1、Period Reading Comprehension.单词巩固1v. _爆裂_毁灭_损害，伤害_毁坏，破坏_震惊_埋葬_营救_使陷入困境2n. _，_地震_井_管，导管_百万_大事_民族，国家_运河_蒸汽_污垢_苦难_砖_水坝_足迹_电_灾难_矿山_掩蔽_标题_记者3adj./adv. _发臭的_极度的_无用的.短语回顾1_立刻，马上2_仿佛3_结束4_严重受损5_掘出，发现6_许多，大量的.阅读课文，判断正误1Before July 28,1976，strange things happened in the countryside of northwest of Hebei.( )2T
2、he one million people of the city，who thought a little of these happenings，went to sleep as usual that night.( )3When the earthquake happened in Hebei，onethird of the nation could feel it.( )4The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 4,000,000.( )5Another big quake shook Tang
3、shan while rescue workers and doctors were saving the people trapped.( )6The world seemed to be at an end so all hope was lost.( )7The city of Tangshan lay in ruins in fifteen seconds.( )8Animals like cows，pigs and chickens as well as people suffered a lot in the earthquake.( )9Soldiers were sent to
4、 Tangshan to offer their help to get water，food and electricity.( )10The city slowly began to return to normal with the help of the army and rescue workers.( ).阅读课文，根据课文内容选择最佳答案1How long did the earthquake last?A15 minutes. B42 minutes.C15 seconds. D42 seconds.2Which is NOT true according to the pas
5、sage?APeople in Beijing felt the earthquake.BPeople of Tangshan cared much about the strange events before the earthquake.CIf the earthquake had happened during the daytime，it wouldnt have caused so many deaths.DMany soldiers helped to rescue the people who were trapped under the ruins.3Fresh water
6、was taken to the city by train，truck and plane，because _.Athe water pipes cracked and burstBthere was no electricityCdams and wells were uselessDthe well walls had deep cracks in them4Which of the following can also be used as a title of the text?ATangshan EarthquakeBThe world at an endCHow to preve
7、nt an earthquakeDNew Tangshan5What does the last sentence “Slowly，the city began to breathe again.” mean?APeople who were trapped came to life.BThe trees turned green.CThe animals began to breathe.DThe city returned to normal gradually.6Many strange things happened in the countryside EXCEPT _.Athe w
8、ell walls had deep cracks in themBsome animals were too nervous to eatCfish jumped out of bowls and pondsDbirds flew higher than usual7Why didnt people lose hope after the earthquake?ABecause the army came to help them.BBecause they could help themselves.CBecause most of the 10,000 miners were rescu
9、ed from the local mines.DBecause shelters were built for the survivors whose homes had been destroyed.8How do you understand the real meaning of the idiom “It is always calm before a storm.”？AIt is usually quiet calm before a storm or hurricane hits.BOne should not be cheated by the situation that s
10、eems peaceful since bad things may happen.CThe weather is fine before a storm comes.DYou should stay calm before a storm comes.根据课文内容完成下列表格Paras Main ideas1 Before an earthquake，_ began to happen but no people took any notice of them.2 How _ the earthquake was and what terrible results it brought to
11、 the _ of Tangshan.3 The _ came to help the survivors，bringing _ for a new life.SummarySeveral days before July 28,1976，many 1._ things happened in Tangshan.They were signs for an 2._.But people 3._ lived there didnt think 4._ of that.At 342 am.that day，the earth began to 5._，which 6._ almost all th
12、e city in a few minutes.Many people，including workers and doctors， came to 7._ those who were 8._ under the ruins.Later that afternoon，another big earthquake hit the city.More people were killed or 9._ and more buildings 10._ down.Very soon the army sent a lot of soldiers to help，and teams were 11._
13、 to dig out the trapped and to 12._ the dead.By and by things improved and the city began to 13._ again.Period Reading Comprehension课前准备区.1.burst；ruin；injure；destroy；shock；bury ；rescue；trap2earthquake；quake；well ； pipe；million；event；nation；canal ；steam；dirt ；suffering；brick ；dam；track；electricity；di
14、saster；mine；shelter ；title；reporter3smelly；extreme；useless.1.right away 2.as if 3.at an end 4.in ruins5dig out 6.a great number of课堂活动区.1.F 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.T 9.F 10.T.1.C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.B.1.strange things 2.strong；city 3.army；hope.1.strange 2.earthquake 3.who 4.much5shake 6.destroyed 7.rescue 8.trapped9injured 10.fell 11.organized 12.bury13breathe
