Unit4

NATURALDISASTERSToreadnewsreportaboutTangshanearthquake.Tousecontexttounderstandnewwordsandexpressions,

predictingbeforereading,summarizingthemainideaofeachparagraph.Todescribeandtalkaboutanaturaldisaster.Namethefollowingnaturaldisastersbasedonthepictures.earthquaketornadowildfiredroughtlandslidetsunamifloodvolcaniceruption?(一)分類識(shí)記單詞——用時(shí)少·功效高閱讀單詞知意1.tornadon.龍卷風(fēng);旋風(fēng)2.droughtn.旱災(zāi);久旱3.landsliden.(山地或懸崖的)崩塌;滑坡4.tsunamin.海嘯5.magnituden.(地)震級(jí);重大6.evacuatevt.疏散;撤出

vi.撤離龍卷風(fēng);旋風(fēng)旱災(zāi);久旱(山地或懸崖的)崩塌;滑坡海嘯(地)震級(jí);重大疏散;撤出撤離8.crackn.裂紋;裂縫vi.&vt.(使)破裂9.brickn.磚;磚塊10.metaln.金屬11.revivevt.&vi.復(fù)活;(使)蘇醒12.revivaln.振興;復(fù)蘇13.contextn.上下文;語(yǔ)境;背景14.volcanon.火山15.typhoonn.臺(tái)風(fēng)16.hurricanen.(尤指西大西洋的)颶風(fēng)裂紋;裂縫(使)破裂磚;磚塊金屬?gòu)?fù)活;(使)蘇醒振興;復(fù)蘇上下文;語(yǔ)境;背景火山臺(tái)風(fēng)(尤指西大西洋的)颶風(fēng)7.helicoptern.直升機(jī)直升機(jī)17.whistlevi.吹口哨;發(fā)出笛聲vt.吹口哨n.哨子(聲);呼嘯聲18.summaryn.總結(jié);概括;概要吹口哨;發(fā)出笛聲吹口哨哨子(聲);呼嘯聲總結(jié);概括;概要核心單詞練通1.disaster

n.災(zāi)難;災(zāi)害2.slide?vi.&vt.(使)滑行;滑動(dòng)

3.damage

vt.損害;破壞

n.損壞;損失4.ruin

n.&vt.破壞;毀壞5.percent

n.百分之……

adj.&adv.每一百中6.electricity

n.電;電能7.

trap

vt.使落入險(xiǎn)境;使陷入圈套

n.險(xiǎn)境;陷阱8.bury

vt.埋葬;安葬;掩埋;遮蓋;把……插入(某物)disasterslidedamageruinpercentelectricitytrapbury9.unify?vi.&vt.統(tǒng)一;(使)成一體unify核心單詞練通10.tap

vi.&vt.輕叩;輕敲;輕拍

n.水龍頭;輕叩;輕敲11.pipe

n.管子;管道12.calm

adj.鎮(zhèn)靜的;沉著的

vt.使平靜;使鎮(zhèn)靜13.aid

n.援助;幫助;救援物資

vi.&vt.(formal)幫助;援助14.crash

vt.&vi.碰撞;撞擊

n.撞車;碰撞15.sweep

vt.&vi.(swept,swept)打掃;清掃16.strike

vi.&vt.(struck,struck/stricken)侵襲;突擊;擊打

n.罷工;罷課;襲擊tappipecalmaidcrashsweepstrike1.asif

似乎;好像;仿佛2.inruins

嚴(yán)重受損;破敗不堪3.inshock

震驚;吃驚4.intheopenair

露天;在戶外5.firstaidkit

急救箱6.onhand

現(xiàn)有(尤指幫助)7.sweepaway

消滅;徹底消除8.digout

發(fā)掘,挖掘9.atleast

至少10.cometoanend

結(jié)束asif inruins inshock intheopenair firstaidkit onhand sweepaway digout atleast cometoanend (二)集中識(shí)記短語(yǔ)——不枯燥·求實(shí)效先

寫

對(duì)Onesentencetodescribethepicture.Thousandsofbuildingswillfalldown.Manypeoplewillbedeadorbadlyinjured.BeforeReadingThebridgewillbetoodangeroustocross.Therailwaytrackswillbeuselesspieceofmetal.Peoplewillbeinshock.Thecitywillbeinruins.Lookatthetitleandphotosonpage50,guesswhatthetextisabout.THENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPWhatdoweknowfromthephotos?Whatdoesthetitlemean?Doestheearthsleepasyoudo?Ifyou

can’t

go

tosleep,howdoyoufeel?Trytoimaginewhatcanhappentotheearthifitdoesn’tsleep?Guesswhatthetextismainlyabout.It’sastoryaboutadisaster.

B.It’sastoryaboutgreatchanges.C.It’sastoryaboutasleeplessnight.

