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PeoplenamedaftertheearthquakeinTangshanEventhoughYangZhenshenghasnomemoriesofhisownofthe1976Tangshanearthquakethatflattenedhishometownshortlybeforehisbirth,thedisasterwillforeverbepartofhislife—heisnamedafter①it.Inhisgivenname,“zhen”meansearthquakeand“sheng”meansbirth.Hewasthefirstbabybornintherubbleof②Tangshan,afterthe7.8magnitudeearthquakewhichclaimed③morethan242,000livesonJuly28,1976.Chineseparentscommonlymarkhistorical④eventsinthenamesoftheirchildren.Inmemoryof⑤the1976Tangshanearthquake,manyofthosehavetheChinesecharacter“zhen”intheirgivennames.ZhenshengandKangzhen(earthquakeresistant)areamongthemostcommon.“Wedidn'texperiencethehorrorourselves,butitleftapermanent⑥markonus,”Yangsaid.Perhapsduetohislinktothedisaster,aftergraduationYangwenttoworkinthelocalCivilAffairsBureau,thedepartmentinchargeof⑦disasterrelief,andhasbeenheadoftheTangshansanatoriumforparaplegiaformorethan10years.Thepowerful⑧earthquakemorethan40yearsagoleft3,817survivorsparaplegic,morethan800ofwhomarestillalive.Inthesanatorium,patientsreceivefreetreatment,foodandaccommodation,aswellaslivingallowances.“Bornonthedayofthetragedy,I'mhappytocareforthem,”Yangsaid.ThechildrenoftheTangshanearthquake,bornamongtherubbleandsqualor,havebeentaughtthetruemeaningofgratitudebytheirparents.[多积词汇]①benamedafter以……命名②intherubbleof在……废墟中③claimv.声称④historicaladj.历史的⑤inmemoryof为纪念……⑥permanentadj.永久的⑦inchargeof负责⑧powerfuladj.强大的由唐山大地震得名的人对于把他的家乡夷为平地的1976年唐山大地震,杨震生并没有印象——他是在地震不久后出生的。然而,他的身上却有地震带来的抹不去的印记,伴随他的一生——他的名字就因地震而来。他的名字,“震”即是地震,“生”是出生。1976年7月28日,唐山发生7.8级大地震,约有24.2万人丧生,他是震后在唐山废墟中出生的第一个婴儿。中国父母通常以历史事件为参照为孩子取名。为纪念1976年唐山大地震,许多孩子名字中带有“震”字。“震生”和“抗震”是地震婴儿中最普遍的名字。杨震生说:“我们并未亲历这场灾难,但它却给我们留下了永远的印记。”也许正是由于他与地震的渊源,毕业后,杨震生就到当地负责灾难救援的民政局工作。他担任唐山市截瘫疗养院院长已经10多年了。40多年前的那场大地震导致3817人截瘫,如今有800多人尚在人世。在疗养院里,他们的治疗、吃住费用全免,并且都有生活补贴。杨震生说:“作为地震后出生的孩子,能够照顾这些不幸的长辈们,我很乐意。”唐山地震时期在废墟中出生的孩子,已经从父母那里学会了感恩的真正含义。SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Prereading[原文呈现]ANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN'TSLEEPStrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheastHebei.Forthreedaysthewaterinthevillagewells①rose②andfell,roseandfell.Farmersnoticedthatthewellwallshaddeepcracks③inthem.Asmelly④gascameoutofthecracks.Inthefarmyards⑤,thechickensandeventhepigsweretoonervousto⑥eat.Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide⑦.Fishjumpedoutoftheirbowlsandponds.Atabout3:00amonJuly28,1976,somepeoplesawbrightlightsinthesky.ThesoundofplanescouldbeheardoutsidethecityofTangshanevenwhennoplaneswereinthesky⑧.Inthecity,thewaterpipes⑨insomebuildingscrackedandburst○10.Buttheonemillion⑪peopleofthecity,who⑫thoughtlittleof⑬theseevents⑭,wereasleepasusualthatnight.At3:42ameverythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasif⑮theworldwasatanend⑯!Elevenkilometresdirectly⑰belowthecityoneofthegreatestearthquakesofthe20thcenturyhadbegun.ItwasfeltinBeijing,which⑱ismorethantwohundredkilometresaway.Onethirdofthenation⑲feltit.Ahugecrackthat⑳waseightkilometreslongandthirtymetreswidecutacross○21houses,roadsandcanals○22.Steam○23burstfromholesintheground.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt○24.Infifteenterriblesecondsalargecitylayinruins○25.Thesuffering○26ofthepeoplewasextreme○27.Twothirds○28ofthemdiedorwereinjured○29duringtheearthquake.Thousandsoffamilieswerekilledandmanychildrenwereleftwithoutparents.Thenumberof○30peoplewhowerekilledorseriouslyinjuredreachedmorethan400,000.[读文清障]①well[wel]n.井②risevi.上升;升高(不及物动词,不用于被动语态)③crack[kræk]n.裂缝;噼啪声vt.&vi.(使)开裂;破裂④smelly['smelI]adj.发臭的;有臭味的⑤farmyard['fɑːmjɑːd]n.农场;农家⑥too...to...太……而不能……⑦现在分词短语作伴随状语。⑧when引导时间状语从句,even用在when前起加强语气的作用。⑨pipe[paIp]n.管;导管⑩burst[bɜːst]vi.爆裂;爆发n.突然破裂;爆发⑪million['mIljən]n.百万⑫whothoughtlittleoftheseevents是who引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰people。⑬thinklittleof几乎不考虑;对……不重视,忽视⑭event[I'vent]n.事件;大事⑮asif仿佛;好像在Itseems/seemedasif...中asif引导表语从句。⑯atanend结束;终结⑰directlyadv.径直;直接⑱which引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词Beijing。⑲nation['neIʃn]n.民族;国家;国民⑳thatwaseight...是that引导的定语从句,修饰crack,that在从句中作主语,不可省略。○21cutacross横切;穿过;抄近路○22canal[kə'næl]n.运河;水道○23steam[stiːm]n.蒸汽;水汽○24dirt[dɜːt]n.污垢;泥土○25inruins严重受损;破败不堪ruin['ruːIn]n.废墟;毁灭(当“废墟”讲时常用复数)vt.毁灭;使破产○26suffering['sʌfərIŋ]n.苦难;痛苦○27extreme[Ik'striːm]adj.极度的○28twothirds三分之二当分数的分子大于1时,分母用复数形式。○29injure['Indʒə]vt.损害;伤害○30“thenumberof+复数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。“anumberof+复数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。地球的一个不眠之夜[第1~2段译文]河北省东北部的农村不断有些怪事发生:三天来,村子里的井水升升降降,起起伏伏。农民们注意到,水井的井壁上有深深的裂缝,裂缝里冒出臭气。农家大院里的鸡,甚至猪都紧张得不吃食。老鼠从田地里跑出来找地方藏身。鱼缸和池塘里的鱼会往外跳。在1976年7月28日凌晨3点左右,有些人看到天上一道道明亮的光。即使天空中没有飞机,在唐山城外也可以听到飞机声。在市内,有些建筑物里的水管出现裂缝并爆裂开来。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。在凌晨3点42分,一切都开始摇晃起来。仿佛到了世界末日!20世纪最大的地震之一就在唐山市正下方11千米处发生了。200千米以外的北京都感到了地震,全国三分之一的地方都有震感。一条8千米长30米宽的巨大裂缝横穿房舍、马路和渠道。地上一些洞穴冒出了蒸汽。石头山变成了泥沙河。在可怕的15秒内,一座大城市成为了废墟。人们遭受的灾难极为深重。他们当中三分之二的人在地震中死去或受伤。成千上万个家庭遇难,许多孩子变成了孤儿。死亡和重伤的人数达到40多万。Buthowcouldthesurvivors○31believeitwasnatural?Everywheretheylookednearly○32everythingwasdestroyed○33.Allofthecity'shospitals,75%ofitsfactoriesandbuildingsand90%ofitshomesweregone○34.Bricks○35covered○36thegroundlikeredautumnleaves.Nowind,however,couldblowthemaway.Twodams○37fellandmostofthebridgesalsofellorwerenotsafefortravelling.Therailwaytracks○38werenowuseless○39piecesofsteel.Te
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