Unit 4《Earthquakes》Reading (II).ppt

1、2020/9/22,Unit 4 Earthquakes Reading (),2020/9/22,Check homework,2020/9/22,Revision 1.Why the title is A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP? 2. Why were so many people killed or injured? 3. What does the sentence “ Slowly, the city began to breathe again” mean? 4. Do you know what would happen before an ea

2、rthquake? 5. What can we do to keep ourselves safe from an earthquake?,2020/9/22,Look at each part and write down its main idea.,Part 1,Paragraph 1,Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one took any notice of them.,Part 2,Paragraph 2,Paragraph 3,The earthquake destroyed the cit

3、y of Tangshan and shocked the people very much.,Part 3,Paragraph 4,The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.,Comprehending,2020/9/22,1. rise vi. 上升，升起 For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell.(P26) 三天来，村子里的井水升升降降，起起伏伏。,Language Points,2020/9

4、/22,rise vi. (rose, risen) (of the sun, moon, stars, etc. ) appear above the horizon; go up（指日月星辰等的）升起；上升,The sun rises at seven oclock. 太阳七点钟升起。 Prices have risen steadily during the past ten years. 过去十年间物价一直在稳定地上涨。,2020/9/22,【辨析】 rise laughter B. tears; laughing C. tears; laughter D. crying; laugh

5、ing 【解析】选B。句意：一分钟后她突然哭起来接下来又突然 笑起来。我们真的无法捉摸的她的情绪。burst into 后接名词；burst out 后接动名词。,2020/9/22,3.It seemed as if the world was at an end！（P26) 仿佛到了世界末日！,1) It seemed as if/that.似乎；好像,She spoke to me as if she knew me. 她和我说话的神情，好像她早就认识我似的。 It seemed as if the meeting would never end. 看起来会议没完没了。 It seeme

6、d as if nothing had happened. 好像什么事也没有发生过似的。,2020/9/22,2) at an end (=finished) 结束; 终结,The war was at an end. 战争结束了。 The term is at an end, and students will have a good holiday. 这学期结束了，学生们就要度过一个快乐的假期。,2020/9/22,【拓展】 at the end of 在的尽头/末端(指时间、地点等) by the end of 在之前(常与完成时连用)(指时间） in the end 最后，终于(fin

7、ally) put an end to. 结束(vt.) come to an end 结束(vi.) on end 连续不断 ,一连,2020/9/22,【即学即练】 1. The boy put up his hands _ he wanted to ask a question. 【2012兰州高一检测】 A. even if B. even though C. as if D. ever since 【解析】选C。句意：这个男孩举起手好像他想问问题。A、B项“即使，即便” ; D项“从那以后”。,2020/9/22,2. We discussed where to go for a w

8、hole morning，but we decided to stay at home_ Aat the end Bby the end Cin the end Don end 【解析】选C。句意：我们讨论了整个上午去哪里，但是最后决定待在家里。A项“终结，结束”; B项“在之前(常与完成时连用)(指时间) ; D项“连续，一连”。,2020/9/22,4. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.(P26) 在可怕的15秒钟内，一座大城市就沉沦在一片废墟之中。,ruin n. 废墟复数；毁灭 vt.毁灭；使破产 be/lie

9、 in ruins严重受损，破败不堪,2020/9/22,The castle now lies in ruins. 那座城堡现在已成了一片废墟。 An earthquake left the whole town in ruins. 地震使得整个城市处于废墟之中。,2020/9/22,【辨析】destroy, damage were B. The injured; was C. The injuries; were D. The injuries; was 【解析】选A。句意：地震中的伤员被送到其他城市的医院里。the injured 意思为“伤员”，当作主语时，谓语动词需用复数。,2020

10、/9/22,6. shock v. (使)震惊；震动n休克；打击；震惊 People were shocked.(P26) 人们惊呆了。 I was shocked when I heard about your accident. 当我听说你出事故时，我惊呆了。 It was a great shock for him when his wife died. 当他妻子去世时，对他来说那是一个沉重的打击。 I was shocked to hear the news. 我听到这个消息十分震惊。,2020/9/22,【拓展】 be shocked at/by (doing) sth. 被震惊 b

