1、People named after the earthquake in TangshanEven though Yang Zhensheng has no memories of his own of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake that flattened his hometown shortly before his birth,the disaster will forever be part of his life he is named after it.In his given name,“zhen”means earthquake and“shen
2、g”means birth.He was the first baby born in the rubble ofTangshan,after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake which claimedmore than 242,000 lives on July 28,1976.Chinese parents commonly mark historical events in the names of their children.In memory of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake,many of those have the Ch
3、inese character“zhen”in their given names.Zhensheng and Kangzhen(earthquake resistant)are among the most common.“We didnt experience the horror ourselves,but it left a permanent mark on us，”Yang said.Perhaps due to his link to the disaster,after graduation Yang went to work in the local Civil Affair
4、s Bureau,the department in charge of disaster relief,and has been head of the Tangshan sanatorium for paraplegia for more than 10 years.The powerful earthquake more than 40 years ago left 3,817 survivors paraplegic,more than 800 of whom are still alive.In the sanatorium,patients receive free treatme
5、nt,food and accommodation,as well as living allowances.“Born on the day of the tragedy,Im happy to care for them，”Yang said.The children of the Tangshan earthquake,born among the rubble and squalor,have been taught the true meaning of gratitude by their parents.多积词汇be named after 以命名in the rubble of
6、 在废墟中claim v声称historical adj.历史的in memory of 为纪念permanent adj.永久的in charge of 负责powerful adj.强大的由唐山大地震得名的人对于把他的家乡夷为平地的 1976 年唐山大地震，杨震生并没有印象他是在地震不久后出生的。然而，他的身上却有地震带来的抹不去的印记，伴随他的一生他的名字就因地震而来。他的名字，“震”即是地震，“生”是出生。1976 年 7 月28 日，唐山发生 7.8 级大地震，约有 24.2 万人丧生，他是震后在唐山废墟中出生的第一个婴儿。中国父母通常以历史事件为参照为孩子取名。为纪念 1976年唐
7、山大地震，许多孩子名字中带有“震”字。“震生”和“抗震”是地震婴儿中最普遍的名字。杨震生说：“我们并未亲历这场灾难，但它却给我们留下了永远的印记。”也许正是由于他与地震的渊源，毕业后，杨震生就到当地负责灾难救援的民政局工作。他担任唐山市截瘫疗养院院长已经10 多年了。40 多年前的那场大地震导致 3 817 人截瘫，如今有 800 多人尚在人世。在疗养院里，他们的治疗、吃住费用全免，并且都有生活补贴。杨震生说：“作为地震后出生的孩子，能够照顾这些不幸的长辈们，我很乐意。”唐山地震时期在废墟中出生的孩子，已经从父母那里学会了感恩的真正含义。Section Warming Up&Reading P
8、re-reading原文呈现A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPStrange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.For three days the water in the village wellsrose and fell,rose and fell.Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep cracks in them.A smelly gas came out of the cracks.In the farmyards，the
9、 chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat.Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds.At about 3：00 am on July 28,1976,some people saw bright lights in the sky.The sound of planes could be heard outside the city of Tangshan even when no pl
10、anes were in the sky.In the city,the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst10.But the one million people of the city,who thought little of these events，were asleep as usual that night.At 3：42 am everything began to shake.It seemed as if the world was at an end！Eleven kilometres directly bel
11、ow the city one of the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century had begun.It was felt in Beijing,which is more than two hundred kilometres away.One-third of the nation felt it.A huge crack that was eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide cut across21 houses,roads and canals22.Steam23 burst from
12、 holes in the ground.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt24.In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins 25.The suffering26 of the people was extreme27.Two-thirds28 of them died or were injured29 during the earthquake.Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without
13、 parents.The number of30 people who were killed or seriously injured reached more than 400,000.读文清障 well wel n井rise vi.上升；升高(不及物动词，不用于被动语态)crack krk n裂缝；噼啪声 vt.&vi.(使)开裂；破裂smelly smelI adj.发臭的；有臭味的farmyard fmjd n农场；农家too.to.太而不能现在分词短语作伴随状语。when 引导时间状语从句，even 用在 when 前起加强语气的作用。pipe paIp n管；导管burst bs
