Unit4EarthquakeReading高一人教新课标版必修一Imagineyourhomebeginstoshakeandyoumustleaveitrightaway.Youhavetimetotakeonlyonething.Whatwillyoutake?Pre-readingpersonalwashingthingsabottleofwatermoneytorchmobilephonefoodandsweetsblanketmedicineYouwilltake:Whatdoyouthinkwillhappenbeforeanearthquake?Brightlightflashinthesky.Thewellhasdeepcracksinit,andthewaterinitrisesandfalls.Chickensareflyinganddogsarebarking,andpigsandcowsaretoonervoustoeat.Fishjumpoutofthepond,andmicerunwildlyoutofthefields.Thewaterwillriseandfall.Asmellygaswillcomeout.ANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPReading1.Theearthquakebegan10kilometresdirectlybellowthecity.2.Workersrescuedmostofthe10,000c2.Workersrescuedmostofthe10,000coalminerstothesouthofthecity.oalminerstothesouthofthecity.3.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledreachedmorethan40,000.Task1TrueorFalseFFF4.Waterburstfromholesintheground.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.5.Waterwashardtogetbecausedamsandwellswereuseless.6.Allofthecity’shospitals,90%ofitsfactoriesandbuildingsand75%ofitshomesweregone.FTF7.Notonlythepeoplebutalsotheanimalswereshockedgreatly.8.Manyrescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruinsduringtheaftershock.TT1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?AnearthquakehappenedinTangshanin1976.Task2Readthetextcarefullyandanswerthesequestions.3.Whatdidpeoplehear?TheyheardthesoundofplanesoutsideTangshanevenwhennoplaneswereinthesky2.WhatdidpeopleinTangshanseeintheskybeforetheearthquake?Theysawbrightlightsinthesky.4.Whatdidpeoplenoticeinthewells?5.Didpeoplepayanyattentiontotheseabnormalphenomena?Peoplenoticedthewellwallshaddeepcracks,andasmellygascameoutofthecracks.No.Theywenttothebedasusualthatnight.6.Whendidtheearthquakebegin?7.Howmanypeoplewerekilledorinjuredintheearthquake?8.Couldtheinjuredpeoplegotohospital?Morethan400,000people.At3:42inthemorningofJuly28.No,theycouldn’tbecauseallofthecity’shospitalsweregoneinthequake.1.Howdoyouunderstandtherealmeaningoftheidiom“Itisalwayscalmbeforeastorm”?A.Itisunusuallyquietbeforeathunderstormorhurricanehit.B.Oneshouldnottrustsituationsthatseempeacefulsincebadthingsmayhappen.C.Theweatherisfinebeforeastormcomes.D.Youshouldstaycalmbeforeastorm.Task3Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.A2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Ifthepigsweretoonervoustoeat,theremustbeanearthquake.B.Ifsomenaturalsignshadnotbeenignored,allthepeopleinTangshancitymighthavehadachancetosurvive.C.Therewouldn’thavebeensuchagreatquakeifpeoplehadpaidenoughattentiontosomenaturalsigns.D.Ifsomenaturalsignshadnotbeenignored,peoplemighthavehadachancetosurvive.D3.Whichofthefollowingisthemainreasonfortheheavylossoflifeinthequake?A.Theearthquakehappenedinthedeepnightwhenpeopleweresleepingdeeply.B.Thereweren’tenoughrescueworkers.C.Thebuildingwerepoorlyconstructedandmostofthemweredestroyedinthequake.D.Peoplewerenotcarefulenoughtonoticesomenaturalsignsbeforetheearthquake.A1.___ofthenationfelttheearthquake.2.Ahugecrackthatwas__kilometreslongand____metreswidecutacrosshouses.3.In____terriblesecondsalargecitylayinruins.1/383015Task4Readthetextagainandfillintheblankswithwordsornumbers.4.____ofthepeoplediedorwereinjuredduringtheearthquake.5.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorinjuredreachedmorethan_________.6.Allofthecity’shospitals,_____ofitsfactoriesandbuildingsand____ofitshomesweregone.2/3400,00075%90%MainIdeaDetailsThewaterinthewells___and____.A_____gascameoutofthecracks.Thechickensandpigsweretoo_______to____.Fish______outofthebowlsandponds.Mice____outofthefields.At____amonJuly28,1976,peoplesaw__________inthesky.signsbeforeearthquakerosefellsmellynervouseatjumpedran3:00brightlightsMainIdeaDetailsAt_____am,the_______quakeofthe20thcenturybegan._____burstfromholesintheground.Hardhillsoftherockbecameriversof____.______coveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves.Two_____andmostofthebridgesfell.Damagecausedbyearthquake3:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsMainIdeaDetailsTherailwaytrackswerenow______piecesof_____._____nowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.Water,food,and_________werehardtoget.DamagecausedbyearthquakeuselesssteelelectricitySandTangshan’snewlookHomework1.SurftheinternettofindmoreinformationabouttheTangshanearthquakes.2.Finishexercise1-3onpage27.
