整篇文章按照时间顺序描写了1976年发生在唐山的大地震，全文可以分成三个部分：第一部分为第一段，主要描述地震前夕，唐山地区发生的一系列反常的现象，这些都是地震前的预兆，可惜在当时并没有引起人们的注意和警觉；第二部分为第二、三段，主要讲20世纪最大的一场地震就在唐山市发生了，短短15秒钟的地震就几乎将整个城市夷为平地，伤亡人数达到40多万，幸存者感到悲哀的同时又产生了惊恐和不安；第三部分为第四段，主要讲地震后，解放军的救援和全国各地的支援使得被地震摧毁的城市又开始得以复苏。
理清文章的结构后，请回答以下问题：①How do you understand the title “A Night the Earth Didn’t Sleep”? Could you explain it inyour own words?②What were the signs of a coming disaster?③What happened to the city when the earthquake struck?④How were the survivors helped?(1) For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell.三天来，村里的井水升升降降，起起伏伏。
rise (vi.)______/_______pt/pp ________________________Flood waters are still rising.★raise (vt.) ________/________pt/pp ___________________________I raised my hand to get her attention.(2) But the one million people of the city, who thought little of theses events, were asleep asusual that night.但是，唐山市的一百万居民几乎都没有把这些情况当一回事，当天晚上照常睡觉了。
who thought little of these events是由who引导的非限制性定语从句，用来说明先行词the one million people of the city。
She told the funny story to John, who later did it to his brother.The Chairman’s daughter, whose name is Ann, gave me a friendly smile.It was felt in Beijing, which is more than two hundred kilometers away.【考题链接】Chan’s restaurant on Baker Street, ______ used to be poorly run, is now a successful business.A. thatB. whichC. whoD. where★think little of these events 没当回事；对这些情况几乎没考虑★think nothing of 认为没什么She thinks nothing of walking thirty miles a day.★think highly/ a lot/ a great deal of-对……高度评价★think poorly/badly/ill of 对……评价很低People think ill of the new restaurant, which offers bad service.(3) In fifteen terrible seconds，a large city lay in ruins.在可怕的十五秒钟之内，一座大城市就沉沦在一片废墟之中。
lie -lay-lain-lying (vi.) 躺、位于、处于某种状态The whole area _______(lie) waste for many years.The factory lay idle（闲置的）after the strike.I ________(lie) awake for about ten minutes and then got up.★lie -lied- lied-lying vi./n.--- 说谎You _________(lie) to me, that is, you told me a lie.★lay-laid-laid-laying vt. 产卵放置He laid his coat over a chair.（4）Two-thirds of them died or were injured during the earthquake.2/3的人在地震中受伤或死去。
分数的表达方法如下：分子用基数词（one，two，…）, 分母用序数词（first，second，…）,当分子超过1时，分母的字尾需加s，如：If an apple is cut into six equal slices, each slice is called one-sixth. If you eat two slices, you eat two-sixths or one third.如果一个苹果被分成六等份，每一份就是1/6；如果你吃掉两块，就是吃掉了2/6或1/3。
★“分数+名词”构成的短语作主语时，句子的谓语要与短语中后面的名词的数保持一致。
About three-fifths of the building’s surface __________(paint) red.About three-fifths of the buildings in the city ____________(destroy) in the earthquake.【考题链接】________of the land in that district _______ covered with trees and grass.A. Two fifth, isB. Two fifth, areC. Two fifths, isD. Two fifths, are(5）People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.人们开始琢磨，这场地震还会持续多久。
last （v.）持续、耐用(always + adv./prep.)Her operation lasted (for) around three hours.The party won’t last long.The rainy season lasts until March.(6) The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.★the dead: the + adj. 表示一类人。
the old, the young, the wounded(7) To the north of the city, most of the 10,000 miners were rescued from the coal mines there. 在唐山市的北边，有一个万名矿工的煤矿，其中多数人得救了。
The town is to the north of the lake.to the +方位词指两个互不包含的事物之间的位置关系。
Hebei Province lies in the north of China.A is in the 方位词of B. 指A 是B的一部分，并位于B以北、以南、以东、以西。
(8) Slowly, the city began to breathe again. 慢慢地，这个城市又开始出现了生机。
breathe 在这儿是一种拟人化的使用方法，表达了作者对这个被地震摧毁的城市又重现了升级的喜悦与关切。
例如:The City of New York never sleeps.The next moment the big wave swept her down, swallowing the garden.The flowers nodded in the breeze.1.He________________(情不自禁泪流满)when he heard the bad news.2. Hardly had she heard the news about the death of Michael Jackson when she________________________(失声痛哭起来).3. A terrible earthquake left the whole town________一片废墟.4.Hearing her only son killed in the accident，the old woman________________________(双手掩面) and cried.5. The meeting was nearly _______结束when I got to the meeting room.6. When he got up，the ground________(震动) and cracked under his feet.7. They were________(困住) in a deep hole and couldn’t get out.8. At the news that the war__________________________结束，people cheered and jumped with joy.9. 用表“伤害”(1) injured (2)wounded(3) hurt的词填空：(1)What really ________ me was that he never answered my letter.(2)About 50 people were seriously________ in the attack.year-old girl from the burning building.On May 12, 2008, a terrible 1__________地震hit Sichuan Province, China. In only a few minutes’time, many towns and villages were 2___________废墟. Pipes 3_________破裂, 4__________电力and communication were cut off, buildings were 5___________被毁and people were killed or 6__________受伤. It seemed 7__________好像the world was 8__________末日到了. Hearing the news, the whole 9__________全国were 10___________震惊了by the 11___________灾难. People across the country took immediate action to help Sichuan people. 12___________很多人them rushed to 13_____________救援them 14__________马上. After days of hard work, great progress was seen. The dead were 15__________埋葬, the 16___________被困的were 17__________挖了出来and removed to 18__________避难所in safe places. In a word, thanks to the timely 19___________救援work carried out by the Chinese government and its people, the 20___________破坏caused by the 21__________地震was brought to the lowest.During and after the 22__________灾难, 23____________许多foreign countries 24___________表达their sympathy and encouragement to Chinese people by various means. Through the joint efforts from all directions, we believe Sichuan will come back to life soon.2. in ruins3. burst4. electricity5. destroyed6. injured7. as if8. at an end9. nation 10. shocked 11. disaster 12. A great number of 13. rescue 14. right away 15. buried 16. trapped 17. dug out 18. shelters 19.21. earthquake 22. disaster 23. a great number of 24. expressed1.couldn’t help bursting into tears2.burst out crying/burst into tears3. in ruins4. buried her face in her hands5.at an end6.shook/quaked7. trapped8. was at an end9.(1)hurt (2)wounded(3)injured。