1.The chickens didn't eat because

2.The people didn't worry because

3.Such a great number of people died because

4.Water was needed because

5.The people did not lose hope because A.the army came to help them

B.the quake happened while they were sleeping

C.they were nervous

D.dams and wells were useless

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

Ⅱ.Finish the following passage according to the text and try to retell the story.

　　Strange things were happening in the countryside in northeast Hebei.For three days the water in the wells r　　　 and fell.A s　　　 gas came out of the cracks.In Tangshan,the water pipes in some buildings cracked and b　　　.But the people of the city,who thought l　　　 of these events,went to bed as u　　　.

　　At 3:42 am everything began to s　　　.It s　　　 as if the world was a　　　 a　　　 e! In fifteen seconds a large city l　　　 i　　　 r　　　.The n　　　 of people who were k　　　 or i　　　 r　　　 more than 400,000.Many children were l　　　 without parents.

　　Nearly everything was d　　　.Hospitals,factories,buildings and homes were g　　　.People were shocked.Nobody knew how long the d　　　 would l　　　.

　　The army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan.They o teams to d　　　 o　　　 those who were t under the ruins and to b　　　 the dead.Hundreds of t　　　 of people were r.

　　5.Post-reading

　　Interview:Suppose you are a reporter from a foreign newspaper and you are interviewing a survivor of the Tangshan earthquake.

　　You can begin like this:

　　A:Excuse me.May I ask you some questions about the earthquake?

　　B:Sure.

　　Key Words:

　　rose;smelly;burst;thought little of;as usual;began to shake;at an end;lay in ruins;reached more than 400,000;without parents;destroyed;gone;last;150,000 soldiers;organized;bury;rescued

课后提升

　　1.But the one million people of the city,who thought little of these events,were asleep as usual that night.

　　*think little of 轻视,不重视

　　*think much of 重视,赞扬

　　1)他不重视我的建议。

　　2)我觉得这幅画并不高明。

　　2.Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents.

　　此处leave表示" 使处于......状态 ",

　　其后通常接复合宾语,即宾语+adj./done/doing/n./prep.等作宾语补足语。

　　完成句子

　　1)请开着门吧。Leave the door 　　　,please.

　　2)别让他在雨中等着。

　　Don't leave him 　　　 in the rain.

　　3)别打扰我,走开!Leave me 　　　! Go away.

　　4)我不能让这样一件重要的事半途而废。

　　I can't leave such an important matter 　　　.

5)地震使整个城镇沦为废墟。