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Unit4ListeningandSpeaking综合练素养提升

Ⅰ.课文语法填空

ForseveraldaysbeforetheearthquakestruckTangshanstrangethingswerehappening.Forexample，chickensweretoonervous1.（eat）；miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide，etc.Atabout3:00a.m.on28July1976，brightlightswereseenintheskyandloudnoiseswereheard,2.thelocalpeoplewereasleepasusualatthattime.

Thenat3:42a.m.,one3.(dead)earthquakeTangshan.Ahugecrackcutacrosshouses，roadsandwaterways.Inlessthanoneminute，thewholecitylayin

4.（ruin）.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorbadlyinjured5.（be）morethan400，000andthousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.Everywheresurvivorslooked.Therewasnothingbutruins.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingto6.end.Peoplewereinshock.

However,soonaftertheearthquake,aidfromallcornersofourcountrycame.Soldiersarrivedtodigoutthose7.(trap)andtoburythedead.Doctors,nursesandthosefromotherwalksoflifecametohelp.Slowly,Tangshanstartedtorevive.8.(it)andgetbackuponitsfeet.AnewTangshan9.(build)upontheearthquakeruinswiththestrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecity’speople,whichprovedtotheworldthatintimes10.

disaster,peoplemustunifyandshowthewisdomtostaypositiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture.

Ⅱ.阅读理解

（2020·合肥部分中学联考）Anearthquakehappenswhentwoplatesrubtogether.Theearthplatestravelindifferentdirectionsandatdifferentspeeds.Ifoneplateisslowlyforcedunderneaththeother，pressure（压力）buildsupuntiltheplatesbreakapart.Thisprocess（过程）causesthegroundtomove.Itisanearthquake.Inotherwords，earthquakesaretheshakingoftheearth’ssurfacecausedbytheearth’srockyouterlayerasaresultoftheenergystoredwithintheearth.Thestrainwithintherocksissuddenlyreleased（释放）.

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