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Unit 4 Earthquakes ---Reading 学案

I.

Careful Reading:

Make a timeline

II. Post-reading: Fill in the blanks. Before the water in the well ______and _____. And some deep ______ could be seen in the well walls. A ______ gas came out the cracks; Mice ran out of the fields _____ _____ places to hide. Fish ______out bows and ponds; the chicken and even pigs were _____ nervous _____ eat; people could see ______ lights in the sky. Then at 3:42 am, everything began to ______. It seemed the world was _____ _____ _____. ________(1/3) of the nation felt it. A _____ crack cut across the city. The city lay ____ _____. Tow-third of the people ______ or ______. Then later in the afternoon, another big quake _______ Tang

Shan, which were ______ many ________ workers and doctor.

III. Post-reading :

Answer these questions. 1.

What is the passage mainly about? The passage mainly talks about

a(n)__________ that happened in _________ in ______. 2. What can be inferred from the passage? A.If the pigs were too nervous to eat, there must be an earthquake. B. If some natural signs had not been ignored, all the people in Tangshan city might have had a chance to survive. C. There would not have been such a great quake if people had paid enough attention to some natural signs. D. If some natural signs had not been ignored, people might have had a chance to survive. 3.Which of the following is the main reason for the heavy loss of life in the quake? A. The earthquake happened in the deep night when people were sleeping deeply.

B. There were not enough rescue workers. C. The building were poorly constructed and most of them were destroyed in the quake. D. People were not careful enough to notice some natural signs before the earthquake.