (destroy)2. He considers it a great _ to be invited to dinner in the Great Hall of the People, beca

31、use it is _ to have dinner there. (honor)3. _ by his accent, he must be from the South. In my _,you are quite right. (judge)4. She was _ for anything to happen, as she has done a lot of _. (prepare)destructive destruction honor honorable Judging judgment prepared preparation 5. The _ , who are engag

32、ed in the _ of an exhibition, are the top experts in the world. (organize)6. It will cause pollution and the _ of our seas and oceans. (destroy) The _ force of the storm is huge. An atom bomb would _a city. 7. Smoking will _ your health. (injure)organizers organization destruction destructive destro

33、y injure Ambulances rushed the _to hospital. If you try and lift that suitcase youll do yourself an _.8. We _ him on his birthday. (congratulate) Please give me my _when you see him.9. The accident did a lot of _ to the car. (damage) One tenth of the goods were _. 10. If we can _ the machine, it wil

34、l be very _ to improve our production, but if we cant use it, it will become a _ pile of steel. (use) injured injury congratulate congratulations damage damaged use useful useless 二、活用本單元的短語二、活用本單元的短語1. I must warn you that my patience is almost _.2. We are expecting to _ some important facts.3. An

35、earthquake left the whole town _ .4. The performance was good, when _ their usual standards.5. By the time we arrived the meeting _.at an end dig out in ruins judged by was over 6. I feel very proud of being a Chinese, and Im also very _ the development of our country.7. Never _ personal information

36、 like your ID number.8. They were _ the burning hotel.9. Since we went through so much difficulty to get away, theres hardly any sense in your going back _ .proud of give out trapped in right away三、完形填空三、完形填空詞數(shù)：詞數(shù)： 231建議用時：建議用時： 20分鐘分鐘難度：難度：秘秘訣訣探探尋尋：名名詞詞(4) 計巧點撥計巧點撥與生活常識有關(guān)的常識性問題也往往出現(xiàn)在試題中。真真題題導導悟悟 1.

37、 Take a(n)_ with you. It looks like raining.1. (umbrella)由后暗示raining及生活常識得知。2. In Paris nowadays, we may see musicians performing in the streets to_.2. 根據(jù)streets需填passers-by，學生填audiences/visitors/travelers均未考慮到到現(xiàn)實生活的因素。3. Now more and more people prefer to have a _ at home-a little dog, a cat or som

38、e other animals.3. (pet)結(jié)合生活常識很容易得出答案。4. He seems to have nothing to do. He always keeps his hands in his _.4. 根據(jù)前提示have nothing to do得知必然把手放在(pocket)口袋里，學生易誤填chest或back，主要忽略了介詞in。圖窮圖窮匕現(xiàn)匕現(xiàn) 本文中的第2，7，10，11，12題，只要我們充分利用上下文，就會很容易得到答案。思思路路盤盤剝剝 段落段落Key wordsTopic sentencesTitle The 2008 Biggest Earthquake

39、 in UK Para 1 unusual,rather largeOn 27 February, 2008, something unusual happened in Britain.Main ideaThis passage mainly tells us the biggest earthquake happened in UK on 27 February, 2008, though the impact of the earthquake was not severe, it came as quite a surprise to the local people. Para 2m

40、inor,acrossRange of the earthquake.Para 34little damage, collapsed chimney,broke his hipSomething happening during the earthquake.Para 5 so small , butThe impact of the earthquake on the local people. On 27 February,2008, something unusual happened in Britain: there was a rather large earthquake. It

41、 was the 1 earthquake in the uk in the past 25 years. There have been very minor ones in the past, but they were not 2 compared to this one. It was felt across the country, in Edinburgh, Scotland in the north down to the 3 south coast of England. The centre of the earthquake was in a small town abou

42、t 150 kilometres north of London. There were many news reports from people who 4 the earth move but no one was seriously 5 and there was little damage. A collapsed chimney was the 6 of the worst injury in the earthquake; a man broke his hip when he 7 tripped on the chimneys scattered bricks and fell

43、 to the ground. One man who was walking to work at the time 8 the moment the earthquake occurred, “Everything was 9 . As soon as it happened I saw many people 10 outside and I realized it was an earthquake.” You may be 11 to learn that there are two to three hundred earthquakes in Britain every year

