【人教版】高中英語必修一：Unit4EarthquakeReading課件

1、Unit 4EarthquakeReading1. Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take?Pre-readingpersonal washing thingsa bottle of water moneytorchmobile phonefood and sweets blanketmedicineYou will take:2. What strange things would h

2、appen before an earthquake? Bright lights flash in the skyAnimals are too nervous to sleep, such as cats, dogs, chickens, horses, ducks and rabbits, etc.What do you think may happen before an earthquake? The water in the wells_and_. And some deep _could be seen in the well walls. A _gas came out the

3、 cracks.rosefellcrackssmellyWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake?Mice ran out of the fields_places to hide.Fish _out of bows and ponds.looking forjumpedWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake? The chickens and even pigs were_nervous _eat. The dog was _loudly again and again.to

4、otobarkingWhat do you think may happen before an earthquake?People could see _ lights in the sky.brightA NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEPReadingParagraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Look at the each part and write down its main idea.Part 1Part 2Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one t

5、ook any notice of them.The earthquake destroyed the city of Tang Shan and shocked the people very much.Paragraph 4Part 3The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Join the correct parts of the sentences.2 The people didnt worry because 1 The chickens didnt eat because C they w

6、ere nervous. E they didnt know what the strange events meant.3 Such a great number of people died because4 Water was needed because5 The people did not lose hope becauseD dams and wells were useless.B the quake happened while they were sleeping.A the army came to help them. Make a timelineTimeEventF

7、or three daysAt 3:42 am Later that afternoonSoon after the quakesFor three dayssmelly gascame out offish: jumpwell water rose and fallcracks chickens, pigs:too nervous to eatmice: run out to hideIn the wellIn the farmyardAt about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976the sound of planes could be heardwater pipes:

8、 cracked and burstbright lightwere in the skyIn the skyIn the cityHouse, roads and canalsSteamHills of rockThe large cityhad a huge crackburst from hole in the ground.became rivers of dirtlay in ruinsAt 3:42 am Later that afternoonExplain the title “ A night the earth didnt sleep”. Then suggest anot

9、her title for the text.The title means at that night, the earth didnt fall asleep as usual, but became active. It is a poetic way of saying that an earthquake happened.Sample: “The waking earth and the sleeping city”“Tangshans great challenge”Group workAt 3:42 am, everything began to s_. It seemed t

10、hat the world was a_ _ _. O_(1/3) of the nation f_ it. A h_ crack cut across the city. The city lay i_ _. Two-thirds of the people d_ or were i_. Then later that afternoon, another big quake s_ Tang Shan, which t_ many r_workers and doctors. People began to wonder how long the d_ would l_. hakene-th

11、irdeltugen ruinsiednjuredhookrappedescueisasterastt an endFill in the blanks. Soon after the quakesThe army:Workers:-sent soldiers to Tangshan. organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.-built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Result: The city began t

12、o breathe again.True ( T ) or false ( F )?1. Two-thirds of the nation felt the earthquake. ( )2. All the people in Tangshan were dead or injured during the earthquake. ( )3. All of the citys hospitals, factories, buildings and homes were damaged in the earthquake. ( )FFFOne-thirdTwo-thirds75%90%75%4

13、. Later that afternoon, a terrible earthquake shook Tangshan again. ( )5. People slept outdoors after the earthquake. ( )TT 6. Not only the people but also the animals were shocked greatly.7. Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock.TT1. What is the passage

14、mainly about?An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976.Read the text carefully and answer these questions.3. What did people hear?2. What did people in Tangshan see in the sky before the earthquake?They saw bright lights in the sky.They heard the sound of planes outside Tangshan even when no planes

15、 were in the sky.4. What did people notice in the wells?5. Did people pay any attention to these abnormal phenomena?People noticed the well walls had deep cracks, and a smelly gas came out of the cracks.No. They went to the bed as usual that night.6. When did the earthquake begin?7. How many people

16、were killed or injured in the earthquake?8. Could the injured people go to hospital?More than 400, 000 people.At 3:42 in the morning of July 28.No, they couldnt because all of the citys hospitals were gone in the quake. 1. How do you understand the real meaning of the idiom “It is always calm before

