EarthquakesEarthquakesTangshan,HebeiJuly28th,1976Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideinnortheastHebei.Forthreedaysthewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,roseandfell.Farmersnoticedthatthewellwallshaddeepcracksinthem.Asmellygascameoutofthecracks.Inthefarm-yards,thechickensandeventhepigsweretoonervoustoeat.Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide.Fishjumpedoutofbowlsandponds.Atabout3:00amonJuly28,1976,peoplesawbrightlightsinthesky.ThesoundofplanescouldbeheardoutsideTangshanevenwhennoplaneswereinthesky.Inthecity,thewaterpipesinsomebuildingscrackedandburst.Buttheonemillionpeopleofthecity,whothoughtlittleoftheseevents,wenttobedasusualthatnight.Paragraph1At3:42ameverythingbegantoshake.Itseemedthattheworldwasatanend!Elevenkilometersdirectlybelowthecitythegreatestearthquakesofthe20thcenturybegan.ItwasheardinBeijing,whichisonehundredkilometersaway.One-thirdofthenationfeltit.Ahugecrackthatwaseightkilometerslongandthirtymeterswidecutacrosshouses,roadsandcanals.Steamburstfromholesintheground.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Infifteenterriblesecondsalargecitylayinruins.Two-thirdsofthepeoplediedorwereinjuredduringtheearthquake.Thousandsoffamilieswerekilledandmanychildrenwereleftwithoutparents.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorinjuredreachedmorethan400,000.Paragraph2Buthowcouldthesurvivorsbelieveitwasnatural?Everywheretheylookednearlyeverythingwasdestroyed.Allofthecity’shospitals,75%ofitsfactoriesandbuildingsand90%ofitshomesweregone.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves.Nowind,however,couldblowthemaway.Twodamsfellandmostofthebridgesalsofellorwerenotsafefortraveling.Therailwaytrackswerenowuselesspieceofsteel.Tensofthousandsofcowswouldnevergivemilkagain.Halfamillionpigsandmillionsofchickenshaddied.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.Peoplewereshocked.Then,laterthatafternoon,anotherbigquakeshookTangshan.Someoftherescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruins.MorebuildingsfellParagraph3down.Water,food,andelectricitywerehardtoget.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.Paragraph4Allhopewasnotlost.Thearmysent150,000soldierstoTangshantohelprescueworkers.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.Thearmyorganizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedtoburythedead.Tothenorthofthecity,mostofthe10,000minerswererescuedfromthecoalmines.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Freshwaterwastakentothecitybytrain,truckandplane.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.Paragraph4Thearmycametohelpthesurvivors,bringinghopeforanewlife.Readthetextagain,anddivideitintothreeparts.Thengivethemainideaofeachparagraph.Part1Paragraph1Beforetheearthquake,strangethingsbegantohappenbutnoonetookanynoticeofthem.Part2Paragraph2-3TheearthquakedestroyedthecityofTangshanandshockedthepeopleverymuch.Part3①PeopleinTangshanwerewarnedoftheearthquakeanddidn’tgotobedthatnight.()②PeopleinBeijingalsofelttheearthquake.()③Morethan400,000peoplewerekilledinthequake.()④Manyrescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruinsduringtheaftershock.()⑤PeopletriedtogetfreshwaterfromunderthegroundinTangshan.()Trueorfalse?FFFTT①Whatnaturalsignsofacomingdisasterwerethere?②Canyouthinkofsomereasonswhythesesignsweren'tnoticed?③Whateventsprobablymadethedisasterworse?④Whatsituationprobablymadethedisasterworse?⑤Howwerethesurvivorshelped?Questions?risevi.“上升”，常用于日、月、云、霞、烟...
