Book 1 Unit 4 课文语法填空

B1U4
Strange things were happening in Tangshan. For a few days, the water in the village wells rose and 1.            (fall). Deep cracks appeared in the well walls. Chickens, pigs，dogs, and
even mice became nervous. Bright lights were seen in the sky and loud noises were heard. But people paid no attention to them.
At 3:42 a. m. ,everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to 2.
           end ! One of the most 3.            ( dead) earthquakes of the 20th century had begun. 4.            less than one minute, the city lay in 5.            ( ruin ). Two thirds 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 6.            (be) more than 400 ,000. Then later that i afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
But hope was not 7.            ( lose). Rescuers，including soldiers, doctors, nurses and workers came to help. The soldiers dug out the people who 8.            ( trap ) and buried the dead. Workers built shelters for survivors 9.            homes had been destroyed. Slowly, the city began to breathe and revive10.            (it). With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city' s people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.

1.fell 2. an 3. deadly 4. In 5. ruins 6. was 7. lost 8. were trapped 9. whose 10. itself

【Reading and Thinking】
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 that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some   1   (smell) gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused   2   (go) inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields   3   (look) for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3:00 a.m., on 28 July 1976, bright lights   4   (see) in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night.
At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to   5   end! Eleven kilometres directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun, a quake   6   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 lay in ruins. Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children were left   7   parents. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.
Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing   8   ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. 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. The railway tracks were now
9   (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 in shock—and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even
10   (many) buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
【参考答案】
1. smelly    2. to go    3. looking    4. were seen    5. an
6. that/which    7. without    8. but    9. useless    10. more

【Reading for Writing】
TSUNAMI HITS ASIA: OVER 6,500 DEAD
The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday,   1   (kill) more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars
2   (sweep) away by huge waves   3   (cause) by the strong earthquake   4   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
5   2,498, and one million more were affected 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 missing, 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   6   (safe),” said Chandra Theeravit,   7   local Thai woman.
Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths is expected   8   (grow) even
9   (high) over the next few days. Foreign aid is being organised for the tsunami-hit countries.
10  , dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.
【参考答案】
1. killing    2. were swept    3. caused    4. that/which    5. at
6. safety    7. a    8. to grow    9. higher    10. However