Unit 6 When disaster strikes课文阅读任务创新设计与同话题拓展阅读 -2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语上册
Unit 6 When disaster strikes
Developing ideas 课文阅读任务创新设计
一、课文阅读任务创新设计
A lost city
My mother and I were staying in a town near Pompei. The earth shook those days. That night, I was sleeping when the ground shook very hard. My mother rushed into my room to wake me up. We had to stay outside for the night. My mother was so scared. She didn't shut her eyes for even one second. By six o'clock the next morning, many buildings were still shaking. We decided to leave the town.
The road was crowded. We were at a place out of town. Just then shocking things happened. Our coach couldn't go straight ahead. It began to move from side to side. The sea moved back suddenly, and many sea animals were left on the sand.
We noticed a very dark cloud over Mount Vesuvius. Soon, the cloud moved down and covered the sea. My mother asked me to continue without her, but I refused to leave her behind. We moved on while the cloud was spreading over the land like a flood. It turned day into night. The air was thick with smoke and ash began to fall in heavy showers. All around us, women were calling, children were crying and men were shouting. People were trying to find their families in the dark.
Thankfully, after a while, the daylight returned! Everything was covered in ash, like the snow in winter. After a night of living between hope and fear, we had no thoughts of things to come.
Pliny the Younger
I.阅读短文，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1.What may the passage be?
A. A story from a science book
B. A personal experience by Pliny the Younger
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C. A news report about a new city
D. A notice about Mount Vesuvius
( ) 2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer woke up by himself when the ground shook
B. The mother wanted her child to go on without her
C. The road was empty when they left the town
D. The ash turned night into day finally
( ) 3.How is the passage developed?
A. From past to future B. By asking questions.
C. In the order of time D. By giving examples
( ) 4.What does the word "It" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The heavy rain B. The thick smoke
C. The dark cloud D. The moving coach
( ) 5.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The writer and his mother had a nice trip near Pompeii
B. People should learn to save sea animals in danger
C. Mount Vesuvius is a beautiful mountain near the sea
D.The writer told us a terrible disaster he faced with his mother
II.根据短文回答问题
6.Where were the writer and his mother when the disaster happened?
7.Why did the writer’s mother not sleep at all that night?
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8.What happened to the sea when they were out of the town?
9.What made the air thick during the disaster?
10.If you were in the same disaster, what small things would you do to keep you and your family safe?
二、同话题拓展阅读
I.阅读理解
A
What is a tsunami(海啸)? Tsunamis are often caused by earthquakes or volcanoes. The average(平均) speed of the waves is 300 mph and the waves can last from five minutes to an hour.
What to do in a tsunami?
Firstly, when a strong earthquake is felt, leave the water at once, get to the shore(海岸) and go as far away as you can from the beach fast. If it allows, go to a higher ground.
Secondly, turn on the TV for news and weather report. They will tell you more about the tsunami.
Thirdly, get all members of your family together and let everyone know the tsunami is coming. Choose a place to stay together. Make sure the place is safe and as far away from the shore as possible. Bring emergency supplies(应急用品) when you have to leave your house.
At last, if you find a huge wave is coming, climb onto the roof of your house or on the highest point of the nearest building. Hold on to anything that’s strong enough. Climb a tree if you have to.
For a tsunami, the only way to survive(幸免于) it is to be prepared.
( ) 1. When a tsunami comes, the waves will _____.
A. go as quickly as 300 mph
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