(
课件网) UNIT 4 NATURAL DISASTERS Reading and Thinking Part 1 Reading comprehension 答案 A 第一步 速读课文 理清脉络 Task 1 Read the text quickly and find out what it is mainly about. What is the main idea of the text A.A terrible earthquake of Tangshan. B.Damages of the earthquake of Tangshan. C.Rescue work after the earthquake of Tangshan. D.Strange signs before the earthquake of Tangshan. Task 2 Skim for the main structure. strange shake bury new 第二步 精读课文 领悟细节 Task 3 Read the text carefully and finish the following exercises. Activity 1 Read Part 1(Para.1)carefully and do the following exercises. 1.Find out some of the strange things happening before the earthquake. (1)The water ;Deep cracks appeared in the well walls.Smelly gas . (2)Animals behaved :Chickens and pigs were _____ and dogs ;Mice ran out ;Fish the water. (3) were seen in the sky and were heard. rose and fell came out of at least one well strangely too nervous to eat refused to go inside buildings looking for places to hide jumped out of Bright lights loud noises 2.How do you understand the last sentence in this paragraph It shows that people in Tangshan didn’t /were _____ those strange things and didn’t make before the disaster. notice unaware/ignorant of preparations Activity 2 Read Part 2(Paras.2&3)carefully and do the following exercises. 1.Why did the writer use so many numbers in the text (1)To show the earthquake was very and it caused people and the city. (2)To make the text more and . serious a lot of damage to accurate convincing 2.What rhetorical device(修辞手法)does the author use in the following sentences A.metaphor(暗喻) B.repetition(重复) C.exaggeration(夸张) D.simile(明喻) (1)It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! (2)Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves... C D volunteer workers _____ _____ _____ army, soldiers doctors, nurses _____ the people who were trapped dig out _____ the dead bury _____ medical care provide build shelters for _____ survivors _____ the water and food transport What did they do for the city Who went into the city rescue Match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 A. The earthquake caused unbelievable destruction to Tangshan. Para.2 B. The earthquake happened and caused deaths and injuries in Tangshan. Para.3 C. Help came soon after the quakes. Para.4 D. Strange things happened, but no one paid attention to them. Para.5 E. Tangshan came back to life again. A. The city will not die, it has hope and it can recover from the pain. B. The army sent 150, 000 soldiers to Tangshan to help people. C. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. D. Most of the 10, 000 miners were re ... ...
