1、Period One Warming Up&Reading.课文理解 1.How long did the earthquake last?A.15 minutes.B.42 minutes.C.15 seconds.D.42 seconds.课 文 预 读 2.Which is NOT true according to the text?A.People in Beijing felt the earthquake.B.People of Tangshan cared much about the strange events beforethe earthquake.C.If the e
2、arthquake had happened during the daytime,it wouldnthave caused so many deaths.D.Many soldiers helped to rescue the people who were trappedunder the ruins.3.Which of the following can also be used as a title of the text?A.Tangshan earthquake.B.The world at an end.C.How to prevent an earthquake.D.New
3、 Tangshan.4.What does the last sentence“Slowly,the city began to breatheagain.”mean?A.People who were trapped came to life.B.The trees turned green.C.The animals began to breathe.D.The city returned to normal gradually.5.ManystrangethingshappenedinthecountrysideEXCEPTthat_.A.the well walls had deep
4、cracks in them B.some animals were too nervous to eat C.fish jumped out of bowls and ponds D.birds flew higher than usual 6.Why didnt people lose hope after the earthquake?A.Because the army came to help them.B.Because they could help themselves.C.Because most of the 10,000 miners were rescued from
5、the localmines.D.Because shelters were built for the survivors whose homes hadbeen destroyed.答案 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.D 6.A 读课文,试着用60个单词概括课文大意或翻译下面的短文,再比较参考范文。这篇文章描述了地震前的征兆和地震的过程和唐山地震造成的后果。它显示出地震后的骇人的情景和告诉我们怎样才能把地震的危害降到最低。The article describes,_.课文概要写作 The article describes,before Tangshan earthquake,st
6、rangethings happened.At 3:00 a.m.,everything began to shake.In fifteenseconds,a large in ruins,the number of people injured or killedreached over 400,000.Water,food and electricity were cut off andthe railway tracks became useless.But all hope was not lost.The rescueteam came to help and slowly the
7、city began to breathe again.【参考范文】Several days before July 28,1976,many strange things_1_(happen)inTangshan.Theyweresignsfor_2_earthquake.But people _3_ lived there didnt think much ofthat.At 3:42 a.m.that day,the earth began to shake,_4_destroyed almost all the city in fifteen terrible seconds.Many
8、 people,including workers and doctors,came to rescue _5_ who _6_(trap)under the ruins.Later that afternoon,another big earthquakehit the city.More people were killed or injured _7_ more buildings .课文语法填空 fell down.Very soon the army sent a lot of soldiers _8_(help),andteams were organized to dig out
9、 the _9_(trap)and to bury _10_dead.By and by things improved and the city began to breathe again.答 案 1.happened 2.an 3.who 4.which 5.those 6.weretrapped 7.and 8.to help 9.trapped 10.the An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the suddenbreaking and shifting of large sections of Earths roc
10、ky outer shell.Earthquakes are among the most powerful events on the earth,andtheir results can be terrifying.A severe earthquake may releaseenergy 10,000 times as great as that of the first atomic bomb.Rockmovements during an earthquake can make rivers change theircourse.Earthquakes can trigger lan
11、dslides that cause great damageand loss of life.Large earthquakes beneath the ocean can create aseries of huge,destructive waves called tsunamis that flood coastsfor many miles.【话题语篇导读】Earthquakes almost never kill people directly.Instead,manydeaths and injuries in earthquakes result from falling ob
12、jects and thecollapse of buildings,bridges and other structures.Fire resulting frombroken gas or power lines is another major danger during aquake.Spills of hazardous chemicals are also a concern during anearthquake.The force of an earthquake depends on how much rock breaksand how far it shifts.Powe
13、rful earthquakes can shake firm groundviolently for great distances.During minor earthquakes,the vibrationmay be no greater than the vibration caused by a passing truck.On average,a powerful earthquake occurs less than once everytwo years.At least 40 moderate earthquakes cause damage somewhereinthew
14、orldeachyear.About40,000to50,000smallearthquakeslarge enough to be felt but not damagingoccurannually.核心单词 单句语法填空 1.In last weeks big fire,almost all the forest _(destroy).2.Its _(use)to reason with her,for she wont listen.3.It was really _(shock)to hear what he said at that time.4.They immediately
