1、Unit 4Earthquakes 第一学时 Reading and ComprehensionTask 1快速阅读课文A Night the Earth Didnt Sleep,用大约30词写出课文的概要。温馨提示：本文属记叙文。写记叙文的概要时要紧扣人物、事件、结果等要素。_The passage tells us about the powerful Tangshan earthquake in 1976 which caused more than 400,000 people to be killed or injured.Yet,the whole city began to br
2、eathe with the help of the soldiers.仔细阅读课文 A Night the Earth Didnt Sleep，根据课文内容选择最佳答案。1What is the main idea of this passage?AThe earth did not sleep that night.BAn earthquake happened to Tangshan.CThe animals could not sleep at night.DEarthquake happens now and then.Task 2答案：B2 Before the earthquak
3、e，the following happened EXCEPT_.Athe water in the well rose and fellBthe well walls had cracksCthe animals were too nervous to eatDpeople all knew the matterD3Why did not the people find out the sign of the earthquake?ABecause there were always planes flying.BBecause the water pipes cracked often.C
4、Because there were bright lights in the sky.DBecause people did not think of these events.答案：D4Which of the following didnt happen during the earthquake?AThere was a huge crack.BSteam burst out of the ground.CMany children were left without parents.DRescue teams were sent there.答案：D5We can infer fro
5、m the passage that _.Athe rescue came soon after the earthquakeBthe people were so afraid that they all ran awayCTangshan was only shaken by the earthquake onceDall the houses in the city fell down答案：ATask 3答案：1rose and fell2.jumped out of3.sound4.burst5.little6went to bed答案：7.destroyedshortcoming8.
6、Twothirds9.SheltersAt 3：42 amEverything began to shake.Ahuge crack 7._houses，roads and canals.8._of the people were killed or injured.After the earthquakeThe army sent soldiers to help the people.9._were built for survivors.The city began to 10._again.10breatheTask 4根据课文 A Night the Earth Didnt Slee
7、p，在下文空格中填上恰当的词语，使其连贯完整。Strange things happened in Tangshan.For 3 days water in the wells kept 1._(rise)and falling.2._(smell)gas came out from the cracks of wells.Animals became 3._(nerve)There were other signs of 4._earthquake but the people thought little of these events.At 3：42 am，everything bega
8、n to shake.Theworld seemed 5._(be)at an end.risingSmellynervousanto beOnethird of the nation felt the 6._(great)earthquake.In fifteen seconds the city lay in 7._.Twothirds of the people died or 8._(injure)Thousands of families were killed and many children were left 9._parents.Then later that afternoon,10._big quake shook Tangshan.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last,but all hope was not lost.Soldiers came to help the rescue work.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.greatestruinswere injuredwithoutanother
