1、Unit 4EarthquakeReading1.Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away.You have time to take only one thing.What will you take?Pre-readingpersonal washing thingsa bottle of watermoneytorchmobile phonefood and sweetsblanketmedicineYou will take:2.What strange things would happen
2、before an earthquake?Bright lights flash in the skyBright lights flash in the skyAnimals are too nervous to sleep,such as cats,dogs,chickens,horses,ducks and rabbits,etc.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 _ga
3、s came out the cracks.rosefellcrackssmellyWhat do you think may happen before an 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
4、and again.tootobarkingWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake?People could see _ lights in the sky.brightA NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPReadingParagraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Look at the each part and write down its main idea.Part 1Part 2Before the earthquake strange things began to happen
5、but no one took any notice of them.The earthquake destroyed the city of Tang Shan and shocked the people very much.Paragraph 4Part 3The army came to help the survivors,bringing hope for a new life.Join the correct parts of the sentences.2 The people didnt worry because1 The chickens didnt eat becaus
6、eC they were nervous.E they didnt know what the strange events meant.3 Such a great number of peopledied because4 Water was needed because5 The people did not lose hope becauseD dams and wells were useless.B the quake happened whilethey were sleeping.A the army came to help them.Make a timelineTimeE
7、ventFor three daysAt 3:42 amLater that afternoonSoon after the quakesFor three dayssmelly gascame out offish:jumpwell water rose and fall crackschickens,pigs:too nervous to eatmice:run out to hideIn the wellIn thefarmyardAt about 3:00 am on July 28,1976the sound of planes could be heardwater pipes:c
8、racked and burstbright lightwere in the skyIn the skyIn the cityHouse,roads and canalsSteamHills of rockThe large cityhad a huge crackburst from hole in the ground.became rivers of dirtlay in ruinsAt 3:42 am Later that afternoonExplain the title“A night the earth didnt sleep”.Then suggest another ti
9、tle for the text.The title means at that night,the earth didnt fall asleep as usual,but became active.It is a poetic way of saying that an earthquake happened.Sample:“The waking earth and the sleeping city”“Tangshans great challenge”Group workAt 3:42 am,everything began to s_.It seemed that the worl
10、d was a_ _ _.O_(1/3)of the nation f_ it.A h_ crack cut across the city.The city lay i_ _.Two-thirds of the people d_ or were i_.Then later that afternoon,another big quake s_ Tang Shan,which t_ many r_workers and doctors.People began to wonder how long the d_ would l_.hakene-thirdeltugen ruinsiednju
11、redhookrappedescueisasterastt an endFill in the blanks.Soon after the quakesThe army:Workers:-sent soldiers to Tangshan.organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.-built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Result:The city began to breathe again.True(T)or
12、 false(F)?1.Two-thirds of the nation felt the earthquake.()2.All the people in Tangshan were dead or injured during the earthquake.()3.All of the citys hospitals,factories,buildings and homes were damaged in the earthquake.()FFFOne-thirdTwo-thirds75%90%75%4.Later that afternoon,a terrible earthquake
13、 shook Tangshan again.()5.People slept outdoors after the earthquake.()TT6.Not only the people but also the animals were shocked greatly.7.Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock.TT1.What is the passage mainly about?An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 197
14、6.Read the text carefully and answer these questions.3.What did people hear?2.What did people in Tangshan see in the sky before the earthquake?They saw bright lights in the sky.They heard the sound of planes outside Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky.4.What did people notice in the wells?5
15、.Did people pay any attention to these abnormal phenomena?People noticed the well walls had deep cracks,and a smelly gas came out of the cracks.No.They went to the bed as usual that night.6.When did the earthquake begin?7.How many people were killed or injured in the earthquake?8.Could the injured p
16、eople go to hospital?More than 400,000 people.At 3:42 in the morning of July 28.No,they couldnt because all of the citys hospitals were gone in the quake.1.How do you understand the real meaning of the idiom“It is always calm before a storm”?A.It is unusually quiet before a thunderstorm or hurricane
17、 hit.B.One should not trust situations that seem peaceful since bad things may happen.C.The weather is fine before a storm comes.D.You should stay calm before a storm.Choose the best answer.A2.What can be inferred from the passage?A.If the pigs were too nervous to eat,there must be an earthquake.B.I
