Question

Sophia Wu,25,is a young Chinese woman who lives with her family in Chile. On February 27,2010, she     a night that she would never forget.

“I was asleep and was woken up      a strong shaking（震动）at around 3:30 in the morning. My whole      was shaking and I couldn't stand still（静止）. I wanted to run down the stairs to go outside but suddenly the light in the room went out. I couldn't    at all.

That night an 8.8-magnitude earthquake happened in Chile. Buildings and bridges fell into pieces. Electricity and water seruices were      . The Chilean Red Cross reported that about 500,000 homes were      and more than 800 people died.

The earthquake has been the fith      since 1900. More than 90 aftershocks（余震）followed the earthquake.

   say that there are about 500,000 earthquakes in the world each year. Of these, only 100,000 are felt, and 100 of them cause clamage.

Earthquakes happen     the movement of huge rocks that make up the earth. So far, scientists haven't found a way to predict（预测） earthquakes. But you can learn to keep yourself      during an earthquake.

1.A.enjoyed      B.experienced    C.missed

2.A.by           B.for            C.at

3.A.bed          B.room           C.floor

4.A.bed          B.room           C.floor

5.A.cut off      B.turned off     C.used up

6.A.burned       B.destroyed      C.built

7.A.smallest     B.worst          C.strongest

8.A.Scientists   B.Workers        C.Drivers

9.A.in stead of  B.because of     C.in order to

10.A.protect     B. help          C. hide

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述一个中国女孩苏菲亚在智利经历的一次大地震。文章介绍了这次地震发生的时间、震级、破坏程度。文章同时还介绍，每年世界所发生的地震数量之多，不可预测，告诫人们，地震来临时要学会保护自己。

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5.cut off ：切断，turned off  ：关闭，used up：耗尽。根据语境可知，这里指的是所有的电力和供水设施都被切断。故应选A。

6.burned ：燃烧， destroyed摧毁、毁坏， built ：建造。根据语境可知，这里指的是大约有50万个房屋被毁坏。故选B。

7.smallest ：最小的， worst ：最坏的， strongest：最强烈的。根据语境可知，这里指的是这次地震是自1900年以来第五次最强烈的地震。故应选C。

8.Scientists ：科学家， Workers  ：工人， Drivers：司机。根据语境可知，这里指的是科学家说世界上每年有50万次地震。故应选A。

9.instead of：而不是，because of   ：由于，in order to：为了。根据语境可知，这里指的是地震的发生是由于构成地壳的岩石运动。故应选B。

10.protect ：保护， help  ：帮助，hide：躲藏。根据语境可知，这里指的是地震来临的时候你要学会保护自己。故选A。

考点：故事类短文。