1、Unit 4 EarthquakesThe Second PeriodReadingWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake?What do you think may happen before an earthquake?The water in the wells_and_.And some deep _could be seen in the well walls.A_gas came out the cracks.rosefellcrackssmellyWhat do you think may happen before a
2、n earthquake?Mice ran out of the fields_places to hide.Fish _out of bows and ponds.looking forjumpedWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake?The chickens and even pigs were_nervous _eat.The dog was_loudly again and again.tootobarkingWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake?People c
3、ould see _lights in the sky.bright What should we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake happened?DiscussionsAt 3:42One-third Two-thirds400,00075%,90%Tens of thousands of 150,000Most of 10,000Began to shake1/3 of the nation felt itDied or injuredThe number of people who died or injuredFactories,bu
4、ildings or homes were goneCows diedThe soldiers who the army sent to help the rescue workersThe miners who were rescued from the coal minesParagraph 1 Find out the main ideas of each paragraph in two wordsThe signsThe damage Rescue workParagraph 2-3Paragraph 4一、在空格处填上适当的词概括课文The passage shows what h
5、appened(1)_，during andafter the Tangshan earthquake in 1976.The earthquake caused aterrible(2)_ of life and a serious(3)_ to the citysbuildings,but all hope(4)_ lost,for the army and rescueworkers rushed to(5)_beforelossdestructionwasnthelp二、根据课文内容，选择最佳答案1Before the earthquake people were asleep as
6、usual because_.DAthey didnt notice anything strange happeningBthey knew well about earthquakesCsomething strange happened in many placesDthey didnt realize the arrival of an earthquakeB2When did the earthquake happen?AAt night on July 28th,1976.BOn the morning of July 28th,1976.COn the afternoon of
7、July 28th,1976.DThe writer didnt tell us.3Which is TRUE according to the passage?A people paid much attention to those strange things beforethe earthquake.BBBefore the earthquake animals became nervous.C After the earthquake water was needed because there wasno water in dams and wells.D After the ea
8、rthquake the people in Tangshan lost hopebecause they were homeless.4 What does the sentence“Slowly,the city began to breatheagain.”mean?AAThe city will not die;it has hope and it can recover from thepain.BThe army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help people.CHundreds of thousands of people wer
9、e helped.DMost of the 10,000 miners were rescued.AShaken.CBUnpleasant.CAppalled(震惊的).DVery upset.5What does“shocked”in the third paragraph mean?D三、段落大意匹配PartMain IdeaPara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4AThe earthquake caused unbelievabledestruction to Tangshan.BThe earthquake happened and caused deaths orinjuri
10、es in Tangshan.CHelp came soon after the quake.DNo one paid attention though strange thingshappened.BAC四、课文内容填空Before Tangshan earthquake,strange things happened and a(1)_(smell)gas came out from the cracks of wells andanimals became nervous.At 3：42 am.,everything began to(2)_ The city turned in (3)
11、_ in just fifteenseconds.Many people,(4)_(include)workers and doctors,came to rescue those(5)_(trap)under the ruins.Later thatafternoon,(6)_ big quake struck Tangshan,killing ,injuring more people (7)_ making more buildings falldown.Soldiers were called(8)_ to help the rescue workers(organize)to dig out the trapped andand teams(9)(10)_ the dead.smellyshakeruinsincludingtrappedanotherandinwere organizedburyThank you for your attending!BYEBYE!Wish you good luck everyday!
