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【題目】選詞填空，并翻譯劃線句子

A Night The Earth Didn't Sleep

On July 28，1976，a magnitude 7. 8 earthquake hit the sleeping city of Tangshan in northeastern China. The very large earthquake killed over 240, 000people，making it the deadliest earthquake of the twentieth century.

In a village outside of Tangshan，well water rose and fell three times the day before the earthquake.Water pipes throughout the area cracked and 【1】 .Animals also gave a warning that something was about to happen.Chickens and pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran around looking for a place to 【2】 .A goldfish began jumping wildly in its bowl. Stranger Indeed.Many people reported seeing strange lights as well as hearing 【3】，which was described as louder than that of an airplane.

At 3:42 a. m. on July 28，over a million people lay sleeping. As the earth began to shake，it seemed as if the world was 【4】.One-third of the nation felt it.In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in 【5】.Two-thirds of people died or were 【6】during the earthquake.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.All of the city's hospitals，75%of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone. 【7】 were faced with no water，no food，and no electricity.People were shocked.Then，later that afternoon，another big quake which was almost as strong as the first one shook Tangshan.Some of the 【8】workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins.

All hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes，the army sent 150, 000 soldiers and thousands of people were helped. The army organized teams to 【9】 those who were trapped and to bury the dead.Workers built 【10】 for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Fresh water was taken to the city by train，truck and plane. Though it took time，the entire city was rebuilt，earning Tangshan the name“Brave City of China.”

The very large earthquake killed over 240, 000 people，making it the deadliest earthquake of the twentieth century.

【11】

Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.

【12】

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 burst

【2】 hide

【3】 loud sounds

【4】 at an end

【5】 ruins

【6】 injured

【7】 Survivors

【8】 rescue

【9】 dig out

【10】 shelters

【11】 在這場大地震中有超過24萬人喪生，這是二十世紀(jì)最嚴(yán)重的一次地震。

【12】 所見之處，損毀殆盡。

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。地球不眠的一個夜晚——文章講述了1976年的唐山大地震。

【1】根據(jù)Water pipes throughout the area cracked and ____1____ .可知，整個地區(qū)的水管都破裂了。此處用一般過去時態(tài)，故答案為burst。

【2】根據(jù)Mice ran around looking for a place to ____2____ .可知，老鼠到處跑，想找個地方躲起來。此處是動詞不定式結(jié)構(gòu)，故答案為hide。

【3】根據(jù)Many people reported seeing strange lights as well as hearing ____3____，which was described as louder than that of an airplane.可知，許多人報(bào)告說看到奇怪的光線以及聽到很大的聲音,這是形容聲音比一架飛機(jī)還大。結(jié)合句意可可知答案為loud sounds

【4】根據(jù)As the earth began to shake，it seemed as if the world was ____4____.可知，大地開始搖晃,好像世界要結(jié)束了。at an end “結(jié)束”，故答案為at an end。

【5】根據(jù)In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ____5____.可知，在可怕的十五秒鐘內(nèi)，一座大城市變成了廢墟。in ruins“成為廢墟”，故答案為ruins。

【6】根據(jù)Two-thirds of people died or were ____6____during the earthquake.可知，三分之二的人在地震中死亡或受傷。結(jié)合句意可知答案為injured。

【7】根據(jù)____7____ were faced with no water，no food，and no electricity.可知，幸存者面臨沒有水,沒有食物,沒有電。結(jié)合句意可知答案為Survivors。

【8】根據(jù)Some of the ____8____workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins.可知，一些救援人員和醫(yī)生被困在廢墟下。結(jié)合句意可知答案為rescue。

【9】根據(jù)The army organized teams to ____9____ those who were trapped and to bury the dead.可知，軍隊(duì)組織隊(duì)伍把被困的人挖出來并埋葬死者。dig out“挖出”，故答案為dig out。

【10】根據(jù)Workers built ____10____ for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.可知，工人們?yōu)榉课荼粴У男掖嬲呓ㄔ炝吮茈y所�？芍�答案為shelters。

【11】The very large earthquake killed over 240, 000 people，making it the deadliest earthquake of the twentieth century. 翻譯為“在這場大地震中有超過24萬人喪生，這是二十世紀(jì)最嚴(yán)重的一次地震�！�

【12】Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.翻譯為“所見之處，損毀殆盡。”