2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 4 Earthquakes Section Ⅰ Warmi

Unit4EarthquakesUnit4Earthquakes1976年7月28日，唐山市发生了强度里氏7.8级的地震，这是20世纪死伤率最大的地震之一。Unit4Earthquakes1976TangshanEarthquakeAt3：42am,anearthquakemeasuringbetween7.8and8.2magnitudeontheRichterscaleflattenedTangshan,aChineseindustrialcitywithapopulationofaboutonemillion.Asalmosteveryonewasasleepintheirbeds,insteadofoutsideintherelativelysafestreets,thequakewasespeciallycostlyintermsofhumanlife.It’sestimatedthatabout242，000peopleinTangshanandsurroundingareaswerekilled,makingtheearthquakeoneofthedeadliestinrecordedhistory.Unit4EarthquakesInthedaysbeforetheearthquake,well­waterlevelsroseandfell.Ratswereseenrunninginpanicked(恐慌的)packsinbroaddaylight.Chickensrefusedtoeat.DuringtheeveningofJuly27andtheearlymorninghoursofJuly28,peoplereportedflashesofcoloredlightandroaring(轰鸣的)fireballs.Unit4EarthquakesAt3：42am,mostpeopleweresleepingquietlywhentheearthquakestruck.Itlastedfor14－16secondsandleveled90percentofTangshan’sbuildings.Atleastaquarter­of­a­millionpeoplewerekilledand160，000wereinjured.Theearthquakecameduringtheheatofmidsummer,andmanyfrightenedsurvivorsclimbedoutoftheirruinedhousesnaked,coveredonlyindustandblood.TheearthquakestartedfiresandlitexplosiveandpoisonousgasesinTangshan’sfactories.Waterandelectricitywerecutoffandrailsandroadsaccessibletothecityweredestroyed.Unit4EarthquakesTheChinesegovernmentwasill­preparedforadisasterofthisscaleatthattime.Thedayfollowingthequake,helicoptersandplanesbegandroppingfoodandmedicineintothecity.About100，000soldiersoftheChinesePeople’sLiberationArmywereorderedtoTangshan,andmanyhadtomarchonfootfromJinzhou,adistanceofmorethan180miles.About30，000medicalpersonnelwerecalledin,alongwith30，000constructionworkers.Inthedecisivefirstweekafterthedisaster,manypeoplediedfromlackofmedicalcare.Tangshanwaseventuallyrebuiltwithsufficientearthquakeprecautions.Unit4EarthquakesSectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Comprehending重点单词写作词汇1.___________n．地震2.______vi.爆裂；爆发n.突然破裂；爆发3.________n.百万4.______n.事件；大事earthquakeburstmillionevent5._____n.废墟；毁灭vt.毁灭；使破产6.________vt.破坏；毁坏；消灭7._______n．&vt.援救；营救8._____vt.使陷入困境n.陷阱；困境9._________n.灾难；灾祸10._____vt.埋葬；掩埋；隐藏11.________n.掩蔽；掩蔽处；避身处12.____________n.电；电流；电学ruindestroyrescuetrapdisasterburyshelterelectricity拓展词汇13._______n．民族；国家；国民→nationaladj.国家的；全国性的14.__________n．苦难；痛苦→sufferv．遭受15.________adj.极度的→extremelyadv.极端地；很；非常地16._______vt.损害；伤害→injuryn．伤害nationsufferingextremeinjure17.________adj.无用的；无效的；无益的→usefuladj.有用的→usen．用途v．使用18.______vt.&vi.(使)震惊；震动n．休克；打击；震惊→shockedadj.震惊的；震撼的→shockingadj.令人震惊的19._____n．污垢；泥土→dirtyadj.脏的，肮脏的20._____n．矿；矿山；矿井→minern．矿工uselessshockdirtmine阅读词汇21.welln．_______________________22.crackn._______________________vt.&vi._______________________23.smellyadj._______________________24.farmyardn._______________________25.pipen._______________________26.canaln．_______________________27.steamn._______________________28.brickn._______________________29.damn._______________________30.trackn._______________________井裂缝；噼啪声(使)开裂；破裂发臭的，有臭味的农场；农家管；导管运河；水道蒸汽；水汽砖；砖块水坝；堰堤轨道；足迹；痕迹重点短语1.___________立刻；马上2.______仿佛；好像3.__________结束；终结4._________严重受损；破败不堪5.________掘出；发现6.____________________许多；大量的rightawayasifatanendinruinsdigouta(great)numberof重点句型1.too＋adj.＋to...由于太……而不……Inthefarmyards,thechickensandeventhepigswere___________________(由于太紧张而不吃东西).2.Itseems/seemedasif...看起来似乎……________________(看起来似乎)theworldwasatanend！toonervoustoeatItseemedasif3.everywhere引导让步状语从句_______________________(无论他们朝哪里看)nearlyeverythingwasdestroyed.4.not与all连用表示部分否定______________________(不是所有的希望都破灭了).EverywheretheylookedAllhopewasnotlostⅠFast­readingSkimthetextandchoosethebestanswer.1．What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．AterribleearthquakeofTangshan.B．BeforetheearthquakeofTangshan.C．DuringtheearthquakeofTangshan.D．DamagesoftheearthquakeofTangshan.答案：A2．Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1A．TheearthquakecausedunbelievabledestructiontoTangshan.Para.2B．TheearthquakehappenedandcauseddeathsorinjuriesinTangshan.Para.3C．Helpcamesoonafterthequakes.Para.4D．Noonepaidattentionthoughstrangethingshappened.答案：DBACⅡCareful­readingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．Thefirstparagraphimpliesthat________．A．peopledidn’tthinktoomuchoftheearthquakeB．peopleweremadetolosetheirsensebythesuddenbigearthquakeC．peopledidn’trealizethataterribleearthquakehappenedinsuchashorttimeD．peopledidn’tthinkanearthquakecouldbringsuchgreatdamage2．Thetitle“ANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEP”means________．A．theearthwasawakeallnightlongB．aterribleearthquakehappenedthatnightC．peopleontheearthcouldn’tfallasleepthatnightD．animalsontheearthcouldn’tfallasleepthatnight3．Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethefeelingsofthewriter?A．Pitifulandhopeless.B．Sorrowfulandhopeful.C．Hopefulandshocked.D．Mercifulanddelighted.答案：1－3.CBBⅢStudy­readingAnalyzethefollowingsentencesinthetextthatmaybedifficulttounderstand.1．Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide.[翻译]老鼠从田地里跑出来找地方躲藏。2．Buttheonemillionpeopleofthecity,whothoughtlittleoftheseevents,wereasleepasusualthatnight.[翻译]但是，唐山市的100万居民几乎都没有把这些情况当回事，当天晚上照常睡着了。3．Peoplebegantowonderhowlo