1、作者信息：作者信息：Unit 4 Natural DisastersUnit 4 Natural Disasters-Reading and Thinking-Reading and ThinkingUnderstanding in contextTHE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPStrange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.For several days，the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fel
2、l.There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat,and dogs refused to go inside buildings.Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.At about 3:00
3、am on 28 July 1976,bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.But the citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.Understanding in contextTHE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPStrange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei
4、.For several days，the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat,and dogs refused to go inside buildings.Mice ran out of the fields
5、 looking for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water.At about 3:00 am on 28 July 1976,bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.But the citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.Understanding in contextAt 3:42 am,everything bega
6、n to shake.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Eleven kilometres directly below the city,one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun,a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!A huge crack,eig
7、ht kilometres long and 30 metres wide,cut across houses,roads,and waterways.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.In less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins.Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.Thousands of children were left without parents.The number of people wh
8、o were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Understanding in contextAt 3:42 am,everything began to shake.It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!Eleven kilometres directly below the city,one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun,a quake that even
9、caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing.Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!A huge crack,eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide,cut across houses,roads,and waterways.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.In less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins.Two thirds of the
10、 people who lived there were dead or injured.Thousands of children were left without parents.The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent o
11、f the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.The railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal.Tens of thousands of
12、cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were in shockand then,later that afternoon,another big quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard to get.People began to wonder h
13、ow long the disaster would last.Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the citys factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes,and all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no
14、 wind could blow them away.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.The railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal.Tens of thousands of cows,hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were in shockand then,later th
15、at afternoon,another big quake shook Tangshan again.Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.Understanding in context But hope was not lost.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig
16、 out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,
17、the city began to breathe again.Understanding in context But hope was not lost.Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for survivors
18、 whose homes had been destroyed.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet again.With strong support from the government and the ti
19、reless efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.The new city has become a home to more than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment.Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disas
20、ter,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet again.With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the citys people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.The
21、 new city has become a home to more than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry,and environment.Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter fut
22、ure.With的复合结构的复合结构with+名词/代词+现在分词（doing）表示主动或现在进行的动作I will not be able to go on holiday with my mother being ill.因为妈妈生病了，我没法去度假with+名词/代词+过去分词（done）表示被动或已经完成的动作All the afternoon he worked with the door locked.整个下午他都锁着门在房间里工作with+名词/代词+不定式（to do）表示将要发生的动作I cant go out with all these clothed to wash.要
23、洗这些衣服，我没法出去了 with+名词/代词+（形容词/副词/介词短语）He often sleeps with the windows open.他常开着窗户睡觉 1.老师带着一本书走进来了2.她含着眼泪说了声再见3.理了发之后，他看起来年轻多了The teacher came in with a book She said goodbye with tears in hert eyes.With his hair cut,he looks much younger.PERU is a country on the Pacific coast of South America with three main areas:narrow,dry,flat land running along the coast,the Andes Mountains,and the Amazon rainforest.
