unit4 earthquakes Reading

Unit4EarthquakeReading1.Imagineyourhomebeginstoshakeandyoumustleaveitrightaway.Youhavetimetotakeonlyonething.Whatwillyoutake?Pre-readingpersonalwashingthingsabottleofwatermoneytorchmobilephonefoodandsweetsblanketmedicineYouwilltake:2.Whatstrangethingswouldhappenbeforeanearthquake?BrightlightsflashintheskyAnimalsaretoonervoustosleep,suchascats,dogs,chickens,horses,ducksandrabbits,etc.Whatdoyouthinkmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?Thewaterinthewells____and____.Andsomedeep______couldbeseeninthewellwalls.A______gascameoutthecracks.rosefellcrackssmellyWhatdoyouthinkmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?Miceranoutofthefields___________placestohide.Fish_________outofbowsandponds.lookingforjumpedWhatdoyouthinkmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?Thechickensandevenpigswere______nervous_____eat.Thedogwas________loudlyagainandagain.tootobarkingWhatdoyouthinkmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?Peoplecouldsee_______lightsinthesky.brightANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPReadingParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Lookattheeachpartandwritedownitsmainidea.Part1Part2Beforetheearthquakestrangethingsbegantohappenbutnoonetookanynoticeofthem.TheearthquakedestroyedthecityofTangShanandshockedthepeopleverymuch.Paragraph4Part3Thearmycametohelpthesurvivors,bringinghopeforanewlife.Jointhecorrectpartsofthesentences.2Thepeopledidn’tworrybecause1Thechickensdidn’teatbecauseCtheywerenervous.Etheydidn’tknowwhatthestrangeeventsmeant.3Suchagreatnumberofpeoplediedbecause4Waterwasneededbecause5ThepeopledidnotlosehopebecauseDdamsandwellswereuseless.Bthequakehappenedwhiletheyweresleeping.Athearmycametohelpthem.MakeatimelineTimeEventForthreedaysAt3:42amLaterthatafternoonSoonafterthequakesForthreedayssmellygascameoutoffish:jumpwellwaterroseandfallcrackschickens,pigs:toonervoustoeatmice:runouttohideInthewellInthefarmyardAtabout3:00amonJuly28,1976thesoundofplanescouldbeheardwaterpipes:crackedandburstbrightlightwereintheskyIntheskyInthecityHouse,roadsandcanalsSteamHillsofrockThelargecityhadahugecrackburstfromholeintheground.becameriversofdirtlayinruinsAt3:42amLaterthatafternoonExplainthetitle“Anighttheearthdidn’tsleep”.Thensuggestanothertitleforthetext.Thetitlemeansatthatnight,theearthdidn’tfallasleepasusual,butbecameactive.Itisapoeticwayofsayingthatanearthquakehappened.Sample:“Thewakingearthandthesleepingcity”“Tangshan’sgreatchallenge”GroupworkAt3:42am,everythingbegantos_____.Itseemedthattheworldwasa_________.O________(1/3)ofthenationf____it.Ah_____crackcutacrossthecity.Thecitylayi_______.Two-thirdsofthepeopled____orwerei_______.Thenlaterthatafternoon,anotherbigquakes______TangShan,whicht_______manyr______workersanddoctors.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthed______wouldl_____.hakene-thirdeltugenruinsiednjuredhookrappedescueisasterasttanendFillintheblanks.SoonafterthequakesThearmy:Workers:---sentsoldierstoTangshan.organizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.---builtsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Result:Thecitybegantobreatheagain.True(T)orfalse(F)?1.Two-thirdsofthenationfelttheearthquake.()2.AllthepeopleinTangshanweredeadorinjuredduringtheearthquake.()3.Allofthecity’shospitals,factories,buildingsandhomesweredamagedintheearthquake.()FFFOne-thirdTwo-thirds75%90%75%4.Laterthatafternoon,aterribleearthquakeshookTangshanagain.()5.Peoplesleptoutdoorsaftertheearthquake.()TT6.Notonlythepeoplebutalsotheanimalswereshockedgreatly.7.Manyrescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruinsduringtheaftershock.TT1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?AnearthquakehappenedinTangshanin1976.Readthetextcarefullyandanswerthesequestions.3.Whatdidpeoplehear?2.WhatdidpeopleinTangshanseeintheskybeforetheearthquake?Theysawbrightlightsinthesky.TheyheardthesoundofplanesoutsideTangshanevenwhennoplaneswereinthesky.4.Whatdidpeoplenoticeinthewells?5.Didpeoplepayanyattentiontotheseabnormalphenomena?Peoplenoticedthewellwallshaddeepcracks,andasmellygascameoutofthecracks.No.Theywenttothebedasusualthatnight.6.Whendidtheearthquakebegin?7.Howmanypeoplewerekilledorinjuredintheearthquake?8.Couldtheinjuredpeoplegotohospital?Morethan400,000people.At3:42inthemorningofJuly28.No,theycouldn’tbecauseallofthecity’shospitalsweregoneinthequake.1.Howdoyouunderstandtherealmeaningoftheidiom“Itisalwayscalmbeforeastorm”?A.Itisunusuallyquietbeforeathunderstormorhurricanehit.B.Oneshouldnottrustsituationsthatseempeacefulsincebadthingsmayhappen.C.Theweatherisfinebeforeastormcomes.D.Youshouldstaycalmbeforeastorm.Choosethebestanswer.A2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Ifthepigsweretoonervoustoeat,theremustbeanearthquake.B.Ifsomenaturalsignshadnotbeenignored,allthepeopleinTangshancitymighthavehadachancetosurvive.C.Therewouldn’thavebeensuchagreatquakeifpeoplehadpaidenoughattentiontosomenaturalsigns.D.Ifsomenaturalsignshadnotbeenignored,peoplemighthavehadachancetosurvive.D3.Whichofthefollowingisthemainreasonfortheheavylossoflifeinthequake?A.Theearthquakehappenedinthedeepnightwhenpeopleweresleepingdeeply.B.Thereweren’tenoughrescueworkers.C.Thebuildingwerepoorlyconstructedandmostofthemweredestroyedinthequake.D.Peoplewerenotcarefulenoughtonoticesomenatura