Earthquakes课件27.ppt

What Natural Disasters do you know? Do you still remember the big earthquake happened in WenChun SiChuan ? What will happen if an earthquake happen? The roads, bridges railways are destroyed. The buildings fall down. The electricity and water power are cut off. The whole city lies in ruins. All things cut into pieces. Some people are injured and die. Do you know the cause of earthquake? ?Earthquake often happens in the places where plates meet. Earth plates jump and produce shock wakes. 6.People in Tangshan were warned of the earthquake and didn’t go to bed that night. 7.People in Beijing also felt the earthquake. 8.More than 400 000 people were killed in the quake. 9.Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock. 10.People tried to get fresh water from under the ground in Tangshan. 1.Which of the following are the signs of an earthquake EXCEPT_______ A mice ran out looking for hiding places B strange sounds are heard in the sky like those of planes C people are restless(不安,没有休息的) D fish jump out of water 2.The second and third paragraph is mainly about ______ A the great loss the earthquake brought to Tangshan B the number of people who were killed or injured C when and where an earthquake happened D the cause of the big earthquake in Tangshan 3.The first sentence of paragraph 3 implies that_____ A the survivors didn’t think too much of it B the survivors was made to lose their sense by the sudden big earthquake C the survivors didn’t realize in such a brief instant that it was a terrible earthquake D the survivors didn’t think an earthquake could bring such great damage 4.This passage is written_____ A by giving terrible examples B by description in the order of events C by expressing the author’s feelings about earthquake sufferers D by objective description of the whole earthquake 1. What does the passage mainly talk about? 2.Sum up the main idea of each part of the passage.(use one word t