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Reading

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Tangshan, Hebei

July 28th, 1976

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Retell the storyRetell the story

_________ happened in the countryside. For a few days, water in the wells _____________. From the cracks of wells __________come out. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. At 3:42 am, everything began to ______.It seemed that the world was _________. _________ of the nation ____ it. ___________cut across the city. The city lay _______.

Strange thingsrose and fell

smelly gas

nervous

shakeat an end One-third felt

A huge crackin ruins

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Two-thirds of the people _____ or

___________. Then later that afternoon,

another big quake ______ Tang Shan.

People began to wonder

___________________________. But all

hope ____________. _______ came to

help those ________. Slowly, the city

began to _____________.

died

were injured

shook

how long the disaster would last

was not lost Soldiers

breathe again

survivors

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He _____from his chair when the door

bell rang.

Her job is _______chickens.

Her temperature is still______.

He ________ in rank recently.

rise vi. & raise vt.

rose

raising

rising

has risen

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1) . His father will return home _____

______this year.

2) . He will be a scientist __________.

3) . How many English words had yo

u learned ____________ last term?

at the end of

in the end

by the end of

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请根据提示完成下列句子。1. ________ ( 三分之一 ) of the students

in our class ______ (be) girls.2. _________ ( 五分之三 ) of the soil __

________ (wash) away by the flood last night.

3. ______ ( 一半 ) of the desks in this school ________ (make) in his company.

4. ______ ( 大部分的 ) of the lecture he made yesterday ______ (be) interesting.

One-thirdare

Three-fifthswas washed

Halfare made

Mostwas

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5. _________________ ( 数万 ) people ____

_________ (dance) in the big square now.

6. There were ____________ ( 一万 ) stude

nts taking part in the exam yesterday.

7. _________________ ( 百分之九十 ) of th

e mountain __________ (cover) by trees.is covered

Tens of thousands of

are dancing

ten thousand

90% / 90 percent

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Everywhere they looked nearly everything was_________. destroyed

He ______ his brother’s prospectsruined

The crops were ________by the storm, so they might not have a good harvest.

damaged

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1.It was midnight when we found the cave.

2. On that mountain lies a temple at an altitude of more than 3,000 metres above sea level.

3. The shop sells good wool pillows and quilts.

4. The flame of the fire burnt brightly and the kettle bagan to boil.

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5. Every year thousands of butterflies fly to the spring from all places around it.

6. He looks like a nice and reliable man, but in fact the only thing he cares about is money.

7. The children are building sand castles beneath a blue sky.

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1. It wan midnight that we found the cave.

2. The flame of the fire burnt brightly, the kettle began to boil.

As the flame burning brightly, the kettle began to boil.

• The shop sells good qulity of wool pillows and quilts

Find out the mistakes

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4. There are thousands of butterflies come from everywhere to the spring.

5. He looks like a reliable man, actually he only cares about his own money.

6. It is a temple that at an altitude of more than 3,000 metres on the moutain.

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Their criticisms _________him deeply.

Smoking will ________his health.

He was slightly ________in the car accident.

He got _________in the fighting.

What you said _____my feeling.

hurt

injured

injured

wounded

hurt

Compare: injure;

hurt;

wound

injure: to hurt oneself/ sb. / sth. physically injure: to hurt oneself/ sb. / sth. physically

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[ 考例 ] The evening news comes on at seven o’clock and ______ only thirty minutes. (2004 全国卷 II)A. keeps B. continuesC. finishes D. lasts [ 点拨 ] 根据句意“……只持续 30 分钟”,排除 C ; keep 意为“维持,保持”时,后接形容词作表语,排除 A ; continue 指继续做某事; last 指某事持续了多长时间。

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All hope was not lost.

[ 考点 ] all...not = not all... 意为“并不都……”,是部分否定。当 all, both 及 eve

ry 的合成词与 not 连用时,表示部分否定;完全否定要用 no, never, nowhere, n

one, neither, nothing , nobody 等。

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[ 考例 ] I agree with most of what you sai

d, but I don’t agree with ______.

(NMET 1997)

A. everything B. anything

C. something D. nothing

[ 点拨 ] 根据前面的“我同意你说的大部分”,暗示“我并不同意所有的”,可知是部分否定,选 A 。 not...everythi

ng 表示的是部分否定。

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The dog buried the bone in the ground.

I buried myself in my studies.

bury oneself in= be buried in

devote oneself to= be devoted to

Lose oneself in = be lost in

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[ 考例 ] Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from ______ effects the people are still suffering. ( 天津 2005)A. that B. whoseC. those D. what

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• What can we do to reduce the damage of earthquakes?

• How can we protect ourselves and help others in the earthquake?

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keys

1. Build houses along the lines where

two of the earth’s plates join together;

2. Build the houses on rock than on sand.

3. Make the houses as strong as possible,

weak buildings will fall down in an

earthquake.

