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 Earthquakes are common, and thousands of them happen each day.  But most are too weak to feel. During a   earthquake, there is often a great noise first.  Then the earth   terribly and many houses    down.  Railway tracks break and trains go off lines. A great many factories are destroyed. Thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes.  Besides the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake   ,other accidents such as fires often     . More buildings are destroyed and more deaths caused. It is well-known of the   of an earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes. More than 2,000 years ago,  ,a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine which could     from which direction the seismic waves(地动波)had come, and this machine is still    by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquakes and   they happen, but we still can't tell exactly when and where earthquake will happen,  and cannot stop it from happening.

1.A. real            B. weak              C. big               D. small

2.A. moves              B. shakes        C. jumps         D. breaks

3.A. get                    B. put              C. set    D. fall

4.A. lonely    B. later           C. themselves   D. itself

5.A. follow    B. copy           C. come          D. enter

6.A. information       B. questions     C. dangers       D. troubles

7.A. as a result         B. in fact         C. for example  D. as well

8.A. find out           B. think up        C. point at        D. look for

9.A. improved B. repaired      C. protected     D. used

10.A. where           B. why              C. what           D. when

 

1.C 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.B 【解析】 试题分析:短文大意:地震是常见的,会给人们带来很大的灾难。几个世纪以来人类一直在对地震进行研究。例如2000多年前,,一个中国的名为张衡的科学家发明了地震仪,今天的科学家仍然用该机器。现在我们已经了解许多关于地震发生的原因,但我们仍然不知道究竟在何时何地会发生地震,并不能阻止这一切的发生。 1.考查形容词及语境理解。Real真的; weak弱的;big大的;small小的。句意:大地震时,往往有一个很大的噪声。故选C。 2.考查动词及语境理解。Moves移动;shakes摇动;jumps 跳; breaks打破,损坏。句意:然后,大地震动,许多房屋倒下。故选B。 3.考查动词及语境理解。get 得到,到达; put 放; set 放置,安置; fall跌倒, 倒塌。句意:大地震动,许多房屋倒塌。故选D。 4.考查副词、反身代词及语境理解。lonely孤独的;later较晚地; 以后,过后; 后来; 随后;;themselves他们自己;itself它自己,它本身。句意:除了地震本身造成了很大的破坏和死亡外。故选D。 5.考查动词及语境理解。follow跟随,接着;copy 复制,模仿;  come 来, enter进入。句意:如火灾等事故往往跟着发生。故选A。 6.考查名词及语境理解。Information信息;questions问题; dangers 危险;troubles麻烦。 句意:地震的危险很大,几个世纪以来人类一直在对地震进行研究。故选C。 7.考查介词短语及语境理解。as a result 结果; in fact事实上; for example 例如;as well也。句意:2000多年前,例如,一个中国的名为张衡的科学家…故选C。 8.考查动词短语及语境理解。find out找出,查明;think up 想出; point at指着;look for寻找。句意:一个中国的名为张恒的科学家发明了一种机器能从中找出地震波方向。故选A。 9.考查动词及语境理解。improved 提高,改善;repaired修理; protected 保护;used使用。句意:今天的科学家仍然使用该机器,故选D。 10.考查疑问词及语境理解。where 哪里 ; why. 为什么;what 什么;when何时。句意:现在我们了解了更多关于地震发生的原因。故选B。 考点:科普环保类短文。
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