人教必修1 Unit 4 Earthquake Reading

1、ReadingFast reading What does the passage mainly talk about?An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage.(use one word to describe)Part 1: para 1Part 2: para 2&3Part 3: para 4signsdamagerecoveryPara 1 Signs before the earthquakeStrange Strange things

2、thingsNo one noticed them.The water in the wellrose and fell.The well wallshad deep cracks in them.A smelly gasThe pigs and the chickensmice and fishIn the skyThe water pipecame out of the cracks.were too nervous to eat.mice came out of fields; fish jumped out of bowls and ponds.people saw bright li

3、ghts.cracked and burst.Para2-3 Damage caused by the earthquake.The cityThe peopleIt seemed It seemed as if the as if the world was world was at an end.at an end.At _ am, the _ earthquake of the 20th century began .A huge crack _ houses, roads and canals.Steam _ holes in the ground.Hard hills of the

4、rock became rivers of _._ covered the ground like red autumn leaves. Two _ and most of the bridges fell. The railway tracks were now _pieces of _._ now filled the wells instead of water.Water, food, and _ were hard to get.3:42greatestcut acrossburst fromdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityThe s

5、uffering of the people was_._ of families were killed and many children were _.Some of the rescue workers and doctors were _ under the ruins.extremeThousandswithout parentstrappedData(数据数据)v of the nation felt the earthquake .v A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses.

6、vIn terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. v of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .vAll of the citys hospitals, _ of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para. 2-3 A

7、ll the people were shocked.Para 4 Recovery after the earthquakeArmy; 150, 000 soldiersDig out; buryWorkers; sheltersFresh waterAll the All the hope was hope was not lost.not lost.Not all hope was lost.Why did the text say the world seemed to be at an end? What do you think about that?“the greatest e

8、arthquake of 20th century had begun.”I thinkWhat sentences can express the quake is GREAT? It seemed that the world was at an end. It was felt in Beijing, which One-third of the nation felt it. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. A huge crackcut crossWhat metaphor do the writer us

9、e to say the quake is GREAT? Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away.What happened when rescue work was going on? What was the result of that？Another big quake shook Tangshan. trappedfell downhard to getCompre

10、hending1- -C 2- -E 3- -B 4- -D 5- -Apage 27Read the passage carefully and join the correct parts of the sentences.1Read the passage again and make a timelineFor three days water in the village wells rose and fell well walls developed deep cracks a smelly gas come out of the cracks mice ran out of th

11、e fields fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds2At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976 bright lights appeared in the sky the sound of planes could be heard although there were no planes some water pipes burstAt 3:42 am on July 28, 1976 everything began to shake huge cracks appeared in the roads steam b

12、urst from holes i the ground rock turned into rivers of dirt 75% buildings and 90% of homes were gone more than 400,000 people killed or injuredAfternoon of July 28, 1976 a second quake almost as strong as the first one more damage to buildings and rescuersSoon after the quake the army arrived shelt

13、ers built for survivors water supplies brought inWriting a summary of each partBefore the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them.The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan.The people were very shocked at the destruction.The army came to help the survivors, bri

14、nging hope for a new life.3 1. What shall we do if an earthquake happens? 2. What can we do to reduce the damage of earthquakes?Discussion Dont be nervous and keep calm. Dont try to run out of the classroom.Protect your head by putting your bag on your head. Squat or sit down under your desk. Leave

15、the classroom after the earthquake.1. Crouch on the spot and protect your heads with hands;2. Be sure to keep away with high buildings and dangerous objects;ddonon3.Dont go back to the classroom.1. Crouch down or slip under the chairs2. Avoid suspending lights and electric fans3. Protect the head wi

16、th schoolbags Find firm counters, or the corner of a wall to crouch down on the spot2. Protect the heads with hands or other objects3. Keep away from glass windows, glass counters or show counters4. Keep away from tall cupboards5. Keep away from advertisement boards and other suspending objects Gras

17、p the handles to avoid being injured2. Lower the center of gravity3. Hide near the seats4. Get off after the earthquake passedCan we stop earthquakes?We cant stop earthquakes, but we can try to reduce the losses caused by earthquakes.What can we do after earthquakes?To build houses as strong as poss

18、ible; To build houses on rock rather than on sand.Try to rescue people;Try to rebuild families;Try to forget sad experiences and live with strong belief.Filling the blacks with the first given letter:Several days before July 28,1976,many s_ things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the e_. Bu

19、t people in the city of Tangshan didnt think m_ of these. At 3:42am that day, the earth began to s_, which d_ the city. trangearthquakeuchhakeestroyedMany people including workers and doctors, came to r_ those t_ under the ruins. Later that afternoon another big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or i_ and more buildings f_