Section Warming & ReadingPrereadingAs 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 look 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 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 happened to Tangshan.CThe animals could not sleep at night.DEarthquake happens now and then.答案：答案：B2Before the earthquake，the following happened except_.Athe water in the well rose and fellBthe well walls had cracksCthe animals were too nervous to eatDpeople all knew the matter答案：答案：D3Why did not 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：答案：D4Which of the following didnt happen during the earthquake?AThere was a huge crack.BSteam burst out of the ground.CMany children were left without parents.DRescue teams were sent there.答案：答案：D5We can infer from the passage that_.Athe rescue came soon after the earthquakeBthe people were so afraid that they all ran awayCmost people survived the earthquakeDall the houses in the city fell down答案：答案：A1Read the text again and find the topic sentence of each paragraph.Para.1_Para.2_Para.3_Para.4_答案：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 destroyed.Para.4：All hope was not lost.2Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.Before the earthquakesThere were many (1)_ things happening： The water in the wells rose and fell.The well walls had deep cracks out of which a smelly (2)_came out.Before the earthquakes The chickens and the pigs were so (3)_that they didnt eat.Mice ran out of the fields and fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds. People saw bright lights in the sky and could hear the sound of (4)_and the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst.But people didnt (5)_much of these events.During the earthquakes At 342 am，everything began to shake.Onethird of the nation felt it. Tangshan was in (6)_ in 15 seconds.Twothirds of the people died or were (7)_ Later that afternoon，another big quake struck the city.Many people，including some rescue workers and doctors were (8)_under the ruins.Water，food and (9)_were hard to get.After the earthquakes 150,000 soldiers were (10)_to Tangshan.Lots of survivors were dug out from under the ruins and the dead were buried. Most of the (11)_were saved from the coal mines. (12)_ were built and fresh water was taken to city.答案：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)SheltersSuppose there would be an earthquake，what should we do to keep ourselves safe?_答案：答案：(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 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.Twothirds 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 Tangshan.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Slowly，the city began to 10._again.答案：答案：1.usual2.shake3.directly4.away5.injured6.destroyed7.gone8.another9.rescue10.breathe同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全