17、 a storm”?A. It is unusually quiet before a thunderstorm or hurricane hit.B. One should not trust situations that seem peaceful since bad things may happen. C. The weather is fine before a storm comes.D. You should stay calm before a storm.Choose the best answer.A2. What can be inferred from the pas

18、sage?A. If the pigs were too nervous to eat, there must be an earthquake.B. If some natural signs had not been ignored, all the people in Tangshan city might have had a chance to survive.C. There wouldnt have been such a great quake if people had paid enough attention to some natural signs.D. If som

19、e natural signs had not been ignored, people might have had a chance to survive.D3. Which of the following is the main reason for the heavy loss of life in the quake?A. The earthquake happened in the deep night when people were sleeping deeply. B. There werent enough rescue workers.C. The building w

20、ere poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the quake.D. People were not careful enough to notice some natural signs before the earthquake.A1. _ of the nation felt the earthquake.2. A huge crack that was _ kilometres long and _ meters wide cut across houses, roads and canals.3. In _ te

21、rrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. 1/383015Read the text again and fill in the blanks with words or numbers.4. _ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.5. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than _.6. All of the citys hospitals, _ of its factories an

22、d buildings and _ of its homes were gone.2/3400,00075%90%Tang Shans new lookHow can we protect ourselves (自我保護(hù)自我保護(hù)) in an earthquake? AHide under the hard furniture ( 家具家具 ).Put out the fire and turn off the gas. BNever try to use the lift.CUse something hard (硬的硬的) to protect your head. DLife is so

23、 beautiful.We must love our lives.In an earthquake SPEED IS LIFE.1. Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away.1) shake : vi /vt (shook, shaken) cause to move to and fro shake hands with sb shake ones head over /at sthe.g. The whole house shook during the explosion. The explo

24、sion shook the house.Language Points2) right away : at once ; in no time ; immediatelye.g. He is ill; you should send him to the doctor right away.right now : at this very momentMake up your mind _.Ill return the book _.right nowright away2. For three days the water in the village wells rose and fel

25、l, rose and fell. rise (rose, risen) vi go up; get higher; (of the sun, moon, stars, etc.) come above the horizon; stand up , get out of bed The flood has risen two feet. She usually rises early in the morning.rise: 升起升起; 上升上升; 上漲上漲 (不能用于被動語態(tài)不能用于被動語態(tài))raise: 舉起舉起; 使升起使升起; 提高提高 (可用于被動語態(tài)可用于被動語態(tài))He _fro

26、m his chair when the doorbell rang.Her job is _ chickens.Her temperature is still _.He _ in rank recently.roseraisingrisinghas risen3. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. smelly adj. 發(fā)臭的發(fā)臭的 smell + y = adj. wind-windy dream-dreamy ice-icy health - healthy wealth - wealthy wind - windy smell n./v (s

27、melt/smelled) They were all hungry and the food _ good. I can _something burning in the kitchen. Please throw the _ fish away.smeltsmellsmelly4. the water pipes in some buildings cracked and _.burstburst : to come open or fly apart suddenlyThe balloon suddenly burst.burst into + n. Some robbers burs

28、t into that house.burst outburst out + doing They burst out laughing.He burst into laughter.= He burst out laughing.He burst into tears.= He burst out crying.burst into+ n.burst out + doing5. event 名詞名詞, 意為意為“(重要的、不同尋常重要的、不同尋常 的的)事件事件”。如。如： Leaving home was a major event in his life. This is one of

29、the most important events in the history of mankind. event 意思還有意思還有“(事先安排好的事先安排好的)演出演出, 賽事賽事, 聚會聚會”, “(體育比賽的體育比賽的)運(yùn)動項(xiàng)目運(yùn)動項(xiàng)目”等。如：等。如： The meeting was an important social event. The 800 metres is not his best event.event構(gòu)成的常用短語有：構(gòu)成的常用短語有： in any/either event = at all events不管怎樣不管怎樣, 無論如何；無論如何；in the ev

30、ent 結(jié)果結(jié)果, 到頭來；到頭來；in the event of sth/in the event that 萬一萬一, 假如發(fā)生假如發(fā)生的情況；的情況；field event 田賽項(xiàng)目田賽項(xiàng)目track event 徑賽項(xiàng)目徑賽項(xiàng)目three-day event 三日馬術(shù)賽。如：三日馬術(shù)賽。如：In any event, the worst that she can do is to say “NO”.In the event of rain, the party will be held indoors.Lily didnt like Tom, but in the event she

