Unit 4Earthquakes单词注释难句剖析导读诱思2015年4月25日,尼泊尔发生里氏8.1级特大地震。塞西莉亚和弟弟山姆亲身经历了这次地震并记录下了他们的所见所闻和感受。TwokidsexperienceNepalearthquake“Ceci,takecare!Itsanearthquake!”ThatswhatCeciliaWallaceheardhermothershoutingontheafternoonofApril25th.Ceciliawasa7th-grader.She,herparentsandherbrother,Sam,wereinNepalscapitalcity,Kathmandu.AbigearthquakehitNepalthatday.“Itwassofrightening,”Samwrote.“TheshakingwassohugethatIwillnevergoonafairrideagain.”CeciliaandSamwroteabouttheirearthquakeexperiences.Theirreportswerelaterpostedonthewebsite.单词注释难句剖析导读诱思Cecilia,Samandtheirparentswerestayinginanapartmentonthe15thfloorofabuilding.Theywerelucky.Theirbuildingstayedstanding,becauseitwasbuilttowithstand1earthquakes.NoteveryonewasasfortunateastheWallacefamily.Thousandsofpeopledied.Manyolderbuildingscollapsed2duringtheearthquake.ThedamageinKathmanduwasntasbadasinotherpartsofNepal.Sothesupermarketswereopenforbusinessontheafternoonofthatday.Butitwasntbusinessasusual.“Thesupermarketshavebeencrazywithpeoplerushingtobuytheirfoodforthenextwhile,”Samwrote.单词注释难句剖析导读诱思Noteveryonewasabletogetmoneytobuyfoodthatafternoon.SoCeciliaandSammadefoodbagstogiveouttopeoplewhowerebeggingoutsidethesupermarket.“Wegavesometoakidwhowasmyage.Imadesurehegotcookiesandbread.”SamandCeciliasmotherwrotethatthekidsalsocollectedmoneyfortheRedCross.ItscertainlyanexperienceCecilia,Samandtheirparentswillneverforget.Thankfully,theylivedtotelltheirstories.单词注释难句剖析导读诱思1.withstand/wIstnd/v.承受2.collapse/klps/v.倒塌难句剖析导读诱思单词注释“Thesupermarketshavebeencrazywithpeoplerushingtobuytheirfoodforthenextwhile,”Samwrote.译文:山姆写道:“超市里挤满了人,他们匆忙购买食物为后面一段时间做储备。”剖析:句中rushingtobuytheirfoodforthenextwhile是动词的-ing形式短语做定语,修饰people。难句剖析导读诱思单词注释1.WhatprotectedSamsfamilyfrombeinginjured?2.WhatdidCeciliaandSamdotohelpothers?答案:Theapartmenttheylivedwasbuilttowithstandearthquakes.答案:Theymadefoodbagstogiveouttothosebeggingoutsidethesupermarket.Section Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading&Comprehending一二三四五六一、看下面的图片,回答下列问题自然灾难对人类社会所造成的危害往往是触目惊心的。它们之中既有地震、火山爆发、泥石流、海啸、台风、洪水等突发性灾难,也有地面沉降、土地沙漠化、干旱等在较长时间中才能逐渐显现的渐变性灾难。看看下面的几幅图片,回答问题。一二三四五六一二三四五六1.Whatdisastersarethey?A.B.C.D.E.2.Whatdisastershaveyoueverexperienced?When?VolcanoeruptionTsunamiEarthquakeFloodDrought答案:略一二三四五六二、将单词或短语与相对应的释义搭配起来AB1.rightawaya.(tobe)over2.agreatnumberofb.tosurprisegreatly3.atanendc.todamagebadly4.shockd.immediately;innotime5.destroye.tobreakout6.burstf.alotof;many答案:1.d2.f3.a4.b5.c6.e一二三四五六三、阅读A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP,找出每一段的主题句StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheastHebei.At3:42ameverythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend!Everywheretheylookednearlyeverythingwasdestroyed.Allhopewasnotlost.一二三四五六四、阅读课文,推断下列说法的正(T)误(F)1.PeopleinTangshanwerewarnedoftheearthquakeanddidntgotobed.()2.PeopleinBeijingalsofelttheearthquake.()3.Morethan400,000peoplewerekilledinthequake.()4.Manyrescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruinsduringtheaftershock.()5.PeopletriedtogetfreshwaterfromunderthegroundinTangshan.()FTFTF一二三四五六五、阅读A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP,回答下列问题1.WhydidstrangethingshappeninthecountrysideofnortheastHebei?A.Becausethepeopletheredidsomethingwrong.B.Becauseaterribleearthquakewouldhappen.C.Becausetheearthwasnotsatisfiedwiththepeoplethere.D.Becausesomethinggoodwouldhappen.答案:B一二三四五六2.Whendidthegreatestearthquakehappen?A.At3:00amonJuly28,1976.B.At3:42amonJuly28,1976.C.At3:00amonJuly29,1976.D.At3:42amonJuly29,1976.3.Whatwastheresultoftheearthquake?A.Luckily,thecityshospitalssurvived.B.Allofthecitysfactoriesweregone.C.Mostofhomesweregone.D.Thewindcouldblowthebricksonthegroundaway.答案:B答案:C一二三四五六4.Whoplayedthemostimportantpartinhelpingthepeopleintheearthquake?A.Thesoldiersandtherescueworkers.B.Thecollegestudents.C.Theminersinthecoalmines.D.Thefarmersandtheteachers.答案:A一二三四五六六、依据课文内容填空SeveraldaysbeforeJuly28,1976,manystrangethingshappenedinTangshan.Thewaterinthevillagewells1.(rise)andfell.Thewaterpipesinsomebuildingscrackedand2.(burst).Theyweresignsfortheearthquake.Butpeopleinthecitydidntthinkmuch3.theseevents.At3:42amthatday,theearthbegantoshake,4.destroyedthecity.Manypeople,5.(include)rescueworkersanddoctors,cametorescuethose6.(trap)undertheruins.7.(late)thatafternoon,anotherbigquakeshookTangshan.Morepeople8.(kill)orinjuredand9.(many)buildingsfelldown.Soldierswerecalledintohelptherescueworkers.Thearmyorganizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedand10.(bury)thedead.roseburstofwhichincludingtrappedLaterwerekilledmoretobury12345678910111213141.Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away.想象你的房子开头摇晃,你必须立刻离开。考点一imaginev.想象Canyouimaginethelifein2050?你能想象2050年的生活吗?Imagineyourselftoberichandfamous.想象一下你又有钱又出名的情况。Canyouimaginea60-year-oldJapanesefloatingtwodaysaloneinthesea?你能想象一位60岁的日本人独自一人在海上漂流了两天的情景吗?1234567891011121314【高考典句】(2015北京高考)Canyouimaginewhatkindofworldwewouldhavewithoutsuchideasandinventions?如果没有这样的想法和发明你能想象出我们的世界会是什么样吗?Icantimaginelivinginancienttimes.我很难想象生活在古代会是什么样。归纳:imagine后可接名词、代词、动词的-ing形式和句子做宾语;imaginesb/sbsdoingsth的含义是“想象某人做某事”。imaginesbtobe的含义是“想象某人是”。考点二rightaway立刻;立刻Wemustbeoffrightaway.Itseightalr