Unit4EarthquakeDoyouknowwhenandwherethebiggestearthquakehappenedinChinainthe20thcentury?Tangshan,HebeiJuly28th,1976Reading1.Beforetheearthquake,strangethingsbegantohappen,butnoonetookanynoticeofthem.Paragraph(s)2.TheearquakedestroyedthecityofTangshanandshockedthepeopleverymuch.Paragraph(s)3.Thearmycametohelpthesurvivors,bringinghopeforanewlife.Paragraph(s)Readthetextquicklytofindoutwhichparagraph(s)thefollowingsentencesareabout.12&341.PeopleinTangshanwerewarnedoftheearthquakeanddidn’tgotobedthatnight.2.PeopleinBeijingalsofelttheearthquake.3.Morethan400000peoplewerekilledinthequake.4.Manyrescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruinsduringtheaftershock.5.PeopletriedtogetfreshwaterfromunderthegroundinTangshan.Para.1.WhatstrangethingshappenedbeforeTangshanEarthquake?ThingsWhathappenedwaterinthewellwellwallschickensandpigsmicefishskysoundwaterpipesroseandfelldeepcracks,smellygasranoutof,lookingforplacestohidetoonervoustoeatjumpedoutbrightlightssoundofplanesheardevennoplanescrackedandburstDetails1.At_____am,the__________earthquakeofthe20thcenturybegan.2._______burstfromholesintheground.3.Hardhillsoftherockbecameriversof____.4.________coveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves.5.Two_______andmostofthebridgesfell.6.Therailwaytrackswerenow________piecesof_______.7.______nowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.8.Water,food,and__________werehardtoget.Para.2-33:42greatestSteamdirtBricksdamsuselesssteelSandelectricityData(数据)ofthenationfelttheearthquake.Ahugecrackthatwaskilometreslongandmetreswidecutacrosshouses.Interriblesecondsalargecitylayinruins.ofthepeoplediedorwereinjuredduringtheearthquake.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorinjuredreachedmorethan.Allofthecity’shospitals,_ofitsfactoriesandbuildingsandofitshomesweregone.1/3830152/3400,00075%90%Para.2-3HowthearmyhelpedthepeopleinTangshan?Thearmyorganizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythosewhoweretrapped.Minerswererescuedfromthecoalmines.Shelterswerebuiltforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Freshwaterwastakentothecity.☆☆☆☆Choosethebestanswer.1.Thetitle“Anighttheearthdidn’tsleep”means_______.A.theearthwasawakeallnightlongB.peopleontheearthcouldn’tfallasleepthatnightC.theearthquakehappenedthatnightD.animalsontheearthwouldnotsleepthatnightC2.Allthefollowingunusualthingshappenedinthecountrysidebeforetheearthquakeexceptthat_______.A.thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfellB.thechickensandeventhepigsweretoonervoustoeatC.tensofthousandsofcowswouldnevergivemilkagainD.fishjumpedoutofbowlsandpondsC3.Whatdoes“them”inthesentence“Nowind,however,couldblowthemaway.”(inParagraph3)referto?A.Redautumnleaves.B.Bricksontheground.C.Bodiesofdeadanimals.D.Sandinthewells.BRetellthestory____________happenedinTangShan.Forafewdays,waterinthewells_____________.Fromthe______ofwells__________comeout.Mice,chicken,pigsandevenfishbecame________.At3:00am,everythingbeganto______.Itseemedthattheworldwas_________._________ofthenation____it.___________cutacrossthecity.Thecitylay_______.StrangethingsroseandfellcrackssmellygasnervousshakeatanendOne-thirdfeltAhugecrackinruinsTwo-thirdsofthepeople_____or___________.Thenlaterthatafternoon,anotherbigquake______TangShan.Peoplebegantowonder___________________________.Butallhope____________._______cametohelpthose________.Slowly,thecitybeganto_____________.diedwereinjuredshookhowlongthedisasterwouldlastwasnotlostSoldiersbreatheagainsurvivorsTangshanwasinearthquakeTangshan’snewlookHowtoprotectyourselfduringanearthquake?DiscusionsSuggestedanswersDon’tbenervousandkeepcalm.Don’ttrytorunoutoftheclassroom.Protectyourheadbyputtingyourbagonyourhead.Squatorsitdownunderyourdesk.Leavetheclassroomaftertheearthquake.AfterthoughtsWhatcanwelearnfromthetext?Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Helpiseverywhere.Thoughthedisastersdestroybuildings,people’slives,butitcannotdestroytheloveamongus.Oneshouldalwayskeeponhisbelief.Lifeishope.