浙江专用高一英语课件：Unit4 Earthquakes Reading（新人教版必修1）.pptVIP

Unit4 Earthquakes Tangshan Earthquake Natural Disasters typhoon tsunami drought earthquake volcanic eruption sandstorm ______ of the nation felt the earthquake. A huge crack that was __ kilometers long and _____ meters wide cut across houses. ____ of the people died or were injured during the earthquake. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than ________. All of the city’s hospitals, _____ of its factories and buildings and _____ of its homes were gone. 1/3 8 30 2/3 400,000 75% 90% 15 seconds great/ destructive What sentences does the writer use simile(明喻) to say the quake is GREAT? Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. How the army helped the people in Tangshan? The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. ☆ Miners were rescued from the coal mines. ☆ Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. ☆ Fresh water was taken to the city. ☆ Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 signs damage recovery A night that the earth didn’t sleep The text is about the terrible ___________ happening in Tangshan, Hebei in the year of 1976. They were many signs before the earthquake but little ________ was paid. The earthquake nearly _________ the city. With the help of the army, local people slowly felt hopeful about the future again. earthquake attention destroyed 1 The chicken didn’t eat because 2 The people didn’t worry because 3 Such a great number of people died because 4 Water was needed because 5 The people did not lose hope because A the army came to help them. B the quake happened while they were sleeping C they were nervous. D dams and wells were useless E they didn’t know what the strange events meant. Strange things happened in Tang Shan before the earthquake. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the cracks of wells a smelly gas c