必修一Unit 4 Natural DisastersTHE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEPStrange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks 1. appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gas 2. (come) out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous 3. __________ (eat), and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields 4. __________ (look) for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3：00 a.m., 5. 28 July 1976, bright lights 6. (see) in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city’s one million people were 7. (sleep) as usual that night.8. 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world9._________ (be) coming to an end! Eleven kilometres directly below the city, one of the most (致命的) earthquakes of the 20th century had begun, 10. _______ quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing. Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it! A huge crack, eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide, 11. (cut) across houses, roads, and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, a large city 12 (lie) in ruins. Two 13. (three) of the people who lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children 14. (leave) without parents. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake 15. (be) more than 400,000.Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing 16. ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75 percent of the ci ty’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were 17. (go). Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away. Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross. The railway tracks were now 18. ________ (use) pieces of metal. Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs, and millions of chickens were dead. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were 19. shock—and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster 20. (last).But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those 21. were trapped and to bury the dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors 22. homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. Slowly, the city began to 23. (breath) again.Tangshan started to revive itself and (重新站起来). 24. s trong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great 25. ___________ (improve) in transportation, industry, and environment. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a 26. (bright) future.By Robert Woodhouse Monday, 27 December 2004The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused 1. tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, 2. (kill) more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars 3. (sweep) away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake 4. reached a magnitude of 9.0. The undersea quake 5. (strike) around 7:00 a.m., Sunday off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. In that area alone, at least 1,870 people were killed.In Sri Lanka, some 1,600 kilometres west of the quake centre, the number of 6. _________ (dead) stood at 2,498, and one million more were affected by the tsunami, government officials said. Indian officials said as many as 1,900 7. ____________ (kill) along the southern coast. Another 254 were found dead in Thailand and 54 in three other countries. In southern Thailand, 1,900 people were hurt and many more were 8. (miss) , local officials said. “I 9. (have) breakfast with my three children when water started filling my home. We had to leave everything and run to 10. (safe),” said Chandra Theeravit, a local Thai woman.Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths is expected to grow even 11. (high) over the next few days. Foreign aid is being organised for the tsunami-hit countries. 12. , dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make 13. difficult to deliver food and supplies.必修一Unit 4 Natural DisastersTHE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEPStrange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks 1. that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gas 2. coming (come) out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous 3. to eat (eat), and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields 4. looking (look) for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3：00 a.m., 5. on 28 July 1976, bright lights 6. were seen (see) in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city’s one million people were 7. asleep (sleep) as usual that night.8. At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world 9.were (be) coming to an end! Eleven kilometres directly below the city, one of the most deadly (致命的) earthquakes of the 20th century had begun, 10. a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing. Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it! A huge crack, eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide, 11. cut (cut) across houses, roads, and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, a large city 12 lay (lie) in ruins. Two 13. thirds (three) of the people who lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children 14. were left (leave) without parents. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake 15. was (be) more than 400,000.Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing 16. but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75 percent of the ci ty’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were 17. gone (go). Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away. Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross. The railway tracks were now 18. useless (use) pieces of metal. Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs, and millions of chickens were dead. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were 19. in shock—and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster 20. would last (last).But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those 21. who were trapped and to bury the dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors 22. whose homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. Slowly, the city began to 23. breathe (breath) again.Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet (重新站起来). 24. With s trong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great 25. improvements (improve) in transportation, industry, and environment. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a 26. brighter (bright) future.By Robert Woodhouse Monday, 27 December 2004The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused 1. a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, 2. killing (kill) more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars 3. were swept (sweep) away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake 4. that reached a magnitude of 9.0. The undersea quake 5. struck (strike) around 7:00 a.m., Sunday off the west coast of Indonesi a’s Sumatra Island. In that area alone, at least 1,870 people were killed.In Sri Lanka, some 1,600 kilometres west of the quake centre, the number of 6. deaths (dead) stood at 2,498, and one million more were affected by the tsunami, government officials said. Indian officials said as many as 1,900 7. had been killed (kill) along the southern coast. Another 254 were found dead in Thailand and 54 in three other countries. In southern Thailand, 1,900 people were hurt and many more were 8. missing (miss) , lo cal officials said. “I 9. was having (have) breakfast with my three children when water started filling my home. We had to leave everything and run to 10. safety (safe),” said Chandra Theeravit, a local Thai woman.Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths is expected to grow even 11. higher (high) over the next few days. Foreign aid is being organised for the tsunami-hit countries. 12. However, dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make 13. it difficult to deliver food and supplies.。
