1976年7月28日，唐山市发生了强度里氏7.8级的地震，这是20世纪死伤率最大的地震之一。 1976 Tangshan Earthquake At 3：42 am, an earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 magnitude on the Richter scale flattened Tangshan, a Chinese industrial city with a population of about one million. As almost everyone was asleep in their beds, instead of outside in the relatively safe streets, the quake was especially costly in terms of human life. It’s estimated that about 242，000 people in Tangshan and surrounding areas were killed, making the earthquake one of the deadliest in recorded history. In the days before the earthquake, well-water levels rose and fell. Rats were seen running in panicked(恐慌的) packs in broad daylight. Chickens refused to eat. During the evening of July 27 and the early morning hours of July 28, people reported flashes of colored light and roaring(轰鸣的) fireballs. At 3：42 am, most people were sleeping quietly when the earthquake struck. It lasted for 14－16 seconds and leveled 90 percent of Tangshan’s buildings. At least a quarter-of-a-million people were killed and 160，000 were injured. The earthquake came during the heat of midsummer, and many frightened survivors climbed out of their ruined houses naked, covered only in dust and blood. The earthquake started fires and lit explosive and poisonous gases in Tangshan’s factories. Water and electricity were cut off and rails and roads accessible to the city were destroyed. The Chinese government was ill-prepared for a disaster of this scale at that time. The day following the quake, helicopters and planes began dropping food and medicine into the city. About 100，000 soldiers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army were ordered to Tangshan, and many had to march on foot from Jinzhou, a distance of more than 180 miles. About 30，000 medical personnel were called in, along with 30，000 construction workers. In the decisive first week after the disaster, many people died from lack of medical care. Tangshan was eventually rebuilt with sufficient earthquake precautions. Section Ⅰ Warming Up & Reading—Comprehending 重点单词 写作词汇 1.earthquake n． 地震 2.burst vi. 爆裂；爆发 n. 突然破裂；爆发 3.million n. 百万 4.event n. 事件；大事 5.ruin n. 废墟；毁灭 vt. 毁灭；使破产 6.destroy vt. 破坏；毁坏；消灭 7.rescue n．& vt. 援救；营救 8.trap vt. 使陷入困境 n. 陷阱；困境 9.disaster n. 灾难；灾祸 10.bury vt. 埋葬；掩埋；隐藏 11.shelter n. 掩蔽；掩蔽处；避身处 12.electricity n. 电；电流；电学 拓展词汇 13.nation n．民族；国家；国民→national adj.国家的；全国性的 14.suffering n．苦难；痛苦→suffer v．遭受 15.extreme adj.极度的→extremely adv.极端地；很；非常地 16.injure vt.损害；伤害→injury n．伤害 17.useless adj.无用的；无效的；无益的→useful adj.有用的→use n．用途 v．使用 18.shock vt.& vi.(使)震惊；震动 n．休克；打击；震惊→shocked adj.震惊的；震撼的→shocking adj.令人震惊的 19.dirt n．污垢；泥土→dirty adj.脏的， 肮脏的 20.mine n．矿；矿山；矿井→miner n．矿工 阅读词汇 21.well n． 井 22.c ... ...
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