高中Unit 4 Natural disasters优秀习题

THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
Strange 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 ____1___(裂缝) that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some ____2___(难闻的) gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too ____3___(紧张的) to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. ____4___(老鼠) ran out of the fields looking for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3：00 a.m., on 28 July 1976, bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city’s one million people were ____5___(睡着) as usual that night.
At 3：42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed 6____ ___(似乎)  the world were coming to an end! Eleven kilometres directly below the city, one of the most ____7___(致命的)  earthquakes of the 20th century had begun, a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing. Nearly ____8___(三分之一) of the whole nation felt it! A huge crack, eight kilometres long and 30 metres ____9___(宽的) , cut across houses, roads, and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, a large city lay 10___ ____(破败不堪) . 11____ _____(三分之二)  of the people who lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.
Everywhere ____12___(幸存者们)  looked, there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75___13____(百分之) of the city’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone. ____14___(砖)  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 ___15____(铁轨) were now useless pieces of ___16____(金属) . 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 17____ ___(吃惊)  — 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 would ___18__(持续) .
But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were ___19____(使落入险境) and to____20___(埋葬) the dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built ___21____(避难所)  for survivors 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___22___(呼吸)  again.
   Tangshan began to ___23____(复苏)  itself and get up on its feet again. With strong support from the government and the 24_______ _______(不懈的努力)  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 improvements in ____25___(交通) , industry, and ___26____(环境) . Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must____27___(团结) and show the___28____(智慧)  to stay ___29____(乐观的)  and rebuild for a brighter future.

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THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
Strange 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 to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings.__3___(mouse) 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 ___7___(hear). But the city’s one million people were ___8___(sleep) as usual that night.
At 3：42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as __9__ the world were coming to an end! Eleven kilometres ___10_____(direct) below the city, one of the most deadly ____11______(earthquake) of the 20th century had begun, 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, 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 thirds of the people who lived there were __13___(die) or injured. Thousands of children were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake __14___(be) more than 400,000.
Everywhere ____15_____(survive) looked, there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city ____16______(destroy). About 75 percent of the city’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn ___17____(leaf), but no wind could blow them away. Most bridges had _18___(fall) or were not safe to cross. The railway tracks were now ___19___(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 __20_ shock  and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings ___21___(fall) down. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were__22___(trap) and to bury __23__ dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide __24____(medicine) care. Workers built shelters for survivors ___25__ 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 ____26____(breath) again.
   Tangshan began to revive itself and get up on ___27__(it) feet again. With strong support from the government and the ___28___(tire) efforts of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was __29___(build) upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great ___30____(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 ___31___(wise) to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.

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THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
1._____________________________________________________河北东北部的农村发生了奇怪的事情。. For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks 2. _____________________________________________________井壁上出现了深深的裂缝. At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. 3._________

____________________________老鼠跑出田野寻找藏身之处，, and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3：00 a.m., on 28 July 1976, bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. 4._______________________________________

_________________________________但是城市那天晚上一百万人像往常一样睡着了。

At 3：42 a.m., everything began to shake. 5._______________________________________

好像世界要走到尽头了！ Eleven kilometres directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun, a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing. 6.__________________________________________________全国近三分之一的人感觉到了！A huge crack, eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide, cut across houses, roads, and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. 7.__________

___________________________________________不到一分钟，一座大城市就成了废墟。 Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured. 8._____________________

______________________成千上万的孩子失去了父母。The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.
9._________________________________________________________________________幸存者们所到之处都是废墟。城里几乎所有的东西都被毁了。About 75 percent of the city’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone. 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. 10.____________________________________铁轨现在成了无用的金属片。 Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs, and millions of chickens were dead. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. 11.________

___________________人们都震惊了 — and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get. 12.__________________________________________________人们开始想知道这场灾难会持续多久。
13.___________________________________________但希望并没有丧失。 Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those 14._________________

_____________________________________挖掘被困人员，掩埋死者。. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. 15.________________________________

___________________________工人们为房屋被毁的幸存者建造了庇护所。 Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. 16._________________________________________________慢慢地，城市又开始呼吸了。
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__________________________________________________________________________唐山开始恢复活力，再次站起来。 在政府的大力支持，和城市人民的不懈努力下，地震废墟上建造了一座新的唐山。The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in transportation, industry, and environment. 18____

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________唐山市向中国和世界证明，在灾难时刻，人民必须团结一致，拿出智慧，积极向上，重建更加美好的未来。

The Daily News
TSUNAMI HITS ASIA：OVER 6,500 DEAD
By Robert Woodhouse Monday, 27 December 2004
The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that____1____(冲击) into ____2___(海岸线) across Asia yesterday, killing more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars were 3_______ ______(消除) by huge 4_______(海浪) caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0. The undersea quake struck 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 deaths stood at 2,498, and one million more were 5_______(影响)  by the tsunami, government officials said. Indian officials said as many as 1,900 had been killed 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 6_______(失踪) , local officials said. "I was having breakfast with my three children when water started filling my home. We had to leave everything and run to 7_______(安全地带) ," said Chandra Theeravit, a local Thai woman.
  Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths is expected to grow even higher over the next few days. Foreign 8_______(援助)  is being organised for the tsunami-hit countries. However, dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to 9_______(输送) food and 10_______(物资) .

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The Daily News
TSUNAMI HITS ASIA：OVER 6,500 DEAD
By Robert Woodhouse Monday, 27 December 2004
The ____1______(powerful) earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami ___2___ crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, ____3___(kill) more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars ____4____(sweep) away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached ____5___ magnitude of 9.0. The undersea quake ____6____(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 deaths stood at 2,498, and one million more ___7____(affect) by the tsunami, government officials said. Indian officials said as many as 1,900 had been killed along the southern coast. Another 254 were found ___8___(die)in Thailand and 54 in three other countries. In southern Thailand, 1,900 people were hurt and many more were ____9____(miss), local officials said. "I was having breakfast with my three children ___10____ water started filling my home. We had to leave everything and run to ___11____(safe)," said Chandra Theeravit, a local Thai woman.
  Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths ___12___(be) expected to grow even higher over the next few days. Foreign aid is being organised for the tsunami-hit countries. However, ____13____(danger) conditions and ____14___(damage) roads will make ___15__difficult to deliver food and supplies.

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The Daily News
TSUNAMI HITS ASIA：OVER 6,500 DEAD
By Robert Woodhouse Monday, 27 December 2004
1. ______________________________________________________________________这场过去40年来最强烈的地震引发的海啸昨天冲进了整个亚洲的海岸线, killing more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars 2___________________________被巨浪卷走 caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0. The undersea quake struck around 7:00 a.m. Sunday off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. In that area alone, 3._________________________________________________至少1870人遇难。 

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_______________________________________________________________________死亡人数为2498人，另有100万人受到海啸影响, government officials said. Indian officials said as many as 1,900 had been killed along the southern coast. Another 254 were found dead in Thailand and 54 in three other countries. In southern Thailand, 5.________

____________________________________1900人受伤，更多人失踪, local officials said. "I was having breakfast with my three children when water started filling my home. 6.____________________________________________________我们不得不离开一切，逃到安全的地方。," said Chandra Theeravit, a local Thai woman.
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_______________________________________________________________________预计未来几天死亡人数还会增加。 正在为遭受海啸袭击的国家组织外国援助。然而，危险的环境和损坏的道路将使运送食物和物资变得困难。