14、t vi.爆裂；爆发 n突然破裂；爆发million mIljn n百万who thought little of these events 是 who 引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰 people。think little of 几乎不考虑；对不重视，忽视event Ivent n事件；大事as if 仿佛；好像在 It seems/seemed as if.中 as if 引导表语从句。at an end 结束；终结directly adv.径直；直接which 引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词 Beijing。nation neIn n民族；国家；国民that was eight.是 t
15、hat 引导的定语从句，修饰 crack,that 在从句中作主语，不可省略。21 cut across 横切；穿过；抄近路22 canal knl n运河；水道23 steam stim n蒸汽；水汽24 dirt dt n污垢；泥土25 in ruins 严重受损；破败不堪ruin ruIn n废墟；毁灭(当“废墟”讲时常用复数)vt.毁灭；使破产26 suffering sfrI n苦难；痛苦27 extreme Ikstrim adj.极度的28 two-thirds 三分之二当分数的分子大于 1 时，分母用复数形式。29 injure Ind vt.损害；伤害30 “the numb
16、er of复数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。“a number of复数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。地球的一个不眠之夜第 12 段译文河北省东北部的农村不断有些怪事发生：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。农家大院里的鸡，甚至猪都紧张得不吃食。老鼠从田地里跑出来找地方藏身。鱼缸和池塘里的鱼会往外跳。在 1976 年 7 月 28 日凌晨 3 点左右，有些人看到天上一道道明亮的光。即使天空中没有飞机，在唐山城外也可以听到飞机声。在市内，有些建筑物里的水管出现裂缝并爆裂开来。但是，唐山市的 100 万居民几乎都没有把这些情况
17、当回事，当天晚上照常睡着了。在凌晨 3 点 42 分，一切都开始摇晃起来。仿佛到了世界末日！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 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舍、马路和渠道。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，一座大城市成为了废墟。人们遭受的灾难极为深重。他们当中三分之二的人在地震中死去或受伤。成千上万个家庭遇难，许多孩子变成了孤儿。死亡和重伤的人数达到 40 多万。But how could the survivors31 believe it was natu
18、ral?Everywhere they looked nearly32 everything was destroyed33.All of the citys hospitals,75%of its factories and buildings and 90%of its homes were gone34.Bricks35 covered36 the ground like red autumn leaves.No wind,however,could blow them away.Two dams37 fell and most of the bridges also fell or w
19、ere not safe for travelling.The railway tracks38 were now useless39pieces of steel.Tens of thousands of40 cows would never give milk again.Half a million pigs and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were shocked41.Then,later that afternoon,another big qua
20、ke42which43 was almost as strong as the first one shook Tangshan.Some of the rescue44 workers and doctors were trapped45under the ruins.More buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity46 were hard to get.People began to wonder47 how long the disaster48 would last.All hope was not lost49.Soon afte
21、r the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help the rescue workers.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.The army organized teams to dig out50 those who were trapped and to bury51 the dead.To the north of52 the city,most of the 10,000 miners 53 were rescued from 54 the coal min
22、es 55 there.Workers built shelters56 for survivors whose homes had been destroyed57.Fresh water was taken to the city by train,truck and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.31survivor svaIv n幸存者；生还者；残存物32 nearly adv.几乎；接近；差不多not nearly 意为“远未；远远不是”。33 destroy dIstrI vt.破坏；毁坏；消灭34 gone adj.消失
23、的(仅作表语)35 brick brIk n砖；砖块36 cover vt.覆盖；报道；走过(距离)37 dam dm n水坝；堰堤38 track trk n轨道；足迹；痕迹39 useless juslIs adj.无用的；无效的；无益的40 tens of thousands of 数以万计的41 shock k vt.&vi.(使)震惊；震动 n休克；打击；震惊42 quake kweIk n地震；震动43 which 引导定语从句，修饰 quake。44 rescue reskju n&vt.援救；营救45 trap trp vt.使陷入困境 n陷阱；困境be trapped in(
24、be caught in)被困在中46 electricity IlektrIstI n电；电流；电学47 wonder vt.疑惑；想知道 n奇观；惊奇48 disaster dIzst n灾难；灾祸49 All.not.相当于 Not all.，表示部分否定，意为“并非所有的都”。50 dig out 掘出；发现51 bury berI vt.埋葬；掩埋；隐藏52 to the north of.相当于 north of.，意为“在的北面”，表示不接壤。53 miner maIn n矿工54 be rescued from 被从中解救出，其主动形式为 rescue sb.from“把某人从
25、中解救出”。55 mine maIn n矿；矿山；矿井56 shelter elt n掩蔽；掩蔽处；避身处57 whose homes had been destroyed 是 whose 引导的定语从句，whose 在从句中作 homes 的定语。第 34 段译文 但幸存的人们又怎么能相信这是自然现象呢？人们无论朝哪里看，哪里的一切都几乎被毁了。这座城市内所有的医院、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覆盖着大地，然而它们是不可能被风刮走的。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。好几万头牛再也挤不出牛奶来。50 万头猪和几百万只鸡
