1、第一学时Reading and Comprehension,Earthquakes,1What may happen before an earthquake?,Generally speaking, something strange will happen before an earthquake.,2. Do you know some big earthquakes in history?,(1)Tangshan, ChinaJuly 28, 1976Magnitude：7.5Official casualty figure is 255,000 deaths. Estimated d
2、eath toll as high as 655,000.799,000 injured and extensive damage in the TangShan area.(2)southern ChileMay 22, 1960Magnitude：9.51,655 killed, 3,000 injured, 2,000,000 homeless, and $550 million damage.,3How to survive an earthquake?,(3)San Francisco, CAApril 18, 1906Magnitude：8.25Deaths：700 to 2,50
3、0 people,You can stay indoors until the shaking stops and youre sure its safe to exit.,Task 1,快速阅读课文A Night the Earth Didnt Sleep, 用大约30词写出课文的概要。温馨提示：本文属记叙文。写记叙文的概要时要紧扣人物、事件、结果等要素。,The passage tells us about the powerful Tangshan Earthquake in 1976 which caused more than 400,000 people to be killed
4、or injured. Yet, the whole city began to breathe with the help of the soldiers.,Task 2,仔细阅读课文 A Night the Earth Didnt Sleep，根据课文内容选择最佳答案。 ( )1What is the main idea of this passage?AThe earth did not sleep that night.BAn earthquake happened to Tangshan.CThe animals could not sleep at night.DEarthquak
5、e happens now and then.,B,2Before the earthquake，the following happened EXCEPT_. ( )Athe water in the well rose and fellBthe well walls had cracksCthe animals were too nervous to eatDpeople all knew the matter3Why did not the people find out the sign of the earthquake? ( )ABecause there were always
6、planes flying.BBecause the water pips cracked often.CBecause there were bright lights in the sky.DBecause people did not think of these events.,D,D,4Which of the following didnt happen during the earthquake? ( )AThere was a huge crack.BSteam burst out of the ground.CMany children were left without p
7、arents.DRescue teams were sent there.5We can infer from the passage that _. ( )Athe rescue came soon after the earthquakeBthe people were so afraid that they all ran awayCTangshan was only shaken by the earthquake onceDall the houses in the city fell down,D,A,Task 3,再次阅读课文 A Night the Earth Didnt Sl
8、eep，完成下列表格。,1rose and fell2.jumped out of3.sound4.burst5.little6.went to bed7.destroyed8.Twothirds9.shelters10.breathe,Task 4,根据课文 A Night the Earth Didnt Sleep，在下文空格中填上恰当的词语，使其连贯完整。Strange things happened in Tangshan. For 3 days water in the wells kept_1_(rise)and falling._2_(smell)gas came out fro
9、m the cracks of wells. Animals became _3_(nerve)There were other signs of _4_ earthquake but the people thought little of these events. At 342 am，everything began to shake. The world seemed _5_(be)at an end. Onethird of the nation felt the _6_(great)earthquake.In fifteen seconds the city lay in _7_.
10、 Twothirds of the people died or _8_(injure)Thousands of families were killed and many children were left_9_ parents.,Then later that afternoon, _10_ big quake shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last, but all hope was not lost. Soldiers came to help the rescue work. S
11、lowly, the city began to breathe again.,1rising 2.Smelly 3.nervous 4.an5.to be 6greatest 7.ruins8.were injured 9.without 10another,一、请将课文 A Night the Earth Didnt Sleep 翻译成汉语，然后对照“译文助读”自主勘误。译文助读：地球的一个不眠之夜河北省东北部的农村不断有怪事发生。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。农家大院里的小鸡，甚至连猪都紧张得不吃任何东西。老鼠跑出田地找地
12、方躲藏，鱼缸和池塘里的鱼都往外跳。1976年7月28日凌晨3点左右，一些人看到天上有明亮的光。即使天上没有飞机，在唐山城外也能听到飞机声。在市内，有些建筑物的水管爆裂开来。但唐山市的一百万居民几乎都没把这些情况当回事儿，当天晚上照常上床睡觉了。,凌晨3点42分，一切都开始摇晃起来。世界似乎到了末日！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多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屋、公路和水渠。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，一座大城市就成为一片废墟。人们遭受了极大的痛苦。他们当中三分之二
13、的人在地震中或死或伤。成千上万的家庭被毁灭，许许多多的孩子变成了孤儿，伤亡人数超过了40万。,可幸存的人们又怎么能相信这是自然现象呢？他们看到的一切几乎都被毁了。市内所有的医院、75%的工厂和建筑物、90%的家园都消失了。残砖就像秋天的红叶般覆盖着大地。不过，风是刮不起它们的。两座大坝垮了，多数桥梁不是塌了，就是无法安全通行了。铁轨如今成了一条条废钢。数以万计的奶牛再也挤不出奶来了，50万头猪和几百万只鸡全都死了。井里满是沙子，而不是水。人们惊呆了。接着，当天下午晚些时候，同第一次一样强烈的地震再次震撼着唐山。一些救援人员和医生被困在了废墟下。更多的房屋倒塌了。水、食物和电都很难弄到。人们开始
14、纳闷，这场灾难还会持续多久。,并不是所有的希望都破灭了。地震后不久，部队派遣了15万名战士到唐山来协助救援人员，数十万的人得到了援助。救援部队组成了小分队，将受困的人们挖出来，并将死者掩埋。在唐山市的北边，万名矿工中大多数人是从矿井中被救出来的。援救人员为那些家园被毁的幸存者们盖起了避难所，火车、卡车和飞机都向市内运来了干净的水。慢慢地，这座城市又开始出现了生机。,二、将下列单词或词组译成英语，然后参阅Unit 4的词汇表自主勘误。1.地震n. _2爆裂，爆发v. _3.民族，国家，国民n. _4废墟，毁灭，使破产n. & v. _,1earthquake2.burst3.nation4.ruin,5.破坏， 毁灭，消灭v. _6.救援，营救n. & v. _7.破败不堪， 严重受损 _8结束，终结 _9.发现，掘出 _10.许多，大量 _,5destroy6.rescue7.in ruins8.at an end9dig out10.a (great) number of,祝,您,学业有成,
