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THEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPCanyouguessthereasonwhytheearthdidn'tsleep?Atabout3:00a.m.,on28July1976becauseofoneofthemostdeadlyearthquakes--Tangshanearthquake.Gothroughthetextandfindthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.Then

summariseeachparagraphinonephrase

basedonitstopicsentence.Para1:_______________________________________Para2:_______________________________________Para3:_______________________________________Para4:_______________________________________Para5:_______________________________________The__________________ofthebigearthquake.The

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city.__________________beforetheearthquake.ReadformainideasFindthetopicsentences.Para.1Strangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideof...Para.2Itseemedasif...oneofthemostdeadly...Para.3Everywheresurvivorslooked,there...Nearlyeverything...Para.4Buthopewasnotlost.Para.5Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.Para.1:Warningsignsbeforethebigearthquake.Para.2:Thehappeningofthebigearthquake.Para.3:Theimmediateeffectsoftheearthquake.Para.4:Therescuework.Para.5:Therevivalofthecity.Summarisethemainidea.Dividethepassageintoseveralpartsbasedonitsmainideaofeachparagraphandsummrisethem.Part1:Thewarningsignsbeforetheearthquake.Part2:Happeninganddamage

duringtheearthquake.Part3:Rescueworkandrivival

aftertheearthquake.StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Forseveraldays,thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,roseandfell.Thereweredeepcracksthatappearedinthewellwalls.Atleastonewellhadsomesmellygascomingoutofit.Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervoustoeat,anddogsrefusedtogoinsidebuildings.Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide,andfishjumpedoutofthewater.Atabout3:00a.m.,on28July1976,brightlightswereseenintheskyoutsidethecityofTangshanandloudnoiseswereheard.Butthecity'sonemillionpeoplewereasleepasusualthatnight.GothroughPara.1andfindthewarningsigns.villagewellsthewaterwellwallgasanimalschickensandpigsmicefishAtabout3:00heskylightsnoisesroseandfell,roseandfelldeep

cracks

chickensandevenpigsweretoonervoustoeatjumpedoutofthewaterbrightlightsloudnoisessmelly

gasesranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohidesightsmellhearingForseveraldaysPara.1

strangeWithsomanystrangethingshappening,whataboutpeople'sreaction?

ButpeoplewereasleepasusualthatnightWithsomanystrangethingshappening,whataboutpeople'sreaction?Strangethingswerehappening.contrastTheauthorwantstoexpresshis_______anditwasreallya______.sorrowpity

ThoughtlittleofthiswarningsignsWhatcanwelearnfromthispart?1.Weshouldmastersomeknowledgeofnaturaldisasters.2.Weshouldraiseourawarenessofnaturaldisasterstoreducedeathanddamage.At3:42a.m.,everythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend!Elevenkilometresdirectlybelowthecity,oneofthemostdeadlyearthquakesofthe20thcenturyhadbegun,aquakethatevencauseddamagemorethan150kilometreslongand30metreswide,cutacrosshouses,roads,andwaterways.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins.Twothirdsofthepeoplewholivedthereweredeadorinjured.Thousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorbadlyinjuredinthequakewasmorethan400,000.Everywheresurvivorslooked,therewasnothingbutruins.Nearlyeverythinginthecitywasdestroyed.About75percentofthecity'sfactoriesandbuildings,90percentofitshomes,andallofitshospitalsweregone.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves,butnowindcouldblowthemaway.Mostbridgeshadfallenorwerenotsafetocross.Therailwaytrackswerenowuselesspiecesofmetal.Tensofthousandsofcows,hundredsodthousandsofpigs,andmillionsofchickensweredead.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.Peoplewereinshock---andthen,laterthatafternoon,anotherbigquakeshookTangshanagain.Evenmorebuildingsfelldown.Water,food,andelectricitywerehardtoget.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.______________________duringtheearthquake(para2-3）Happeninganddamage____________directlybelowthecity,oneofthemostdeadly...Aquakethatevencauseddamagemorethan______________awayinBeijing.3.Ahugecrackthatwas____________longand__________widecutacrosshouses,roadsandwaterways.4.__________ofthepeopleweredeadorinjured.5.______________childrenwereleftwithoutparents.6._________________peoplewerekilledorbadlyinjured.7.About__________ofthecity’sfactoriesandbuildings,__________ofitshomes,andallofitshospitalsweregone.8._____________________cows,_______________________pigsand_____________chickensweredead.

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meters150kilometersThousandsofMorethan400,000Twothirds75percent90percentTensofthousandsofhundredsofthousandsofmillionsofWhydidthewriterusesomanynumbers(figures)whiledescribingtheearthquake?Tosupporttheideathattheearthquakewasreallypowerful,becausedataisthemostconvincing

facttoprovetheidea.Apartfromthefigures,findoutmoresentencestoshowtheearthquakewaspowerful?Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend!

exaggeration（夸張）Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Metaphor暗喻Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves,butnowindcouldblowthemaway.Simile明喻1.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend!2.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins.3.Everywheresurvivorslooked,therewasnothingbutruins.

4.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves,butnowindcouldblowthemaway.5.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.6.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.Withthe__________,theauthorwantstoshowthatthedisasterisso______and_______.vividwordsterriblemerciless1.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend!2.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins.3.Everywheresurvivorslooked,therewasnothingbutruins.

4.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves,butnowindcouldblowthemaway.5.Tensofthousandsofcows,hundredsofthousandsofpigs,andmillionsofchickensweredead.6.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.7.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.1.11kilometersdirectlybelowthecity,oneofthemostdeadly...Aquakethatevencauseddamagemorethan150kilometersawayinBeijing.3.Ahugecrackthatwas8kilometerslongand8meterswidecutacrosshouses,roadsandwaterways.4.Twothirdsofthepeopleweredeadorinjured.5.Thousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.6.Morethan400.000peoplewerekilledorbadlyinjured.7.About75percentofthecity’sfactoriesandbuildings,90percentofitshomes,andallofitshospitalsweregone.8.Tensofthousandsofcows,hundredsof

thousandsofpigs,andmillionsofchickensweredead.Whichwaydoyoupr