ReadingandThinkingTheNighttheEarthDidn’tSleepUnit4

NaturaldisastersAttheendofthisclass,youwillbeableto1.KnowaboutthebasicinformationoftheTangshanEarthquakethroughreading.2.Describeanearthquakebyusingexpressionslearntthroughpractice.3.UnderstandChinesespiritbetterviaexamples.tornadodroughtlandslidetsunamifloodvolcanowildfireearthquakeLead-inBrainstorming:Lookatthepicturesandthinkofsomenewwordsrelatingtothenaturaldisasters.1.

Discusswhatcanhappentoacityduringabigearthquake.Pre-readingResultsofEarthquakeroadcrackdestroyinjurypoweroffWaterpipecrackhomelessvideotimeHowmuchdoyouknowaboutearthquake?(1)Whatdoweknowfromthephoto?(2)Whoarethesepeople?(3)Whataretheydoing?(4)Whatmighthappentothenight?2.LookatthetitleandphotoonPage50andguesswhatthetextisabout.Thentrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.While-readingFast-readingParagraphTopicsentence1.Togetthemainidea,payattentiontothebeginningandendingsentencesineachparagraph.Skimandfindoutthetopicsentences.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.…everythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoend!Everywheresurvivorslooked,therewasnothingbutruins.Buthopewasnotlost.Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.Para.1:Para.2:Para.3:Para.4:Para.5:2.Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.A．Therescuework.B．Therevivalofthecity.C．Warningsignsbeforetheearthquake.D．Thehappeningofthebigearthquake.E．Thebadeffectsoftheearthquake.3.Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswer.(1)Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.AterribleearthquakeofTangshan.B.StrangesignsbeforetheearthquakeofTangshan.C.RescueworkaftertheearthquakeofTangshan.D.DamagesoftheearthquakeofTangshan.√(2)Inwhatorderdidthewriterwritethepassage?A.Importance.B.Place.

C.Time. D.Position.√4.Useonewordtosummarizeeachpart.(5)__________(2)__________theearthquake(3)__________theearthquakePart1Para.1Part2Paras.2-3Part3Paras.4-5(1)__________theearthquake(4)__________(6)______________Timeorderbeforedestroysignsafterduringrescue&revival1.Whatweresomeofthestrangethingshappeningbeforetheearthquake?Careful-readingThewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell；deepcracksinthewellwalls；smellygasfromit；Chickensandpigsweretoonervoustoeat；Miceranoutlookingforplacestohide；Fishjumpedoutofthewater；brightlightsinthesky；loudnoises.ReadPart1(Para.1)carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.2．HowdidpeopleinTangshanreacttothesigns?A．Ignorant.

B．Alert.

C．Sensitive.3.Whatrhetoricaldevice(修辭手法)doestheauthoruseinthesentence“thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,roseandfell”？A．Metaphor(比喻)．B．Repetition(重復(fù))．C．Parallelism(排比)．D．Personification(擬人)．Function:Tomakethedescriptionmorevividandinvolvethereadersintheatmosphere.√√1.Whatdothesenumbersmean?1minute150kilometres8&302/375%,90%400,0003:42a.m.11kilometresPara.2ReadPart2(Paras.2－3)carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.Peoplewere__________.Itseemedasiftheworldwere_________________.The_________causedbytheearthquakeThe__________ofthepeopleAt_________,everything_____________.___kilometersdirectlybelowthecity,adeadlyearthquake_________.It_______________morethan____kilometersawayinBeijing.Near_______ofthewholenation_____theearthquake.Ahugecrackthatwas__kilometreslongand___metreswide___________houses...Inlessthan___minute,alargecity____________.3:42a.m.1/38301___________ofthepeople____________________duringtheearthquake.____________ofchildrenwere___________________.Thenumberofpeoplewho__________________________reachedmorethan________.2/3

