Unit 4 Earthquakes
Period One Warming Up & Reading (Ⅰ)
基础落实
Ⅰ.课文理解
1．How long did the earthquake last?
A．15 minutes. B．42 minutes.
C．15 seconds. D．42 seconds.
2．Which is NOT true according to the text?
A．People in Beijing felt the earthquake.
B．People of Tangshan cared much about the strange events before the earthquake.
C．If the earthquake had happened during the daytime，it wouldn’t have caused so many deaths.
D．Many soldiers helped to rescue the people who were trapped under the ruins.
3．Which of the following can also be used as a title of the text?
A．Tangshan earthquake
B．The world at an end
C．How to prevent an earthquake
D．New Tangshan
4．What does the last sentence “Slowly，the city began to breathe again.” mean?
A．People who were trapped came to life.
B．The trees turned green.
C．The animals began to breathe.
D．The city returned to normal gradually.
5．Many strange things happened in the countryside EXCEPT that________.
A．the well walls had deep cracks in them
B．some animals were too nervous to eat
C．fish jumped out of bowls and ponds
D．birds flew higher than usual
6．Why didn’t people lose hope after the earthquake?
A．Because the army came to help them.
