Question

One day in March ,1964, Alaska began to shake . There was a great earthquake .It was the biggest earthquake the country ever had .

Shops and houses fell down . One street dropped 30 feet. One island rose about 11 metres into the air . Parts of the sea bottom became dry land . People felt the earthquake hundreds of kilometers away .

Each year there are many earthquakes . Most of them are small . They happen in different parts of the world . We are not sure what makes them . But if you are near , you can see the earth move . You may see a big crack (裂缝) in the ground . Sometimes the land drops on one side of the crack . There is a new hill . The old world has a new shape (形状).

根据短文判断下列句子正(T)误(F).

1.The strongest earthquake in Alaska happened in April 1967.

2.The word“earthquake”in the story means a strong shaking or moving of the ground .

3.The story wants to tell us earthquakes changed the land .

4.From the story we know earthquakes happen in small countries .

5.From this story we can see earthquakes often do a lot of harm .

Answer

1.F

2.T

3.T

4.F

5.T

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文简单介绍了1964年3月发生在Alaska的一次大地震，以及地震后的景象；还描述了每年世界上都会有地震发生及地震给这个世界带来的影响。

1. One day in March ,1964, Alaska began to shake . There was a great earthquake .It was the biggest earthquake the country ever had 描述可知最强地震是发生在1964年3月，而不是1967年4月。故题干描述错误，填F。.

2.The word“earthquake”in the story means a strong shaking or moving of the ground .描述正确，故填T。

3.The story wants to tell us earthquakes changed the land .是正确的。故填T。

4.They happen in different parts of the world .”描述可知，地震发生在世界的不同地区，当然包括大国家和小国家。故该句From the story we know earthquakes happen in small countries .描述错误，应填F。

5.From this story we can see earthquakes often do a lot of harm .描述正确，应填T。

考点：阅读判断。