Unit+4+Natural+Disasters+Reading+and+Thinking 高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Unit4NaturalDisastersPeriod2ReadingandThinking(1)1.能通过段落中心句，把握段落主旨，并能根据文章结构定位具体信息；2.能根据文章内容阐述题目含义；3.能根据语境推测ruin,trap,revive等词汇的含义；4.了解唐山大地震的有关情况，认识地震知识可以减缓灾情，感受抗震救灾过程中体现出来的人间真情。学习目标WatchandDiscussWatchclipsaboutearthquakesanddiscussaboutwhetherhumanbeingscandosomethingtostoptheearthquakefromhappening.Pre-readingTask1.Scanthepassageandunderlinethetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.Para.1thefirstsentencePara.2thefirsttwosentencesPara.3thesecondsentencePara.4thefirstsentenceConclusion：中心句通常出现在段首。While-readingPart1(Para.___):________thingshappenedbeforetheearthquake.

Part2(Para.______):Theearthquake__________thecityofTangshan.

Part3(Para.______):Thearmycameto____________thesurvivorsandanewcityhasbeenbuilt.12-34-5Strangedestroyedrescue(help)WarningsignsDamagesRecoveryThepassagecanbedividedintothreeparts:Ⅰ.GothroughPart1andfindoutwarningsignsbeforetheTangshanEarthquake.Task2.Readfordetails.Warningsigns:StrangethingsThewaterinthevillagewellsThewellwallsWeretoonervoustoeatMiceFishRoseandfellHaddeepcracksandasmellygascameoutThechickensandpigsRanoutoffield,lookingforplacestohideJumpedoutofbowlsandponds

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ofthenationfelttheearthquake.2.Ahugecrackthatwas

kilometerslongand

meterswidecutacrosshouses.3.In___________________,alargecitylayinruins.

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ofthepeoplediedorwereinjuredduringtheearthquake.1/3830lessthanoneminute2/3II.GothroughPart2(Para.2-3)andcollecttherelevantnumbers.5.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorinjuredreachedmorethan__________.6.Allofthecity’shospitals,______ofitsfactoriesandbuildingsand______ofitshomesweregone.7.________________ofcowsandhundredsofthousandsofpigsand__________ofchickensweredead.400,00075%90%TensofthousandsmillionsReadthesentencesaloudandpayattentiontothenumbers.Ⅲ.GothroughPart3(Para.4-5)andanswerthefollowingquestions.Thesoldiersweresenttohelpdigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.Doctorscametoprovidemedicalcare.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivors.1.Whathadbeendonetohelpthepeopleintheearthquake?2.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.”?Thewholecitywasdestroyedbytheearthquakeandseemedtodie,butwiththewholecountry'shelpandefforts,everythinginthecitywentbacktonormalslowly.Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins.“Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins.”在文中属于总结句，因此是对以上城市遭受各种破坏的总结，巨大的裂缝和随处可见的砖块都让这个城市变成了“废墟”。Guessthemeaningofthewordsaccordingtothecontext.3.Tangshanbegantoreviveitselfandgetuponitsfeetagain.本句位于段首，是本段的中心句，因此可以根据全段来推断，revive是comebacktolife“复活”的意思。2.Soonafterthequakes,thearmysent150,000soldierstoTangshantodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.因为有“挖出（digout）”，而且后面“burythedead”，因此可知trapped表示“受困的”。WhatdoyouthinkhelpedintherevivalofTangshancityaccordingtothetextandwhatlessonscanwelearnfromit?Possibleanswer:

Thestrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecity'speoplegreatlyhelpedtherebuildingofTangshan.Manyhandsmakelightwork.Withoutthehelpofthewholecountry,Tangshancouldnothavebeenbacktolifesofast.Whenfacingdisasters,peoplemuststandtogetherandstaypositive.Besides,wemustdosomethingtodecrea