UNIT 4 Section Ⅱ-（配套教参）【学霸笔记·同步精讲】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第一册（人教版）

Section Ⅱ　Reading and Thinking

Pre-reading

Look at the picture and the title， then answer the following question.

What does “the Earth didn’t sleep” mean？

　It means something happened on that night.The author uses personification to make the title interesting and attract readers’ eyes.　

While-reading

第一步：析架构理清脉络

1.Match the main idea with each paragraph.

Para. 1　A.The revival of the city.

Para. 2 B.Warning signs before the earthquake.

Para. 3　C.The immediate effects of the earthquake.

Para. 4 D.The happening of the big earthquake.

Para. 5　E.The rescue work.

答案：Paras.1－5　BDCEA

2.What’s the main idea of the passage？

　The passage mainly talks about an earthquake that happened at 3：42 a.m.on 28 July 1976 in Tangshan.　

第二步：知细节明察秋毫

1.What might be a sign of an earthquake？（　　）

A.Pigs get ill.

B.Dogs run after a rat.

C.Fish jumps out of water.

D.The rubbish smells terrible.

2.Why is Beijing mentioned in the text？（　　）

A.To show Tangshan’s location.

B.To show the care of Beijingers.

C.To show its important position.

D.To show the power of the earthquake.

3.What does the sentence “Slowly， the city began to breathe again.” mean？（　　）

A.The animals began to breathe.

B.The city returned to normal gradually.

C.People who were trapped came to life.

D.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.

4.What is the type of this text？（　　）

A.A brochure.　　 B.A diary.

C.A novel.　  D.A literary journalism.

5.How did the people’s feelings change？（　　）

A.calm→shocked→hopeless→proud

B.proud→surprised→angry→anxious

C.surprised→annoyed→confident→curious

D.frightened→anxious→excited→confident

答案：1－5　CDBBA

第三步：辨难句拆分解读

1.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.

句式分析

自主翻译 　在城市正下方的11千米处，20世纪伤亡最严重之一的一场地震爆发了，远在150多千米以外的北京都受到了这场地震的破坏。　

2.Soon after the quakes， the army sent 150，000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.

句式分析

自主翻译 　地震发生后不久，部队派出了15万名士兵奔赴唐山，将受困群众从废墟中挖出，并掩埋死者。　

3.Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster， people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.

句式分析

自主翻译 　唐山向中国、向世界证明，在自然灾害中，人们必须勠力同心，保持积极乐观的心态和重建家园的决心。　

Post-reading

第一步：抒己见提升思维

What should we do in the face of an earthquake？

　If you are indoors， stay there！ Get under a desk or table and hang on to it （Drop， Cover， and Hold on！） or move into a hallway or against an inside wall.Stay clear of windows， fireplaces， and heavy