44、-but are so small that they go 12 . The impact of this earthquake was not 13 in comparison to some other natural 14 that have made international news, but for the people 15 , it certainly came as quite a surprise.1.A. biggest B. loudest C. deadliest D. scariestA 25年來英國發(fā)生的最大的地震。2. A. dangerous B. int

45、eresting C. significant D. famousC 通讀全文并結(jié)合最后一段可知本次地震是“有重大影響的”。3. A. far B. deep C. remote D.distantA 從北部到更遠的南部。distant“相距(若干路程)的”，不合題意。4. A. saw B. discovered C. thought D. feltD 根據(jù)常識可以判斷是“感覺到”地在晃動。 5. A. damaged B. hurt C. wounded D.hitB 感覺到震動，但沒有人受傷。6. A. result B. reason C. making D. causeD 根據(jù)本段對

46、地震受災情況的描述可知，“煙囪倒塌”與“地震中受災最嚴重”之間為因果關(guān)系。 7. A. eagerly B. intentionally C. accidentally D. desperatelyC 一個男子“無意中”走過灑落一地的煙囪碎瓦時摔了一跤。 8. A. feared B. explained C. described D. caughtC “描述了地震發(fā)生的那一刻”。 9. A. removing B.shaking C. trembling D.shiftingB 地震發(fā)生時，地面的一切物體都在晃動。10. A. rushing B. shaking C. talking D.

47、 workingA “人們沖到外面”。 11. A. frightened B. shocked C. surprised D. terrifiedC 上下文暗示，可知此處應填surprised。12. A. unwanted B. unnoticed C. unchanged D. undisturbedB unnoticed意為“不為人所注意的”。 13. A.simple B. complex C. severe D.heavyC 相對于其他地區(qū)引起國際轟動的地震來說，是不算嚴重的。 14. A. disasters B. accidents C. earthquakes D. even

48、tsA 全文講述的是地震災害。15. A. watching B. affected C. infected D. lostB “對于那些受到地震影響的人來說”。四、語法填空四、語法填空 Wang Hong was born in 1985 in Guangzhou, China. Even when she was a baby, she loved to draw lines everywhere. 1 (see) this, her father decided to help her. He gave her paint, brushes and paper. She practise

49、d hard 2 improved very quickly. Soon her lines became flowers, trees and animals. Some of her pictures 3 (show) in an art exhibition in Shanghai when she was 4. By the age of six, Wang Hong 4 (make) over 字數(shù)：字數(shù)：203完成時間：完成時間：8分鐘分鐘難度：難度：Seeing and were shown had made 4,000 paintings. She loved to draw

50、animals, especially monkey and cats. 5 her father was good at drawing, he didnt give her any art lessons. He even stopped painting his own pictures. 6 , he often took the little girl to parks and zoos to get ideas for her work. 7 this way, Wang Hong developed her own style of painting 8 bright colou

51、rs. All her pictures were different from others. When she was 8, 9 of her monkey paintings was made into a Chinese stamp. Later, she started to draw pictures of country scenery and people. And when she was just 14, she became the youngest person to have 10 (person) shows in Washington D.C. and many

52、other cities around the world.Although/ Though Instead In with one personal 1.Seeing 現(xiàn)在分詞短語作時間狀語，相當于when her father saw this。2.and 表并列關(guān)系。3.were shown 考查動詞的被動語態(tài)用法。4.had made 由前文By the age of six可知，此處應用過去完成時態(tài)。5.Although/ Though “雖然，盡管”表讓步關(guān)系。6.Instead “相反，而是”，表轉(zhuǎn)折。7.In in this way是固定搭配，“用這種方法”。8.with 介詞

53、“用，有”。9.one one of+名詞復數(shù)表“之一”。10.personal person的形容詞，“個人的”。五、閱讀理解五、閱讀理解詞數(shù)：詞數(shù)：303建議用時：建議用時： 6分鐘分鐘 難度：難度：解題技巧點撥解題技巧點撥 第第5題題What can be inferred from the text?確定作確定作者的觀者的觀點和態(tài)點和態(tài)度題目度題目考查理解作者的觀點和態(tài)度的測試題，表現(xiàn)形式有：1. This article is particularly written for _.2. When the writer says he really means _.3. The aut

