Question

Earthquakes are something that people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.

The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.

Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 2,000 people died.

In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.

One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 2008. It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China, in which 400,000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556.

Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People cannot prepare for earthquakes.

1.Earthquakes happen ________.

A. in all the places in the world

B. only in the countries that have a lot of mountains

C. regularly in most places in the world

D. only in a few places along the coast

2.When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported?

A. In 1964 in Alaska.    B. In 1556 in China.

C. In 1923 in Japan.    D. In 2008 in China.

3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.

B. Earthquakes often come unexpectedly.

C. Earthquakes can cause fires.

D. People still don't know how to tell when an earthquake will come.

4.What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph?

A. How do earthquakes worry people?

B. What will people do to prepare for earthquakes?

C. How can we save people when earthquakes happen?

D. How do earthquakes happen?

Answer

1. C

2. B

3. A

4. B

【解析】

本文属于科普文章。 本文主要讲述的是地震及历史上几次有名的地震情况。

1.C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后部分的“There are some places that have few or no earthquakes Most places in the world, however, have them regularly. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.” （有些地方很少或根本没有地震。然而，世界上大多数地方的地震都有规律的。地震频繁的国家通常是多山的。）可知，地震发生多数在多山的地方，因而是有规律的。分析选项可知C项符合题意。

2.B

细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的“The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China, in which 400,000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556. ”可知，最可怕的地震是1556年发生在中国的。故选B项。

3.A

细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句“Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people.” （强地震并不总是造成大多数人死亡的地震）可知A项不正确，而B、C、D三项根据常识可知都是正确的。因此选A项。

4.B

推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People cannot prepare for earthquakes.” （地震使人们担忧。主要原因是我们常常不知道他们什么时候来。人们不能为地震做准备）。分析句意知，人们对地震是没办法做很多准备的，接下来的将是人们能够做的事情。分析选项可知B项（人们能为地震准备做些什么）符合题意，故选B项。