18、f some natural signs had not been ignored,all the people in Tangshan city might have had a chance to survive.C.There wouldnt have been such a great quake if people had paid enough attention to some natural signs.D.If some natural signs had not been ignored,people might have had a chance to survive.D
19、3.Which of the following is the main reason for the heavy loss of life in the quake?A.The earthquake happened in the deep night when people were sleeping deeply.B.There werent enough rescue workers.C.The building were poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the quake.D.People were not
20、careful enough to notice some natural signs before the earthquake.A1._ of the nation felt the earthquake.2.A huge crack that was _ kilometres long and _ meters wide cut across houses,roads and canals.3.In _ terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.1/383015Read the text again and fill in the blanks
21、 with words or numbers.4._ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.5.The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than _.6.All of the citys hospitals,_ of its factories and buildings and _ of its homes were gone.2/3400,00075%90%Tang Shans new lookHow can we protect o
22、urselves(自我保护)in an earthquake?AHide under the hard furniture(家具).Put out the fire and turn off the gas.BNever try to use the lift.CUse something hard(硬的)to protect your head.DLife is so beautiful.We must love our lives.In an earthquake SPEED IS LIFE.1.Imagine your home begins to shake and you must
23、leave it right away.1)shake:vi/vt (shook,shaken)cause to move to and fro shake hands with sb shake ones head over/at sthe.g.The whole house shook during the explosion.The explosion shook the house.Language Points2)right away:at once;in no time;immediatelye.g.He is ill;you should send him to the doct
24、or right away.right now:at this very momentMake up your mind _.Ill return the book _.right nowright away2.For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.rise(rose,risen)vigo up;get higher;(of the sun,moon,stars,etc.)come above the horizon;stand up,get out of bed The flood
25、has risen two feet.She usually rises early in the morning.rise:升起;上升;上涨(不能用于被动语态)raise:举起;使升起;提高(可用于被动语态)He _from his chair when the doorbell rang.Her job is _ chickens.Her temperature is still _.He _ in rank recently.roseraisingrisinghas risen3.A smelly gas came out of the cracks.smelly adj.发臭的 sme
26、ll+y=adj.wind-windy dream-dreamy ice-icy health-healthy wealth-wealthy wind-windy smell n./v (smelt/smelled)They were all hungry and the food _ good.I can _something burning in the kitchen.Please throw the _ fish away.smeltsmellsmelly4.the water pipes in some buildingscracked and _.burstburst:to com
27、e open or fly apart suddenlyThe balloon suddenly burst.burst into+n.Some robbers burst into that house.burst outburst out+doingThey burst out laughing.He burst into laughter.=He burst out laughing.He burst into tears.=He burst out crying.burst into+n.burst out+doing5.event 名词,意为“(重要的、不同寻常的)事件”。如：Lea
28、ving home was a major event in his life.This is one of the most important events in the history of mankind.event 意思还有“(事先安排好的)演出,赛事,聚会”,“(体育比赛的)运动项目”等。如：The meeting was an important social event.The 800 metres is not his best event.event构成的常用短语有：in any/either event=at all events不管怎样,无论如何；in the even
29、t 结果,到头来；in the event of sth/in the event that 万一,假如发生的情况；field event 田赛项目track event 径赛项目three-day event 三日马术赛。如：In any event,the worst that she can do is to say“NO”.In the event of rain,the party will be held indoors.Lily didnt like Tom,but in theevent she married him.He leaves a letter for me to
30、read inthe event that he will die.6.It seemed as if the world was at an end.1)as if as if 在表语从句中相当于that:It seemed as if the meeting would never end.看起来会议没完没了。It seemed as if the world was at an end!=It seemed that the world was at an end!as if 似乎,好像=as thoughShe spoke to me as if she knew me.她和我说话的神
31、情,好像她早就认识我似的。as if 后还可跟名词、形容词、不定式等。如:He acts as if(he was)a fool.She left the room hurriedly as if (she was)angry.Tom raised his hands as if(he was going)to say something.用动词的适当形式填空。It looks as if it _(be)going to rain.He talks as if he _(know)where she is.The girl listened as if she _(turn)to stone
32、.is/wereknowshad been turned2)at an end 意为“结束”。如：The war was at an end.I must warn you that my patience is almost at an end.end用作名词构成的短语:at the end(of)在末尾by the end of 到为止in the end 最后,终于come to an end 完结at the end of 用于表示具体事物或场所的场合,它也可以用来表示比喻意;by the end of 用于表示时间的场合到结束的时候,用于过去完成时态;in the end 意思“最后
33、、终于”。用end构成的短语填空。The cold weather at last stopped_ March.Our hunt for a cheaper but largerhouse is at last _.If you go on with work,youll succeed _.How many English words had you learned _ last term?at the end ofat an endin the endby the end of7.In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.