11、e shocked to do sth. 惧怕做某事 It shocked sb. to see/hear. 看见/听到使某人震惊。 (be) a shock to sb. 对某人来说是个打击,2020/9/22,提示：shocked adj. 感到惊奇的，惊讶的(主语多为人) shocking adj. 令人气愤的，令人惊讶的(主语多为物),【即学即练】 (1)The news of his wifes death was _ him. 他妻子去世的消息对他打击太大了。 (2)He _ her smoking. 看到她在吸烟，他很吃惊。 (3) _ to see how my neighbo

12、urs treated their children. 看到邻居们如何对待孩子，我感到震惊。,a terrible shock to,was shocked at,It shocked me,2020/9/22,7. rescue n B项“使震惊”; C项“劝说，说服”; D项“破坏，毁坏”。,2020/9/22,2. _ the headmaster rose to indicate that the conversation was _. 【2012衡水高一检测】 A.Atanend；inanendB.Intheend；atanend C.Inanend；attheendD.Atanen

13、d；intheend 【解析】选B。句意：最后校长站起来表明这次谈话结束了。in the end 最后，终于(finally)，at an end (=finished)结束; 终结。,2020/9/22,3. He was _ at the _ waste of food in the school. A. shocked; shocked B. shocking; shocked C. shocking; shocking D. shocked; shocking 【解析】选D。句意：他对这个学校令人吃惊的食物浪费而感到吃惊。be shocked at/by (doing) sth. 被震

14、惊；shocked adj. 感到惊奇的，惊讶的(主语多为人)；shocking adj. 令人气愤的，令人惊讶的(主语多为物)。,2020/9/22,4.Soon after the quakes, one thousand soldiers were sent out to _ the miners from the local coal mine. A. shelterB. rescue C. bury D. injure 【解析】选B。句意：地震之后不久，一千名士兵被派送去营救当地煤矿的工人。A项“避难，逃避”；B项“营救”； C项“埋葬，掩埋”；D项“伤害，损害”。,2020/9/2

15、2,5. In that big earthquake all their houses were _ , so they had to build new ones. 【2012厦门高一检测】 A. hurt B. harmed C. injured D. destroyed 【解析】选D。句意：在那次大地震中所有的房子都被毁坏了，因此他们不得不建造一些新的。A项hurt为一般用语，既可指肉体上的伤害，也可指精神上的伤害；B项“ 有害”；C项“一般指由于意外或事故而受伤”；D项 “强调以具有摧毁或杀伤性的力量把某物彻底毁掉”。,2020/9/22,6. Which of the two co

16、mputer games did you prefer? Actually I didnt like _. Aboth of them Beither of them Cnone of them Dneither of them 【解析】选 B。句意：这两个电脑游戏你较喜欢哪一台？ 实际上，两个我都不喜欢。noteither= neither属于全部否定。,2020/9/22,7. “All hope was not lost.” means “_.” A. There was no hope at all B. Hope was everywhere C. No hope was lost

17、D. Not all hope was lost 【解析】选D。句意：并非所有的希望都破灭了。 allnot = not all 属于部分否定，意为“并非所有的” 。,2020/9/22,8. When she heard the bad news , she cried with her face _ in hands. 【2012大连高一检测 】 A. buried B. burying C. to be buried D. to bury 【解析】选A。句意：当她听到这个坏消息时，她掩面而泣。此题考查with 的复合结构，即判断名词her face 和动词bury 关系。此题为动宾关系，

18、故用过去分词buried。,2020/9/22,9. He _ from his seat and answered the question _ by the teacher. A. raised; rose B. raised; risen C. rose; raised D. risen; raised 【解析】选C。句意：他从椅子上起来回答老师提出的问题。 rise是不及物动词，作上升讲，rise from 意为 “从起来”； raise是及物动词意为“举起，提出，饲养， 种植”，所以第二个空应为被动结构。,2020/9/22,10. The pipe had _ and the ho