400,00011150Thousands

begantoshakehadbeguncauseddamagecutacrosslayinruinsfeltdamagediedorwereinjuredleftwithoutparentswerekilledorbadlyinjuredsufferingcomingtoanendshocked2.Fillintheblanks.Whydidthewriterusesomanynumbersinthetext?Toshowtheearthquakewasveryseriousanditcausedalotofdamagetopeopleandthecity.Tomakethepassagemoreaccurateandconvincing.Toshowthedestructionwasverysevere.Tomakethedescriptionmorevivid.(1)Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.()3.Whatrhetoricaldevice(修辭手法)doestheauthoruseinthefollowingsentences?A．metaphor(暗喻) B．repetition(重復(fù))C．parallelism(排比) D．personification(擬人)E．exaggeration(夸張) F．simile(明喻)(2)Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend.()FEPara.31.Fillintheblanks.Therewasnothingbut______.ruinsNearlyeverythinginthecity_____________.wasdestroyed75%ofthebuildingsandfactories,90%ofthehomes,allthehospitals_____________.weregoneTransportationMostbridgeshad______orwerenotsafe________.Therailwaytractswere__________________.

fallentocrossuselesspiecesofmetalCountlesscows,pigs,andchickens________.AnimalsweredeadWater,food,andelectricitywere_________.necessitieshardtogetPeoplebeganto_______howlongthedisasterwouldlast.wonderThey

felt___________.hopelessFunction:Tomakethedescriptionmorevivid.Brickscoveredthegroundlike

redautumnleaves.2.Trytofindasentenceusing“simile(明喻)”．ReadPart3(Paras.4－5)carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.Para.41.Fillintheblanks.Buthopewasnotlost.RescueResultSlowly,thecitybeganto_________again.breatheTheyfelt___________again.hopefulSoldiers__________________________________.dugoutthetrappedandburiedthedeadDoctors&nurses__________________.providedmedicalcareWorkers_________________________.builtsheltersforsurvivors2.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Slowly，thecitybegantobreatheagain”？Thewritermeansthatthecitybegantofunction/cometolifeagain，becausetheearthquakehadstoppedpeopleandsuppliesmovingabout，andsoitwaslikethecitycouldn’tbreathe.1.WhatshowstherevivalofTangshan?2.HowwasTangshanabletoreviveitself?Thenewcityhasbecomeahometomorethansevenmillionpeople,withgreatimprovementsintransportation,industry,andenvironment.Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecity’speople，anewTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins.Para.53.WhathasTangshancityprovedtoChinaandtherestoftheworld?A.Intimesofdisaster,peoplemustnotgotosleepsoearly.B.Intimesofdisaster,peoplemusttrytheirbesttostayawakeduringthenight.C.Intimesofdisaster,peoplemustbegintobreatheagainquickly.D.Intimesofdisaster,peoplemustunifyandshowthewisdomtostaypositiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture.Godhelpthosewhohelpthemselves.Amancanbedestroyed,butnotdefeated.√4.Trytofindasentenceusing“personification(擬人)”．Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.Slowly,thecitybegantobreathe

again.Tangshan’snewlookWithstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofpeople,Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.Video:Tangshan’sNewLookbeforetheearthquakeThechangeofpeople’sfeelingignorantshockedhopelesshopefulduringtheearthquakeaftertheearthquakewhentherescuecame1.Howcanweprotectourselvesinanearthquakeatschool？Whatcanyoudoafteranearthquake?(Creativethinking)Post-readingDiscussion(1)Don’tbenervousandkeepcalm.(2)Don’ttrytorunoutoftheclassroom.(3)Sitdownunderyourdesk.(4)Protectyourheadbyputtingyourbagonyourhead.(5)Don’tuselift.(6)Ifpossible，runtotheschoolyard.2.Whatelsecanwedotohelpthosesurvivorswholostfamilies，especiallythosekidswholostparents?(Creativethinking)Disastershavenomercy,

