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高中英语必修一学习资料(unit4)(一)THENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDNTSLEEP地球的一个不眠之夜StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Forseveraldays,thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,roseandfell.Thereweredeepcracksthatappearedinthewellwalls.Atleastonewellhadsomesmellygascomingoutofit.Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervoustoeat,anddogsrefusedtogoinsidebuildings.Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide,andfishjumpedoutofthewater.Atabout3:00a.m.,on28July1976,brightlightswereseenintheskyoutsidethecityofTangshanandloudnoiseswereheard.Butthecitysonemillionpeoplewereasleepasusualthatnight.地球的不眠之夜河北省东北部的农村地区怪事连连。一连几天,村里的井水升升降降,起起伏伏,井壁上出现了深深的裂缝,至少有一口水井冒出臭气。鸡甚至猪都焦躁不安,不愿进食;狗拒绝进入屋内。老鼠跑到田外、寻找藏身之所;鱼儿也跳出水面。1976年7月38日波晨300左右,唐山城外的天空中出现了耀眼亮光,接着又传出巨大的声响。然而,那天晚上城里的百万居民仍像往常样沉睡在梦乡。At3:42a.m.,everythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend!Elevenkilometresdirectlybelowthecity,oneofthemostdeadlyearthquakesofthe20thcenturyhadbegun,aquakethatevencauseddamagemorethan150kilometresawayinBeijing.Nearlyonethirdofthewholenationfeltit!Ahugecrack,eightkilometreslongand30metreswide,cutacrosshouses,roads,andwaterways.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins.Twothirdsofthepeoplewholivedthereweredeadorinjured.Thousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorbadlyinjuredinthequakewasmorethan400,000.凌晨3:42,万物开始摇晃,仿佛世界末日即将来临!在城市正下方的1千米处,20世纪伤亡最严重之一的一场地震爆发了,远在150多千米以外的北京都受到了这场地震的破坏,全国几乎三分之一的地区均有震感!一条8千米长、30米宽的巨大裂缝横切房屋、道路和水路。坚硬的石山变成了泥石流。在不到一分钟的时间里,一座大城市沦为废墟。城里三分之二的居民在地震中死亡或受伤,数以千计的孩子失去了父母。在此次地震中丧生或身受重伤的人数超过了40万。Everywheresurvivorslooked,therewasnothingbutruins.Nearlyeverythinginthecitywasdestroyed.About75percentofthecitysfactoriesandbuildings,90percentofitshomes,andallofitshospitalsweregone.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves,butnowindcouldblowthemaway.Mostbridgeshadfallenorwerenotsafetocross.Therailwaytrackswerenowuselesspiecesofmetal.Tensofthousandsofcows,hundredsofthousandsofpigs,andmillionsofchickensweredead.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.Peoplewereinshockandthen,laterthatafternoon,anotherbigquakeshookTangshanagain.Evenmorebuildingsfelldown.Water,food,andelectricitywerehardtoget.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.幸存者目及之处无一不是废墟,万物尽毁。市内大约75的工厂和大楼、90的住房和所有的医院都倒塌了。砖块就像秋天的红叶覆盖着地面,但是却没有风能将其吹走。大多数桥梁不是坍塌了,就是无法安全通行了;铁轨变成了废金属块;数万头奶牛、数十万头猪和数百万只鸡也都死掉了。沙子灌满水井,井水消失殆尽。人们惊恐万状,然而临近傍晚时分,又一次强烈的地震撼动唐山。更多的楼房倒塌了,没有水和食物,电也停了。人们心里开始疑惑这场灾难还会持续多久。Buthopewasnotlost.Soonafterthequakes,thearmysent150,000soldierstoTangshantodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.Morethan10,000doctorsandnursescametoprovidemedicalcare.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.Waterandfoodwerebroughtintothecitybytrain,truck,andplane.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.然而,希望尚存。地震发生后不久,部队派出了15万名士兵奔赴唐山,将受困群众从废墟中抢救出来,并掩埋了死者。上万名医疗工作者赶到现场,教死扶伤。工人们为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所,数十万的群众获得了帮助,火车、卡车和飞机给城市运来了食物和饮用水。慢慢地,这座城市又开始恢复了生机。Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecityspeople,anewTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins.Thenewcityhasbecomeahometomorethansevenmillionpeople,withgreatimprovementsintransportation,industry,andenvironment.TangshancityhasprovedtoChinaandtherestoftheworldthatintimesofdisaster,peoplemustunifyandshowthewisdomtostaypositiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture.唐山重新站起来并获得了新生。有了来自政府的大力支持以及唐山人民的不懈努力,一座新的唐山在废坡中被建立起来。这座新的城市已经成为700多万人的家,交通、工业和环境都得到了巨大的改善。唐山向中国、向世界证明,在自然灾害中,人类必须数力同心,保持积极乐观的心态和重建家园的决心。ReadingforWritingTSUNAMIHITSASIA:OVER6,500DEAD海啸袭击亚洲:6500多人死亡ByRobertWoodhouseMonday,27December2004罗伯特伍德侯斯2004年12月27日,星期一Themostpowerfulearthquakeinthepast40yearscausedatsunamithatcrashedintocoastlinesacrossAsiayesterday,killingmorethan6,500peopleinIndonesia,India,Thailand,Malaysia,andatleastfourothercountries.Fishermen,tourists,hotels,homes,andcarsweresweptawaybyhugewavescausedbythestrongearthquakethatreachedamagnitudeof9.0.Theunderseaquakestruckaround7:00a.m.,SundayoffthewestcoastofIndonesiasSumatraIsland.Inthatareaalone,atleast1,870peoplewerekilled.过去40年来最强烈的地震昨日引发了冲击亚洲各地海岸线的海啸,导致印尼、印度、泰国、马来西亚和至少其他四个国家6500多人死亡。渔民、游客、旅馆、房屋和汽车被高达9.0级的强烈地震所引发的巨浪卷走了。周日上午7点左右,印度尼西亚苏门答腊岛西海岸发生了海底地震。仅在该地区,就至少有1870人遇难。InSriLanka,some1,600kilometreswestofthequakecentre,thenumberofdeathsstoodat2,498,andonemillionmorewereaffectedbythetsunami,governmentofficialssaid.Indianofficialssaidasmanyas1,900hadbeenkilledalongthesoutherncoast.Another254werefounddeadinThailandand54inthreeothercountries.InsouthernThailand,1,900peoplewerehurtandmanymoreweremissing,localofficialssaid.“Iwashavingbreakfastwithmythreechildrenwhenwaterstartedfillingmyhome.Wehadtoleaveeverythingandruntosafety,”saidChandraTheeravit,alocalThaiwoman.政府官员说,在地震中心以西约1600公里处的斯里兰卡,死亡人数为2498人,另有100万人受到海啸的影响。印度官员说,南部沿海地区有多达1900人丧生。另有254人死于泰国,其他三个国家则有54人死亡。当地官员说,在泰国南部,有1900人受伤,还有更多的人失踪。一位当地泰国女子ChandraTheeravit说:“当水开始灌满我的家时,我和我的三个孩子在一起吃早餐。我们不得不放弃一切,逃到安全的地方。”Thousandsofpeoplearestillmissing,andthenumberofdeathsisexpectedtogr
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