ReadingFastreading(whilelistening)•Whendidtheearthquakebegin?•Howmanypeoplewerekilledorinjuredinthequake?•Whohelpedtorescuethepeople?AndHow?Itbeganat3:42amonJuly28,1976.Morethan400,000people.Thesoldiershelpedtorescuethepeople.Theydigoutthosewhoweretrappedandburiedthedead.Findthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph:Para1---Para2---Para3---Para4---ThefirstsentenceThefirstandsecondsentenceThesecondsentenceThefirstsentenceI.Dividethepassageintothreeparts.Clue(线索)ofthestory:part1.Before~during~after(Para.1)(Para.2,3)(Para.4)part2.part3.theearthquake1.Beforetheearthquake,strangethingsbegantohappen,everyonetooklittlenoticeof(注意)them.2.TheearthquakedestroyedthecityofTangshanandshockedthepeopleverymuch.3.Thearmycametohelpthesurvivors,bringinghopeforanewlife.II.Threeparts:peoplewerekilledorinjuredofitshospitalsweredestroyedofitsfactoriesandbuildingsweregoneofitshomesweregonedamsfellbridgesfellorwerenotsafefortravelingHowserioustheearthquakewas?100%>400,00075%90%2mostofthegreatdamageoftheearthquakeweregonebricksfellorwerenotsafefortravelingtherailwaytrackstensofthousandsofcowshospitals,factories,buildingsandhomescoveredthegroundtwodamsandmostofthebridgeswereuselesspiecesofsteelwouldnevergivemilkagainthegreatdamageoftheearthquakehaddiedsandweretrappedundertheruinswerehardtogetpigsandchickensfilledthewellssomerescueworkersanddoctorswater,food,electricityTorF:1.PeopleinTangshanwerewarnedoftheearthquakeanddidn’tgotobedthatnight.2.PeopleinBeijingalsofelttheearthquake.3.Morethan400000peoplewerekilledintheearthquake.4.Manyrescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruinsduringtheafter-shock.5.PeopletriedtogetfreshwaterfromunderthegroundinTangshan.Comprehending:1.Thechickendidn’teatbecauseA.thearmycametohelp.2.Beforethequakepeopledidn’tworrybecauseB.thequakehappenedwhiletheyweresleeping.3.SuchagreatnumberofpeoplediedbecauseC.theywerenervous.4.WaterwasneededbecauseD.damandwellswereuseless.5.ThepeopledidnotlosehopebecauseE.theydidn’tknowthequakecausethestrangeevents.WhythetitleisANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEP?Whatdoesthelastsentence“Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain”mean?FeelingsbeforeearthquakecuriousanxioussurprisedfrightenedpuzzledconfusedafterearthquakeshockedfrightenedworriedhopelessunbelievabledistressedsadLanguagepoints1.Imagineyourhomebeginstoshakeandyoumustleaveitrightaway.imagine:formamentalpictureimagine+n./pron./G./cl.imaginesb.tobeshake:causetomovetoandfrorightaway:atonce;innotime;immediatelyrightnow:atthisverymomentMakeupyourmind___________.I’llreturnthebook___________.rightnowrightawayThewallshaddeep_______init.Thewallshaddeep_______init.crackscracks2.Thewaterinthevillagewell___________________.roseroseandandfellfellHe______fromhischairwhenthedoorbellrang.Herjobis_________chickens.Hertemperatureisstill________.He______________inrankrecently.Compare:rise&raiseroseraisingrisinghasrisensmelly:havinganoticeable,usuallyunpleasantodorsmell+y=adj.smelln./v(smelt/smelled)Theywereallhungryandthefood______good.Ican______somethingburninginthekitchen.Pleasethrowthe_______fishaway.Thehouse_______ofpaint.smeltsmellsmellysmells3.A______gascame________thecrackssmellyoutof4.waterpipesinsomebuildings________and_______.burstcrackedburst:tocomeopenorflyapartsuddenlyTheballoonsuddenlyburst.burstinto+n.Somerobbersburstintothathouse.burstoutburstout+doingTheyburstoutlaughing.Compare:Heburstintola...