buthumansdo.Thespiritofcombatingdisasterrelief抗震救災(zāi)精神WhetherinTangshanearthquakeorinWenchuanearthquake,themostimportantthingisthespiritofChinesepeople.Everytimeadisasterhappens,wefightagainstittogetherandweneverlosehope.Thatisthespiritofcombatingdisasterrelief.ThespiritofcombatingCOVID-19偉大抗疫精神Recently,inthebattleagainstCOVID-19,Chinadidthebestincontrollingthevirus.ThatistheresultofthespiritofcombatingCOVID-19.ManystrangethingshappenedbeforeTangshanearthquakehappened.Thewellwallshaddeepcracks.Some1.______(smell)gascameoutofwells.Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervoustoeat.At3∶42a.m.2.____July281976，everythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasiftheworld3.__________(come)toanend.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Inlessthanoneminute，thewholecitylayin4._____(ruin).Twothirdsofthepeoplediedorwereinjured.Everythinginthecitywasdestroyed.People5.___________(shock)atthisandwonderedhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.onwerecomingruinswereshockedsmellySummaryThearmyorganizedteamstodigoutthose6.______

weretrappedandtoburythedead.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivors.Freshwaterandfood7.__________(take)tothecity.Slowly，thecitybegan8.__________(breathe)again.Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecity’speople,9._____newTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins.Ithasprovedthatintimesofdisaster，peoplemustunifyandshowthe10._________(wise)tostaypositiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture.whoweretakenwisdomtobreatheaTHENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPStrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Forseveraldays，thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell，roseandfell.Thereweredeep

cracks

thatappearedinthewellwalls.Atleastonewellhadsomesmellygascomingoutofit.Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervoustoeat，anddogsrefusedtogoinsidebuildings.Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide，andfishjumpedoutofthewater.Atabout3:00a.m.,on28July1976，brightlightswereseenintheskyoutsidethecityofTangshanandloudnoiseswereheard.Butthecity’sonemillionpeoplewereasleepasusualthatnight.

Analyzethekeypointsofthetextthat引導(dǎo)的限制性定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞是deepcracks，that在從句中作主語(yǔ)too…to…太……而不能……現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語(yǔ)Para.1Para.2At3:42a.m.,everythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend!Elevenkilometresdirectlybelowthecity,oneofthemostdeadlyearthquakesofthe20thcenturyhadbegun,aquakethatevencauseddamagemorethan150kilometresawayinBeijing.Nearlyonethirdofthewholenationfeltit!Ahugecrack,eightkilometreslongand30metreswide,cutacrosshouses,roads,andwaterways.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayin

ruins.Twothirdsofthepeoplewholivedthereweredeadorinjured.Thousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorbadlyinjuredinthequakewasmorethan400,000.

asif“似乎，好像”，引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句，從句中的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用了虛擬語(yǔ)氣同位語(yǔ)定語(yǔ)從句破敗不堪，處在廢墟中關(guān)系代詞who引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，指代前面的people，在句中作主語(yǔ)……的數(shù)量，作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式Para.3Everywheresurvivorslooked，therewasnothingbutruins.Nearlyeverythinginthecitywasdestroyed.About75

percent

ofthecity’sfactoriesandbuildings，90percentofitshomes，andallofitshospitalsweregone.

Bricks

coveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves，butnowindcouldblowthemaway.Mostbridgeshadfallenorwerenotsafetocross.Therailwaytrackswerenowuselesspiecesof

metal.Tensofthousandsofcows，hundredsofthousandsofpigs，andmillionsofchickensweredead.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.Peoplewere

inshock—andthen，laterthatafternoon，anotherbigquakeshookTangshanagain.Evenmorebuildingsfelldown.Water，food，and

electricity

werehardtoget.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.

震驚此句為Sth.beadj.todo=Itisadj.todosth.Para.4Buthopewasnotlost.Soonafterthequakes，thearmysent150，000soldierstoTangshantodigoutthosewhowere

trapped

andto

bury

thedead.Morethan10，000doctorsandnursescametoprovidemedicalcare.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelp