人教版高中英語(yǔ)必修Unit4NaturalDisastersRea

ReadingandThinkingUnit4NATURALDISASTERSDoyouremembertheearthquakethatyouhaveexperienced?DiscussingWhatcanhappentoacityduringabigearthquake?Lookatthetitleandphotobelowandguesswhatthetextisabout.Thenreadandcheckifyouareright.ReadandsumupthemainideasParagraph1____________________________Paragraph2____________________________Paragraph3____________________________Paragraph4____________________________Paragraph5____________________________Warningsignsbeforetheearthquake.thebighappeningofthebigquaketherescueworktherevivalofthecitytheimmediateeffectsofthequakescanthetextforthetargetwordsandguessthemeaningfromcontext.ruinbricktrapbury(noun,Paragraph2)Thisworddescribesthecitystraightaftertheearthquake.Inashorttime,alotofdamagewasdone,soitmustdescribeaplacethathasbeenbadlydamaged(noun,Paragraph3)Thiswordisusedtodescribethebuildingsthathavefallen.Theyareredlikeleaves,butalsoheavy,becausethewindcannotmovethem.Theysoundliketheredclayblockscommonlyusedtobuildbuildings(verb,Paragraph4)Thisverbisusedtodescribepeoplewhoarenotdead,buttheyneedhelptobedugout,soitmustmeantheycannotmovebecausetheyarestucksomewhere(verb,Paragraph4)Thisverbisusedtodescribewhathappenstothedeadbodies.Theyareoftenputintothegroundandcovered,sothatcouldbewhatthismeansMakeupsentencesusingthefollowingwordsruinbricktrapburyReadthesentencesdescribingwhathappenedafterahugeearthquake.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthenewwordsandphrasesfromthetext.1.Thehugeearthquakeleftnearlythewholecity______________.2.Everyonewas_______________,thinkingtheworldmustbecomingtoanend.3.Millionsofpeoplewereleftwithoutwater,food,or__________________.4.Soldiersandvolunteersworkedashardastheycouldtopullaway____________androcks,andrescuethosewhowere_______________undertheruins.5.Somewerefoundalive,thoughtheyweresufferingfromterribleinjuries,butotherhadalreadystopped___________________whentheywerediscovered.6.Afewbuildingswerestillstanding,butpeoplewereafraidtousethemasshelters,worryingtheywouldbe________________ifthebuildingsfell.inruinsinshockelectricitybrickstrappedbreathingburriedReadthetextagainandanswerthequetions1.Whatweresomeofthestrangethingshappeningbeforetheearthquake?Doyouthinktheywerewarningsigns?Whyorwhynot?2.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain”?3.Whatkindofhelpdoyouthinkpeoplewhohavesufferedanearthquakeneed?1.Whatweresomeofthestrangethingshappeningbeforetheearthquake?Doyouthinktheywerewarningsigns?Whyorwhynot?Beforetheearthquake,thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell.Deepcracksappearedintheirwalls.Animalswereactingstrangely.Ithinkthesewerewarningsignsasthisdoesn'tusuallyhappenanditshowedsomethingstrangewashappeningbelowtheground.Sometimes,animalshavemoresensitivereactionstosomecomingdangers.2.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain”?Thewritermeansthatthecitybegantofunctionagain,becausetheearthquakehadstoppedpeopleandsuppliesmovingabout,andsoitwaslikethecitycouldn'tbreathe.3.Whatkindofhelpdoyouthinkpeoplewhohavesufferedanearthquakeneed?Peopleinplaceswhohavesufferedanearthquakeneedquickaccesstobasicthingssuchaswaterandfood,becausetheycannotgetthemeasily.Theyalsoneedmedicalcarenotjustforinjuries,buttoprotectagainstdiseaseandotherproblemsthathappenaftertheearthquake.Lastbutnotleast,thesepeoplealsoneedpsychologicalcareandhelp.DISCUSSINGWhatdoyouthinkhelpedintherevivalofTangshancity?Strongsupportandefficienthelpfromothersincludingsoldiers,army,workers,volunteers,governme