26、全都死了。井里满是沙子，而不是水。人们惊呆了。接着，在下午晚些时候，又一次几乎和第一次一样强烈的地震震撼着唐山。有些救援人员和医生被困在废墟下面。更多的房屋倒塌了。水、食物和电都很难弄到。人们开始纳闷，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，部队派了 15 万名战士到唐山来协助救援人员，数十万的人得到了救助。解放军组成小分队，将受困的人们挖出来，将死者掩埋。在唐山市的北边，有一个有着万名矿工的煤矿，其中多数人得救了。救援人员为那些家园被毁的幸存者们盖起了避难所，用火车、卡车和飞机向市内运来了淡水。慢慢地，这座城市又开始出现了生机。.Match the word with i
27、ts meaning.1burst A爆裂；爆发；突然破裂；爆发2suffering B破坏；毁坏；消灭3injure C埋葬；掩埋；隐藏4destroy D苦难；痛苦5shock E损害；伤害6rescue F(使)震惊；震动；休克；打击；震惊7trap G使陷入困境；陷阱；困境8bury H地震9earthquake I援救；营救10electricity J电；电流；电学答案：15 ADEBF 610 IGCHJ.Write down the meaning of phrases in each sentence.1The long hot summer was at last at a
28、n end.2The enemy army left the cities they attacked in ruins.3A number of passengers got killed in the accident.4I want the letter to be sent right away.5He burst into the room without knocking.6It seems as if he knew nothing about the accident.7I was trapped in the heavy rain on the way to schoolye
29、sterday.8He was buried by an avalanche(雪崩)and had to be dug out.结束；终结破败不堪；严重受损许多；大量的立刻；马上闯入仿佛；好像陷入挖出；掘出What might happen to a place when there is an earthquake?Look at the following pictures and then fill in the blanks.The water in the wells and .And some deep could be seen in the well walls.A gas c
30、ame out of the cracks.The chickens，the dogs and even the pigs were too to eat.Mice ran out of the fields places to hide.Fish out of their bowls and ponds.People could see lights in the sky.答案：Picture A：rose;fell;cracks;smelly Picture B：nervous Picture C：looking for;jumped Picture D：bright.Read for t
31、he main idea.1Match the following paragraphs with their main ideas.Para.1 AThe earthquake caused unbelievable destruction to Tangshan.Para.2 BThe earthquake happened and caused deaths or injuries in Tangshan.Para.3 CHelp came soon after the quakes.Para.4 DNo one paid attention though strange things
32、happened.答案：Paras.14 DBAC2Whats the main idea of this passage?A terrible earthquake happened in Tangshan.A greatnumber of people were killed or injured and the city lay inruins.With the help of the army,the city began to breatheagain.Read for the details.1All the following unusual things happened be
33、fore the quake EXCEPT that _.Athe water in the village wells rose and fellBthe chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eatCtens of thousands of cows would never give milk againDfish jumped out of their bowls and ponds2Before the earthquake people were asleep as usual because _.Athey didnt not
34、ice anything strange happeningBthey knew well about earthquakesCsomething strange happened in many placesDthey didnt realize the arrival of an earthquake3When did the earthquake happen?AAt night on July 28,1976.BOn the morning of July 28,1976.COn the afternoon of July 28,1976.DThe writer didnt tell
35、us.4Which is TRUE according to the passage?APeople paid much attention to those strange things before the earthquake.BBefore the earthquake animals became nervous.CAfter the earthquake water was needed because there was no water in dams and wells.DAfter the earthquake the people in Tangshan lost hop
36、e because they were homeless.5What does the sentence“Slowly,the city began to breathe again.”mean?AThe city will not die;it has hope and it can recover from the pain.BThe army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help people.CHundreds of thousands of people were helped.DMost of the 10,000 miners wer
37、e rescued.答案：15 CDBBA.Analyze the difficult sentences.1But the one million people of the city,who thought little of these events,were asleep as usual that night.句式分析 尝试翻译 但是，唐山市的一百万居民几乎都没有把这些情况当一回事，当天晚上照常睡着了。2People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.句式分析 尝试翻译 人们开始纳闷，这场灾难还会持续多久。3The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.句式分析 尝试翻译 解放军组成了小分队，将受困的人们挖出来，将死者掩埋。“课时跟踪检测”见“Unit 4 课时跟踪检测（一）”(单击进入电子文档)谢谢 观 看
