Make a home earthquake plan.Find a safe place in every room，such as a desk or a table，where you can find cover in an earthquake.For twofloor homes，get a propersized ladder to get out through a window if the stairs are damaged.

Decide where your family will remeet if you are separated.Decide on an outoftown relative for family members to get in touch with.

Attach things such as tall furniture and water heaters to the wall so that they will not be knocked over during an earthquake.

Prepare an emergency kit(成套工具)for your home and a car that has food，water，clothing，flashlights，a radio and a firstaid kit in it.

Know what to do when an earthquake starts.Drop，cover and hold on.Only move a few steps to a safe place for cover and stay there until the shaking stops.If you are in a car，slow down and drive to somewhere away from trees and power lines.Stay in your car until the shaking stops.

Practice for the real thing to help keep a clear head when a real earthquake happens.

[阅读障碍词]

1．attach v．贴，系，把……固定

2．furniture n．家具

3．firstaid adj.急救的

[诱思导读]

阅读短文，回答问题

1．How many tips does the passage offer us?

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2．Why do we practice for the real thing in our daily life?

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[答案]　1.Six.

2．To help keep a clear head when a real earthquake happens.

Section Ⅰ　Listening and Speaking &Reading and Thinking——Comprehending

Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思

(　　)1.disaster　 A．vt.埋葬；安葬

(　　)2.slide B．n.震惊；令人震惊的事；休克

vt.(使)震惊

(　　)3.rescue C．vi.生存；存活； vt.幸存；

艰难度过

(　　)4.damage D．vi.&vt.(使)滑行；滑动

(　　)5.survive E．n.灾难；灾害

(　　)6.destroy F．n.避难处；居所；庇护 vt.保护；

掩蔽 vi.躲避(风雨或危险)

(　　)7.affect G．vt.损害；破坏； n．损坏；损失

(　　)8.shelter H．n.&vt.营救；救援

(　　)9.shock I．vt.遭受；蒙受 vi.(因疾病、痛

苦、悲伤等)受苦

(　　)10.bury J．vt.摧毁；毁灭

(　　)11.breathe K．vt.影响；(疾病)侵袭；深深打动

(　　)12.suffer L．vi.&vt.呼吸

[答案]　1－5　EDHGC　6－10　JKFBA　11－12　LI

Ⅱ.选择下列句子中词组的汉语意思

A．……的数量　B．像往常一样　C．严重受损；破败不堪　D．似乎；好像　E．震惊；吃惊　F．建立

(　　)1.Even if they met for the first time，they talked as if they were good friends.

(　　)2.The whole town was in ruins after the powerful earthquake happened.

(　　)3.When I told them the bad news，they were all in shock.

(　　)4.Another new school will be set up here so as to meet the need of the citizens.

(　　)5.As usual，I walk the dog along the street.

(　　)6.The number of people that come to visit this city each year reach one million.

[答案]　1－5　DCEFBA

第一步　速读——了解文章主题和段落大意

Ⅰ.速读P50课文内容，选择最佳答案

What's the main idea of the text?

A．A terrible earthquake of Tangshan.

B．Before the earthquake of Tangshan.

C．During the earthquake of Tangshan.

D．Damages of the earthquake of Tangshan.

[答案]　A

Ⅱ.速读P50课文内容，匹配段落大意

1．Para.1　　　 A．Damages caused by the earthquake.

2．Paras.2～3　 B．Rescue after the earthquake.

3．Para.4～5　 C．Signs before the earthquake.

[答案]　1－3　CAB

第二步　细读——把控文章关键信息

细读P50课文内容，选择最佳答案

1．The last sentence in Paragraph 1 implies that________.

A．the survivors didn't think too much of the earthquake

B．the survivors were made to lose their sense by the sudden big earthquake

C．the survivors didn't realize that a terrible earthquake happened in such a short time

D．the survivors didn't think an earthquake could bring such great damage

2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Many soldiers helped to rescue the people who were trapped under the ruins.

B．If the earthquake had happened during the daytime，it wouldn't have caused so many deaths.

C．People of Tangshan cared much about the strange events before the earthquake.

D．The earthquake was also felt in Beijing.

3．What is the number of people who were killed or injured during the earthquake?

A．400,000　　　　　　　　B．150,000

C．10,000 D．50,000

4．The title“ The night the earth didn't sleep” means ________.

A．the earth was awake all night long

B．people on the earth couldn't fall asleep that night

C．the earth shook like crazy that night

D．animals on the earth would not sleep that night

[答案]　1－4　CCAC

第三步　研读——能力升华接轨高考

根据P50课文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

Several days before July 28,1976，many strange things happened in Tangshan. They were 1.signs(sign)for an earthquake.But people 2.who lived there didn't think much of that.At 3：42 am that day，the earth began 3.to shake(shake)，which destroyed almost all the city in fifteen terrible seconds.Many people，4.including(include) rescue workers and doctors，came 5.to rescue(rescue)those who 6.were trapped(trap)under the ruins.Later that afternoon，another big earthquake hit the city.More people were killed or injured and more buildings fell 7.down.Very soon the army sent a lot of soldiers to help，and teams 8.were organized (organize)to dig out the trapped and to bury the dead.By and by things improved and the city began to 9.breathe(breath) again.With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city's people，a new Tangshan 10.was built(build) upon the earthquake ruins.