15、went to rescue the _(trap)in the accident.5.The boy has a toy car worked by _(electrical).知 识 梳 理 6._(million)of women dance after supper in the evening.7.Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the_(nation)economy.8.Immediately all the buildings were in _(ruin)that day.9.Being goo
16、d friends,we should share our _(suffer)andjoys.10.It happened on a _(extreme)cold winter night.答 案 1.weredestroyed 2.useless 3.shocking 4.trapped 5.electricity6.Millions 7.national 8.ruins 9.sufferings 10.extremely.重点短语 一、补全短语 1._ an end 结束;终结 2.think little _几乎不考虑;对不重视 3._ ruins 严重受损;破败不堪 4.cut _ 横
17、切;穿过 5.dig _ 掘出;发现 6._ the north of.在的北面 7.a(great)number _ 许多,大量的 答案 1.at 2.of 3.in 4.across 5.out 6.to 7.of 二、用所给短语的适当形式填空 1.She described what happened _ she was on the spot.2.When the earthquake came,the whole world seemed to be_.3.When the firemen got there,all was _.4._ of our school lies a be
18、autiful lake.5.It seemed that _ people had already known it.6.Go _,or you will be late!答案 1.as if 2.at an end 3.in ruins 4.To the north 5.a numberof 6.right away to the north;in ruins;at an end;right away;as if;a number of.用恰当的介、副词填空 1.What might happen _the objects in the photos?2.A smelly gas came
19、 out _the cracks.3.But the one million people of the city,who thought little _these events,were asleep _usual that night.4.It seemed as _the world was _an end!5.In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay _ruins.6.Then,_that afternoon,another big quake shook Tangshan.7.The army organized teams to d
20、ig _those who were trappedand to bury the dead.8.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.No wind,however,could blow them _.答案 1.to 2.of 3.of;as 4.if;at 5.in 6.later 7.out 8.away .句型转换 1.The end of my holiday came and I had to go back to work.My holiday was _ _ _ and I had to go backto work.
21、2.Of the two boys,one is good at painting._ _ _ the two boys are good at painting.3.He is not old enough to work for his bread.He is _ _ _ _ for his bread.4.Everywhere he goes,he will not forget the terrible experience._ _ he goes,he will not forget theterrible experience.5.It was a city whose hospi
22、tals were gone.It was a city _ _ the hospitals were gone.6.All of them are not right._ _ of them are right.7.Its eight oclock already and now we must be off at once.Its eight oclock already and now we must be off _.8.It seems that Bob knows everything,but in fact,he is stupid.It seems _ _ Bob knew e
23、verything,but in fact,he is stupid.9.I bought a dictionary yesterday and it cost me 80 yuan.I bought a dictionary yesterday,_ cost me 80 yuan.10.I happened to meet an old friend of mine in the street last week._ _ _ I met an old friend of mine in thestreet last week.答案 1.at an end 2.Not both of 3.to
24、o young to work 4.Nomatter where5.of which 6.Not all 7.right away 8.as if 9.which 10.It happened that .写作句式 句式运用(完成句子)1._(看上去似乎)the world was at an end.2._(人们无论朝哪里看)nearly everything wasdestroyed.3._ hope was _(不是所有的都破灭了).4.But the one million people of the city,_(很少考虑)these events,were asleep as us
25、ual that night.5.It was a city _,75%of its factories and buildings and 90%of its homes _(它的医院消失了).答案 1.It seemed as if 2.Everywhere they looked 3.All;not lost 4.who thought little of 5.whose hospitals;were gone 【知识链接】1.People were shocked.人们惊呆了。shock vt.&vi.(使)震惊;震动 n.休克;打击;震惊 shocked adj.感到震惊的 shoc
26、king adj.令人震惊的 be shocked by/at.对感到震惊 be shocked to do因做而震惊 be shocked that.对感到震惊 The news of his death shocked the whole nation.他去世的消息让全国人民感到震惊。The news of my promotion came as a shock.我获晋升的消息着实让我一惊。I was shocked to hear the news of his sudden death.听到他突然去世的消息我感到很震惊。句型转换 The result of the election
27、shocked us.We _ _ _ the result of the election.The result of the election was _ _ _us.单句语法填空 After the _ news spread throughout the whole city,everyone felt _.(shock)答案 were shocked at/by;a shock to shocking;shocked 2.All hope was not lost.并不是所有的希望都破灭了。all/all of.not.not all.,意为“并不是所有的;不是全部,而是一些”。(1
28、)表 示“并 不 是 所 有 的”还 有 everyone/everybody/everything.not.。(2)三者以上的全部否定用none of.。(3)两者的部分否定为:both of.not.not both.并不是每个/件。两者的全部否定为:neither of.(两者)没有一个。Not all the people have seen this film.并不是所有人都看过这部电影。I know none of them.他们我都不认识。句型转换 Not all the students went to the movie._ the students _ go to the movie.Both of the two math problems are not very difficult._ _ the two math problems are verydifficult.答案 All;didnt Not both of