34、ruin 在此为名词,意为“废墟”，常和介词in搭配,in ruins意为“成废墟,垮掉,毁灭”。如：This earthquake left the whole town in ruins.His future is/lies in ruins.ruin用作名词,构成的常见短语有：be on the road to ruin 正在走向毁灭、be the ruin of 使破产、身体垮掉、名誉扫地be/lie in ruins 变成废墟go to ruin=fall into ruin 衰落,败落 如:The company cannot pay its bills and is on the
35、 road to ruin.Drinking was the ruin of him.He had let the farm go to ruin.ruin还可作动词,意为“毁坏,毁掉”，ruined作形容词时,只用在名词前，意为“毁坏的,破败不堪的”。如：This illness has ruined his life.The rain ruined my painting.When we got there,we saw a ruined castle.damage指部分“损坏”、“损害”、“破坏”或指使用价值有所降低。它可以用作动词,也可以用作名词,用作名词时常与to something
36、 连用。如:The accident did a lot of damage to his car.destroy 只能用作动词，指彻底破坏,以致不可能修复，常作“破坏”、“毁灭”解，也可以指希望、计划等打破。The earthquake destroyed almost the whole town.辨析:damage,ruin,destroy ruin则表示破坏严重，以致不能修复，但这种破坏不像destroy那样毁灭某物，而是强调致使该物的使用价值发生了问题。用作动词时，它作“使毁灭”、“使崩溃”、“弄糟”解；用作名词时，它表示“毁灭”、“瓦解”、“废墟”等抽象概念。ruin也有借喻的用法
37、。The fire ruined the castle.The house has fallen into ruin.The company is facing ruin.The village _ in ruins after the war.These machines have _ idle since the factory closed.An earthquake left the whole town_.His career is _.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was _.He _ his girl friends prosp
38、ects.Soft wood _ easily.laylainin ruinsin ruinsdestroyedruineddamages8.Two-thirds of the people died or were _ during the earthquake.injuredMore than 61%of the surface of the earth _covered by water.Seventy percent of the workers in this factory _ young.isareinjure:to hurt oneself/sb./sth.physically
39、n.injury adj.injuredthe injured 伤者,伤员an injured look/expression 委屈的样子/表情injured pride/feelings 受到伤害的自尊、情感如：He suffered serious injuries to the arms and legs.Many of the injured are still in a serious condition.Their criticisms _ him deeply.Smoking will _ his health.He was slightly _ in the car accid
40、ent.He got _ in the fighting.What you said _ my feelings.have hurtinjureinjuredwoundedhurtCompare:injure;hurt;wound9.People were shocked.shock:n.打击;震惊,震动vt.使震惊,使惊愕shocking:adj.使人震惊的The news of his wifes death was a terrible shock to him.You will get a shock if you touch the live wire.I was shocked b
41、y his rudeness.His failure in the exam was shocking to his parents.10.Such a great number of people died because the quake happened while they were sleeping.a number of 几个,若干a great/good number of 许多,大量 如：A number of students are planting trees on the hillA great number of volunteers are helping tho
42、se people living in the earthquake-hit area.a number of 修饰可数名词的复数,number 前可用large,small,good,certain,great等修饰词。当它修饰主语时,谓语动词用复数。注意:the number of 意为“的数量,数目”,当它与后面的名词连用时,中心词是the number,做主语时谓语用单数。用a number of 和the number of 填空。_ students are watching the games on the playground._ trees planted in our vi
43、llage is never under 200 every year.The number ofA number of辨析:a(great)number of;a great deal of;a lot of;plenty ofa(great)number of 修饰可数名词,跟复数形式;a great deal of 修饰不可数名词;a lot of 后面既可以加可数名词,也可以加不可数名词;plenty of 后面既可以加可数名词,也可以加不可数名词。11.Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruin
44、s.trap 1)做动词 困住,使陷于困境 如:Dozens of people were trapped in the building when the fire broke out.Theres no way out!Were trapped!Julia felt trapped in her role of wife and mother.诱骗,诱使(trap sb into doing sth)”;夹住,压扁;把储存 如:I was trapped into telling a lie.Take care not to trap your fingers in the door.Ho
45、w can you trap the suns heat?2)trap还可作名词,意为“圈套;陷阱；计谋”,构成的常见短语有：set a trap 设置陷阱fall/walk into a trap 落入圈套lay a trap for 为设下圈套fall into the trap of doing sth 做某事不明智keep your trap shut不把说出去,不泄密如:She felt that marriage was a trap.The police set a trap to catch the thief.Dont fall into the trap of invest
46、ing all your money in one place.Just keep your trap shut,and we wont get into trouble.12.People began to _ how long the disaster would last.wonder:v.1)to have a feeling of surprise.2)to be filled with curiosity or doubt.n.one that arouses astonishment,surprise;admirationIt is no wonder(that)=No wond
47、er(that)wonder-Tom often works deep into the night every day.-No wonder he always gets first in the examinations.13.All hope was not lost.allnot =not all;some but not allNot all the children are left.(=Only some of them left early.)Not all the children are noisy.(=Some of the children are not noisy.
48、)none of.None of us were allowed to go there.None of these reports is very helpful.14.The army organized teams to dig outthose who were trapped and to bury the dead.dig out 挖掘;发现bury:A.to place in the ground B.to occupy(oneself)with deep concentration;absorbThe dog buried the bone in the ground.I buried myself in my studies.bury oneself in=be buried in devote oneself to=be devoted to