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1. Practice reading the whole text.

2. Finish off the exercise.

Learning about language.

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我国地震分布

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1) Do you know what would happen before an earthquake?

2) What can we do to keep ourselves safe from an earthquake?

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Bright lights flash in the skyBright lights flash in the sky

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Animals are too nervous, such as cows, dogs, horses, and snakes, etc.

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Predictions of an earthquake:

1) Bright lights flash in the sky;

3) The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas;

4) Animals are too nervous, such as cows, pigs, horses, and snakes, etc;

5) Mice run out to look for places to hide; 6) Fish jump out of the ponds.

2) The water in the well rise and fall;

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An EarthquakeAn Earthquake

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A terrible earthquake happened in India.A terrible earthquake happened in India.

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Reading

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Join the correct parts of the sentences.

Do a fast-reading of the passage.

2 The people didn’t worry because

1 The chickens didn’t eat because

C they were nervous.

E they didn’t know what the strange events meant.

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3 Such a great

number of people di

ed because

4 Water was needed

because

5 The people did not l

ose hope because

D dams and wells

were useless.

B the quake

happened while

they were

sleeping.

A the army

came to help

them.

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Structure of the text

Part Events

Before the earthquake (Paragraph _______)

_____________ were happening both in the countryside and in the city of Tangshan but ______________ them.

During the earthquake (Paragraph _______)

The earthquake ________ the city and _______ the people.

shockeddestroyed

2-3

no one noticed

Strange things

1

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Part Events

After the earthquake (Paragraph _______)

Soldiers were sent to dig out those trapped and _______ the dead; _______ were built for the homeless and ___________ was taken to the city.fresh water

sheltersto bury

4

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Some figures in the text

What’s the population of Tangshan in 1976?

About _________

What time did the earthquake happen?

At about ____________________.

How long did the earthquake last?

_______ seconds.15

3:00 am on July 28, 1976

one million

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What’s the number of people killed or injured in the quake?

Over _______.

How serious was the earthquake?

_______ of the factories and buildings and _______ of the homes were gone; ___________________ cows would never give milk again; ___________ pigs and _______ ____ chickens were dead.

millionsHalf a million

Tens of thousands of

90%75%

400,000

of

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How many soldiers were sent to rescue?

_______.150,000

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4. … the water pipes in some buildings cracked and _____.burst

burst : to come open or fly apart suddenly

The balloon suddenly burst.

burst into + n.

Some robbers burst into that house.

burst out

burst out + doing

They burst out laughing.

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He burst into laughter.

= He burst out laughing

He burst into tears.

= He burst out crying.

burst into+ n.

burst out + doing……

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5. It seemed 5. It seemed as ifas if the world… the world…1) as if 似乎,好像 = as though

She spoke to me as if she knew me.

她和我说话的神情,好像她早就认识我

似的。2) as if 在表语从句中相当于 that:

It seemed as if the meeting would never

end.

看起来会议没完没了。

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本文中 as if 的用法就是第二种。It seemed as if the world was at an en

d!= It seemed that the world was at an

end!

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6. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city 6. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city laylay in_____. in_____.ruinsruins

lie (lay, lain): to be, remain or be kept in a certain statein ruins : severely damaged or destroyed

Compare: ruin ; destroy ; damage

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 ① damage 指部分“损坏”、“损害”、“破坏”或指使用价值有所降低。它可以用作动词 , 也可以用作名词 , 用作名词时常与 to something 连用。  The accident did a lot of damage to his car.  ② destroy 只能用作动词 , 指彻底破坏 , 以致不可能修复 , 常作“破坏”、“毁灭”解 ,也可以指希望、计划等打破。  The earthquake destroyed almost the whole town.   

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③ruin 则表示破坏严重 , 以致不能修复 , 但这种破坏不像 destroy 那样毁灭某物 , 而是强调致使该物的使用价值发生了问题。用作动词时 , 它作 “使毁灭”、 “使崩溃”、 “弄糟”解 ; 用作名词时 , 它表示 “毁灭”、 “瓦解”、 “废墟”等抽象概念。 ruin 也有借喻的用法。   The fire ruined the castle.

   The house has fallen into ruin.

   The company is facing ruin.

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It seemed that the world was __ ___ ___.It seemed that the world was __ ___ ___.at an end

at the end of 用于表示具体事物或场所的场合,它也可以用来表示比喻意 ; by

the end of 用于表示时间的场合到……结束的时候,用语过去完成时态 ; in th

e end 意思“最后、终于”。

Compare: at the end of by the end of in the end

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The village ___in ruins after the war.

These machines have ____idle since the

factory closed.

An earthquake left the whole town_______.

His career is________.

lay

lain

in ruins

in ruins