7.useless adj.无用的；无效的；无益的

useful adj.有用的

8.shock vt.& vi.(使)震惊；震动；n.休克；震惊；打击

shocked adj.震惊的

9.rescue n.& vt.援救；营救

10.trap vt.使陷入困境；n.陷阱；困境

11.bury vt.埋葬；掩埋；隐藏

12.shelter n.掩蔽处；避身处；掩蔽

Ⅱ.重点短语

1.right away立刻；马上

2.think little of不在意，看轻

3.at an end结束；终结

4.in ruins严重受损；破败不堪

5.dig out掘出；发现

6.a (great) number of许多；大量的

Ⅲ.重点句式

1.too...to...太......而不能......

In the farmyards，the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat.

农家宅院里的鸡，甚至猪都紧张得不吃东西。

2.as if引导表语从句

It seemed as if the world was at an end!

仿佛到了世界末日！

3.all...not...并不是所有的

All hope was not lost.并不是所有的希望都破灭了。

Ⅰ.根据课文内容判断正(T)、误(F)

1.Before July 28,1976，strange things happened in the countryside of northwest Hebei.(F)

2.When the earthquake happened in Hebei，one-third of the nation could feel it.(T)

3.The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 4,000,000.(F)

4.Another big quake shook Tangshan while rescue workers and doctors were saving the people trapped.(T)

5.Animals like cows，pigs and chickens as well as people suffered a lot in the earthquake.(T)

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1.How long did the earthquake last?