1、Unit 4 EarthquakesReading 邢邢 台台 二二 中中 高一高一 霍霍 燕燕 敏敏 必修一必修一 1 Look at the pictures and discuss what happened.234Unit 4 EarthquakesReading 邢邢 台台 二二 中中 霍霍 燕燕 敏敏5Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away.You have time to take only one thing.What will you take?Pre-reading6persona
2、l washing thingsa bottle of water moneytorchmobile phonefood and sweets blanketmedicineYou will take:7What do you think will happen before an earthquake?8Bright light flash in the sky.9The well has deep cracks in it,and the water in it rises and falls.10Chickens are flying and dogs are barking,and p
3、igs and cows are too nervous to eat.11Fish jump out of the pond,and mice run wildly out of the fields.12The water will rise and fall.13A smelly gas will come out.14A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPReading15 1.The earthquake began 10 kilometres directly bellow the city.3.The number of people who were kil
4、led reached more than 40,000.Task 1FFF16 4.Water burst from holes in the ground.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.5.Water was hard to get because dams and wells were useless.6.All of the citys hospitals,90%of its factories and buildings and 75%of its homes were gone.FTF17 7.Not only the peopl
5、e but also the animals were shocked greatly.8.Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock.TT181.What is the passage mainly about?An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976.Task 2Read the text carefully and answer these questions.193.What did people hear?They he
6、ard the sound of planes outside Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky.2.What did people in Tangshan see in the sky before the earthquake?They saw bright lights in the sky.204.What did people notice in the wells?5.Did people pay any attention to these abnormal phenomena?People noticed the well
7、 walls had deep cracks,and a smelly gas came out of the cracks.No.They went to the bed as usual that night.216.When did the earthquake begin?7.How many people were killed or injured in the earthquake?8.Could the injured people go to hospital?More than 400,000 people.At 3:42 in the morning of July 28
8、.No,they couldnt.Because all of the citys hospitals were gone in the quake.221.How do you understand the real meaning of the idiom“It is always calm before a storm”?A.It is unusually quiet before a thunderstorm or hurricane hit.B.One should not trust situations that seem peaceful since bad things ma
9、y happen.C.The weather is fine before a storm comes.D.You should stay calm before a storm.Task 3Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.232.What can be inferred from the passage?A.If the pigs were too nervous to eat,there must be an earthquake.B.If some natural signs had not been ignored,
10、all the people in Tangshan city might have had a chance to survive.C.There wouldnt have been such a great quake if people had paid enough attention to some natural signs.D.If some natural signs had not been ignored,people might have had a chance to survive.243.Which of the following is the main reas
11、on for the heavy loss of life in the quake?A.The earthquake happened in the deep night when people were sleeping deeply.B.There werent enough rescue workers.C.The building were poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the quake.D.People were not careful enough to notice some natural sig
12、ns before the earthquake.251._ of the nation felt the earthquake.2.A huge crack that was _ kilometres long and _ metres wide cut across houses.3.In _ terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.1/383015Task 4264._ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.5.The number of people who wer
13、e killed or injured reached more than _.6.All of the citys hospitals,_ of its factories and buildings and _ of its homes were gone.2/3400,00075%90%27signs before earthquake rosefellsmellynervouseatjumpedran3:00bright lights28Damage caused byearthquake3:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdams29Damage caused by
14、earthquakeuselesssteelelectricitySand30Help offered bythe army150000HundredsFresh miners31Tall buildings were destroyed.32Roads were cracked.33People were injured.34The city was in ruins.3536373839404142434445464748495051Tangshans new look52Wenchuans new look53Homework1.Surf the internet to find more information about the Tangshan earthquakes.2.Finish exercise 1-3 on page 27.54Thank you!55
