高一英语阅读课(第四单元）讲析白银市平川中学李生敏ANighttheEarthdidn’tSleepReadingfireLead-intyphoon/hurricanevolcanoeruptionsandstormfloodearthquakeWhichdisastermaycausetheworstdamage?Theearthquake.Whathappenedon12May,2008?Doyouknowsomeotherseriousearthquakesthathappenedbefore?TangshanReadingANighttheEarthdidn’tSleepThepassagemainlytalksabouta/an___________thathappenedin_________in______.SkimmingⅠearthquakeTangshan1976Athearmycametohelpthem.Bthequakehappenedwhiletheyweresleeping.Ctheywerenervous.Ddamsandwellswereuseless.Etheydidn’tknowwhatthestrangeeventsmeant.1Thechickensdidn’teatbecause2Thepeopledidn’tworrybecause3Suchagreatnumberofpeoplediedbecause4Waterwasneededbecause5ThepeopledidnotlosehopebecauseJointhecorrectpartsofthesentences.SkimmingⅡCarefulreadingMakeatimelinebelow.TIMEEVENTSForthreedaysAtabout3:00amonJuly28,1976At3:42amonJuly28,1976AfternoonofJuly28,1976SoonafterthequakeSomestrangethingshappenedbeforeanearthquake.wellwallmicepondTIMEEVENTSForthreedays5fishjumpedoutoftheirbowlsandponds1waterinthevillagewellsroseandfell2wellwallsdevelopeddeepcracks3asmellygascameoutofthecracks4miceranoutofthefieldsTIMEEVENTSAtabout3:00amonJuly28,19761brightlightsappearedinthesky2thesoundofplanescouldbeheardalthoughtherewerenoplanes3somewaterpipesburstTIMEEVENTSAt3:42amonJuly28,19761everythingbegantoshake2hugecracksappearedintheroads3steamburstfromholesintheground4rockturnedintoriversofdirt575%buildingsand90%ofhomesweregone6morethan400,000peoplekilledorinjuredTIMEEVENTSAfternoonofJuly28,19761asecondquakealmostasstrongasthefirstone2moredamagetobuildingsandrescuersTIMEEVENTSSoonafterthequake1thearmyarrived2sheltersbuiltforsurvivors3watersuppliesbroughtinEarthquakeisdestructive.Lifeisbeautiful.Wemustloveourlives.InanearthquakeSPEEDISLIFE.RememberWhat’sthegeneralideaofthepassage?Thepassagetellsussomethingthathappenedbeforetheearthquake,duringtheearthquakeandaftertheearthquake.Thankyouforattending!