D.It’sastoryaboutthebuildingofanewcity.Part1(para.___)Part2(paras.___)Part3(paras.___)12-34-5RevivalaftertheearthquakeSignsbeforetheearthquakeDamageduringtheearthquakeSkimthepassageandmatchthemainideaofeachpart.Para1:Warningsighsbeforetheearthquake.Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:Thehappeningofthebigearthquake.Theimmediateeffectsoftheearthquake.Therescuework.Therevivalofthecity.Writedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.1.Thepassageiswrittenin______order.SkimmingA.timeB.place2.Matcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.Tips：Payattentiontothefirstandsecondsentencesofeachparagraph.TrytoretellthestoryofTangshanEarthquakebytimeorder.BeforetheearthquakeDuringtheearthquakeAftertheearthquakeTangshanEarthquakeSkimandfindoutthetopicsentences.Readthefirstparagraphandanswerthequestions.Whatweresomeofthestrangethingsthatwerehappeningbeforetheearthquake?HowdoyouunderstandthelastsentenceinParagraph1?

Itservesasalinkbetweentheprecedingandthefollowingcontent.Readthesecondparagraphandanswerthequestions.Whendidtheearthquakehappened?Whywasitoneofthemostlydeadlyearthquakesofthe20thcentury?WhathappenedtopeopleinTangshan?Readthethirdparagraphandanswerthequestions.Whathappenedtothecity?Howdidthepeoplefeel?Whathappenedlaterintheafternoon?Readthelasttwoparagraphsandanswerthequestions.Whocametotherescue?Whatdidtheydo?Choosethecorrectanswers.(1)Thetitle“THENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEP”means

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A.theearthwasawakeallnightlongB.anearthquakehappenedthatnightC.peopleontheearthcouldn’tfallasleepthatnightD.animalsontheearthwouldnotsleepthatnight(2)Whatdoes“them”inthesentence“...nowindcouldblowthemaway.”inParagraph3referto?A.Redautumnleaves.

B.Sandinthewells.C.Bodiesofdeadanimals.

D.Bricksontheground.BD(3)Whoplayedthemostimportantpartinhelpingthepeopleintheearthquake?A.Thesoldiersandtherescueworkers.B.Thecollegestudents.C.Theminersinthecoalmines.D.Thelocalvillagers.(4)Whatcanwelearnfromthesentence“Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.”inthelastparagraph?A.Thecityturnedgreenagain.B.Thepeoplestoodup.C.Thecityreturnedtonormalgradually.D.Peoplewhoweretrappedcametolife.

ACThe1906SanFranciscoearthquakewasoneoftheworstdisastersinhistory.Thequakelastedonlyaminute1.

causedtheworstdisasterinthenation’shistory.It2.

(strike)thecoastofNorthernCaliforniaat5:12amonApril18.Firesbrokeoutinthecity3.______

lastedforseveraldays.Asaresult,about250,000peoplebecame4.____

(home)andatleast3,000peoplewerekilled.Inaddition,over80%ofSanFrancisco5.

(destroy).6.

seemedasiftheworldwereatanend.

Theearthquakeandthefirearerememberedasoneofthemostterrible7.

(disaster)inthehistoryoftheUnitedStatesalongsidetheGalvestonHurricaneof1900andHurricaneKatrinain2005.The8.

(die)toll(傷亡人數(shù))fromtheearthquakeandthefireremainsthegreatest9.

(lose)oflifefroma10._______

(nature)disasterinCalifornia’shistory.

ItbutstruckhomelessandwasdestroyeddisastersdeathlossnaturalⅠ.單句語(yǔ)法填空1.____theaidofourEnglishteacher,wehavemadegreatprogressthisterm.2.Asisknowntoall,astrongand_________(power)Chinawillcertainlybenefitthewholeworld.3.Heavyfloods________(strike)theSouthlastweek,causinggreatdamagetothelocalpeople.4.Severaldayslatermostofthebuildingswhichhadbeen___________(damage)wererepaired.5.Itisapitythatthe500-year-oldwoodentower_______________(destroy)inthefirelastyear.

Withpowerfulstruckdamagedwas

destroyed6.Theirinventionshavecontributedtothedevelopmentof___________(electricity)engineering.7.Inhislifehesetanexampleofbraveryand___________(wise)toothers.8.Sixmonthsafter__________(suffer)ourdefeatonthespringpracticefield,wewonourfirstgame.9.Thegovernmenthasdeclaredastateof____________(emergent)followingtheearthquake.10.Sheheardthewind__________(whistle)throughthetreesandthehowlofadistantwolf.electricalwisdomsufferingemergencywhistlingII.英漢互譯。1.I'minshock—Ican'tbelievewhathashappened.2.這座古老的宮殿在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)后淪為廢墟。

3.沒(méi)有水，生命將會(huì)終結(jié)。

4.Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.我很吃驚，我不相信所發(fā)生的事情。Theoldpalacewasinruinsafterthewar.Withoutwater,lifewouldcometoanend.經(jīng)驗(yàn)是智慧之母。Ⅲ.根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示補(bǔ)全短文內(nèi)容Inthepast100years,1.____