31、married him.He leaves a letter for me to read in the event that he will die.6. It seemed as if the world was at an end. 1) as if as if 在表語從句中相當(dāng)于在表語從句中相當(dāng)于that: It seemed as if the meeting would never end. 看起來會議沒完沒了。看起來會議沒完沒了。It seemed as if the world was at an end!= It seemed that the world was at an

32、 end! as if 似乎似乎, 好像好像 = as though She spoke to me as if she knew me. 她和我說話的神情她和我說話的神情, 好像她早就好像她早就 認(rèn)識我似的。認(rèn)識我似的。 as if 后還可跟名詞、形容詞、不定式后還可跟名詞、形容詞、不定式 等。如等。如: He acts as if (he was) a fool. She left the room hurriedly as if (she was) angry. Tom raised his hands as if (he was going) to say something.用動詞的

33、適當(dāng)形式填空。用動詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。It looks as if it _ (be) going to rain.He talks as if he _ (know) where she is.The girl listened as if she _ (turn) to stone. is/wereknowshad been turned2) at an end 意為意為“結(jié)束結(jié)束”。如。如：The war was at an end.I must warn you that my patience is almost at an end.end用作名詞構(gòu)成的短語用作名詞構(gòu)成的短語:at t

34、he end (of) 在在末尾末尾by the end of 到到為止為止in the end 最后最后, 終于終于come to an end 完結(jié)完結(jié)at the end of 用于表示具體事物或場所用于表示具體事物或場所的場合的場合, 它也可以用來表示比喻意它也可以用來表示比喻意; by the end of 用于表示時間的場合到用于表示時間的場合到結(jié)束的時候結(jié)束的時候, 用于過去完成時態(tài)用于過去完成時態(tài); in the end 意思意思“最后、終于最后、終于”。 用用end構(gòu)成的短語填空。構(gòu)成的短語填空。The cold weather at last stopped_ March.

35、Our hunt for a cheaper but largerhouse is at last _.If you go on with work, youll succeed _.How many English words had you learned _ last term?at the end ofat an endin the endby the end of7. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. ruin 在此為名詞在此為名詞, 意為意為“廢墟廢墟”， 常和介詞常和介詞in搭配搭配, in ruins意

36、為意為“成廢成廢 墟墟, 垮掉垮掉, 毀滅毀滅”。如。如： This earthquake left the whole town in ruins. His future is / lies in ruins.ruin用作名詞用作名詞, 構(gòu)成的常見短語有：構(gòu)成的常見短語有： be on the road to ruin 正在走向毀滅、正在走向毀滅、be the ruin of 使使破產(chǎn)、身體垮掉、破產(chǎn)、身體垮掉、 名譽(yù)掃地名譽(yù)掃地be/lie in ruins 變成廢墟變成廢墟go to ruin = fall into ruin 衰落衰落, 敗落敗落 如如:The company cann

37、ot pay its bills and is on the road to ruin.Drinking was the ruin of him.He had let the farm go to ruin.ruin還可作動詞還可作動詞, 意為意為“毀壞毀壞, 毀掉毀掉”，ruined作形容詞時作形容詞時, 只用在名詞前，只用在名詞前，意為意為“毀壞的毀壞的, 破敗不堪的破敗不堪的”。如：。如：This illness has ruined his life.The rain ruined my painting.When we got there, we saw a ruined castl

38、e.damage指部分指部分“損壞損壞”、“損害損害”、“破壞破壞”或指使用價值有所降低。它可以用作動詞或指使用價值有所降低。它可以用作動詞, 也可以用作名詞也可以用作名詞, 用作名詞時常與用作名詞時常與to something 連用。如連用。如:The accident did a lot of damage to his car. destroy 只能用作動詞，指徹底破壞只能用作動詞，指徹底破壞, 以致以致不可能修復(fù)，常作不可能修復(fù)，常作“破壞破壞”、“毀滅毀滅”解，也可以解，也可以指希望、計(jì)劃等打破。指希望、計(jì)劃等打破。The earthquake destroyed almost th

