1、Section Warming & ReadingPrereading,As is known to us，Sichuan province went through a terrible earthquake，the earthquake shaked the whole area as well as our hearts.Let us remember the terrible days and remember the great love that people have shown during the unexpected disaster.,Its painful to loo

2、k back，but can we avoid or at least reduce the loss caused by earthquakes？According to the pictures on P25，and tell what do you think will happen before an earthquake? _ _,(1)The animals were too nervous to eat. (2)Mice ran out of the fields，looking for place to hide. (3)Fish jumped out of bowls and

3、 ponds. (4)The water in the well rose and fell and the well walls had deep cracks in them.A smelly gas came out of the cracks. (5)Bright light appeared in the sky.,Scan the text and choose the best answer. 1What is the main idea of this passage? AThe earth did not sleep that night. BAn earthquake ha

4、ppened to Tangshan. CThe animals could not sleep at night. DEarthquake happens now and then. 答案：B,2Before the earthquake，the following happened except_. Athe water in the well rose and fell Bthe well walls had cracks Cthe animals were too nervous to eat Dpeople all knew the matter 答案：D,3Why did not

5、the people find out the sign of the earthquake? ABecause there were always planes flying. BBecause the water pipes cracked often. CBecause there were bright lights in the sky. DBecause people think little of these events. 答案：D,4Which of the following didnt happen during the earthquake? AThere was a

6、huge crack. BSteam burst out of the ground. CMany children were left without parents. DRescue teams were sent there. 答案：D,5We can infer from the passage that_. Athe rescue came soon after the earthquake Bthe people were so afraid that they all ran away Cmost people survived the earthquake Dall the h

7、ouses in the city fell down 答案：A,1Read the text again and find the topic sentence of each paragraph. Para.1_ Para.2_ Para.3_ Para.4_,答案：Para.1：Strange things were happening in the countryside. Para.2：Everything began to shake，it seemed as if the world was at an end. Para.3：Nearly everything was dest

8、royed. Para.4：All hope was not lost.,2Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.,答案：(1)strange(2)gas(3)nervous(4)planes (5)think(6)ruins(7)injured(8)buried/trapped (9)electricity(10)sent(11)miners(12)Shelters,Suppose there would be an earthquake，what should we do to keep ourselves safe? _ _ _,答

9、案：(1)You should keep calm in face of great danger. (2)If you are outside，you should keep away from power lines，trees，cars and buildings. (3)If you are in the house，you should cover yourself by hiding under some furniture.,At about 300 am on July 28,1976，people in the city of Tangshan were asleep as

10、1._without thinking much of the strange signs of the earthquake. At 342 am everything began to 2._.The greatest earthquake of the 20th century began eleven kilometers 3._below the city.It was felt in Beijing，,which is two hundred kilometers 4._.In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.T

11、wothirds of the people died or were 5._during the earthquake. The survivors couldnt believe it was natural.Nearly everything was 6._.Most of the buildings were 7._，and many farm animals,died.Then later that afternoon,8._big quake shook Tangshan.Some of the 9._workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. All hope was not lost.The army sent 150,000 soldiers to