1、 Unit 4 Reading and Thinkingnatural disasterfloodsandstormtyphoondroughtfrosttornadothunder and lightning2minsWhat do you think of when you see the number?1minWen chuan EarthquakeDo you know another big earthquake happened in China?2minsIts Tangshan Earthquake that happened in 1976.2minsLook at the
2、title and picture below and guess what the text is about.titleThe passage is about an earthquake2minsRead the text carefully again and choose the best answer.1.In what order is the text written?A.Time B.Space C.Feelings D.Numbers2.The title“The night the earth didnt sleep”means _.A.the earth was awa
3、ke all night long B.people on the earth couldnt fall asleep that night C.an earthquake happened that night.D.animals on the earth would not sleep that nightA阅 读 理 解2minsC3.All the following unusual things happened in the countryside before the earthquake except that _.A.the water in the village well
4、s rose and fell B.the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat C.tens of thousands of cows would never give milk again D.fish jumped out of bowls and ponds4.What does“them”in the sentence“No wind,however,could blow them away.”(in Paragraph 3)refer to?A.Red autumn leaves.B.Bricks on the gro
5、und.C.Bodies of dead animals.D.Sand in the wells.C B 2mins5.How was a new Tangshan built upon the earthquake ruins?A.with great improvement in transportation,industry,and environment.B.with strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people.C.with great hope of hundreds
6、of thousands of people.D.with great technology and scientific plan.B2.阅读课文，匹配段意阅读课文，匹配段意Para.1 A.What happened in the earthquake Para.2 B.Warning signs before the earthquakePara.3 C.Revival of Tangshan after the earthquake Para.4 D.The damage caused by the earthquakePara.5 E.Rescue work after the ea
7、rthquake 1.Fill in the blanks about the mainidea of the passage.The passage mainly talks about an _ that happened in _ in _.earthquakeTangshan19762minsTimeDetails1._ things were happening in the countryside in northeast Hebei.2.The water in the wells _ and _.3.A _ gas came out of the cracks.4.The ch
8、ickens and pigs were too _ to _.5.Fish _out of the bowls and ponds.6.Mice _ out of the fields.7.At 3:oo am on July 28,1976,people saw _ in the sky.signs before the earthquake Para.1Fill in the blanksStrangerosefellsmellynervouseatjumpedranbright lightsBut people of the city were asleep as usual that
9、 night.TimeDetailsAt 3:42 am,the _ earthquake of the 20th century began.1._ burst from holes in the ground.2.Hard hills of rock became rivers of _.3._ covered the ground like red autumn leaves.4.Two _ and most of the bridges fell.5.The railway tracks were now _ pieces of _.6._ now filled the wells i
10、nstead of water.7.Water,food and _ were hard to get.Damage caused duringearthquakePara.2-3greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityTimeDetails After the earthquake Para.4-5Soldiers were sent to dig out those trapped and _ the dead;_ were built for the homeless and _ was taken to the cit
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