39、e whole town. 辨析辨析: damage, ruin, destroy ruin則表示破壞嚴(yán)重，以致不能修復(fù)，但則表示破壞嚴(yán)重，以致不能修復(fù)，但這種破壞不像這種破壞不像destroy那樣毀滅某物，而是強(qiáng)那樣毀滅某物，而是強(qiáng)調(diào)致使該物的使用價值發(fā)生了問題。用作動調(diào)致使該物的使用價值發(fā)生了問題。用作動詞時，它作詞時，它作 “使毀滅使毀滅”、 “使崩潰使崩潰”、 “弄糟弄糟”解；用作名詞時，它表示解；用作名詞時，它表示 “毀滅毀滅”、 “瓦解瓦解”、 “廢墟廢墟”等抽象概念。等抽象概念。ruin也有借喻的用法。也有借喻的用法。The fire ruined the castle. The

40、 house has fallen into ruin. The company is facing ruin. The village _ in ruins after the war.These machines have _ idle since the factory closed.An earthquake left the whole town_.His career is _.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was _. He _ his girl friends prospects.Soft wood _ easily.layl

41、ainin ruinsin ruinsdestroyedruineddamages8. Two-thirds of the people died or were _ during the earthquake.injuredMore than 61% of the surface of the earth _covered by water.Seventy percent of the workers in this factory _ young.isareinjure: to hurt oneself/sb./sth. physicallyn. injury adj. injuredth

42、e injured 傷者傷者, 傷員傷員an injured look/expression 委屈的樣子委屈的樣子/表情表情injured pride/feelings 受到傷害的自尊、受到傷害的自尊、情感情感 如如：He suffered serious injuries to the arms and legs.Many of the injured are still in a serious condition.Their criticisms _ him deeply.Smoking will _ his health.He was slightly _ in the car acc

43、ident.He got _ in the fighting.What you said _ my feelings.have hurtinjureinjuredwoundedhurtCompare: injure; hurt; wound 9. People were shocked. shock: n. 打擊打擊; 震驚震驚, 震動震動 vt. 使震驚使震驚, 使驚愕使驚愕 shocking: adj. 使人震驚的使人震驚的The news of his wifes death was a terrible shock to him.You will get a shock if you

44、touch the live wire.I was shocked by his rudeness.His failure in the exam was shocking to his parents.10. Such a great number of people died because the quake happened while they were sleeping. a number of 幾個幾個, 若干若干a great/good number of 許多許多, 大量大量 如如：A number of students are planting trees on the

45、hillA great number of volunteers are helping those people living in the earthquake-hit area.a number of 修飾可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)修飾可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù), number 前可用前可用large, small, good, certain, great等修飾詞。當(dāng)它修飾等修飾詞。當(dāng)它修飾主語時主語時, 謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)。注意謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)。注意:the number of 意為意為“的數(shù)量的數(shù)量, 數(shù)目數(shù)目”, 當(dāng)它與后面的名詞連用時當(dāng)它與后面的名詞連用時, 中心詞是中心詞是the number, 做主語時

46、謂語用單數(shù)。做主語時謂語用單數(shù)。用用a number of 和和the number of 填空。填空。_ students are watching the games on the playground._ trees planted in our village is never under 200 every year.The number ofA number of辨析辨析: a (great) number of; a great deal of; a lot of; plenty ofa (great) number of 修飾可數(shù)名詞修飾可數(shù)名詞, 跟復(fù)數(shù)形式跟復(fù)數(shù)形式; a

47、great deal of 修飾不可數(shù)名詞修飾不可數(shù)名詞; a lot of 后面既可以加可數(shù)名詞后面既可以加可數(shù)名詞, 也可以也可以加不可數(shù)名詞加不可數(shù)名詞; plenty of 后面既可以加可數(shù)名詞后面既可以加可數(shù)名詞, 也可以也可以加不可數(shù)名詞。加不可數(shù)名詞。11. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins.trap 1) 做動詞做動詞 困住困住, 使陷于困境使陷于困境 如如:Dozens of people were trapped in the building when the fire broke out.Theres no way out! Were trapped!Julia felt trapped in her role of wife and mother. 誘騙誘騙, 誘使誘使 (trap sb into doing sth)”; 夾住夾住, 壓扁壓扁