54、hors attitude to is that _.4. What kind of atmosphere does the writer want to create in this passage?5. What is the tone of the writer / passage ?6. The writers purpose in writing this story is _.方方 法法對對 策策 在閱讀中，只能通過辨別文章的筆調(diào)，來了解作者的感情和態(tài)度。作者在表露自己感情和態(tài)度時，注意選詞造句，注意表達思想的不同方法，從文字中，了解他的感情和態(tài)度。 本題中，根據(jù)文章最后兩段，Jo

55、hn對于自己為什么不能得到橘子并不知道其原因，也不可能預料到，所以，應該感到很驚奇而不是害羞；同時，這篇文章在教育我們要學會和別人分享。故答案選D。真真 題題回回 放放 1.Why isnt your newspaper reporting any good news? All I read about is murder, bribery(行賄), and death. Frankly，Im sick of all this bad news.This authors attitude towards the newspaper reporting is to _.A. complain B

56、. apologize C. amuse D. inform1. 作者一是向讀者說明這份報紙上只登載對不好的新聞，如兇殺、行賄受賄和死亡等；二是在字里行間流露出自己的抱怨情緒（對不好的新聞厭惡透了），故應選A。2.With a touch of a button, television brings the world into the home of modern man. Through the miracle of television, man can be informed about events in far-off countries. He can be entertaine

57、d by humorous comedies, or he can be moved by stirring dramas. Television broadens the mind and enriches the lives of people everywhere.The write thinks that television is _. A. a great invention B. a bad thing C. a great surprise D. of no use2. 作者一開始就說只需按一下按鈕，電視就把我們帶入了現(xiàn)代家庭。作者對電視的滿意溢于言表。后面又提到電視的種種好處

58、，更是心懷喜悅地使用了“miracle（奇跡）”一詞，所以答案是A。 知識積累知識積累 Useful wordsorphanage(孤兒院)，rot(腐爛)，peel(剝開)，approach (接近；靠近)，overjoy(過度高興)，sacrifice(犧牲)Useful phrasesbe expressed as(表達成)，fall over(掉在)，in memory of(紀念)，all over(遍及)Useful sentences 1.Usually they tried to taste and preserve it for so long that it often r

59、otted before they ever peeled(剝開)it to enjoy the sweet juice.2.Many thought were expressed as Christmas time approached. 3.He was becoming a man and stronger and soon he would be old enough to leave.4.Johns heart broke violently wide open. He turned and went swiftly back to the cold room.5.John neve

60、r forgot the sharing, love and personal sacrifice his friends had shown him that Christmas day.A terrible disasterI dislike _(a disaster) most because _.篇篇章章結(jié)結(jié)構(gòu)構(gòu) 段落段落Key words Topic sentences TitleOrphanageExperiencePara 1John, orphanage(孤兒院), old England several other children.John lived in an orph

61、anage(孤兒院) in Old England along with several other children.Main ideathe earthquakeit ruins our lives and our homes even our hopes.Para 2 Christmas, didnt work,received a gift, preserve,tasteOn Christmas the children didnt workand received an orange. Usually theytried to taste and preserve it .It te

62、lls us a story about John and the story teaches us to learn to share with others.Para 3 excited, John, leave thehall, no orange, heartbroke, overjoyedA story happened on Christmas. Para 4 never forgot, thesharing, sacrifice,shown, him John never forgot the sharing, love and personal sacrifice his fr

63、iends had shown him that Christmas day. In the very early 1800s, a young boy about 14 years old named John lived in an orphanage (孤兒院) in Old England along with several other children. Orphan meant unwanted and unloved. Christmas was the one day of the year when the children didnt work and received

64、a gift, an orange. Usually they tried to taste and preserve it for so long that it often rotted before they ever peeled(剝開)it to enjoy the sweet juice. Many thought were expressed this year as Christmas time approached. The children would say, “I will keep mine the longest.” John usually slept with

65、his next to his pillow. This year John was overjoyed by the Christmas season. He was becoming a man. He knew he was becoming stronger and soon he would be old enough to leave. He would save his orange until his birthday in July. Christmas day finally came. The children were so excited as they entere

66、d the big dining hall. Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you this year.” Johns heart broke violently wide open. He turned and went swiftly back to the cold room. Then he heard the door open and each of the children entered. Little Elizabeth with her hair falling over her shoulders, a smile on her face, and tears in her eyes held out a piece of rag to John. “Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As he lifted back the edges of the rag he saw a