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

Thenighttheearthdidn’tsleepPostreadingJeanHowdoestheauthordescribethesignsofanaturaldisasterStrangethings________thegroundwater(roseandfell,roseandfell)wall(deepcracks)smellygas________thegrounddogs(refusedtogoinside)mice(ranouttolookforplacestohide)fish(jumpedoutofthewater)________thegroundbrightlights

intheskyloudnoises

wereheardUnderOnAbovesightsightsmellsighthearingsightrepetitivespecificverbsWhatdoesthesenumbersindicate(暗示)?Para2~3Nearlyonethirdofthewholenationfeltit!

Ahugecrack,8

kilometreslong

and30metreswide,cutacrosshouses....Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins.

Twothirdsofthepeople

wholivedthereweredeadorinjured.Thousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.The

numberofpeoplewhowerekilledorbadlyinjuredinthequakewasmorethan400,000.About75percentofthecity'sfactoriesandbuildings,

90percentofits

homes,andallofitshospitalswere

gone.Tensofthousandsofcows,hundredsofthousandsofpigs,andmillionsofchickensweredead.Theearthquakeissevereanddeadly,andithascausedgreatdamagetothecity.WhydoestheauthormentionBeijingintheTangshanearthquake?Whatdoesthesenumbersindicate(暗示)?Para4Soonafterthequakes,thearmysent150,000soldierstoTangshantodigout...Morethan10,000doctorsandnursescametoprovidemedicalcare.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.Whenfacingtheearthquake,thegovernmenttookquickactionstorescuepeople,andthewholenationisunified.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.”?personificationTangshanbegantorevive.Howdidtheyfeelwhentheearthquakecame?ItseemedasiftheWorldwerecomingtoanend!exaggerationHardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.metaphorBrickscoveredthegroundlike

redautumnleaves,butnowindcouldblowthemaway.simileTensofthousandsofcows,hundredsofthousandsofpigs,andmillionsofchickensweredead.parallelismhopelessHowwasanewTangshanbuiltupontheearthquakeruins?HowisTangshannow?Earthquake

ruinsAnewTangshanahometo...strongsupportfromgovernmenttirelesseffortofthecitypeopleunifiedgreatimprovementsTranslatethevocabularyandphrasesdisaster

evacuate

shock(inshock)tornado

helicopter

electricitydrought

death

traplandslide

affect

breatheshelter

revive(revival)

tsunamieffort

flood

crackunify

wisdom

volcaniceruptionasif

ruin(inruins)

rescuepercent

suffer

damagebrick

destroy

metalFillintheblanks1.anatural__________

一场自然灾害2.the__________workers

救援人员3.buildingswere__________

建筑被损坏4.2,400homes__________

被破坏的2400座房屋5.__________setup

避难所建立起来6.layin__________

成为废墟7.about75__________ofthecity’sfactories

城市75%的工厂8.__________coveredtheground 砖头覆盖着大地9.uselesspiecesof__________

无用的金属碎片10.__________washardtoget

难以获得电力disasterrescuedamageddestroyedsheltersruinspercentbricksmetalelectricityFillintheblanks11.thosewhowere__________ 那些被困的人12.to__________thedead 掩埋死去的人13.tireless__________ofthecity’speople

市民们不知疲惫的努力14.showthe__________ 展示出智慧15.500,000__________ 500000人受影响→haveno/an__________on

有/没有影响16.peoplewerein__________

人们大为震惊→a__________(adj.)news

一个令人震惊的消息→feel__________(adj.)

感到震惊17.to__________again再次呼吸→adeep__________(n.)深呼吸→alittlebreathless(adj.)有点喘不上气18.__________fromterribleinjuries遭受严重的伤→suffering(n.)痛苦,折磨trappedburyeffortswisdomaffectedeffectshockshockingshockedbreathebreathsufferTranslatethesentencesintoChinese1.Twothirdsofthepeoplewholivedthereweredeadorinjured.住在那里的人有三分之二死亡或受伤。2.Thousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.成千上万的孩子失去了父母。3.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorbadlyinjuredinthequakewasmorethan400,000.地震中死亡或严重受伤的人数超过40万。4.Everywheresurvivorslooked,therewasnothingbutruins.幸存者放眼望去，到处都是废墟。5.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.现在井里填满了沙子而不是水。TranslatethesentencesintoChinese6.Soonafterthequakes,thearmysent150,000soldierstoTangshantodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.地震发生后不久，军队派了15万士兵到唐山去挖出被困的人并埋葬死者。7.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.工人们为房屋被毁的幸存者建造了避难所。8.Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.唐山开始复苏，重新站起来。9.Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecity'speople,anewTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins.在政府的大力支持和人民的不懈努力下，一个新的唐山在地震废墟上建立起来了。TranslatethesentencesintoChinese10.Thenewcityhasbecomeahometomorethansevenmillionpeople,withgreatimprovementsintransportation,industry,andenvironment.这座新城已成为700多万人口的家园，交通、工业和环境都有了很大的改善。11.TangshancityhasprovedtoChinaandtherestoftheworldthatintimesofdisaster,peoplemustunifyandshowthewisdomtostaypositiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture.唐山市向中国和世界证明，在灾难时刻，人们必须团结一致，展示智慧，保持积极的态度，重建美好的未来。句子填空练习Strangethings(奇怪的事情)werehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Thereweredeepcracksthatappearedinthewellwalls(出现在井壁).Atleastonewellhadsomesmellygascomingoutofit(从它里面出来).Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervoustoeat(紧张到吃不下饭).Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide(寻找躲避的地方).Itseemedasif(似乎)theWorldwerecomingtoanend!Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins(成为废墟).Peoplewereinshock(处于震惊中).Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast(这场灾难将持续多久).

Strangethingshappened1.______TangshanEarthquakehappened.Thewellwallshaddeepcracks.Some2._______(smell)gascameoutofthem.Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervous3._____(eat).Thewaterpipescrackedandburst.At3:424.__themorningofJuly28,1976,everythingbegantoshake.5.__seemedasiftheworldwasatanend.Steamburstfromholesi