1、Section_Warming_Up_&_Reading_PrereadingWhy do people think earthquakes happen more frequently than before？ Please read the passage to find the answer.In recent years, natural disasters have been frequently reported in China, so it is commonly believed that more natural disasters, especially more ear
2、thquakes, are striking China. The newspapers is flooded with the reports about the big earthquakes such as those happened in Wenchuan，Yaan, and Gansu. Some people cant help asking: do earthquakes happen more frequently than before? Why? Actually, China has always been the most affected by earthquake
3、 in the world.The first reason for this misunderstanding is that many Chinese arent quite familiar with geography situations of their own country. The experts said that most Chinese people dont know the truth that China is one of the countries most affected by earthquake in the world. It is said tha
4、t the western region of China is more likely to be hit by earthquake than the eastern region. The reason why people do not hear the news about the earthquakes happening in western region is that few people lived in these places and no one died.The second reason is that people become more aware of th
5、e environmental problems and begin to care about the relationship with nature. Besides, the advanced communication technology like the Internet, TV, and radio help the bad news about disaster spread all over the country and even the world. These reports about disaster flooded the newspaper, TV, and
6、the website, thus making people believe there are more earthquakes than ever before.In a word, the lack of knowledge on our countrys geography and the misunderstanding made by the widespread news lead Chinese to the wrong thought of more earthquakes happening in China.Warming Up1How many natural dis
7、asters do you know? Please write their names below.答案：A.tornado Bdrought CearthquakeDflood Etyphoon Fsandstorm2. 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 rose and fell. And some deep cracks could be se
8、en in the well walls. A smelly gas came out of the cracks.The 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.People could see bright lights in the sky.The sound of planes could be heard even when no p
9、lanes were in the sky.3. After the earthquake happened in 1976, Tangshan was_in_ruins_.After the earthquake happened on May 12 in 2008, Wenchuan was completely destroyed.When the terrible earthquake hit Japan on March 11,2011, Japan suffered a great loss.Fast ReadingScan the text and then choose the
10、 best answer according to the text.1The first sentence in Paragraph 1 implies that_.Athe survivors didnt think too much of the earthquakeBthe survivors were made to lose their sense by the sudden big earthquakeCthe survivors didnt realize that a terrible earthquake would happen in such a short timeD
11、the survivors didnt think an earthquake could bring such great damage2Which of the following can also be used as a title of the text?ATangshan EarthquakeBThe world at an endCHow to prevent an earthquakeDNew Tangshan3The second and third paragraph are mainly about_.Athe great loss the earthquake brou
12、ght to TangshanBthe number of people who were killed or injuredCwhen and where an earthquake happenedDthe cause of the big earthquake in Tangshan4The title “A night the earth didnt sleep” means“_”Athe earth was awake all night longBa terrible earthquake happened that nightCpeople on the earth couldn
13、t fall asleep that nightDanimals on the earth couldnt fall asleep that night5What is the mood of this passage?AInspiring.BExciting.CSad and serious. DCalm.答案：15CAABCCareful Reading1Read the passage carefully and join the correct parts of the sentences.(1)The chickens didnt eat because(2)The people d
14、idnt worry because(3)Such a great number of people died because(4)Water was needed because(5)The people did not lose hope becauseAthe army came to help them.Bthe quake happened while they were sleeping.Cthey were nervous. Ddams and wells were useless.Ethey didnt know what the strange events meant.答案
15、：(1)(5)CEBDA2Whats the main idea of the text?The passage mainly talks about a(n) earthquake that happened in Tangshan in 1976.3. Match each paragraph with its main idea.(1)Paragraph 1 ADamage caused by the earthquake.(2)Paragraphs 23 BRescue after the earthquake.(3)Paragraph 4 CSigns before the eart
16、hquake.答案：(1)(3)CABSummaryFill in the blanks according to the text.Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.For three days the water in the village wells kept rising and 1.falling (fall)Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep cracks 2.in them.A smelly gas came out of
17、the cracks.In 3.the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous 4.to_eat (eat).5.Mice (mouse) ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds.At about 3：00 am 6.on July 28, 1976, some people saw bright lights 7.in the sky.The sound of planes c
18、ould 8.be_heard (hear) outside the city of Tangshan even 9.when no planes were in the sky.In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst.But the one million people of the city, 10.who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.DiscussionWhat shall we do if an earthquake happens?1Drop_onto_the_ground_and_protect_your_head_by_putting_your_bag_on_your_head.2You_should_keep_calm_in_face_of_great_danger.3If_you_are_outside,_you_should_keep_away_from_power_lines,_trees,_cars_and_buildings.4Hide_in_the_corner_of_the_house.