Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking(1)1.Discussing—What do you think may happen before an earthquake?Bright lights in the sky may appear.Animals may be too nervous to eat.Mice may run out of holes looking for places to hide.Fish may jump out of their pools and ponds.Well walls may have deep cracks.2.Predicting—Look at the title and the picture and predict what the text is probably about.A terrible earthquake is likely to happen.1.First reading—Match the main idea with each paragraph.Para.1 A.The earthquake caused unbelievable destruction to Tangshan.Para.2 B.The earthquake happened and caused deaths and injuries in Tangshan.Para.3 C.Help came soon after the quakes.Para.4 D.Strange things happened，but no one paid attention to them.Para.5 E.Tangshan came back to life again.答案 Para.1 D Para.2 B Para.3 A Para.4 C Para.5 E2.Second reading—Choose the best answer according to the text.(1)When did the earthquake happen?A.At night on July 28，1976.B.On the morning of July 28，1976.C.On the afternoon of July 28，1976.D.The writer didn’t tell us.(2)How many people who lived there were dead or injured?A.A half. B.Two thirds.C.One third. D.The text didn’t tell us.(3)What does the sentence “Slowly，the city began to breathe again.” mean?A.The city will not die; it has hope and it can recover from the pain.B.The army sent 150，000 soldiers to Tangshan to help people.C.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.D.Most of the 10，000 miners were rescued.答案 (1)B (2)B (3)A3.Third reading—Fill in the blanks according to the text.Tangshan EarthquakeBefore the earthquake·The water in the village wells ①rose and fell again and again.·Animals in the farmyards became too ②nervous to eat.During the earthquakeAt 3：42 am every...
